American Haas F1 team first to reveal new 2022 car
Fox News
The Haas F1 team was the first to reveal its 2022 car, which is built to new rules intended to deliver more competitive racing.
The VF22's most striking visual features are the cleaner-looking front and rear wings that, combined with the addition of underbody "ground effects" downforce-producing tunnels, are designed to reduce wake turbulence and allow the cars do stay closer together on the track through curves, with the aim of delivering more frequent passing opportunities.
The 2021 cars lost 35 percent of their downforce when they came within four car lengths of the vehicle in front of them and nearly 50 percent at three lengths, according to Sky Sports. The new cars aim to trim those figures dramatically to four and 18 percent.
The cars will still be equipped with a drag reduction system (DRS) that allows drivers to "stall" the rear wing to reduce drag and gain a 10-15 mph passing advantage on certain defined sectors of the tracks, but it may be eliminated during the season if the other updates prove to deliver more competitive racing.