Just been on a little visit to London and had heard about there being a 2022 spec Formula 1 car on display.
So on a little bit of investigation, I found out that this was true!
Here we have the 2022 Alfa Romeo C42 by Sauber Engineering.
With new regulation changes comes large design changes from the previous era, such as these all in one front wings with Winglet style end plates similar to that seen on aircraft such as the A320 Neo.
18" wheels and wheel covers were introduced for this season, which makes a massive change from the long running 13" wheels that have been in use for as long as I can remember, which was the 1985 season!
Side pod design has also changed dramatically as well as this is used to channel the airflow to help produce as much downforce as possible, and hopefully without added porpoising that has effected many of the 2022 runners.
Not only is the lower segment part of the aero effect, but the top plays its part too and clearly not just a straight line.
Part of the now pretty traditional roll bar design by Sauber with the T bar style can be seen. Although this might no longer be seen for 2023 after the crash a C42 suffered at Silverstone ripped it off completely and leaving Zhou exposed to harm.
Rear wing design has changed drastically by the removal of end plates and now making them a rounded element design. All done in the aim of producing less wake so other cars can follow more closely. Also what might be noticed is the lack of DRS controller on this.
Replica dummy race wheel in place, that is identical to the real one in use.
Now if anyone is wondering how this car ended up at Selfridges, well it is an official replica of the entire car based on the initial season starting design of the C42, with many of the real details missing. Likely a clever move so that Aston Martin didn't buy one to find out how it worked!
But for those wishing to have an up close look at a real 2022 design, this is as close as anyone will get for the time being until maybe Autosport 2023 in January when hopefully some teams will bring along their real 2022 cars and old older seasons ones painted up as such!