Russian Formula 3 Alexander Smolyar finished third in today’s season-opening race after entering the championship as a neutral competitor and switching to a plain black livery.
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The hidden challenges of F1’s biggest change to its power unit rules since 2014
News Focus
Posted onFormula 1’s switch to 10% ethanol ‘E10’ fuel for 2022 presents an added headache for engineers in a year of upheaval in the regulations.
FIA increases minimum weight of new F1 cars for 2022 again
2022 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1’s new cars for 2022 will weigh at least 795 kilograms, the largest year-on-year rise in the minimum weight limit since the V6 hybrid turbo power units were introduced.
F1 set for season-opening sprint race in 2022 with more points on offer
2022 F1 season
Posted onThe 2022 Formula 1 season will open with the first of six sprint events, which are expected to reward more drivers with points.
Q3 rule which gives top teams “even more of an advantage” may be dropped
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 could drop its ‘Q3 tyre rule’, eight years after it was introduced, because it hands an advantage to the quickest cars.
Six sprint qualifying races and testing changes agreed by F1 Commission for 2022
2021 F1 Season
Posted onAn increase in the number of sprint qualifying events and revised testing rules were agreed by the F1 Commission today, RaceFans understands.
Ferrari expect “surprises from midfield teams” under 2022 rules
2021 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari’s racing director Laurent Mekies says F1’s radical rules changes for 2022 have the potential to change the grid order.
2022 F1 car looks ‘cool but retro like a 1990s Indycar’ – Horner
2021 British Grand Prix
Posted onNext year’s Formula 1 cars will look like IndyCar machines from the nineties, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has said.
“Very heavily regulated” 2022 F1 cars will differ little from presentation model
2021 British Grand Prix
Posted onTighter technical rules mean teams’ new cars for the 2022 F1 season are expected to closely resemble an example design revealed by the series yesterday.
F1’s heavy cars at odds with sustainability push – Hamilton
2021 F1 Season
Posted onLewis Hamilton has said the 2022 weight increase for Formula One cars seems at odds with sustainability and sporting aims.
Engine freeze agreed unanimously, sprint race plan yet to be finalised
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 has agreed a plan to freeze engine specifications. A proposal to introduce sprint races has not yet been agreed but remains under discussion.
F1 to discuss dropping FIA-specified components from technical rules
2022 F1 season
Posted onThe F1 Commission will discuss whether to scrap rules which allow the FIA to specify the design of certain car parts at its meeting tomorrow.
F1 practice cut by one hour for 2021 season
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 teams will have an hour less to practice on Fridays during the 2021 season.
A “tickle” or a “big step”? Teams divided over impact of 2021 downforce changes
2020 F1 season
Posted onThe FIA intends to halt the rapid rise of downforce levels in 2021, but Formula 1 teams are sharply divided over how effective the measures are likely to be.
F1 to further cut downforce for 2021 on safety grounds
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 is to take further steps to reduce downforce on next year’s cars following the tyre failures which occured during the British Grand Prix.
Rear floor change means teams need “front-to-back” aero rethink for 2021
2021 F1 season
Posted onF1 teams will have to rethink their cars’ aerodynamics “front to back” as a result of the changes to the rear floor coming for 2021, says Racing Point technical director Andrew Green.
New aero handicap rules will make F1 a “fairer fight” – Williams
2021 F1 season
Posted onF1’s new aerodynamic handicap regulations are “a really neat solution” which will help smaller teams become more competitive, says Williams deputy team principal Claire Williams.
Lower budget cap, ‘aero handicap’ and more cost-saving F1 rules officially approved
2020 F1 season
Posted onThe FIA World Motor Sport Council has approved new rules for the 2020 and 2021 Formula 1 seasons, mostly aimed at reducing teams’ costs.
Minimum F1 car weight to rise again in 2021
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 car weights will continue to rise next year, despite teams having agreed to carry over their current chassis into 2021.
F1’s ‘aero handicap’ rules will get much tougher in second year
2021 F1 season
Posted onProposed new F1 rules which will set different restrictions on how much aerodynamic development each team can do will become tougher in the year after they are introduced.