Haas' 2022 F1 car will look “a little bit different” at testing
The American outfit became the first team to provide a glimpse of F1’s new era of regulations on Friday when it released 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:digital renderings of its VF-22&nbs🐽p;to unveil its 2022 livery.
But Steiner confirmed the team’s actual 2022 car will differ somewhat when it makes its official track debut at the start of the opening three-day pre-season test at the Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya in𒀰 Spain on February 23.
“I think how different it looks in Barcelona, you will see in two weeks,” Steine🌸r told media following Friday's launch. “It ⛎will be a little bit different obviously.
“We are not saying now it will be exactly the same because this is a stage of development. We don’t want to define it, but it is going in that di🍸rection.
“In the moment between the test and the race, ღwe will not have a lot of changes planned for the moment.”
Haa🌃s technical director Simone Resta believes the approach of trying to conceal key design details will be sim🧔ilar to most teams up and down the grid.
“On our side, there will be a bit of improvement here and there, so the car will look🌌 marginally diffe🐻rent,” Resta explained.
“There has been a very positive performance improvement section after section, so we hope that tr👍end will continue for some time, and we hope then that we will be able to progress the car in season.
“Of course in two weeks’ time it will be a nice time to see all the cars together on day one in B▨arcelona on the track when everyone wil🍒l run then.
“I’m ♓pretty sure there will be different ideas to look at, so I’m pretty sure there will be tho൩ughts for thinking about how to evolve the car in a different direction by then.”
Steiner hopes Haas can clock up plenty of mileage with its VF-22 during🅘 the six days of testing in orderꦑ to be in the best shape possible for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on March 20.
“It’s a complete new car so it’s always exciting when you go o♏ut the first time, wher♌e will the gremlins be?” he said.
"Last year there was a carryover so there’s a lot less gremlins in a carryo🎀ver than a complete new car. So the expectation is to go out there and do solid laps – that’s the first expectation.
“If you’re reliable and can get going you learn a lot and can develop, get data, get the bests et-up for the first race on the 💙car and just do a good session.”
Wheꦜn asked what the team’s main objectives are for 2022, Steiner simply quipped: “To go fast.”
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