Nicholas Latifi was given a penalty point on his super licence for ignoring blue flags but said he tried to help the driver he held up.
2022 F1 season articles archive
Articles on the 2022 Formula 1 season.
Red Bull’s ‘no fighting’ instruction to Perez ‘wasn’t team orders’ – Horner
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull told Sergio Perez not to fight his team mate during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix to avoid a repeat of the collision which occured between their drivers at the track four years ago.
Mercedes plan reserve driver “solution” for Canada in case Hamilton cannot drive
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes will ensure they are prepared for the possibility Lewis Hamilton cannot participate during next weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix after his painful race today.
‘I’ll do anything to avoid having that again’ says Hamilton after ‘most painful race ever’
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton described the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as the “most painful race I’ve experienced” after suffering from excessive bouncing.
Verstappen confident he would have caught Leclerc if he hadn’t retired
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen says he could have caught leader Charles Leclerc even if the Ferrari driver had not suffered a power unit failure in Baku.
Rate the race: 2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onWhat did you think of today’s race? Share your verdict on the 2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
“It hurts” says Leclerc after second retirement from the lead in three races
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc admitted it “hurts” to retire from a race while leading for the second time in three rounds. Both Ferraris retired in Baku.
Verstappen and Stroll confident last year’s Baku tyre failures won’t recur
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen and Lance Stroll are going into today’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix confident the dramatic, high-speed tyre failures they experienced last year will not be repeated.
Mercedes will continue ‘experiments’ with car fixes at next race in Canada
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes expect to have a better idea what the best long-term solution for their car problems is after next week’s Canadian Grand Prix.
Formula 1 drivers urge FIA to tackle “very painful” effects of porpoising
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 drivers say there are “easy solutions” the FIA could introduce to reduce the “very painful” porpoising many are suffering.
Hamilton ‘losing over a tenth to Russell on the straight’ due to bouncing
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says the poor ride Mercedes have over the bumps in Baku is costing him more time than his team mate.
Leclerc must keep usual Baku drama in his mirrors to “finish the job” from pole
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix pre-race analysis
Posted onCharles Leclerc starts from pole position again but he converted none of his last three into wins. Can he defy Baku’s tendency for drama and triumph again?
Sainz says running without a tow was his mistake after falling from first to fourth
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr said it was his decision to do his final lap of qualifying without a tow after missing out on pole position in Baku.
Hamilton and Norris cleared of driving unnecessarily slowly in Q2 incident
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton and Lando Norris have been cleared by the Azerbaijan Grand Prix stewards for driving unnecessarily slowly during an incident in Q2.
Alonso dismisses Albon’s claim he ‘drove slowly on purpose’ to delay rivals in Q1
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso denied driving slowly on purpose in qualifying after Alexander Albon said his rival “plays the system well”.
“No consistency” in stewards’ decisions say Ferrari after lost Monaco protest
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari team principal Mattia Binotto has criticised what he sees as “no consistency” in race direction in the 2022 season.
Ferrari raise “concerns” as FIA makes hiring from Mercedes
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari have raised concerns over the FIA’s appointment of a former Mercedes executive to a senior position.
Second change made to Formula 1’s pit lane entry rules for Azerbaijan GP
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onThe FIA has made a second change to the pit lane entry rules for this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Mercedes drivers suffering so much from porpoising ‘physio can’t always fix it’ – Wolff
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes’ porpoising is so severe the team’s physiotherapists are not always able to ease the pain their drivers feel after driving the car.
Monaco was just bad luck says Verstappen after father’s criticism of team’s strategy
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen’s father described his third place finish in Monaco as “very disappointing” and questioned Red Bull’s choice of strategy, but the driver chalked the result up to bad luck.