Haas team principal Guenther Steiner stands by his criticism of Mick Schumacher for crashing and driving “slow” last season, as revealed in Drive to Survive.
2022 f1 season articles archive
F1 “in strongest position ever” says Domenicali as revenue hits £2bn in 2022
2022 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali says the series in its strongest position ever as the sport revealed it generated over £2 billion ($2.5bn) in revenue last year.
Red Bull has ‘no plans for change’ after report AlphaTauri could be sold
2023 F1 season
Posted onRed Bull has moved to quell speculation it could put AlphaTauri up for sale after a report cast doubt on the future of its second team.
Netflix’s ‘Formula 1: Drive to Survive” season five: Spoiler-free review
F1 reviews
Posted onMax Verstappen has ended his Drive to Survive boycott for its fifth season. Will he be glad he returned to Netflix’s smash hit Formula 1 series?
F1 wants “much earlier” decision on whether teams obeyed cost cap rules
2023 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 does not want to see a repeat of last year’s long-running wrangle over teams’ compliance with the cost cap.
Albon believes year out of F1 improved him as a driver
2022 F1 season
Posted onAlex Albon says he returned to Formula 1 last season as an improved driver, despite going a year without any single-seater racing.
FIA president Ben Sulayem was “sucked into F1” last year. Will that change in 2023?
News Focus
Posted onFIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem wants to concentrate more on rallying after being “sucked into Formula 1” in 2022. Is that likely to happen?
McLaren target fourth place in 2023 after “disappointing” fall to fifth
2022 F1 season
Posted onMcLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown says the team’s fall to fifth place in the constructors’ championship in 2022 was a “disappointing” result.
Records smashed and winning runs wrecked: The 2022 F1 season in stats
2022 F1 season review
Posted onA 15-year continuous run ended for Lewis Hamilton, in 2022. And something happened this season that has not occurred in Formula 1 since 1979.
Twelve of the best ‘true’ single-seater passes of 2022
Other motorsport
Posted onWho says the art of overtaking is dead? Here are 12 of the best single-seater passes of 2022 – without a single DRS press between them.
FIA over-reacted to ‘porpoising’ concerns after Baku – Symonds
2022 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1’s chief technical officer Pat Symonds believes the sport’s governing body went too far in its bid to reduce ‘porpoising’ after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
FIA right to curb F1 drivers’ political statements – Brown
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: FIA right to curb F1 drivers’ political statements – Brown • Ferrari back Weug for Formula Regional move • Give GPDA more clout – Stewart
Helmet rows, hot mics and more forgotten motorsport stories from 2022
2022 F1 season
Posted onAnother dramatic and often controversial season of Formula 1 meant these curious and noteworthy stories from it and beyond tended to get overlooked.
22 telling stats on every driver to race in the 2022 F1 season
2022 F1 season review
Posted onWhat do the numbers tell us about the 2022 Formula 1 season? Here’s a revealing statistic on each of the 22 drivers…
2022 F1 driver rankings #1: Max Verstappen
2022 F1 driver rankings
Posted onMax Verstappen entered into his first ever world title defence with a target on his back. He ended the year a double champion and the undisputed best driver of the season.
2022 F1 driver rankings #2: Lando Norris
2022 F1 driver rankings
Posted onBefore the 2022 season began, McLaren signed Lando Norris to a three year extension. He spent every race weekend proving them right to do so.
From F1 to Formula Ford, 2022 was the year of the championship anti-climax
2022 F1 season
Posted onMax Verstappen clinched the Formula 1 championship in anti-climactic circumstances at Suzuka, but the title fights disappointed in many single-seater series this year.
2022 F1 driver rankings #3: Charles Leclerc
2022 F1 driver rankings
Posted onThrough the first two months of the 2022 season, Charles Leclerc was a genuine title contender. It was not his fault his challenge unravelled soon after.
2022 F1 driver rankings #4: Fernando Alonso
2022 F1 driver rankings
Posted onFernando Alonso stunned many by signing for Aston Martin. After his 2022 season, it’s easy to see why the team want the 41-year-old on board.
2022 F1 driver rankings #5: George Russell
2022 F1 driver rankings
Posted onGeorge Russell’s first season at the front was likely not what he expected. However, he impressed alongside his illustrious team mate and secured Mercedes’ only win.