F1 2022: The biggest stories of the season.
Take a look back at some of the defining moments and stories of the 2022 Formula 1 season.
20 Jan 2023
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‘Biggest stories’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/v...028626059.html


Who were the fastest drivers in F1 2022?
10:41 Mon, 30 Jan 2023.
Motorsport.com

Who was the fastest driver in 2022? Everyone has an opinion, but what does the stopwatch say? Obviously, differing car performance has an effect on ultimate laptime – but it’s the relative speed of each car/driver package that’s fascinating and enlightening says ALEX KALINAUCKAS

We’re aware that any attempt to rank Formula 1’s drivers in order of speed will provoke an emotional response in some quarters, especially the deafeningly partisan echo chamber that is social media. So we set out clear rules for this exercise based on arithmetic? and rigour rather than subjectivity and sentiment.

Formula 1 is a complex business and there are many parameters? to consider when assessing outright race pace in the current era.? To be clear, we only considered races where the top times were set on dry tyres, so unfortunately Japan had to be excluded.

‘Rules for this exercise based on arithmetic and rigour’;

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/w...2022/10426181/


Verstappen pinpoints 'very rare' 2022 F1 victory
21 January 2023, 9:10AM
Author Jake Nichol
RacingNews365

Max Verstappen has elaborated on what he views as his most dominant performance during the 2022 F1 season, with the Dutchman believing that one race was a particularly "rare" event. World Champion Max Verstappen believes his crushing performance in the 2022 Belgian Grand Prix was "rare" in modern Formula 1.

Verstappen's tally of 15 wins and 454 points in the standings were both new records in 2022 as he claimed a second world title, with the Belgian GP at Spa in August the fourth in a run of five straight victories. Although he qualified on pole by a healthy margin, the Red Bull driver started in 14th thanks to engine grid penalties.

However, by Lap 12, he was in first place. He assumed the lead once again six tours later after making his required pit-stop and went onto win by almost 18 seconds from teammate Sergio Perez. He was also over a minute clear of main title rival Charles Leclerc, who could only manage sixth having started one place behind Verstappen on the grid

‘Most dominant performance’;

https://racingnews365.com/verstappen...022-f1-victory


What difference did F1's fastest pitstops of 2022 make?
11:42 Mon, 23 Jan 2023.
Motorsport.com

While a quick pitstop can make all the difference to the outcome of a Formula 1 race, most team managers say consistency is more important than pure speed. MATT KEW analyses the fastest pitstops from last season to see which ones – if any – made a genuine impact

Pit crews relentlessly rehearse their craft. After all, it's far more logical for teams to save 0.5s every time the tyres need changing rather than risk a prang by asking their driver to find that time on track. But are these practice efforts in vain, or can the slickest of stops define somebody's day?

We've rated the fastest stops from 2022 according to the impact they had on the driver's race, where one signifies no meaningful difference and 10 denotes game-changing transformation. The spread of results certainly shows speed isn't everything…

‘Pit crews relentlessly rehearse their craft’;

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/w...make/10423737/


Mercedes were ‘surprised’ no other team found F1 2022 concept loophole
17 Jan 2023
Lewis Larkam

Mercedes were “surprised” their rivals did not find the loophole that enabled them to come up with their radical sidepod concept for F1 2022.

Following a major overhaul to F1’s aerodynamic regulations, Mercedes shocked the paddock by going completely down their own route and adopting a ‘zero sidepod’ solution that differed greatly to Red Bull and Ferrari’s designs.

Mercedes went on to endure a difficult season with their troubled W13 challenger, winning just one race as they slipped to third place in the F1 constructors’ standings after an unprecedented streak of eight consecutive world titles.

‘Surprised their rivals did not find the loophole’;

https://www.crash.net/f1/news/101912...ncept-loophole


2023 Formula 1 Preview & Review.
25/11/2022, 07:20
Motorsport Forums

https://www.motorsportforums.com/sho...89#post1314189