How do the best races of F1 2022 stack up to 2021?

By:

Kevin Turner

Jan 31, 2023, 12:26 PM

OPINION: A system to score all the grands prix from the past two seasons produces some interesting results and sets a standard that 2023 should surely exceed

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Despite Max Verstappen’s runaway Formula 1 championship success in 2022, the new ground-effects rules were generally well received. Cars could follow each other more closely and we had some great battles during the campaign. But how good were the races compared to what came before?

Autosport teamed up with author Roger Smith in 2021 to start rating each grand prix. Assessing races is always tricky – how do you compare, for example, a masterclass, a wheel-to-wheel lead battle and a race full of unexpected drama? All have their merits, and different fans will have varying preferences as to what they want to see.

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Kevin Turner is Autosport’s Chief Editor. While studying History at the University of York, Kevin began covering UK club events as a freelance reporter for Autosport and Motorsport News. He joined the Autosport staff as Editorial Assistant on the magazine in 2006, winning what is now known as the Motorsport UK Young Journalist of the Year Award. He became National Editor in 2008 and over the next few seasons covered a range of international events, including the Le Mans 24 Hours, as well as the British Touring Car Championship and British GT. Kevin became Features Editor before switching to edit Motorsport News in 2014.

He returned to Autosport in 2016 to become editor of the magazine, a dream job that is still part of his role.

He became Chief Editor in 2020, helping to plan content for autosport.com and Autosport’s podcast as well as seeing the magazine through the coronavirus pandemic. Kevin also led work on the special publication celebrating 70 years of Autosport and has been a judge on the Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver Award, formerly known as the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award, since 2008. He lives in Warboys with his wife and two children.