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GALLERY: The 2022-spec Formula 1 cars hit the track as Barcelona pre-season running begins

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BARCELONA, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 23: Yuki Tsunoda of Japan driving the (22) Scuderia AlphaTauri AT03
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BARCELONA, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 23: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (1) Oracle Red Bull
BARCELONA, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 23: Charles Leclerc of Monaco driving (16) the Ferrari F1-75 during Day
BARCELONA, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 23: Fernando Alonso of Spain driving the (14) Alpine F1 A522 Renault
BARCELONA, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 23: George Russell of Great Britain driving the (63) Mercedes AMG

The silence has been broken at Barcelona as the glorious roar of all 10 teams' Formula 1 cars filled the air at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Tuesday.

The day began with Haas unveiling their 2022 challenger, the VF-22, and Alfa Romeo brought out their C42 bedecked in a special testing livery for the three days. That camouflaged look will be replaced by Alfa's permanent livery when they reveal it on February 27.

LIVE COVERAGE: Day 1 of pre-season track running in Barcelona

Red Bull's RB18 was another car that caught eyes up and down the paddock as the drivers' championship-winning team gave us a first real look at their 2022 car, Max Verstappen opening duties for the team – Sergio Perez set to take over on Thursday.

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BARCELONA, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 23: Yuki Tsunoda of Japan driving the (22) Scuderia AlphaTauri AT03
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BARCELONA, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 23: Nikita Mazepin of Russia driving the (9) Haas F1 VF-22 Ferrari

Mercedes' W13 has already been spotted in their Silverstone shakedown, but conditions were considerably more favourable in Barcelona – while we were also treated to a closer look at the AlphaTauri AT03, McLaren MCL36, Ferrari VF-22 and recently-unveiled Alpine A522.

READ MORE: F1 pre-season running 2022: Who is driving on Day 1 in Spain?

Williams and Aston Martin also emerged in their new-look liveries. All 10 teams have brought all-new cars to Barcelona as the new generation of cars made their fully-fledged debut. View all the cars on track in the galleries above.

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