The Swiss-based team had announced its intention to formally present its new car after the first Barcelona test on 27 February, but photographs taken of the car during its shakedown provided some intriguing insights into how teams have responded to the heavily-revised 2022 technical regulations.
The front wing appears to more like the final spec that you’d expect to see in testing, compared to what we’ve already seen from other teams. Alfa has opted for a very unloaded outer section once again, having been the team that ran the most aggressive iteration when the regulations were changed in 2019.
The elements have all been flattened out as much as possible in the outermost section (red arrow), with this being made more obvious by the lifted section just inboard of that (blue arrow). Like the McLaren design, the central portion of the wing is also drooped in order to feed the underside of the wedged-shaped nose, which will in-turn feed the underfloor and sidepods.
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