BMC Switzerland joins as an Official Partner. Swiss bicycle and cycling products manufacturer BMC Switzerland has announced a multi-year partnership with Austrian Formula One team Red Bull Racing. The partnership...
Kevin Magnussen is a 29-year-old driver who is making his return to Haas and F1 for the 2022 season after the team decided to end their contract with Nikita Mazepin....
Double podium for Ferrari after Perez finishes fourth. Reigning World Champion Max Verstappen pipped current championship leader Charles Leclerc right at the very end to take home his first victory...
Mick Schumacher, as you can guess by the name, is the son of arguably the most famous F1 Driver ever, Michael Schumacher. Mick, who was a part of the Ferrari...
Formula One team Alfa Romeo have signed a partnership with Everdome, the world's first hyper-realistic metaverse, that will see them work towards providing a digital home for the future of...
Nicholas Latifi is a Canadian driver in the F1 circuit, driving for the Williams Racing team. The 26-year-old currently races for Williams and made his debut in 2020 after finishing runner-up in the 2019 Formula 2. A driver with natural flair and an uncanny ability to adapt quickly, Nicholas shone in test and development roles with the Renault and Force India F1 teams before he arrived at Williams in 2019 as a reserve driver. Going into the 2022 season, he will be Williams’ leading driver and look to accumulate as many points as possible for his side.
Italian interior design brand joins as an Official Partner. Hinwil-based Formula One team Alfa Romeo have announced a new partnership with Italian ceramic manufacturer Ceramica Cielo. Known for its distinctive,...
Sergio Pérez, widely known as ‘Checo’ in the F1 circuit, is one of the fastest drivers right now. He played a crucial role in Red Bull winning the Constructors’ Championship...
Formula One heads to Jeddah for the season's second race. After a thrilling season-opener in Bahrain, racing is truly back and so are Ferrari. The opening race saw plenty of...
George Russell is one of the latest British drivers who is gunning to make his mark in the F1 circuit after being named the driver to partner Lewis Hamilton for...
Akkodis unveiled as Official Team Partner. Reigning Formula One champions Mercedes have secured a partnership with Akkodis, the new global technology powerhouse formed by AKKA & Modis. Joining as an...
Daniel Ricciardo is one of the most established drivers in the current F1 circuit. The 32-year-old Australian started his career in 2012 with Torro Rosso and since has been part...
The first draft for this piece was prepared on the eve of the New Year gone by, way before any of us got a look at the new 2022 cars. While the predictions were not off the mark by a great deal, being someone who takes pride in his work, analysis and subsequent predictions, I took my time gathering lap times and telemetry data of all the teams to update this piece. Things have changed dramatically over the six-day pre-season testing period. At the end of the Barcelona testing, McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes were the teams who stood out as the frontrunners, while Williams looked to be one of the favourites to make the jump into the front of the midfield pack as Haas and Alfa Romeo looked devoid of ideas. However, the testing in Bahrain spread out the field further, with Red Bull and Ferrari standing out as the top dogs followed by eight-time champions Mercedes, who looked more vulnerable than assured with their sidepod-less design, while McLaren were one of the biggest losers with Daniel Ricciardo sitting out with COVID and persistent brake heating issues that hampered their already-curtailed testing progresses. History suggests that often one or two teams unearth some groundbreaking innovation and blow away their competitors like Brawn GP did in 2009 or Mercedes in 2014, while the rest end up playing catch-up throughout the year. Experts and the F1 community in general feel it will again be a Mercedes vs Red Bull two-horse race for the World Constructors’ Championship, although there is renewed optimism around Ferrari to deliver their first title since 2008. Teams like Alpine and Aston Martin could also spring a surprise or two and become frontrunners come Bahrain, while the optimism around Haas makes them one to watch as well when the cars hit the track on March 18. So, without further ado, here are my predictions for the 2022 F1 season.
Finnish veteran Valtteri Bottas joined the Mercedes F1 team in 2017 and has played a key role in them winning four consecutive Constructors’ Championships in F1, securing nine wins and 53 podium finishes in his time with Mercedes. In 2021, the 32-year-old announced that he would be joining Alfa Romeo as their new driver, as Mercedes brought in George Russell to replace him. Valtteri was somewhat mistreated in the Mercedes camp and always had to play second fiddle to Lewis Hamilton. Mercedes have stated that Bottas didn’t reach the expectations set for him by the team. However, there have also been several instances where they have told him to make way or hold back just so Hamilton could win the race. Going into 2022, Bottas will start the season with a fresh mindset and a completely new challenge ahead of him. Working with his former boss Fred Vasseur at Alfa Romeo, Bottas will be in a safe space and look forward to proving all his doubters wrong.
Sebastian Vettel is arguably one of the best F1 drivers to have ever competed in the F1 circuit. The 34-year-old German veteran has been around the circuit for more than...
The dairy brand joins as an Official Partner of the F1 team. Swiss Formula One team Alfa Romeo have announced a new partnership with dairy products brand AMX.AMX is a...
Accelleron joins as Official Partner of the Swiss racing team. Swiss Formula One team Alfa Romeo have announced a new partnership with high-performance engineering brand Accelleron. The partnership will see...
Red Bull to gain naming rights to the hospitality area. South Florida Motorsports (SFM) has signed a new partnership with Austrian energy drink giant Red Bull, which will see the...
Decision comes after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Formula One has announced its decision to cancel the Russian Grand Prix following Russia’s military invasion into Ukraine.F1 confirmed that the race...
Duracell joins the British F1 team as an Official Partner. British Formula One team Williams have announced Duracell as an Official Partner as part of a multi-year partnership.The deal will...
Former Aston Martin boss completes Alpine switch. French Formula One team Alpine have announced former Racing Point and Aston Martin boss Otmar Szafnauer as their new Team Principal. Former FIA...
Can George Russell, who has three years of experience driving in Formula One and thousands of miles under his belt in that Mercedes car, beat Lewis Hamilton in 2022? In...
The five-year deal sees Oracle gain naming rights. Austrian Formula One team Red Bull Racing have announced a five-year partnership with US technology giant Oracle. The F1 team is now...
The Austrian team have announced a multi-year partnership. Poly, a global communications company that powers meaningful human connection and collaboration, is partnering with the reigning FIA Formula One World...
The French team and Budkowski mutually part ways ahead of the 2022 season. French Formula One team Alpine have announced that their Executive Director Marcin Budkowski has left the...
Szafnauer leaves after 13 years with the team. British Formula One team Aston Martin Cognizant have announced the departure of their CEO and Team Principal, Otmar Szafnauer. It has...
The nine-year partnership between the US shipping firm and the Formula One team ends. Italian Formula One team Scuderia Ferrari have ended their partnership with US-based shipping firm United...
Cyber security company to join the F1 team from 2022. Austrian Formula One team Red Bull Racing have announced a new partnership with cyber security company Arctic Wolf. The...
The Italian Formula One team have partnered with the banking group for the first time since 2017. Iconic Formula One team Ferrari have re-signed with Spanish banking group Santander...
Controversy galore as Verstappen takes championship from Hamilton on last lap Max Verstappen clinched his maiden World Championship at the season finale in Abu Dhabi. Verstappen took the win on...
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