The reigning world champion ended the final pre-season test of 2022 in Indonesia second overall after posting a 1m31.074s lap late on in Sunday’s session. Quartararo has made his frustrations with a lack of top speed gain with the 2022 M1 known over the pre-season, and said on Saturday that he was struggling more to […]
Thirteen has been considered unlucky in many cultures for hundreds if not thousands of years, and the fear of it is known as triskaidekaphobia. It is so prevalent that even in the 21st century some planes don’t have a row 13, and buildings are constructed without 13th floors. The significance of W13 has not gone unnoticed within […]
The six-time world champion ended Sunday’s final day of 2022 pre-season testing in Indonesia 14th having elected against a time attack owing to his right shoulder giving him some pain. Honda team-mate Pol Espargaro topped the test outright with a 1m31.060s, with both riders pleased with the gains HRC has made with its radically revised 2022 […]
The 2022 season marks the start of a new technical era for F1 following a significant overhaul of the regulations, forcing teams to rethink many of their existing processes. An additional challenge has been the presence of the budget cap, which was introduced last year at $145m and will drop to $140m this year. The […]
The final day of pre-season testing ahead of the 2022 campaign beginning on 6 March in Qatar is currently ongoing at Indonesia’s new Mandalika International Street Circuit. The session began at 9am local time (1am GMT) and will run to 5pm local time (9am GMT), with Honda’s Pol Espargaro currently fastest with a 1m31.060s as […]
Launched in December 2020, the initiative derives its name from a plan to have over 25% of new starters at the organisation coming from under-represented groups until the end of 2025. Mercedes says the target was exceeded in its first year, with 38% of new recruits fulfilling the definition. Female employees now account for 14% […]
After the track surface problems of the opening day of running on Friday in Indonesia, Saturday’s test was a more normal day for the field as they continued their preparations for the 2022 campaign. Suzuki’s day was made more complicated by the fact several of its team members have tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday […]
He added that his personal focus this year will on improving his own performance and that and his car, while setting himself “micro targets” along the way. Russell has been busy at the team’s Brackley factory getting to know his engineers and running the new W13 in the simulator, and he says he already feels […]
After problems with the new track in Indonesia on Friday, Saturday’s running ran without any interruption – though the circuit remained filthy off-line. Marini topped the day with a 1m31.289s on his 2022-spec Ducati, with Honda’s Marc Marquez second fastest and Maverick Vinales on the Aprilia third. Read more from the Mandalika Test: The top […]
In a live event on Friday held at its Woking factory featuring drivers Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo, the British squad became the fourth team to unveil its new car – following the 2022 designs revealed by Haas and Aston Martin and Red Bull’s livery event earlier this week. Of the three 2022 designs shown […]