Pierre Gasly is convinced Mercedes will not start the new season as the team to beat after observing the difficulties Lewis Hamilton had in his W13 during testing.
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Jeddah “could be a little bit quicker” after track changes
2022 F1 season
Posted onRevisions to the Jeddah Corniche Circuit in Saudi Arabia, which are largely being done for safety reasons, may also reduce lap times at one of Formula 1’s quickest tracks.
Paddock Diary: Bahrain pre-season test
Paddock Diary
Posted onIntrigue over Mercedes new sidepods and a change of drivers at Haas occupied the media’s attention during the final pre-season test in Bahrain.
Ferrari are outsiders, not favourites, behind Mercedes and Red Bull – Binotto
2022 F1 season
Posted onFerrari team principal Mattia Binotto is pleased with their progress in testing but believes Mercedes and Red Bull remain the favourites heading into the new season.
Bottas “really starting to like the car” but has reliability concerns
2022 F1 season
Posted onValtteri Bottas says he’s starting to like his Alfa Romeo but “my biggest concern is doing a race distance.”
Vettel wasn’t aware “No War” helmet included flag of disputed territory
2022 F1 season
Posted onSebastian Vettel says he did not deliberately intend to feature the flag of a disputed region of northern Cyprus on his anti-war helmet design.
Alpine offer Piastri to McLaren as substitute driver
2022 F1 season
Posted onAlpine has announced it has made its reserve driver Oscar Piastri available to McLaren to serve as a substitute for Daniel Ricciardo if needed.
Hamilton: People who say Mercedes are talking ourselves down are in for a surprise
2022 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton doubts Mercedes will bounce back from their troubled start to the season in testing as easily as they did last year.
Hamilton plans to leave F1 well before Verstappen’s new contract ends
2022 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton expects he will retire from Formula 1 long before Max Verstappen’s new long-term deal to race for Red Bull ends.
Williams will give Latifi extra runs to make up for time lost due to fire
2022 F1 season
Posted onNicholas Latifi will get extra time in the Williams today after the team suffered a brake fire yesterday, but team principal Jost Capito is concerned about its effect on their start to the season.
Perez looking for a “longer stay” at Red Bull after Verstappen’s contract extension
2022 F1 season
Posted onSergio Perez says he is looking for a long-term contract extension with Red Bull to provide “stability” for him as a driver.
Fire damage ends Williams’ second day after just 12 laps
2022 F1 season
Posted onWilliams have been forced to end their second day of running after the fire that stopped Nicholas Latifi in this morning’s session.
McLaren rushing new parts to Bahrain to solve brake problem
2022 F1 season
Posted onMcLaren team principal Andreas Seidl says they face a “race against time” to solve the brake problem which has limited their running since testing began at the Bahrain International Circuit yesterday.
Ferrari look “extremely competitive” but Mercedes haven’t shown their hand – Horner
2022 F1 season
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner believes Ferrari have got off to a strong start in testing for the 2022 Formula 1 season.
Drive to Survive goes “too far” at times but is positive for F1 – Sainz
2022 F1 season
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr expects the producers of Netflix’s Drive to Survive will respond to criticisms of the programme’s accuracy.
Albon sees “promising” signs F1 field will be closer this year
2022 F1 season
Posted onAlex Albon says he believes the Formula 1 field could be “tighter” this season after four days of testing with the radical new cars for 2022.
Red Bull’s five-year Verstappen deal was a no-brainer, but who should partner him?
News Focus
Posted onRed Bull have locked Max Verstappen into a long-term deal for the next six years. Is current team mate Sergio Perez the best choice to remain alongside him?
Ferrari want clampdown on Mercedes’ wing mirror design
2022 F1 season
Posted onMercedes’ rear wing mirror design is ‘something F1 needs to stop for the future’, says Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto.
‘I was in a happy place when Guenther called’: Why Magnussen couldn’t resist F1 return
2022 F1 season
Posted onKevin Magnussen had put his F1 dream behind him – until Guenther Steiner called. Now he wants to make this third chance in Formula 1 count.
“It would have been amazing” rues Fittipaldi after lost chance to race for Haas
2022 F1 season
Posted onPietro Fittipaldi says he ‘really thought it was going to come together’ for him to race in F1 throughout 2022 until Haas picked Kevin Magnussen for the drive.