Lovecars On the Grid. Global Motorsport Podcast
The 2022 season of Formula 1 begins! We have F2, F3 and plenty more for Tiff Needell and Paul Woodman to give you a motorsport roundup of this week, including IMSA 12H Sebring, Indycar and NASCAR!
We kick off with Formula 1, which begun in Bahrain this weekend. Tiff's predictions of a Ferrari 1-2 were correct, as Charles LeClerc brought his red Ferrari home in 1st place, with team mate Carlos Sainz in 2nd.
We had some strong qualifying from returning Haas driver, Kevin Magnussen and Valterri Bottas in his Alfa Romeo. During the race, following the performance from last season, race favourite Max Verstappen suffered from reliability problems, leading to both his and team mates Perez' retirement. Elsewhere, the Mercedes team with Hamilton and Russell suffered with porpoising problems, leading to a 3rd place for Hamilton, and Russell in 4th place.
The FIA have announced new regulations, tightening restrictions on track limits and overtaking to prevent a repeat of last season. They also admitted that human error was the reason for the debacle in Abu Dhabi.
A great story for Kevin Magnussen and Haas in Bahrain too, achieving their first points in the championship with Magnussen finishing in 5th place! There was plenty of Formula 2 and Formula 3 action too, with lots of overtaking in the same weekend! Saudi Arabia in the next round!
Moto GP was in Indonesia for the first time, with presenter Suzi Perry there. There was a huge crash from a high sider with Marc Marquez, who thankfully walked away without injury. Portuguese rider, Miguel Oliveira ended up taking the win.
In the USA, we had four major races this weekend. With the Sebring 12H race for the WEC. With a collision and a spin with just an hour left remaining, the race was won by Chip Ganassi Racing’s #02 car.
Indycar was at the Texas oval, travelling at terrifying speeds of up to 221MPH, with some big shunts, but the win went to Josef Newgarden. NASCAR took place at Atlanta, where cars could be just two wide around the track. We had a few shunts, leading to Kyle Larson spinning out, but his team mate, William Byron took the win.
Next week, we have Formula 1 in Saudi Arabia. There is F2 but no F3 there this weekend. NASCAR goes to the Circuit of the Americas.
Do we have a new rivalry in Formula 1? What are your predictions for Saudi Arabia, let us know in the comments!