In the round-up: Vettel keeps faith in revised Aston Martin despite lack of performance in Spain • Alonso qualifying mix-up “easy to fix” • Monaco bumps will be aerodynamic challenge for 2020 cars
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Red Bull “wouldn’t write off Mercedes” in title fight
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Red Bull “wouldn’t write off Mercedes” in title fight • We chose wrong strategy – Schumacher • Vettel victim of robbery
Four-stopping Albon “couldn’t drive slow enough” to ease high tyre degradation
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Albon says a five-stop race would have been faster • Norris endures “one of the hardest races I’ve ever done” • Points finish without upgrades shows AlphaTauri potential
“Suffering” Norris pleased to almost reach Q3 despite illness
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Norris suffered with illness in qualifying • Collet sorry to deny Correa podium • Pulling “indebted” to flatmate Powell
Leclerc leads Verstappen and Russell in close final practice for Spanish GP
2022 Spanish Grand Prix third practice
Posted onCharles Leclerc completed a clean sweep of quickest times in all three practice sessions ahead of qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona.
Alonso unsure if he will return to Indianapolis 500
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Alonso not thinking about future Indy 500 attempts • Chadwick secures W Series pole • Drugovich and Maloney penalised
Gasly hoping for AlphaTauri’s first “clean weekend” of the season in Spain
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Gasly wants first “clean weekend” of season • Andretti Formula E team having difficulty going independent • Hadjar impressing Hitech
‘It’s totally ridiculous’ not to follow FIA’s safety rules on underwear and jewellery
Interview
Posted onKris Nissen suffered burns to 35% of his body in a fiery 1988 sportscar crash. He told RaceFans F1 drivers should obey the FIA’s rules on underwear and jewellery.
How the Grand Prix Trust is reaching out to F1 team staff seeking support
2022 F1 season
Posted onThe Grand Prix Trust, which helps those who have worked in F1 who are suffering financial hardship, held a reunion lunch on Monday.
The unshakeable self-belief driving Alonso’s 16-year pursuit of a third world title
News Focus
Posted onThe 2022 season hasn’t gone according to ‘El Plan’ for Fernando Alonso so far. But the two-times world champion doesn’t look ready to hang up his helmet yet.
Budget cap will make continuous development “very hard” for Red Bull – Horner
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Budget cap will make continuous development “very hard” for Red Bull – Horner • Alpine to sponsor French GP • Bolukbasi and Correa return
F1 said it would be easy to replace the Russian Grand Prix, so why didn’t they?
News Focus
Posted onFormula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali said replacing the Russian Grand Prix would be “no problem”. So why did they decide not to?
F1 scraps plan to replace cancelled Russian Grand Prix
2022 F1 season
Posted onThe 2022 Formula 1 calendar has been reduced to 22 rounds as the series has decided not to replace the cancelled Russian Grand Prix.
FIA’s hold-up on approving more sprint races “surprised” teams
2022 F1 season
Posted onThe FIA did not initially back Formula 1’s proposal to increase the number of sprint races to six next year, but teams believe it is inevitable.
Perez “a lot happier” in 2022 car – Verstappen
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Perez “a lot happier” in 2022 car says Verstappen • Gasly had floor damage before Alonso contact • No Haas upgrades for ‘four or five races’
“A very good start”: How F1’s new race director has tightened up its racing rules
2022 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1’s new race director has won praise for the new discipline he’s brought to the series in a role he will share during 2022.
Alfa Romeo making “rapid progress” with simulator – Bottas
2022 F1 season
Posted onValtteri Bottas says that Alfa Romeo have improved their driver-in-the-loop simulator at a “rapid” pace since he joined at the end of last season.
Formula E seeing “huge rebound” after manufacturer departures – Agag
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Formula E undergoing “huge rebound” • Missing Barcelona test no negative for Magnussen • Bottas “really enjoying” Alfa Romeo
Leclerc crashes Lauda’s Ferrari 312B3 at Monaco GP Historic after brake problem
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Leclerc crashes Laudi’s 1973 Ferrari • Giovinazzi finding Formula E “difficult” • McLaren prospect Ugochukwu wins first car race
Did the stewards handle Alonso’s chicane cutting incidents in Miami correctly?
Penalty Box
Posted onFernando Alonso was investigated twice for cutting the turn 14-15 chicane in the Miami Grand Prix and penalised once. Did the stewards call it right?