Aston Martin says it spent "seven or eight months" last year working on two parallel development projects for the new 2022 Formula One car. During that time, according to technical director Andrew Green, the version of the AMR22 that caused controversy at its debut in Spain was designed. The fully transformed car unveiled by Aston Martin last weekend was accused by Red Bull Racing of being a copy of its RB18, as the updates bore a striking resemblance to the defending champion's car. Aston Martin defended itself by arguing that it was developing this concept before it had seen Red Bull's new car in February. Perhaps most striking about that statement is that the Silverstone-based...
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