The history book lessons behind F1’s new 2022 ideas

It is not really a surprise though, because teams do not forget the concepts that worked in the past and that may be relevant for the revamped rules package.
Here, we take a look at the key areas of the 2022 cars where some old ideas have been given a modern touch.
At the front of the car, there has been an emergence of two trends, given that the height of the nose tip and its overall …Keep reading

F1 2022 “brute force” aero helping dial out McLaren weaknesses

Ricciardo endured a challenging 2021 campaign with McLaren as he struggled to get as comfortable with the handling of the Woking-based team’s car as team-mate Lando Norris.
While both squad and driver made a decent amount of progress over the course of the year, they still did not reach a point where they could think the problems had all been solved.
However, following the first test of …Keep reading

Drive to Survive S4 review: Essential viewing, but absences are felt

The Netflix series has been a resounding success for F1, helping it reach an enormous new audience and broaden the spectrum of its fanbase, from fair-weather followers to diehard ‘stans’.
Season 3 marked a new peak for Drive to Survive, hitting #1 worldwide on Netflix and outperforming the first season, which is unheard of in streaming circles. Yet Season 4 is arguably the most important …Keep reading

2022 F1 Bahrain Test: When is it, who’s driving and how can I follow it?

F1’s new era began with a behind-closed-doors three-day shakedown test at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, which provided plenty of talking points both on and off the track. The championship now heads to Bahrain for the final pre-season test on the 10-12 March.
Mercedes topped the Barcelona test with a 1-2 on the final day of running, Lewis Hamilton setting the fastest lap with a 1m19.138s on …Keep reading

Krack: Aston Martin will consider 2026 F1 power unit project

The team is currently committed to using Mercedes engines, having first switched to the Brixworth supplier under its previous Force India name in 2009.
However, the new power unit regulations coming for 2026 create a reset, and Red Bull has already created its own powertrain division with a view to building a new engine and having control over its own destiny.
Krack, who started work at the …Keep reading

Haas assessing 2022 F1 driver options, Fittipaldi to drive at Bahrain test

The American-owned outfit announced at the weekend that it was terminating the contract of Nikita Mazepin and its title sponsor Uralkali with immediate effect, in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Mazepin’s dismissal means the team now faces an urgent task to work out its plans for who will line up alongside Mick Schumacher for the start of the 2022 F1 season later this …Keep reading