After a year’s delay enforced by the global pandemic, F1’s major rules reset is finally here, with the second 2022 pre-season test getting underway in Bahrain today. A cursory glance the new cars tells of some significant differences, but as STUART CODLING explains, they are more than just superficial tweaks Continue Reading on Autosport
The world champion edged out Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc as most of the field targeted performance runs late in the final session. Verstappen completed what was the second fastest lap of the Bahrain test overall on the same set of tyres he had been running during a wild spin out of the final corner. Mick Schumacher […]
The Dutchman made the most of an upgrade package on his RB18 to set a time that was 0.695 seconds faster than Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, as the pair rolled out a series of fast laps late on. But while Verstappen’s effort offered some first clues about the true potential of the Red Bull, the world […]
McLaren has shared reserves with Mercedes since the start of the 2021 season instead of having its own dedicated driver in the role, making Stoffel Vandoorne and Nyck de Vries their primary two options if required. Ex-Force India driver and Sky F1 pundit Paul di Resta has also been a further back-up if required. But […]
The upgrades are not a dramatic philosophy change for Red Bull, as was seen on the Mercedes car during the first day of the test, but rather a refinement of an already visually disarming solution when compared with last year’s design. The new parts squeeze the bodywork ever closer to the components housed within them. […]
Sainz claimed the top time when the official test finished at 7pm local time, but Kevin Magnussen set the quickest overall time for Haas, a 1m33.207s, in its extra hour of testing permitted after the US team missed Thursday morning due to freight delays. Sainz took over the lead from Alpine’s Esteban Ocon, who had […]
McLaren Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo has tested positive for COVID-19 and will be forced to miss the final day of testing in Bahrain on Saturday. His team has suggested that his participation in next weekend’s Bahrain GP is not under threat and that he will be able to take part. Lando Norris will drive […]
The Spaniard claimed the top time when the official test finished at 7pm local time, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in second just under 0.5s behind the leader, and Lance Stroll in third. Lewis Hamilton was the quickest Mercedes of the day, finishing in fourth, with team-mate George Russell in 13th. But Kevin Magnussen set […]
Neither Hamilton nor team-mate George Russell have appeared completely comfortable with their car during this week’s Bahrain test, with the Mercedes not looking at ease in the rapidly changing conditions at Sakhir. Hamilton set the fourth-fastest time at the end of regular running on Friday, although his effort was subsequently beaten by Kevin Magnussen’s Haas […]
Nicholas Latifi was forced to slow on track after a fire emerged at the rear of his Williams FW44 car during the morning session at the Bahrain International Circuit, before spinning at Turn 12. The session was quickly red-flagged while Latifi jumped out of the car, which was then tended to by a fire marshal […]