Happy Christmas for 2022

Basically the last post for 2022 as I am taking nearly three weeks off till January 9th with my family and try to enjoy Christmas. All that means is a Happy Christmas/Holidays to you all and see you in 2023.

Bye.

Part 2 of Formula 1 2022 Season Review (Top Formula 1 drivers of 2022 and final thoughts of Formula 1 2022)

Second part of my Formula 1 2022 Season Review, this post will includes my top 12 Formula 1 drivers of 2022. And my final thoughts of Formula 1 2022.

Starting of with My Top Formula 1 drivers of 2022, this is the part who was in my top 12 this season, not in championship order, not in championship order, so his list doesn't includes the likes of Daniel Ricciardo, Pierre Gasly or Alexander Albon to name a few, its just only opinion folks.

Anyway, here is my list below.

My Top Formula 1 drivers of 2022:

12. Kevin Magnussen (Haas) - Some impressive performances on his return to F1 this season, which includes a fifth place finish at Bahrain, and a pole postion at Sao Paulo.

11. Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) - Final F1 season, impressive second half of the season includes sixth place finishes at Baku and Suzuka.

10. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) - Some impressive performances this season, which includes a fifth place finish at Imola and sixth place finishes at Bahrain and Barcalona.

9. Estiban Ocon (Alpine) - Like his team-mate fast and reliable, some impressive performances this season, which include a fifth place finish at the Red Bull Ring and a fourth place finish at Suzuka.

8. Lando Norris (McLaren) - Consistently fast, which include a third place finish at Imola.

7. Fernando Alonso (Alpine) - Despite his past 41, his still fast and reliable, which include a fifth place finishes at Silverstone, Spa and Sao Paulo.

6. Carlos Sainz, Jr. (Ferrari) - Some impressive performances so far this season, which includes a Grand Prix win at Silverstone.

5. Sir Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) - Some impressive drives this season despite not having a great car under him, which include two second place finished from Sir Lewis Hamilton at Paul Ricard, Hunganoring, Austin, Mexico City and Sao Paulo, could have won races at Austin and Sao Paulo.

4. Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) - Some impressive performances this season, consistently fast which includes Grand Prix wins at Monaco and Singapore.

3. George Russell (Mercedes) - Consistently fast and reliable, which include six third place finishes, seocnd place finish at Zandvoort, a pole postion at the Hunganoring, and a Grnad Prix win at Sao Paulo.

2. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - Consistently fast where the car doesn't deserve, three Grand Prix wins, some impressive wins at Bahrian, Melbourne and the Red Bull Ring; he should have won more this season but due to unreliable car at Barcalona and Baku; poor tyre strategies at Monaco, Silverstone, the Hunganoring and Monza.

1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) - Best driver on the grid this season so far, with fifteen Grand Prix wins this season to concluded with his second drivers' championship.

Overall, possibly one of the most dominating seasons I have seen in Formula 1 despite it doesn't look like in times, seventeen Grand Prix wins out of twenty-two wins from Red Bull which include five one-two finishes to conclude winning their fifth F1 Constructors' Championship their first since 2013 ending Mercedes eight Constractors' Championships wins in a row.

While in the Drivers' Championship it was Max Verstappen to win of winning fifteen Grand Prixs' in a record breaking season, to win this seasons Drivers' Championship for his second F1 Drivers' title to conclude Formula 1 in 2022.

Bring on Formula 1 2023. Stay safe everyone.

Part 1 of Formula 1 2022 Season Review (the teams)

Two parter Formula One season review of the 2022 season. In this post I will review each team of 2022. Which, I will say one sentence that will be positive with each team. And one sentence that will be negative for each team. So starting with Red Bull below.

Red Bull:
+ Best car and driver on the grid with the RB18, seventeen wins from Red Bull, which includes two Grand Prix wins for Sergio Pérez; and a record breaking fifteen wins for Max Verstappen to conclude to win the 2022 F1 Drivers' Championship and Red Bull's first Constructors' Title since 2013.
- Double DNF in Bahrain and the death of Team Founder Dietrich Mateschitz back in late October.

Ferrari
+ Some great race performances from both Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, Jr., which includes three Grand Prix wins for Leclerc at Bahrain, Melbourne and the Red Bull Ring and Sainz, Jr. won at Silverstone; only 323.5 points at this stage last season, 554 points this season at this stage a much better improvement from Ferrari to conclude second in the Constructor's standings.
- The team missed out on wins for Leclerc at Barcalona (Turbo), Monaco (tyre strategy), Baku (Turbo), Silverstone (not pitting for soft tyres late on), Paul Ricard (spun out), Hunganoring (pitting for wrong tyres) and Monza (tyre strategy); that cost Ferrari to challange both championships resulted the job of Team principal Mattia Binotto, Frédéric Vasseur will replace him for 2023.

Mercedes:
+ Grand Prix win for George Russell at Sao Paulo.
- Where to start, F1 W13 has been the third fastest car on the grid all season, no Grand Prix wins for Sir Lewis Hamilton (the first time in a season in his career); 613.5 points last season, 515 points this season resulted third in the Constructor's standings for Mercedes.

Alpine:
+ Fourth in the Constructor's standings, includes fourth place finish for Esteban Ocon at Suzuka; and strong performances from Fernando Alonso throughout the seasonincludes three fifth place finishes each for Alonso at Silverstone, Spa and Sao Paulo.
- Alonso could have finish on the podium at Montreal; apart from that the team have let themselves down on not renewing Alonso for 2023 (off to Aston Martin) and whats happened with Oscar Piastri (off to McLaren in 2023).

McLaren:
+ Some great race performances from Lando Norris, which include a third place finish for Norris at Imola.
-275 points at this stage last season, only 159 points this season at this stage, not great from McLaren and the team finished fifth in the Constructor's standings a long way off the top three, not acceptable from the team like McLaren resulting Daniel Ricciardo release a season early from his contract than planned.

Alfa Romeo:
+ Some impressive performances from Valtteri Bottas which include fifth place finsish at Imola and sixth place finishes at Bahrain and Barcalona; 13 points at this stage last season, 55 points at this stage this season means the team finished sixth in the Constructor's standings with Audi coming around the corner in 2026.
-Three DNF last season, ten DNFs this season includes poor reliablity from the Ferrari Power-Units and Guanyu Zhou's masssive crash at Silverstone that almost cost sixth in the Constructor's standings this season; the team is heavily relying on Bottas to score points.

Aston Martin:
+ Sixth place finishes for Sebastian Vettel at Baku and Suzuka, one sixth place finish for Lance Stroll at Singapore.
- AMR22 has been poor in qualifying which effect their race results (cost them sixth in Constructors'standing in the end), seventh in the Constructors' with 55 points this season compare to 77 points at this stage last season, the team need to do better going into the 2023 season and Fernando Alonso won't accept it.

Haas:
+ 0 points at this stage last season, 37 points at this stage this season means the team finished eighth in the Constructor's standings, some impressive performances from both Kevin Magnussen and Mick Schumacher which includes fifth place for Magnussen at Bahrain at his return after a season away, pole psotion at Sao Paulo and for Schumacher for sixth place at the Red Bull Ring; much better improvements from Haas.
- Poor races from Mick Schumacher where he should have scored points like races in Miami, massive crashes at Jeddah and Monaco cost the team more points then they should resulting Schumacher being repalced by more experenced Nico Hülkenberg, this will help them going into the 2023 season; better season although their second half of the season the team only managed three points from the Red Bull Ring onwards.

Scuderia AlphaTauri:
+ Some great race performances from Pierre Gasly, which include a fifth place finish for Gasly at Baku.
- 142 points at this stage last season, only 35points this season at this stage, not great from AlphaTauri and the team finished ninth in the Constructor's standings, losing Pierre Gasly to Alpine for 2023 won't help the team going into 2023 to bounch back.

Williams: + Some impressive performances from Alexander Albon this season, which include strong performances at Melbourne (finishing tenth), Imola (finishing eleventh), Miami (finishing ninth) and Spa (finsihing tenth) after a season away; Nyck de Vries one-off performance at Monza (finsihing ninth) and for Nicholas Latifi (finishing ninth place finish at Suzuka).
- 23 points last season compare to 8 points this season at this stage, not great from Williams, slowest car on the grid; the team is heavily relying on Albon (this time) to score points, resulted the job of Team principal Jost Capito firing from the team, with unknown future for the team with current owners Dorilton Capital set to sell the team.

In part 2 of Formula 1 2022 Season Review my top 12 Formula 1 drivers of 2022. And my final thoughts of Formula 1 2022.

Mick Schumacher joins Mercedes as reserve driver for 2023

It was announce yesterday (15/12/22) that former Haas driver Mick Schumacher will be Mercedes's reserve driver during the 2023 season. Earlier in the day, Ferrari also confirmed that both them and Schumacher had decided to part ways following four years in partnership.

Schumacher will be the teams test driver and will focus on car development in the simulator, and will now move across to Mercedes, in providing support to Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell.

Schumacher made his Grand Prix debut in 2021 with Haas. But having struggled to deliver consistent form and just twelve points in 2022 with best finish of sixth at the Red Bull Ring, finsihed sixteenth in the Drivers'standings, he was comprehensively outpaced by team-mate Kevin Magnussen, Schumacher was let go from Haas at the end of the 2022 season replaced by Nico Hülkenberg for 2023.

A second change for Mick Schumacher.

Team Principal Shuffle, Frédéric Vasseur joins Ferrari as Team Principal, Andreas Seidl joins Alfa Romeo as CEO, Andrea Stella replaces Seidl as Team Principal at McLaren

It was confirmed on Tuesday (13/12/22) that Alfa Romeo F1 Team Principal Frédéric Vasseur has joined Ferrari as their new Team Principal replaces Mattia Binotto. Meanwhile, McLaren Team Principal Andreas Seidl joins Alfa Romeo (Sauber) as CEO leaving McLaren with immediate effect, while McLaren Performance Engineer Andrea Stella replaces Seidl as Team Principal at McLaren.

No surprise with the Frédéric Vasseur joins Ferrari as Team Principal, been rumored for a month he will replace Mattia Binotto at Ferrari. Andrea Seidl is a surprise in sorts leaving his Team Principal postion at McLaren to join Alfa Romeo as their new CEO, not surprise when Audi has bought the team for 2026 and Seidl was a former Team Prinicipal of Porsche's World Endurance Championship LMP1 Team more of a fast track getting him early. Although, Alfa Romeo have not replace Frédéric Vasseur as of yet as Team Principal.

New challanges ahead for Frédéric Vasseur, Andreas Seidl and Andrea Stella.

Jost Capito leaves as boss of Williams F1 Team

On Monday afternoon (12/12/22) it was announce by Williams F1 Team the departure of Principal and CEO Jost Capito as-well Technical Director FX Demaison. The team have struggled this season with only eight points and tenth in the Constructors' Standings.

No word who will replace Jost Capito as Team Principal, Jost Capito had been in charge since late 2020 as CEO, shortly after Williams’ takeover by private US investment firm Dorilton Capital.

They're some rumours that Dorilton Capital will sell the team during the off season. If so there could be a few options who could buy the team.

So what's next for Williams? Who knows.

'Sprint' races returns for 2023 for Six Grand Prixs

It was announced yesterday (7/12/2022) that Formula 1's 'sprint' races will return for next seasons Azerbaijan, Austrian, Belgian, Qatar, United States and São Paulo Grand Prix.

The F1 sprint race weekend will look like in 2022:

• Qualifying will move to Friday, set the grid for the sprint race.

• Sprint race will be shorter race around 100km/62 miles (between 14 to 24 laps).

• Points will be awarded to the top eight finishers (eight for first, seven for second, six for third, five for fourth, four for fifth, three for sixth, two for seventh, one for eighth).

• Sprint race race results will set the grid for Sundays Grand Prix.

Overall, this format work well enough for 2022, it gives Friday meaning. My thought is this, the format will work if there is overtaking in those races (São Paulo race from 2022 worked well) or Sunday race had full of drama (Imola and Red Bull Ring from 2022). I think it will work well at Baku, the Red Bull Ring, Spa, Austin and São Paulo, Doha is the odd one out for the choice this season I would have gone for a track like the Hungaroring or Suzuka would have been a better choice.

An intresting season ahead for Formula 1

Patrick Tambay 1949-2022

Patrick Tambay has passed away at the age of 73 on Sunday morning (4/12/21) after suffering from Parkinson's disease for several years. Condolences goes out to the family and friends of Patrick Tambay.

Started his Formula 1 career at Theodore Racing at the 1977 British Grand Prix. Tambay switch over to McLaren in 1978 for two seasons, then switching back to Theodore Racing and Leiger for 1981.

In 1982 Tambay switch over to Ferrari after the death of his close friend Gilles Villeneuve (Tambay's godfather to Jacques Villeneuven). He won his first Grand Prix at the German Grand Prix, in his fourth race for Ferrari. He took his second and last Grand Prix win in 1983 at Imola; driving with Villeneuve's #27.

Tambey switched to Renault in 1984 for two seasons, and then spent a year with the Haas Lola F1 team to finish off his Grand Prix career.

Patrick Tambay has been fourth in the F1 Drivers' Championship once in 1983, winning two Grand Prix wins altogether and winning two F1 Constructors' Championships for Ferrari in 1982 and 1983.

Gone but not forgotten.

R.I.P. Patrick Tambay

McLaren F1 Team appointed Alex Palou as a reserve driver

It was announce yesterday (1/12/22) that 2021 IndyCar champion Alex Palou will be McLaren's reserve driver during the 2023 season.

Palou agreed a deal to join McLaren Racing from 2023 but after a contractual saga remained at Chip Ganassi Racing for the upcoming IndyCar season.

As part of the resolution, Palou was permitted to link up with McLaren for Formula 1 outings, that do not conflict with his IndyCar commitments.

Palou made his FP1 debut at the US Grand Prix, per Formula 1’s new-for-2022 rookie regulation.

Mattia Binotto quits as boss of Ferrari F1 team

On Tuesday morning (29/11/22) it was announce that Scuderia Ferrari Team Principal Mattia Binotto has resigned from his role as Team Principal of the team, heis due to leave his role on 31st December. The team have struggled in the second half of the season.

No word who will replace Mattia Binotto as team principal, Mattia Binotto had been in charge since replacing Maurizio Arrivabene in 2019.

Right decision? time will tell if Mattia Binotto did the right thing and quit his Team Principal role at Ferrari. Who ever replace him as Team Principal at Ferrari, its the toughest job of any Team Principal in Formula 1 and that is managing Ferrari expectations.

So what's next for Mattia Binotto? Who knows.

2022 Extreme E Championship Round 5 Recap - Energy X-Prix , New Champions!

Review of Round Five of the 2022 Extreme E Championship season was the Energy X-Prix at Punta del Este, Uruguay.

In Qualifying, Veloce Racing lead qualifying with the team of Molly Taylor and Kevin Hansen.

In the first Semi-Final race that was won by Veloce Racing with the team of Molly Taylor and Kevin Hansen. Second was Abt Cupra XE with the team of Jutta Kleinschmidt amd Nasser Al-Attiyah, they were seven seconds behind the leaders in the end. While, third was GMC Hummer EV Chip Ganassi Racing with the team of Sara Price and RJ Anderson , they were twenty-two seconds behind the leaders in the end.

In the second Semi-Final race that was won by Genesys Andretti United Extreme E with the team of Catie Munnings and Timmy Hansen. Second was Neom McLaren Extreme E with the team of Emma Gilmour and Tanner Foust, they were eight seconds behind the leaders in the end. While, third was Acciona/Sainz XE Team with the team of Carlos Sainz and Laia Sanz, they were sixteen seconds behind the leaders in the end.

In the Crazy Race that was won by X44 Vida Carbon Racing with the team of Sébastien Loeb and Cristina Gutiérrez. Second was Xite Energy Racing with the team of Ezequiel Pérez Companc and Tamara Molinaroa, they were thirty-eight seconds behind the leaders in the end. While, third was JBXE with the team of Fraser McConnell and Hedda Hosås, they were two laps behind the leaders in the end.

In the Final race, Abt Cupra XE took the race win with the team of Jutta Kleinschmidt amd Nasser Al-Attiyah. Second was McLaren Extreme E with the team of Emma Gilmour and Tanner Foust, were three and half seconds behind the leaders in the end. While, third was X44 Vida Carbon Racing with the team of Sébastien Loeb and Cristina Gutiérrez, they were ten seconds behind the leaders in the end. Enough for Sébastien Loeb and Cristina Gutiérrez to win his first Drivers' Championship this season by five points ahead of title rivals Johan Kristoffersson and Molly Taylor.

Also, it was enough for the X44 Vida Carbon Racing Team to win this seasons Teams' Championship to give the team their first Team's Championship by two points ahead of Rosberg X Racing.

Highlights of the race below, enjoy.



Constructions to both Sébastien Loeb and Cristina Gutiérrez and X44 Vida Carbon Racing for winning each championships in Extreme E this season.

Red Bull Racing signs back Daniel Ricciardo as a reserve driver for 2023

It was announce yesterday (23/11/22) that former Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo returns back at the team as their reserve driver during the 2023 season, after laving the team four seasons ago.

Daniel Ricciardo finished eleventh in the standings this season, best finish of fifth at Singapore. Resulting leaving McLaren at the end of the season, not completing his three deal he signed in 2020 after under-performesduring 2022. Resulting not finding a drive for 2023.

Ricciardo will be the reserve driver as back up to Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez at Red Bull this season.

Confirmed: Logan Sargeant races with Williams for 2023

It's been confirmed yesterday (21/11/22), current Williams Academy driver Logan Sargeant will race with the Williams F1 Team, for the 2023 Formula 1 season. Becoming the first United States driver to race in Formula 1 since Alexander Rossi in 2015.

Latifi, who has spent 2022 as a reserve driver with the team, with four Friday Morning Practice sessions this season while finished fourth in FIA Formula 2 Standings, is stepping up to a race seat alongside Alexander Albon for next season.

In my opinion, this was no big surprise this news happen, with the news of Nicholas Latifi leaving Williams at the end of the season.

Hopely Williams team will have a stronger 2023 F1 season.

2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Review

Review of the twenty-second and final round of the 2022 F1 season at Yas Marina Circuit on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

It was a dominating race weekend from Current Formula 1 World Champion Max Verstappen. Verstappen was on pole for Sunday's race. In the day to night Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Verstappen took the advantage at the start and comfortably lead the race throughout, leading most of the fifty-eight laps to win this seasons Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for Max Verstappen's fifteenth race win of the season.

While, Charles Leclerc finished in second place in the Ferrari, Leclerc was nine seconds behind Verstappen at the end. Meanwhile, Sergio Pérez finished in third place in the other Red Bull to complete the podium, Pérez was ten seconds behind Verstappen at the end of the fifty-eight lap race.

Highlights of the race below, enjoy.



Rate the Teams and Drivers

Mercedes - 7
Lewis Hamilton - 7 (finished eighteenth/DNF, three laps down/Gearbox)
George Russell - 7 (finished fifth)

Red Bull Racing - 9
Max Verstappen - 10 (pole, race win)
Sergio Pérez - 8 (finished third)

Ferrari - 8
Charles Leclerc - 9 (finished second)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 7 (finished fourth)

McLaren - 7
Daniel Ricciardo - 6 (finished ninth)
Lando Norris - 8 (finished sixth, fastest lap)

Alpine - 7
Fernando Alonso - 7 (DNF, Water leak)
Esteban Ocon - 7 (finished seventh)

AlphaTauri - 5
Pierre Gasly - 5 (finished fourteenth, lap down)
Yuki Tsunoda - 6 (finished eleventh, lap down)

Aston Martin - 8
Sebastian Vettel - 8 (finished tenth)
Lance Stroll - 8 (finished eighth)

Williams - 5
Alexander Albon -5 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Nicholas Latifi - 5 (finished nineteenth/DNF, three laps down/Collision damage with Schumacher)

Alfa Romeo - 5
Valtteri Bottas - 5 (finished fifteenth, lap down)
Guanyu Zhou - 5 (finished twelfth, lap down)

Haas - 5
Kevin Magnussen - 5 (finished seventeenth, lap down)
Mick Schumacher - 5 (finished sixteenth, lap down)


Now bring on 2023, for another season of Formula 1. Only four months to go.

Top Ten Sebastian Vettel F1 race cars

To Celebrate Sebastian Vettel's 299th and last Grand Prix start coming up at this weekends Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. This post is the Top Ten Sebastian Vettel F1 race cars.

Starting with Number 10:

Number 10: 2021 Aston Martin AMR21
Story: The Aston Martin AMR21 was designed by Andrew Green, Akio Haga and Ian Hall. The Aston Martin AMR21 was powered by the Mercedes 1.6 litre V6 turbo hybrid power-unit underneath. The Aston Martin AMR21 best finish was second place finishes at Baku and Hunganoring (later disqualified becasue of fuel sample) with Sebastian Vettel, took Vettel to twelfth in the the F1 drivers' standings in 2021, and Aston Martin to seventh place in the Constructor' standings in 2021.

Number 9: 2015 Ferrari SF15-T
Story: The Ferrari SF15-T was designed by James Allison, Simone Resta and Fabio Montecchi . The Ferrari SF15-T was powered by the Ferrari 1.6 litre V6 turbo hybrid power-unit underneath. The Ferrari SF15-T took Sebastian Vettel third in the the F1 drivers' standings in 2015 with three Grand Prix wins for Vettel, and Ferrari to second place in the Constructor' standings in 2015.

Number 8: 2008 Toro Rosso STR3
Story: Toro Rosso STR3 was designed by Adrian Newey, the Toro Rosso STR3 had the 2.4 litre Ferrari V8 engine underneath. The Toro Rosso STR3 took an impressive race victory with Sebastian Vettel taking the win at that seasons Italian Grand Prix. Overall, the Toro Rosso STR3 took a race win, and a pole position with 39 points in 2008 F1 season, took Sebastian Vettel to eighth place in the F1 drivers' standings in 2008, and Toro Rosso to sixth place in the Constructor' standings in 2008.

Number 7: 2017 Ferrari SF70H
Story: The Ferrari SF70H was designed by Mattia Binotto, Simone Resta and Fabio Montecchi. The Ferrari SF70H was powered by the Ferrari 1.6 litre V6 turbo hybrid power-unit underneath. The Ferrari SF15-T took Sebastian Vettel second in the the F1 drivers' standings in 2017 with three Grand Prix wins for Vettel, and Ferrari to second place in the Constructor' standings in 2017.

Number 6: 2018 Ferrari SF71H
Story: The Ferrari SF71H was designed by Mattia Binotto, Simone Resta and Fabio Montecchi. The Ferrari SF71H was powered by the Ferrari 1.6 litre V6 turbo hybrid power-unit underneath. The Ferrari SF15-T took Kimi Räikkönen to a Grand Prix two win that season, while Sebastian Vettel took five wins in 2018. Although the Ferrari SF71H never took a drivers' championship or the Constructors' championship. It did took Sebastian Vettel to second place in the Drivers' Standings and Ferrari to second place in the Constructors' standings in the 2018 season.

Number 5: 2009 Red Bull RB5
Story: The Red Bull RB5 was designed by Adrian Newey and Geoff Willis. The Red Bull RB5 was powered by the Renault 2.4 litre V8. The Red Bull RB5 took Mark Webber two wins that season, while Sebastian Vettel four wins in 2009. Although the Red Bull RB5 never took a drivers' championship or the Constructors' championship. It did took Sebastian Vettel to second place in the Drivers Standings and Red Bull to second place in the Constructors' standings in the 2009 season and it gives Red Bull Racing how to win races in Formula 1.

Number 4: 2012 Red Bull RB8
Story: The Red Bull RB8 was designed by Adrian Newey, Rob Marshall and Peter Prodromou. The Red Bull RB8 was powered by the Renault 2.4 litre V8. The Red Bull RB8 took Red Bull the 2012 F1 Constructors' Championship and seven wins altogether in 2012 to give Red Bull their third Constructors' title, were Mark Webber took two wins that season. While, Sebastian Vettel took five wins and his third F1 Drivers' Championship title as-well.

Number 3: 2010 Red Bull RB6
Story: The Red Bull RB6 was designed by Adrian Newey, Rob Marshall and Peter Prodromou. The Red Bull RB6 was powered by the Renault 2.4 litre V8. The Red Bull RB6 took Red Bull the 2010 F1 Constructors' Championship and nine wins altogether in 2010 to give Red Bull their first Constructors' title, were Mark Webber took four wins that season. While, Sebastian Vettel took five wins and his first F1 Drivers' Championship title as-well.

Number 2: 2011 Red Bull RB7
Story: The Red Bull RB7 was designed by Adrian Newey, Rob Marshall and Peter Prodromou. The Red Bull RB7 was powered by the Renault 2.4 litre V8. The Red Bull RB7 took Red Bull the 2011 F1 Constructors' Championship and twelve wins altogether in 2011 to give Red Bull their second F1 constructors title, were Mark Webber took one win that season. While, Sebastian Vettel took eleven wins and fifteen poles that season to concluded with his second F1 drivers championship for Vettel.

Number 1: 2013 Red Bull RB9
Story: The Red Bull RB9 was designed by Adrian Newey, Rob Marshall and Peter Prodromou. The Red Bull RB9 was powered by the Renault 2.4 litre V8. The Red Bull RB9 took Sebastian Vettel to the 2013 F1 Drivers title his fourth in a row, while it took Red Bull to the 2013 F1 Constructors' championship their fourth in a row. And the Red Bull RB9 won thirteen races, all thirteen wins for Sebastian Vettel, which includes nine race wins in a row by the end off 2013.

To give the 2013 Red Bull RB9 the best Sebastian Vettel F1 car he drived in Formula 1. Happy 299th Grand Prix to one of the sports greatest ambassador Sebastian Vettel.

Confirmed: Nico Hülkenberg joins Haas F1 Team for 2023 replaces Mick Schumacher

It was confirmed on the eve of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (17/11/22), that Aston Martin Reserve driver Nico Hülkenberg will race with Haas F1 Team as their second driver for 2023 season alongside Kevin Magnussen and replacing fellow German compatriot Mick Schumacher.

Hülkenberg only race two rounds this season subbing in for an ill Sebasian Vettel, currently sits twenty-second in the Drivers' Standings, with his best race finish of twelfth place at Jeddah.

In my opinion, this is not a big surprise this news happen. It has been strongly rumoured since the Belgain Grand Prix that Hülkenberg was wanted by Haas.

Its great news for the Haas team as they have got an experience Grand Prix driver.

So what's next for Mick Schumacher? a return to Ferrari as a test-driver is not going to happen as his Ferrari Development contract is not going to be renewed, there is a some possiblity that a reverse drive at Mercedes could be his best option going into 2023.

Things are looking up for the Haas team in 2023.

2022 F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Predictions

Predictions for this weekends Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit outside of Abu Dhabi for the final round of the 2022 Formula 1 season.

So Predictions for the race, for the win, I predict that, Sir Lewis Hamilton for the win in the Mercedes, George Russell second in the other Mercedes, and Max Verstappen third in the Red Bull. Don't forget Sergio Pérez, the Ferrari drivers, the McLaren drivers, the Alpine drivers, Valtteri Bottas and Sebastian Vettel as-well for a podium place.

2022 WRC Round 13 recap - Rally Japan, Emil Lindholm 2022 WRC-2 Champion!

Recap of the last round of WRC from last weekends Round Thirteen of Rally Japan.

Last weekends was the thirteenth round of the World Rally Championship at the Rally Japan (10th-13th November), and that was won by Thierry Neuville in his works Hyundai i20 N Rally1.

While, Ott Tänak finished second in his works Hyundai i20 N Rally1, Tänak was seventy-one seconds behind Neuville at the end of the rally. Meanwhile, Takamoto Katsuta finished third in his works Toyota GR Yaris Rally1, Katsuta was two minutes behind Neuville at the end of the rally.

Meanwhile in WRC-2 class (Manufacturer entries competing in cars built to Rally2 specifications), that was won by Grégoire Munster in his own backed Hyundai i20 N Rally2. Grégoire Munster finished in seventh place overall, he was eight minutes behind Neuville at the end of the rally.

While, Toksport WRT 2 driver Emil Lindholm in his Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo finished third in WRC-2 class. Emil Lindholm finished in ninth place overall, he was eight and half minutes behind Neuville at the end of the rally. With that result, Emil Lindholm was enough to clinched the WRC2 Championship this season in his Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo, contracts to Emil Lindholm and co-driver Reeta Hämäläinen for winning this years WRC2 championship.

Finally, former McLaren and Renault F1 driver Heikki Kovalainen in his Škoda Fabia R5 finished fourth in WRC-2 class. Heikki Kovalainen finished in tenth place overall, he was nine minutes behind Neuville at the end of the rally.

And so this years champions, WRC champions: Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia, WRC Manufacturers' Champions: Toyota. WRC-2 Champions: Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen, and WRC-3 Champions: Lauri Joona.

Contractions to the Champions this season.

2022 8 Hours of Bahrain Review, New Champions!

Review of the Round Six and the final Round of the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship was held at Bahrain International Circuit, in Sakhir, Bahrain.

The Toyota Gazoo Racing team won the race overall and the Hypercar class too of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López in their Toyota GR010 Hybrid; Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6. While, second place was the Toyota Gazoo Racing team, with the team of Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryō Hirakawa in their Toyota GR010 Hybrid; Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6; they were fourty-five seconds behind the leaders at the end of the race. Meanwhile, third place was the Alpine Elf Matmut, with the team of Nicolas Lapierre, André Negrão and Matthieu Vaxivière in their Alpine A480, Gibson 4.5 L V8; they were two laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.

In LMP2 class (all cars using the Gibson 4.2 L V8 engine), Team WRT of Robin Frijns, Sean Gelael and René Rast in their Oreca 07 won LMP2 class. They finish in fifth place overall and they were eight laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.

In LMP2 Pro-Am Cup Class (all cars using the Gibson 4.3 L V8 engine and a team must have a Bronze-rated driver in their line-up) AF Corse team of Nicklas Nielsen, François Perrodo and Alessio Rovera in their Oreca 07 won LMP2 Pro-Am class. They finish in fourteenth place and they were ten laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.

While in GTE Pro class, was won by AF Corse Team of Antonio Fuoco and Miguel Molina won in their Ferrari 488 GTE Evo. They finish in sseventeenth place and they were fourteen laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.

While in GTE Am class, was won by Team Project 1 team of Matteo Cairoli, Nicolas Leutwiler and Mikkel O. Pedersen in their Porsche 911 RSR-19. They finish in twenty-third place overall and they were nineteen laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.

Highlights of the 8 Hours of Bahrain below, enjoy.



And so this years Champions, in the Drivers Championships, Toyota Gazoo Racing drivers of Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryō Hirakawa won this years Hypercar World Endurance Drivers in in their Toyota GR010 Hybrid.

AF Corse drivers James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi won World Endurance GTE Drivers' Championship in their Ferrari 488 GTE Evo. Jota drivers of António Félix da Costa, Roberto González and Will Stevens won the Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Drivers in their Oreca 07. AF Corse team drivers Nicklas Nielsen, François Perrodo and Alessio Rovera won the Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Pro/Am Drivers in his Oreca 07. TF Sport drivers Ben Keating and Marco Sørensen took the Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Drivers in their Aston Martin Vantage AMR.

World Endurance Cup for GT Manufacturers was won by Ferrari.

While in this seasons Teams Championships, Toyota Gazoo Racing won the Hypercar World Endurance Championship in their Toyota GR010 Hybrid. Jota won the Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Teams in their Oreca 07. AF Corsewon the Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Pro/Am Teams in their Oreca 07. TF Sport won the Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Teams in their Aston Martin Vantage AMR.

Congratulations for the champions of each class in WEC this season.

2022 São Paulo Grand Prix Review, George Russell WINS!

Review of the twenty-first round of the 2022 F1 season at Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Interlagos on the outskirts of São Paulo for the Brazilian São Paulo Grand Prix.

Overall, the race itself was entertaining race to watch from start to finish. George Russell was on pole for Sunday's race ahead of Sir Lewis Hamilton.

At the hot and sunny São Paulo Grand Prix. Russell took the advantage at the start and comfortably lead the race throughout, despite a late safety car and a late challange from team-mate Hamilton. It was George Russell day, winning his first ever Grand Prix win to win this seasons São Paulo Grand Prix.

While, Sir Lewis Hamilton finished in second place in the other Mercedes for Mercedes first one-two finish of the season, Hamilton was fifteen tenths of a second behind Russell at the end.

Meanwhile, Carlos Sainz Jr. finished in third place in the Ferrari to complete the podium, Sainz Jr. was four seconds behind Russell at the end of the seventy-one lap race.

Highlights of the race below, enjoy.



Rate the Teams and Drivers

Mercedes - 9
Lewis Hamilton - 9 (finished second)
George Russell - 10 (pole, race win, fastest lap)

Red Bull Racing -7
Max Verstappen - 7 (finished sixth)
Sergio Pérez - 7 (finished seventh)

Ferrari - 8
Charles Leclerc - 8 (finished fourth)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 9 (finished third)

McLaren - 6
Daniel Ricciardo - 5 (DNF, Collision with Magnussen)
Lando Norris - 7 (DNF, Gearbox)

Alpine - 7
Fernando Alonso - 8 (finished fifth)
Esteban Ocon - 7 (finished eighth)

AlphaTauri - 5
Pierre Gasly - 5 (finished fourteenth)
Yuki Tsunoda - 5 (finished seventeenth, lap down)

Aston Martin - 6
Sebastian Vettel - 6 (finished eleventh)
Lance Stroll - 6 (finished tenth)

Williams - 5
Alexander Albon - 5 (finished fifteenth)
Nicholas Latifi - 5 (finished sixteenth)

Alfa Romeo - 5
Valtteri Bottas - 6 (finished ninth)
Guanyu Zhou - 5 (finished twelfth)

Haas - 6
Kevin Magnussen - 7 (Collision with Ricciardo)
Mick Schumacher - 5 (finished thirteenth)


Next stop Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi in a weeks time for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for the last round of the 2022 Formula 1 season.

2022 São Paulo Grand Prix - Saturday's Sprint Race Review

Review of the twenty-first round of the 2022 F1 season at at Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Interlagos on the outskirts of São Paulo, for Saturday's Sprint Race at the Brazilian São Paulo Grand Prix.

Overall the race itself was enjoyable race to watch. Shock of the season, Kevin Magnussen on pole for Saturday's race, putting his time in Q3 before the rain appeared ahead of Current Formula 1 World Champion Max Verstappen for Saturday's sprint race.

At the start of the Sprint Race, Magnussen took the lead ahead of first corner from Verstappen, until lap 3 when Verstappen took the lead. Verstappen stayed in the lead until lap 13 when George Russell overtake the World Champion and didn't look back to win the Sprint Race to give George Russell the pole for tomorrows race and eight points.

While, Carlos Sainz Jr. finished in second place in the Ferrari, Sainz Jr. was four seconds behind Russell at the end.

Meanwhile, Sir Lewis Hamilton finished in third place in the other Mercedes to complete the podium, Hamilton was four and half seconds behind Russell at the end of the twenty-four lap race.

Highlights of the race below, enjoy.



The São Paulo Grand Prix (I wish they call it the Brazilian Grand Prix) tomorrow.