Tag: F1

05 Apr 2022

Miami GP boss wants F1 racegoers to think “this is different”

Miami GP organisers have released a rendered flyby video highlighting its multiple high-end hospitality zones and grandstands around the circuit – including a trackside ‘yacht club’ and a temporary beach with swimming pools. A Monaco-style marina is being constructed – complete with a dozen or so dry-docked yachts – that will be positioned on the […]

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05 Apr 2022

Lighter rivals helped out ‘massively’ by F1 floor stay concession

F1’s move to ground effect designs this season triggered headaches in early testing with most outfits suffering from their cars bouncing down the straights. Several teams found that the problems were exacerbated at high speed by their floors flexing down at the edges – which better sealed air flow under the car but led to […]

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05 Apr 2022

Ferrari much better prepared for F1 title fight than in 2018

After several tough seasons, Ferrari gradually fought its way back to the top and is now enjoying its most competitive season in years. It took a 1-2 win with Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz in Bahrain, followed by another podium for both drivers in Saudi Arabia. The Scuderia has produced what is clearly the team’s best […]

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05 Apr 2022

“Painful” Mercedes F1 form is an exercise in humility

Mercedes continued its difficult start to the new season as George Russell finished fifth at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, while team-mate Lewis Hamilton recovered from his first Q1 knockout in over four years to score a point for P10. After crossing the line for 10th, Hamilton asked Mercedes engineer Pete Bonnington if there was “even […]

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05 Apr 2022

Haas “learned in 2019” not to rush F1 upgrades

As the American-owned outfit bids to build on its strong start to the season, it knows that rivals will be working hard to bring developments to their own cars. But team boss Gunther Steiner thinks that there is a lot more scope to extract speed out of the current package, and says it is important […]

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04 Apr 2022

Saudi Arabian GP lessons key to understand Ferrari F1 car struggles

Sainz has started the year with back-to-back podium finishes, following home team-mate Charles Leclerc in Bahrain to complete a Ferrari 1-2 before taking third in Saudi Arabia. But Sainz has been open about his difficulty in matching Leclerc through the early part of the year, calling Bahrain his “most difficult weekend” as a Ferrari driver. […]

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04 Apr 2022

2022 F1 Australian GP – How to watch, session timings and more

F1 returns to Albert Park for the first Australian GP since 2019, after the 2020 event got cancelled when a member of the paddock tested positive for COVID-19, just days before the global pandemic struck, while F1 wasn’t able to return to Melbourne in 2021. With a new era of F1 cars, Albert Park has […]

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04 Apr 2022

Domenicali wants F1 to avoid “boomerang” American driver

F1 announced last week that it would be adding a third grand prix in the United States to the calendar from next year, unveiling plans for a night street race in Las Vegas. The addition of the Las Vegas Grand Prix comes ahead of this year’s inaugural event in Miami. The new races join the […]

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04 Apr 2022

Red Bull convinced Mercedes will bounce back in F1

With Red Bull and Ferrari having been the strongest teams so far, Mercedes has found itself slightly adrift as it battles to overcome its porpoising problems. But while some have already started to write off Mercedes’ chances in the title battle, Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko has no doubts the German manufacturer remains a […]

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