Tag: F1 News

12 Feb 2022

Abu Dhabi proved F1 race control faces too much pressure

The FIA is currently conducting a full investigation into the events late in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that saw the race restart in controversial fashion and ultimately decide the world champion as Max Verstappen passed Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of the race. It has left race director Michael Masi facing an uncertain […]

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12 Feb 2022

McLaren’s Monaco Gulf livery inspired 2022 colour tweak

The Woking-based team unveiled its new MCL36 at its factory on Friday, and the new Mercedes-powered car features more fluorescent orange and blue colours than it had in 2021. The team said that the decision to tweak its traditional papaya was made as it wanted to do something special for F1’s new era, and it […]

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12 Feb 2022

I didn’t know my strengths before 2021 struggles in F1

Ricciardo experienced a rollercoaster first season with McLaren in 2021 that saw him initially struggle to match team-mate Lando Norris for pace, enduring a difficult run to the summer break. But Ricciardo took a memorable victory at Monza as he scored McLaren’s first win since 2012, leading Norris home for a 1-2 finish. The Australian’s […]

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11 Feb 2022

The bold F1 novelties spotted on the McLaren MCL36

Let’s get one of the obvious things out of the way first, seeing as there has already been speculation regarding the design of the car’s front suspension. As was hinted in the team’s fire-up video, the car features a pull rod layout at the front, which we’ve seen it use as recently as 2013 but […]

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11 Feb 2022

Formula 1 reveals start time of 2022 races

The 2022 F1 calendar will be the largest ever with 23 grand prix, starting on 20 March in Bahrain and finishing exactly eight months later on 20 November in Abu Dhabi. As part of F1’s bid to reduce a grand prix weekend to three days by scrapping Thursday’s media day, Friday’s free practice sessions will […]

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11 Feb 2022

Aston Martin explains early real F1 car reveal

While a number of rivals have elected to launch later in a bid to maximise development time, Aston Martin thinks that there is a danger from cutting things too fine. That is why the squad elected to be the first team to reveal its real 2022 car on Thursday, ahead of it running at a […]

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11 Feb 2022

Alpine set for blue and pink F1 livery as BWT becomes title sponsor

BWT has been heavily linked with a switch to Alpine in recent months, but the deal was finally announced by the team on Friday ahead of the new season. The team will be known officially as ‘BWT Alpine F1 Team’ with immediate effect and the “renowned pink colour of BWT will be incorporated into Alpine’s […]

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11 Feb 2022

F1 2022 cars will have go-kart feel, reckons Aston Martin

With new regulations seeing a shift in the way that downforce is created, more emphasis is being placed on how to maximise use of the airflow that runs under the car. Aston Martin chief technical officer Andrew Green says that the optimum performance will come from running the cars as close to the ground as […]

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