Alfa Romeo cleared the air with Giovinazzi over Turkey F1 team orders

Giovinazzi was given the call to let Raikkonen pass him in the closing stages of the race two weeks ago at Istanbul Park after being quickly caught by his Alfa Romeo team-mate.
But Giovinazzi did not move aside for Raikkonen as he pushed to catch Esteban Ocon for the final point in P10, falling 0.8 seconds short at the chequered flag. Alfa Romeo head of track engineering Xevi Pujolar said after …Keep reading

Sargeant’s future “looking difficult” before Williams F1 Academy signing

The 20-year-old American finished third in last year’s FIA Formula 3 championship, driving for Prema Racing, but was unable to move up to F2 for 2021 due to a lack of budget. 
That meant he returned to the third-tier series for this season, where he eventually finished seventh for Charouz Racing System with a single win at Sochi. 
Sargeant, who also made select sportscar racing …Keep reading

Fittipaldi says 2022 F1 calendar is “too much” for drivers

Last week the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council rubber-stamped F1’s longest-ever season with a 2022 calendar comprising 23 grands prix.
The Miami Grand Prix will make its first appearance, while the Australian, Canadian, Japanese and Singapore Grands Prix are all returning after an enforced two-year absence due to COVID-19.
Two-time F1 world champion Fittipaldi thinks it’s “crazy” that the …Keep reading

Hamilton: F1’s US popularity enjoying “steepest rise” amid Liberty push

After years where grand prix racing had struggled to make a breakthrough in the US, a sustained effort by Liberty Media to tap in to the market appears to be paying off.
Helped by the success of the Netflix ‘Drive to Survive’ series, the US will add a second race in Miami in 2022 and there are even suggestions of a third event in the longer term.
For Hamilton, who spends a lot of his …Keep reading

F1 United States GP qualifying – Start time, how to watch & more

In an eventful FP2, Red Bull’s Perez claimed top spot with a 1m34.946s as Lewis Hamilton lost a faster lap time due to track limits and F1 world title rival Max Verstappen could only manage eighth place as his quick lap was disrupted by traffic. 
One of Verstappen’s quick laps was held up by Hamilton, with the pair going wheel-to-wheel along the start/finish straight, which led to the …Keep reading

Horner: Mercedes struggles on engine reliability “very unusual”

Mercedes revealed on Friday ahead of the United States Grand Prix that Valtteri Bottas would be taking a third grid penalty in four races after having a new engine fitted to his car, as the team manages an ongoing issue. 
Mercedes customer teams Aston Martin and Williams have also been forced into engine penalties for this weekend’s race at the Circuit of the Americas, leaving Sebastian …Keep reading