The technology on show in Abu Dhabi F1 testing ahead of new-look 2022
The 2021 Formula 1 season might be over but all of its teams stayed on to test the new 18-inch wheel rims and Pirelli tyres in a group test in Abu Dhabi, the majority bringing a purpose-built ‘mule’ test car.

Testing with these cars has been ongoing throughout 2021 but this is the first time all of them have been used together, allowing a much larger pool of data to be collected that can be used by the tyre supplier and the teams.
To qualify as a ‘mule’ car, teams were required to make the necessary changes to allow the new wheel rims and tyres to be fitted, which has mainly resulted in a new suspension design and brake ducts. It wasn’t specified as to what vintage the car had to be and so there’s an array of choices from the teams, as will be discovered in the gallery below...
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Photo by: Giorgio Piola

Photo by: Giorgio Piola

Photo by: Giorgio Piola

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Photo by: Giorgio Piola

Photo by: Giorgio Piola

Photo by: Mark Sutton / Motorsport Images

Photo by: Giorgio Piola

Photo by: Giorgio Piola

Photo by: Giorgio Piola

Photo by: Mark Sutton / Motorsport Images

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Photo by: Zak Mauger / Motorsport Images

Photo by: Zak Mauger / Motorsport Images

Photo by: Zak Mauger / Motorsport Images

Photo by: Mark Sutton / Motorsport Images

Photo by: Mark Sutton / Motorsport Images

Photo by: Giorgio Piola
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