Hamilton: Yellow F1 helmet intended to help fans tell Mercedes cars apart

Hamilton first raced in F1 using a bright yellow helmet design that dated back to his karting days, but switched to a more white-based design around 2018.
For the past two seasons, he has raced with a purple and black helmet.
But Hamilton revealed ahead of the new F1 season that he would be returning to a yellow helmet this year, saying it was his “history” and “to show love to my …Keep reading
F1 – 2022 SAUDI ARABIAN GP SCHEDULE OF PRESS CONFERENCES

F1 – 2022 SAUDI ARABIAN GP SCHEDULE OF PRESS CONFERENCES

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FRIDAY, 25 MARCH

1330hrs

Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo)
Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
Lando Norris (McLaren)
George Russell (Mercedes)
Alex Albon (Williams)

1400hrs

Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo)
Kevin Magnussen (Haas)
Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren)
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
Nicholas Latifi (Williams)

1430hrs

Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri)
Esteban Ocon (Alpine)
Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)
Mick Schumacher (Haas)
Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

1500hrs

Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri)
Fernando Alonso (Alpine)
TBC (Aston Martin)
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
Sergio Pérez (Red Bull)

 

SATURDAY, 26 MARCH

1430hrs

Mattia Binotto (Ferrari)
Andreas Seidl (McLaren)

Mario Isola (Pirelli)

1500hrs

Mike Krack (Aston Martin)
Guenther Steiner (Haas)

Jost Capito (Williams)

 

Post-Qualifying

Three fastest drivers

 

SUNDAY, 27 MARCH

Post-Race

First three finishing drivers

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Red Bull has fix in place for Bahrain F1 fuel system problem

Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez had looked set for strong finishes in F1’s season opener but both were forced out in the closing stages when their cars lost power.
Verstappen, who had been challenging Charles Leclerc for the lead in Sakhir, had been running second when he slowed down with three laps to go and lost positions before coasting in to the pits to retire.
Then Perez, who at that …Keep reading

Should F1 drivers with COVID be allowed to race?

Ricciardo was forced to sit out the Bahrain pre-season test after his diagnosis, prior to Vettel’s positive test which meant that the Aston Martin driver had to skip the race.
Under the tight protocols in place over the past two years, there would have been no argument; a positive test for anyone in the F1 paddock meant they were out of action and forced to isolate. Sergio Perez, Lance Stroll …Keep reading

Domenicali: Competitive F1 grid more important than new teams

Amid the huge interest caused by the proposal of Michael Andretti to launch an F1 team for 2024, there has been divided opinion in the paddock about whether or not that would be a positive thing.
Some squads think the presence of a major name like Andretti would drive up the value of F1 – so all teams would end up benefiting.
However, others are more sceptical about there being much added …Keep reading

Vettel yet to return negative COVID test ahead of F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Vettel was unable to race in the Bahrain season-opener after testing positive for COVID-19, prompting Aston Martin to draft in reserve driver Nico Hulkenberg as his replacement.
Team principal Mike Krack said on Sunday that Vettel’s condition was improving, but that it was uncertain whether he would test negative in time to race in Saudi Arabia.
Aston Martin provided an update on Thursday …Keep reading

2022 F1 Saudi Arabian GP – How to watch, session timings and more

Ferrari dominated the first race of the new generation of F1 in the switch to ground effect cars from this year, with Charles Leclerc leading a 1-2 ahead of team-mate Carlos Sainz Jr, having also claimed pole position and set the fastest lap. 
However, it was far from plain sailing with Red Bull pushing Ferrari the entire weekend, but both Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez failed to finish …Keep reading