Smell that? It’s rubber hitting the track for day one of preseason testing in Spain as Formula One’s 2022 era begins.
The offseason resulted in plenty of changes for the sport ranging from teams putting together their new cars to fit the long-awaited rules overhaul to F1 race director Michael Masi being removed from his position as a part of FIA's analysis of the controversial end to the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Wednesday marked the first time that the 2022 cars have been seen as intended after some teams chose to debut a show vehicle over the last few weeks, keeping the technical innovations under wraps.