Year: 2022

02 Feb 2022

Why F1’s engine freeze for 2022 could have a big impact

It’s another facet of the sport that’s being locked down in order to rein in costs and give the manufacturers necessary time to prepare for the arrival of a new power unit in 2026. However, there’s still time for the manufacturers to make improvements before the homologation deadlines come in to force, so they’ve been […]

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01 Feb 2022

Who will have the F1 race director role in 2022?

How the position will be filled is part of the ongoing investigation into the Abu Dhabi GP controversy, an event that left Masi in the firing line from the sport’s insiders and from fans worldwide on social media. What transpired over the last couple of laps stirred up a wave of criticism that did a […]

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01 Feb 2022

Schumacher, Lauda, Alonso and more

Ferrari tops all the major Formula 1 statistics, and by some margin. It has more race wins, more drivers’ titles and more constructors’ crowns than any other team. The legendary Italian squad’s tally of 15 drivers’ titles puts it three clear of second-best McLaren, while 39 drivers have won world championship grands prix for Ferrari. […]

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01 Feb 2022

Winning IndyCar title is O’Ward’s quickest way to F1

O’Ward enjoyed his first taste of F1 machinery at the end of last year in Abu Dhabi when he took part in the young driver test as a reward for scoring his maiden IndyCar win for the Arrow McLaren SP squad. The Mexican driver finished the year third in the IndyCar standings and was in […]

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01 Feb 2022

Renault’s AI input can help push up F1 grid 

Rossi took the helm of the rebranded Alpine squad at the start of last season, and has set sights on it fighting at the front of the grid within the next five years. And, while he is well aware of the performance gap that exists to top squads like Mercedes and Red Bull, he believes […]

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01 Feb 2022

Five new grandstands for Australian Grand Prix

According to the Australian Grand Pix Corporation the additional seating has been added to accommodate ‘unprecedented ticket sales’. Included in the suite of extra stands is what has been dubbed the new ‘high-speed zone’ between Turns 8 and 9, where a hard stop has been replaced by a flowing complex along Lakeside Drive. That change […]

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01 Feb 2022

The intriguing McLaren change teased in its F1 2022 fire-up video

The all-new 2022 rules means designs are much more constrained by regulation than in the recent past, and it means that any differences between teams will undoubtedly lead to a great deal of scrutiny. McLaren certainly appears to be one team that is doing things very differently this year, as it has teased some important […]

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31 Jan 2022

Michael Schumacher’s kart track to be modernised

The Erftlandring, which is owned by Schumacher and where he started his career, has secured funding that will ensure its long-term future now that threats of it having to make way for a lignite mine have fallen away. Back in 2016 there had been extreme doubts about the future of the venue, with energy company […]

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31 Jan 2022

Can a fully fit Marquez dominate again?

It’s been a tricky off-season for the six-time MotoGP world champion, who missed the final two rounds of 2021 and spent three months off of a motorcycle as he recovered from a double vision issue which re-appeared after a crash during training last November. But Marquez has fully recovered and will be back on his […]

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