Month: March 2022

15 Mar 2022

Brundle “doesn’t buy” idea Hamilton would have quit F1

In the wake of the controversial finish to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Hamilton disappeared from the public spotlight and went silent on social media for several months. Amid talk from his Mercedes team that Hamilton was ‘disillusioned’ with F1 and was pondering his future, there was widespread speculation that Hamilton could even elect to […]

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15 Mar 2022

New F1 cars no longer have “uncontrollable” moments following

F1 overhauled its technical regulations for the 2022 season, focusing on the reduction in dirty air coming off cars to allow for closer wheel-to-wheel racing and more on-track action. The initial feedback from drivers about the changes was positive after the opening pre-season test in Barcelona last month, although many did not take time to […]

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14 Mar 2022

Alpine hopeful of fighting for Q3 at F1 season-opener

The team had a tricky first test in Barcelona, where it was held back by not running DRS and focusing on high fuel runs. But after finally letting its drivers go for some lower fuel efforts in Bahrain last week, the team reckons that the A522 can at least battle towards the front end of […]

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14 Mar 2022

Tweaks for 2022 could make Saudi Arabia F1 track even faster

Saudi Arabia hosted its first F1 race in December at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, which drew both praise and criticism from drivers and fans. A number of drivers reported issues with the sightlines around the track. GPDA chairman and then-Williams driver George Russell told Autosport the circuit was “lacking a lot from a safety perspective […]

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14 Mar 2022

Marc Marquez ‘doesn’t understand’ KTM MotoGP bike

The RC16 is the newest bike on the MotoGP grid, with KTM making its debut in 2017. In the space of five years, KTM went from the back of the grid to winning races by 2020, with the marque’s tally standing at five victories following two success for Miguel Oliveira and Brad Binder last season. […]

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14 Mar 2022

F1 2022 car not a race winner just yet

The Italian car manufacturer has looked impressive through both the Barcelona and Bahrain tests, with many suggesting it has the strongest package right now. But while the Maranello outfit is optimistic it has made good progress over the winter to move closer to the front, team boss Mattia Binotto says that any talk of it […]

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14 Mar 2022

Vettel explains ‘No War’ helmet design he wishes wasn’t needed

Amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine following its invasion by Russia, the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association came together in Bahrain ahead of pre-season testing for an event on the grid, wearing t-shirts and holding a banner with the ‘No War’ message. For the test running in Bahrain, Vettel unveiled a helmet carrying same message and […]

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14 Mar 2022

Ferrari still the “outsiders” despite strong F1 test form

The F1-75 has been consistently fast in all conditions over the six days of testing in Barcelona and Sakhir, although Red Bull clearly made a significant step with the new aero package it introduced on Saturday. Carlos Sainz was fastest in Bahrain on Friday, while on Saturday Charles Leclerc was fastest on the C4 tyre […]

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13 Mar 2022

Porsche 917 ace Vic Elford dies aged 86

Elford initially made his name in rallying, largely in Triumph and Ford machinery, and then joined Porsche. He won the 1967 European Rally Championship before an incredible run of success in early 1968. Elford won the Monte Carlo Rally with co-driver David Stone in a 911T then, just a week later, he took the Daytona […]

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