Formula 1 has halved the number of sprint races which will take place this year following opposition from three teams, but will many fans be disappointed?
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Aramco becomes joint title sponsor of Aston Martin’s F1 team
2022 F1 season
Posted onAston Martin have announced a multi-year deal with the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Aramco, which has become a joint title sponsor of the team.
Alpine reorganises its technical department ahead of 2022 season
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Posted onAlpine has announced two significant changes in its technical department ahead of the 2022 Formula 1 season.
Haas to present VF-22 livery on Friday
2022 F1 season
Posted onHaas will become the first Formula 1 team to unveil their livery design for the 2022 F1 season when they present their new design online on Friday.
How much will F1 teams dare to reveal at their 2022 car launches?
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Posted onRed Bull are set to be the first Formula 1 team to reveal their 2022 contender. But how much will we see of any of the new cars?
F1 proposes three sprint races instead of six in 2022
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Posted onFormula 1 is trying to break the deadlock over its sprint event format plan by offering teams a compromise arrangement for 2022.
New Red Bull RB18 to be unveiled on Wednesday
2022 F1 season
Posted onRed Bull is set to be the first team to reveal its new car for the 2022 Formula 1 season after announcing they will unveil the RB18 on Wednesday.
Herta still keen on F1 move after lost Andretti-Sauber opportunity
IndyCar
Posted onIndyCar race-winner Colton Herta hasn’t given up hope he may race in Formula 1 one day after a potential chance to join the series through Andretti last year failed to materialise.
Is motorsport leading or lagging as carmakers race to embrace green technologies?
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Posted onThe worlds of motor racing and car manufacturing are embracing environmental technologies at different rates. Is motorsport leading or lagging?
Alfa Romeo C42 to debut in special testing livery ahead of official launch
2022 F1 season
Posted onAlfa Romeo will hold a formal launch for its new Formula 1 car after the first pre-season test at the Circuit de Catalunya later this month.
Masi “more than capable” of emulating Whiting’s success as F1 race director
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Posted onRed Bull’s sporting director Jonathan Wheatley has given FIA Formula 1 race director Michael Masi his full support following the controversial conclusion to last year’s world championship.
Analysis: How Formula 1’s big rules changes disrupt the competition
2022 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 enjoyed a competitive 2021 season but new regulations this year could hand one team a major advantage, as past rules-shake-ups have done.
F1 is impressive but IndyCar is more of a driver’s championship – Newgarden
IndyCar
Posted onTwo-times IndyCar champion Josef Newgarden says Formula 1 doesn’t appeal as strongly to him as it did earlier in his career.
The tricky balancing act the FIA must pull off with its Abu Dhabi inquiry
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Posted onThe FIA needs to address Lewis Hamilton’s concerns over Abu Dhabi without undermining Max Verstappen’s status as its new Formula 1 world champion.
Mercedes’ new F1 car for 2022 passed crash tests two weeks ago
2022 F1 season
Posted onMercedes has confirmed its new F1 car passed all its crash tests over two weeks ago, after reports elsewhere claimed it had not yet been homologated.
FIA indicates Masi may not continue as F1 race director
2022 F1 season
Posted onFIA Formula 1 race director Michael Masi may not remain in the role for the new season following the controversial conclusion to the 2021 world championship.
F1 must decide on 2022 sprint event format plans soon – Horner
2022 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 needs to make a decision soon on how its sprint qualifying format will work in 2022, says Red Bull team principal Christian Horner.
“Minimal” changes to Jeddah track for second Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
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Posted onThe Saudi Arabian Grand Prix promoters have confirmed only minor changes will be made to the Jeddah Corniche Circuit ahead of its second Formula 1 race in two months’ time.
F1 announces Singapore GP contract extension until 2028
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Posted onThe Singapore Grand Prix will remain on the F1 calendar until at least the 2028 season after event organisers signed a seven-year extension with Formula 1.
F1 enjoyed “best season for 40 years” in 2021 – Horner
2021 F1 season
Posted onThe controversial conclusion to the 2021 Formula 1 season should not detract from the close championship fight the series enjoyed, according to Red Bull team principal Christian Horner.