Year: 2022

11 Nov 2022

Perez leads Leclerc in opening practice

Perez ended up just 0.004s clear of Leclerc, with Max Verstappen third ahead of Carlos Sainz and Mercedes pair Lewis Hamilton and George Russell. With just the one hour of practice running to get in before Friday’s qualifying session for the final sprint weekend of 2022, the pack headed out en masse at the start […]

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11 Nov 2022

Mercedes suspends FTX sponsor deal; removes logos from F1 cars

Amid a potential bankruptcy of the FTX exchange, and a looming investigation by the USA’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over the alleged misuse of customer deposits, Mercedes has responded overnight to the fast-changing situation. While it had initially appeared likely to be keeping the FTX logos on its cars and assets for the Interlagos […]

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11 Nov 2022

Sky Sports F1 boycott is now over

The Dutchman, and his entire Red Bull team, did not take part in any Sky media commitments over the Mexican Grand Prix weekend as the result of what it claimed was “disrespectful” reporting. As well as this involving Sky’s F1 channel, it included the company’s regional channels in the UK, Germany and Italy. Red Bull’s […]

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11 Nov 2022

F1 set to revisit idea of standalone sprint races

This weekend’s third and final sprint event of 2022 has reopened the debate about the attraction of sprints. World champion Max Verstappen has, in particular, been especially critical about the concept as he has long argued against the shorter Saturday races. He reiterated his stance in Brazil on Thursday when he said one of the […]

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10 Nov 2022

Mercedes to retain FTX logos despite crypto exchange crisis

FTX is facing bankruptcy if it cannot raise billions of dollars to get itself out of a liquidity crisis that erupted at its affiliated Alameda Research company this week. An initial plan for it to be rescued by rival exchange Binance, which is a sponsor of the Alpine team, collapsed after just 24 hours amid […]

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10 Nov 2022

How MotoGP fans will get the VIP treatment in 2023

With another epic season on the cards as MotoGP visits more circuits than ever in 2023, fans are already looking to book their spot trackside for the most exciting races of the season. As of today, fans will be able to book tickets to the MotoGP VIP Village hospitality programme with Motorsport Tickets. Already available […]

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10 Nov 2022

How close is Logan Sargeant to getting his F1 superlicence?

Williams confirmed over the United States Grand Prix weekend that so long as Sargeant gets an FIA superlicence, he will claim the second seat alongside Alex Albon for 2023. The FIA made clear in its handling of Colton Herta’s recent push for a superlicence that it will not make exceptions for those not meeting the […]

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10 Nov 2022

F1’s top 10 greatest wet weather drives

Some of Formula 1’s greatest performances have come in the rain, so we’ve decided to pick out the best 10. In the latest episode of our top 10 series, Autosport chief editor Kevin Turner compares the likes of Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton – and allows only one entry per driver. Want to […]

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10 Nov 2022

Time will tell if “friend” Tsunoda can lead AlphaTauri F1 team

The Frenchman is leaving the Faenza-based squad at the end of the season to join Alpine for 2023, and is being replaced by rookie Nyck de Vries. PLUS: Why Red Bull freedom and an Alpine switch can define Gasly’s F1 career But having built up a good friendship with Tsunoda during their two years together, he […]

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