Articles about 2022 Formula 1 Season

The Mika's verdict on The Max

Despite dominating the 2022 season and winning a record 15 races on his way to a second world title, Max Verstappen is yet to reach the peak of his powers, according to F1 legend Mika Hakkinen. Gulp.The Flying Finn - who knows

At the not-so-eventful Mexico Grand Prix

Max Verstappen turned a dominant, title-winning campaign into a record-breaking one by claiming the chequered flag at the Mexico City Grand Prix, his 14th win of 2022 and the most for any driver in a single season in F1 history.

He takes home the victory in Japan to secure his second title in two years

For a brief, fleeting moment, all of Formula One was united in one, harmonious voice, and it was the sound of simple arithmetic. Even race winner Max Verstappen-who romped home to victory nearly half a minute clear of second-placed Charles

Questions are now being raised whether or not F1 should change up its rules

True to form, Max Verstappen converted pole position into his 10th victory of the season at the Dutch Grand Prix, extending his championship lead over Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and teammate Sergio Perez to 109 points.However, it was neither of those

And how did it comes to this for one of F1’s most popular figures?

When Daniel Ricciardo moved to McLaren at the start of 2021, it looked like a match made in heaven: a sensationally fast driver joining a team on the rise, ready to fulfill his potential at long last.And yet here we are

Check out their report cards

Eight wins from 13 races so far, and the only times he hasn't made the podium-Bahrain (fuel pressure), Melbourne (fuel leak), and Silverstone (floor damage)-are when Red Bull's car has let him down. Bar the odd mistake, the

Ferrari should be taking down notes...

Formula 1 strategy is a hot topic right now: Not least because at the 2022 French GP, Ferrari appeared to get it badly wrong as Carlos Sainz was called in too late for fresh tires to improve his position, and at the

“I’m keener than ever to get back on track”

Alfa Romeo driver Zhou Guanyu says Formula 1's halo device saved his life after his car was flipped upside down at the start of the 2022 British Grand Prix.Zhou was upended after contact from Mercedes' George Russell, before careening through

Biggest winner, of course, was Zhou Guanyu for walking away from that crash

Fresh from securing his first-ever pole position in the wet at Silverstone, Carlos Sainz Jr. took full advantage by scoring his maiden Formula 1 victory in a dramatic, enthralling edition of the British Grand Prix.The 27-year-old took the

Pierre Gasly re-signs with Alpha Tauri and stays with the team until 2023

Pierre Gasly will retain his F1 seat at AlphaTauri in 2023, the team has announced. Some time after the horse had bolted, it must be said, after team boss Franz Tost said as much at last weekend's Canadian Grand Prix.The

Oh Ferrari

Oh, Ferrari. Those are exactly the same words we used in the aftermath of the Monaco GP two weeks ago, in which the team somehow failed to convert its front-row lockout into victory. And yet again at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix,

The broken wing on Yuki Tsunoda’s AlphaTauri was fixed using, yes, duct tape

This year's Azerbaijan Grand Prix wasn't as controversial as the last one, but there was still a fair bit of drama in Baku this weekend. It wasn't just Red Bull's growing lead or Ferrari's continuous heartbreaks that

‘Checo’ has now signed a two-year contract extension fresh off his Monaco win

Not been a bad week for Sergio Perez, has it? Fresh from winning the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday, Red Bull has announced that the Mexican driver will stay with the team until the end of 2024.Signing a two-year extension

Hanging in there, tifosi?

Oh, Ferrari. In Top Gear's 2022 Formula 1 preview earlier this year, we said the team desperately needed "to kick the habit of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory", so often has it shot itself in the foot in recent

That updated floor seems to have fixed the bulk of the car’s issues

This weekend's Spanish Grand Prix was, for once, quite exciting. Scorching track temperatures forced most teams onto a hectic three-stop strategy, there were battles for the lead, a cruel retirement, team orders drama, and even a rogue gust of wind

The race will officially be called the Formula 1 Honda Japanese Grand Prix 2022

Honda may no longer be the engine provider of Red Bull Racing this season, but the carmaker isn't done participating in Formula 1-related affairs just yet.The company has just announced that it is now confirmed as the title sponsor

It’s a new era for the sport

The sight of Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc, and Carlos Sainz wearing American football helmets atop the Miami podium having been chaperoned there by a pair of police outriders capped off a slightly surreal, slightly dull Miami Grand Prix.But it was an

Hear us out

The 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola last week saw reigning world champion Max Verstappen take a huge points haul in the Formula 1 drivers' championship, setting the foundations for his race win and fastest-lap point with victory in the

We know we’re ready for this

Feast your eyes on the very first screenshots from F1 22, this year's installment in the increasingly impressive series of official Formula 1 games. Before you get too excited, there's no glimpse of the brand-new Miami circuit yet, but

World champ says there’s “no easy fix” for the team’s issues this season

Red Bull F1 said a fuel issue was the likely cause of Max Verstappen's dramatic failure to finish this weekend's Australian Grand Prix.Verstappen, who now trails main rival Charles Leclerc by a whopping 46 points in the championship standings,