Ocon finished the 2022 season in eighth in the drivers’ standings, 11 points clear of teammate Fernando Alonso, the Spaniard rather bearing the brunt of Alpine’s reliability issues.But while an absolute highlight, such as his shock win in the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix, was missing from Ocon’s year, the Frenchman says 2022 Read more
Four-time world champion Vettel retired from F1 at the end of the 2022 season, having announced plans to hang up his helmet back in July.The German driver enjoyed stints with Toro Rosso, Red Bull, Ferrari and Aston Martin in F1, as well as making a big impact in recent years Read more
The new model is the first to have been developed under former Red Bull man Fallows, who started work at the Silverstone outfit in April, and head of aerodynamics Eric Blandin, who was previously at Mercedes.This year’s AMR22 was designed to allow for a change of concept, and it was Read more
Mercedes had arrived at the United States Grand Prix in Austin with a new front wing design, but its use of provocative slot gap separators quickly garnered attention from its rivals.The team’s opposition felt that the new fin-like variants carried much more aerodynamic intent in diverting airflow than the rules Read more
Below is an overview of all current Formula 1 grand prix deal and the duration of the contracts as of December 2022.French Grand Prix – Paul Ricard: out of contractThe contract with Formula 1 expired at the end of 2022, and the race doesn’t feature on the 2023 calendar. It is Read more
The new generation of ground effect cars introduced this year were aimed at making the racing more exciting by allowing drivers to run closer together – which would then have a knock-on benefit of improving overtaking chances.However, one characteristic that emerged throughout 2022 was that the DRS offset between closed Read more
Since the introduction of F1 sprint races in 2021, teams have been given additional breathing room in the budget cap make up for the extra on-track running, as well as receiving an accident allowance for major incidents in the 100km Saturday events.The matter has been a subject for debate between Read more
Following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020 and the delayed start to that season, the FIA introduced a strict set of protocols to reduce the risk of spreading the virus and keeping the paddock safe.Steps were taken to relax restrictions through 2021, including a return Read more
The Silverstone-based squad stood out on the grid this year for the way that it frequently went in to grand prix races with no new medium and hard compound tyres left.That was because regularly in free practice sessions it scrubbed race sets of tyres for a single lap.The tactic caused Read more
The Barbadian driver, who finished as runner-up in FIA Formula 3 in 2022, made the announcement on Instagram on Wednesday.He will also serve as one of the Formula 1 team’s reserve drivers.It is not yet known who he will drive for in 2023, but he took part in the Abu Read more