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The history book lessons behind F1’s new 2022 ideas

The history book lessons behind F1’s new 2022 ideas

It is not really a surprise though, because teams do not forget the concepts that worked in the past and that may be relevant for the revamped rules package.

Here, we take a look at the key areas of the 2022 cars where some old ideas have been given a modern touch.

At the front of the car, there has been an emergence of two trends, given that the height of the nose tip and its overall design is much more constrained this year.

As a consequence, teams have set about either raising the central portion of the wing, or having it droop down with a higher outboard section.

Both designs have their pros and cons as they set up the airflow’s passage under the nose and then downstream for the rest of the aerodynamic surfaces.

Teams have ventured down similar paths in the past in pursuit of performance and depending on what suits the prevailing regulations.

If 2022’s designs can be compared to relevant old solutions, then the Tyrrell 019 suffices as a starting point – having been the…

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