Formula One News — August 2022

Formula 1 will awake from its August slumber this weekend to face a sell-out crowd at Belgium's fabled Spa-Francorchamps circuit.

The identity of Valtteri Bottas' teammate at Alfa Romeo in 2023 appears to be down to a two-horse race.

The dominant driver in the all-female open wheeler support category for Formula 1 says she isn't sure women are ready to take on the men at the pinnacle of motor racing.

Ferrari looks set to introduce an upgraded power unit immediately after the current August break.

Sitting out even a year of Formula 1 would be "fatal" to Mick Schumacher's career.

Dutch promoters should give up on the idea of a second Formula 1 race in the Netherlands, according to Zandvoort circuit owner Prince Bernhard van Oranje.

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is confident "new entrants" will enter Formula 1 after the 2026 engine rules come into force.

Flavio Briatore's "handwriting" is all over the Oscar Piastri affair.

Dr Helmut Marko and Franz Tost have blankly dismissed speculation linking Pierre Gasly with the vacant race cockpit at Alpine for 2023.

Ferrari should consider ousting its Spanish strategy chief, according to the Maranello team's former boss Cesare Fiorio.

Lewis Hamilton admits he lied about his piercings as Formula 1's clampdown on the wearing of jewellery by drivers came into force this year.

Fernando Alonso, Mark Webber and Flavio Briatore may have "shared information" that led to the Oscar Piastri saga which appears destined for court.

The impact of Formula 1's anti-'porpoising' guidelines, which are set to debut just after the August break at Spa-Francorchamps, will be "very interesting" to observe.

Sergio Perez says he is "too young" to be considering following Formula 1 rival Sebastian Vettel into retirement.

Aston Martin's F1 team boss admits he will be "surprised" if copycat versions of a new rear wing concept do not appear after the August break.

Mattia Binotto could end up paying for Ferrari's flagging championship hopes with his job.

It appears Aston Martin simply offered Fernando Alonso substantially more money than Alpine was willing to pay for 2023, according to Otmar Szafnauer.

Dr Helmut Marko is relieved Honda is staying in Formula 1 until the end of 2025.

The Prince of Monaco has intervened directly in the Principality's troubled negotiations with Formula 1 over a new contract for 2023.

Alpine has a right to seek "compensation" if Oscar Piastri doesn't make his Formula 1 debut for the Renault-owned team in 2023.

Ferrari is doing "pretty much everything wrong" in the battle for the world championship, according to Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko.

Haas has called off all contract talks with Mick Schumacher for the duration of the August break, according to German broadcasters RTL and ntv.

Charles Leclerc is "under a lot of pressure" because of Ferrari's struggles with reliability and strategy blunders so far in 2022.

Nyck de Vries says he is "flattered" that his name is being linked with the Williams race cockpit for 2023.

Dr Helmut Marko says he "absolutely" supports Sebastian Vettel's decision to retire from Formula 1.