The test will feature two cars per team, with race drivers running with the definitive 2023 Pirelli tyres in one car, and rookies – defined as those with no more than two Grand Prix starts – in the other. Mercedes has a rookie slot available because Nyck de Vries has been released to drive for
Month: October 2022
As the final lap of 500 laps began on Sunday, Chastain was in dire straits, trailing Denny Hamlin by two points in the standings for the final spot in the Championship 4 and running 10th in the race. As Chastain entered Turn 3, he hit the gas pedal on his #1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet and
Verstappen controlled proceedings at the front, but at one point it looked like old title rival Lewis Hamilton may be set to run him close in the fight at the front thanks to his tyre strategy. Yet as the race unfolded, it became apparent that Verstappen had the race well within his grasp, aided by
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7:07 AM ET Daniel Ricciardo said he is talking to Formula One teams about a reserve role next year and that taking a break from racing could prove to be “a blessing in disguise.” The Australian finished seventh for McLaren in Sunday’s Mexico City Grand Prix and was voted Driver of the Day by fans
The pair made contact when Ricciardo made a move on the inside of the tight right-hander Turn 6 as they battled for 11th position on the 51st lap. Tsunoda made it back to the pits, but he was forced to retire due to damage incurred. Ricciardo was handed a 10-second penalty by the FIA stewards.
After signing a two-year deal to race for Nissan in Formula E, Fenestraz initially expressed hopes of continuing his career racing in Japan in either Super Formula or Super GT when his schedule allowed. However, Nissan has vetoed his continued participation in Super GT with Toyota, leaving Super Formula as the only viable option, despite
Both Hamilton and George Russell began the race on medium tyres with Mercedes trying to counter Red Bull’s start on the soft rubber, as Max Verstappen wanted to cover off the threat of a run into the first corner. Although it seemed that Mercedes was going to attempt to go long into the race on
Bell’s only chance of advancing into the final round of the playoffs was in securing victory, and the Joe Gibbs Racing driver came in to pit for new tyres on the final caution, produced by Landon Cassill, and lined up sixth on the restart with 24 of 500 laps remaining. This gave him the opportunity
Over the Mexican Grand Prix weekend, it emerged that Verstappen and the wider Red Bull team were not taking part in any Sky Sports interviews across all its regional channels in the UK, Germany and Italy. It appeared to come in reaction to a clip from Sky Sports F1’s UK coverage of the United States
8:54 PM ET Max Verstappen refused to talk to Sky Sports at the Mexican Grand Prix due to what he perceives to be disrespectful coverage of his first F1 title win, saying “I’m not going to tolerate it anymore”. The reigning two-time champion did not talk to the UK broadcaster at the Mexico City race,
After acing the start from pole and once it became clear well ahead of the final laps that his medium tyres would hold on, Verstappen dominated to take a 14th victory of 2022 and in doing so set a new record for single season wins. Home hero Sergio Perez finished third ahead of George Russell,
Relative to the Red Bull Racing and Mercedes cars, Ferrari came off third-best during qualifying at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez as Sainz could only claim fifth for Sunday’s grid – as Charles Leclerc struggled and qualified seventh behind Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas. In particular, the Ferraris seemed to struggle in the high-speed Esses and there
Full send from Ken Roczen at Red Bull Bull Striaght Rhythm 2022
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7:28 AM ET Max Verstappen is refusing to talk to British F1 broadcaster Sky Sports at the Mexican Grand Prix following comments made by pundit Ted Kravitz. The reigning double world champion is unhappy at comments Kravitz made in his “Ted’s Notebook” show after the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, when he referred to Lewis
In keeping with a recent trend the F1 Experiences organisation has sold hundreds of packages that give paddock access to well-heeled fans. However, drivers have found the atmosphere oppressive with fans physically pushing and pulling them whenever they try to make it from their hospitality buildings to their garages, seemingly with no respect for personal
Both Leclerc and team-mate Carlos Sainz have experienced a lack of power at the high-altitude circuit, with some rivals suspecting that the team may have detuned its power units in a search for reliability. Earlier this year, Sainz suffered a fiery engine failure at the Red Bull Ring, another venue where altitude is an issue,
Russell topped both FP2 and FP3 for Mercedes at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, and looked to be in the fight for pole after sitting just 0.132s off Verstappen following the opening runs in Q3. But Russell endured a scrappy final lap, struggling with oversteer at Turn 5 before running wide at Turn 12 at the
Verstappen trailed Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton in both Q1 and Q2 in qualifying at the low-grip Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez track, but then led from the off in the final segment before sealing pole with a fastest time at the death in Q3. That put him clear of George Russell and Hamilton by 0.304s and 0.309s,
6:58 PM ET Toto Wolff MEXICO CITY — Toto Wolff believes Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix will be Mercedes’ best shot a securing a victory this season, but stressed that beating Max Verstappen would not be an easy task. Verstappen pipped George Russell and Lewis Hamilton to pole position on Saturday by 0.3s, although both Mercedes
The local driver was left without information on his dashboard, including lap times, and in the end he was relieved to recover to earn fourth on the grid for Sunday’s race. The electrical issue also created a DRS problem that left him seventh in Q1, although that problem was rectified for the later sessions. Perez
Arriving as one of the pre-event favourites, Baldwin took a comfortable quarter-final triumph on Friday and then passed Team Brazil’s Igor Rodrigues to win Saturday’s opening semi-final and earn pole position for the final. The highly successful Esports star turned British GT racer prevailed in a three-wide battle at the rolling start with Chris Harteveld
8:10 AM ET Fernando Alonso says Max Verstappen‘s two world championships are worth more than Lewis Hamilton‘s seven. Verstappen beat Hamilton on the last lap of the last race in 2021 for his first title before winning the 2022 title with four races to spare at the Japanese Grand Prix. Alonso, who won his two
However, he admits he can’t say with “100% confidence” that Red Bull will be safe – and suggests that six teams are still at risk of breaching the 2022 cap limit. The FIA announced on Friday that Red Bull has been fined $7m and hit with a 10% reduction in aero testing for the next
The Kiwi wrapped up a third Supercars title on the streets of Surfers Paradise today, his points lead now insurmountable with three races left. His second consecutive title has come from a record-breaking season that has now seen him win 20 of the 31 races so far. It has also come during a year where
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was fastest in FP1 before Russell topped FP2, which doubled as a 2023 Pirelli prototype tyre test and so was unrepresentative in the main. But Russell set the time on 2022-spec soft tyres, as he didn’t run in FP1, so it was a competitively legitimate lap. Mexican Grand Prix FP1 results: Sainz
Instead, the onus will be on the teams to ensure their cars remain operating in a safe manner even after sustaining damage in incidents and then prove this is the case to in-competition enquiries raised by the governing body. The black-and-orange flag is used as an instruction to competitors ordering them to pit for repairs
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