Autosport Podcast: 2022 F1 season review - Part 1
The 2022 Formula 1 season was dominated by Red Bull, and in particular Max Verstappen, as the Dutchman stormed to a second world title.
After a tense and controversial battle with Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton to claim a maiden F1 world championship in 2021, Verstappen’s run to the 2022 crown was a much more dominant affair.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc initially took the fight to Verstappen as the Monegasque opened up a 34-point lead over the world champion after the first three races.
However, once Red Bull addressed its reliability issues, Verstappen stormed to a record-breaking 15 wins in a single season to wrap up the world title.
Ferrari and Leclerc’s title hopes came undone after a costly error in a disappointing French Grand Prix, for Leclerc, while in contrast, Mercedes ended the year in a much stronger fashion, having struggled in the first half of the year with its troublesome W13.
Join Autosport's F1 experts Luke Smith, Alex Kalinauckas and Matt Kew as they look back at the past 12 months of action with host Martyn Lee.
You can listen to the podcast using the player below, or via all good audio platforms including Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts.
What McLaren learned from Ricciardo’s 2022 F1 struggles
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Kyle Kirkwood reveals 80G impact flipped his car in Indy 500
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Kanaan, Castroneves battled over 15th in Indy 500 like it was “for the win”
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Piastri learned from following Verstappen in wet Monaco GP
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Revealed: Three key speed secrets of Newgarden's Indy 500 win
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Why the highlight of F1 2023 so far should end Monaco's calendar slot debate
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Monaco Grand Prix Driver Ratings 2023
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Why Alonso and Aston made the call that guaranteed Verstappen's Monaco victory
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The factors for and against a Red Bull upset in F1’s Monaco GP
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What Aston Martin's Honda deal reveals about its true F1 mindset
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Would Hamilton really be a worthwhile F1 investment for Ferrari?
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Why the growing pains of F1’s cost-cap era require patience
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Has F1 gone too far with its sprint race format tweaks?
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