F1 2022 cars emerge but there are still plenty of
questions to answer
Formula 1 launch season is now truly under way. Some teams are revealing more than others when it comes to the intricacies of their cars, while others (such as Aston Martin, above) have already hit the track, but we’re now getting an idea of what F1 2022 will look like. What we don’t yet know is whether the new regulations will achieve the aims we all want: more overtaking and closer racing. Sky pundit, ex-F1 racer and all-round motorsport enthusiast Karun Chandhok tackles that issue and many other big questions in our traditional annual article on page 24. As ever, Chandhok’s views and insights on the teams and drivers – from how George Russell will take on Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes to the revivals at Ferrari and McLaren – are interesting and we are inclined to agree with his answers. And he takes on the challenge of the Abu Dhabi fallout and what the FIA should do…
Before we get any more F1 answers, the NASCAR Cup and Extreme E seasons kick off this weekend. We select the things to look out for in the Daytona 500 from p40, while Matt Kew assesses why McLaren is taking on the challenge of Extreme E on p46.
Porsche’s electric programme finally delivered in Mexico last weekend, with ex-F1 racer Pascal Wehrlein leading a 1-2. Jake BoxallLegge was on hand to see if the team is now ready to take on fellow German superteam Mercedes in the title fight (p50).
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PIT & PADDOCK 4 FIA sorts Spa, but delays on Abu Dhabi 7 Aston Martin hints at Hypercar future 8 Kvyat moves into World Endurance 11 Honda tops final MotoGP test 12 Red Bull F1 2022 launch 14 McLaren MCL36 technical focus 16 AlphaTauri AT03 technical focus 18 Aston Martin AMR22 technical focus 21 Opinion: Alex Kalinauckas 23 Opinion: Gary Watkins
INSIGHT 24 Big Questions of F1 2022 32 Why a DTM champ is moving on 36 Meet America’s next IndyCar star 40 Daytona 500 preview: the new engine 42 What to look out for in NASCAR 2022 46 Why McLaren is taking on Extreme E
RACE CENTRE 50 Porsche finally on top in Formula E 56 World of Sport: Asian Le Mans Series; Formula Regional Asian
CLUB AUTOSPORT 65 Worrad gets five-year competition ban 66 Legends to increase efficiency of fuels 68 Tarling to race Royale 71 Opinion: Laura Jones 72 The story of the Team USA Scholarship
FINISHING STRAIGHT 76 What’s on this week 79 What could have been: Sarrazin in FE 80 From the archive: 1966 Italian GP 82 My favourite car: Craig Breen
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