Williams ‘scored points whenever we had the chance to in 2022’ – Albon
RaceFans Round-up
In the round-up: Williams scored points when we could – Albon • Schumacher pole would not have saved his drive – Steiner • Bottas to do Race of Champions
Gasly would not change time at Red Bull “for anything”
2022 F1 season
Pierre Gasly says that he would not change anything about his tenure at Red Bull as he departs AlphaTauri for Alpine.
RaceFans’ Top 10 IndyCar drivers of 2022: 10-6
IndyCar
In the first of this two part countdown, RaceFans looks back at the ten best drivers of this year’s IndyCar season, starting with drivers ranked tenth to sixth.
Caption Competition 198: Vasseur the splasher
Caption Competition
The Alfa Romeo team principal had an usual way to cool down his team in France this season. Can you come up with the best caption for this picture?
Ferrari CEO Vigna “not satisfied with second place” amid rumours over Binotto
RaceFans Round-up
In the round-up: Ferrari CEO Vigna is “not satisfied with second” • Martins quickest as F2 test ends • Porsche Supercup to remain on F1 support bill until 2030
RaceFans 2022 Gift Guide for motorsport fans
F1 reviews
Need gift ideas for the motorsport enthusiast in your life? Here are RaceFans’ top picks from the products we’ve reviewed and sampled in 2022.
McLaren to give Piastri more tests in new year
2022 F1 season
McLaren will give rookie Oscar Piastri more tests in the new year as they aim to ensure his first race in Bahrain “doesn’t actually feel like the first race for him.”
Norris dissatisfied with solitary podium finish: “One isn’t enough”
2022 F1 season
Lando Norris says scoring a single podium in 2022 “isn’t enough” for himself or the team, saying McLaren finished “way ahead of where we deserved” in Imola.
Exclusive: Zhou on closing the gap to Bottas and coming back stronger in 2023
2022 F1 season
A promising debut season ensured China’s first Formula 1 driver will return in 2023. Zhou Guanyu told RaceFans how he’s adjusted to life in the top flight.
Ricciardo feared racing while not at his best could be “dangerous”
RaceFans Round-up
In the round-up: Ricciardo feared racing while not at his best could be “dangerous” • Doohan tops F2 test but clashes with Maini • Karting prodigy signs with Red Bull
Verstappen achieves most dominant title win since Vettel in 2013
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix stats and facts
As Sebastian Vettel headed for retirement, Max Verstappen concluded the most dominant championship-winning campaign since his 2013 title.
Magnussen’s experience makes him ‘positive’ ousted Schumacher can return to F1
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Kevin Magnussen says his Formula 1 career shows how Mick Schumacher might make it back onto the grid one day.
Pirelli confirms off-season F1 test plans involving Mercedes, Ferrari and others
2022 F1 season
Pirelli will conduct tests with teams over the winter using this year’s Formula 1 cars as it continues to develop new dry and wet-weather tyres.
Mercedes explain their ‘table of doom’ which predicted worst tracks for W13
2022 F1 season
Mercedes referred to its internal metrics which predicted which circuits would be best and worst for its problematic W13 as the “table of doom”.
F1’s 2022 season breaks TV viewership record in USA
RaceFans Round-up
In the round-up: F1’s 2022 season breaks TV viewership record in USA • Ukraine human rights group project message on Red Bull HW • Verschoor leads F2 test
Red Bull confirm Ricciardo’s return “home” as third driver in 2023
2023 F1 season
Red Bull has officially confirmed the return of Daniel Ricciardo, four years after he left the team, as their new third driver.
How many victory chances did Hamilton have in his first winless F1 season?
2022 F1 season
Lewis Hamilton has completed a Formula 1 season without winning a grand prix for the first time in his career. But how many races could he have won?
Overtaking still difficult at Yas Marina despite 2021 track changes, say drivers
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Formula 1 drivers say overtaking at Yas Marina remains difficult despite the changes made to improve racing at the circuit last year.
FIA’s interim secretary general Rao to step down
2022 F1 season
The FIA has confirmed its secretary general Shaila-Ann Rao, who joined the governing body from Mercedes on an interim basis earlier this year, is to leave following the end of the Formula 1 season.
Depressing to consider points lost says Gasly after AlphaTauri slump to ninth
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Pierre Gasly said it’s best not to dwell on the narrow margin by which AlphaTauri lost eighth place to Haas in the constructors championship.