The impressive record Lewis Hamilton has set in F1 2022
After the opening 11 rounds of the season, Lewis Hamilton is still the only driver to have finished every race.
Remarkably, Hamilton’s last retirement due to a technical issue was at the 2018 Austrian Grand Prix.
Since then, Hamilton has failed to finish just once - at the 2021 Italian Grand Prix following a collision with title rival Max Verstappen.
If Mercedes are able to get into the title fight, their reliability combined with Hamilton’s consistency could make for an interesting second half of the season.
Max Verstappen - 2 DNFs
Verstappen sits top of the drivers’ championship but he’s failed to make the chequered flag on two occasions.
He retired during the latter stages of the Bahrain Grand Prix but was classified in 19th, and he didn’t finish in Australia.
Charles Leclerc - 2 DNFs
Leclerc failed to make the chequered flag in Barcelona and Baku due to engine failures.
Sergio Perez - 3 DNFs
Like Verstappen, Perez failed to finish in Bahrain but was classified in 18th after stopping on track on the final lap.
The Mexican retired prematurely in Canada (technical issue) and Austria (damage sustained by contact with George Russell)
Carlos Sainz - 4 DNFs
Sainz retired in back-to-back races in Australia (unforced error) and Imola (incident with Ricciardo).
A hydraulics issue forced him to retire in Baku, but his engine went up in flames in Austria.
George Russell - 1 DNF
Russell’s only DNF of the season came at Silverstone after contact with Zhou Guanyu on the opening lap.
Lewis Hamilton - 0 DNFs
The seven-time champion is the only driver on the grid to finish every race this season.
Lando Norris - 1 DNF
Norris’ first DNF of the year came in Miami after contact with Pierre Gasly on Lap 39.
Esteban Ocon - 1 DNF
Ocon’s first retirement in 2022 was at the British Grand Prix. It was caused by a fuel pump issue.
Valtteri Bottas - 2 DNFs
Technical gremlins in Jeddah and at Silverstone forced Bottas out of the action early.
Fernando Alonso - 2 DNFs
A mechanical issue forced him out of the Saudi Arabian GP, while sidepod damage caused by Schumacher forced him out of action at Imola.
Kevin Magnussen - 3 DNFs
Magnussen suffered back-to-back DNFs at the Monaco and Azerbaijan GPs.
He was classified in Miami despite not finishing the race.
Daniel Ricciardo - 1 DNF
The Australian’s only DNF of the season came in Jeddah.
Pierre Gasly - 3 DNFs
Gasly failed to finish in Bahrain, Miami and Britain.
Sebastian Vettel - 2 DNFs
After missing the first two rounds of the year with COVID-19, Vettel retired from the Australian GP.
He was crashed out of the Miami GP by Schumacher, but he was classified.
Yuki Tsunoda - 1 DNF
Tsunoda crashed out of the Canadian Grand Prix.
Zhou Guanyu - 4 DNFs
Lady luck hasn’t been on Zhou’s side with three DNFs due to mechanical gremlins.
Contact with Russell forced him out of the race at Silverstone in scary fashion.
Alex Albon - 2 DNFs
Albon failed to make the chequered flag at either Monaco or Silverstone.
Lance Stroll - 1 DNF
Stroll has been classified at every race but failed to finish in Baku.
Nicholas Latifi - 2 DNFs
Latifi didn’t finish the Saudi Arabian and Austrian grands prix.
