MUST-SEE: A new era begins as Aston Martin’s 2022-spec car hits the track at Silverstone

The images you see above are not renders. That’s Aston Martin’s genuine, 2022-spec AMR22 on circuit at Silverstone on Friday, in the hands of drivers Lance Stroll and Sebastian Vettel.

Aston Martin took to the track that 72 years ago hosted F1’s first ever World Championship event to complete a shakedown of the AMR22, built to 2022’s sweeping new technical rules after Formula 1 underwent arguably the biggest regulation overhaul in its history.

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Check out the short video below, as the drivers guide the AMR22 – launched on Thursday at Aston Martin Lagonda’s Gaydon factory – around the track, as the team prepare for pre-season running to begin in earnest at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on February 23.