This week on News from the Nerds, host James M is joined by Abby, Sam and James P as the panel break down the latest developments in the world of F1 in the first show of the F1-post season. No Bull in a China Shop It looks like the Chinese Grand Prix will not be returning for 2023. It’s not yet confirmed by F1, but has it been heading this way for some time? Will the round be replaced, and will the calendar be further tweaked to take advantage of these developments? https://www.formulanerds.com/news/chinese-grand-prix-to-be-cancelled/ Testing Times in Abu Dhabi Your round up of the post-season and young driver tests from Abu Dhabi, where track action didn’t officially cease till the end of Tuesday. Who performed well, and does it tell us anything for 2023? https://www.formulanerds.com/news/abu-dhabi-post-season-test-round-up/ Alonso happy at Aston… so far Fernando Alonso is notoriously difficult to please, but so far, so good for the unlikely partnership between the Spaniard and Aston Martin. He endured a difficult season in 2022, despite looking every bit as quick as he did in his prime. Just how important will a car with better reliability be for him? https://www.formulanerds.com/news/alonso-compares-the-aston-martin-to-jaguar-in-2002/ Hulkenberg looks forward to 2023 Talking of unlikely partnerships, very few would have had Nico Hulkenberg returning to a full-time drive on their F1 bingo card at the start of the year. What will he make of the opportunity after three years in a reserve role? https://www.formulanerds.com/news/hulkenberg-post-season-test-headstart-for-next-year/ https://www.formulanerds.com/news/schumacher-on-latifi-crash-in-abu-dhabi-i-just-simply-didnt-see-him/ F2 and F3 round up Just as an extended F1 silly season ends, so begin the F2 an F3 driver confirmations. A number of high-profile juniors have switched teams for 2023 already, and who do we fancy for glory next season in the road to F1? It’s also F2 post season testing, so that’s always an indication of where drivers might land… https://www.formulanerds.com/news/prema-confirm-their-f2-line-up-with-frederik-vesti/ https://www.formulanerds.com/news/arthur-leclerc-set-to-make-f2-debut-in-2023/ https://www.formulanerds.com/news/f2-fittipaldi-and-maloney-join-carlin-for-post-season-testing/ https://www.formulanerds.com/news/f2-maini-and-novalak-leave-mp-motorsport-for-pastures-new/ -- Keep up to date with all the latest Formula 1 News @ www.formulanerds.com -- Follow Us: Facebook - www.Facebook.com/FormulaNerds Twitter - www.twitter.com/Formula_Nerds Instagram www.instagram.com/FormulaNerds -- For Advertising & Sponsorship Opportunities:- Email [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices