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Ferrari Team Principal Mattia Binotto believes it would've been "difficult" for Carlos Sainz to pass Lewis Hamilton and George Russell at the end of the Brazilian Grand Prix. The team took advantage of a late Safety Car to pit Sainz for a set of used Soft tyres, which put him behind Sergio Perez at the restart. Given Perez was on Mediums that were several laps older, it meant that he was a lot slower at the restart and resulted in him dropping down from P3 to P7 by the chequered flag. Even though it only took Sainz three laps to get past him, he was ultimately not able to keep up with the pace of Mercedes after using up his fresher tyres to pass Perez. Binotto believes that while Sainz could have been in the fight, it would have been more difficult to overtake both Mercedes with less than 10 laps to go. "I think the Mercedes was very fast and certainly [Carlos] could have been in the fight ," he told media, including TheFOXposts.Com . "It...

Former BAR-Honda team boss Craig Pollock once opined that the role of team principal was the most challenging of all management positions: “There is no other job in the world where you are as publicly audited every fortnight, by extremely passionate people but with little or no knowledge of the overall picture.” The Scotsman, who founded the team that then became the mighty Mercedes steamroller, had a point: virtually every one of F1’s tens of millions of global fans hold critical opinions - more usually in hindsight - with their judgements generally being clouded by the travails of their favourite team or driver. Pollock spoke those words over 20 years ago, before the era of 1000-strong F1 teams; at a time when the internet was used for banking via dial-up modems and iPhones oohed at in sci-fi movies; Amazon lost millions daily and twitter was something birds did each morning; Facebook was a photo album and TikTok a nursery rhyme; Budget caps applied to grocery bills, Netflix ...

Ferrari was forced into halting development on its 2022 Formula 1 car as it "couldn't afford" new upgrades, according to boss Mattia Binotto. The team started the season with the quickest package, but have fallen back from runaway leaders Red Bull after winning two of the opening three races. Since the Austrian Grand Prix in July, Ferrari have not won a race as a potential title challenge has morphed into a fight for second with Mercedes in the Constructors' Championship. However, while the eight-time champions have been developing their car to try and mask the problems with it, Binotto has revealed that the development tap was switched off as the budget cap struck. Viewed by others: Ferrari Reports: Time running out for Binotto ...

Charles Leclerc believes there is "always voices around Ferrari " as he defended Formula 1 team boss Mattia Binotto , who was reported to be on his way out of Ferrari . Binotto's position as Team Principal was called into doubt this week with suggestions in Italian media that he would be relieved of command following a disappointing 2022 season for the Scuderia. Having started with two wins in three races, Ferrari 's season imploded through a variety of reliability, strategic and operational errors which allowed Red Bull and Max Verstappen to run away with both titles. Ferrari's wait for a World Championship title will enter a 15th season in 2023, but Leclerc firmly backed Binotto to deliver for the Maranello squad. Leclerc: People forget Ferrari's progress "There are always rumours around in Formula 1 and especially around Ferrari , this doesn't ch...

Charles Leclerc was left feeling that Ferrari's competitors are "a step ahead" of them following the opening day of practice at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Monegasque – who remains in a battle with Sergio Perez for P2 in the World Championship – finished P3 on the timesheets in both sessions on Friday. Meanwhile, Robert Shwartzman got behind the wheel of Carlos Sainz 's F1 -75 in FP1 before Sainz returned to action in FP2, where the Spaniard registered the sixth fastest time of the hour. Mercedes led a 1-2 in the opening session, while Red Bull's Max Verstappen set the pace later on. Leclerc reflects on Ferrari's struggles Speaking after Friday's running, Leclerc admitted that the areas in which Ferrari had faced difficulties had been expected, but also warned that their rivals seemed to have an edge over them. "Overall, our sessions were okay,...

Ferrari Team Principal Mattia Binotto says his team had to halt development on their 2022 car because they had hit their spending limit under Formula 1's budget cap. The Scuderia started the 2022 as the team to beat, with Charles Leclerc winning two of the campaign's first three races to seize the initiative in the championship. However, as the season wore on, Red Bull and Max Verstappen emerged as the class of the field, with both Drivers' and Constructors' titles having been wrapped up with three races of the season still to go. In recent weeks, Mercedes also seem to have edged ahead of Ferrari, with at least one Silver Arrows driver finishing ahead of both Ferraris in the last three Grands Prix, including a dominant 1-2 finish in Brazil last time out. Speaking after the Brazilian Grand Prix, Binotto admitted that Ferrari have not had the financial leeway to continue developing their F1 -75, having hit the $140 million limit allowed for 2022. "It ...

Charles Leclerc believes two mistakes in Q3 cost him to rival Sergio Perez in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Formula 1 qualifying - but that Ferrari achieved its maximum . Leclerc qualified third fastest at Yas Marina, being pipped by 0.040s by Perez who he is locked level on points with in the battle for P2 in the Drivers' championship . Perez's teammate Max Verstappen took pole as Leclerc beat his own teammate Carlos Sainz Jr as the two contenders could barely be split. And Leclerc believes some small mistakes cost him a front row slot. Viewed by others: Max Verstappen Verstappen reveals 'brief scare' on the way to Abu Dhabi pole ...

Unlike 2021, it's been pretty clear where the Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship would be heading in 2022. Max Verstappen has been in a class of one this season, breaking records for most wins and most points in a single season (14 and 429 and counting for those keeping score.) Attention has thus turned onto who will finish as runner-up: Verstappen's teammate Sergio Perez or Charles Leclerc of Ferrari. It will go down to the final race with nothing separating the two - and only 0.040s advantage in Perez's favour in qualifying at Yas Marina as they line up second and third. Should Perez claim it, he will secure Red Bull's first ever one-two in the Drivers', which is just about the only thing they haven't achieved in F1. Below is how P2 in the standings will be won - or indeed lost. Runner-up in the standings Heading into the finale in Abu Dhabi, Leclerc ...

The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is not only the last race of the World Championship, but also the last opportunity to test solutions on the track to be integrated into the 2023 projects. Indeed, it is common practice among all the teams to instrument the cars with aero sensors to gather final pieces of data on track before the off season. Ferrari carried out an important data collection in Friday practice with Carlos Sainz, whose F1 -75 had been heavily instrumented with an intricate network of sensors mounted on rakes behind the rear wheels. The function is to measure the pressure of the air flow leaving the diffuser and behind the rear wheels. The lower side has been modified in the area in front of them, with the function of managing turbulence in the area between the inside of the rear wheels and the diffuser in a different way from what happened during the season. These are not radical changes, but they are capable of increasing the effectiveness of the underbody by genera...

It's the final weekend of the 2022 season as F1 returns to the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. Max Verstappen will start from pole position, with Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez alongside him on the front row. Can the team secure a 1-2 in the Drivers' Championship for the first time in their history? Below you will find our dedicated live blog and live timing hub; the times refresh automatically during the session, so you are always up to date. In the blog, we will provide you with the latest developments during the Abu Dhabi GP. You can easily switch between live timing and the live blog via the tabs. Race - Abu Dhabi Live blog Live timing ...

Max Verstappen rounded out the Formula 1 season with victory in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as Charles Leclerc snatched P2 in the championship. It was a dominant drive from Verstappen for a 15th win of the season, as the main focus was on the battle for runner-up in the standings between Leclerc and Sergio Perez . Perez was set for P2, but elected to go onto a two-stopper, as Leclerc just about hung on from the charging Red Bull for second in the race and standings. Elsewhere, Lewis Hamilton 's run of a win in every season ended with a late hydraulic failure as Sebastian Vettel finished his final race in 10th. Full results from the F1 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix are available below. Result Race - Abu Dhabi Pos. Driver Team Time ...

Max Verstappen has won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, while Charles Leclerc took second to secure P2 in the World Championship. The Dutchman led for much of the race to claim his 15th victory of the 2022 season in an event where strategy proved to be key, with drivers on a one-stop facing concerns over their tyres towards the end of the event. Verstappen took victory with just one stop under his belt, ahead of Leclerc, who managed to stay ahead of a charging Sergio Perez . Perez completed the podium in third, with Carlos Sainz finishing fourth and George Russell rounding out the top five in the final race of the 2022 F1 season. Lewis Hamilton was forced to retire with a mechanical issue while, further back, Sebastian Vettel ended his final F1 race before retirement in P10, behind Daniel Ricciardo. Result Race - Abu Dhabi ...

The 2022 Formula 1 season is over after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as the curtain comes down on a thrilling season. Max Verstappen was the runaway champion as attention was on the battle for P2, which was decided on the last lap at Yas Marina between Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc . Lewis Hamilton retired and recorded his worst ever season in F1, winless for the first time. Meanwhile, Sebastian Vettel bowed out with 11th in the standings , as his Aston Martin team finished seventh in the Constructors', with Ferrari and Alpine also enjoying good nights. The full, final Formula 1 championship standings for 2022 are available below. Formula 1 standings 2022 Drivers Teams Seaso...