Formula 1 has offered a glimpse into the future by revealing the first full-size model of a 2022-spec car at Silverstone.
The new designs are a huge shift away from the current era, with the emphasis put on producing a concept that allows closer racing by solving the issue of drivers not being able to follow closely.
To do that, the new 2022 cars will feature a return to ground effect aerodynamics with much more downforce produced by the floor of the car as opposed to the front and rear wings.
The Venturi tunnels under the sidepods also mean the increasingly complex bargeboards, a feature of the cars since 2017, will be gone with the whole car much “cleaner”.
Another significant change is the introduction of 18-inch wheels after decades of F1 cars using 13-inch rims and the return of wheel shrouds that were outlawed after 2010.
The front and rear wings are also much simpler and less influential, with the rear wing now a one-piece structure, although whether DRS remains from 2022 is still to be decided.
A downside, depending on what you think, is lap times are set to be considerably slower than the record-breaking speeds F1 has got used to in recent years.
Although it is expected the new designs will still be faster than the 2009-2016 generation cars.