Hamilton: F1 2022 win will need luck as Red Bull “almost unbeatable”

Hamilton says that the Red Bull RB18 is currently “almost unbeatable”, and suggests that Max Verstappen’s true potential is unclear as the Dutchman is often “chilled” at the front and not being pushed.
He also conceded that Mercedes doesn’t have any upgrades coming that will improve the situation, with the focus having turned to next year’s car.
Between them, Hamilton and …Keep reading
WEC: 8 Hours of Bahrain entry list released

WEC: 8 Hours of Bahrain entry list released

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The title-deciding encounter of the season will feature a 37-car-field, with five cars apiece in the Hypercar as well LMGTE Pro classes, thirteen in the LMGTE Am category and fourteen in LMP2.

Changes from last weekend’s 6 Hours of Fuji include the return of the ARC Bratislava squad, with team owner Miroslav Konopka in action, joined by two as yet unnamed drivers. 

Absent at Fuji due to a date clash with a DTM round held at Spa-Francorchamps, René Rast is set to return to the line-up of the #31 WRT LMP2 entry while Nico Müller to a similar machine run by Vector Sport.

World Endurance Championship

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Monza 2008: How Vettel and Toro Rosso pulled off their fairytale F1 win

When Sebastian Vettel hangs up his helmet and retires from Formula 1 at the end of the year, few circuits will hold fonder memories for him than Monza.
Vettel’s farewell to the Tifosi, the adoring fans who once heralded him as their star, and still keep him close to their hearts, was the only highlight from what proved to be a fairly miserable final Italian Grand Prix on-track for the …Keep reading

Vettel, Hakkinen among first names for 2023 Race of Champions in Sweden

The end-of-season event will again take place on a circuit of snow and ice laid out on the frozen Baltic Sea, with the date for ROC’s second visit to Sweden set at 28 and 29 January.
Last winter ROC headed to the seaside resort of Pite Havsbad for the first time, with World Rally Championship legend Sebastien Loeb beating Aston Martin F1 driver Vettel to the individual trophy of Champion of …Keep reading

Gasly expecting “nightmares” about Ricciardo’s rear wing

The AlphaTauri driver finally got some relief when Ricciardo stopped with an engine issue in the closing laps, triggering the safety car period under which the race ended.
Gasly had a difficult start to the Monza weekend as he didn’t feel well on Thursday. He bounced back to qualify ninth, before gaining four grid spots from penalties.
He eventually finished the race in eighth, logging …Keep reading

F1 teams failed to agree on plan to stop races ending under safety car

The debate surrounding F1’s safety car rules was reopened at last Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix after the race was not restarted following Daniel Ricciardo’s stoppage five laps from the end, finishing behind the safety car.
Although race control followed the rules to the letter this time – unlike in Abu Dhabi last year, where the final-lap restart settled the championship – fans were left …Keep reading