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Team Quotes From Friday’s Practice Session
FERRARI Charles Leclerc – FP1: 1:19.828, P1; FP2: 1:19.670, P1 “Our qualifying runs don’t look bad, but we have some work to do, particularly on our racing pace and tIre management. The stints on the soft compound felt better than those on the mediums. “Tonight, we will analyze our latest data to find where we…
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F1 – 2022 SPANISH GRAND PRIX – FRIDAY PRESS CONFERENCE
PART ONE – Charles LECLERC (Ferrari), Valtteri BOTTAS (Alfa Romeo), Mick SCHUMACHER (Haas), Sergio PÉREZ (Red Bull Racing), Fernando ALONSO (Alpine) Q: Valtteri, we’ll start with you. Before we come on to the racing, you’ve already just got back from America. Tell us what you’ve been doing after Miami. Valtteri BOTTAS: I think it was…
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Women Series: Chadwick Takes Pole Position In Spanish Grand Prix
Jamie Chadwick celebrated her birthday in style by taking pole position for Saturday’s race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, securing the ninth pole position of her Women Series career. The Briton – who turned 24 today – continued her scintillating form, having won both races at the season-opening double-header in Miami, USA, a fortnight ago.…
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Mercedes Upgrades Yielding Dividends
Lewis Hamilton is hopeful Mercedes can get within range of Ferrari and Red Bull after their new aerodynamic package gave promising results in practice for the Spanish Grand Prix. Mercedes have been as much as a second per lap slower than Ferrari and Red Bull over the season’s opening races. However, they ended Friday practice…
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Spanish Grand Prix Free Practice 2: Leclerc Tops Mercedes’ Duo
The Spanish Grand Prix free practice session returned under the baking heat at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Charles Leclerc led the second practice session of the Spanish Grand Prix weekend, with Mercedes duo George Russell and Lewis Hamilton slipping into second and third in their upgraded W13s. The mercury was reading 30 degrees Celsius (with…
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Leclerc Tops Free Practice Session as Spanish GP Weekend Begins
Championship leader Charles Leclerc took the top spot in a first Spanish GP practice session where teams experimented and evaluated their cars ahead of the 2022 Spanish Grand Prix – with Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen completing the top three. Eagle eyes were trained closely on the cars in FP1 to…
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Car Upgrades By Formula One Teams Ahead Of The Spanish GP
Formula 1 teams have confirmed the details of the changes they have made to their cars for this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix. Here are the changes each team has informed the FIA about. Haas is the only team that says they have not introduced any upgrades to their cars this weekend. Mercedes Front Wing Endplate…
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What Tires Will The Teams And Drivers Have For The 2022 Spanish Grand Prix?
Pirelli has nominated the hardest three compounds in their range for the 2022 Spanish Grand Prix at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The Italian tire company will therefore bring hard C1 tires (x2 sets), medium C2 tires (x3 sets), and soft C3 tires (x8 sets) to Spain for the Grand Prix, of which Pirelli is also the…
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Formula 1 to race at 22 Grands Prix in 2022
The 2022 Formula 1 calendar will now run to 22 races rather than the originally planned 23, following the decision not to replace the Russian Grand Prix. It was announced on February 25 that, following meetings between Formula 1, the FIA, and the teams, the championship would not race at the Russian Grand Prix in…
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Red Bull To Run Junior Driver Vips In Free Practice 1 In Barcelona
Red Bull junior driver Juri Vips will make his Formula 1 race weekend debut when he steps into the cockpit of the Red Bull Racing RB18 during the first practice session at this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix. The 21-year-old Estonian – who sits eighth in the F2 drivers’ championship – will be behind the wheel…
