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After eight years of consecutive seasons winning races, the 2022 season will go down as the first winless in Formula 1 for Lewis Hamilton . Mercedes had to grapple with their difficult W13 car at the beginning of the year, when the regulation change came into effect which forced more emphasis on ground-effect aerodynamics. The W13 appeared to suffer most from the porpoising and bouncing effect, which led to them abandoning their initial car concept mid-season, according to team boss Toto Wolff. By this stage the team started to find more pace, getting close to wins in Zandvoort, Austin, and Mexico. This resurgence in pace culminated in a win at the Brazilian Grand Prix, which turned out to be a one-two for the team with George Russell finish ahead of Hamilton. Viewed by others: ...

Toto Wolff says he hopes to see Mick Schumacher land an opportunity at another F1 team in 2023, even in a reserve driver capacity. in one of the final driver announcements of 2022, it was confirmed ahead of the Abu Dhabi GP that Schumacher's time at Haas was up, with the 23-year-old being replaced by Nico Hulkenberg for 2023. The decision left Schumacher out of a race drive for 2023, but Mercedes Team Principal has spoken highly of the German F2 champion, and suggested that the "brutal" pressure was too much. "I really like Mick and I like the family, how they have raised their kids with this unbelievably famous name," Wolff told the Beyond the Grid podcast. "I think he deserves a chance . He won the junior series, and that is not easy. "Things can go can go against you when you're in your first years in Formula One, and then he was under pressure to deliver, and that doesn't help and Formula One is brutal." ...

Damon Hill believes that Max Verstappen had "every chance " to catch Sergio Perez in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after the Dutchman seemed " upset " at finishing second. Verstappen was hit by technical problems during Saturday's qualifying at Jeddah, meaning that he lined up in P15 on the grid for Sunday's race while Perez claimed pole position. The Dutchman made his way through the field but ultimately ended the race in P2 behind Perez, who clinched the fifth victory of his F1 career so far. Verstappen voiced his frustrations after the race, stating: "I'm not here to be second." Hill has since given his take on the situation, and defended Red Bull following Verstappen's comments. Hill: The team's doing their best "He looked like he was very upset , that he'd been hard done by for some reason," Hill said on the F1 Nation podcast of Verstappen's post-race demeanour. "But, frankly,...