Headline: Formula One is back in business for 2022, albeit without the incredible drama, anguish, and joy of last season’s conclusion in Abu Dhabi.
The first race of the Formula One season always leads to a flurry of broad generalisations about the next season. They are sometimes correct and sometimes incorrect. With uneven tarmac and a mix of slow corners and lengthy straights, the Bahrain International Circuit is unlike any other circuit F1 competes on.
Ferrari ended their title drought with Charles Leclerc on the top step of the podium, and Lewis Hamilton was ecstatic to finish third.
With a record-breaking 23-race schedule, there will be lots of twists and turns, and early indications from Bahrain suggest we might see a few teams celebrating race wins this time around.
When the lights went out in Bahrain, it was a slow burn, but by the end, fans had an enraged world champion in Max Verstappen, a late spin from Sergio Perez awarding Hamilton a podium and a fairytale return for Kevin Magnussen at Haas.
The all-new Formula One cars
The latest generation of Formula One vehicles was developed with a single purpose in mind: to improve racing and increase overtaking opportunities. F1 planned to reduce “dirty” turbulence by removing parts of the intricate aero of earlier vehicles.
The latest generation of Formula One vehicles was developed with a single purpose in mind: to improve racing and increase overtaking opportunities. F1 sought to reduce the “dirty” turbulence that made one F1 car difficult to follow by removing some of the intricate aero of earlier cars. The first race appeared to indicate that these cars had accomplished their goal.
Intense Ferrari – Red Bull duel
Ferrari has developed a fantastic car in the F1-75. Charles Leclerc appeared to have the race won for the Scuderia even before Max Verstappen’s late withdrawal in the Red Bull. The new car appears to have a strong, driveable chassis balance as well as a very efficient powertrain.
The early indicators were promising. The three-lap battle for the lead between Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen was the perfect showcase for what these new cars can achieve, with Leclerc subsequently detailing how he let Verstappen pass him at Turn 1 knowing he could close the gap in Turns 2 and 3 and retake the lead using DRS at Turn 4.
And who can blame him or any of the mechanics who were sent into a frenzy as Leclerc and then Sainz passed for Ferrari’s first race victory and first one-two finish since 2019.
The Prancing Horse has regained its footing and is poised to bolt into the distance.
“We thought we’d be in a better position this season than we had been the previous two years, but we didn’t know exactly where we’d be,” said race winner Leclerc.
What brought Ferrari its victory
“The hybrid is pretty identical to the one we raced at the end of the season, with a few extra sensors for the FIA 2022 regulations,” Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto, an engineman by training, said at the car’s presentation. “The remainder, particularly the internal combustion engine, is drastically different,” he added.
“There were a lot of opportunities in development on the power unit, and we changed it quite a bit, especially in the design on the combustion itself.” “We’ve got a new fuel, which is 10% ethanol, which changes the combustion a lot; we’re all losing more or less 20 horsepower, which means that the combustion itself is quite changed.”
Published By :- Tarsem Singh
Edited By :- Khushi Thakur
