The simulation tools that have given F1 confidence over 2022 rules

As Haas technical director Simone Resta said on Friday after the reveal of his team’s VF-22 images: “So far everyone has been playing with models, whether it is a wind tunnel scale model or whether it is virtual model, simulator, simulation etc. It’s all in the virtual world. There’s nothing on track.

“The only thing that matters is on track performance with the drivers. We really need to see how the package will work, how it will interact with the tyres, how it will…