Yahoo Autos Formula 1's Wildest Moments of 2022
Formula 1 tends to be more about the journey than the destination, and the 2022 season wasn’t any different. There were highs and low throughout the year, but no one could stop Red Bull Racing and Max Verstappen.
Verstappen won his second consecutive F1 World Championship and broke the single-season wins record. However, his 15-win season wasn’t dominant enough across the 22-race schedule to break the record for the highest winning percentage in a season. Ferrari could only amass four race victories in response.
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Here are the moments that made the 2022 season worthwhile for F1 fans despite another year of Ferrari’s lackluster title challenge.
Everything You Need To Know About F1 In 2022: The Cars (February 23, 2022)
The 2022 F1 Season: Be there, or be square.
There are just 24 days until the 2022 Formula 1 season begins, and I for one am very excited. It’s a monumental season for the sport, with a new reigning champion, new sporting regulations and sweeping changes to the technical rules. So, in preparation for the new season, we thought now was a good time to roundup everything you need to know about F1 in 2022.
An overhaul of the technical regulations for 2022 significantly changed how the cars look and aimed to improve wheel-to-wheel racing. Read more about the raft of changes here.
Ferrari Finish 1-2 In F1's Bahrain Season Opener, Both Red Bulls Retire (March 20, 2022)
The FIA Formula 1 World Championship season dramatically began in Bahrain today. It became clear early in the weekend that the race’s main protagonists would be the reigning world champion Max Verstappen and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. Leclerc won the pole over Verstappen in qualifying with a fantastic run through the final corner.
The aspirations of an epic title fight between Scuderia Ferrari and Red Bull Racing were only bolstered by Ferrari’s win in the opening race of the season. Oh, how naïve we all were. Read about how the race unfolded here.
F1's Drivers Threatened To Boycott Saudi Arabian GP After Nearby Missile Attack (March 26, 2022)
The commercial partnership between Formula 1 and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was seemingly pushed to near breaking point yesterday after an Aramco oil refinery went up in flames. Houthi rebels from Yemen claimed responsibility for the missile strike on the refinery ten miles from the circuit where the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is taking place this weekend. Later on Friday, F1 announced that the weekend would continue as planned after the race promoters made security reassurances. However, the drivers felt differently.
Max Verstappen got his first win of the season in Saudi Arabia, a week after the Bahrain Grand Prix. Though, the entire race weekend was overshadowed by a missile attack on a nearby Aramco refinery. Read about the nearly five hour long meeting where the drivers deliberated boycotting the race here.
Miami Grand Prix’s Fake Marina Was Good, Actually (May 10, 2022)
Over the weekend, Formula 1 hosted its inaugural Miami Grand Prix to much fanfare and a whole lot of drama. One of the easiest targets for detractors came in the form of the track’s fake marina, where a handful of yachts were parked and then surrounded by fake water — but honestly? The marina was great.
Besides the astronomical ticket prices, the biggest talking point of the Miami Grand Prix was its fake marina. Read more about Elizabeth Blackstock’s thoughts about it here.
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Takes Maiden F1 Win in a Spectacular British Grand Prix (July 3, 2022)
Today, the FIA Formula One World Championship visited Silverstone Circuit for the British Grand Prix. The site of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen’s pivotal collision last season played host to another race of high speeds and drama. This year’s instant classic produced fantastic racing and a new grand prix winner.
Zhou Guanyu’s scary start crash into the catch fence and epic scrap for second-place between Charles Leclerc, Sergio Perez and Lewis Hamilton made this year’s Grand Prix at Silverstone was one of the season’s memorable races. Read more about how the instant classic went down here.
Four-Time F1 Champion Sebastian Vettel Announces His Retirement (July 28, 2022)
Aston Martin F1 driver Sebastian Vettel has announced that he will be leaving the championship at the end of the 2022 Formula 1 season. Yesterday, Sebastian Vettel unexpectedly created an account on Instagram. Throughout his 16 seasons in F1, Vettel always kept a strict boundary between his public and private lives with his non-participation in social media. It was an obvious signal that the four-time world champion was going to do something significant, and his announcement came less than 24 hours later.
Read more about Sebastian Vettel’s decision to retire and the legacy that he leaves behind in F1 here.
Toto Wolff: Risk of Brain Damage From Porpoising Means F1 Must Act (August 1, 2022)
