Sebastian Vettel is retiring from Formula 1 at the end of 2022, meaning that, once more, Aston Martin look set to lose their better performing driver.
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Despite a change of team mate, Latifi continues to lag at Williams
2022 F1 team mate battles: Latifi vs Albon
Posted onNicholas Latifi has been regularly out-paced and out-performed by Williams’ new arrival Alexander Albon so far in 2022.
Departing Alonso’s points deficit to Ocon is no reflection of his performance
2022 F1 team mate battles: Alonso vs Ocon
Posted onEsteban Ocon is on course to become only the second of Fernando Alonso’s team mates to out-score him over a season. Are the 41-year-old’s skills waning?
Norris’s demolition of Ricciardo leaves McLaren facing a 2023 dilemma
2022 F1 team mate battles: Ricciardo vs Norris
Posted onThe first of our mid-season assessments of each pair of team mates in Formula 1 looks at whether there are any signs of improvement for Daniel Ricciardo in his second year at McLaren.
Herta expects IndyCar to change “really dangerous” Nashville restart zone again
IndyCar
Posted onColton Herta expects IndyCar to rethink the positioning of the restart zone at the Nashville street circuit after a series of crashes and near-misses at the venue’s second race.
Hamilton: “My worst fears came alive” in Abu Dhabi finale controversy
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Hamilton: “My worst fears came alive” in Abu Dhabi finale controversy • Piastri should have shown more loyalty – Szafnauer • Ganassi spoke to Palou for first time in weeks
Las Vegas race date leaked, indicating race start times outside USA
2023 F1 season
Posted onThe date of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, one of multiple new rounds being added to the 2023 Formula 1 calendar, has been revealed in a letter leaked on social media.
FIA to submit new 2023 technical regulations to tackle porpoising this week
2023 F1 season
Posted onFIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has confirmed the sport’s governing body will seek approval of revised technical regulations for the 2023 Formula 1 season this week.
F1 teams can ‘get around technical directive on skid blocks a little bit’
2022 F1 season
Posted onAlpine are hoping a technical directive on skid blocks which will come into force at the next race plays in their favour.
Hamilton’s priority ‘winning another title’, not following Vettel into retirement
2022 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton isn’t reconsidering his Formula 1 future in the wake of Sebastian Vettel’s decision to retire from the sport.
F1 planning year-round activities for Las Vegas race facility
2023 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 is exploring ways to use the facility it is building to host next year’s Las Vegas Grand Prix for other activities during the year.
F1 makes £40.6 million profit in second quarter of 2022
2022 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 reported its fourth consecutive quarter of profit as the series’ revenues continue to recover following the pandemic.
Transcript: Why Ferrari told Leclerc ‘the hard is worse than expected’ but still used it
2022 Hungarian GP team radio transcript
Posted onRadio messages between Charles Leclerc and Ferrari in Hungary show the team realised the hard tyres weren’t competitive but felt they had to use them.
What made Verstappen’s 10th-to-first win in Hungary a rare achievement
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onOnly a small fraction of the 1,070 world championship races have been won from a double-digit starting position. Max Verstappen achieved the latest last weekend.
Albon to stay at Williams on new, “multi-year” deal
2023 F1 season
Posted onWilliams has extended its contract with Alexander Albon who will remain at the team in 2023 as part of a new, multi-year deal.
Will Piastri’s rift with Alpine put his F1 debut on hold again?
2023 F1 season
Posted onAlpine are standing by their claim Oscar Piastri will race for them next year despite his denial. Has the reigning F2 champion put his F1 future at risk?
Piastri makes shock announcement he will not debut in F1 with Alpine next year
2023 F1 season
Posted onOscar Piastri has issued a statement denying he will make his Formula 1 debut for Alpine next year, hours after the team announced he would.
Alpine confirm Piastri to make F1 race debut in 2023
2023 F1 season
Posted onOscar Piastri will make his debut as a Formula 1 driver in 2023, Alpine has confirmed, taking the seat vacated by Fernando Alonso.
Hamilton joins group buying into Denver Broncos NFL team
2022 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton has joined an ownership group behind a $4.65 billion takeover of the Denver Broncos American Football team.
Red Bull and Honda agree two-year extension to engine support deal
2022 F1 season
Posted onRed Bull will continue to receive technical support from Honda in running their Formula 1 power units until the current engine regulations are replaced.