McLaren Racing ink ICE partnership
McLaren Racing have announced a new partnership with data, technology and market infrastructure provider Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE). ICE will join as an Official Partner of the McLaren MX Extreme...
McLaren Racing have announced a new partnership with data, technology and market infrastructure provider Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE). ICE will join as an Official Partner of the McLaren MX Extreme...
Verstappen suffers season's second DNF. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc took home his second win of the year, after a dominating race in Melbourne that saw the Monegasque driver take home his...
Salesforce has inked a five-year deal with F1. Global leader in customer relationship management (CRM) Salesforce has joined the Formula One family as a Global Partner in a five-year deal....
Tournament gets underway from April 28, 2022. French manufacturer of racing and sports cars Alpine’s esports division, Alpine Esports, has announced the launch of the second season of the Alpine...
Following the opening two rounds in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, it is clear that for at least the first few rounds of the new season there will be only two teams fighting for wins. With Mercedes having fallen off the pace horribly, only Red Bull and Ferrari are regular favourites for the win. Red Bull clearly have the fastest car on the grid, just as they did for the majority of the 2021 season, but this time they are up against a resurgent Ferrari. After taking a stunning win at the season-opener in Bahrain, Ferrari almost made it two out of two, only to be denied the victory in the dying stages of the Jeddah race. Ferrari had no answer to Red Bull's straight-line speed, but the Scuderia are still a threat for Red Bull given their massive improvement from the last couple of seasons. With Charles Leclerc showing that he is going to push reigning World Champion Max Verstappen right upto the limit for the Drivers' trophy, we are set for a thrilling season ahead with two of the finest drivers of the new generation battling each other out. Ferrari, though, have an invaluable lead in the Constructors' title, and the fact that both Leclerc and Carlos Sainz have finished both races on the podium just showcases the strength of the Scuderia this season.
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...
INDYCAR and former Formula One driver Romain Grosjean has been revealed as a technical advisor to Motorsport Games, developer of sim racing title rFactor. As technical advisor, the former Haas and Lotus driver will work with Motorsport Games, providing the team with valuable information about how to grow its esports arm and also how to improve the rFactor 2 simulation platform. He will also be closely involved in all of Motorsport’s esports events. The French driver is not a stranger to esports and already owns a sim racing team, R8G esports.
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.
Eight Sleep joins the German Formula One team as an Official Team Supplier.One of the leading first sleep fitness companies, Eight Sleep has been unveiled as an Official Team Supplier...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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