In the round-up: George Russell is rated higher than Charles Leclerc in the latest patch for the official F1 racing game.
In brief
Russell moves ahead of Leclerc in latest F1 22 driver ratings
Two months since the original driver ratings for F1 22 were revealed, the game makers have updated the values for the 20 drivers. Among the notable changes in version 1.09 George Russell is now rated higher than Charles Leclerc while Max Verstappen has become the highest-rated driver in the field outright.Developers Codemasters have lowered Leclerc’s rating from 92 overall to 91, with a one point reduction in awareness following his crash in the French Grand Prix and a three-point drop in his pace rating.
Russell has gained two in his rating to move to 92 overall, putting him as the third highest driver in the field behind Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, who is now rated as a 95 overall.
The latest F1 22 patch includes fixes to an automatic gearbox glitch that was introduced in an earlier patch and a fix to tyre temperatures being excessive cold for players who skip the formation lap. F1 22 will also officially launch crossplay functionality – permitting players to race against each others on different platforms – later this week.
| Title | F1 22 v1.09 | F1 22 launch | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Verstappen | 95 | 94 | +1 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 94 | 94 | – |
| George Russell | 92 | 90 | +2 |
| Charles Leclerc | 91 | 92 | -1 |
| Lando Norris | 90 | 90 | – |
| Fernando Alonso | 89 | 89 | – |
| Sergio Perez | 88 | 88 | – |
| Carlos Sainz Jnr | 88 | 87 | +1 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 86 | 88 | -2 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 85 | 85 | – |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 84 | 83 | +1 |
| Esteban Ocon | 82 | 83 | -1 |
| Pierre Gasly | 82 | 84 | -2 |
| Alexander Albon | 82 | 82 | – |
| Kevin Magnussen | 81 | 81 | – |
| Lance Stroll | 80 | 80 | – |
| Mick Schumacher | 79 | 77 | +2 |
| Yuki Tsunoda | 76 | 78 | -2 |
| Zhou Guanyu | 75 | 70 | +5 |
| Nicholas Latifi | 69 | 70 | -1 |
Ecclestone pleads not guilty in UK fraud case
Former FOM chief Bernie Ecclestone pleased not guilty at a magistrates court in Westminster to charges of fraud following an investigation by the British government tax office, the Guardian reports.
Ecclestone is charged with failing to declare a trust in Singapore worth £549m between 2013 and 2016, during which time he was still head of Formula 1 Management. He was granted unconditional bail and will appear at Southwark crown court on 19th September.
Zendeli steps in for banned Caldwell
Campos Racing have confirmed Lirim Zendeli will step into Oliver Caldwell’s seat for the Formula 2 round at Spa-Francorchamps this weekend.
Caldwell has been banned from participating in this weekend’s event after accruing 12 penalty points on his licence over the first ten rounds of the championship. He will be replaced by 22-year-old German driver Zendeli, who raced in last year’s F2 championship, before Caldwell returns the following weekend in Zandvoort.
“I’m very excited and happy to be racing a Formula 2 car again,” said Zendeli. “It’s been a year now since my last time in F2 and I’m looking forward to this experience.”
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Notable posts from Twitter, Instagram and more:
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— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) August 22, 2022
Recharged, refreshed, and ready to fully attack this second part of the season with my team. 💪🏼 Busy triple-header coming up with mighty Spa up first. Allez @AlpineF1Team 💙 pic.twitter.com/UUhydsdkTv
— Esteban Ocon (@OconEsteban) August 22, 2022
夏休み
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— 角田裕毅/Yuki Tsunoda (@yukitsunoda07) August 22, 2022
It’s been a pleasure to be part of your team this year. Merci @JaguarRacing 👊🏻 pic.twitter.com/b4Ulc1g1Jf
— Norman Nato (@NatoNorman) August 22, 2022
An update from the Slightly Mad Team on #ProjectCARS and #ProjectCARS2. pic.twitter.com/VtWEow5jao
— Project CARS (@projectcarsgame) August 22, 2022
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Links
Motor racing links of interest:
‘Anything can happen’ – Perez refusing to rule out title charge in remaining nine races of 2022 (F1)
"I think what has really killed my first half of the season has been the DNFs, to be honest. Without those DNFs my championship would have looked a lot different to what it is now. But overall, I think there are a lot of positives to take already from this half season. Still, it’s a very long season."
Kimi Räikkönen’s Cup Series debut ends early in Watkins Glen crash (NASCAR)
"I had a good line there but everybody seemed to come to the left, unfortunately. I had no time to react. The first impact, somebody hit the tyre or the wheel and the wheel spun and something’s wrong with the wrist, but that’s how it goes."
How Formula 1's Hamilton Became Part Owner of the Denver Broncos (Westword)
"When Formula 1 superstar Hamilton joined the Walton-Penner group that won the bidding war for the Denver Broncos, plenty of fans were puzzled. After all, Hamilton is a Brit whose love of football is rooted in what Americans call soccer, as opposed to the variation played by Russell Wilson and company."
Amaury Cordeel: My greatest influences (Formula 2)
"The engineers, I think that's quite a clear thing that they help you with racing and they help you to get the points that are wrong. It’s the same with every racing driver. I think it's so important to have a good relationship with your engineers. I think it’s helped me a lot because I was a very shy guy in the past within the team, but then kept getting better and better over the years."
Isack Hadjar: My ultimate driver (Formula 3)
"Alain Prost because I think he was the smartest driver ever to race. I admire that about him, his thinking about the points all the time. I’m not that type of driver but it’s quite impressive."
Chasing The Dream | Episode 2: The Boy From Brazil | Season 4 (Formula 2 via YouTube)
"Brazilian racer Felipe Drugovich currently leads the Formula 2 championship! This latest episode of Chasing The Dream follows his path to how he got to this position..."
Meet the Paddock (IndyCar via YouTube)
"In this edition of Meet the Paddock, get to know Medical Director Dr. Geoffrey Billows and Deputy Medical Director Dr. Julia Vaizer."
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Comment of the day
With Andretti announcing plans to build a multi-million dollar new racing headquarters in Indiana, @bernasaurus thinks it’s ludicrous that their potential entry into Formula 1 should even be in question at all…
Oh, just let them in already. I don’t believe in the ‘dilution fee’ at all. I think Minardi, Simtek, Forti et al, all brought something to the sport with ideas, jobs and opportunities. Many at the top now got there because of opportunities in very small teams. *Looking at you Newey and Brawn.
They might be successful. The facility looks like it might be better than a few current teams, perhaps that is the biggest threat? I think the idea that the current teams have a hegemony on entry might serve them in the short term, but in long run, I think the sport will suffer.
Andretti are clearly serious.
If I could run the 100m in 9.8 seconds, but couldn’t because I had to pay 10,000 to the other competitors because I might harm their earnings, I would ask whether you could call it a ‘sport’.
Bernasaurus
Happy birthday!
Happy birthday to Innim and Tomas!
StefMeister (@stefmeister)
23rd August 2022, 0:57
I have the same view on adding more teams now as i always have.
That been that as long as a team can pay the entry free, Has the facilities to design/Build a car that meets the regulations & crash tests, Can find an engine supply as well Sponsors, staff and drivers then they should be allowed an entry. I’d also allow single car teams.
Cap the grid at 26 cars but if more than 13 teams turn up then those outside of the top 26 after combining the fastest laps from FP1/FP2 have failed to qualify.
As COTD points out. More teams gives more opportunities for people to get there feet in the door and gain experience and i can only see that as a positive.
Jere (@jerejj)
23rd August 2022, 7:59
26 is already the upper limit & has been for a while, but I’m perfectly okay with ten teams/20 drivers on the grid.
A perfectly high amount for proper racing anyway. @stefmeister
jff
23rd August 2022, 8:45
I don’t have a problem with the anti dilution entry franchise fee.
And $200M is nothing if you compare to what investors are willing to pay for a rugby team (American Football).
But if you charge this fee then there should be a limit (13 teams) and all guaranteed entry to race (if they hit the 107%).
Nitzo (@webtel)
23rd August 2022, 5:43
Updated F1 22 ratings…
Ricciardo gains a rating point while Ocon loses one ? Tosh !!
MacLeod (@macleod)
23rd August 2022, 7:50
I think that is on a reaction from the drivers not actual standings otherwise Mick wouldn’t get +5 points.
Mayrton
23rd August 2022, 9:54
Despite from the changes the overall ranking looks rather well reflecting the field. I would just swap Leclerc for Hamilton.
Ploss (@f1-ploss)
23rd August 2022, 11:43
LoL, I would swap Max for Lewis as we all know after years of being told its the car not the driver ;-)
Jere (@jerejj)
23rd August 2022, 7:55
Just a game, so I couldn’t care less about trivialities like driver ratings.
I wonder if that waiter recognized Tsunoda.
Perez would first need to start outscoring his teammate regularly to stand any chance, which is highly doubtful based on the trend thus far.
Yes, anything’s generally possible in F1, & while a gap of 85 points (like 80) is mathematically overhaulable in nine races & one Sprint, realistically & effectively impossible on merit, so extraordinary circumstances would be necessary.
Sam
23rd August 2022, 9:45
Or how about being able to modify the driver rating through a text file like you could in plenty of old games (Gtr2, Icr2, I think Gp2 and Gp4, whilst Nr2003 was through an in game menu I think).
Michael (@freelittlebirds)
23rd August 2022, 13:18
I think this ranking is actually excellent. Verstappen tops the list given his performance over Perez and Leclerc and the fact that he’s leading the championship. I could give a point or two here and there especially for the drivers outside the top ten but it wouldn’t change things.
Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
23rd August 2022, 13:20
Top story, headline story of the day is an add for a videogame. Great!
jff
23rd August 2022, 15:34
Happens, when you run out of press conference snippets from Hungary :P