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The 2022 Formula One season started with the Bahrain Grand Prix on 20th March, with 20 newly designed cars lined up on the grid. Red Bull started as favourites, but in truth, no one really knew what to expect at the Bahrain International Circuit, as the impact of extensive new regulations was yet to be tested under race conditions.

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Why The Regulations Changed

When the FIA, the sport’s governing body, first set out to rewrite the technical regulations, they had one aim. To increase overtaking and create more wheel-to-wheel, high-speed racing for fans to enjoy. 

Other factors were also addressed, such as costs, environmental impact, and creating a more level playing field for all teams. But overtaking was the overriding consideration for regulators, keen to maintain Formula One’s status as the number one global motorsport. 

BWT Alpine F1 Team and Yahoo are delighted to confirm a strategic partnership, which will see Yahoo continue as a valued technical partner. The distinctive Yahoo logo will appear on the BWT Alpine F1 Team A522 cars, bringing its global footprint to new audiences. The team will leverage this huge platform as Yahoo builds its future vision of news, sports, entertainment, lifestyle, finance, media and communications tools.

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Yahoo, a global media and technology company that reaches nearly 900 million people around the world, has been a valued partner since 2019. In an extension of the collaboration, both BWT Alpine F1 Team and the wider Renault Group will have access to Yahoo’s industry-leading ad technology stack, enabling the brands to reach millions of people across the world through its advertising and content distribution platforms, Yahoo’s own News, Sport and Finance brands, as well as access to Yahoo’s XR Studios where the companies will be able to build 3D, immersive and interactive content experiences together through motion capture, volumetric capture and XR Stage technologies.

Otmar Szafnauer, Team Principal, BWT Alpine F1 Team, commented:

As a team, we are always looking for synergies with brands as ambitious as our own. Yahoo clearly shares our passion for innovation and we are delighted to extend our relationship with such a premium company for three more years. Yahoo has proved itself to be an innovator and Formula 1 offers a significant opportunity to connect with new audiences and explore cutting-edge developments in online media and communications. We are delighted to be able to partner with them to explore these new frontiers.

Elizabeth Herbst-Brady, Global Head of Revenue and Client Solutions at Yahoo said:

Our partnerships team in London, headed by Marko Johns, is building on their already successful relationship with Alpine and Renault through this extension of our deal together. We pride ourselves on being great partners at Yahoo and through global, mutually beneficial relationships like these, we continue to bring the Yahoo brand to millions of new people who tune in to watch the fantastic racing in Formula 1 and help the Renault Group reach their audiences in creative ways through our global content and technology platforms.

McLaren Racing announced a new multi-year partnership with Los Angeles-based heritage footwear brand, K-Swiss, as an Official Partner of the McLaren Formula 1 Team from 2023.

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K-Swiss has nearly 60 years of heritage in creating footwear and will enter Formula 1 for the first time with McLaren to evolve its presence and reach new consumers globally. The partnership joins two brands with a strong history in their respective fields, emphasising high performance.

McLaren and K-Swiss will create a bespoke performance-based footwear collection, designed to be worn by McLaren pit crews and engineers at race events globally. The two brands will also collaborate on footwear and a limited apparel collection which will be available to consumers.

The team will work with K-Swiss to activate at tentpole moments globally, including key races on the Formula 1 calendar.

Lindsey Eckhouse, Director of Licensing, e-commerce and esports, McLaren Racing:

It is a pleasure to welcome K-Swiss to the McLaren Racing family and Formula 1. We are excited to work with a brand which has such a strong heritage and can provide our team with footwear that is reliable with a focus on performance while looking fantastic. I can’t wait for the release of the collection.

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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc won the 2022 Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix over Red Bull’s Max Verstappen with Lewis Hamilton completing the podium for Mercedes – after Carlos Sainz retired.

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The sports betting industry is considered one of the fastest-growing industries in the world. With more countries legalizing sports betting, we are witnessing the birth of hundreds of online bookmakers every month. 

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In addition, people love testing their luck and skills with sports betting. A pretty exciting sport popular among the masses is F1 sports betting. Formula 1 sports betting may not have been the popular kid in school before, but its popularity has grown multiple folds in recent years. 

In today’s article, we will discuss Formula 1 sports betting and help you get started with F1 sports betting. 

Why Is Formula 1 Sports Betting So Popular?

BWT Alpine F1 Team today announces a new partnership with FVP Trade, an award-winning financial services provider specialising in Forex and CFD trading.

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FVP is a globally regulated CFD broker that provides transparent pricing, fast execution and advanced charting tools for its traders. FVP Trade is embarking on a new phase of growth, which will see the broker expand its geographical presence and improve its product portfolio.

Operating in 52 countries, FVP Trade is reshaping the Trading industry for its partners and clients. It is committed to understanding and educating them while connecting them globally with a transparent and trusted platform.

The BWT Alpine F1 Team partnership connects an ambitious motorsport brand to the world’s fastest-growing CFD broker.

Blink and you will miss them. We humans have always been fascinated by cars and more specifically, how fast these cars can go. When thinking about fast cars, names like Ferrari and Lamborghini might come to mind, but nowadays, there are a lot of super-fast machines available. Some of these cars are owned by famous soccer players and celebrities. Let’s look at some of the fastest cars in the world today. 

McLaren Speedtail: 250 MPH 

McLaren is an expert when it comes to hypercars. The Speedtail was introduced in 2019 and is seen by many as the worthy successor to the iconic F1. The Speedtail is a hybrid and combines a twin-turbo, 4.0-liter 8 gasoline engine with an electric motor. With 1,035 horsepower, this car is able to hit 250 mph, which makes it McLaren’s fastest car yet.  

Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+ 

Bugatti has proven itself over the years when it comes to speed. But this car is an entirely different beast. It is on an altogether different level and demonstrates that Bugatti always finds a way just to get better and faster. The Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+ boasts an astonishing 1,600 horsepower and 1,180 pound-feet of torque. This is staggering and gives the driver way more power than originally seen in the Veyron. The mind-blowingly fast Chiron can hit 60 mph in 2.3 seconds and can crest 300 mph. In Bugatti’s official testing though, it hit 304 mph.  

Rimac Nevera 

This one is a bit different. This car is all about proving the “naysayers” wrong. Electrification is the future of excellent performance, and this car proved that. This sleek creation has four electric motors with a total output of 1,914 horsepower and 1,740 pound-feet of torque; the top speed of this beast is 258 mph. This is highly impressive but here is the kicker, hold onto your seats for this one. It only takes 1.97 to get to 62 mph and the world-beating quarter-mile time, where it took just 8.74 seconds, all while on cold tires. On properly warmed rubber, that time fell to just 8.58 seconds. This is definitely not a slow electric car. 

Aston Martin Valkyrie 

It is kind of strange to see an Aston Martin on this list as Aston Martin is usually not involved in this kind of fast car space, being generally built more as a beautiful and phenomenal grand tourer. The Aston Martin Valkyrie is definitely something different for this company. This is due to the fact that the company is collaborating with its Formula One partner, Red Bull Racing, in their quest to build a world-beating supercar.  

Determining how and where to begin can be challenging with automobile detailing, especially if you’re a newbie having a do-it-yourself (DIY) project. But it’ll be much simpler if a professional does it for you. However, if you decide to take the DIY way, it may be a pleasant experience.

Detailing is crucial, especially for race cars, since they’re typically used for showcases and races. However, it’d help if you ensure that its details are spotless regardless of what you want to use the car for. You could think of detailing as an important vehicle maintenance procedure for your race car.

Thankfully, if you want to go the DIY route, there’s generally no need to dive into complex detailing because the fundamentals should suffice. Remember that you can employ various techniques to get the desired results. The following guide will touch on the fundamentals you need to know to do the detailing job.

Clean The Wheels

Since car wheels or tires have high usage rates, it’s generally recommended to start with them. Plus, they get worn out fast. However, the wheels are usually simple to clean up if you have the proper chemicals.

Alfa Romeo presents ‘Beyond the Visible’, a compelling docuseries which takes the viewer behind the scenes at Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN. Experience the passion, expertise and storylines at Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN. A total of five episodes will be posted on the brand’s social media pages across the 2022 Formula 1 season.

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Alfa Romeo is to launch a new docuseries ‘Beyond the Visible’ to showcase what really happens when the floodlights turn off and the tracks are no longer buzzing with drivers, colourful helmets, fireproof suits, and the deafening sound of the engines at Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN.

Formula 1 is one of the most well know and finest expressions of motorsport, however only a tiny bit of this wild circus reaches the public eye. With the most advanced technical performance and the slightest margins determining victory or defeat, the tiniest improvements are the result of the tireless work of the team. This series will offer the chance to see the lesser-known aspects of the races, showcasing the passion and hard work of experts, mechanics, engineers, and managers, and, with their hands firmly gripped to the wheel and the pedal to the metal, the drivers.

Produced by the studio Lunartic Productions, the five-episode docuseries will be posted on the Alfa Romeo social media pages throughout the 2022 racing season.

Formula 1 is the world’s greatest sport to its global legion of supporters. The high-octane action that races deliver plus the glamorous locations and behind-the-scenes drama make it truly fascinating to follow. Although it might seem a long way off yet, F1 followers might be wise to plan what to do when the current season finishes in November 2022. After all, this will leave a gaping hole in their schedule, requiring them to find other sporting events to plug the gap until F1 starts up again. But which are the best alternative sports events that F1 followers might enjoy tuning into? 

World Cup 2022 

Soccer’s premier competition is not only a top spectacle to watch but also great if you usually bet on races in F1 and want to carry on with sports betting at other events. The current 2022 World Cup betting odds are worth checking out before you do, so you have an idea of which countries should do well. 

The other great thing about catching soccer’s World Cup 2022 after F1 ends is that you will not have to wait too long. F1 finishes early this year on November 20th, 2022, and the World Cup starts right after on November 21st, 2022!  The World Cup is set to run for multiple weeks and bring together the best players and teams to battle it out on the field. France are the current champions and expected to shine – but will have countries such as England, Brazil and Argentina to contend with first!

Australian Open 

Although the start of a new year is always quiet in terms of F1, this does not mean there are not lots of other first-class sporting events to catch. The Australian Open in tennis is a great example and is certainly worth tuning in for. 

As Rafael Nadal’s 2022 Australian Open win showed, this is a tennis competition which always serves up the best action. It is also the first major Grand Slam event in tennis each year – just as the Australian Grand Prix usually launches the Formula One season each year. 

Aston Martin has announced that German brand Hugo Boss will supply formal apparel for the Formula One team’s drivers and a range of race and travel wear for the entire team from the start of the 2023 season.

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The brand gains logo placement on the front wing endplates, with the deal signed in time for the British Grand Prix.

Aston Martin’s executive chairman, Lawrence Stroll said:

“I fully recognise the commitment and ambition shown by Boss and its return to Grand Prix racing with the Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team.

The arrival of Hugo Boss is further validation of the incredible work to build a world-class platform where brands can partner, amplify, and activate on a truly international scale.

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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz has claimed his first victory after a breath-taking contest at the 2022 Formula 1 British Grand Prix, the Spaniard finishing ahead of the Red Bull of Sergio Perez and the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton.

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SenseTime, a leading global artificial intelligence (AI) software company and Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN announce a new technology partnership. SenseTime and Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN are exploring various ways to integrate AI technologies with the motorsport racing industry. SenseTime’s branding will be featured prominently on the sidepods of Alfa Romeo’s F1 cars during this weekend’s race in England and all future Grand Prix races.

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Racing offers a plethora of opportunities for artificial intelligence to provide an advantage. From parsing through millions of strategy permutations to sifting through the extensive data generated by the car, AI can help analyse the team’s own performance – and its competitors’ – to help drivers and engineers make the best decisions and optimise the outcome of each race.

With both Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN and SenseTime sharing a passion for innovation and the desire to push the boundaries of technologies, this partnership is going to reshape the way technology drives racing.

Frédéric Vasseur, Team Principal of Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN:

Ahead of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, IWC Schaffhausen is pleased to announce the auction of the last Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar “Toto Wolff edition x Mercedes- AMG Petronas Formula One Team.” Limited to only 100 pieces, this exclusive Big Pilot’s Watch recognises the extraordinary career and achievements thus far of Toto Wolff, Team Principal & CEO of the Mercedes- AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team, while also highlighting his longstanding collaboration and relationship with IWC.

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Over the years, Toto Wolff has been seen wearing several IWC watches and prototypes during memorable moments, on and off the racetrack. The watch numbered 50 out of 100 – the last available – will be auctioned by international auction house Bonhams, with the proceeds going to Ignite, a joint charitable initiative operated by the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team and Sir Lewis Hamilton to support greater diversity and inclusion in motorsport. At the same time, IWC Schaffhausen announces the establishment of an annual 50,000 Euro donation for Ignite.

In 2013, the Austrian entrepreneur and former racing driver Toto Wolff became a shareholder and executive director of the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team. During his time as the Team Principal & CEO, the team has won eight consecutive constructors’ titles between 2014 and 2021 – more than any other team in elite world sport. With the Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Edition “Toto Wolff x Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team”, Wolff was finally honoured with an IWC watch that carries his name.

The Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Edition “Toto Wolff x Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team” (Ref. IW503607) features a Ceratanium case and crown, a glass dial, and black hands. The printing and luminescence are in the team’s signature PETRONAS green colour. Limited to only 100 pieces, this watch is fitted with a black rubber strap with textile inlay. Ceratanium is a ground-breaking new material developed by IWC. It is as light and robust as titanium and almost as hard and scratch-resistant as ceramic. Ceratanium is based on a special titanium alloy forged explicitly for IWC. The case components are machined from bars and then treated in a furnace process at high temperatures. During this heat treatment, they develop not only ceramic properties on their surface but also their striking matte black finish.

Although one sport involves motor vehicles and the other comprises of horses, there are many similarities between Formula One and horse racing. Speed is obviously the key to success in both, but beyond the dash to the finish line, there are many more important factors that contribute to victory.

Here is a look at where the two sports mirror each other and why they are both enjoyed by many sports fans.

Best Drivers/jockeys Ride the Best Cars/Horses

To be successful in F1 and horse racing, a driver and jockey need to have a strong partner. Without a good car or horse, no matter how talented they are, they are unlikely to be victorious. That said, a talented driver and jockey can also make the difference between winning and losing. The tactical decisions they make from the starting grid or stalls to the finish line, particularly when under pressure, will have a big say on the outcome of their race.

F1 drivers and jockeys deserve a lot of respect, as they must keep a close eye on their weight throughout their careers. Obviously the lighter they are, the less weight their car and horse must carry. At the same time, they can’t lose their strength, as this is an important attribute in both sports. Constructors and horse trainers both snap up the best drivers and jockeys respectively. They know that if they do this, they can be confident that their asset is in good hands during a race.