F1 2022 Season

Netflix has confirmed that season 4 of its popular 'Formula 1: Drive to Survive' series will be released on its streaming platform on March 11.
The massively successful ten-episode docuseries will cover the drama of Grand Prix racing's action-packed 2021 season, relying once again on its behind-the-scenes, fly-on-the-wall approach to storytelling.
Last year, the series' filming crews were seen hard at work from the start of the 22-race season, but the drama and controversy surrounding F1's 2021 campaign and the fierce title fight between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen promises an abundance of intrigue.
While F1 fans across the world are eagerly anticipating the fourth season of 'Drive to Survive', the series will unfortunately unfold without any behind-the-scenes involvement from reigning world champion Max Verstappen.

The Red Bull charger - who was absent from season 3 but was still voted F1's most popular driver by the sport's fan community - said last year that he isn't keen on taking part in a series which he says, "fakes a lot of stuff".
"From my side as a driver I don’t like being part of it," the Dutchman said last year.

"They faked a few rivalries which don’t really exist, so I decided to not be a part of it and did not give any more interviews after that, because then there is nothing you can show."

Since its debut in 2019, 'Drive to Survive' has been credited for a big part of the surge in F1's popularity in the US, which in turn has encouraged commercial right holder Liberty Media to add a second race in America, bringing Miami's long-awaited Grand Prix online next spring.

This is worth a read.
https://f1i.com/news/421766-verstappen-wont-take-part-in-fake-drive-to-survive.html
 
pauldyson1uk said:
Netflix has confirmed that season 4 of its popular 'Formula 1: Drive to Survive' series will be released on its streaming platform on March 11.
The massively successful ten-episode docuseries will cover the drama of Grand Prix racing's action-packed 2021 season, relying once again on its behind-the-scenes, fly-on-the-wall approach to storytelling.
Last year, the series' filming crews were seen hard at work from the start of the 22-race season, but the drama and controversy surrounding F1's 2021 campaign and the fierce title fight between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen promises an abundance of intrigue.
While F1 fans across the world are eagerly anticipating the fourth season of 'Drive to Survive', the series will unfortunately unfold without any behind-the-scenes involvement from reigning world champion Max Verstappen.

The Red Bull charger - who was absent from season 3 but was still voted F1's most popular driver by the sport's fan community - said last year that he isn't keen on taking part in a series which he says, "fakes a lot of stuff".
"From my side as a driver I don’t like being part of it," the Dutchman said last year.

"They faked a few rivalries which don’t really exist, so I decided to not be a part of it and did not give any more interviews after that, because then there is nothing you can show."

Since its debut in 2019, 'Drive to Survive' has been credited for a big part of the surge in F1's popularity in the US, which in turn has encouraged commercial right holder Liberty Media to add a second race in America, bringing Miami's long-awaited Grand Prix online next spring.

This is worth a read.
https://f1i.com/news/421766-verstappen-wont-take-part-in-fake-drive-to-survive.html
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He seemed comfortable with that in a different situation :nono:
 
rpitroda said:
I like the look of that Williams.
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senorgregster said:
Their side pods look very different to the others.
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The tech guys on twitter are getting pretty excited about it.

Whether itll be quick on track time will tell - but it seems they've come up with some nice ideas no doubt aided by the extra wind tunnel time they received.

Rumours of the Alpine Renault engine struggling with adapting to the new fuel also - that's a worry for them.
 
Maroon Lucifer said:
Have you guys seen the leaked pics of the Ferrari? It is by far the best looking yet imo
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Looks fecking stunning. If this is the actual car.
 
pauldyson1uk said:
Would be good to see them doing well , it's been too long since that have.
Kimi was the last I think.
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Agreed.
One thing I notice is what looks to be a quite small radiator air inlet. But maybe it is just the way the photos show it.
 
Buster15 said:
And the saying goes - if it looks good then it probably is good.
But the really key issue is what happens under the floor...
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Will have to reserve judgement till we see all of the cars in the flesh on 23rd march at the first test. The ferrari does look good though.
 
Must admit not taken a great deal of notice of the launches so far.
We are not seeing the full race car yet and I dont think we will see the full 100% race car of them all in the first pre-season testing.
 
Love the new shape cars they look much better

The Ferrari is great but I still prefer the Williams
 
Any other angles ? Can't make my mind up from that image
 
It's really hard to judge Ferrari from that photo honestly.
 
Just been released officially - stunning. Probably a donkey, but gorgeous.
 
Major changes on race control. All seem fairly sensible.
 
Looks like Masi has been removed and reassigned elsewhere, says everything that needs to be said about Abu Dhabi. The guy took the championship out of Hamilton's hand and gave it to Verstappen, whether intentionally or not.
 
This is probably all that Merc and Lewis wanted. This is the FIA admitting it was a farce and wrong without saying it was.

Anyway that Ferrari is noice!!
 
Good to see the championship thief is out of there.
 
The comment from Sulayem in the statement about the restructure is something to hold them to now. He called it a sport, so the rules cannot be changed on a whim regardless of entertainment.

"These changes will enable us to start the 2022 Formula 1 season in the best conditions, and our sport will be even more loved and respected."
 
Are there any other examples of an official in a sport being sacked for bending the rules in such a way?
 
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