Mercedes a “step behind” – Russell George Russell has echoed his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton saying that Mercedes are a “step behind” Red Bull and Ferrari heading into the 2022 season with their new “bouncing” car. The eight-time constructor’s champions have been the favourites every year since 2014, but the consensus appears to be they
Formula One remains in Bahrain following the second test for the opening race of the season. The Bahrain International Circuit hosts the season opener for the fourth time with the twilight race around the 3.363mi circuit and with the new regulations it is expected that the racing will be closer. Over the hybrid era and
Max Verstappen was fastest on the final day of pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit. The Red Bull driver set his fastest time in the closing moments of the test a 31.720 putting him almost seven-tenths faster than Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. The world champion set his fastest time on the C5 tyre putting him
Kevin Magnussen was fastest on the second day of the second test at the Bahrain International Circuit. Magnussen’s fastest time for Haas came after the flag dropped because delays in getting parts and the car to Bahrain means the team has been given two extra hours on Friday and Saturday to make up the loss
Pierre Gasly was fastest on the opening day of the second test at Bahrain International Circuit. The Alpha Tauri driver set a 33.902 on the C5 compound of tyre putting him four and a half tenths ahead of the two Ferraris, with Carlos Sainz going a quarter of a second faster than teammate Charles Leclerc.
Mazepin has no “trust” in Haas Nikita Mazepin says his dismissal by Haas left him with no “trust” in the team. The US-owned team Haas had been under immense pressure to act on Russian driver Mazepin’s future following his country’s invasion of Ukraine, with sport around the world cutting ties with Russia. Mazepin says he
Mercedes & Red Bull remain leaders Lando Norris believes that Mercedes and Red Bull remain the leaders going into the second test in Sakhir on Thursday. His McLaren team and Ferrari set the headlines a fortnight ago at the first test, although Mercedes did go fastest on the final day of the test. However, Norris
Fittipaldi replaces Mazepin for Sakhir Test Gene Haas has announced that Pietro Fittipaldi will drive for his team in this week’s Bahrain Test, but the squad is still considering other options for a full-time race seat. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the team terminated the contract of Nikita Mazepin and title sponsor Uralkali. The
The second pre-season test takes F1 to Sakhir in Bahrain ahead of the opening race of the 2022 season. The three-day test at the Bahrain International Circuit offers the teams a chance to fine-tune the cars going into the new season, the circuit is ideal for testing as it should give us a better understanding
Analysis and a round-up of news stories from the week, how they developed and what they could mean for next week.
