- The two Formula 4 series kicks off with second generation Tatuus chassis powered by the Scorpion engine.
- At Spa-Francorchamps the start of the eighth season of the ADAC F4 series 22 cars at the start.
- At Donington Park the "premiere" of the British series with Tatuus chassis and Abarth engine.
Once again, it will be the Scorpion from Abarth that will propel the champions of the future in their first kilometres on a single-seater. Also in 2022 Abarth engines will be the beating heart of the major Formula 4 championships. After 7 successful seasons, at Spa-Francorchamps, the German ADAC F4 series will kick off the new era of the series reserved for very young drivers from the world of karts. The second generation of Tatuus cars, in fact, after making its debut in the F4 UAE series in the United Arab Emirates, will take to the track in Europe. The F4-T421 will be powered by a 180 hp Abarth 1.4 T-Jet engine, derived from the engine that continues to provide excitement on the 695 range. The increase in power from 160 to 180 Hp has been achieved with a new engine mapping and the adoption of a renewed electronic control unit.
Despite the greater weight of the single-seaters, equipped with Halo, as per FIA safety standards, the power-to-weight ratio is 3.8 kg/Kw. The real novelty of 2022 will be the “Scorpion” debut also "across the Channel" with the British F4 series which, in its eighth season, will take to the track with a Tatuus chassis, Abarth engine and Pirelli tyres, an all-Italian package that has made the fortune of Formula 4 globally.
In the ADAC F4 series there will be 22 single-seaters taking part in the first round of the season on the Belgian circuit of Spa-Francorchamps. After Ollie Bearman's triumph in 2021, the first driver able to win both the German and Italian series in the same season, there will be several title contenders, starting with Nikita Bedrin, reigning rookie champion, driving for the PHM Racing team. Also at the start will be Ferrari Driver Academy drivers Maya Weug, in her second season in Formula 4, and rookies Rafael Camara and James Wharton. After Spa-Francorchamps, the ADAC F4 series calendar will move on to Hockenheim (14-15 May), Zandvoort (24-26 June), Nurburgring (5-7 August), Lausitzring (19-21 August) and Nurburgring (14-16 October).
700 kilometres away, on the Donington Park circuit, the eighth season of the British F4 will get underway and, for the first time, the Tatuus single-seaters powered by Abarth will line up on the starting grid. The British series will be the fourth at European level to adopt the Made in Italy chassis and engine package after the Italian, German and Spanish series. Six teams will be present at the first round of a season that includes 10 rounds and 30 races in total. The British F4 calendar, in fact, after the opening round at Donington Park, will continue at Brands Hatch (14-15 May), Thruxton (28-29 May), Oulton Park (11-12 June), Croft (25-26 June), Knockhill (30-31 July), Snetterton (13-14 August), Thruxton (27-28 August), Silverstone (24-25 September) and Brands Hatch (8-9 October).
Turin, April 22, 2022
United Kingdom
