日: 2022年3月17日

The issue was mainly attributed to the design of its front brake assembly, with Lando Norris unable to do more than a few consecutive laps before the brakes overheated.
It was an issue that didn’t rear its head in Barcelona due to the lower temperatures that the teams were running in at this time of the year.
Crucially, however, winter in Spain offers conditions which are unrepresentative …Keep reading

Ahead of a meeting of the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council on Saturday that is set to formally discuss the report and responses to the event of last year’s F1 season finale, Domenicali suggests it is an important moment for the governing body.
He says that, while there is nothing to gain in further poring over the actions that then F1 race director Michael Masi played in implementing the …Keep reading

Szafnauer contrasted life with Aston Martin owner Lawrence Stroll, who is closely involved in the decision-making process, with how the former Force India team operated under previous owner Vijay Mallya.
Latterly, Martin Whitmarsh was added to the chain of command as Group CEO of Aston Martin Performance Technologies, further diluting Szafnauer’s authority.
Szafnauer parted company with the …Keep reading

Following the move to ground effect cars in the major aerodynamic rules reset the championship has implemented, the governing body has introduced the new scrutineering process to aid with checking the designs the teams will run each weekend with the information they have supplied ahead of each race event.
For 2022, the teams will share their CAD data on developments with the FIA, with the laser …Keep reading

Red Bull driver Verstappen defeated Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton after a gruelling 2021 campaign, taking his maiden world championship three months ago in Abu Dhabi.
The 2021 title finale was the culmination of a seven-year project for both Verstappen and Red Bull, which started when Verstappen was drafted in at Toro Rosso as a 17-year-old in 2015 and was then promoted to Red Bull’s main team …Keep reading

McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo was forced to skip the second winter test in Bahrain last week following a positive test, while Aston Martin announced on Thursday that Sebastian Vettel will miss the opening race of the new season after contracting COVID-19.
For 2022, the FIA’s COVID-19 protocols have been relaxed in some ways. Personnel are no longer required to complete a PCR test within 24 …Keep reading

The wait is finally over. There are some laudable targets behind the changes to the Formula 1 aero regulations, described by many as the most significant since the banning of ground-effects ahead of the 1983 season.
Primary among those are closing-up the field and improving the racing. The reduction in the impact of ‘dirty’ air and reintroduction of ground-effects should allow the cars …Keep reading

Just 24 hours before practice begins for the F1 season opener, Aston Martin announced that Vettel would not be able to take part.
It means that Hulkenberg will be making his fourth appearance for the Aston Martin team having been drafted in previously when its drivers were taken ill.
Sergio Perez had to miss both Silverstone races in 2020, while Lance Stroll was forced out of that year’s …Keep reading

For the final pre-season test in Bahrain, Mercedes completely overhauled its mirror set-up as part of the sidepod revamp of the W13.
Rivals questioned what Mercedes had done, as they suggested that some elements of the mirrors were being used for aerodynamic benefit – something which they are not supposed to under F1’s technical regulations.
The matter was discussed at a meeting of …Keep reading