The 2022 Formula 1 season has some news in store. The racing series will see the use of completely new vehicles due to the biggest technical changes in years. In addition to the current world champion Max Verstappen (Netherlands) at Red Bull, under the direction of team boss Christian Horner, Mercedes under Toto Wolff also featured drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell (both Great Britain) as well as Charles Leclerc (Monaco) and Carlos Sainz (Spain) is in the team, with Scuderia Ferrari under Mattia Binotto entering the race as the favorites for the title fight in the premier section of motorsport. After a double win at Monza last year, Brit Lando Norris and Australian Daniel Ricciardo are hoping for some championship points in the overall standings at McLaren. From Germany, four-time champion Sebastian Vettel will compete for the Aston Martin Racing Team and Mick Schumacher will compete for Haas. He is the son of former Ferrari driver and seven-time record world champion Michael Schumacher. Furthermore, the F1 racing calendar has never been larger in the history of the world championships: 22 world championship races are scheduled between March and November, and three sprint races are also held as part of the race. Pole position is again credited to the fastest in qualifying on Friday. Grand Prix in Australia, Japan, Canada and Singapore are set to return to the Formula 1 calendar. Imola in Italy, held as the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, marks the European opener of the 2022 F1 season. Formula 1 is expected to end with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit in November. The next race is the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix (formerly the San Marino Grand Prix) and will be held at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola. Some special features are: At the legendary track, Formula 1 is holding the first three sprint races of the season on Saturday (in addition to Imola, in Spielberg and So Paulo). The starting grid for Sunday’s Grand Prix (then LIVE on RTL) will be determined in the Race Quickie. There’s only one practice session on Friday to find the best setup for the drivers and teams. So it is not necessary to expect big upgrade packages for the cars. Official qualification takes place on Friday evening. Changes from last year: Whoever sets the best time to qualify officially gets pole position. But that doesn’t mean the pole setter will also start from pole on Sunday, as the starting grid for the race is known to be set in a sprint. In qualifying Friday, the order for the sprint is decided on Saturday. Imola Schedule Friday, April 22, 1:30 PM: 1st Free Practice Friday, April 22nd, 5:00 PM: Qualifying Saturday, April 23rd, 12:30 PM: Second Free Practice Saturday, April 23rd, 4th :30 p.m. : Sprint Race Sunday, April 24th, 3:00 PM : Race (2 PM onwards, LIVE on RTL)