Verstappen managed to pick off a few cars off the line, and was up to third by the end of the third lap. He picked off Russell and harried Leclerc, inheriting the lead when the Ferrari stopped. Able to extend his first stint thanks to low tyre degradation, he foundRead More →
Mercedes ended Friday on top thanks to George Russell’s surprise fastest time in FP2. But both Russell and team mate Lewis Hamilton played down the effects of the Silver Arrows’ extensive upgrade package for the Miami Grand Prix. Russell finished second in FP1 behind Charles Leclerc, then backed that up with P1Read More →
Verstappen made a much better start today, as Perez also got off the line brilliantly. Those two were running line astern at the front, with Verstappen never troubled as he maximised his weekend with P1 in the Sprint, P1 in the race and the bonus point for fastest lap. PerezRead More →
The fans that braved the wet and chilly conditions at Imola on Friday were rewarded with a thriller of a qualifying session that saw Max Verstappen snatch his first pole position of the season. Here are five things we learned from practice and qualifying… 1. Verstappen gets title charge backRead More →
Formula 1 gets set to race in Europe for the first time in the 2022 season at Imola for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix and Pirelli have announced what tyres the teams will be allocated for the first Sprint weekend of the season. Imola, alongside Monza, is a home raceRead More →
The F1 Sprint format is back for a second year in 2022 – but there are a few tweaks, including a new points system and a couple of new track locations. Here’s your one-stop shop on what to expect, from Friday qualifying through to the main event – the GrandRead More →
The 2022 Formula 1 World Championship gets under way with this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix, and there’s no better time than now to grill our experts for some hot takes and bold predictions about the season ahead. Will Buxton, Lawrence Barretto, David Tremayne, Mark Hughes and Samarth Kanal are putRead More →
Mercedes have been known to play down their chances of success during testing – despite having won the last eight constructors’ titles in a row. But Lewis Hamilton seemed genuinely concerned at the end of 2022 pre-season running that the Silver Arrows wouldn’t be in the mix for wins earlyRead More →
Formula 1 returned to the familiar surroundings of the Bahrain International Circuit for Day 1 of the Official Pre-Season Test, with teams ramping up their preparations for the 2022 campaign. For some, the focus was mileage after a lack of it in Barcelona, for others it was all about longerRead More →
Mark Hughes looks at an aspect of the Official Pre-Season Test that many may have overlooked: The crucial role Pirelli tyres will play this season… In F1’s quest to improve the quality of the on-track racing, how the new generation of Pirelli tyres perform is going to be every bitRead More →
The Haas Formula 1 Team say they have terminated Nikita Mazepin’s contract and their title partnership with Uralkali with immediate effect. “Haas F1 Team has elected to terminate, with immediate effect, the title partnership of Uralkali, and the driver contract of Nikita Mazepin,” said a statement from the team. “AsRead More →
Mike Krack was sitting at home feeling under the weather when the discussions began that would ultimately lead to him becoming Aston Martin’s Team Principal, as of March 1 2022. “I was at Petit Le Mans – and I probably caught Covid at Petit Le Mans,” says Krack, speaking onRead More →