A replacement has not been announced for driver Nikita Mazepin, nor for the name sponsor.

Already next week Thursday the second Formula-1 test drives start in Bahrain before the season start on March 20th – currently it is assumed in the media world that the previous substitute driver Pietro Fittipaldi will drive in the second Haas next to Mick Schumacher.

The contract with the Russian promoter has been terminated – meaning not only no Formula One race in Russia for 2022, but also for the foreseeable future. Some Formula 1 and sports commentators go so far as to say that there will be no Formula 1 races in Russia as long as Vladimir Putin is president.

Originally, Formula 1 was to be held at Igora Drive near St. Petersburg from 2021, and before that the DTM was to make its GT3 debut at the circuit – but nothing came of it because of Corona.

The team announced today that Verstappen will extend his contract, which still runs up to and including 2023, by a full five years. Max Verstappen will drive for Red Bull until the end of the 2028 season!

Speaking about the new five-year-deal, Max said: “I really enjoy being part of the Oracle Red Bull Racing Team, so choosing to stay to the 2028 season was an easy decision. I love this Team and last year was simply incredible, our goal since we came together in 2016 was to win the championship and we have done that, so now it’s about keeping the number one on the car long-term.”

In addition, Bruno Famin will serve as executive director of Alpine Racing in Viry-Châtillon. Both Szafnauer and Famin will report directly to Laurent Rossi, CEO of Alpine.

Davide Brivio, who joined the team in 2021, will continue to develop young talent as Director of Racing Expansion Projects and oversee participation in all racing categories, including the Alpine Academy.

The FIA today unveiled a multi-stage plan to ease the burden on race control at Formula One races. Among other things, there will be a virtual Race Control Room, similar to the video referee in soccer, to help race officials analyze disputed situations.

In addition, the transmission of direct communication between the team bosses and the race director is abolished. Most recently, the recordings of these radio messages were heard on TV.

Michael Masi will be replaced by DTM race director Niels Wittich and WEC race director Eduardo Freitas in turn. Michael Masi will be offered another position within the organization by the FIA.

In front of invited guests, the Aston Martin AMR22, for which four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel does not yet have a nickname, was unveiled at the Aston Martin plant in Gaydon.

The car appears to deviate from the previously known show cars from last year in the area of the front spoiler as well as the air intake.

During the presentation, Andrew Green, Chief Technical Officer, spoke of the fact that the first models under the new rules had very fast learning curves within a short period of time and that the development of the cars will also progress rapidly during the season.

At the same time as the car was unveiled, the new title sponsor was also revealed: Oracle Red Bull Racing is the official team name for the 2022 Formula One season.

It was also announced that Brazil will host the third sprint race of the current season, after Silverstone and Monza. At the sprint race, there will already be qualifying on Friday for Saturday’s 100km race, which will then determine the starting grid for Sunday’s Grand Prix.

The organizers of the Formula 1 World Championship will try to set up a replacement race, we will of course keep you informed.