IN PICTURES: Verstappen, Norris & Other F1 Drivers Update Their Training Programs Ahead of 2022 Season

The first month of the year has almost come to an end, and barely days to go for the start of winter testing in Barcelona ahead of the 2022 Formula One season. Hence, amid the nearing end of the winter break, a lot of F1 drivers have already started off with their respective training programs.

And the timing does seem quite perfect, as most of them would probably have to report to their teams’ headquarters by the first week of February for ticking off simulation work and other pre-season briefings.

So, many including Charles Leclerc and Valtteri Bottas took to social media to acknowledge their ongoing training programs as a preparation for the upcoming season.

What did Leclerc and Bottas do?

The Monegasque spent his time trekking and skiing on the Dolomites mountain in Italy. He also wrote, “Last days of training here before getting back to Maranello next week to prepare the 2022 season.”

Meanwhile, Bottas, who is ready for the Alfa Romeo move, updated his training program. Unlike Leclerc, the Finnish racing driver spent his training period with his girlfriend, Tiffany Cromwell, and her professional cycling team WMN Cycling.

“After a few good days working with @alfaromeoorlen in 🇨🇭 it’s nice to join @tiffanycromwell / @wmncycling to continue the training program for the season 2022!” Bottas wrote on Instagram.

The 2021 hero, Max Verstappen, has been busy training for the 2022 season from his home in Monaco.

Lando Norris and Lance Stroll have been busy Golfing over the past few weeks. The McLaren driver, in specific, recently took part in what was his first-ever golfing event.

Other F1 drivers update from HQ

Several other drivers like the Williams duo took to Instagram to acknowledge their presence at their team headquarters. Alex Albon, who is returning to Formula One after a brief one-year absence, posted a picture of himself inside the headquarters. “Making HQ home! @williamsracing,” the Thai-Briton wrote.

Meanwhile, his Canadian teammate, Nicholas Latifi, too, posted a similar picture and further captioned it, “Good to be back! Let’s get to work!“

Pierre Gasly posted a picture of himself in a Miami Dolphins t-shirt working out in the gym. The Frenchman further captioned it, “PRE SEASON WORK.” Quite contrastingly, it looks like a few including Daniel Ricciardo and Mick Schumacher are still yet to come out of their vacations. 

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