Sebastian Vettel’s bombshell announcement that he will retire from F1 at the end of 2022 has breathed new life into the 2023 driver market, with an attractive midfield seat now up for grabs.
There were mixed fortunes up and down the F1 field at the Circuit Paul Ricard. Here are our biggest winners and losers from the 2022 French Grand Prix…
Since joining McLaren at the start of last season, Daniel Ricciardo’s reputation for being one of the best drivers on the F1 grid - and a potential world champion - has nosedived.
Pierre Gasly has explained how damage picked up in his clash with Fernando Alonso contributed to a later collision with Lando Norris during F1’s inaugural Miami Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton has described the FIA’s increased jewellery clampdown as “unnecessary” and “silly” but has compromised by removing ear piercings ahead of the F1 Miami Grand Prix.
The FIA has amended the scrutineering procedure all teams must follow as part of an increased push to ensure F1 drivers are complying with jewellery and underwear regulations.
After the FIA recently reminded drivers about some of Formula 1’s more unusual rules, Crash.net takes a look at some of the weirdest things to be banned.
Pierre Gasly has mocked F1’s newly-enforced underwear rule by saying “feel free” to “check my arse” while Lewis Hamilton questioned: “Are we really talking about that sort of thing?”
Pierre Gasly says he felt like he was “dying inside the car” and was left “screaming because of pain” from his intestine over the last 15 laps of Formula 1’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc lowered the pace to set a new benchmark time in final practice for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and complete a clean sweep of Formula 1 practice sessions.
Pierre Gasly got off the mark quickest in Formula 1’s new era to set the pace in opening practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix, ahead of the two Ferraris.
Pierre Gasly believes Mercedes “don’t look as good as they were in the past” after battling wheel-to-wheel with Lewis Hamilton during Formula 1 pre-season testing in Bahrain.
Sergio Perez finished comfortably clear at the top of the timesheets as Red Bull offered a glimpse of its potential on the final morning of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Bahrain.