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Its the start of the F2 2022 Season, kicking off in Bahrain along side F1, and F3 all starting their seasons as well. 11 Teams with 2 drivers each, (Full driver line up can be found here: https://everythingtrackside.com/a-look-into-the-upcoming-f2-2022-season/ So lets understand how a race weekend looks within F2. Similar to F1 in which its Friday-Sunday…
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Aston Martin driver Sebastian Vettel has tested positive for COVID-19 and will be replaced by Nico Hulkenberg. A mere 24 hours before cars hit the track, Aston Martin announced that Sebastian Vettel had tested positive for COVID-19 and would not be able to take part in the Bahrain GP this weekend. This will be the…
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After testing positive for COVID-19 last week, Daniel Ricciardo will be back for this week’s race. During testing it was reported Ricciardo had been feeling unwell and wouldn’t be able to participate. It was then confirmed on Friday that he had in fact tested positive for COVID-19 and would be heading into isolation. This lead…
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With pre-season testing officially over, the new era of F1 is upon us. After the ‘non-testing shakedown’ in Barcelona, the teams and their drivers were given a final opportunity to get used to their new cars and fix any issues that crop up along the way, all prior to the new season. The teams focused…
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F3 is here and we have had our first race, sprint race took place today but lets look at how qualifying went yesterday that led to the reverse grid line up for the sprint race today. Qualifying New to Formula 3 constructor Van Amersfoort Racing saw a great start to their first season with driver…
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Its finally here the start of the F2 Season!, It’s been a long time coming since we saw Oscar Piastri win the F2 2021 World Champion, and Prema with the constructors championship. For recap of who’s driving and the tournament structure can be found here and here. Qualifying Virtousi Racing Rookie Jack Doohan took the…
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Two weeks ago, the new era of F1 began as the 2022 cars took to the track in Barcelona for a ‘shakedown’ behind closed doors. Two weeks later, the doors are open and spectators are ready to get their first proper look at this year’s machinery. The Bahrain pre-season test will be the final chance…
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Haas have announced that former driver Kevin Magnussen will return to the team to drive alongside Mick Schumacher for the 2022 F1 season. And no you aren’t alone , the signing came as a bit of a surprise to us all , rumours of Giovinazzi and Fittipaldi being in the running gave us a fairly…
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W Series has announced a collaboration with the RAF to open more doors for women in both motorsport and the armed forces. The new initiative was announced on International Women’s Day, with the goal to erase gender . The two industries will host a series of events to highlight the different career pathways available to…
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With just about a week left until lights out in Bahrain for the F3 2022 season lets look at who the drivers are for the 10 teams, each with 3 drivers. While there is still one seat to be confirmed out of the 30 drivers. Starting with Prema Racing returning this season driver Monegasque Authur…
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Today W Series’ week of pre-season testing, at the Circuit de Barcelona, came to an end. This year’s pre-season test included the eight drivers that had automatically qualified for the 2022 season – those who finished in the top eight in the 2021 season – and twelve other hopefuls looking to secure a seat on…
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Global brokerage Quantfury has been announced to be competing in the 2022 W Series, the international single-seater motor racing championship for female drivers. The announcement comes ahead of W Series’ third on-track season, where drivers will race in support races at eight F1 Grand Prix weekends, starting at the brand new Miami race in May.…
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W Series have announced that Emma Kimiläinen will compete for the Puma Team in 2022 as the brand extends its team title and global racewear partnership this year. Emma has won two races in her two seasons with W Series, the latter victory – at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium last August – starting…
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The UK governing body for motorsport today bans Russian license holders from competing in the UK. In a statement released yesterday, the FIA announced that they will permit individuals from Russia to compete in a neutral capacity and under the “FIA flag”. The FIA claimed to have made this decision “in accordance with the International…
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Today it was announced Alice Powell will compete in the 2022 season of W Series with the ‘Click2Drive Bristol Street Motors Racing W Series Team’. With a total of four victories and nine podium finishes to her name, Powell has thrived in her W Series campaign. Finishing third and second in the previous two seasons,…
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Former Chief Executive of Formula One, Bernie Ecclestone, defends the Russian GP whilst labelling Putin as “very honourable” in a revealing interview. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has dominated the headlines this week, with president Putin receiving almost unanimous condemnation worldwide. Given the rising tensions, it was unsurprising when it was announced that the…
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For the final day of pre-season testing, Haas will run a plain white livery in which all Uralkali branding is removed. In light of today’s attacks on Ukraine, the place of Russian sponsors in sport has come under question quite severely, with Manchester Utd set to pull their sponsorship with Russian airline Aeroflot. From the…
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With the 2022 fast approaching soon for Formula 1,2 and 3. Lets look into the confirmed full line up of the F2 drivers this season. With the 11 teams racing, only 1 team does not include a rookie which is HITECH Grand Prix, which finished 4th in the constructors standing last season with drivers Liam…
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Day one of testing and Red Bull have finally revealed the real RB18. Red Bull launched their 2022 challenger two weeks ago however the car displayed, revealed the new team livery on a show car, leaving the technical specifics of the RB18 behind closed doors. On the first day of testing, it didn’t take long…
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Now we have it. Mercedes fans from around the globe strapped themselves in to listen to Mr Wolff deliver the result of months of designing, wind tunnel testing, simulator runs and planning. New for the 2022/23 season we have yet another shiny feat of collaborative genius. Joined by newly paired Hamilton and Russell who as…