F1 STARS VERSTAPPEN, VETTEL AND RUSSELL WIN BIG AT 2022 AUTOSPORT AWARDS.
Formula 1's superstars claimed the bulk of the prizes at the fan-voted 2022 Autosport awards.
18:31 Mon, 05 Dec 2022.
Jay Winter
FormulaNerds

Two-time Formula 1 World Champion Max Verstappen hasn’t stopped winning after scooping up the fan-voted International Racing Driver of the Year Award for the second time in a row at the 2022 Autosport Awards. Retiring Sebastian Vettel took home the Gregor Grant Award for his lifetime achievements in motorsport, whilst George Russell claimed the Moment of the Year award for his first F1 Grand Prix victory.

Verstappen, who scored a record-breaking 15 wins from 22 races in 2022, took out the award for the best racing driver in 2022. The Dutchman claimed the prize ahead of F1 Ferrari rival Charles Leclerc, IndyCar champion Will Power and Formula E title winner Stoffel Vandoorne. The 25-year-old didn’t attend the ceremony but addressed the award show via a video message.

“Thank you to all the fans who voted for me for the second time in a row, coming alongside my second world title in a row. After a tricky start to the year, it was a real team effort to turn it around. All the hard work of the team, including some people sitting with you at the awards tonight, all deserve a big thank you. Have a good night and see you on the track in 2023.”

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All the F1 winners at the 2022 Autosport Awards, including prestigious trophy for Sebastian Vettel
Monday 5th December 2022 8:30 AM
Michelle Foster
PlanetF1.com

Max Verstappen was the big winner at Sunday night’s Autosport Awards, the 2022 World Champion voted the ‘International Racing Driver of the Year’ by motorsport fans. Verstappen made history this past season, the Red Bull driver setting a new record for the most grand prix wins in a single season, 15, as he romped to a second World title ahead of Charles Leclerc.

Sebastian Vettel signs off with the Gregor Grant Award. The recently retired Sebastian Vettel was also acknowledged at the Grosvenor House on Sunday, named the winner of the ‘Gregor Grant’ award. The award recognises lifetime achievement in motorsport, the four-time Drivers’ Champion known not only for his on-track achievements but his off-track activism.

Russell won the ‘Moment of the Year’ award which is awarded to a standout moment from motorsport. His was his Sao Paulo Grand Prix win, his breakthrough F1 victory. Hamilton, meanwhile, won the ‘British Competition Driver of the Year’ award. Zhou Guanyu was named the ‘Rookie of the Year’, taking that ahead of head of Toyota’s World Endurance champion Ryo Hirakawa, IndyCar podium finisher Christian Lundgaard and F2 race winner Logan Sargeant.

‘All the F1 winners at the 2022 Autosport Awards’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/f1-win...osport-awards/


Horner: Red Bull "firmly had a target on our back" off-track in F1 2022
Christian Horner believes Red Bull “firmly had a target” on its back in Formula 1 this year through the various off-track political battles that faced the team.
Dec 5, 2022, 10:20 AM
By: Luke Smith
Motorsport.com

Red Bull swept to both championships in 2022 as Max Verstappen scored a record 15 victories in a single season to clinch his second drivers’ title.

Sergio Perez finished third in the championship with two wins, helping Red Bull wrap up the constructors’ crown with three races to spare.

But Red Bull’s season was not without its setbacks, most notably when it received a $7 million fine and a cut on its aerodynamic testing for the next 12 months after breaching last year’s budget cap.

‘Target on our back’;

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/h...2022/10407981/


Parc Ferme: A [Red] Bullish 2022 Formula 1 review
Sean Stevens
1 December, 2022

The ‘Off Season is upon us, and for columnists like me, it often means an editorial drought of newsworthy events. However, it does allow us to reflect on what has transpired over the previous ten months and consider them in the calmer atmosphere of the winter break. A good place to start would be to look at some of the Teams and Drivers, and where better to kick off than the Formula 1 Constructor and World Drivers Champions of 2022 – Red Bull Racing.

The sum is greater than the parts… We can thank Aristotle for this piece of inciteful wisdom. Simply put, if you placed Max Verstappen in an Alphatauri, he would not have won the World Championship. If you put him in a Ferrari and Charles Leclerc in a Red Bull, Charles may have won the World Championship but probably not so definitively. Max would have registered more poles and wins in the Ferrari than Leclerc.

However, I can’t imagine how Max could ever have coped with driving for Ferrari as they were this year. There would have been a meltdown somewhere, probably involving Jos and a hammer! My point is, it is a combination of factors that aligned to deliver Red Bull and Max’s all-conquering season. None of the individual components could have delivered it on their own.

‘Parc Ferme’;

https://www.grandprix247.com/2022/12...view-red-bull/


Latifi: 2022 my worst season in F1
10:02 Mon, 05 Dec 2022.
by Fergal Walsh
Motorsport Week

Nicholas Latifi has conceded that his 2022 Formula 1 campaign was the worst of his three in the sport. Following the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last month, Latifi parted ways with Williams, bringing an end to his stint with the Grove-based squad.

“I think it’s safe to say it’s been a very up-and-down year,” Latifi said. “My first two years were… I guess what you can expect, as the first two years in Formula 1: a rookie season is a rookie season. Second year, I think there was some really big improvements all across, all around, and I guess this year, as a team, collectively we took a step backwards and I just struggled to get on top of the car.”

“This year I would say ultimately was my worst year out of the three years in what was a crucial year for me to secure the future. So, I think that’s the reality of it. And it just didn’t work out in the end.”

‘Crucial year for me to secure the future’;

https://www.motorsportweek.com/2022/...-season-in-f1/


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