Steiner doesn’t expect “pain” from Haas holding F1 updates for France

While most teams have new parts for Barcelona, Haas has decided to wait and introduce one bigger package which is currently scheduled for the French GP in late July.
Although other midfield teams look to set to make steps in performance in Spain and beyond, Steiner says he doesn’t expect any “pain” to result from the team’s strategy of waiting a few more races.
Steiner added that …Keep reading

Mercedes’ F1 Spanish GP upgrades spotted

With the German manufacturer having data from pre-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya when it ran with its launch spec sidepods, the event will also be critical to understanding if it needs to change its car concept.
Following a filming day run at Paul Ricard on Wednesday, where the team revealed little about its Barcelona plans, the scope of what it is changing for this …Keep reading

FIA: Extra F1 sprint race plan hold up not about money

At a meeting of the F1 Commission last month, grand prix racing’s owners Liberty Media and teams were in agreement about a push to expand the number of sprint races to six next year.
However, the plans did not move forward after Ben Sulayem said he wanted more time to consider the impact that the extra events would have on the FIA’s running of grand prix weekends.
His stance, amid …Keep reading

Vips gets Red Bull F1 practice debut in Spanish GP FP1

The Estonian, who is competing in this year’s Formula 2 championship with Hitech Grand Prix, will take over Sergio Perez’s car for the Friday morning session at Barcelona.
Vips’ opportunity with Red Bull comes as part of a new regulation introduced by the FIA to help ensure more mileage for young drivers.
For 2022, teams have to run a rookie driver – who has not participated in more …Keep reading

FIA considering training rally co-drivers to become future F1 race directors

Race directors have become a hot topic since the former rally driver was elected as the new FIA President last year.
His appointment followed the controversial Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which resulted in F1 Race Director Michael Masi being removed from the role.
This season F1 has been rotating its race director position between Niels Wittich and Eduardo Freitas, who have worked in the role in …Keep reading