Zhou Guanyu argues that there is no scenario where it is safe for a recovery vehicle or crane to be deployed onto a race track in wet conditions.
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Leclerc frustrated by ‘too many mistakes and loads of missed opportunities’ in 2022
2022 United States Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc said his 2022 season has been more frustrating than others as he and Ferrari have missed too many opportunities to win races.
F1 “needs to get better” after confused end to championship in Japan – Leclerc
2022 United States Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc says Formula 1 must avoid a repeat of the confusing conclusion to the world championship which occured at the last race in Japan.
Why Verstappen’s second title given him “very different emotions” to the first
News Focus
Posted onMax Verstappen said his 2022 championship fight with Charles Leclerc was “very different” to his first title win against Lewis Hamilton last year.
The old and new problems which added up to another farcical F1 title-decider
2022 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onWith confusion over the conclusion to the race and the world championship, plus serious safety concerns, F1 produced another unsatisfactory championship-decider.
Wet conditions at start were ‘not race-able, we shouldn’t have started’ – Bottas
2022 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onThe start of the Japanese Grand Prix should have been delayed because conditions were too wet to race in, says Valtteri Bottas.
FIA promises “thorough review” over recovery vehicles on track in Japanese GP
2022 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onThe FIA will conduct a “thorough review” after several drivers complained about the presence of recovery vehicles at the side of the track during the Japanese Grand Prix.
“We’ll have four racing laps’: How F1’s Safety Car confusion unfolded at Monza
2022 Italian GP team radio transcript
Posted onFormula 1 drivers were told they’d get a restart with up to four laps remaining at Monza. Their radio messages show why it never happened.
Fans were booing the FIA more than Verstappen at end of Italian GP – Binotto
2022 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 fans at the Italian Grand Prix were booing the FIA for failing to restart the race, not winner Max Verstappen, Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto believes.
Verstappen, Perez, Sainz and others join Hamilton in taking engine change penalties
2022 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc and George Russell are the only drivers from the three front-running teams without penalties heading into this weekend’s race.
Stop drivers dropping tear-offs outside car says Leclerc after Spa misfortune
2022 Dutch Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc wants Formula 1 to enforce its rule forbidding drivers from dropping visor tear-offs onto the track after collecting one of Max Verstappen’s at Spa.
“They were on another level”: Ferrari worried by Red Bull’s “strange” leap forward
2022 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari say championship rivals Red Bull were “on another level” of performance at Spa, and are concerned it could be the shape of things to come.
Visor tear-off which spoiled Leclerc’s race was Verstappen’s – Ferrari
2022 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onThe visor tear-off which forced Charles Leclerc to make an early pit stop in the Belgian Grand Prix was dropped by his championship rival Max Verstappen, Ferrari believe.
Leclerc says post-race penalty is ‘my fault, nothing to do with the team’
2022 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc took responsibility for the five-second time penalty which dropped him from fifth place to sixth at the end of the Belgian Grand Prix.
Red Bull’s advantage is as if they built their car exactly for this track – Leclerc
2022 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc is concerned the sudden performance advantage Red Bull demonstrated in qualifying today could be the shape of things to come.
F1 stewards clarify grid drop rules following ‘unprecedented’ Leclerc penalties
2022 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onThe Belgian Grand Prix stewards have explained why Charles Leclerc will be made to start from the back of the grid following a series of grid penalties.
F1’s rising popularity shows Abu Dhabi controversy did no damage – Domenicali
2022 F1 season
Posted onThe controversial conclusion to last year’s Formula 1 world championship did not damage its reputation or popularity, says the series’ CEO Stefano Domenicali.
Transcript: Why Ferrari told Leclerc ‘the hard is worse than expected’ but still used it
2022 Hungarian GP team radio transcript
Posted onRadio messages between Charles Leclerc and Ferrari in Hungary show the team realised the hard tyres weren’t competitive but felt they had to use them.
How to lose a season in 10 races: Ferrari’s staggering reversal in fortunes
News Focus
Posted onCharles Leclerc had a 46-point lead over Max Verstappen 10 races ago. He now trails him by 80 points. How has it all gone so badly wrong for Ferrari?
Paddock Diary: 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onThe Hungarian Grand Prix weekend began with the bombshell news of Sebastian Vettel’s retirement and ended with a clue to his replacement.