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With 2022 finally seeing a new set of regulations dramatically changing the way Formula 1 cars look, and race, coming into play – Uralkali Haas F1 Team today unveiled the design and livery of its brand-new VF-22 challenger. Revealed across the team’s social media channels, the series of digital renders released on Friday showcase the car that Uralkali Haas F1 Team drivers Nikita Mazepin and Mick Schumacher will compete with across the record-breaking 23-race 2022 FIA Formula 1 World Championship.

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The VF-22 is the first entry to emerge from the American-owned team’s all-new design office in Maranello, Italy – led by Technical Director Simone Resta. Bringing together a new personnel group and weaving it into the existing fabric of the team, now entering its seventh season in Formula 1, was just one of many challenges tackled through 2021 culminating in the design of the VF-22 – a car that has its genesis in a completely new set of regulations.

With the 2022 regulations designed to promote closer racing, and therefore more overtaking and excitement, the aerodynamics of the VF-22 are strikingly different to anything is seen previously. New items have been incorporated to achieve the goal of the regulations such as a ground-effect floor, simplified front-wing, and a dramatically shaped rear-wing. Another striking new addition is the introduction of Pirelli’s 18-inch wheel rims and low-profile tires – designed to reduce overheating and allow drivers to push more on each stint. The VF-22 will be powered by the Ferrari 066/7 turbocharged 1.6-litre V6 power-unit running on fuel containing a 10% biocomponent ratio achieved through a move to ‘E10’ fuel.

While the design of the VF-22 is dramatically different, the livery of the new entry is an evolution of last year’s predominantly white design which coincided with the arrival of title partner Uralkali – one of the world’s largest potash fertilizer producers and exporters. Haas Automation maintains its branding presence on the VF-22, the global CNC machine tool company founded by team owner Gene Haas. A burgeoning partner portfolio is further incorporated into the livery with on-car branding supported by 1&1, IONOS, Tricorp, Under Armour and CYRUS Genève, while Taittinger and Maui Jim continue to feature on a variety of key team assets.

McLaren Racing today announced a multi-year extension to its long-standing partnership with paint and coatings partner AkzoNobel. In addition, the partnership will now expand to see AkzoNobel become a Sustainability Partner of McLaren Racing.

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AkzoNobel will continue to create and develop paint technology for the McLaren Formula 1 team, using products and technologies to support McLaren’s performance while driving innovation in other industries.

As a Sustainability Partner, AkzoNobel will now expand its collaboration with McLaren to explore new possibilities in the areas of sustainability, technical innovation and product development.

Matt Dennington, Director of Partnerships, McLaren Racing, said:

It’s fantastic to extend and expand our partnership with AkzoNobel. We’re looking forward to taking this innovative and long-running relationship into a new chapter, taking a more integrated approach to development that will see AkzoNobel support us on our mission to become a more sustainable team.

Aramco and Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team today announced a long-term strategic partnership. The partnership will drive the development of highly efficient internal combustion engines, high-performance sustainable fuels, advanced lubricants and the deployment of non-metallic materials in vehicles.

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In addition to joint research and development, the collaboration includes team sponsorship rights, a licensing agreement, as well as exclusive branding and endorsement rights for Aramco fuels and lubricants.

As a result, the team will be known as Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team. The alliance complements Aramco’s status as a global strategic sponsor of Formula One – the world’s premier motor racing event with over 1.9 billion fans worldwide.

The joint R&D efforts will underpin efforts made by the team to meet Formula One’s target to be powered entirely by sustainable fuels by 2025.

F1 World Champion takes F1 car for a spin on a track built out of ice in the Austrian Alps. FIA Formula One World Champion Max Verstappen enjoyed his first track action of 2022 in an alpine day out with Austrian ice speedway star Franky Zorn.

In a spectacular prelude to Verstappen’s 2022 season, he took to the track with former European Ice Racing Champion Zorn, 51, in the driving exhibition hosted by the GP Ice Race circuit at Zell am See Airport.  Under Austria’s winter sunshine, the Dutch hero savoured being back in a race car for his first laps since winning the F1 Drivers’ Championship at Abu Dhabi in December, while Zorn popped wheelies and slung his motorcycle to extreme angles around the curves.

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Although he’d never driven an F1 car on ice before, the Red Bull Racing driver sped through a circuit built out of ice on specially designed Pirelli spiked tyres, with his helmet and race car carrying the number ‘1’ for the very first time. He went on to say: “This was my first time on the ice with a Formula One car and I’ve been really looking forward to it. It was very interesting and it’s quite slippery, so you have to be careful. Everything is very cold, including the brakes, and racing cars are obviously not designed to drive on the ice, which makes it even more difficult, but it was a lot of fun.”

At just 24 years of age, Verstappen took the F1 world by storm in 2021 as he claimed 10 wins and a further eight podiums from 22 races. In doing so, he became Red Bull Racing’s first champion driver since Sebastien Vettel captured his fourth successive title in 2013. Verstappen had driven car #33 since 2015, so seeing #1 on his livery for the first time was a special moment.

It’s become more common for couples to live together without getting married, but many still don’t take the precautions necessary to protect their assets.

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Many cohabiting couples don’t realise that if they fail to plan financially, their assets could be divided equally between them should they break up.

A lawyer who specialises in family law can help protect unmarried couples. These documents outline the couple’s assets and financial responsibilities while together and upon dissolution of the relationship.

What Is A Civil Partnership?

Civil partnerships in the UK give same-sex couples, who could previously only enter into a marriage, almost exactly the same rights and responsibilities as married couples. According to Pearce Legal who is based in Solihull UK, “Roughly 46,000 civil partnerships (13% of all existing ones) have been converted to marriages since December 2005 when they became legal for heterosexual and homosexual couples.” 

Tricorp Workwear is joining forces with Uralkali Haas F1 Team, by announcing a major partnership for the coming seasons. The company becomes an Official Partner and will equip the drivers off-track, as well as the technical and operational teams, with modern and sustainable workwear.

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For this new partnership, Tricorp Workwear will use their sustainable collections for the team kit: team wear, fanwear and hospitality. The Dutch brand will rely on its own distribution network, as well as the distribution network of the Uralkali Haas F1 Team to distribute these collections to fans all over the world.

Fans will be able to show their support for Uralkali Haas F1 Team – whether at races or cheering from home – with the collaboration spanning across fanwear on-site at events and online. Uralkali Haas F1 Esports will also be showcasing new apparel across competitions.

No stranger to motorsport, Tricorp Workwear has clothed teams across various series as well as in soccer and ice hockey. Now, the Uralkali Haas F1 Team has brought the Dutch market leader into Formula 1 for the first time, with a focus on highlighting sustainability, quality and comfort.

Hilton and McLaren Racing announced yesterday a multi-year extension to their long-standing partnership, which has been in place since 2005.

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The relationship enables Hilton to provide unique experiences for its Honors members and offers the McLaren F1 team home away from home in its hotels at race locations around the world.

By once again committing to a multi-year extension, McLaren Racing and Hilton are also able to continue developing and innovating their joint activation programme of unique content. Most recently this included the popular “Ride to School with Lando” feature, which became one of McLaren’s top five most viewed Instagram grid videos with two million views. The film featured a boy being chauffeured into school by McLaren F1 driver, Lando Norris after his dad won the trip via his Hilton Honors membership.

Hilton branding will continue to be carried across the McLaren F1 race cars from 2022 onwards.

PPDS becomes Team Supplier for RBR, with Philips LED displays, digital signage, professional TVs and monitors providing connected communications and world-class hospitality experiences.

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PPDS, the exclusive global provider of Philips digital signage, LED displays and professional TV solutions, is thrilled to announce its relationship with the team behind the reigning Formula One World Drivers’ Championship winner, to become an official Red Bull Racing (RBR) Team Supplier.

This exciting new collaboration sees the global professional display provider delivering across its portfolio of products, with professional displays and monitors on tour with the team throughout the season.

Far from a traditional supply deal, today’s announcement follows extensive collaboration and meticulous proof of concept testing throughout 2021 – a year when RBR’s Max Verstappen secured the team’s first Drivers’ Championship since 2013 – with PPDS’ range of Philips professional displays and solutions outpacing the competition to become the standout partner of choice for RBR’s VIP hospitality needs.

WildBrain CPLG, one of the world’s leading entertainment, sport and brand licensing agencies, has further expanded its Lifestyle portfolio with the signing of global representation rights for the internationally renowned Swiss motorsport company, Sauber Motorsport AG.

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Under the deal, WildBrain CPLG will handle all Sauber brands, including Sauber Motorsports, which owns and operates the Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN, as well as Sauber Technologies and Sauber Esports. The initial focus will be on the UK, EMEA, China, India and North America markets.

Sauber is a brand that immediately evokes engineering and sporting excellence, with innovation, Swiss precision and efficiency almost bywords for the name, which has been active in motorsport for more than fifty years and in Formula One for thirty.

With a rich portfolio of entities, including Sauber Motorsport AG, which operates the Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN; Sauber Technologies and Sauber Esports, Sauber Group have a multi-faceted offering to bring to fans and customers alike. In addition to the range, they will create for the Motorsport arm, WildBrain CPLG will initially focus on household and lifestyle products for Sauber Technologies, while, for Sauber Esports, target categories will include fashion apparel, toys, collectables and gaming accessories as well as digital products and partnerships. WildBrain CPLG will utilise the expertise of Sauber Technologies, which includes 3D printing, aerodynamics and Formula One technology, and leverage the precision, efficiency, innovation and performance attributes of these properties to extend them into everyday categories.

British ex-Formula 1, Indy Car and Le Mans 24H driver, Max Chilton, joins McMurtry Automotive in the pivotal role of head development driver for the McMurtry Spéirling.

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As head development driver, Max will have the enviable role of driving and enhancing the McMurtry Spéirling at numerous race circuits and testing venues over the coming year. Max will also be a senior spokesperson for the company and present exclusive behind the scenes footage of the team’s progress from experimental prototype to record-breaker.

Managing Director Thomas Yates said:

I am really pleased to have Max join as a dedicated and leading member of our team, as we now further increase our rate of testing and development. Fresh from six seasons of competition in IndyCar and previously having competed in Formula One, Max will bring a wealth of motorsport and driving experience that will undoubtedly help us to reveal the performance potential of the Spéirling and get us closer to our record-breaking goals.

Max Chilton said:

It’s a huge honour to be given the opportunity to become head development driver for McMurtry. The company is really reaching new heights in the performance EV world. The team have spent over four years developing Spéirling, a car which will really show the world what performance can be achieved with all-electric power.

The Ferrari Daytona SP3 has been awarded the “Grand Prize: Most Beautiful Supercar 2022” by a panel of expert judges at the 37th Paris Festival Automobile International.

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This prestigious annual award is held to pay tribute to the sports car chosen by a panel of influential personalities from the world of motoring for its design and aesthetic beauty.

The same jury awarded Ferrari’s Chief Design Officer, Flavio Manzoni, with the Grand Prize of Design, in recognition of his original, creative and influential work in the automotive sector.

The design of the Ferrari Daytona SP3, a limited-edition car that joins the ‘Icona’ series, is a harmonious interplay of contrasts, sublimely sculptural, voluptuous surfaces alternating with the kind of sharper lines that revealed the burgeoning importance of aerodynamics in the design of the ‘60s and ‘70s racers such as the 330 P4, 350 Can-Am and 512 S. The bold choice of a ‘Targa’ body with a removable hardtop was also inspired by the sports prototype world: consequently, the Ferrari Daytona SP3 not only delivers exhilarating driving pleasure but also usable performance.

On the second of three days of the Fiorano test, race drivers Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc were at the wheel of the SF71H. Shortly after 9.30 in the morning, the Spaniard drove out of the garage in far from ideal conditions, with the temperature at 3 degrees and damp patches on the track. He completed 59 laps, equivalent to around 176 kilometres, getting back in the swing of driving a Formula 1 car and working with the team again.

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“Exactly one year ago, I drove a Ferrari for the first time,” recalled Carlos, once he’d finished driving. “And I have to say that, even if a lot of things have changed, given that I now know everyone and I feel really at home, driving here is always special. I was very happy to see so many of our fans watching from outside the track, which is why I wanted to go and say hello to them when I’d finished my session.”

Restart. The Spaniard also explained the purpose of this type of test prior to the start of the season. “At the moment, like all the other drivers, in fact, we are working in the simulator or training really hard in the gym. However, when it comes to demands placed on the body, nothing can match actually being in the car. That’s why, being able to drive before the start of the season, no matter in what car, is always very useful for a driver. It gives your body a wake-up call, reminding you what it means to be a Formula 1 driver.”

Charles in the afternoon. At 2 pm, straight after lunch, Charles Leclerc was behind the wheel of the SF71H. On the eve of his fourth season with the Scuderia, in the cockpit 44 days on from the post-season test in Abu Dhabi, he covered 48 laps, equivalent to 143 kilometres. Charles also got a very enthusiastic reception from the fans when he went to greet them. “Our supporters are special,” he said. “It’s really cold today, but they didn’t want to miss out on this first event of the new season. At least I had the engine to keep me warm, but they are really fantastic!”

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Red Bull Racing announces its official headset and video conferencing hardware partner Poly for 2022 and beyond.

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While victory in Formula One often depends on the lightning-fast decisions made in the cockpit and on the pit wall, success is equally dependent on a team’s ability to make the right connections in every area of the business – between driver and engineer, garage and factory, and among the departments that deliver a winning performance each season. And with communication and collaboration being the key to victory, Red Bull Racing is excited to partner with Poly.

With a long history of innovation, Poly continues to push the boundaries as a global communications company that powers meaningful human connection and collaboration, with audio, voice, and video products that ensure every word and gesture are captured with precision, clarity and focus, no matter how extreme the environment or how complex the working conditions.

Poly’s pro-grade communications gear will be implemented across Red Bull Racing’s operations, with its headsets being used by Red Bull Racing team members throughout the 2022 Formula One season and beyond. Its category-defining audio, voice, and video solutions will also allow each of the team’s departments to collaborate more closely and more efficiently in the future.

CEVA Logistics, part of the CMA CGM Group, announced today a new global, multi-year partnership with Ferrari to support its racing activities as an Official Logistics Partner. CEVA will also serve as a Team Partner of Scuderia Ferrari, the most successful team ever in Formula 1.

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CEVA Logistics will provide all logistics support services for the Scuderia Ferrari cars and equipment for Grand Prix events, as well as for the GT racing series and other Ferrari Challenge events.

Team Partner agreement unites racing, logistics leaders

As a Team Partner of Scuderia Ferrari, CEVA Logistics will have its logo featured on the new 2022 Scuderia Ferrari single-seater, as well as on team trucks and driver and pit crew equipment and apparel. Scuderia Ferrari’s new 2022 F1 car is set to be unveiled on Feb. 17. In addition to the brand exposure from the Formula 1 series, CEVA Logistics will be visible in other series, including GT racing.