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Wolff confident in team: 'We believe we have found improvements'
Total F1 - 16 Apr 2022 13:00
Mercedes has started the new season with a big gap. The W13 cannot keep up with the pace of Ferrari and Red Bull Racing. However, Toto Wolff believes the team has found an improvement. From 2014 to 2021, Mercedes was the...
Something's got to give on Formula 1's increasingly congested calendar | News Focus
F1 Fanatic - 16 Apr 2022 08:22
The Monaco Grand Prix promoters are adamant their race won't make way as new venues increase the competition for places on the calendar. But fewer races in Europe looks inevitable.
Mercedes battling to resolve F1 correlation problem
Total F1 - 16 Apr 2022 03:50
Lewis Hamilton on-track in Albert Park The Mercedes Formula 1 team is battling to get on top of a correlation issue between its on-track, virtual, and simulator performance. Team boss Toto Wolff has revealed that there's...
Track prep remains key to Bristol dirt show
Racer - 16 Apr 2022 00:42
Bristol Motor Speedway and NASCAR officials have made changes to the dirt track preparation after the 2021 learning curve of poor (...)
Hamilton urges immediate Mercedes improvement as FIA warned - GPFans F1 Recap
Total F1 - 16 Apr 2022 00:30
Lewis Hamilton has called on Mercedes to make improvements "now, not in two or three races" after a difficult start to the F1 season.
Alfa Romeo to kick off tyre testing at Imola
Total F1 - 16 Apr 2022 00:10
Alfa Romeo will be on duty after the Emila Romagna Grand Prix as Pirelli begin testing work for their 2023 compounds. According to Motorsport.com's Italian arm, Alfa Romeo, using their 2022 challenger, the C42, shall rem...
Alpine explain why no ‘home' FP run for Piastri
Total F1 - 16 Apr 2022 23:40
Alpine did not give Oscar Piastri a practice outing in Australia as it is too early in the season for their race drivers to lose track time. After claiming the Formula 3 and Formula 2 titles back-to-back, Alpine were una...
Alpine explain why no 'home' FP run for Piastri
Planet F1 - 16 Apr 2022 23:30
Alpine understood why it would have made sense to put Oscar Piastri on the track in front of his home fans, but had several reasons why it was not a good idea. The post Alpine explain why no ‘home’ FP run for Piastri...
Truck Series could return to North Wilkesboro, Cup and Xfinity less likely
Racer - 16 Apr 2022 22:58
Marcus Smith still believes North Wilkesboro Speedway would make a great venue for the Camping World Truck Series, but he's not sold on (...)
Racing returns to North Wilkesboro Speedway in August
Racer - 16 Apr 2022 22:09
Grassroots racing will return to North Wilkesboro Speedway later this year as the track continues to undergo revitalization efforts. XR (...)
Silverstone showcase for Hamilton's title-winning cars
Planet F1 - 16 Apr 2022 22:00
All seven of Lewis Hamilton's title-winners in one place? Go on then. The post Silverstone showcase for Hamilton's title-winning cars appeared first on PlanetF1.
Russell happy with bigger Mercedes: 'Then it was too small'
Total F1 - 16 Apr 2022 21:20
Formula One drivers are often not the tallest people. If there is a tall but talented driver anyway, it often causes problems. Formula 1 cars are not made for tall people. George Russell knows this better than anyone. To...
Gasly hopeful Imola upgrades will propel AlphaTauri up F1's pecking order
Total F1 - 16 Apr 2022 21:10
AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly is hoping that the new upgrades his team are planning to implement in the coming races will have the desired effect, and stresses the importance of maintaining good development throughout this s...
Szafnauer: 'We will give Fernando the car he needs'
Planet F1 - 16 Apr 2022 21:00
Fernando Alonso needs the car to challenge at the front - and Alpine are sure they can provide that for him. The post Szafnauer: ‘We will give Fernando the car he needs’ appeared first on PlanetF1.
Red Bull respond to rumoured Porsche engine deal
Total F1 - 16 Apr 2022 20:30
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has affirmed that the team's ambitions to build their own powertrains from 2026 remain very much alive. It was anticipated that Red Bull would start manufacturing their own engine...
Caught on camera: Pfaff's Long Beach lug nut misadventure
Racer - 16 Apr 2022 20:27
Veteran racing photographer Michael Levitt captured an amazing sequence of images from IMSA's WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (...)
Alpine boss: 'Piastri better than some drivers in Formula 1'
Total F1 - 16 Apr 2022 20:20
Oscar Piastri won almost everything there is to win in recent years. As a result, many are predicting the Australian to have a wonderful career in Formula One. Problem? There are no seats available for the talent, who is...
Albon embracing ‘team leader' feeling at Williams
Total F1 - 16 Apr 2022 20:10
Unlike at Red Bull, Alex Albon believes he has been able to take on a team leader role with Williams. Albon began his Formula 1 career in the Red Bull ranks, going from junior team Toro Rosso to Red Bull after half a sea...
Albon embracing 'team leader' feeling at Williams
Planet F1 - 16 Apr 2022 20:00
Unlike in his Red Bull days, Alex Albon believes he has been able to take on a team leader role at Williams. The post Albon embracing ‘team leader’ feeling at Williams appeared first on PlanetF1.
Ricciardo didn't want to ‘force' friendship with Norris
Total F1 - 16 Apr 2022 19:50
McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo has revealed that he did not want to "force" a friendship with Lando Norris after the anticipation of their relationship as team-mates. Having enjoyed frequent jokes with each other in 202...
Fittipaldi balks at Haas team: 'I know what we could achieve together'
Total F1 - 16 Apr 2022 19:50
Immediately after the sidelining of Nikita Mazepin, Haas recorded that Pietro Fittipaldi was a leading candidate to get the seat. In the end, the team chose Kevin Magnussen after all, to the Brazilian's disappointment. V...
Race three in Australia? Russell thinks the current format is too tough
Total F1 - 16 Apr 2022 19:20
For many years it was the opening of the Formula One season: a trip to Melbourne. After the race was not on the calendar at all last season due to the corona pandemic, it was back last week. No longer as the opener, but ...