Podcast: 2022 F1 season review with Medland, Hughes and Smith
22 races, 20 drivers and 10 teams — our experts look back over a dramatic 2022 Formula 1 season
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Former McLaren F1 team manager Alastair Caldwell recalls his most satisfying moment in the sport, when Bruce McLaren won at Spa in his own car
Lewis Hamilton was glad to see the back of the Mercedes W13, but could the team’s desperate search to understand its troublesome 2022 car reap dividends in the future? asks Mark Hughes
George Russell vs Lewis Hamilton was the most interesting rivalry in F1 this season. Despite facing the most successful GP driver in history, Russell showed he is the real deal, writes Andrew Frankel
Why the fastest car doesn’t always win: Sergio Perez missed out on runner-up spot in the F1 drivers’ championship when Ferrari pulled out the superior strategy
Barely 36 hours after the flag fell at the final race of the season, F1 drivers were back on track to prepare for 2023. Chris Medland’s anticipation is already growing after seeing familiar faces in their new cars
Saudi Arabia has dreams of producing an F1 world champion and a blueprint for its new grand prix circuit within a theme park. We hear how F1 in Jeddah kick-started the trend
A tyre wear endurance race in Abu Dhabi illustrated why Vettel is unhappy with F1’s current sporting philosophy
The greatest has left us – how will Formula 1 even go on?
22 races, 20 drivers and 10 teams — our experts look back over a dramatic 2022 Formula 1 season
Former McLaren F1 team manager Alastair Caldwell recalls his most satisfying moment in the sport, when Bruce McLaren won at Spa in his own car
Lewis Hamilton was glad to see the back of the Mercedes W13, but could the team’s desperate search to understand its troublesome 2022 car reap dividends in the future? asks Mark Hughes
George Russell vs Lewis Hamilton was the most interesting rivalry in F1 this season. Despite facing the most successful GP driver in history, Russell showed he is the real deal, writes Andrew Frankel
Why the fastest car doesn’t always win: Sergio Perez missed out on runner-up spot in the F1 drivers’ championship when Ferrari pulled out the superior strategy
Barely 36 hours after the flag fell at the final race of the season, F1 drivers were back on track to prepare for 2023. Chris Medland’s anticipation is already growing after seeing familiar faces in their new cars
Saudi Arabia has dreams of producing an F1 world champion and a blueprint for its new grand prix circuit within a theme park. We hear how F1 in Jeddah kick-started the trend
A tyre wear endurance race in Abu Dhabi illustrated why Vettel is unhappy with F1’s current sporting philosophy
The greatest has left us – how will Formula 1 even go on?
F1 cut Suzuka’s energy limit by a megajoule, but the fundamental problem remains, says Mark Hughes
The real story behind Adrian Newey’s changing role at Aston Martin has nothing to do with the F1 team’s struggles, as Mark Hughes explains
The Melbourne spectacle was tough to digest, but Shanghai exposed an upside to Formula 1’s new rules, showing that the series can deliver racing that’s thrilling and skilful, as Mark Hughes explains
IDEC Sport Silverstone 4 Hours 14/9/25 A home win for Jamie Chadwick capped a happy return for contemporary Le Mans Prototype racing to the UK, as the European Le Mans…
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris worked together ahead of the 2025 Chinese GP, finding the pace that delivered a 1-2 finish, while Norris also prepared to attack his team-mate during the race. Brake issues denied him, says Mark Hughes but the F1 title duel is coming
Esteban Ocon’s Alpine stint ended at the 2024 Qatar GP, giving Jack Doohan a make-or-break F1 chance in Abu Dhabi. Elsewhere FIA boss Mohammed Ben Sulayem dismissed driver concerns and mechanics just wanted a kip: Chris Medland‘s paddock diary
Ferrari has emerged in front at the start of both 2026 F1 races so far, thanks to its turbo. Does it have enough to challenge Mercedes all season?
It began with a clash at the top of Aston Martin. Now Adrian Newey is set to step down as F1 team boss, with Jonathan Wheatley his likely replacement. Mark Hughes explains the full story behind the headlines in our latest podcast
Formula 1’s current qualifying problem is hardwired into the fundamental architecture of the new rules. Is there anything that can be done?
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