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Nicholas Latifi says Williams expected to be further behind the rest of the Formula 1 field than it was in practice on Friday in Bahrain after a difficult ...

There is one driving style on the car. “Obviously when it is tricky, it definitely has a certain driving style. “On that aspect, I think it’s positive, but still we’re not where we want to be as a team, and we know that we know the areas where we need to improve on the car, where the limitations are that are holding us back.”

Red Bull and Ferrari appear the teams to beat based on practice results in Bahrain and Hamilton has already claimed that Mercedes are off the pace this season.

But after losing out to Verstappen last season, do not write off Hamilton as he chases an eight world title. Red Bull and Ferrari appear the teams to beat based on practice results in Bahrain and Hamilton has already claimed that Mercedes are off the pace this season. Max Verstappen snatched his first F1 world title by beating Lewis Hamilton on the last lap of a thrilling final race in Abu Dhabi.

Everything thing you need to know ahead of the first race of the 2022 F1 season.

Highlights in the UK will be shown on Channel 4, with an extended show starting at 7.30pm GMT on Sunday 20 March. Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the Bahrain Grand Prix live on Sky Sports. The race will be shown on the Main Event and F1 channels, with coverage starting at 1.30pm GMT. The Bahrain Grand Prix kicks off the 2022 F1 season, with race day at the Sakhir Circuit Sunday 20 March.

Max Verstappen believes he has no point to prove in Formula 1 this season, saying that people “forget” his record against Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton from ...

“That kind of pressure of wanting and needing to do that is gone. “But you need a really competitive car to be able to do that. But you still want to win races and stuff.

Following the meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council on Saturday ahead of the Formula 1 season-opener in Bahrain, the findings from the report into ...

40. Many improvements, such as recruitments and the division of the Race Director’s many roles and tasks, have already been made. 38. Additionally, the staff identified the need to improve communications between the FIA office in Geneva and track staff, and between the F1 Sport and F1 Technical departments. Recommendation 2: direct radio communications during the race, currently broadcast live by all TVs, should be removed in order to protect the Race Director from any pressure and allow him to take decisions peacefully. Like the Video Assistance Referee (VAR) in football, it will be positioned in one of the FIA Offices as a backup outside the circuit. That although Article 48.12 may not have been applied fully, in relation to the safety car returning to the pits at the end of the following lap, Article 48.13 overrides that and once the message “Safety Car in this lap” has been displayed, it is mandatory to withdraw the safety car at the end of that lap. They noted the demanding nature of the Race Director role, particularly in light of the Race Director’s multiple roles and responsibilities. The second protest alleged that there had been a breach of Article 48.12 of the F1 Sporting Regulations during the Race, and sought an amendment to the Race Classification as a result (the Protest). That notwithstanding Mercedes’ request that the Stewards remediate the matter by amending the classification to reflect the positions at the end of the penultimate lap, this is a step that the Stewards believe is effectively shortening the race retrospectively, and hence not appropriate. In accordance with the rules, Mercedes made a protest to the stewards after the race, seeking to change the race classification. 13. At 23:03 local time, after having heard the representatives of Mercedes and those of Red Bull (as an “interested party”) and the Race Director, the Stewards issued Document 58 (the Decision) whereby they determined that “Article 15.3 allows the Race Director to control the use of the safety car, which in our determination includes its deployment and withdrawal. If for safety reasons it is not possible to withdraw the safety car, the F1 teams confirmed that they would accept finishing the race under safety car conditions. 1. On 12 December 2021, on Lap 53/58 of the race of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix held at the Yas Marina circuit in the United Arab Emirates (the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix), the last Competition counting towards the 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship, Nicholas Latifi (Williams Racing) crashed into the barrier at the exit of Turn 14 at 18:21:37 local time.

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc stunned Formula One champion Max Verstappen by taking a brilliant pole position for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on ...

Formula 1 will evaluate the possibility of introducing a “virtual unlapping procedure” next season as part of its post-Abu Dhabi GP changes.

Alternatively, it could simply be that the lapped cars are not put back on the lead lap and the backmarkers simply drop to the back of the queue and race from there. While this is not elaborated on in the report, such a system would likely allow the lapped cars to drop to the rear of the group of cars on the lead lap behind the safety car. Initially, race control stated the lapped cars would not be able to overtake, but subsequently five of the eight cars – the group between race leader Lewis Hamilton and title rival Max Verstappen – were ordered past the safety car.

Formula 1 has introduced a new breed of cars in 2022 and the Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying marks the first time teams will run them at their full potential.

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Lewis Hamilton fears his Mercedes Formula 1 team is facing 'much bigger problems' than before last year's Bahrain Grand Prix after a pair of low-key free ...

"I think it's clear from the lap time we're certainly not where we want to be," he added. It appears there's probably going to be a more longer-term fix, so nothing in the short term." "We still have race weekend on our hands, and we still need to make the best of this situation and maybe damage limitation, but we need to look into it."

Hamilton usually wears a black and purple helmet when racing for Mercedes but the 2022 season will see him in yellow. The British driver will be hoping the new ...

People will get to see this and know that the sport is moving in the right direction.” “As much as I love purple and black, yellow is my history. Hamilton usually wears a black and purple helmet when racing for Mercedes but the 2022 season will see him in yellow.

Pierre Gasly topped the timesheet for AlphaTauri in the first practice session of the new Formula 1 season, as Lewis Hamilton was only seventh for Mercedes ...

However, his team-mate, Chinese rookie Zhou Guanyu, completed a very healthy 20 laps and finished 11th. Despite finishing behind the Aston Martin of Lance Stroll, there appeared to be possible cause for consolation for Hamilton, with Sky Sports F1's Ted Kravitz explaining during the session that the seven-time world champion was trying out an alternate floor on the W13. The drivers will return to the track for the second practice session in the Bahrain evening (3pm GMT), when track conditions will be more representative of those the teams will face in Saturday's qualifying and Sunday's race.

AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly beat both Ferraris to top the first practice session for the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix as the radical new ground-effect era of ...

From there on, few drivers improved to leave the medium-tyre pace of Leclerc and Sainz to occupy second and third ahead of Russell and Max Verstappen, who stuck to mediums in the latter part of the session. George Russell emerged on the C3 softs, the Mercedes still struggling with porpoising after also shedding bodywork at Turn 1, and that afforded him the chance to go quickest on a 1m34.629s to fractionally move ahead of Verstappen by 0.1s with 15 minutes left. Alonso was the first driver to knock the McLarens off their perch as he ran the quickest C3 soft tyres to a 1m35.247s effort to find 1.3s over Norris before Verstappen used medium C2 rubber to find another 0.4s and climbed to the stop of the times with his 1m34.783s lap. Leclerc used the slowest available C1 tyres to initially set the pace with an unrepresentative 1m45.601s but was immediately shuffled back by a gaggle of cars. Leclerc was the first to venture out on track - his Ferrari F1-75 sporting a sizeable aero rake across the rear - and he led a queue in the pitlane ahead of Valtteri Bottas. Shod with the red-walled C3 Pirelli on the new 18-inch wheels, Gasly posted a 1m34.193s benchmark to end the daytime running fastest over Charles Leclerc by three tenths.

Max Verstappen's Red Bull was fastest in the practice sessions for F1's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, while Lewis Hamilton trailed in ninth.

Masi has since been removed from his post and the FIA has issued clarifications on some of the rules in question. In the first practice session, Pierre Gasly had been quickest for AlphaTauri. However, in the more representative twilight running, identical to race conditions, Verstappen was on top, with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in second. Verstappen did so after race director Michael Masi had intervened in adapting safety car rules to the circumstances.

All the dates and circuits as Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton battle it out in the 2022 Formula One World Championship.

The changeable weather has so often created drama, not least in 2008 when Lewis Hamilton won the world title on the final corner of the soaked circuit. Last year’s British Grand Prix was defined as a “test event” by the Government, allowing hundreds of thousands of fans to attend in scorching temperatures. Miami is perhaps the most requested track ever if you were to ask the drivers. Before the Dutch Grand Prix was reinstated, the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa was Max’s home race, which was not inappropriate given he was born in Belgium and lived there before moving to Monaco. The racing was nevertheless improved in Abu Dhabi by the reduction in corners and with the new regulations too, it should create some excellent excitement in the season finale. After two years not on the calendar, the Albert Park Circuit returns and while it is not in its traditional season opener spot there is still plenty on offer.

With grand prix racing starting a new rules era as the series switches to ground effect cars, F1 has used the opportunity to overhaul the graphics package ...

But there are also more casual fans, and newer fans, who have been brought to the sport.” They take a lot of influence from digital and film.” “They are new look and they are very different to what we've had before from a look and feel concept.

While Mercedes' new sidepods grabbed the main attention at last week's Bahrain Formula 1 test, the most contentious part of its design has actually been its ...

In the case of Mercedes it has simply positioned its SIS near the upper boundary of the legality box, allowing it to once again use the bodywork as a flow conditioner and influence the design of the sidepod and inlet. This means, as a spec item, there’s no longer a need for a push off test. All that the teams need to ensure is that the SIS fits in the boundaries of the legality boxes set out in the technical regulations.

Alpine team boss Otmar Szafnauer claims to have seen similar 2022 Formula 1 car designs that should not have been possible.

So how did you come up with them? Because like I said, you guys too can have a look out there and think, how do these two teams independently come up with that solution? Nobody knows what the solutions are going to be until you see them.

For the first time since the dawn of the Mercedes era -- the team has now won eight consecutive constructors' championships -- there is genuine uncertainty ...

Practice for the opening race of the season -- the Bahrain Grand Prix -- begins at 8 a.m. ET on March 18, qualifying will take place on March 19 from 8 a.m. ET and the race is scheduled for March 20 at 11 a.m. ET. ESPN's full schedule for the season is available on their website. Williams struggled on Day 2 of testing in Bahrain with a brake fire but suffered no other major setbacks.Drive to Survive has become almost synonymous with F1 in recent years; the popular documentary series on Netflix has done much to boost the sport's popularity around the world.According to ESPN, average viewing figures for Grands Prix in the US have increased since Drive to Survive was released, rising from about 547,000 in 2018 to 928,000 in 2021.The dramatic, controversial conclusion of last year's championship prompted some, including Lando Norris, to wonder if it had been manufactured for the show's benefit. The car's design will help to create downforce -- crucial to the performance of F1 cars, allowing the tires to continue gripping the track at extreme speeds -- by controlling the airflow around it. It's definitely bouncing around a lot from within, it's not the comfiest in all honesty," Russell said to F1. "I don't really care about comfort if the performance is there but at the moment the performance isn't there." This was due to the disrupted airflow that trails behind the lead car, a phenomenon often referred to as 'dirty air.' As such, it can be difficult to overtake -- particularly on corners -- since the driver in front has a natural advantage.By redesigning the cars and shifting the principal site of aerodynamics to underneath the car, F1 hopes to reduce the impact of this 'dirty air' and facilitate overtaking. Arriving at the final Grand Prix of the season, the two drivers were level in the race for the world championship.2021 F1 World Drivers Champion Max Verstappen is congratulated by runner up Lewis Hamilton after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Verstappen secured pole position in qualifying, but Hamilton overtook him as they rounded the first corner and held a commanding lead for much of the race. George Russell looks on from the pit during Day Two of F1 Testing in Bahrain.Following Haas' dismissal of Mazepin, Kevin Magnussen will rejoin his old team on a multi-year deal. Alfa Romeo will sport an all-new driver's line up as Zhou Guanyu, the first Chinese F1 driver, joins the team -- the only driver making his F1 debut this season.Zhou Guanyu during the Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen filming day on February 27, 2022.Zhou joins Alfa Romeo after finishing third in Formula Two last year and serving as a test driver for both Renault and Alpine."To be the first ever Chinese driver in F1 is a breakthrough for Chinese motorsport history," Zhou told F1. "I know a lot of hopes will be resting on me and, as ever, I will take this as motivation to become better and achieve more." For the first time since the dawn of the Mercedes era -- the team has now won eight consecutive constructors' championships -- there is genuine uncertainty about how the Formula One season will unfold, with the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday kicking off the new campaign. In near unison with the rest of the sporting world, F1 moved to sanction Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. The sport's governing body announced that the Russian Grand Prix, originally scheduled for September 23-25, could not be held "in the current circumstances." He is the focal point of the Red Bull team, with whom he will remain until at least 2028. Shortly afterward, it terminated its contract with the Russian Grand Prix promoter, "meaning Russia will not have a race in the future," read an F1 statement.

The 2022 Formula One season gets underway in the desert this weekend with the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Aerodynamics have been overhauled, wheels bulked out and the race director setup that proved so controversial last year revamped. A major rule shake-up provides a big sense of unpredictability to the new F1 campaign. Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen renew rivalries with the Brit’s new Mercedes teammate George Russell, the advancing threat of Ferrari and the ambitious McLarens all hoping to get involved in the title scrap.

With pre-season testing done we look at each team's prospects for the new season – are Ferrari contenders? Should Mercedes be worried?

Red Bull's Max Verstappen narrowly beat Ferrari's Charles Leclerc to the fastest time in third free practice for Formula 1's Bahrain Grand Prix, ...

After a mid-session lull, action picked back up in the final 25 minutes. Leclerc's bid to respond to Verstappen's time ended in the Turn 11 gravel trap. While still lagging behind in the first sector, Verstappen's second attempt was tidy enough to re-take first from Leclerc with a 1m32.544s. Leclerc did carry on to briefly take top with a time of 1m32.640s, putting three tenths on Russell on a lap that he called "not great" on the team radio. Hamilton brought the session back to life with a time of 1m33.121s on softs, his fastest time of the weekend. Sainz soon demoted Hamilton to third by virtue of a 1m33.053s lap on softs, before George Russell went top with a 1m32.935s in the Mercedes fitted with Pirelli's softest compound.

The FIA has confirmed "human error" was a factor in the 2021 Abu Dhabi GP title controversy, but say race director Michael Masi acted in "good faith" and ...

"And in accordance with the desire to end the season under green flag conditions. Talk of the time constraints and the pressures he was under at the end of that race. Talking perhaps of some ambiguity in the rules that encouraged him to think that he could do what he did in the end and the FIA saying that he acted 'in good faith'. "I think what happened was almost inevitable in the end when you analyse. Under pressure, mistakes were made and it was a mess. " "It was found that these communications were neither necessary nor helpful to the smooth running of the race. "We spoke to Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff earlier today. "The rules, though, have been clarified for this season and it is still the case that that extra lap should be run and that unpredictability should not have happened. That was down to 'human error'. "The FIA and F1 responded to the demands of fans to see better racing and all of those regulations became moveable. Also put into the rules is that change of wording in terms of how many of the cars which needed to unlap themselves - the rules stated any but not all - now all cars must unlap themselves.

How to watch the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix from where you are in the world – plus all the best free F1 streams, expert analysis, qualifying news and more.

Going to be outside your home country of Russia? Simply use a VPN to access a live stream without being blocked. DAZN has the rights to show Formula 1, including the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix, in Spain until the end of 2023. DAZN has been the home of F1 in Japan for several seasons. Going to be outside your home country of Brazil? You'll need to use a VPN to acces local live streams. ESPN will carry live coverage of every F1 race, including this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix, to subscribing US fans. The F1 app is now available on Apple TV, too. Sky has the UK television rights to show F1 until the end of 2024. Anyone can enjoy the 2022 F1 season using Sky's pay-per-view platform, Now. Now is available on all good smart TVs and set-top-boxes. Fans in the USA can subscribe for only $9.99 per month or $79.99 per year, while those in France and the Netherlands can snag F1 TV Pro for just €7.99 a month. There's no 4K option, but go for the Now TV Boost add-on and you can stream in Full 1080p HD with Dolby 5.1 surround sound. For the Bahrain Grand Prix, you may wish to choose 'Luxembourg' for RTL Zwee. Even if you have subscribed to the relevant 2022 F1 rights holders, you won't be able to access them when outside your own country.

Lewis Hamilton added to calls Formula 1 should be transparent with the FIA's findings from the Abu Dhabi season finale investigation after a “good meeting” ...

Driver opinion has been split over the ongoing investigation. And it's important that - the issue that we faced it was in the past, we obviously do need to move on - but it can't just be swept under the carpet. It remains unclear if the report will be published in full or that only certain elements will emerge, but Hamilton revealed in Bahrain he had met with Ben Sulayem on Thursday.

Qualifying 15:00 GMT for first race of 2022 Formula 1 season · Verstappen quickest in final practice as Mercedes improve · Hulkenberg replaces Vettel in Aston ...

Reigning Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen was fastest for Red Bull in Bahrain Grand Prix practice on Friday, ahead of the opening round of the 2022 ...

Alonso then briefly took over the top spot on softs, with 1m32.877s, while Sainz lapped 0.188s off that after running wide at the final two corners. Leclerc responded with 1m32.023s on his second push lap, just 0.087s slower. Valtteri Bottas jumped to fourth for Alfa Romeo, bouncing back from a troubled first session due to engine issues, ahead of a late-running Perez. He led an early Ferrari 1-2 from Sainz, with Alonso third ahead of Alpine team-mate Ocon. Pierre Gasly was fastest in the slower FP1 session for AlphaTauri, before Verstappen set the quickest time of the day – under the floodlights in FP2 – at 1m31.936s. From the start of FP2 under the floodlights, Leclerc set the benchmark at 1m33.121s – already a second faster than Gasly’s FP1 time – on mediums.

Formula One chief executive Stefano Domenicali said the controversial end to last year's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix had not eroded the trust of the sport's fans ...

"Race direction has to be an entity organised in the proper way. "Almost all the places we are going are sold out. That means that Formula One has not that problem," the Italian added.

After the dramatic end to last season where Max Verstappen controversially pipped Lewis Hamilton on the last lap of the last race, we're back to square one ...

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The midfield looks tight, the Ferrari fast, Red Bull faster, and never count out Mercedes…

There have been so many seasons that have started with the Scuderia as favourites, only for the predicted pace to have disappeared come race day, so I’m not yet in the least certain that Ferrari is the team to beat, despite their impressive apparent pace and reliability. It may be that’s because it can’t eliminate the dreaded high speed ‘porpoising’ or it may be that the they don’t want anyone else to know just how fast the car really is. Yet every year we hear ‘we’re not where we want to be, we’re on the back foot, yes we did say exactly that last year and the year before but this really is different’, swiftly followed by yet another Constructors’ Championship of which there have been an unprecedented streak of eight in a row.

Lewis Hamilton and George Russell will run with different floor configurations in practice for Formula 1's Bahrain Grand Prix as the Mercedes team chases ...

You have to do it analytically. Or this might be you know, another three, four or five months of work to truly understand this. However, as part of its efforts to understand what is happening more, Mercedes is focusing its effort in Bahrain practice on the edge of the floor to see if this helps matters.

Max Verstappen topped Friday practice for Red Bull ahead of the 2022 Formula 1 opening round, the Bahrain Grand Prix. Here's how and when to watch ...

For the entire 2022 F1 season, Channel 4 will broadcast highlights of every qualifying and race of each event. Live radio coverage of every practice, qualifying and race for the 2022 F1 season will be available on the BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC 5 Live Sports Extra or via the BBC Sport website. Sky Sports can also be accessed through NOW with a one-off day payment of £11.98p or a month membership of £33.99p per month. Coverage of Bahrain GP qualifying will start at 2:55pm GMT on BBC 5 Live Sports Extra and the BBC Sounds app. Live streaming through NOW is also available in the UK. In the United Kingdom every F1 practice, qualifying and race is broadcast live on Sky Sports F1, with Bahrain GP qualifying coverage starting at 2pm GMT. Qualifying will also be shown on Sky Sports Main Event.

Kevin Magnussen says he “can't believe” the situation he is in at Haas, as his Formula 1 comeback continued to impress in Bahrain.

“But it certainly has been a good start so far. So far we are feeling good and we are happy and with a good car. “It is very up and down, even between team-mates, so let’s see.

Red Bull believe Ferrari are their main competitors at the Bahrain GP this weekend after a "very quick" start to Formula 1 2022 - with the Sky Sports F1 ...

We are confirming a bit the good feeling from testing." Even after a very strong pre-season testing, Ferrari were downplaying their hopes heading into the season-opener. Karun Chandhok: "Really very impressive from Ferrari, I think they've come out the blocks strong. Verstappen added: "You can see Ferrari is pushing hard and they're very close. Red Bull and Ferrari set for Bahrain GP duel as Formula 1 season opener welcomes new fight at the front Red Bull and Ferrari set for Bahrain GP duel as Formula 1 season opener welcomes new fight at the front

Hamilton and Mercedes boss Toto Wolff boycotted the event which was staged five days after Max Verstappen controversially won the world championship.

“Hamilton acknowledged the importance of celebrating the year’s achievements with the prize-winners from across motor sport and the FIA president reminded Hamilton of his obligation of sportsmanship, particularly in view of his status in motor sport.” A statement from the governing body read: “FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem met yesterday with Sir Lewis Hamilton to discuss the work being done by the FIA and key motor sport stakeholders to build greater diversity and inclusion for the motor sport industry. “In the spirit of commitment to building a more diverse sport in the future, the FIA president gave his full support to Hamilton’s decision to make a donation of 50,000 euros that will be used to support a student from a disadvantaged background in achieving an educational qualification in motor sport.

Why was Fernando Alonso the only driver to side with Max Verstappen over the FIA's report on the Abu Dhabi controversy, which is due today?

By his own admission, Alonso’s attitude to race control changed over the course of 2021. He urged his race engineer Karel Loos to raise the matter with race control and reacted angrily when he was told Raikkonen would not be penalised. RaceFans is run thanks in part to the generous support of its readers. Alonso, a lapped ninth, was trailling Norris who had race leader Hamilton ahead of him, and began urging his team to help him get his lap back: By the time F1 arrived in Abu Dhabi it was clear Alonso’s patience with race control had run out. If Red Bull and Mercedes put the most pressure on Masi last year, Alonso was a close third. Again he fumed at race control for failing to apply the rules as he understood them. Over the season, in 21 races there are always decisions that we could agree with, or maybe we don’t agree and we never have to study anything in detail. “We tried to be fair and we tried to say the referee, ‘look they are playing with their hands in the penalty area’,” he said. Hamilton spoke about the need for transparency; Verstappen said there was no need for the full report on the matter to be published. The reaction of the other drivers was a reminder the controversy affected more than just the title contenders. Carlos Sainz Jnr, who took third in Abu Dhabi, said on Thursday the unprecedented circumstances of the restart cost him a chance to fight for his first win.

Lewis Hamilton added to calls Formula 1 should be transparent with the FIA's findings from the Abu Dhabi season finale investigation after a “good meeting” ...

Driver opinion has been split over the ongoing investigation. And it's important that - the issue that we faced it was in the past, we obviously do need to move on - but it can't just be swept under the carpet. It remains unclear if the report will be published in full or that only certain elements will emerge, but Hamilton revealed in Bahrain he had met with Ben Sulayem on Thursday.

The 2022 Formula One season begins with its first competitive run today, in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

The next five then go after the 15-minute Q2 run, before the top-ten shootout in Q3 over just 10 minutes. All 20 cars compete in Q1 over 18 minutes, with the bottom five eliminated. Live blog: You can follow all the action via Standard Sport’s live blog, with Matt Majendie in Bahrain to provide expert analysis.

Max Verstappen believes Ferrari is 'very close' in terms of pace but is still certain all Formula 1 teams are yet to reveal their true pace ahead of the ...

I think over time, it will only get close, so I think that's good." It felt alright. "I think that's in general what everyone wants, right?