Verstappen warns Red Bull to ‘come back stronger’ in Jeddah
Red Bull’s opening race of 2022 was a complete bust, with the team suffering a double DNF in…
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Hamilton never expected apology from FIA in Abu Dhabi F1 report
The FIA published its report into the controversial end to last season on Saturday, explaining the events that led to the last-lap restart where Max Verstappen overtook Hamilton to win the championship.
The investigation cited “human error” from former race director Michael Masi, who failed to implement at least two articles of the sporting regulations in restarting the race.
Masi was …Keep reading
The investigation cited “human error” from former race director Michael Masi, who failed to implement at least two articles of the sporting regulations in restarting the race.
Masi was …Keep reading
Alonso: Easier to follow, but overtaking is tyre-dependent
Fernando Alonso says F1’s new regulations do allow cars to follow each other more closely, but the Alpine…
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Why classic F1 tracks like Spa and Silverstone should not be at risk
Formula 1’s nomadic nature makes it special. It also means it is challenging, as travelling the globe during a pandemic has demonstrated. And it creates a true world championship where other sports spout this claim erroneously.
In 2022, the F1 circus is currently scheduled to visit 22 venues. That equals the record set in 2021, which was only supposed to last a year before F1 hit a new high …Keep reading
In 2022, the F1 circus is currently scheduled to visit 22 venues. That equals the record set in 2021, which was only supposed to last a year before F1 hit a new high …Keep reading
Bottas explains Alfa Romeo F1 start issue at Bahrain
Bottas starred in his first qualifying outing for his new team, taking sixth alongside his former Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton.
But at the start the Finn suffered massive wheelspin as he was swallowed by the chasing pack. He continued to drop down the order on the first lap, coming through in 14th.
Bottas revealed that Alfa Romeo’s starts had been a recurring problem throughout the …Keep reading
But at the start the Finn suffered massive wheelspin as he was swallowed by the chasing pack. He continued to drop down the order on the first lap, coming through in 14th.
Bottas revealed that Alfa Romeo’s starts had been a recurring problem throughout the …Keep reading
F1 teams have stripped back liveries in bid to save weight
As teams have pulled their 2022 cars together, they have faced a tremendous battle to try to hit the minimum weight limit.
Although F1’s minimum mass increased from 752kg to 795kg for this season, the majority of squads could not get anywhere near that target.
As a compromise, and to prevent an expensive arms race in a bid to cut car weight down, an agreement was reached for the minimum …Keep reading
Although F1’s minimum mass increased from 752kg to 795kg for this season, the majority of squads could not get anywhere near that target.
As a compromise, and to prevent an expensive arms race in a bid to cut car weight down, an agreement was reached for the minimum …Keep reading
Russell: No timetable on solving Mercedes W13 issues
George Russell says the fundamental issue impacting the performance of Mercedes W13 could be solved next weekend or…
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F1 Australian GP can’t have record race day crowd due to staff shortages
Ticket sales have been high for the first full Australian Grand Prix since 2019 with both Saturday and Sunday now fully sold out.
Thursday and Friday have also been filling fast as fans look to welcome Formula 1 back to Melbourne and see a revised Albert Park circuit for the first time.
But despite the rush on tickets, the Australian Grand Prix Corporation says a record race day crowd won’t …Keep reading
Thursday and Friday have also been filling fast as fans look to welcome Formula 1 back to Melbourne and see a revised Albert Park circuit for the first time.
But despite the rush on tickets, the Australian Grand Prix Corporation says a record race day crowd won’t …Keep reading
F1 plans talks with Netflix and drivers over Drive to Survive’s fake drama
The documentary series that follows grand prix racing has prove to be a huge hit in attracting new audiences to F1 since it was first launched in 2019.
However, some overdramatisation of storylines, and the way it has exaggerated rivalries, has led to some kick back from fans and drivers.
World champion Max Verstappen in particular has refused to take part in the series because of what …Keep reading
However, some overdramatisation of storylines, and the way it has exaggerated rivalries, has led to some kick back from fans and drivers.
World champion Max Verstappen in particular has refused to take part in the series because of what …Keep reading
Domenicali: Potential for F1 to expand to 30 races a year!
Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali sees a potential for Grand Prix racing’s calendar to expand to a whopping…
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