Новости за 12.06.2022

The start - and the opening laps - promised so much in Baku. Then, quickly, the two Ferraris were out of it: Carlos Sainz pulled off, triggering a Virtual Safety Car. Then, while leading the race after an early stop for tyres, the power unit in Charles Leclerc's Ferrari blew asunder. With the phenomenal qualifying.....check out full post »

Event: Azerbaijan F1 Grand Prix Track: Baku street circuit Weather: dry  25.1°C Tarmac: dry  45.9°C Humidity: 62% Wind: 1.7 m/s W Pressure: 1009.5 bar Max Verstappen scored his 25th F1 race win today. The Dutch driver won the Azerbaijan F1 GP for the first time. It was his 5th race win of the 2022 season......check out full post »

Jun.12 - Fernando Alonso denied faking slow pace, mistakes and even a trip into the run-off zone after Alex Albon slammed his "ridiculous" behaviour during Baku qualifying. As drivers tried to squeeze in another fast lap following the late Q1 red flag, Williams' Albon complained on the radio that Alonso "needs to get penalised". "He.....check out full post »

Jun.12 - Carlos Sainz says he remains confident he has the skills to win in Formula 1. Of the top two teams in Formula 1, Red Bull and Ferrari, Spaniard Sainz is the only driver yet to record either a single pole position or race win. He is also 33 points behind Ferrari teammate Charles.....check out full post »

Jun.12 - Sergio Perez will not be prevented from winning the drivers' world championship, Red Bull insists. Max Verstappen's father Jos was critical of the energy drink owned team after Monaco, suggesting Red Bull did not do enough to favour the team's number 1 driver through pit strategy. Mexican Perez, however, has just signed a.....check out full post »

Jun.12 - Formula 1's highest paid drivers have found themselves united against their respective team bosses. "It's completely wrong," said world champion Max Verstappen, who like Lewis Hamilton earns about $50 million a year. The Dutchman had been asked about plans not only by Liberty Media and the FIA but also the teams themselves to.....check out full post »

Jun.12 - Toto Wolff says he has "no doubt" that Lewis Hamilton will still be in Formula 1 next year. The seven time world champion is contracted to Mercedes to the end of 2023, but serious questions are being asked about his motivation amid the team's current competitive struggles. Not just that, the 37-year-old is.....check out full post »

Jun.12 - Ferrari admits it's a "concern" that the FIA has appointed to one of its top positions a recent special advisor to Mercedes boss Toto Wolff. It emerged recently that F1's executive director Peter Bayer, who was also the FIA's secretary general for sport, has departed. He has been replaced by lawyer Shaila-Ann Rao.....check out full post »