Ferrari believe the performance deficit they had to the Red Bull cars earlier in the season has been effectively neutralised by a rear wing update.
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2022 French Grand Prix TV Times
2022 French Grand Prix
Posted onIt’s race week! Formula 1 heads to Paul Ricard this weekend. Here’s how to watch the French Grand Prix plus IndyCar’s Iowa double-header and more.
Herta and O’Ward face “big challenge” if McLaren offers practice run – Seidl
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Herta and O’Ward face challenges if they get practice runs • IndyCar medical director retires • Sasahara wins first Super Formula race
Ferrari’s reliability woes no comfort to Red Bull in title fight – Horner
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Ferrari unreliability no comfort to Red Bull • New York crash one of Di Grassi’s biggest • IndyCar salaries “getting better” – Rahal
Schumacher has made “big step” with points scoring races – Magnussen
2022 F1 season
Posted onKevin Magnussen says his Haas team mate Mick Schumacher has “certainly taken a big step” after taking back-to-back points finishes in the last two races.
Tougher tests for F1 roll hoops in 2023 after Zhou’s Silverstone crash
2022 F1 season
Posted onThe FIA plans to introduce “more stringent measures” for testing roll hoops on Formula 1 cars following Zhou Guanyu’s shocking British Grand Prix crash.
FIA proposes 2023 rules changes to address “significant safety matter” of porpoising
2022 F1 season
Posted onThe FIA is pressing ahead with plans to address the ‘porpoising’ phenomenon some cars have experienced this year, despite some teams claiming it is no longer a problem.
Herta’s professional approach and physical preparation impressed McLaren – Seidl
2022 F1 season
Posted onMcLaren team principal Andreas Seidl says the team were “quite impressed” by IndyCar driver Colton Herta after he completed a two-day test with them this week.
Similar strategies make sprint races ‘not the most exciting’ says Norris
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the RaceFans Round-up: Lack of strategy in sprints ‘not exciting’ – Norris • Bottas expects updates in Hungary • Piastri was told of possible race chance in Monaco
Hamilton told Leclerc ‘I didn’t want to clip you and send you off’ after Copse scrap
2022 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton told Charles Leclerc he was anxious to avoid hitting the Ferrari driver when they went wheel-to-wheel through Copse as they battled in the late stages of the British Grand Prix.
Another fan’s experience of harassment last weekend – and why F1 must act
News Focus
Posted onAnother female fan who suffered harassment during the Austrian Grand Prix weekend gave her account to RaceFans. The sport must make it clear such behaviour is never acceptable.
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.
Masi breaks silence on departure from FIA after Abu Dhabi controversy
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Masi breaks silence on departure from FIA after Abu Dhabi controversy • Coloured carbon fibre may help teams’ weight saving • Commentator suspended over Stroll comment
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.
Ferrari is most-improved team year-on-year at halfway point in 2022
2022 Austrian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onAt the halfway point in the season, Ferrari has gained the most points compared to last year while Lewis Hamilton has seen the biggest drop.
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.
Herta felt “close” to consistently quick lap times on F1 test debut for McLaren
2022 F1 season
Posted onIndyCar race-winner Colton Herta felt he was close to lapping consistently at the limit after his two-day test for McLaren this week.
Former F1 race director Masi officially leaves FIA
2022 F1 season
Posted onFormer Formula 1 race director Michael Masi has officially left the FIA, seven months since he was found to have made errors in the handling of last year’s season finale.
Did the stewards give the right penalties for Russell and Gasly’s collisions?
Penalty Box
Posted onTwo similar collisions – between George Russell and Sergio Perez, and Pierre Gasly and Sebastian Vettel – got the same penalties in Austria. Were they the right calls?