Lewis Hamilton was disappointed to qualify over half a second off pole position at the Circuit of the Americas after Mercedes introduced another batch of upgrades for its W13 this weekend.
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Gasly “extremely disappointed” after braking problem strikes again in qualifying
2022 United States Grand Prix
Posted onPierre Gasly says AlphaTauri must get on top of their braking problems which struck him a third time in qualifying this year in Austin.
Verstappen: Qualifying result doesn’t matter after news of Mateschitz’s death
2022 United States Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen qualified second for the United States Grand Prix but said the result is of secondary importance following the death of his Red Bull team’s founder.
Red Bull budget cap row is over “a couple of hundred thousand dollars” – Horner
2022 United States Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner is adamant they gained no advantage for 2021 or any subsequent seasons by exceeding Formula 1’s budget cap.
Red Bull’s rivals caused ‘abuse’ of team with ‘appalling’ claims of cheating – Horner
2022 United States Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner says rivals’ claims his team broke F1’s budget cap have lead to his staff’s children being bullied at school.
Palou says F1 feels “like another league” compared to IndyCar after practice debut
2022 United States Grand Prix
Posted onAlex Palou said he realised Formula 1 is “not a place I could really achieve” in his career and “embraced every single second” of his practice run yesterday.
Giovinazzi confident crash in practice won’t harm chances of F1 return
2022 United States Grand Prix
Posted onAntonio Giovinazzi doubts his crash in practice at the Circuit of the Americas will harm his chances of earning a comeback to Formula 1 next year.
Using cranes on wet tracks “never safe” even under Safety Car – Zhou
2022 United States Grand Prix
Posted onZhou Guanyu argues that there is no scenario where it is safe for a recovery vehicle or crane to be deployed onto a race track in wet conditions.
Leclerc frustrated by ‘too many mistakes and loads of missed opportunities’ in 2022
2022 United States Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc said his 2022 season has been more frustrating than others as he and Ferrari have missed too many opportunities to win races.
Cost cap breach ‘like running underweight or using too much fuel’ – Steiner
2022 United States Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull should receive a penalty which cancels out any advantage they gained if they exceeded the budget cap, Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has said.
F1 and FIA should step in to help W Series – Hamilton
2022 United States Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton has called on Formula 1 and the FIA to help the struggling W Series after it cancelled the remaining races of its 2022 season.
Sainz still needs to “change a lot of things” to master his Ferrari
2022 United States Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr admits he still isn’t fully comfortable in his Ferrari with just four races season left to go in this year’s championship.
Hamilton: F1 ‘might as well not have a cost cap if the penalty is a slap on the wrist’
2022 United States Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton has urged the FIA to ensure its Financial Regulations are obeyed by enforcing them strictly, after it announced Red Bull breached them last year.
Verstappen says Red Bull have “strong belief” they did not exceed budget cap
2022 United States Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen says Red Bull are certain they did not exceed the budget cap when he won the world championship for the first time last year.
Red Bull need penalty that “really hurts them” if they exceeded budget cap – Bottas
2022 United States Grand Prix
Posted onThe FIA should issue a “strict and harsh penalty” to Red Bull if the team did exceed the budget cap last season, says Valtteri Bottas.
F1 “needs to get better” after confused end to championship in Japan – Leclerc
2022 United States Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc says Formula 1 must avoid a repeat of the confusing conclusion to the world championship which occured at the last race in Japan.
“I didn’t want to ruin it for them”: How Power repaid his crew with second IndyCar title
IndyCar
Posted onFew tipped Will Power as a candidate for a second IndyCar title before the season began, but the 41-year-old beat a field packed with upcoming young talents.
Power clinches second IndyCar title as Palou takes dominant Laguna Seca win
IndyCar
Posted onAlex Palou won the final IndyCar race of 2022 but Will Power became champion for the second time despite a superb charge by rival Josef Newgarden.
Power breaks IndyCar pole record as his title rivals falter before finale
IndyCar
Posted onWill Power took a record-breaking pole position at Laguna Seca, while his title rivals Josef Newgarden and Scott Dixon were knocked out in the first round of qualifying.
No repeat of last year’s final-round title bid for Palou or O’Ward
IndyCar
Posted onReigning IndyCar champion Alex Palou and his rival Pato O’Ward have dropped out of contention for this year’s title with one race remaining.