Tag: Formula One championship

The Halo device and its importance for F1

During the first lap at Silverstone, F1 driver Zhou Guanyu's car flipped several times and collided with a grandstand barrier. The Alfa Romeo driver miraculously survived and was not seriously injured.

July 6, 2022

Formula 1: Sainz converts pole into maiden Grand Prix victory at Silverstone

The Spaniard finished ahead of the Red Bull of Sergio Perez and the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton in a race that saw the deployment of a safety car twice.

July 4, 2022

Formula 1: Sainz pips Verstappen to take maiden pole in wet British GP

The rain had begun falling on Silverstone just minutes before qualifying began, with Verstappen comfortably heading both first and second qualification (Q1 and Q2).

July 3, 2022

Formula 1: Silverstone will be ‘a strong race’ for Ferrari, predicts Red Bull Team Principal

Red Bull currently sit at the top of the constructors' championship - having won seven out of the opening nine races of the season - and now lead second-placed Ferrari by 76 points.

June 28, 2022

Formula 1: Max Verstappen seals victory for Red Bull as Leclerc, Sainz retire in Azerbaijan

Verstappen's teammate Sergio Perez took second to complete a commanding one-two finish for Red Bull after both Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz failed to make it to the chequered flag with mechanical gremlins for Ferrari, giving Mercedes' George Russell position 3 in Baku.

June 13, 2022

Leclerc takes pole for Monaco GP as crash brings early end to qualifying session

With overtaking very difficult on the street circuit for the Monaco Grand Prix, starting from the front row is an advantage. Thus, the all-important qualifying session saw Leclerc top Q1, Q2 and Q3 on the way to take Ferrari's 12th pole position in the Principality with a sensational time of 1m 11.376s

May 29, 2022

Formula 1: Leclerc leads Ferrari in second practice at Monaco

Daniel Ricciardo was garage-bound for the first 10 minutes of FP2 with McLaren working on the rear of his car. Soon after emerging, the Australian brought out a red flag having lost the rear of the car and smashed into the barriers at Swimming Pool.

May 28, 2022

Russian Grand Prix will not be replaced on 2022 calendar, says Formula 1

Following the decision, the 2022 Formula One calendar will now run to 22 races rather than the originally planned 23.

May 19, 2022

Formula 1: Hamilton will be fined if he wears jewellery during Monaco race, says FIA president

Hamilton has urged the FIA to relax their strict rulings against drivers wearing body piercings and neck chains while competing at the race in Florida last weekend, which FIA had turned down.

May 14, 2022

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen takes hard-fought F1 Miami GP win

Starting from third on the grid in F1's first-ever race in Miami, Verstappen passed Carlos Sainz at the start before hunting down and overtaking Leclerc for the lead on lap 9 on Sunday (Monday IST).

May 9, 2022

Mercedes to join championship fight ‘fairly soon’, expects Red Bull chief Horner

Mercedes, the eight-time world champions, have struggled with the car so far in the 2022 season. As a result, they have been unable to compete for pole positions and race victories, with Red Bull and Ferrari emerging as the primary championship contenders.

May 8, 2022

Formula 1: Mercedes have found several solutions for improving the car, says Wolff

Mercedes currently sit third in the constructors' championship with 77 points - 47 behind leaders Ferrari - their self-confessed "difficult" start to this season compounded by the recent Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, which saw George Russell finishing P4 as Lewis Hamilton could only take P13.

May 4, 2022

Formula 1: Verstappen wins Imola GP, Hamilton finishes 13th

The Dutchman Verstappen topped Saturday's Sprint and led off the line on Sunday, teammate Perez joining him at the front - while Leclerc momentarily dropped to fourth.

April 25, 2022

Contract discussions with Ferrari were ‘straightforward’, says Sainz

Sainz, who like Leclerc is now contracted to drive for Ferrari until 2024, had his multi-year deal announced on Thursday ahead of the first Sprint weekend of 2022 at Imola.

April 22, 2022

Carlos Sainz renews contract with Ferrari F1 team till 2024

The 27-year-old Spaniard had a stellar debut season with Ferrari last year, scoring points in all races and finishing on the podium four times on his way to a career-best fifth place in the standings, two places above teammate Charles Leclerc.

April 21, 2022

Bernie Ecclestone says 2020 F1 championship should be cancelled

A minimum of eight races are required for the championship to be valid, but former F1 chief executive Ecclestone believes that will not be possible.

April 5, 2020