2012 F1 season review articles archive

As 2012 comes to an end so does F1 Fanatic’s season review. Catch up on the complete review of 2012 below including all the features, statistics, pictures, quizzes and more.

The 2012 season provided us with much to discuss including controversial penalties, Lewis Hamilton’s move to Mercedes and the perpetual question of the sport versus ‘the show’.

Updated biographies for all 25 drivers who raced in F1 this year, plus pictures galleries of the 12 cars that contested the season.

The biggest stories, the best features and the most compelling debates. Here are F1 Fanatic’s 50 most interesting articles of 2012.

As 2012 draws to a close, here’s a final look at who F1 Fanatic readers were supporting this year.

F1 Fanatic readers voted world championship runner-up Fernando Alonso as the best driver of the 2012 season.

Red Bull started 2012 on the back foot after triple-whammy of rules changes over the winter. But they bounced back and were crowned champions again.

Ferrari’s car was the weakest link in their 2012 season campaign, and Alonso strained every sinew as he took the drivers’ championship battle down to the last race.

McLaren began and ended the season with wins but reliability problems and costly mistakes in the pits cost them a chance of championship success.

The former Renault team which turned into Lotus returned to winning ways in 2012 as Kimi Raikkonen made a successful comeback.

Maria de Villota’s crash, the death of Sid Watkins and the Bahrain Grand Prix controversy were named by F1 Fanatic readers as the worst moments of 2012.