The team tweeted a picture of Ricciardo stood atop the front-left wheel of the McLaren MCL35M at its Woking factory, noting he was “already up to mischief in the office” ahead of his second season in papaya. Ricciardo will be spending time getting up to speed ahead of the team’s car launch for 2022 next […]
Year: 2022
F1 offers compromise plan for three sprints in 2022
After a successful trial of three sprints last year, F1 owners Liberty Media had planned to expand the offering and run the Saturday qualifying races at six grands prix in 2022. These were scheduled to be at the season opener in Bahrain, then Imola, Canada, Austria, the Netherlands and Brazil. However, discussions about the sprint […]
Stoner opens up on anxiety battle during MotoGP career
The Australian enjoyed a remarkably successful career in the top flight of grand prix racing, banking two world championships during a seven-year stint between 2006 and 2012. However that success came at a price, Stoner revealing that he was “as sick of a dog” for much of his MotoGP career due to an undiagnosed battle […]
Red Bull trio faces penalty points hangover in F1 2022
Chief of those is F1’s driver penalty points system – which world champion Max Verstappen in particular is going to have to be very mindful about during the forthcoming campaign. This time last year, four Britons were at the top of the table for earning the most penalty points over the campaign, but heading into 2022 a new pattern […]
Alfa Romeo to formally unveil C42 F1 car after first pre-season test
The team confirmed on Wednesday that its new car, named the C42, will be officially launched on 27 February – two days after the opening test comes to an end. According to Alfa Romeo, the C42 car will be unveiled in its full livery through a digital launch, with images and videos released to the […]
F1 teams running two rookies have “no chance”
In 2021 Haas elected to run two debutants in Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin, a strategy which AlphaTauri often employed in its Toro Rosso days. But as F1’s midfield teams squabble over mere one-hundredths of a second, and the discipline’s budget cap is poised to bring teams even closer together in the future, AlphaTauri chief […]
Pramac Racing unwraps 2022 MotoGP livery
The coming 2022 campaign will be Pramac’s 19th in MotoGP, having made its debut in 2002. Last year was a banner season for the satellite Ducati squad, which registered its first-ever win in MotoGP when rookie Jorge Martin scored a maiden victory in the Styrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring. Pramac remains a […]
McLaren planning F1 car upgrade package for first race in Bahrain
2022 marks the start of a new technical era for F1 following an overhaul of the regulations that has left teams working to different aerodynamic concepts compared to the previous generation of cars. The regulation change has the potential to shake up the pecking order, and is set to result in a high rate of […]
F1 and MotoGP champions Verstappen, Marquez nominated for Laureus awards
Verstappen has been nominated in the Sportsman of the Year category alongside the likes of NFL legend Tom Brady, swimmer Caeleb Dressel, footballer Robert Lewandowski, athletics star Eliud Kipchoge and controversial tennis champion Novak Djokovic. The Red Bull driver won the 2021 F1 world championship after beating Lewis Hamilton across a thrilling campaign that went […]
F1 and MotoGP champions Verstappen, Marquez nominated for Laureus awards
Verstappen has been nominated in the Sportsman of the Year category alongside the likes of NFL legend Tom Brady, swimmer Caeleb Dressel, footballer Robert Lewandowski, athletics star Eliud Kipchoge and controversial tennis champion Novak Djokovic. The Red Bull driver won the 2021 F1 world championship after beating Lewis Hamilton across a thrilling campaign that went […]