Month: February 2022

28 Feb 2022

The key tech stand outs from F1’s first 2022 test

While many opted to show off only early development parts during their official launches, it is clear that teams are pushing hard to keep adding more downforce before the season gets underway. McLaren presented two versions of its front wing when launching the MCL36: the one in the renders and the one on the physical […]

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28 Feb 2022

McLaren preparing 2021 F1 car test programme for rookies

The Woking-based team has long considered O’Ward a potential candidate to make the switch from American racing to F1 in the long term. However, opportunities for him to drive F1 machinery have previously been quite limited, with his only run so far being in last year’s Abu Dhabi rookie test. But with F1’s rules making […]

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28 Feb 2022

Yamaha wants Morbidelli to get “revenge” in MotoGP 2022

The three-time race winner and 2020 championship runner-up endured a torrid campaign last year, in which he scored just one podium as he struggled for pace in the first half of the season on his two-year-old Yamaha in Petronas SRT colours. He was forced out from June’s Dutch TT through to September’s San Marino Grand […]

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28 Feb 2022

Ukraine federation calls for FIA ban on Russian licence holders

Russian forces commenced major military action against Ukraine last Thursday, prompting worldwide condemnation and a series of sanctions being enforced by the western world. The Ukrainian capital of Kyiv has been subject to regular missile attacks, as have other major cities, in the five days since the invasion began. Peace talks are underway on the […]

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28 Feb 2022

Hamilton leads Mercedes 1-2 on final day

Hamilton set a pair of fastest lap times, finishing with a 1m19.138s set in the final 10 minutes on the C5 tyres, to eclipse Russell’s 1m19.233s from the morning session and claim the fastest lap time of the Barcelona pre-season test. Russell’s effort, also set on C5 tyres, came under threat from both his Mercedes […]

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28 Feb 2022

Barcelona F1 test has ‘not been perfect’ for McLaren

Norris set the pace for McLaren on the opening day of testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, and ended up with the fourth-fastest time overall across the three days. McLaren racked up 367 laps with the new MCL36 car during the test, trailing only Ferrari and Mercedes for mileage. Mercedes driver George Russell said on […]

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28 Feb 2022

No clear answer for MCL36’s lack of porpoising in F1 test

With F1 teams getting their first runs of the new 2022 machinery, many were caught by surprise by the bouncing phenomenon their drivers experienced as their cars hit top speed on the straight. Trying to tame the issue has been a major headache for some teams, with Mercedes needing to use temporary floor fixes at […]

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27 Feb 2022

Steiner has “good hope” despite lack of Haas F1 test mileage

The team finished bottom of the mileage table for the week, with Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin running only 160 laps between them. The team also announced on Thursday evening it would complete the final day of the test without Uralkali sponsorship or colours, which resembled the Russian flag, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – with […]

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27 Feb 2022

“Work to do” for Alfa Romeo after limited F1 test running

Bottas joined Alfa Romeo for the 2022 season after spending the last five years with Mercedes, where he scored 10 race wins and contributed to the team claiming five consecutive constructors’ championships. But Bottas was not able to complete an extensive programme in this week’s Barcelona test as reliability issues with the new Alfa Romeo […]

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