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After Brown’s bet, Ricciardo will demo an Earnhardt NASCAR Cup car at the US Grand Prix

After winning his Formula 1 bet with CEO Zak Brown, Daniel Ricciardo will get to drive one of Dale Earnhardt’s NASCAR Cup cars in the United States Grand Prix. Ricciardo accepted a wager with Brown after joining McLaren at the start of the season that he would score his first podium for the team. Brown […]

F1 announces the 2022 calendar, with Imola in and China out

The Formula One calendar for 2022 has been revealed, however the 23-race calendar does not include the Chinese Grand Prix. A draft schedule for next season was announced following a meeting of the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council on Friday. The calendar was put together in the hopes of a more typical season, starting with […]

Sebastian Vettel: F1 could lose its “specialness” if there are too many races

If the calendar continues to increase, Sebastian Vettel says, the sport will lose valuable personnel and the grand prix would cease to be’special’ events. The announcement of F1’s 2022 schedule on Friday means the sport will have its biggest season yet next year, with 23 races scheduled between the middle of March and the middle […]

After an F1 engine change, Ricciardo will drop to the Turkish GP grid

After McLaren decided to use a new power unit, Daniel Ricciardo looks likely to start the Turkish Grand Prix at the end of the grid. The Australian had a difficult qualifying session, as he was knocked out of Q1 due to a lack of confidence on soft tyres in the damp but drying conditions. McLaren […]

Carlos Sainz: Ferrari’s “strange plan” was to eliminate an F1 rival in the first round

Ferrari’s “strange plan” in qualifying for the Turkish Grand Prix, according to Carlos Sainz, was to prevent a Formula One opponent from making Q2, preventing Daniel Ricciardo from progressing. After taking his fourth power unit of the season, Sainz knew he’d have to start from the back of the grid in Istanbul. In such circumstances, […]

F1 is planning to abandon its planned new sporting regulations format

Formula One is planning to abandon a 2022 change to a brand new set of FIA racing regulations. Instead, the championship will follow an updated version of the current format, which will include any necessary changes. The current sporting regulations developed organically during the last few decades, originally under the supervision of the late FIA […]