Albon, who replaced George Russell this season at the Grove outfit after a year on the sidelines, suggests that the FW44 was too peaky in terms of its performance over a range of different circuits.Albon scored points on only three occasions in 2022, with a high of ninth place in Read more
The new regulation meant teams were obliged to give two free practice sessions per season to a driver who had not yet competed in more than two grands prix. As teams fulfilled this requirement, a total of ten ‘rookies’ who had not taken part in a race got their opportunity to Read more
The Red Bull driver said at the 2021 Turkish Grand Prix that whether he won or lost his epic fight with Hamilton and the Briton’s Mercedes squad, he would be satisfied with the outcome. Over one year on, where there is evidence to both suggest his 2021 triumph did alter Verstappen’s Read more
However, it would be wrong to say that such brilliant form was obvious when it first emerged, or indeed even when it first raced.After having to give second best to Ferrari early on in the season, it was only an intense development push from the energy drinks giant that helped Read more
The team secured its best constructors’ championship finish since 2012 by holding on to sixth place ahead of Aston Martin at the final race of the season despite finishing tied on points. Alfa Romeo took sixth on countback thanks to Valtteri Bottas’s fifth-place finish at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Read more
While Alpine made good progress in speed terms in 2022, as it emerged as best-of-the-rest behind Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes, it did endure a spate of frustrating retirements too. Those DNFs left Fernando Alonso particularly annoyed, especially as a run of engine failures ran almost all the way to the Read more
Who can forget its entry in the British Touring Car Championship in the late 1990s, with the team central to the boom years of Super Touring. Then there was the role that Williams played in developing some iconic motorsport machinery – including the Metro 6R4 Group B rally car and the Read more
Excluding the anomalous Indianapolis 500, 26 drivers have taken a single world championship F1 success. Some of those drivers should have won many more races, while others got on the list through good fortune or an outstanding performance.Here is our pick of F1’s top 10 one-hit wonders, based on their Read more
Haas bounced back from a point-less 2021 to finish eighth in this year’s constructors’ championship, enjoying highs through Kevin Magnussen’s fifth place in Bahrain and his shock pole position in Brazil.Magnussen’s result in Bahrain came despite his late return to the team following the exit of Nikita Mazepin and title Read more
The switch to 18-inch tyres was a major part of this year’s revised technical package, although they were often overlooked during the season as attention switched to porpoising and the aerodynamic impact of the new rules.However, Stella admits that the team wasn’t able to “mitigate” the impact of the new Read more