Alfa Romeo held a shakedown of its 2022 challenger at Ferrari’s Fiorano test track on Tuesday. PHOTO: Motorsport.com

BRENDAN LINES FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The Alfa Romeo sheepishly revealed its 2022 contender — the C42 — completing a full shakedown in a camouflaged livery at Fiorano Circuit on Tuesday.

The team made use of one its promotional filming days to shakedown the C42 for the first time just after 11am to perform system checks. 

In a distinctly wintry weather, with rain lashing down on the track, Valtteri Bottas completed the first outing of the car under the gaze of team principal, Frédéric Vasseur; technical director, Jan Monchaux and teammate, Guanyu Zhou.

With all its preliminary tests completed, Alfa Romeo will now prepare for the first testing session of the season, to be held in Barcelona on February 23-25.

A closer look at the C42’s front wing revealed an interesting small hoop-shaped slot-gap under the first element  beneath the car’s nose.

While the sidepod area is under-cut quite aggressively toward the floor of the car. 

Alfa Romeo will hold its official team launch on February 27.