Max Verstappen has already wrapped up his second world title however Red Bull can declare their first Constructors’ Championship in 9 years as F1 returns to the Circuit of the Americas for this weekend’s US Grand Prix.
Red Bull – who presently have a 165-point result in Ferrari in second – want to depart Austin, Texas with a lead of at the least 147 factors to be topped champions, giving Christian Horner’s staff a great probability to seal the double triumph on Sunday.
However, the massive speaking level within the paddock is Red Bull’s “minor overspend” breach of the 2021 finances cap – with different groups calling for motion and the FIA but at hand out a penalty.
Lewis Hamilton, a five-time winner at COTA and runner-up final yr, remains to be searching for his first victory in 2022 whereas Sergio Perez has a one-point result in Charles Leclerc within the battle to complete second.
Here is all the pieces you might want to know.
When and the place is the subsequent race?
Formula 1 returns to the Circuit of the Americas for the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas.
First and second follow takes place 8pm and 11pm (BST) respecively on Friday, earlier than third follow at 8pm on Saturday and qualifying at 11pm (BST).
The race on Sunday begins at 8pm (BST).
What has been mentioned?
McLaren boss Zak Brown says Red Bull’s breach of F1’s 2021 finances cap “constitutes cheating” in a letter written to the FIA.
Red Bull, who gained final yr’s Drivers Chamiponship with Max Verstappen, had been discovered responsible of a “minor overspend” of the associated fee cap, having spent greater than the £114m finances – although the breach was not over the 5% “major breach” threshold of £5.7m.
The staff mentioned in an announcement that they had been “surprised and disappointed” with the findings, insisting that their “2021 submission was below the cost cap limit.” The FIA will now determine on a penalty – starting from a nice to factors deductions – and McLaren CEO Brown insists Christian Horner’s staff needs to be penalised each financially and on observe/in automobile growth.
“Any team who have overspent have gained an unfair advantage both in the current and following year’s car development,” he writes, in a letter seen by the BBC and despatched to FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.
“The overspend breach, and possibly the procedural breaches, constitute cheating by offering a significant advantage across technical, sporting and financial regulations.”
Current driver standings
1. Max Verstappen (C) – 366 factors
2. Sergio Perez – 253 factors
3. Charles Leclerc – 252 factors
4. George Russell – 207 factors
5. Carlos Sainz – 202 factors
6. Lewis Hamilton – 180 factors
7. Lando Norris – 101 factors
8. Esteban Ocon – 78 factors
9. Fernando Alonso – 65 factors
10. Valtteri Bottas – 46 factors
11. Sebastian Vettel – 32 factors
12. Daniel Ricciardo -29 factors
13. Pierre Gasly – 23 factors
14. Kevin Magnussen – 22 factors
15. Lance Stroll – 13 factors
16. Mick Schumacher – 12 factors
17. Yuki Tsunoda – 11 factors
18. Guanyu Zhou – 6 factors
19. Alex Albon – 4 factors
20. Nicholas Latifi – 2 factors
21. Nyck de Vries – 2 factors
22. Nico Hulkenberg – 0 factors
Full 2022 schedule
ROUND 19 —UNITED STATES
Circuit of the Americas — 21-23 October
ROUND 20 —MEXICO
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez — 28-30 October
ROUND 21 —BRAZIL
Interlagos — 11-13 November
ROUND 22 —ABU DHABI
Yas Marina — 18-20 November
Source: www.impartial.co.uk