Crashes holding back Aston Martin’s progress with 2022 F1 car

Sebastian Vettel crashed heavily in both FP3 and in the race, while his teammate Lance Stroll also went off in FP3 and was involved in a controversial collision with Nicholas Latifi in Q1.
He then finished the race out of the points in 12th place.
After the race, the team completed an inventory of usable bodywork and suspension components in Australia and back in the factory, and calculated …Keep reading

When is the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix? Date, track information and more

The Miami Grand Prix takes place for the first time on 8 May 2022 after a lengthy saga for Formula 1 owners Liberty Media and billionaire local businessman Stephen Ross to run a world championship event at the Hard Rock Stadium.
Previous plans for a downtown Miami street race, promoted by Miami Dolphins NFL team owner Ross, were voted down in City Hall in 2019 following opposition from local …Keep reading

How Albon pulled off a strategy miracle in Australian GP

By stretching the life of his starting set of tyres to 57 laps, the Williams driver went from last to 10th place, a gain that even his own team could not have predicted before the race.
Others had the chance to do the same, but chose not to.
Now all teams will no doubt be crunching the numbers and working out if an ultra-late stop with the hard is a viable option with the new generation of …Keep reading

The glowing light that offered clues about Mercedes’ F1 recovery plan

But rather than this being some funky idea for his W13 to look better, the light was actually a working sensor, and the result of the ongoing push by Mercedes to get to the bottom of its porpoising problems.
Mercedes believes that if it can understand what’s needed to stop its 2022 F1 car bouncing on the straights, then that can help it run it in a better set-up window, which will deliver an …Keep reading

‘Nothing substantial’ coming for Mercedes soon, says Russell

The British driver and team-mate Lewis Hamilton have struggled to match the pace of Ferrari and Red Bull so far this season, with the W13 struggling with porpoising.
Although its strong finishing record has helped it stay in touch with the top teams in the championship, it is well aware that it needs to find more lap time soon.
While work continues on getting to the bottom of the porpoising …Keep reading