Alfa 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.
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Masi “more than capable” of emulating Whiting’s success as F1 race director
2022 F1 season
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
2022 F1 season
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.
2021 F1 driver rankings #2: Lewis Hamilton
2021 F1 driver rankings
Posted onA controversial end denied Lewis Hamilton an eighth world championship in cruel circumstances, but a few too many errors earlier in the season also cost him.
“Minimal” changes to Jeddah track for second Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
2022 F1 season
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
2022 F1 Season
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.
No spectators or live television coverage at first test for new 2022 F1 cars
2022 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 teams’ new cars for 2022 will run together for the first time behind closed doors with no live timing or television coverage, the series has confirmed.
AlphaTauri and Alpine announce 2022 F1 car launch plans
2022 F1 season
Posted onAlphaTauri and Alpine have become the latest teams to confirm when they will present their new cars for the 2022 Formula 1 season
Button confident Hamilton will return to seek record eighth F1 title
2022 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton’s former team mate Jenson Button believes the Mercedes driver will return to Formula 1 this year, despite his ongoing silence following the controversial end to the 2021 world championship.
Ferrari replace 2021 car with 2018 model for Fiorano test
2022 F1 season
Posted onFerrari is not testing its 2021 Formula 1 car at Fiorano today, having indicated yesterday it would. The team will instead run its 2018 car.
Red Bull’s five F2 drivers targeting promotion to an F1 seat in 2023
Formula 2
Posted onRed Bull’s junior talent roster looks stronger than it has for years and the likes of Yuki Tsunoda will be wary of the progress its five F2 drivers make in 2022.
‘One or two teams will get new cars really badly wrong’ – Allison
2022 F1 season
Posted onMercedes chief technical officer James Allison believes at least one of the team’s rivals will have a “terribly painful year” in 2022.
Poll – Should F1 use the Bahrain Outer Track for 2022’s proposed first sprint race?
Debates & polls
Posted onFormula 1 may begin the 2022 season with its first sprint race of the year in Bahrain. Should it do so using the circuit’s Outer Track layout?
F1’s plan to end military flypasts won’t stop Red Arrows flying at Silverstone
2022 F1 season
Posted onThe traditional pre-race flypast by the Red Arrows at the British Grand Prix has not been outlawed by Formula 1, Silverstone has confirmed in reaction to recent reports.