Looking back at the 2022 season, which drivers proved to be the unluckiest in the field through car problems or being hit by their rivals?
2022 articles archive
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.
2022 F1 driver rankings #18: Mick Schumacher
2022 F1 driver rankings
Posted onThe third driver in RaceFans’ yearly countdown is another who will depart the grid at the end of the year. Mick Schumacher’s second season proved a disappointment.
“We should stick to one race”: F1 drivers not relishing final sprint round of 2022
2022 F1 season
Posted onF1 drivers including Max Verstappen and Lando Norris are underwhelmed by the prospect of the final sprint race of the season.
Sainz eager to start 2023 “at the level I am now”
2022 F1 season
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr says that his target for 2023 is to begin next season in the same form with which he is closing out the 2022 championship.
A race win would ‘prove’ Mercedes are back in the fight at the front – Wolff
2022 F1 season
Posted onAchieving a race victory before the end of the 2022 season would ‘prove’ that Mercedes were back in the fight at the front, says team principal Toto Wolff.
Hauger moving to MP for second season in Formula 2
Formula 2
Posted onRed Bull junior driver Dennis Hauger will move to the MP Motorsport team for the 2023 Formula 2 season, the team has announced.
F2 champion Drugovich joins Aston Martin’s new driver development programme
2022 F1 season
Posted onNewly-crowned Formula 2 champion Felipe Drugovich has joined Aston Martin as the first member of its new Formula 1 driver development programme.
Piastri’s F1 promotion in 2023 seems assured, but not necessarily at Alpine
2022 F1 season
Posted onHas Fernando Alonso’s exit from Alpine opened the door for Oscar Piastri, or will the team continue to explore other options for their junior driver?
Analysis: Has Hamilton’s slow start to 2022 been as bad as it seems?
2022 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton has been out-scored by his new team mate George Russell for the last six races in a row. But do his results tell the full story?
“If you cut me in half, I’d be green” – Jessica Hawkins on life at Aston Martin
Interview
Posted onIn her second year as an Aston Martin F1 ambassador, Jessica Hawkins scored a breakthrough touring car win last month and returns to W Series this weekend.
New aerodynamic rules could bring on-track battles to an early end – Norris
2022 F1 season
Posted onLando Norris says Formula 1’s new rules designed to improve overtaking could have a major impact on race strategies throughout the 2022 season.
“Now I’m back” – Hamilton breaks social media silence
2022 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton has given his first indication that he will continue to race in Formula 1 this year after breaking his social media silence following the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Steiner – Three sprint races in 2022 more likely than six
2022 F1 season
Posted onHaas team principal Guenther Steiner says he believes that the 2022 season is more likely to feature three sprint races than the originally proposed six.
New Red Bull RB18 to be unveiled on Wednesday
2022 F1 season
Posted onRed Bull is set to be the first team to reveal its new car for the 2022 Formula 1 season after announcing they will unveil the RB18 on Wednesday.
Aston Martin to launch AMR22 on February 10
2022 F1 season
Posted onAston Martin have become the first Formula 1 team to announce a launch date for their 2022 car, the AMR22.
FIA to reveal findings of inquiry into Abu Dhabi restart row in February
2022 F1 season
Posted onThe FIA will present the findings of the investigation into the final laps of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to the F1 Commission in February.
Will you watch every race of F1’s longest-ever season?
Debates and Polls
Posted onHow many grands prix and sprint races do you plan to watch this year during the longest ever season in the history of Formula 1?
Will F1’s new rules mean a return to single team dominance in 2022?
Debates and polls
Posted onWill F1’s radical rules changes for 2022 see competition increase, or one team rise above the rest to take an easy title triumph?
What’s new for 2022? Your guide to the F1 season ahead
2022 F1 season
Posted onMajor aero changes, an all-new Alfa Romeo line up, the return of old races and a brand new one for F1’s longest ever season. Here’s what’s new for 2022.