While Max Verstappen broke one record, his Red Bull RB18 is closing on a benchmark set by the famed McLaren-Honda MP4/4.
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Red Bull’s $7 million penalty for cost cap breach is the second-highest in F1 history
2022 F1 season
Posted onRed Bull have been fined $7m by the FIA for breaching the 2021 budget cap. But how does that penalty compare to previous fines by the governing body?
How Verstappen, Schumacher and Vettel’s record 13 wins in a season compare
2022 United States Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMax Verstappen equalled Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel’s record of winning 13 races in a season, but from lower grid positions.
Verstappen clinches his second championship in F1’s slowest-ever race
2022 Japanese Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMax Verstappen won his second Formula 1 title in what was officially the slowest race the championship has ever held.
Closest three-team pole fight for almost 20 years in Singapore
2022 Singapore Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onQualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix produced the closest fight for pole position involving three different teams for almost two decades.
The all-time Formula 1 records Verstappen can break in his dominant title run
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Posted onMax Verstappen is on his way to a second world championship – and he has a strong chance of breaking records held by Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher and others as he does.
Honda engines have won more than half of F1 races since company announced exit
2022 Italian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onHonda’s engines have won more than half of the Formula 1 races which have been held since the manufacturer announced its plans to leave the series.
Verstappen achieves his longest winning streak with second home victory
2022 Dutch Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMax Verstappen’s victory in last weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix was his fourth in a row, making this the longest winning streak of his career so far.
Verstappen is second driver to win back-to-back races starting no higher than 10th
2022 Belgian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMax Verstappen has won the last two races from double-digit starting positions – a feat which only one other Formula 1 driver ever achieved.
Has Tsunoda raised his game or just benefitted from Gasly’s misfortunes?
2022 F1 team mate battles: Tsunoda vs Gasly
Posted onYuki Tsunoda appears to be performing better in his second season of Formula 1 but there may be more to this than meets the eye.
Perez fades after strong start to second season alongside Verstappen
2022 F1 team mate battles: Perez vs Verstappen
Posted onSergio Perez started his second season at Red Bull strongly, but the gap between him and Max Verstappen has grown in recent races.
Poor luck limiting Zhou’s points-scoring in his F1 debut so far
2022 F1 team mate battles: Zhou vs Bottas
Posted onZhou Guanyu has performed well on his debut as a Formula 1 driver but luck hasn’t been on his side with an excessive amount of technical failures.
A resurgent Sainz is the last thing Leclerc’s rapidly fading championship hopes needed
2022 F1 team mate battles: Leclerc vs Sainz Jnr
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr has turned his season around just in time to frustrate his team mate’s rapidly fading hopes of winning the championship.
Schumacher bagged his first points but must make gains in qualifying
2022 F1 team mate battles: Schumacher vs Magnussen
Posted onSecond year driver Mick Schumacher picked up in form approaching the summer break, but his returning team mate has the edge on him so far this year.
Hamilton confounds his detractors again as Mercedes reverse early-season slump
2022 F1 team mate battles: Hamilton vs Russell
Posted onGeorge Russell beat Lewis Hamilton for the seventh consecutive race in Azerbaijan. But the multiple world champion has turned his season around since then.
Aston Martin set to lose their top-performing driver for the third time in a row
2022 F1 team mate battles: Stroll vs Vettel
Posted onSebastian Vettel is retiring from Formula 1 at the end of 2022, meaning that, once more, Aston Martin look set to lose their better performing driver.
Despite a change of team mate, Latifi continues to lag at Williams
2022 F1 team mate battles: Latifi vs Albon
Posted onNicholas Latifi has been regularly out-paced and out-performed by Williams’ new arrival Alexander Albon so far in 2022.
Departing Alonso’s points deficit to Ocon is no reflection of his performance
2022 F1 team mate battles: Alonso vs Ocon
Posted onEsteban Ocon is on course to become only the second of Fernando Alonso’s team mates to out-score him over a season. Are the 41-year-old’s skills waning?
Norris’s demolition of Ricciardo leaves McLaren facing a 2023 dilemma
2022 F1 team mate battles: Ricciardo vs Norris
Posted onThe first of our mid-season assessments of each pair of team mates in Formula 1 looks at whether there are any signs of improvement for Daniel Ricciardo in his second year at McLaren.
What made Verstappen’s 10th-to-first win in Hungary a rare achievement
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onOnly a small fraction of the 1,070 world championship races have been won from a double-digit starting position. Max Verstappen achieved the latest last weekend.