The 2022 season was the first in the new era of Formula 1, with major regulation changes that came into effect at the start of the year allowing teams to go back to the drawing board in their hunt for success. Max Verstappen and Red Bull cruised to both championships as their rivals struggled to
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Formula 1 drivers are some of the most well-known and rare sportspeople in the world, with only twenty drivers in the world able to race in the pinnacle of motorsport at one time. Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has 31 million followers on Instagram while the recently retired Sebastian Vettel boasts 2.6 million despite only
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Veteran journalist Peter Windsor has sent Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff a stark warning, to prepare for complete chaos. Windsor predicts that Lewis Hamilton and George Russell will develop a rivalry “10 times worse” than that of Hamilton and 2016 World Champion Nico Rosberg, something Wolff will likely not want to imagine. Rosberg’s and Hamilton’s
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Mercedes’ dominance over the past decade already looks mightily impressive on the surface, but when it is considered that the Silver Arrows were managing a highly toxic driver pairing for the first half of their domination, their feats look even more commendable. Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton had been childhood friend and the opportunity for
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2022 was truly an incredible season for Max Verstappen, with his dominant campaign having arguably been the most successful of all-time, at least that’s what the statistics suggest. On his way to a second consecutive Drivers’ Championship, the imperious Dutchman blitzed the records for most wins and most points scored in a single season. He
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Formula 1 teams usually adopt one of two models with their driver pairing: they take one two very similar drivers to build a strong team, such as Ferrari with Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, or they acquire a championship contender and a wingman, such as Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. Mercedes have switched between the
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Mercedes will not want to be reminded of the 2022 season anytime soon, having seen their eight-year winning run in the constructors’ championship come to a crashing end with a third place finish this year. The W13 will remain on show in the reception of the Silver Arrows’ headquarters to remind employees of how difficult
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Ferrari will be parting ways with Mattia Binotto at the turn of the calendar year, after it was confirmed by the team earlier this month that the Swiss had handed in his resignation. The Scuderia had found themselves under pressure from fans to sack Binotto following a below par second half of the 2022 season.
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Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton saw their childhood friendship ruined over the course of their time together with Mercedes, as the pair battled away for numerous championships. With Ferrari and Red Bull both experiencing a period in the shadows while Mercedes dominated, Rosberg and Hamilton were forced to battle each other for championship glory, leading
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The Formula 1 paddock will essentially be returning to normal in 2023, with the FIA having confirmed that they’ve dropped the requirements for all members of Formula 1 to be vaccinated against the Coronavirus. The sport has moved on incredibly quickly from the pandemic, with races having been held behind-closed-doors just two years ago. Even
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