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Ferrari planning mid-February launch for 2022 Formula 1 car

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F1 will undergo a technical overhaul for next year following a significant change in the regulations that has focused on the aerodynamic performance of cars, with the aim of making them easier to race and overtake with. Ferrari will enter next year looking to build on its improved performance through 2021 that saw it recover from its worst season in 40 years to finish third in the standings ... Keep reading

Haas passes crash tests with 2022 F1 challenger

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Ahead of this season, the American squad finished assembling its car in Bahrain ahead of the start of pre-season testing as the chassis was basically unchanged from 2020. But with a rules overhaul for next season meaning teams will have all-new cars, Haas will finish assembling it in the Dallara factory in Italy before flying to Barcelona for the first of two tests. Haas team principal ... Keep reading

Insider's guide- What F1 penalties are there and how are they applied?

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F1 takes no prisoners when it comes to dangerous and unfair driving or breaking the rules. There is a hefty set of penalties for anyone who steps out of line, and at races the buck stops with the stewards. This system encourages teams to stick to the regulations and also discourages drivers from misdemeanours that could include blocking, pushing track limits, ignoring flags, speeding in the ... Keep reading

Fernando Alonso downplays role in 2022 Alpine F1 development

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All-new cars will be introduced next year after the current set of regulations are finally replaced, having been originally scheduled for 2021 before they were pushed back because of the pandemic. Despite the postponement, teams were banned from developing their 2022 cars during 2020 in order to keep costs under control so teams wouldn't have to work on two different projects at the same ... Keep reading

IndyCar extends contract with Dallara

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Dallara first entered top-line U.S. open-wheel racing in 1997 and has been sole supplier since 2009, the year after Indy Racing League and Champ Car World Series merged to form what is currently known as the NTT IndyCar Series. The new blended series saw everyone adopt the Dallara chassis as used by the Indy Racing League, so that Champ Car teams who remained involved had to ditch their ... Keep reading



Miller- Speed of MotoGP rookies "makes me nervous"

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MotoGP has enjoyed a boom of fast young talents coming up to the premier class in recent years, with the likes of 2021 world champion Fabio Quartararo and 2020 champion Joan Mir, and multiple race winners in Francesco Bagnaia, Brad Binder, Jorge Martin and Miguel Oliveira to name but a few. In 2021, Pramacs Martin won the Styrian Grand Prix, scored three other podiums and was on pole four ... Keep reading

Bagnaia thinks MotoGP is changing for the better

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Ducati rider Bagnaia won four races in 2021 on his way to second in the standings, having proved to be world champion Fabio Quartararo's main rival in the title battle. Though the championship tussle between the pair never got to a heated stage as Quartararo secured the crown with two races to spare, both riders exuded respect for one another at all times. Having crashed out of the Emilia ... Keep reading

Porsche wants to unlock battery development in Formula E

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Since the championships inception, the battery has been a single-spec component. It was first supplied by Williams Advanced Engineering [WAE] prior to a switch to McLaren Applied for Gen2, but WAE has won back the tender for Gen3 beginning in 2022-23. For the advent of the new 470bhp machines, the battery will again remain standardised. But Porsche wishes to see it opened to become an ... Keep reading

Revealed- The brutal reality for mechanics as F1's calendar expands

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Grand prix racings chiefs have always tried to give the impression that they are doing their best to manage the difficulties those that working in the pitlane face. However, as F1s calendar looks set to explode even more in the future, and triple headers are now the norm, many within the paddock have expressed some private concerns that they dont appear to be being listened to, as ... Keep reading

Mercedes becomes first team to fire up 2022 F1 car

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Less than a fortnight on from the final round of the 2021 F1 campaign, the Brackley-based outfit published a short video on Thursday revealing the fire up of the new W13. The video showed staff at its factory overlooking the event, with Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff being kept up to date with developments via a live video link on a mobile phone. The images offered no further clues about the ... Keep reading

Sainz relieved 2021 F1 title battle had "good outcome" on track

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Red Bull's Max Verstappen was crowned champion for the first time in the Yas Marina finale after he beat Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton thanks to a late safety car period following a crash by Nicolas Latifi. Although Michael Masi's call to relaunch the race with one lap to go was very controversial, fears that the championship would be decided by a crash between Verstappen and Hamilton didn't ... Keep reading

Horner- "Hollywood script" couldnt have come up with 2021 F1 drama

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F1 witnessed a titanic battle between Red Bull and Mercedes this year as Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton went head-to-head for the drivers championship. The drivers entered the final race tied on points, and the title was settled on the last lap of the season following a controversial restart after Verstappen overtook Hamilton to clinch the title. It was a year filled with drama both ... Keep reading

Agag says he "can't understand" Mercedes' Formula E exit

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Ahead of its drivers' and teams' title coronation in Berlin in August, Motorsport.com broke the news that Mercedes would exit Formula E at the end of the inbound 2022 season - the final year of the Gen2 rules. This comes despite the marque revealing earlier this year that it will shift towards offering an all-electric road car line up by 2030 as part of a 34 billion investment. However ... Keep reading

Honda- Too much mutual respect led to McLaren communications issues

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The Japanese manufacturer enjoyed an extremely successful spell with the Woking-based team in the late 1980s and early 1990s before it left the sport in 1992. The two companies were reunited in 2015, when Honda returned to F1 for the hybrid era. However, the partnership ended prematurely after three disappointing seasons, with Honda moving to Toro Rosso (now AlphaTauri) and McLaren switching ... Keep reading

DTM finalises 2022 calendar as Assen deal ends

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Back in October, the German series announced a nine-round schedule with a 'TBA' venue on June 3-5. However, this date has been scrapped from the latest draft calendar announced on Thursday following the end of championship promoter ITR's agreement with Assen. The move leaves the 2022 schedule with eight rounds - four in Germany and four at other European venues. Portimao is still set to ... Keep reading

F1 2022 runaway leaders will be closed down fast, says Domenicali

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F1 teams are currently working hard on their designs for the all-new ground effect cars that will come in to play in 2022. And, after an ultra-competitive 2021 campaign, there have been some fears voiced that the change of regulations could trigger more of a field spread with some teams having found better ways to unlock performance. F1 has not shied away from the fact that there is the ... Keep reading

We got quite crazy with it- Inside Formula 1s driver chess club

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But it is not the only sport or pastime to enjoy such a surge. In October 2020, The Queens Gambit became a hit on Netflix, based on the 1983 novel about a female chess prodigy, played by Anya Taylor-Joy, who rises to become the greatest player in the world. It resulted in a massive swell in interest for chess. Retailers reported sales for chessboards were up as much as 1,000%, according to ... Keep reading

Toyota WRC squad "working 100%" to be ready for Monte Carlo

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The annual Monte Carlo curtain raiser will see the WRC embrace hybrid technology for the first time following the introduction of new Rally1 regulations. The new rules have required Toyota, Hyundai and M-Sport Ford to construct all-new cars built around a tougher space frame chassis, while the 1.6 litre turbo charged engines are now coupled to a 100kW hybrid unit. All three teams have ... Keep reading

Evans predicts very open WRC 2022 title fight without Ogier

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The Toyota driver has finished runner-up to teammate Ogier in the last two seasons having taken the championship fight down to the wire in 2020 and 2021. With Ogier calling time on his full-time WRC career after lifting an eighth world title, Evans appears among the early contenders to challenge for the crown next year as the top category in rallying welcomes new Rally1 hybrid ... Keep reading

Aston Martin 2021 aero rules hurt the team more than Mercedes

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A push by the FIA to cut back on downforce for this year, to help ease the stress on tyres, triggered some changes to the floor and bargeboard regulations. These alterations, which came during a phase when teams had to carry over their 2020 chassis, especially hurt the low rake cars like Mercedes and Aston Martin. Although Mercedes was able to recover to still win the constructors ... Keep reading





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