Arrows A22

Racing car
Car_name = Arrows A22


Category = Formula One
Constructor = Arrows
Designer = Mike Coughlan
Sergio Rinland
Team = Orange Arrows Asiatech
Drivers = 14. Jos Verstappen
15. Enrique Bernoldi
Chassis = Carbon-fibre monocoque
Front suspension = in-board operated independent, carbon-fibre pushrods
Rear suspension = in-board operated independent, carbon-fibre pushrods
Engine name = Asiatech 001
Capacity =
Configuration = V10 (72°)
Turbo/NA = naturally aspirated
Engine position =
Gearbox name = Arrows
Gears = 6-speed
Type = carbon-fibre longitudinal semi-automatic sequential
Differential =
Fuel = Elf
Tyres = Bridgestone
Debut = 2001 Australian Grand Prix
Races = 17
Wins = 0
Cons_champ = 0
Drivers_champ = 0
Poles = 0
Fastest_laps = 0
The Arrows A22 was the car with which the Arrows team competed in the F1|2001 Formula One season. It was driven by Jos Verstappen, who was in his second year with the team, and Enrique Bernoldi, a rookie who brought sponsorship from Red Bull.

Overview

The A22 was a development of the previous year's highly promising A21. However, the project was hamstrung by changing engine supplier for the second year in a row. Out went the Renault-based Supertecs, and in came the Asiatech engines, a private development of the unsuccessful Peugeot engine which the Prost team had used in F1|2000. The engine was less powerful than its predecessor, and also had reliability problems.

The team took the decision to equip the car with a very small fuel tank. This resulted in several high-profile, low-fuel strategies as the drivers, particularly Verstappen, used their light cars to good effect in the opening stages of many of the Grands Prix. Despite generally being outqualified by Bernoldi, the Dutchman' s race pace was much quicker by comparison. However, the team's strategy only secured one point, at the Austrian GP. There were other moments of promise, but Verstappen also blotted his copybook by taking out race leader Juan Pablo Montoya at Interlagos.

By the end of the season, Arrows' lack of testing and limited budget began to tell, with both drivers sinking further towards the back of the field. The focus shifted to F1|2002, and Team Principal Tom Walkinshaw secured a supply of powerful customer Cosworth engines for the next season.

The team eventually finished tenth in the Constructors' Championship, with one point.

Complete Formula One results

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