The plane carrying the team's cargo from the United Kingdom was reportedly grounded due to technical problems. Although the goods arrived in Bahrain on Tuesday evening, the team had little time to prepare for the start of testing on Thursday. "The team's cargo reached the circuit in Bahrain late last night," Haas said in a statement. "This delay will affect our schedule, but we are aiming to be off track for a second session on Thursday afternoon, with Pietro Fittipaldi driving a VF-22."

On Wednesday, the European Union declared chemical billionaire Dmitry Mazepin "a member of the circle closest to [President] Vladimir Putin". Haas was evaluating several candidates for the 2022 season after deciding it could not continue with Mazepin and Russian title sponsor Uralkali in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine. Magnussen drove for the Haas team from 2017 to 2020, but the US-owned outfit decided not to stay with him last year

"The FIA Formula 1 World Championship visits countries all over the world with a positive vision to unite people, bringing nations together. We are watching the developments in Ukraine with sadness and shock and hope for a swift and peaceful resolution to the present situation. On Thursday evening Formula 1, the FIA, and the teams discussed the position of our sport, and the conclusion is, including the view of all relevant stakeholders, that it is impossible to hold the Russian Grand Prix in the current circumstances."

World champion Max Verstappen ready to drive in both seasons. Leclerc tops the first morning session as the introduction of new cars. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc topped the first test session of the 2022 Formula 1 pre-season as a new era of ground-effect cars hit the track in an uninterrupted stint at Barcelona.

The BWT Alpine F1 team officially welcomed their new A522 to the world today in Paris which sports an alluring alpine blue livery, coupled with BWT's iconic pink colors this year, the team's recent announcement for 2022. Declared title partner. In a twist on the night, the BWT Alpine F1 team also presented a 'flipped' livery with pink. Most prominent colour. This unique outfit will be used for the first two races of the season, highlighting the new partnership with title partner BWT.

The Sun reports that Hamilton and Mercedes boss Toto Wolff are "disillusioned" with the sport following the controversial outcome of Sunday's race. He said: "Lewis and I are disillusioned at the moment. We are not disillusioned with the sport - we love the sport with every bone in our body and we love it because the stopwatch never lies. "But if we break the fundamentals of fairness and authenticity of the sport, then suddenly the stopwatch no longer becomes relevant because we are exposed to random decision-making, it is clear that you can fall out of love with it." There are reports that Hamilton may leave the sport following news that Mercedes has dropped its appeal against Verstappen's victory, but the result could have a huge impact in losing one of F1's most high-profile stars.

Addressing the controversy surrounding the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Brown said at a comprehensive news conference Lewis Hamilton's future discussed Said he heard VW Group would enter F1 with Red Bull What's the problem with sprint races? Brown said F1 could "not" find a way out of the impasse, adding: "That would be unfortunate."