Tag: F1 News

01 Nov 2022

F1 teams discussing winter shutdown to aid staff wellbeing

F1 currently has a two-week shutdown during the summer break that is enshrined in the regulations, ensuring staff get time off through the busy season by making teams pause their operations. Although all teams do ensure staff members get time off over Christmas and through the winter, there is nothing set in the sporting regulations […]

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01 Nov 2022

10 things we learned from the 2022 Mexican Grand Prix

There’s little escaping that the Mexican Grand Prix last weekend ultimately failed to deliver on the thrilling climax it teased at certain points. That meant, at a time when the FIA went public with its contentious punishment for Red Bull breaking the 2021 cost cap, there was an equal split between on- and off-track talking […]

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31 Oct 2022

Vesti tipped for Mercedes F1 run in Abu Dhabi young driver test

The test will feature two cars per team, with race drivers running with the definitive 2023 Pirelli tyres in one car, and rookies – defined as those with no more than two Grand Prix starts – in the other. Mercedes has a rookie slot available because Nyck de Vries has been released to drive for […]

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31 Oct 2022

Russell drove “too cautiously” in first lap F1 battle with Hamilton

Russell started second, but after giving space to Hamilton he emerged from the opening sequence of corners on the first lap in fourth place, a position he still held at the end of the race. The Briton admitted that recent frustrations, including his first corner collision with Carlos Sainz in Austin, encouraged him to take […]

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31 Oct 2022

Alonso set for maiden Aston Martin F1 test in Abu Dhabi

The test, to be held on the Tuesday following the final race of the season, will feature two cars per team. Race drivers will run the definitive 2023 Pirelli tyres in one car, and rookies will drive the other. Traditionally the Abu Dhabi running sees drivers who are moving teams for the following year gain […]

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31 Oct 2022

Red Bull “too fast” for Mercedes to beat in F1 Mexican GP

Both Hamilton and George Russell began the race on medium tyres with Mercedes trying to counter Red Bull’s start on the soft rubber, as Max Verstappen wanted to cover off the threat of a run into the first corner. Although it seemed that Mercedes was going to attempt to go long into the race on […]

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