Month: January 2022

29 Jan 2022

What can we really expect from the 2022 F1 car designs?

A showcar created by FOM last year provided some insight into the basic form that the new designs will take,  but teams have been busy developing their own ideas based on what they think can give them the edge over their rivals. PLUS: Will 2022’s all-new cars look like F1’s concept model? F1’s designers have been more constrained in some areas, because […]

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29 Jan 2022

Gasly “can still improve” in 2022, says AlphaTauri F1 boss Tost

With rookie team-mate Yuki Tsunoda learning the ropes in his maiden campaign, Gasly had to do the heavy lifting at AlphaTauri to keep it in the fight for fifth in the constructors’ championship, a battle the team eventually lost to Alpine. PLUS: How Alpine conquered F1 2021’s battle of the ‘A-team’ midfielders  Gasly has been […]

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29 Jan 2022

Singapore GP to stay on F1 calendar until 2028 after new deal

The sport’s first night race was absent from the calendar in both 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it returns this year on October 2 as the middle event of a triple header that includes Russia and Japan. The last Singapore GP contract extension was a four-year deal announced in September 2017, […]

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29 Jan 2022

F1 cars could be all similar by 2023, says Ferrari

With teams putting the finishing touches to their 2022 challengers, there is some hope that the more restrictive regulations won’t make all the designs identical. For although there are far more limits in terms of bodywork shape, it is hoped that there is enough scope for each team to have their own interpretations – which […]

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29 Jan 2022

FIA admits Masi’s job as F1 race director could be under threat

Masi’s position has been in question since the controversial ending of the Abu Dhabi GP, when the drivers between leader Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen were waved past the safety car deployed after Nicholas Latifi’s crash. This ultimately helped decide the outcome of the 2021 world championship, as Verstappen used his fresher tyres to overtake […]

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28 Jan 2022

The “honest” Renault F1 ace most admired by Warwick

Derek Warwick is spoiled for choice when it comes to choosing his favourite team-mate. From the tough-as-nails Brian Henton at Toleman in Formula 2 and subsequently in F1, to racing legend Mario Andretti at Le Mans in 1996 and Peter ‘Perfect’ Brock at Bathurst the following year, plus racing the Jaguar XJR-14 alongside Martin Brundle […]

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28 Jan 2022

KTM’s 2021 MotoGP progress “not shown in the results”

KTM was expected to be a regular podium contender in 2021 after scoring three victories across its factory and satellite Tech3 squads in a breakout 2020 season for the Austrian manufacturer. But, despite wins for factory pair Oliveira at Barcelona and for Brad Binder in a wild Austrian Grand Prix, KTM struggled to fifth in […]

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28 Jan 2022

Wind tunnel model highlights scale of F1 rules change

F1 teams are currently putting the finishing touches to their 2022 designs ahead of launches and the first pre-season test at Barcelona in Spain next month. And while no team has yet finished its new car at the factory, Sainz has suggested he has seen enough of Ferrari’s design intentions to know how much of […]

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28 Jan 2022

Honda set to extend direct Red Bull supply to 2025

Honda ceased its official works involvement in the sport at the end of last season, and henceforth Red Bull is paying for its services, including the development of this year’s power unit for the move from E5 to E10 fuel. The original strategy as announced late last year was that the new Red Bull Powertrains […]

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