The 2022 Formula One race car designs, ranked from pretty-in-pink to a bright red speed machine

Grade: N/A

Why: Insider has omitted the Haas F1 team from this list after the team ditched its original livery, which featured the logo of its Russian title sponsor, Uralkali, and a Russian flag design on its front wing.

Since Russia invaded Ukraine, Haas has severed ties with Uralkali and its Russian driver Nikita Mazepin. The team completed the first pre-season test in a plain liveried car but has yet to release an update since parting company with Uralkali.

Grade: D

Why: Like last year, the Red Bull junior team's livery is designed to reflect the branding of the clothing brand with which it shares a name. Sadly, as with last year's livery, AlphaTauri's white and dark blue 2022 offering is just plain dull.

It's not offensively bad. It's just eminently forgettable.

Grade: C

Why: Red Bull liveries have been virtually the same for several years, and 2022 is no different.

If it weren't for the different shape of the 2022 car, you'd be hard-pressed to tell the difference between this car and Max Verstappen's 2021 title-winning steed. It's not bad, but it is boring.

Red Bull showed with its one-off, Honda-inspired livery at the Turkish Grand Prix last season that it still has a flair for creating beautifully decorated F1 cars, making this year's uninspired effort even more disappointing.

Grade: B-

Why: You can discuss the merits of McLaren's papaya color scheme — c'mon guys, just call it orange — until you're blue in the face, but it is undeniably visually arresting.

Twinned with a lighter blue in 2022, this season's McLaren is reminiscent of the wildly popular one-off livery the team ran at the 2021 Monaco Grand Prix as a tribute to long-running sponsor Gulf.

Grade: B

Why: After two seasons of running a black livery in a nod to the Black Lives Matter movement, Mercedes has returned to its eponymous Silver Arrows color scheme, augmented with a healthy helping of "Petronas green" on the wings.

The result is an instantly recognizable yet understated car and one we'll likely see on the podium a lot this season.

Grade: B+

Why: One of F1's most storied names has had a torrid time in recent years, failing to win a race in almost a decade and constantly struggling at the back of the pack. The team has high hopes for the 2022 season and a car that looks like it could do the job out on track.

A predominantly mid-blue body with sky blue and red accents creates a classic but contemporary look to the 2022 car, while the simple Williams Racing logo on the rear wing is a real standout feature.

Grade: A-

Why: Austrian water treatment company BWT created one of the most-divisive color schemes in F1 history when it turned Force India and then Racing Point's cars bright pink between 2017 and 2020. After a season without any pink on the grid, BWT has partnered with French team Alpine in 2022 to create this beautiful two-tone livery, coupling pale pink with metallic blue.

It won't be everyone's cup of tea, but for this author, a little pink on the grid never hurt anyone.

Grade: A

Why: The 2022 Alfa might not be the fastest car on track this season, even with 10-time race winner Valtteri Bottas at the wheel, but it will be one of the prettiest. Italian automakers are famed for the beauty of their machines, and this is no different. The metallic red and white paint scheme is gorgeous, and the car's Italian flag rear wing is the single best-looking feature on any of the 2022 cars.

Grade: A

Why: The 2022 Aston Martin F1 car is pretty much as close as we're ever going to get to knowing what it would look like if James Bond became a Formula One driver. Decked in the iconic racing green of Britain's best-known luxury sports car maker, the AMR22 features fluorescent yellow accents and glistens in the sun like no other car on the grid. A superb effort.

Grade: A+

Why: Think racecar, and you think bright red Ferrari. The 2022 Ferrari car, named the F1-75, is a particularly fine example of a red racecar, featuring an all-red body alongside jet black front and rear wings.

The mix of colors creates an intimidating car that just looks like it will go fast on track, and will doubtless adorn the bedroom walls of countless young F1 fans around the world.

Having not won a race since Sebastian Vettel's win in Singapore in 2019, Ferrari will hope that the car is as quick as it appears (early signs are promising following the first test in Barcelona at the end of February.)