日: 2022年11月20日

Verstappen led from the start of the race, only giving up his lead briefly to Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in the pitstop cycle. The race was spiced up by divergent tyre strategies between Leclerc and the second Red Bull of Sergio Perez in their fight for second in the world championship.
The one-stopping Leclerc was caught by two-stopper Perez in the closing stages, aided by tyre information …Keep reading

Schumacher found out this week he would not be racing in F1 next year after Haas opted not to renew his contract, instead signing free agent Nico Hulkenberg to partner Kevin Magnussen.
With all remaining seats on the F1 grid now taken, Schumacher has been left evaluating other options for 2023 such as a potential reserve role.
Wolff previously said he would look to talk to Schumacher about a …Keep reading

The FIA medal will be awarded as part of the podium ceremony to mark the driver’s achievement, ensuring drivers can keep them as a personal record of their achievement.
Although drivers are awarded trophies on the podium for winning races, many of them are then kept by their teams depending on their contractual agreements. Drivers can often then have replicas made should they want the …Keep reading

All 20 drivers joined a dinner in Abu Dhabi on Thursday evening at the invitation of Hamilton, ostensibly to mark the retirement of Sebastian Vettel.
The seven-time world champion also took care of the bill on behalf of all of his colleagues.
The occasion reflected a level of camaraderie that has been established in recent years as the GPDA has become a united body with all drivers getting …Keep reading

While the Woking-based squad openly admits that it is waiting for a new windtunnel and simulator to come on tap in the middle of next year before it can accelerate its progress, it is not sitting back in the meantime.
After a season where it has not made the progress it wanted, having fallen away from the top three teams, McLaren knows it needs to lift things if it wants to move …Keep reading

Leclerc and Perez head into F1’s 2022 season finale on equal points, so whoever finishes the highest in Sunday’s race will wrap up the position behind sovereign world champion Max Verstappen.
For all its world titles, it would be the first 1-2 finish in the drivers’ championship in Red Bull Racing’s history, and it would also be the best finish for a Ferrari driver since Sebastian Vettel in …Keep reading

Ahead of his final grand prix start on Sunday, Vettel organised a group track run event – called ‘Run With Seb’ – for everyone working in the F1 paddock.
Around 200 people took part in the group event, with Vettel inviting people to run, walk, or even hitch a lift on the back of a flatbed tour truck that went around the circuit.
Vettel was joined on the run by Haas driver Mick …Keep reading

Hamilton will handle the car for the final time on Tuesday, when teams have a chance to sample the 2023 spec tyres ahead of next season.
The W13 has been problematic since its first proper test in Barcelona, and the team has spent the season fighting porpoising and ride issues.
While the car has been competitive in recent weekends, and George Russell led Hamilton in a 1-2 in Brazil, it still …Keep reading

The Australian is in advanced talks with Red Bull about taking on a non-racing role that could include reserve, test, promotional and simulator duties, having lost his seat with McLaren for 2023.
While the deal is not signed yet, getting the contract sorted is understood to be a formality and could be announced imminently.
Ricciardo’s choice of going down that route comes despite Haas …Keep reading

Verstappen secured his seventh pole position of the 2022 campaign with two laps that were good enough for the top spot, ultimately setting a 1m23.824s that was 0.228s quicker than his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez.
That came despite a “scare” when his car shut down ahead of his first Q3 run.  
Double world champion Verstappen has pledged to help Perez in his battle for second in …Keep reading