Month: February 2022

02 Feb 2022

F1 teams running two rookies have “no chance”

In 2021 Haas elected to run two debutants in Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin, a strategy which AlphaTauri often employed in its Toro Rosso days. But as F1’s midfield teams squabble over mere one-hundredths of a second, and the discipline’s budget cap is poised to bring teams even closer together in the future, AlphaTauri chief […]

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02 Feb 2022

Pramac Racing unwraps 2022 MotoGP livery

The coming 2022 campaign will be Pramac’s 19th in MotoGP, having made its debut in 2002. Last year was a banner season for the satellite Ducati squad, which registered its first-ever win in MotoGP when rookie Jorge Martin scored a maiden victory in the Styrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring. Pramac remains a […]

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02 Feb 2022

McLaren planning F1 car upgrade package for first race in Bahrain

2022 marks the start of a new technical era for F1 following an overhaul of the regulations that has left teams working to different aerodynamic concepts compared to the previous generation of cars. The regulation change has the potential to shake up the pecking order, and is set to result in a high rate of […]

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02 Feb 2022

F1 and MotoGP champions Verstappen, Marquez nominated for Laureus awards

Verstappen has been nominated in the Sportsman of the Year category alongside the likes of NFL legend Tom Brady, swimmer Caeleb Dressel, footballer Robert Lewandowski, athletics star Eliud Kipchoge and controversial tennis champion Novak Djokovic. The Red Bull driver won the 2021 F1 world championship after beating Lewis Hamilton across a thrilling campaign that went […]

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02 Feb 2022

F1 and MotoGP champions Verstappen, Marquez nominated for Laureus awards

Verstappen has been nominated in the Sportsman of the Year category alongside the likes of NFL legend Tom Brady, swimmer Caeleb Dressel, footballer Robert Lewandowski, athletics star Eliud Kipchoge and controversial tennis champion Novak Djokovic. The Red Bull driver won the 2021 F1 world championship after beating Lewis Hamilton across a thrilling campaign that went […]

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02 Feb 2022

Why F1’s engine freeze for 2022 could have a big impact

It’s another facet of the sport that’s being locked down in order to rein in costs and give the manufacturers necessary time to prepare for the arrival of a new power unit in 2026. However, there’s still time for the manufacturers to make improvements before the homologation deadlines come in to force, so they’ve been […]

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01 Feb 2022

Who will have the F1 race director role in 2022?

How the position will be filled is part of the ongoing investigation into the Abu Dhabi GP controversy, an event that left Masi in the firing line from the sport’s insiders and from fans worldwide on social media. What transpired over the last couple of laps stirred up a wave of criticism that did a […]

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01 Feb 2022

Schumacher, Lauda, Alonso and more

Ferrari tops all the major Formula 1 statistics, and by some margin. It has more race wins, more drivers’ titles and more constructors’ crowns than any other team. The legendary Italian squad’s tally of 15 drivers’ titles puts it three clear of second-best McLaren, while 39 drivers have won world championship grands prix for Ferrari. […]

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01 Feb 2022

Winning IndyCar title is O’Ward’s quickest way to F1

O’Ward enjoyed his first taste of F1 machinery at the end of last year in Abu Dhabi when he took part in the young driver test as a reward for scoring his maiden IndyCar win for the Arrow McLaren SP squad. The Mexican driver finished the year third in the IndyCar standings and was in […]

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