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Formula One F1 – Pre-Season Testing – Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain – March 12, 2022 Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc during testing REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
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Formula One F1 – Pre-Season Testing – Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain – March 12, 2022 Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc during testing REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
F1 is back! The sport is returning to action this weekend at the Bahrain Grand Prix to kick-start its 2022 season. There has been a lot of anticipation regarding this season as we will see new regulations and new cars on the track. A major change coming in this season is the teams will have a budget cap of $140 million to work with.
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During the first practice session of the season, the sport unveiled new graphics. The new graphics are more stylish and less jarring than previous iterations. F1 journalist will Buxton praised the F1 team for working wonders on the new graphics.
“New F1 graphics are. The team has done a great job over the winter,” said Buxton.
New F1 graphics are 🔥. Team has done a great job over the winter.
— Will Buxton (@wbuxtonofficial) March 18, 2022
But the fans on Twitter did not share the same sentiment as the F1 journalist. The new graphics did not board well with the fans on Twitter as they termed them as a disaster.
way harder to read the times now they are faded, italic, thinner and smaller. pic.twitter.com/SDQu8SV5vn
— George Wilson (@gwhizzl) March 18, 2022
The accessibility of them is horrific. As someone who works in digital, if the UX team put forward these ideas, they'd probably be allocated to a different project.
— James Mason (@Jmason47) March 18, 2022
It’s not bad, but not better than the old graphics. Lots of things to make clearer. Overall readability is bad. For example the driver names in the driver tracker. Can you spot SAI? @F1Help pic.twitter.com/aAcMPuBHVI
— Stefan Verkerk (@Stefanuzz) March 18, 2022
Nope, it's not just you. They're terrible.
Individual elements are WAY too big, taking up needless room, yet include some information in fonts far too thin so are difficult to read even on a large TV.
I feel like I'm watching through a letterbox.
— Not That Andrew, The Other One (@adbNorthernSoul) March 18, 2022
F1 World Champion Max Verstappen is excited for the 2022 season
As reported by GPFans, the 2021 champion Max Verstappen, has mentioned that he is excited for the new season to begin. He explained the reason behind his anticipation for the beginning of the 2022 season and what he expects from it.
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Formula One F1 – Bahrain Grand Prix – Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain – March 18, 2022 Red Bull’s Max Verstappen during practice REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
“I’m always initially not excited, but then the closer we get to a race weekend, the more you get really into it and I’m more excited. I think it’s a whole new era for the sport as well and, of course, they were focused on mainly trying to bring everyone closer together and making the racing better,” said Max.
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It would be the first time that the Red Bull driver will defend his title in Formula One. Although he has mentioned that he won’t change his approach, it would be interesting to see if there are any subtle changes. The Dutch driver would hope that the Austrian team can provide him with another championship-winning car this season.
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The preseason tests, as well as the Bahrain Free Practice sessions, have indicated that Verstappen might have a fight on his hands against the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc. Let’s see if he can become a 2-time world champion this season.
