
Formula One 2022: Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Predictions
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...
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...
MSC Cruises joins as a Global Partner. Formula One has announced MSC Cruises, one of the world’s largest and fastest growing cruise brands, as a Global and Official Cruise Partner...
Lando Norris is currently one of the hottest prospects on the F1 circuit. The 22-year-old had a very successful 2021 season, finishing sixth in the Drivers’ standings and recording four...
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...
Charles Leclerc kicked off the 2022 F1 season in the best way possible for Ferrari as the Monégasque scored the Italian team’s first win since 2019. Leclerc’s Spanish teammate Carlos...
Swiss team to launch three China-based social media channels. Swiss Formula One team Alfa Romeo have announced the launch of three China-based social media channels to venture into the Asian...
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...
Puma joins as Official Race Gear Supplier. Swiss Formula One team Alfa Romeo have inked a new partnership with leading sports brand Puma that will see Puma join as the...
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.
Google joins as an Official Partner. British Formula One team McLaren have announced a multi-year partnership with Google, with the latter becoming an Official Partner of the McLaren Formula One...
Pierre Gasly is a 26-year-old French F1 driver who currently represents the AlphaTauri team. Gasly has had a career filled with ups and downs. He was promoted to Red Bull...
Alex Albon was born in London and makes his return to Formula 1 this season as the replacement for George Russell, who is now set to race for Mercedes. The...
The youngest driver on the F1 circuit, Yuki Tsunoda is a Japanese driver who races for AlphaTauri. The 21-year-old is the first person born in the 2000s to be a...
Esteban Ocon is a French F1 driver who first came onto the scene through the Mercedes driving programme. The Frenchman has had several ups and downs in his career and...
Tata Communications has signed a multi-year strategic collaboration deal. Tata Communications Limited has signed a multi-year strategic partnership with Formula One, which will see it serve as the Official Broadcast...
Carlos Sainz Jr. is a 27-year-old F1 driver for Scuderia Ferrari. The Spaniard, who previously raced for McLaren, made his move to The Prancing Horse in 2021 in hopes of...
George Russell’s much-awaited Mercedes move has been confirmed, while Valtteri Bottas is set to move to Alfa Romeo to replace former World Champion and compatriot, Kimi Räikkönen, who is leaving...
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.
Vauld joins as Cryptocurrency Partner Swiss Formula One team Alfa Romeo have announced a new partnership with leading cryptocurrency lending platform Vauld. The partnership will make Vauld’s branding visible on...
Apple secures deal to make a documentary about the British Formula One icon. Apple TV+ has acquired the rights for a feature-length documentary about seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton....
Curam Domi to help the team with an enhanced healing environment. Swiss Formula One team Alfa Romeo have announced a new partnership with Belgium-based resilience centre Curam Domi. Known for...
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 American F1 team have confirmed that Mazepin will not race for them in 2022. American Formula One team Haas have announced that they have terminated their contracts with their...
Reigning World Champion to remain with Red Bull until the end of 2028. Formula One’s reigning World Champion Max Verstappen has agreed to a long-term deal with Red Bull that...
Camozzi joins the Swiss Formula One team as an Official Partner. Formula One team Alfa Romeo have signed a new partnership with Camozzi Group, a global leader in the production...
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...
The 2022 race had already been cancelled earlier. Formula One has announced the termination of its contract with the Russian Grand Prix promoter, which means the race in Russia will...
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...
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