 Sebastian Vettel drives the Aston Martin AMR22 during theBritish Grand Prix | |||||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | Aston Martin | ||||||||||
| Designers | Andrew Green(Chief Technical Officer) Tom McCullough(Performance Director) Luca Furbatto(Engineering Director) Akio Haga(Chief Designer) Ian Hall(Chief Designer - Future Car) Bruce Eddington(Deputy Chief Designer, Composites) Dan Carpenter(Deputy Chief Designer, Mechanical) Andrew Brown(Head of R&D) Craig Gardiner(Head of Vehicle Performance) Robin Gearing(Chief Performance Engineer) Ian Grieg(Head of Aerodynamic Development) Guru Johl(Chief Aerodynamicist) Mark Gardiner(Deputy Chief Aerodynamicist) | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | Aston Martin AMR21 | ||||||||||
| Successor | Aston Martin AMR23 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Carbon fibre wishbone and pushrod suspension elements operating inboard torsion bar and damper system | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Carbon fibre wishbone and pullrod suspension elements operating inboard torsion bar and damper system | ||||||||||
| Engine | Mercedes-AMG F1 M13 E Performance 1.6 L (98 cu in) V6 (90°)turbocharged, 15,000 RPM limitedMid mounted | ||||||||||
| Electric motor | Mercedes-AMG Kinetic andthermal energy recovery systems | ||||||||||
| Transmission | 8-speed + 1 reverse | ||||||||||
| Fuel | PetronasE10[1] | ||||||||||
| Tyres | |||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers | 5. Sebastian Vettel18.  Lance Stroll27. Nico Hülkenberg | ||||||||||
| Debut | 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last event | 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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TheAston Martin AMR22 is aFormula One racing car designed and developed by theAston Martin F1 team to compete in the2022 Formula One World Championship.
For 2022,Sebastian Vettel andLance Stroll were both retained as race team drivers.[2]Nico Hülkenberg was announced as reserve driver.[3]
Ordinarily, Vettel names his Formula One cars. However, with the AMR22 this is not the case.[4]
The AMR22 is the first car that has been overseen by new team principal,Mike Krack formerly of BMW Motorsport who replacedOtmar Szafnauer who joinedAlpine.[5][6]Dan Fallows joined the development team in April 2022, leavingRed Bull Racing to become Aston Martin's technical director.[7] The AMR22 was first fired up on 4 February ahead of a launch on 10 February at the Aston Martin headquarters inGaydon, United Kingdom.[8][9] The following day, drivers Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll completed a shakedown atSilverstone Circuit.[10]
Upon launch, it was noted that the AMR22 was a wide body, using the full width of the available floor. The sidepod radiators had a deep cut, and the AMR22 featured a double floor design. The engine was mounted towards the back, as noted by the plenum blister, which suggested the AMR22 had a small gearbox. The AMR22 had cooling vents along the entirety of the upper sidepod, the front openings of which were small boxes compared to previous cars.[11][12] The AMR22 was part of the official pre season test inBahrain, where 339 laps were completed at a fastest time of 1.33.821 (Vettel).[13][14] At the second test inBarcelona both Vettel and Stroll performed the testing duties again, and managed a combined total of 296 laps.[15]
At the Spanish Grand Prix, the AMR22 was significantly updated and changed. It was similar in design to the Red Bull, which was investigated by the FIA who confirmed the upgrades were legitimate.[16] In a later interview, Andrew Green confirmed that the team had been working on two differing designs for the AMR22 over a six-month period.[17][18][19] In June, driver Lance Stroll confirmed that there were further developments planned for the AMR22.[20]
Prior to the opening round of the season, Sebastian Vettel was replaced for the race by Nico Hülkenberg due his contraction ofCOVID-19.[21] At the first race, neither car finished in the points scoring positions. At the second round inSaudi Arabia, both cars finished the race but again, neither scored points.[22] Vettel returned for theAustralian Grand Prix, but retired from the race.[23]
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The AMR22 scored its first points at the2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix with an 8th and 10th-place finish.[24] Stroll scored 10th place and a single point at theMiami Grand Prix and his home race inCanada, whilst Vettel secured three points finishes atMonaco,Azerbaijan andBritain. To celebrate Aston Martin's 100 years in motor racing, the AMR22 featured the marque's historic badge on its nosecone for theFrench Grand Prix.[25] In the race, Stroll scored the team's first point since Silverstone, after a close last lap battle with teammate Vettel.[26] The team secured its second double points score at theSingapore Grand Prix, with Stroll in 6th and Vettel in 8th. Vettel and Stroll's 6th-place finishes in Baku, Singapore and Japan are the AMR22's best results to date.[27] Unfortunately, the team would finish in 7th place in the constructors' standings withAlfa Romeo finishing 6th on countback.
In late July, Vettel announced he would be retiring from Formula One at the end of the season. This means the AMR22 would be the final car driven competitively by the four time world champion.[28]
The AMR22 once again featured title sponsorship and branding fromCognizant.Aramco andCrypto.com both joined the team as senior partners with branding across the vehicle, and Aramco joining the team's official name.[29][30][31][32] Prior to theBWT sponsorship being switched toAlpine, the pink stripe was replaced with a light lime stripe.
| Key | |
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| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Other points position |
| Blue | Other classified position |
| Not classified, finished (NC) | |
| Purple | Not classified, retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| Race cancelled (C) | |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Excluded (EX) | |
| Did not arrive (DNA) | |
| Withdrawn (WD) | |
| Did not enter (empty cell) | |
| Annotation | Meaning |
| P | Pole position |
| F | Fastest lap |
| Superscript number | Points-scoring position insprint |
| Year | Entrant | Power unit | Tyres | Driver name | Grands Prix | Points | WCC pos. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| BHR | SAU | AUS | EMI | MIA | ESP | MON | AZE | CAN | GBR | AUT | FRA | HUN | BEL | NED | ITA | SIN | JPN | USA | MXC | SAP | ABU | |||||||
| 2022 | Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team | Mercedes-AMG F1 M13 | P | Lance Stroll | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 16† | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 6 | 12 | Ret | 15 | 10 | 8 | 55 | 7th |
| Sebastian Vettel | Ret | 8 | 17† | 11 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 14 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 10 | ||||||||
| Nico Hülkenberg | 17 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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