Ferrari will bring track-specific new parts to next week’s race in Miami followed by a more significant upgrade afterwards.
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Verstappen’s father Jos ‘enjoyed seeing Max lap Hamilton after last year’
2022 F1 season
Posted onFormer Formula 1 driver Jos Verstappen admitted he took pleasure in seeing his son lap his former championship rival following the rivalry between the pair last year.
Plan for six sprint races in 2023 wins teams’ backing but awaits FIA approval
2022 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 teams backed a plan to double the number of sprint races on next year’s calendar but the FIA “is still evaluating the impact of this proposal.”
Failed part which caused Verstappen’s latest retirement ‘had done over 10,000km’
2022 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner says they have corrected the failure which caused Max Verstappen’s retirement from the Australian Grand Prix.
Racing rules clarification issued to F1 drivers post-Abu Dhabi published in full
2022 F1 Season
Posted onThe FIA has published the updated Formula 1 driving standards guidelines which were issued ahead of the 2022 season.
Pictures: Dixon leads Daly and Ilott as Indy 500 testing begins
IndyCar
Posted onTesting for next month’s Indianapolis 500 began yesterday with 32 drivers in action at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, including seven rookies.
Ferrari extend Sainz’s contract to end of 2024 season
2022 F1 season
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr will race with Ferrari until at least the end of the 2024 season after signing a contract extension with the team.
How safer cars and more “extreme” tracks are changing the character of F1
2022 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 cars have become much safer this year. Meanwhile the series is adding ever quicker tracks to its roster, a move which has pleased some drivers.
Miami F1 track “95% complete” ahead of first race next month
2022 Miami Grand Prix
Posted onThe promoters of the Miami Grand Prix say the new track which will hold the race is almost ready for its first event next month.
Why F1’s sprint race pole position fix is merely cosmetic
2022 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 claims to have changed its sprint format so that Friday qualifying will decide pole position, but the rule book shows that’s not the case.
Gian Carlo Minardi takes FIA single-seater commission presidency
2022 F1 season
Posted onMinardi Formula 1 team founder Gian Carlo Minardi has been elected FIA single seater commission president by the World Motor Sport Council.
How a missed set up window on Friday led to Haas’ worst race of the season in Melbourne
2022 F1 season
Posted onHaas endured their first point-less round of the season in Australia, but what happened to the pace the team had shown in the opening races?
Wolff puts Mercedes’ odds of championship victory at “two to eight”
2022 F1 Season
Posted onMercedes’ chances of winning the championship are not good at present, team principal Toto Wolff admitted, but could change quickly if they can unlock more performance from their car.
Two-degree temperature rise led to Hamilton’s “difficult position” radio message
2022 F1 Season
Posted onThe engine cooling problem which Lewis Hamilton said put him in a “difficult position” during the Australian Grand Prix was caused by a small rise in ambient temperatures.
FIA Formula 3 boss disappointed W Series champion didn’t get drive
Formula 3
Posted onFormula 2 and 3 boss Bruno Michel said bringing good female drivers to the F3 grid was “key” and he didn’t understand why Jamie Chadwick had failed to get a 2022 seat.
Monaco Grand Prix promoter insists race will stay on F1 calendar
2022 F1 season
Posted onThe president of the Automobile Club de Monaco has dismissed reports the principality is at risk of losing its grand prix.
Masi was a “liability” for F1 and “disrespectful” towards drivers – Wolff
2022 F1 season
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff says former F1 race director Michael Masi still hasn’t accepted he was at fault in his handling of last year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Porsche and Audi move closer to F1 commitment after meeting
2022 F1 season
Posted onThe Volkswagen Group is inching closer to committing two of its brands to participate in Formula 1 after the proposals were discussed at a board meeting yesterday.
Mazepin believes F1 comeback is not necessarily impossible
2022 F1 season
Posted onNikita Mazepin hasn’t given up hope he may return to Formula 1 in the future after losing his drive following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
F1’s 23-race calendar makes in-season tyre test logistics a “nightmare”
2022 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1’s growing schedule is making it harder for Pirelli to arrange in-season tests to develop new tyre compounds.