Who were the fastest drivers in F1 2022?
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We’re aware that any attempt to rank Formula 1’s drivers in order of speed will provoke an emotional response in some quarters, especially the deafeningly partisan echo chamber that is social media. So we set out clear rules for this exercise based on arithmetic and rigour rather than subjectivity and sentiment.
Formula 1 is a complex business and there are many parameters to consider when assessing outright race pace in the current era. To be clear, we only considered races where the top times were set on dry tyres, so unfortunately Japan had to be excluded.
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