Tag: F1 News

10 Feb 2022

The key features of Aston Martin’s 2022 F1 car

And while the car will clearly evolve fast for testing and the first races, so details on the AMR22 will change, there was enough on display to offer us some proper insight in to what we can expect from F1’s new era. The AMR22’s front wing is four elements, which is the maximum possible under […]

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10 Feb 2022

Vettel hopes Masi “sticks around” but calls for F1 rules clarity

Masi’s future is in doubt as the FIA completes an investigation into the decisions taken in the closing stages of last year’s season finale that ultimately helped decide the world championship. Max Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of the race, but Masi failed to implement at least two articles of the sporting […]

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10 Feb 2022

Aston Martin reveals AMR22 Formula 1 car with updated livery

The new car was presented in an event at Aston Martin’s Gaydon headquarters in the UK ahead of its on-track debut tomorrow during a filming day at Silverstone. The Aston Martin AMR22 features an updated livery, replacing the pink elements of former major sponsor BWT with lime green, and sports an aggressive new design in […]

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10 Feb 2022

The show car origins behind Red Bull’s fake RB18

Rather than it being the machine that Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez will take into battle this season, it was simply a modified version of an F1 show car concept that has been shown off for months. Team boss Christian Horner all but admitted that the ‘RB18’ on display at the launch was not going to […]

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10 Feb 2022

Red Bull secures Oracle as new F1 title sponsor

The Milton Keynes outfit will henceforth be known as Oracle Red Bull Racing, with the US-based company following on from Infiniti – who had the title deal from 2013 to 2015 – and Aston Martin, whose name was incorporated from 2018-2020. Honda was added to the end of the team name only for the 2021 […]

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10 Feb 2022

F1 2022 cars will be a “lot quicker” on straights

While teams are continuing to work on finalising their designs ahead of pre-season testing at Barcelona in Spain later this month, they already have some good knowledge of how they will perform on track. Speaking after the launch event for Red Bull’s RB18 car, which featured only an upgraded show model rather than its finished […]

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09 Feb 2022

Williams set for new colour in “fresh” 2022 F1 livery

The Grove-based outfit, entering its second full season under the ownership of Dorilton Capital following the team’s sale by the Williams family in August 2020, will unveil its new branding at its 15 February launch event. Ahead of that occasion, its drivers Alex Albon and Nicholas Latifi have been filmed getting their first look at […]

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09 Feb 2022

Red Bull launches new RB18 with updated show car

The Milton Keynes-based team hosted a virtual launch from its Milton Keynes factory for the new RB18, which will be driven by Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez in the season ahead. But while the model on display featured the team’s latest livery, which includes more exposure for title sponsor Oracle, the team appeared to be […]

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09 Feb 2022

Horner’s bid for Mercedes tour helps raise £46k for Grand Prix Trust

During the awards on Sunday at Grosvenor House in London, a silent auction took place in support of the Grand Prix Trust, a charity which offers support to the F1 community including ex-drivers and employees. During the night, it was revealed that the leading bid for a four-person factory tour of Mercedes’ factory in Brackley […]

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