McLaren have made some alterations to their livery for the 2022 campaign based on the positive feedback the team received for the one-off Gulf-inspired livery they sported at Monaco last year.
The electric blue with accompanied last season’s papaya is out, and the lighter shade of blue from the Gulf design is in.“For me the most important thing is that we keep this positive momentum up, that we keep making steps as a team,” said team principal Andreas Seidl. “We want to get back to fighting for race wins regularly and fighting for championships again in the future.
“This year sees a huge change to the car as, due to the new regulations, the look and design is completely different, so the team has had to start from a clean sheet of paper,” the 25-year-old said. “We won’t know the true performance of the AT03 until we get it out on track at pre-season testing in Barcelona but so far, I think it looks great and I am very excited to get this new season started.”The Aston Martin livery has undergone some significant alterations.
“It’s always a big effort [to build a new car],” four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel added. “It’s very difficult to know what to expect this year and impossible to point out where will be this season. We want to be better than last year, and for many reasons we should be. I hope the field will be closer together, that will give us more chances to race. We have to be a little bit more patient. The excitement is very high.
“It feels like a year out and I’m itching to get going – it makes you hungry to get back in a seat,” the 25-year-old said. “The year out was actually a way to see things from a different perspective, in a way that is not purely focused on the driving side. This is a team that is really on a climb and hopefully we will be able to use what I know to help it on its way.”