Новости за 11.12.2022

It came 24 hours after a difficult opening day for the world champion who was halted by a gearbox failure in the first practice session.

Todt assured fans that the legendary driver is in good hands. He also revealed that sometimes he visits Schumacher three times a week

Ferrari's race was filled with a series of errors and misfortunes including bungled pit stops, unsafe releases in the pit lane and erratic strategy calls as Red Bull's Max Verstappen drove to his fourth consecutive victory ahead of Mercedes' George Russell and the prancing horse's Charles Leclerc

Lewis Hamilton is set to start Sundays Italian Grand Prix from the back of the grid after exceeding his power unit allocation for the season. The Brit would be using his fourth power unit after damaging one at the Belgian Grand Prix when he collided with Alpines Fernando Alonso on the opening lap

The 2022 season has had sprint sessions at the Emilia Romagna and Austrian Grands Prix, with the Sao Paulo Grand Prix set to host the final one. The FIA added next years additions will be confirmed in due course

Following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020 and the delayed start to that season, the FIA introduced a strict set of protocols to reduce the risk of spreading the virus and keeping the paddock safe. Steps were taken to relax restrictions through 2021, including a return of the media and outside personnel to the paddock, before further steps in 2022 saw the end of ... Keep reading

The US has hosted a Formula E round in every season barring the COVID-hit 2019-20 championship, with New York's Brooklyn Street Circuit holding all of the American races since 2016-17. Renovations at the Red Hook Cruise Terminal meant that New York was unable to host a round for 2022-23, and Formula E considered options to double up with an IndyCar round to ensure that the US stayed on the ... Keep reading

Draft plans to turn the WEC into a two-class championship for the Hypercar and new LMGT3 divisions were rubber stamped at Wednesdays FIA World Motor Sport Council in Bologna. A statement from WEC promoter and Le Mans organiser the Automobile Club de lOuest explained that the interest in the Hypercar and LMGT3 classes will result in some rational adjustments to the grid. To ... Keep reading

Since the introduction of F1 sprint races in 2021, teams have been given additional breathing room in the budget cap make up for the extra on-track running, as well as receiving an accident allowance for major incidents in the 100km Saturday events. The matter has been a subject for debate between the teams, F1 and the FIA for some time. It put the brakes on the planned expansion of the ... Keep reading

Riding the wave of interest surrounding Max Verstappen since his debut in 2015, Zandvoort underwent significant changes and investment to get back up to F1 standards ahead of hosting its first grand prix last year, its return delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. An initial three-year deal was signed from 2020, with the delay pushing its expiring until after the 2023 race, but talks have been ... Keep reading

Lawson made his Super Formula debut in the opening day of post-season testing on Wednesday, driving the Honda-powered Team Mugen car that was raced this season by Ukyo Sasahara. The 20-year-old was best of the five rookies taking part in the test, ending up ninth-fastest in the afternoon session and 10th overall, within one second of the pace set by Naoki Yamamoto. Reflecting on his first ... Keep reading

Mercedes suffered its worst F1 campaign since 2012 this year. Its well-known that the new ground-effects regulations caught out the Silver Arrows, despite impressive downforce numbers on paper, but there were signs of recovery in the final months of the season. Theres still a way to go to challenge Red Bull, but there are plenty of reasons to think Mercedes could be the team to take the ... Keep reading

In the grand scheme of things, it may not seem especially important whether a particular club racing series attracts 22 or 23 cars for a race. Both are perfectly reasonable entries and anyone watching is hardly going to notice the one missing car between the two. But, to the organising clubs, it most definitely does make a difference. At a time of rising costs across a wide range of areas, every ... Keep reading

The new generation of ground effect cars introduced this year were aimed at making the racing more exciting by allowing drivers to run closer together which would then have a knock-on benefit of improving overtaking chances. However, one characteristic that emerged throughout 2022 was that the DRS offset between closed and open become much more powerful, so drivers were almost guaranteed a ... Keep reading

From 2001 through to the end of 2018, Yamaha partnered with French outfit Tech3 to run two satellite M1s on the MotoGP grid alongside its factory entry. This lengthy marriage yielded 31 podiums and gave the likes of Cal Crutchlow, Ben Spies, Bradley Smith, Pol Espargaro and Johann Zarco their debuts in MotoGP. PLUS: The Ducati rider who is more than just the brother of a MotoGP ... Keep reading

The Dutch driver will return to the WEC for the first time in two years to drive Uniteds #23 Oreca 07-Gibson with Oliver Jarvis and Josh Pierson in the LMP2 class. He has been called in to replace British driver Tom Blomqvist, who has to prioritise his commitments in the IMSA SportsCar Championship with Meyer Shank Racing during the two clashing weekends with WEC in 2023. The 6 Hours of ... Keep reading

Mercedes had arrived at the United States Grand Prix in Austin with a new front wing design, but its use of provocative slot gap separators quickly garnered attention from its rivals. The teams opposition felt that the new fin-like variants carried much more aerodynamic intent in diverting airflow than the rules were supposed to allow. Rivals suspected that the way the separators were ... Keep reading

Below is an overview of all current Formula 1 grand prix deal and the duration of the contracts as of December 2022. French Grand Prix - Paul Ricard: out of contract The contract with Formula 1 expired at the end of 2022, and the race doesn't feature on the 2023 calendar.It is possible that a rotation schedule with a race in Belgium or Germany will be devised, but the chance of France ... Keep reading

His nine championships across both hillclimbing and circuit racing reflected supreme skill and consistency, spurred on by younger brother Robert, who double-drove initially. Charless starts on the hills were astonishing. Like the legendary Roy Lane, he rarely wasted a rev. Driving a Hillman Imp bought from David Franklin, and subsequently a new Davrian Mk7, the spaceframe Solo Stiletto and ... Keep reading

The DTM will now sit at the top of the revamped ADAC umbrella, with GT Masters and Prototype Cup Germany occupying the space directly below it under the DTM Endurance banner. The DTM will keep its existing single-driver, sprint race format in 2023, allowing for some differential with what is currently known as GT Masters, as well as other championships using the GT3 ruleset. Read ... Keep reading

The new model is the first to have been developed under former Red Bull man Fallows, who started work at the Silverstone outfit in April, and head of aerodynamics Eric Blandin, who was previously at Mercedes. This years AMR22 was designed to allow for a change of concept, and it was developed substantially over the season. Fallows suggests that the next years car will represent a further ... Keep reading

Four-time world champion Vettel retired from F1 at the end of the 2022 season, having announced plans to hang up his helmet back in July. The German driver enjoyed stints with Toro Rosso, Red Bull, Ferrari and Aston Martin in F1, as well as making a big impact in recent years by speaking up on important topics such as environmental and social rights. Vettel was recognised for his ... Keep reading

In November, the FIA's World Motor Sport Council ratified Formula E's planned 'attack charge' pitstops with an introduction potentially set to be rolled out later in the season. Before this is introduced, the 'regular' attack mode has been modified to allow the drivers to take more control over their own strategy, with a maximum of four minutes allowed during the race. The driver can then ... Keep

Hawksworth and Barnicoat powered the VS Lexus team to second in this year's GTD Pro standings on the strength of two wins, four other podium finishes and two pole positions. Success included glory in the prestigious Petit Le Mans, along with IndyCar racer Kyle Kirkwood. Barnicoat finished second in standings and even Hawksworth clinched sixth despite missing two races due to an injury in a ... Keep reading

Belgians Vanthoor and Weerts formed a successful duo at Audi team WRT in the GT World Challenge Europe, taking three consecutive Sprint Cup titles in the Audi R8 LMS as well as an overall title in 2021. Along with the Vincent Vosse-led team, the pair have moved to BMW for 2023, defending the Bavarian brand's colours in the GT World Challenge Europe and Intercontinental GT Challenge with the BMW ... Keep reading