AdMercedes made light work of the cars, but they couldn't challenge Alonso on the track. Russell finished in P3 because he was less than 10 seconds behind the penalty. The seven-time world champion had harder tyres than Hamilton after the safety car period.
Charles Leclerc is already facing a grid penalty for a faulty control unit. He saw his title rival, Max Verstappen, drive unchallenged to victory. The 25-year-old says his team knows where the problem lies.
Dennis Hauger finished second in the final standings of the italian championship in 2021. He is already 24 points behind the favourite Theo Pourchaire.
AdIn 2022, the red bull Racing driver took pole in 2022. But he failed to convert this strong Saturday into a win on Sunday. He hopes it will be his turn in Saudi Arabia.
The italian racing stable saw Charles Leclerc crash out in the Bahrain Grand Prix, but also lacked the speed to challenge Red Bull Racing. Schumacher fears we are in for a relatively boring season. He says he does not expect the team to be able to win the world title in 2023.
In 2020, it became clear that Romain Grosjean was going to lose his seat in Formula 1. AdDilbagh Gill, then team boss at FE team Mahindra Racing, said he would have liked to see the driver as a test driver.
Toto Wolff announced that his formation is likely to switch to a different concept. He has tried to allay any concerns that the W14 is not competitive enough. The budget ceiling must be respected.
Otmar Szafnauer admits he has not yet thought about naming adPiastri's successor for this season. The french team have lost the young Australian as a new driver. But the official name of the French team's third driver is still unknown.
Former Haas driver believes a battle may break out at Alpine over who is the best French driver. But he thinks it could be a success story if it does go off without a hitch.
A third year in a row, Richard Verschoor will race in Formula 2 for another year in 2023. Verschoor has already scored two wins in this class. He will also feature in the step-up class for adVan Amersfoort.
Jack Doohan is to become the next driver to advance from Alpine's Academy to Formula 1. The australian already featured in test and free practice sessions last season. But his final breakthrough is still at least a year away. He will be part of the Alpine family going forward.
Mercedes hopes to enter the 2023 Formula 1 season with a more competitive car than the year before. However, Toto Wolff is tempering expectations and fears that the gap to Red Bull Racing will not be closed yet. The team boss continues to believe in the concept of the problematic W13.
Mercedes initially thought it would be on the F1 grid in 2022 with an extremely fast bolide, but the team was taken completely by surprise by the W13's fickleness. Technical director Mike Elliott admits that his team also took the ground effect into account, but never expected the problems with porpoising to be so severe.
AdGray finished second with Carlin in the 2022 British Formula 4 series. The 17-year-old will compete in this year's FIA Formula 3 championship with top team Carlin.
Technical director Dan Fallows says the team will not move forward if it just starts copying the competition. The car was one of the most controversial cars of the past few years: the racing Point appeared on the starting line with in 2020.
Fisichella believes that not nearly everything in the motorsport class today is better than during his era. The former formula 1 driver has been impressed by Ferrari's team. He believes that both have the qualities to become world champions.
Former team boss reportedly has to abide by contractual agreements surrounding gardening leave. The term comes from the business world and makes it clear to employees that after leaving the organisation, they may not hold a position elsewhere for some time. It is now also well known in Formula 1.
Silverstone director Stuart Pringle has indicated that a plan is on the table to extend the weekend at his circuit from three to four days. The organisers want to attract more spectators and treat the public to even more action on the track. It is planned that the media day will then shift to Wednesday and the drivers will take to the track as early as Thursday.
Sceptics of the new regulations have begun to sing a note lower. AdFormula 1 underwent a major change ahead of the 2022 season. Sport focused on improving the ability of cars to track and create more overtaking opportunities.
Fernando Alonso is entering his first season with aston Martin. The 41-year-old believes the team will be able to compete for the world title within a few years. He is confident that he will be among the top teams in the coming years, although it will have to work hard.
The RB19 will be presented to the world on 3rd February. The winter test with the new cars will take place from 23 to 25 February at the Bahrain International Circuit. It turned out that during the first winter test in Barcelona, we got to see anything but the final versions of the cars.
AdWilliams and Mercedes have had a close partnership for some time. Vowles is swapping his position as chief strategist at Mercedes for team boss at Williams.
AdTwo-time world champion Fernando Alonso is a very direct driver and person. He believes the formation must be able to deal with his character traits if it wants to look up the rankings.
Max Verstappen will not take up indycar racing after his formula 1 career. But he finds endurance racing an interesting prospect. The reigning world champion has already signed his last F1 contract by now.
AdVettel bid farewell to the motorsport class over a month ago to loud applause. The former driver said he had enough years in Formula 1 behind him. He is hopeful for the future.
Frederic Vasseur has a good chance of succeeding at Ferrari, says Carlo Vanzini. The Frenchman will be the first French team boss after Jean Todt in 2009. The last Ferrari world title dates back to 2007, when Kimi Raikkonen was the winner.
In the city of Carmona, located in seville, the third-largest circuit in the country will be built in 2024. The track will consist of ten right turns and six left turns, the straight is 773 metres long.
There will be six sprint races in Formula 1 next season, six of which will take place in 2023. Separate qualifying for the sprint race is one such option, according to Guenther Steiner. Currently, there is free practice on Saturday alongside sprint races, but no working with the cars is allowed.
The budget cap started at $145 million and will be further reduced to $135 million by 2023. A team will soon get a new wind tunnel and simulator and hopes that this will allow it to take another step back towards the top.
The new regulations came into force in 2022, argues Helmut Marko. New regulations were convenient for the team, he says. If the old regulations had remained in place, it would have been a problem.
Fernando Alonso Diaz will drive for the Aston Martin team from next season. Alonso is his father's surname, Diaz his mother's. In Spain, it is customary for a child to take the surname of both the father and mother. Alonso wants to strengthen the bond with his family.
Adrian Newey says Red Bull had a lot of work to do to achieve this season. Red Bull entered the season with question marks in its mind. It soon came to light that the Austrian formation's car was too heavy, causing it to lose time. Newey does not blame his team or himself.
Honda will stop producing engines for Red Bull after 2025. Christian Horner reveals that there will be no need for an independent engine manufacturer at all. Red Bull plans to produce both its chassis and engines in Milton Keynes from 2026. It will then be the only team, along with Ferrari, to have all parts of their cars in production in one place.
Kevin Magnussen will race at the 24 Hours of Daytona with his father at the start of the race. The Dane will not be competing in Formula 1 for the rest of the season. Magnussen is one of three drivers who will be in action at the race in January. It will be Kevin's third consecutive time competing in this race.
Max Verstappen's 2018 Honda Civic Type-R GT has been put up for sale on Catawiki.cOm. The car's value is estimated between 50,000 and 60,000 euros. Experts are calling it a good investment opportunity. The auction is currently underway and at the time of writing, the highest bid is just three euros.
Christian Horner sees many similarities between Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen. The Red Bull Racing team boss says the two drivers share the same hunger to win. However, there are also many differences between the two world champions. The Dutchman is a natural, instinctive driver, but is not 'sucked in' to the details.
Alexander Albon made his F1 debut in 2019 with Toro Rosso (now AlphaTauri) Albon was promoted to Red Bull Racing after Pierre Gasly's disappointing results. After a difficult 2020 season, the Thai driver had to make way for Sergio Perez. The 26-year-old was able to return to the sport in 2022 with Williams.
Sergio Perez says he has what it takes to become world champion in 2022. The Mexican finished just behind Charles Leclerc in the championship. Perez was 150 points behind teammate Max Verstappen at the end of the season. The Red Bull driver says he needs to do better next year to achieve that goal.
A California court has ruled in favour of Williams over a possible breach of contract by former title sponsor Rokit. The sponsor will now have to pay everything it still owes Williams plus expenses. Williams entered into a sponsorship deal with the telecoms company in 2019 at a time when the British team was in dire financial straits. The deal was terminated in May 2020 after disappointing results in the first year.
Max Verstappen has indicated several times that he will not remain active in Formula 1 until he is 40 years old. The Red Bull Racing driver also wants to try other branches of motorsport. The 24-year-old Dutchman rules out a one-off appearance in the Indy500 to go for the Triple Crown.
Joao Carlos Costa reports on his Twitter account that Portimao will replace the Chinese Grand Prix next season. The Portuguese circuit is in talks to take over the spot on the 2023 calendar. Only the FIA World Council would still have to approve and that meeting will take place on 9 December. The last Portuguese Grand Prix was held at the Estoril circuit in 1996.
Guanyu Zhou has given himself a rating after the end of his rookie season in Formula 1. The Chinese driver picked up points on his debut, had a violent crash at Silverstone, but has also regularly finished in the top 10. Zhou says he wanted to achieve more on paper, but lost around eight to 10 points due to crashes.
Lando Norris sees Sebastian Vettel as a great role model for him. The four-time world champion ended his Formula 1 career last month. The Briton feels he could eventually be a second Vettel. Vettel is a great example of how to handle his notoriety, says Norris.
Karun Chandhok looks ahead to new driver duos that will make up the Formula 1 grid in 2022. Indian is curious about the new line-up at McLaren and expects tension between Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly at Alpine. Sky analyst also says he is thrilled that Logan Sargeant has a seat next year.
Carlos Sainz thinks Ferrari can only challenge Red Bull Racing for the title next year. The Spaniard says Ferrari must perform briskly if it is to challenge Max Verstappen. Ferrari secured second place among constructors and drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz.
Formula 1 has not lost all the Australians on the track and in the garages. Oscar Piastri has secured his seat at McLaren, and Alpine has given the position of reserve driver to Jack Doohan. Doohan stresses winning the Formula 2 championship is more important at the moment than his position at Alpine.
Robert Kubica considers it likely that he will not return to Formula 1 in 2023. The Pole was Alfa Romeo's reserve driver last season, but he does not expect to return to that role. Kubica made his Formula 1 debut in 2006 and made an immediate impression, raising expectations. However, things went horribly wrong in 2011 when he injured his right arm.
Esteban Ocon's Alpine caught fire in the pit lane after the race. Ocon finished 18th in the sprint race. The extent of the damage to his car is still unknown. If parts need to be replaced, Ocon will probably have to start the Grand Prix from the pit.
Lewis Hamilton gets to start second in Sunday's race in Brazil. George Russell won the sprint race and Lewis Hamilton moves up from third to second on the grid. Mercedes' race pace was somewhat better than Red Bull's choice to send Max Verstappen on mediums. Andrew Shovlin cannot believe his luck.
AdMercedes has had to sacrifice a lot of time this season to better understand the W13. This has delayed the development of the 2023 car, as the team wanted to improve the current car first. However, it has taken a very long time to understand the car.
He can get a maximum of one five-second penalty. The difference was more than seven seconds at the end of the race. He was whispered to by his race engineer that he needed to increase the gap towards Leclerc to more than five seconds.
The german sports car brand has decided not to enter the sport after their botched deal with Red Bull. However, other new engine suppliers do seem to be waiting in the wings. The deadline for application is 15 October this year.
