A new era begins: Watch as the full-size 2022 F1 car is unveiled for the first time

Are you ready? The dawn of a new era of Formula 1 is upon us. And on Thursday, ahead of this weekend's British Grand Prix, we got our first glimpse of a full-size 2022 F1 car...

F1 begins an exciting new chapter next year when the current rulebook is ripped up and a radical new set of regulations come into force – all designed to produce even more spectacular racing.

And the new era officially kicked off today with F1 One Begins, a dynamic event that took fans on a journey through the ages before arriving at the most futuristic racing car of all-time.

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Fans not only got to see a life-size 2022 F1 car for the first time, they were also talked through the machine’s revolutionary design by a panel of experts, who explained the thinking behind the new concept, which will enable drivers to race each other harder than ever before.

Watch a replay of the event in the video stream above...