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As W Series stumbles, will F1 Academy pick up the baton for women racers?

News Focus

9th December 2022, 8:149th December 2022, 19:01 | Written by Claire Cottingham

W Series ended its 2022 season early. Can the new championship for women racers, F1 Academy, pick up where it left off?

2022 F1 driver rankings #18: Mick Schumacher

2022 F1 driver rankings

9th December 2022, 7:1513th December 2022, 15:43 | Written by Will Wood

The third driver in RaceFans’ yearly countdown is another who will depart the grid at the end of the year. Mick Schumacher’s second season proved a disappointment.

2022 F1 driver rankings #19: Daniel Ricciardo

2022 F1 driver rankings

8th December 2022, 8:1413th December 2022, 15:43 | Written by Will Wood

Daniel Ricciardo’s second season at McLaren was supposed to be a fresh start. But by the end, his time at the team – and possibly F1 – was cut unexpectedly short.

2022 F1 driver rankings #20: Nicholas Latifi

2022 F1 driver rankings

7th December 2022, 12:0013th December 2022, 15:43 | Written by Will Wood

The first of RaceFans’ driver rankings articles for the 2022 season sees the driver deemed the worst performer of the season. No surprises for guessing who occupies the bottom sport.

Caption Competition 199: Toss around

Caption Competition

3rd December 2022, 12:213rd December 2022, 12:22 | Written by Will Wood

Ricciardo and Norris practised their quarterback skills in the pit lane together. Can you come up with the best caption for this picture?

Binotto’s exit shows Ferrari lost more than just a championship in 2022

News Focus

29th November 2022, 11:0530th November 2022, 8:55 | Written by Keith Collantine

Ferrari moved up the championship for the second year in a row in 2022, so why has team principal Mattia Binotto stepped down?

The home of F1’s next new champions? First look at Aston Martin’s £200m ‘game changer’

News Focus

29th November 2022, 9:0030th November 2022, 8:55 | Written by Claire Cottingham

Aston Martin invited RaceFans and select media to inspect progress on their £200 million new base at Silverstone.

Vettel’s journey from F1’s pantomime villain to its departing hero

News Focus

28th November 2022, 7:1527th November 2022, 18:47 | Written by Claire Cottingham

Sebastian Vettel put a few noses out of joint early in his career but his retirement from Formula 1 prompted an outpouring of affection for the four-times champion.

Caption Competition 198: Vasseur the splasher

Caption Competition

26th November 2022, 9:3026th November 2022, 12:12 | Written by Will Wood

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?

Exclusive: Zhou on closing the gap to Bottas and coming back stronger in 2023

2022 F1 season

25th November 2022, 7:1526th November 2022, 10:09 | Written by Will Wood

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.

Verstappen achieves most dominant title win since Vettel in 2013

2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix stats and facts

24th November 2022, 13:14 | Written by Keith Collantine

As Sebastian Vettel headed for retirement, Max Verstappen concluded the most dominant championship-winning campaign since his 2013 title.

Paddock Diary: 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

22nd November 2022, 17:2122nd November 2022, 17:25 | Written by Claire Cottingham

The Formula 1 paddock said farewell to four-times world champion Sebastian Vettel with tributes throughout the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend including a lap of the circuit on foot.

2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix driver ratings

2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

22nd November 2022, 11:35 | Written by Will Wood

Max Verstappen put in another peerless performance but others impressed too. For the final time in 2022, here are RaceFans’ driver ratings.

Verstappen smokes his rivals one last time as Vettel goes out fighting

2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix review

21st November 2022, 10:1522nd November 2022, 6:07 | Written by Will Wood

Max Verstappen closed the book on a historic season for Red Bull with victory in Abu Dhabi, while Sebastian Vettel’s final grand prix proved a dramatic one.