F1 2022

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BBC website has live commentary and times
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1

1. Lando Norris (McLaren) 1:19.568 - 103 laps

2. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 1:20.165 - 80 laps

3. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) 1:20.416 - 73 laps

4. George Russell (Mercedes) 1:20.784 - 77 laps

5. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 1:20.929 - 50 laps

6. Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) 1:21.276 - 52 laps

7. Yuki Tsuonda (Alpha Tauri) 1:21.638 - 121 laps

8. Fernando Alonso (Alpine) 1:21.746 - 127 laps

9. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 1:22.246 - 147 laps

10. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) 1:22.572 - 23 laps

11. Alexander Albon (Williams) 1:22.760 - 66 laps

12. Mick Schumacher (Haas) 1:22.962 - 23 laps

13. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) 1:23.327 - 67 laps

14. Nicholas Latifi (Williams) 1:23.379 - 66 laps

15. Nikita Mazepin (Haas) 1:24.505 - 20 laps

16. Robert Kubica (Alfa Romeo) 1:25.909 - nine laps
 
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Ferrari and RB with an impressive 153 and 147 laps respectively.
 
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Surprisingly clean day 1 indeed
 
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Some perspective of those lap times.
  • A full race distance at Barcelona is 66 laps.
  • The first preseason test session in 2014, all teams combined only covered 93 laps. Today, 1104.
  • VER did over two race distances.

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Video for you here...

Sorry, you need to click to the U-bend link, then it works.
 
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In totally surprising news...

While all drivers so far questioned have stated they would not drive in the Russian GP, Nikita Marzapin has stated he has no problems doing so, and he is a supporter of sports without politics...
 
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In totally surprising news...

While all drivers so far questioned have stated they would not drive in the Russian GP, Nikita Marzapin has stated he has no problems doing so, and he is a supporter of sports without politics...

Sports without politics...how quaint and naïve of him...
 
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I don't think Mazespin has a choice. He has to be pro Russia or else he and his family are going to be "cured of Covid" the Russian way.
 
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The Haas car will not be have the Uralkali branding tomorrow.
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The Haas car will not be have the Uralkali branding tomorrow.
To be fair… the official Uralkali logo is red and green. The Russian flag colored logo is only on the F1 car.
 
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To be fair… the official Uralkali logo is red and green. The Russian flag colored logo is only on the F1 car.
I would love to see them yeet Mazapin out of the car too if the money dries up and replace him with someone better like, anyone in F2 or FE
 
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I would love to see them yeet Mazapin out of the car too if the money dries up and replace him with someone better like, anyone in F2 or FE
Unfortunately if Mazepin isn't in the car, then the team doesn't exist.
 
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Unfortunately if Mazepin isn't in the car, then the team doesn't exist.
I’m thinking it could actually align well with Andretti’s desire to get into the sport, they’re a well funded and credible organization that has a far better history of attracting and retaining sponsors than Haas has (Rich energy, Russian kid).
 
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I’m thinking it could actually align well with Andretti’s desire to get into the sport, they’re a well funded and credible organization that has a far better history of attracting and retaining sponsors than Haas has (Rich energy, Russian kid).
I hope that's the case. I'd hate to see a team disappear off the grid.
 
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I hope that's the case. I'd hate to see a team disappear off the grid.
Don't forget that Haas could self-fund the team... Gene just doesn't want to.
 
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Russian GP is off, potentially replaced with Turkey again which would be a good result as that track is awesome.

It almost looks like F1 is doing it for moral reasons which would be an unusual new precedent. But realistically, the sponsor who pays for the Russian GP is VTB bank and they just had their assets frozen so it’s probably more related to non payment.
 
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Russian GP is off, potentially replaced with Turkey again which would be a good result as that track is awesome.

It almost looks like F1 is doing it for moral reasons which would be an unusual new precedent. But realistically, the sponsor who pays for the Russian GP is VTB bank and they just had their assets frozen so it’s probably more related to non payment.
Sochi kind of sucked so if they go I wouldn't be too sad.
 
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That, or because this is what the military fly-over may look like

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