AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly went quickest in the first practice session for this weekend’s season-opening FIA Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix. The French driver was some four tenths of a second faster than the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and third-placed Carlos Sainz. Gasly set his best time of the one-hour session using the soft C3 compound … Read more
Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen set the fastest time of the three days of running in Sakhir as Formula 1 pre-season testing came to an end at the Bahrain International Circuit. Verstappen, driving in the afternoon after team-mate Sergio Pérez topped the morning session, completed 53 laps at the wheel of an updated RB18 featuring … Read more
Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series and GT 63 S 4MATIC+ new Official Cars for the 2022 F1® season Affalterbach. When the season starts on 18-20 March with the FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX 2022, Mercedes-AMG will be contributing to the excellent safety of the FIA Formula One World ChampionshipTM with two exceptional performance models that … Read more
Following the news that Formula 1 (F1) has removed Sochi from its racing calendar and Haas has terminated its title sponsorship with Uralkali; Jake Kemp, Sport Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “The Russia-Ukraine situation is having seismic consequences on global sport, F1 included. One of the most notable … Read more
After winning his maiden Formula One World Championship title in 2021, Max Verstappen has signed a long-term contract extension that will keep the 24-year-old Dutch driver with the Oracle Red Bull Racing Team, exclusively, until the end of 2028. Speaking about the new five-year-deal, Max said: “I really enjoy being part of the Oracle Red … Read more
Official Formula 1 Statement On the Russian Grand Prix: “The FIA Formula 1 World Championship visits countries all over the world with a positive vision to unite people, bringing nations together. We are watching the developments in Ukraine with sadness and shock and hope for a swift and peaceful resolution to the present situation. On … Read more
FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s speech – 17 February 2022: During the F1 Commission Meeting in London, I presented part of my plan for a new step forward in Formula 1 refereeing. Drawing conclusions from the detailed analysis of the events of the last F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and from the 2021 season, I … Read more
Oracle Red Bull Racing just announced a partnership with leading cryptocurrency exchange Bybit, bringing the power of the digital economy to the Team, in a multi-year agreement that will see Bybit take on the role of Principal Team Partner. Established in March 2018, the cryptocurrency exchange has grown exponentially and now boasts more than six … Read more
The Saudi Motorsport Company – Promoter of the FORMULA 1 STC SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX 2022 – is delighted to launch the opening of ticket sales for the second F1® race weekend to be staged in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, taking place on the weekend of March 25th – 27th, less than four months … Read more
Oracle Red Bull Racing teamed up with fans to launch the RB18. Christian Horner, Max Verstappen and Checo Perez joined forces with the engineering Team to reveal the 2022 car to the world in a fan first experience. Hosted from the Red Bull Racing Technology Campus in Milton Keynes and streamed by thousands of fans … Read more