– RacingNews365.com has announced the estimated salaries of Formula 1 drivers for 2022.
Unsurprisingly, Hamilton tops the list with an estimated annual salary of $40 million, while Max Verstappen earns around $25 million a year. Fernando Alonso completes the top 3 with $20 million.
– F1 will be making several key changes to its 2022 weekend schedule, according to RacingNews365.com.
One is the return of 90-minute workouts on Fridays – down from 60 minutes in 2021.
All Grands Prix in 2022 will now be held over three days instead of four, with media engagements taking place on the Friday morning before FP1.
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– With Ferrari set to unveil its 2022 challenger on February 17, Gazetta Dello Sport has described it as an “aggressive project” – similar to 2017 and 2018 when it was able to challenge Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes for most of the season.
– George Russell has completed his first official day as a Mercedes F1 driver.
“Today was my first official day at Brackley as a Mercedes driver,” said Russell. “Obviously I can’t wait to get started. I drove around today and met so many people, got into the simulator and prepared for the kick start as best I could.”
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– Sebastian Vettel has admitted he was “hoping for more” in his first season at Aston Martin.
“I think the team is great; I really enjoy working with the team and I think it’s obviously been a big change,” he told F1.com
“But not in terms of results, of course. The whole team and I, we had hoped for more. I think the changes in the regulations hurt us quite a bit because the team had a great car [in 2020] but not [in 2021], so we did what we could.”
– Alonso is confident he will be 100% ahead of the new season after jaw surgery. (HOW)
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