F1 overhauled its technical rulebook for the 2022 season, placing a heavy focus on aerodynamics in a bid to make the cars easier to follow and allow for more on-track action. The regulations also saw a clampdown on technical freedoms in a bid to help the field converge, with a view to creating closer competition […]
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Spain issue shows F1 still needs DRS despite 2022 rules
F1 overhauled its technical regulations for this season to use cars that generate much more downforce from the floor and therefore rely less on undisturbed air flowing over the wings. This season’s races have shown that the rules have succeeded in allowing cars to follow each other much closer in faster corners, but that hasn’t […]
No better F1 option for Gasly than AlphaTauri after Perez deal
One-time grand prix winner Gasly has a deal with AlphaTauri until the end of 2023, and said earlier this year that 2022 was probably his final chance to show he deserved to be promoted back to Red Bull, having been dropped to AlphaTauri during the 2019 season. Since returning to AlphaTauri, Gasly has grown as […]
Williams F1 team fined for financial rules procedure breach
The FIA said Williams had failed to submit its complete full year reporting documentation from 2021 by the 31 March 2022 deadline, as required by article 5.1 of the sport’s financial regulations introduced in 2021. Williams was notified of the breach in April by the FIA’s Cost Cap Administration, and the Grove team dully collaborated […]
Lack of confidence in the car behind Latifi F1 struggles
Latifi struggled to match the Mercedes bound George Russell during his first two seasons in F1, but in the first seven races of 2022 the Canadian also looked out of sorts compared to his new teammate Alex Albon, who joined the team after a year out of the category. Latifi has yet to outqualify or […]
Number of US sponsors in F1 has doubled under Liberty, says Williams
F1 is currently enjoying a boom in the United States that has seen the series expand to a second American race this year, debuting the Miami Grand Prix. A third US event is planned for 2023 in Las Vegas. The growth for F1 in the United States comes after decades of struggling to crack the […]
No easy solution to F1 salary cap debate
F1 launched its first team budget cap in 2021 after a big push by the FIA and the commercial rights holder to make the series more financially sustainable. Teams were limited to spending $145 million under the budget cap last year before the figure was cut to $140m for the current season. It will fall […]
How F1 teams went from £1 rejects to billion-dollar forecasts
Liberty’s arrival marked a significant break from the past, replacing Bernie Ecclestone’s wheeler-dealer and profit-focused approach with a broader view to growing the series. Greg Maffei, the CEO of Liberty Media, made an interesting point to highlight F1’s growth over the past five years when speaking at the Business of F1 Forum held by the […]
How a shy dental student became a British F1 hero
Success can bring about many changes in people. Some become big-headed and obnoxious – others mature and become even more likeable and interesting than they were before – and a very few change not at all. Tony Brooks, to my mind, falls into the second category. Here is a young man who took up motor […]
2022 F1 Azerbaijan GP – How to watch, session timings and more
Following two painful races for Ferrari and Charles Leclerc, losing from winning positions at both the Spanish and Monaco GPs, the Italian squad will look to strike back in Baku this weekend. Sergio Perez, who claimed his maiden Red Bull win at the Azerbaijan GP last year, celebrated his Monaco GP triumph by signing a […]