Lewis Hamilton claimed Red Bull are as dominant as Mercedes were when the V6 hybrid turbo era began, but the numbers show that’s an exaggeration.
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F1 field closes up as half of teams lap Jeddah quicker despite track changes
Lap time watch: 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Posted onWhile Aston Martin are lapping Jeddah one-and-a-half seconds quicker than last year, rivals AlphaTauri are six-tenths slower.
Red Bull make most dominant start to an F1 season by a team in 25 years
2023 Bahrain Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onRed Bull’s dominant one-two victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix was the best start any team has made to a season in 25 years.
Aston Martin improved by 2.5 seconds while others only gained a tenth
Lap time watch: 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onAston Martin have found almost two-and-a-half seconds in lap time since the last Bahrain Grand Prix, which is twice as much as any other team did.
The key data from F1’s only pre-season test of 2023
2023 F1 season
Posted onWith the only pre-season test of the 2023 season in the books, what does the data say about which teams enjoyed a better three days than the others?
Who are they all up against? The Formula 1 drivers of 2023 in stats
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Posted onWhich F1 rookie is older than half the field? Which teams’ drivers have never won a championship? A look at the 2023 field in numbers.
Analysis: Did any F1 driver have worse luck than Alonso last season?
2022 F1 season
Posted onLooking back at the 2022 season, which drivers proved to be the unluckiest in the field through car problems or being hit by their rivals?
Records smashed and winning runs wrecked: The 2022 F1 season in stats
2022 F1 season review
Posted onA 15-year continuous run ended for Lewis Hamilton, in 2022. And something happened this season that has not occurred in Formula 1 since 1979.
22 telling stats on every driver to race in the 2022 F1 season
2022 F1 season review
Posted onWhat do the numbers tell us about the 2022 Formula 1 season? Here’s a revealing statistic on each of the 22 drivers…
Analysis: Only one F1 team swaps principals more often than Ferrari
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Posted onFerrari has appointed its sixth different team principal in the space of 15 years. Some of its rivals have had the same leader the whole time, and only one has changed more often.
Ricciardo grins and bears it through grim final season alongside Norris
2022 F1 team mate battles: Norris vs Ricciardo
Posted onWhen was the last time a driver rated as highly as Daniel Ricciardo joined a team and under-performed as unexpectedly as he did?
Ocon pips Alonso in close fight swung by Alpine unreliability
2022 F1 team mate battles: Ocon vs Alonso
Posted onThere was little to separate the Alpine pair again in 2022, but one driver suffered more from unreliability than the other.
Stroll falls further behind Vettel in their second and last year together
2022 F1 team mate battles: Stroll vs Vettel
Posted onIn his second year as Sebastian Vettel’s team mate, Lance Stroll contributed a smaller share of his team’s points.
Verstappen’s impressive fightback ensures Perez’s early promise is short-lived
2022 F1 team mate battles: Verstappen vs Perez
Posted onSergio Perez looked a bigger challenger to Max Verstappen over the opening races of the season – but then the world champion clicked with Red Bull’s latest chassis.
Schumacher fails to distinguish himself after unexpected change of team mate
2022 F1 team mate battles
Posted onDo Mick Schumacher’s performance alongside his team mate show Haas were right to replace him at the end of 2022?
Tsunoda fares better against departing Gasly in second season of F1
2022 F1 team mate battles: Gasly vs Tsunoda
Posted onYuki Tsunoda was closer to Pierre Gasly’s pace this year than in his debut season, but also compromised his team mate more than once.
Bottas is team’s top scorer but Zhou makes case for a second season
2022 F1 team mate battles: Bottas vs Zhou
Posted onZhou Guanyu was out-scored by team mate Valtteri Bottas but his form over the season showed why Alfa Romeo kept him on for another year.
Did Russell deserve to out-score Hamilton? Perhaps not – but it was close
2022 F1 team mate battles: Hamilton vs Russell
Posted onGeorge Russell beat Lewis Hamilton by 25 points in their first season as team mates, but is that a fair reflection of how well the pair drove?
Latifi suffers heaviest defeat of any driver in 2022 as he bows out of F1
2022 F1 team mate battles: Albon vs Latifi
Posted onNicholas Latifi had a change of team mate for 2022 but remained firmly under the cosh at Williams, and was shown the door at the end of the year.
Leclerc asserts his supremacy but Sainz’s improving form should concern him
2022 F1 team mate battles: Leclerc vs Sainz
Posted onHaving been out-scored by his team mate last year, Charles Leclerc led the way in 2022, but Carlos Sainz Jnr raised his game as the season went on.