Verstappen defends steering inputs in Brazil F1 battle with Hamilton

The Red Bull driver’s behaviour is under the spotlight in Qatar this weekend with Mercedes asking the FIA for a right to review its decision not to investigate the incident with Hamilton on lap 48 at Interlagos.
Mercedes’ request has been prompted by the emergence earlier this week of the front-facing onboard footage from Verstappen’s car, which the FIA did not have access to during the …Keep reading

Vettel: “A bit unnecessary” to review Hamilton/Verstappen incident

Verstappen and Hamilton went wheel-to-wheel while fighting for the win at Interlagos last Sunday, leading to both cars going off at Turn 4 as Verstappen fought to hold on to the position.
Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolf called it “laughable” the stewards did not give Verstappen a penalty or even launch an investigation into the move, but it emerged that race control did not have access to the Red …Keep reading

Montoya: Verstappen didn’t have intention of making Turn 4 in Hamilton incident

Later today, the FIA stewards will hear new evidence over the incident between Verstappen and Hamilton on lap 48 and Turn 4 to judge if it needs to be investigated after the controversial clash wasn’t referred for an stewards’ investigation during the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Mercedes requested a right to review the incident after new evidence came to light, primarily the forward-facing camera …Keep reading

FIA to police F1 track limits in five corners at Qatar

Owing to the nature of the Losail circuit, which features sizeable run-off areas around its faster corners, along with flat kerbs around the perimeter of the track, the FIA has elected to enforce limits at Turns 4, 12, 13, 14 and 16.
Turn 4 is a 90-degree right-hander leading into the similarly profiled Turn 5, which is expected to lead drivers to test the limits of the corner to open up the …Keep reading

Ferrari’s momentum matters a lot for F1 2022, says Binotto

The Italian outfit has edged clear of McLaren in the fight for third place in the constructors’ championship, with it enjoying a 31.5 points advantage with just three races remaining.
Although the pace of the current cars will have little bearing on next season, as team’s 2022 ground effect concepts will be completely new designs, Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto says that there are a …Keep reading

Piastri braced for no racing in 2022 to focus on Alpine F1 reserve role

Formula 2 championship leader Piastri was named as Alpine’s new reserve driver for next year earlier this week, ending all hopes of a potential graduation to F1.
Piastri was originally set to spend two seasons in both Formula 3 and F2, but won the F3 title at the first attempt last year with Prema, and now leads the F2 standings by 36 points with four races remaining.
Speaking to select …Keep reading