Charles Leclerc secured the pole position for Ferrari on the first weekend of the new F1 season in Bahrain, setting the fastest qualifying time in the last part of qualifying, and the world champion Max Verstappen took the front row spot for Red Bull.

Daniel Ricciardo set the fastest lap on the morning of the second day of pre-season testing in Barcelona after dispatching Carlos Sainz from the top of the standings 12 minutes before the end while Sergio Perez brought the first red flag in pre-season testing for Red Bull.

Lando Norris set the fastest time on the first day of pre-season testing for McLaren after Charles Leclerc led after the first part of the day at Ferrari while Red Bull, with their new RB18, completed the picture of the new generation of F1 cars for 2022.

Ferrari has become the seventh team to introduce a new F1 car for 2022 named F1-75 after an online presentation at its headquarters in Maranello, and the team hopes to return to the top of the standings with two new cars after two seasons without a win.

The eighth team in the 2021 constructors' standings Williams announced the visual identity for the new 2022 F1 season on a car that Formula 1 showed last year at the presentation of the new rules while the new FW44 will be shown on shakedown at Silverstone.

Max Verstappen broke the record held by Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel after finishing on the podium in the last race in Abu Dhabi and completing the best season of his F1 career.

Lewis Hamilton will receive a five place grid penalty for changing the engine at the Brazilian GP after Mercedes opted for the fifth V6 engine ahead of the rest of the season.

Fernando Alonso will drive for Alpine’s F1 team next season after the team confirmed the extension of his contract for the 2022 F1 season thanks to great performances in the first part of the season.

Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow has confirmed that they have completed the construction of the state-of-the-art F1 simulator they have been working on for the last two years and should start using it in September.

Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time in the second free practice for the Portuguese GP, where he was one tenth of a second faster than Max Verstappen in Red Bull, which kept Mercedes at the top after the first day in Portugal.