The Russian had a challenging rookie campaign last year, as he battled with an uncompetitive car and endured his fair share of frustrating moments as team-mate to Mick Schumacher. But determined to work out how he can improve, Mazepin believes that working harder on his relationship with more team members could help pay dividends. Speaking […]
Year: 2022
Mercedes “bullish” on F1 engine reliability progress, says McLaren
The German manufacturer was locked in a tight title battle with Red Bull throughout 2021, but had to endure a run of grid penalties in the closing stages of the campaign amid concerns about the durability of its power units. The rules limited teams to a total of three major power unit components for the […]
FIA plans to further tweak rear flexi-wing tests despite all-clear
The closing stages of the F1 campaign were marred by accusations from Red Bull that its title rival Mercedes was using flexi-wings to increase its straightline speed. The suspicion was that Mercedes had found a clever way for its main plane to flex down at high speed to help reduce drag. Red Bull even went […]
Alpine F1 departure due to being sidelined by CEO Rossi
Autosport exclusively revealed on Monday that the Frenchman had left his non-executive director and advisory role with the French car manufacturer as part of a management overhaul being undertaken this winter. After taking to social media to express his disappointment at the way news of his departure had been made public, Prost opened up to […]
Mercedes reveals launch date of 2022 F1 car
The German manufacturer, which won last year’s constructors’ world championship, posted on social media that its W13 will be revealed on 18 February. This is the day after rival Ferrari plans to launch its car, and comes shortly before the first pre-season F1 test in Barcelona kicks off on 23 February. The Mercedes event will […]
IndyCar ace O’Ward critical of “ridiculous” F1 super licence rules
O’Ward, who scored his first two IndyCar victories in 2021 and finished third in the championship with Arrow McLaren SP, was awarded his first F1 test with McLaren in last month’s Abu Dhabi rookie test. The Mexican raved about his experience and has long expressed his enthusiasm for F1, having had a brief spell as […]
Ferrari could tweak its F1 2022 colours after launch
The Maranello outfit is set to launch its new F1 challenger with an online event on 17 February, the week before the first pre-season test begins at Barcelona in Spain. Its new car, which has yet to be given an official designation, is set to feature some radical concepts as well as an upgraded power […]
Alpine F1 in better shape than this time last year
Alpine finished fifth in last year’s constructors’ championship courtesy of Esteban Ocon’s shock win in Hungary and an Alonso podium in Qatar, two standouts results which pulled it over the line in the fight against AlphaTauri. The former Renault team has resumed its ongoing management reshuffle, with executive director Marcin Budkowski and advisor Alain Prost […]
Why Pirelli’s emergency F1 fixed supply rule looks set to stay
Since the start of 2016, in a bid to add variability to each grand prix, teams were able to choose how aggressive they wanted to be with their tyre selection for grand prix events. While they were limited as to the total number of tyre sets they had available, teams were able to vary the […]
McLaren happy to wait over Audi F1 future decision
The Woking-based team has been linked as a contender to join up with Audi if the Volkswagen Group-owned company enters grand prix racing when new engine rules come in from 2026. It has held exploratory talks with the German manufacturer but it suggests that the ball is now in VW’s court about what happens next. […]