2022 Formula 1 Thread

[ZCanadian]

Originally Posted by abm89

These car launches are jokes. I'll wait for the testing images to surface.

They are livery launches, not new car launches. Nobody giving their secrets away with time to be copied before first testing.

Might as well just all use a dummy car for this. Oh wait, that seems to be what they did! LOL.

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Originally Posted by abm89

These car launches are jokes. I'll wait for the testing images to surface.

Final day of testing will reveal a mostly race ready machine.

[ZCanadian]

NOR back with McLaren for 4 years.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/60307585

[God-Speed]

Aston-Martin 2022

[ZCanadian]

Originally Posted by God-Speed

Aston-Martin 2022

Aston supposedly revealing the first draft of their actual car, not just a painted dummy. The sarcastic part of me wants to say "now we know what the Mercedes is going to look like", but well, you know....

[God-Speed]

McLaren 2022

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Originally Posted by God-Speed

McLaren 2022

Assessment of new Mclaren! Video --

New F1 McLaren - Scarbs' instant reaction by Peter Windsor


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw1tWSjuuJ8

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https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/f1...laren/8133711/

F1 needs structure to correct FIA errors, says McLaren
Formula 1 should create a system to ensure that the consequences of mistakes made by the FIA can be corrected more easily, reckons McLaren team boss Andreas Seidl.


By:
Jonathan Noble
Feb 13, 2022, 8:05 AM

With the controversy over the FIA’s handling of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix safety car restart showing no signs of calming down, there is an intense focus on the outcome of a meeting of the F1 Commission on Monday.

There, the FIA is due to present to teams its findings from its investigation into the events surrounding the F1 season finale, as well as map out what it plans to do to ensure there is no repeat of the controversy in the future.

But McLaren boss Seidl believes changes need to go far beyond looking just at what happened in Abu Dhabi, as he thinks there should be a wider overhaul of the way F1 races are run.

And, in particular, he thinks some new processes should be introduced to make sure that, in the event the FIA or its stewards do make errors in the future, then there is an agreed system in place for them to correct any negative consequences.


“One of the beauties of the sport, not just on the team side but also the FIA side when it comes to the execution of races, is that it is a human sport,” explained Seidl.

“So we need to accept mistakes can happen on the team side, but also on the FIA side – and mistakes can happen again.

“For me it is very important that we also discuss that if you are in the position that mistakes happen, you actually raise your hand, admit them, and have a mechanism in place in order to correct the consequences that such mistakes or controversies could have.

“That is as important as trying to avoid similar controversies in the first place.”

As well as the Abu Dhabi issue, one of the season-long talking points was an apparent lack of consistency in the application of the racing rules, which left teams, drivers and fans confused.

McLaren was, in particular, quite baffled why Lando Norris was handed a penalty for pushing Sergio Perez wide at the Austrian Grand Prix, while Max Verstappen got away without any sanction for a similar move in Brazil.

[God-Speed]

Alpha Tauri 2022

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https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/fi...eight/8170022/

F1 reveals three sprint races for 2022 with points for top eight
The FIA has confirmed that only three Formula 1 sprint events will be held in 2022, after the original plan called for six.

By: Adam Cooper
Feb 14, 2022, 11:39 AM
In addition as a response to feedback from both drivers and fans, pole position will now be officially awarded to the fastest driver in Friday qualifying, instead of the sprint event winner.

In another change, points will now be given to the top eight finishers instead of just the top three, as was the case in 2021.

The name of the Saturday event has also officially been changed from sprint qualifying to just the sprint.

The three race weekends chosen to host sprints this season are the Emilia Romagna, Austrian and Brazilian GPs, which means that the events planned for Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands have been dropped.

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FIA changes F1 points rules after Belgian GP washout
The FIA has announced it will change the Formula 1 points system for shortened races following the fallout from last year's Belgian Grand Prix washout.

By: Haydn Cobb
Feb 14, 2022, 11:44 AM
F1 found itself in controversy when the Belgian GP was hit by heavy and persistent rain at Spa-Francorchamps last August, resulting in race start delays before it was officially begun with formation laps behind the safety car.

After further delays, the race was stopped by the stewards to target a period when the rain was forecast to ease off. But when that didn't arrive to provide sufficient safe conditions to restart the race, two full race laps were completed behind the safety car to ensure a classification could be issued.

As a result, Max Verstappen was declared the winner, with the top 10 awarded half points in the shortest grand prix in F1's recorded history.

Following backlash from fans, the FIA has changed the rules around shortened races, with no points awarded for a race unless a minimum of two laps have been completed by the race leader without a safety car or virtual safety car – meaning no points would have been awarded for last year's Belgian GP under the new rules.


The points rules have been broken down further, with the top five receiving points if more than two laps are completed by less than 25% of the schedule race distance is completed.

If the race leader has completed between 25%-50% of the scheduled race distance, the top nine receive points, while if the race leader has completed between 50%-75% of the scheduled race distance, the top 10 receive points.


Here's a full breakdown of the new points system per scheduled race distance completed:

No points will be awarded unless a minimum of two laps have been completed by the leader without a Safety Car and/or Virtual Safety Car intervention.

If the leader has completed more than two laps but less than 25% of the scheduled race distance, the top five finishers will be awarded points as follows:

1st – 6 points
2nd – 4 points
3rd – 3 points
4th – 2 points
5th – 1 point

If the leader has completed 25% but less than 50% of the scheduled race distance, points will be awarded as follows:

1st – 13 points
2nd – 10 points
3rd – 8 points
4th – 6 points
5th – 5 point
6th – 4 points
7th – 3 points
8th – 2 points
9th – 1 point

If the leader has completed 50% but less than 75% of the scheduled race distance, points will be awarded as follows:

1st – 19 points
2nd – 14 points
3rd – 12 points
4th – 9 points
5th – 8 point
6th – 6 points
7th – 5 points
8th – 3 points
9th – 2 points
10th – 1 point

The proposed updates to the F1 rules are set to be made official after approval by the FIA World Motor Sport Council.

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/fi...shout/8170151/

[God-Speed]

Team Williams 2022.

[Spooler]

Different stuff teams are coming up with.

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Ferrari has this leaked. The new car supposedly

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nvDe5VPHXI

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