Alfa Romeo confirm C42 launch for AFTER Spanish test

Sam Hall
Wednesday 2 February 2022 08:42 - Updated: 09:19

Alfa Romeo has become the seventh team to announce its 2022 launch plans with the covers set to be lifted AFTER the first pre-season running.

Alfa Romeo will officially unveil the C42 in an online ceremony on February 27, with the first three-day pre-season test beginning on February 23.

This will not be the first time the team's car will be seen, however, with a spokesperson for Alfa Romeo confirming: "We WILL be running the C42 at the test in Barcelona. We will do so with a testing livery before revealing the full beauty on Sunday 27."

Alfa Romeo will race with a brand new driver pairing for the coming season with Valtteri Bottas and rookie Guanyu Zhou replacing Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi.

The date you’ve been waiting for 📅 pic.twitter.com/PIjqLMUXhL

— Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN (@alfaromeoorlen) February 2, 2022

The Hinwil-based team has run with an interim livery in previous years, with a pair of special Valentine's Day liveries run during shakedown tests in 2019 and '20.

Only Red Bull, Haas and Williams are yet to confirm launch dates for their all-new machinery.