BBS Motorsport will produce new rims for Formula 1

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11:49, 15 Jan 2022

Formula 1 will run with larger 18-inch wheels starting in 2022. Formula One has announced that the new rims will be produced by BBS Motorsport.

BBS Motorsport as official partner

All teams will drive with the same wheels in 2022. The new wheels will be produced by BBS Motorsport. From this season on, the wheels will again have wheel covers over the rim, this way the air is better directed along the cars. In this way, the cars that follow others will hopefully have less trouble with dirty air.

Formula 1 raced with 13-inch wheels for many years, but these will be scrapped for 2022. Actually, the switch to 18-inch wheels was already planned in 2021, but due to the coronavirus crisis, it has been moved back a year. Formula 2 has been running with the larger wheels since 2020.

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Formula 1 welcomes BBS Motorsport as the Official Wheel Rim Provider for the 2022 season, and we look forward to seeing them on the brand new cars on track this year #F1

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	90
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	60
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	29
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	26
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	26
11	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	13
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

BBS Motorsport will produce new rims for Formula 1

BBS Motorsport as official partner

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