Canadian Grand Prix

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

round 9 - 2022-06-19

British Grand Prix

Silverstone Circuit

round 10 - 2022-07-03

Alonso: F1 battery charge timing cost me better British GP grid spot

Alpine driver Alonso entered Saturday's qualifying session for the British Grand Prix looking to replicate his run to the front row of the grid in damp conditions in Canada two weeks ago.
After easing through Q1 and Q2, Alonso briefly went fastest at the start of Q3 by three seconds, but ultimately dropped to seventh in the final classification.
The Spaniard managed to cross the line with ...

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Vettel left mystified by Aston’s lack of pace in British GP qualifying

Vettel could manage only 18th place in the wet Q1 session, while his teammate Lance Stroll was 20th and last.
The frustrating outcome for the locally-based outfit came a fortnight after Vettel and Stroll qualified 17th and 18th in Montreal.
However, while on that occasion it was clear that the team had tyre temperature issues after a miscalculation on pressures, that wasn't ...

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F1 flexi-floor exploit revelations a "shocker", says Mercedes

As part of the discussions between the FIA and teams about a planned safety clampdown on excessive porpoising that drivers are unhappy about, one area of focus has been on the stiffness of the floors and planks of cars.
Motorsport.com understands that during talks in a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting in the week after the Canadian Grand Prix, suspicions emerged of some teams pushing ...

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The hidden upgrade Red Bull snuck under the radar at the British GP

However, something that’s slipped under the radar but has now been spotted is an intriguing change the team has made to the RB18’s floor.
The new design did not appear on the pre-event FIA notification of changes as it had not required the team to manufacture an entirely new assembly.
Instead, it takes advantage of the patchwork quilt-like qualities of the floor designs we’re ...

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