McLaren hopeful F1’s 2022 calendar will help avoid burnout risk

F1 is set to publish its 2022 schedule on 15 October, after the next meeting of the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council.
Speaking this week, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali said that F1 was aiming for 23 races, which would be slotted in to a more compact timeframe than this season.
While that means there will be more of the much-hated triple headers, there is some suggestion that F1 will shuffle the …Keep reading

Ocon: Alpine puzzled by car pace differences

The Frenchman endured a frustrating time in the Russian Grand Prix as he ended up lapped and in 14th, while team-mate Fernando Alonso delivered a strong performance to finish eighth.
Reflecting on what happened in Sochi, Ocon said it was especially confusing because he and Alonso had been running near identical setups.
And, in a season where Ocon suffered a performance dip earlier in the …Keep reading

Tsunoda hopes new home sim can help “sharpen” his F1 driving

The Japanese youngster has had a rollercoaster season, having endured a number of highs and lows for the AlphaTauri team.
After being hailed by Ross Brawn as F1’s best rookie for years following a strong debut in Bahrain, Tsunoda went through a painful period of unnecessary crashes that cast doubt over his future.
His Red Bull chiefs duly forced him to move to Italy to be closer his team’s …Keep reading

Why F1’s restricted 2022 rules won’t make cars all look-alikes

In fact, the push by F1 and the FIA to ensure that teams don’t overdevelop aero have led to concerns that the new regulations have restricted design freedoms too much.
The fear is that with so many compliance boxes, and increased used of more standard parts, that all the 2022 cars will looks the same, and the best outfit won’t be able to prove its brilliance.
It is something that F1 chiefs …Keep reading