Does the model 2022 car presented by F1 accurately represent what next year’s designs will look like? We asked a technical director.
2022 f1 season articles archive
Will Formula 1’s new cars for 2022 prove a change for the better?
Debates and Polls
Posted onFormula 1 revealed the radical new look of next year’s cars at Silverstone last week. Will its plan to improve the racing succeed?
2022 F1 car looks ‘cool but retro like a 1990s Indycar’ – Horner
2021 British Grand Prix
Posted onNext year’s Formula 1 cars will look like IndyCar machines from the nineties, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has said.
“Very heavily regulated” 2022 F1 cars will differ little from presentation model
2021 British Grand Prix
Posted onTighter technical rules mean teams’ new cars for the 2022 F1 season are expected to closely resemble an example design revealed by the series yesterday.
Why F1’s “face-melting” computing power is the game-changer behind its new 2022 rules
2022 F1 season
Posted onF1 wielded “insane” computing power greater than that used by the teams to develop its new regulations intended to aid overtaking in 2022, explains Rob Smedley.
F1 wants a US driver, but an IndyCar pipeline suits no one
IndyCar
Posted onIf Formula 1 wants an American driver so badly, why does its superlicence points system reward IndyCar drivers so poorly?
Australia “unlikely” to hold first race of 2022 season
2021 F1 season
Posted onThe Australian Grand Prix is unlikely to return to its regular place as F1’s season-opening race after the event was cancelled for the second year in a row.
Mercedes to choose Hamilton’s team mate “in the summer” – Wolff
2021 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes intend to choose Lewis Hamilton’s team mate for 2022 during the summer, team principal Toto Wolff has confirmed.
Official: New deal keeps Hamilton at Mercedes until 2023
2022 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton will continue to race in Formula 1 until at least 2023 after signing a new two-year deal to drive for Mercedes.
Williams seeking to join 18-inch tyre tests to avoid disadvantage
2021 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onWilliams is looking into joining Formula 1’s 18-inch tyre testing programme this year to avoid being left at a disadvantage to its rivals.
First impression of new 2022 F1 car in simulator is “very different” – Leclerc
2021 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc has become one of the first Formula 1 drivers to sample his team’s planned car for next year’s radically changed technical regulations.
Ocon and Alpine agree contract extension until 2024
2022 F1 Season
Posted onAlpine have announced Esteban Ocon has signed to the team through 2024, ahead of his home race at the French Grand Prix.
Alpine have “too many” F1 juniors, but do they have a 2022 solution?
2021 F1 season
Posted onAlpine chief executive officer Laurent Rossi admits the team has “too many” juniors vying for promotion to F1. So where might they go in 2022?
F1’s heavy cars at odds with sustainability push – Hamilton
2021 F1 Season
Posted onLewis Hamilton has said the 2022 weight increase for Formula One cars seems at odds with sustainability and sporting aims.
Pirelli shift focus of 18-inch tyre development to compounds at Kubica test
2022 F1 season
Posted onPirelli has largely finalised the construction of its new 18-inch tyres for the 2022 F1 season and is starting work on developing compounds at this week’s test.
Hamilton says plan to keep racing in 2022 was behind decision to test 18-inch tyres
2021 Portuguese Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton revealed he volunteered to test Pirelli’s new 18-inch tyres for 2022 because he is planning to keep racing in F1 next year.
F1 extends deal for Japanese Grand Prix to continue at Suzuka until 2024
2022 F1 season
Posted onThe Japanese Grand Prix will remain at Suzuka until at least the 2024 season after the circuit agreed a new deal with Formula 1.
Video: First onboard lap simulation of Miami’s new track for 2022 F1 season
2022 F1 season
Posted onThe promoters of the Miami Grand Prix, which will hold its first F1 race in 2022, have revealed a simulated onboard lap of the new Hard Rock Stadium circuit.
Russell admits Bottas was “probably not” at fault for crash
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onGeorge Russell says CCTV footage of his collision with Valtteri Bottas makes the incident look “very different”, and accepts his rival was “probably not” to blame.
F1 to keep 23-race schedule in 2022 after addition of Miami
2022 F1 season
Posted onThe addition of the Miami Grand Prix to the 2022 Formula 1 calendar will not expand the schedule beyond its current record 23 races.
