After two difficult seasons in 2020 and 2021, Alfa Romeo took a step forward in 2022 thanks to one of the shortest and lightest cars on the F1 grid. Here's how the team developed its C42 to secure sixth in the standings.
But an early headstart on its 2022 car, allied to it being helped out by F1’s aero development handicap system, did just the trick in allowing it to impress a few times this season.
The C42 was one of the shortest cars on the grid and also one of the first to make the minimum weight allowed in the regulations. These factors, coupled with some other smart design choices, set the team in great stead for climbing back up the constructors' standings.A great shot of the Alfa Romeo C42 on the stands in the garage as the team prepared the car for the first race of the season. The back of Valtteri Botta’s steering wheel, highlighting his use of a single left-handed clutch paddle, which has the finger socket design to help him modulate the clutch.
The section had previously been undercut and quickly tapered into the coke bottle region, but the update did away with this methodology, incorporating a ramped section that merged into the floor below.Building on the aforementioned changes, Alfa Romeo made further optimisations to its sidepod package at the Spanish Grand Prix. A look at the high downforce rear wing employed in Spain, along with a good view of the rear brake duct assembly without the drum in place.
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