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Ex-Formula 1 race director Michael Masi is reportedly on the verge of being named as the new chairman of the Supercars Commission. Masi took over as Formula 1 race director in 2019 following the sudden passing of Charlie Whiting, though his time in the role ended under very controversial circumstances. The Aussie’s decisions at the 2021 season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix directly influenced the outcome of the World Championship, as Max Verstappen snatched the title from Lewis Hamilton on the final lap, denying him a record eighth crown. Prior to the 2022 campaign getting underway, Masi was removed from the race director position as part of a restructuring of Race Control, before departing the FIA completely in July. Speaking to Speedcafe.com after his exit from the FIA, Masi said: “It has been a pleasure and honour representing the FIA as the single-seater sporting director and FIA Formula 1 race director and safety delegate since Charlie [Whiting’s] unexpected and … [Read more...] about Michael Masi reportedly closing in on return to motorsport after FIA exit

1992 F1 champ Nigel Mansell sees an opportunity for George Russell, as Lewis Hamilton has not “dusted off his right foot yet”. Following the controversial conclusion to the 2021 season, which saw Hamilton miss out on a record eighth World Championship on the last lap of the Abu Dhabi season finale, the Brit went into 2022 as a favourite to get that eighth title in the bag. However, that possibility already looks to be off the table by the summer break, Mercedes having fallen adrift of Red Bull at the start of Formula 1’s new regulatory era, with Ferrari assuming the role of main challenger to Red Bull. Hamilton also has a new team-mate for this season in the shape of Russell, who claimed his first career pole last time out in Hungary, also Mercedes’ first pole of the season. All eyes on Spa as porpoising and flexi-floor TD arrives As F1 gets set to return, a new technical directive could have a major impact on the first race back. In the … [Read more...] about Nigel Mansell feels Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton is ‘taking it easy this year’

The new regulations for Formula 1 this year created a unique opportunity for ten very different looking cars to line up on the grid in Bahrain at the start of the season. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Each team had their own design philosophy and took different design approaches to the new set of regulatuions. However, over the course of the season, some of these concepts have shown clear advantages and many of the cars on the grid have started to converge into a handful of particular design philosophies. Sidepod concepts The three main sidepod design philosophies that had emerged at the beginning of the season were the inwash, downwash, and outwash concepts. Mercedes and McLaren had notably taken the inwash concept where, from the top view of the car, the rear of the coke bottle section narrows inwards into the rear bodywork without a very aggressive undercut on the sidepods, making for a rather short sidepod. The inwash concept is designed for the … [Read more...] about Tracking the trends of car development in 2022 · RaceFans