Lando Norris says McLaren's 2022-spec car, as sampled in the team's simulator, feels quite "different" and "not as nice" to drive as this year's contender. F1 teams are deep in the development process of their all-new 2022 machines that have been designed around the sport's revamped technical regulations. The new cars' aerodynamic specifications, based on ground-effects and a reduction of the downforce generated by the front and rear wings, should theoretically allow drivers to run closer together which in turn is expected to boost overtaking opportunities. But Norris' first impression derived from his early simulator work at Woking tells him that next year's contender...
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