F1's first 'launch week' as new cars debut | Aston, McLaren live on Sky

Formula 1 2022 is braced for lift-off this week as three teams get ready to launch the cars that are fronting the sport's rules revolution, with new looks and new opportunities for the upcoming season.

After Haas kicked off the new era with a livery reveal on Friday, 'launch season' now has its first launch week - with the added bonus of Aston Martin and McLaren's car unveilings being live on Sky Sports F1!

Three straight days of car launches start on Wednesday as Red Bull reveal the RB18 machine Max Verstappen will hope to retain his title in, with a virtual reveal planned on their social channels at 4pm.

On Thursday, Aston Martin will unveil their second car since returning to F1 - and you can watch it live on Sky Sports F1.

The show, from the company's Gaydon headquarters, begins at 2pm. It will be broadcast live on the Sky Sports F1 TV channel as well as Sky Sports F1's YouTube and Facebook, with extensive coverage on Sky Sports' digital platforms.

If last year is anything to go by - with Daniel Craig and Tom Brady among the celebrities making an appearance in Aston's 2021 launch - their next reveal is not one to be missed.

It is then the turn of McLaren on Friday and again, you can watch it live on Sky Sports F1.

Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo's new car will be revealed at 7pm, with the event - which McLaren are using to launch all four of its racing programmes for 2022 (F1, IndyCar, Extreme E and Esports) - taking place at the team's MTC base in Woking.

The same as Aston Martin, it will be live on the Sky Sports F1 TV channel, YouTube and Facebook.

Haas revealed a first glimpse of F1's new cars on Friday with digital images of their VF22.

While the car will look different come the first pre-season test on