Charles Leclerc praised Ferrari’s “amazing team work” after Carlos Sainz Jnr helped him claim pole position for the French Grand Prix.
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Chadwick takes seventh consecutive W Series win despite grid penalty
W Series
Posted onJamie Chadwick claimed her fifth win of the W Series season at Paul Ricard, retaining her perfect record in 2022.
Sainz indicates he has more grid penalties to come in France
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Sainz expects more PU penalties • Chadwick loses pole after crossing white line • VW Group CEO ousted
Sargeant denies Iwasa his first F2 pole by six thousandths of a second
Formula 2
Posted onLogan Sargeant denied Ayumu Iwasa his first pole position in Formula 2 with a last-gasp run which deposed the DAMS driver by just six thousandths of a second.
Vettel to demonstrate 100-year-old Aston Martin GP car running on sustainable fuel
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Vettel to demonstrate 100-year-old Aston Martin GP car running on sustainable fuel • Ricciardo feared spacehopper incident would put Norris out of race
How F1 Manager 22’s driver ratings compare to F1 22’s
Gaming
Posted onThe producers of upcoming new Formula 1 management simulator F1 Manager 22 have revealed how the game ranks the current 20 drivers.
F1 should consult drivers on which tracks suit sprint races – Bottas
2022 F1 Season
Posted onValtteri Bottas says driver input would help pick which tracks are best suited to Formula 1’s sprint race format, which the series intends to expand to six rounds next year.
Haas’s Hungarian Grand Prix upgrade will be their last this year
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Haas’s Hungarian Grand Prix upgrade will be their last this year • Latifi finally gets Williams upgrade • IndyCar test for Blomqvist
Ferrari believe their performance deficit to Red Bull is now “negligible”
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari believe the performance deficit they had to the Red Bull cars earlier in the season has been effectively neutralised by a rear wing update.
Why McLaren believe Formula E’s champions can keep on winning after their takeover
Formula E
Posted onMercedes won the Formula E championship last year and are in the thick of the title fight again. Next year they will become McLaren – and CEO Zak Brown expects them to keep on winning.
AlphaTauri “desperately” need upgrades after “disaster” weekend, urges Gasly
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onPierre Gasly said AlphaTauri “can’t keep going like this” after a poor weekend in Austria, and urged the team to upgrade its car.
Mercedes explain why Russell was given older rear wing instead of Hamilton after crashes
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes has explained why Lewis Hamilton received the team’s sole remaining new-specification rear wing after both drivers crashed during qualifying in Austria, despite taking a lower grid position than his team mate.
Ricciardo rejects speculation over early departure from F1
2022 F1 Season
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo has insisted he will see out his McLaren contract, which runs until the end of the 2023 season, in Formula 1.
Point would have come sooner but we ‘lost our way with set-up a bit’ – Schumacher
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onAfter finishing with both cars in the points for two grand prix in a row, Haas has rediscovered the way to set up its car says Mick Schumacher.
Red Bull may need no changes to meet skid blocks directive – Horner
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Red Bull may need no changes to meet skid blocks directive – Horner • Binotto could not watch final laps of Austrian Grand Prix • Racism investigation over Piquet comments
Russell’s penalty ‘harsh, he left more than enough room’ – Mercedes
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Russell’s penalty ‘harsh, he left more than enough room’ – Mercedes • McLaren hope to recover Norris’s failed power unit • ‘Williams faster than us in Austria’ – Bottas
Herta to test for McLaren this week to prepare for practice outing
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onColton Herta will test a McLaren Formula 1 car this week as the team consider running him in a practice session later this year.
Sargeant promoted from third to victory by penalties for Verschoor and Daruvala
Formula 2
Posted onLogan Sargeant has won the Formula 2 feature race at the Red Bull Ring, having originally finished in third place, after Richard Verschoor and Jehan Daruvala were penalised.
Verschoor wins Austria F2 feature race after slicks gamble pays off
Formula 2
Posted onRichard Verschoor has won the Formula 2 feature race in Austria, having started on slick tyres on a drying track.
Hadjar wins wet-to-dry Formula 3 feature race
Formula 3
Posted onRed Bull junior Isack Hadjar won the Austrian FIA Formula 3 feature race from pole position in drying conditions which saw drivers struggle with tyres.