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Vettel and Red Bull’s title ‘triple double’ in pictures
2012 F1 season review
Posted onSebastian Vettel and Red Bull have clinched all six of the championship trophies up for grabs in the last three seasons. This picture gallery looks back on how their success was achieved.
2012 F1 Driver Rankings #3: Sebastian Vettel
2012 F1 season review
Posted onSebastian Vettel had to fight hard for his third world championship victory which he clinched after a superb run of finishes late in the season.
2012 F1 Driver Rankings #4: Kimi Raikkonen
2012 F1 season review
Posted onKimi Raikkonen’s highly anticipated Formula One comeback in 2012 proved a success and included a return to the top of the podium
2012 F1 Driver Rankings #5: Nico Hulkenberg
2012 F1 season review
Posted onIn a year characterised by an extremely close field, challenging tyre compounds and several hectic races, Nico Hulkenberg had a quietly impressive season.
2012 F1 Driver Rankings part two: 14-6
2012 F1 season review
Posted onThe 2012 driver rankings continue with part two, which take us up to the top five.
Michael Schumacher’s F1 comeback in pictures
2012 F1 season review
Posted onLook back on Michael Schumacher’s three-year F1 comeback with Mercedes in this collection of 66 pictures.
Mercedes’ season goes downhill rapidly after win
2012 F1 season review
Posted onThey won a race, but dropped back in the championship. They signed Hamilton, but lost Schumacher. Was 2012 a success or failure for Mercedes?
2012 F1 Driver Rankings part one: 24-15
2012 F1 season review
Posted onWhich drivers impressed in 2012? The F1 Fanatic driver rankings begin with the bottom ten.
All change at Sauber after strong season
2012 F1 season review
Posted onFour podiums in one season was a considerable improvement for Sauber, who have already confirmed an all-new driver line-up for 2013.
One step forward, one step back for Force India
2012 F1 season review
Posted onForce India increased their points haul in 2012 but in such a competitive season it wasn’t enough to keep them from losing a place in the championship.
Williams fail to get the most out of winning car
2012 F1 season review
Posted onWilliams ended an eight-year wait for a Grand Prix win in 2012 but could have finished much higher in the championship with their FW34.
Toro Rosso’s Red Bull rookies prove closely-matched
2012 F1 season review
Posted onIt was business as usual for Red Bull’s kindergarten in 2012. Toro Rosso brought up the rear of the midfield with two new drivers.
Top ten passes of 2012: Vote for the best
2012 F1 season review
Posted onF1 Fanatic readers nominated 109 different overtaking moves for best pass of the year. Here’s the top ten – now it’s time to vote for the best.
Midfield target remains an elusive goal for Caterham
2012 F1 season review
Posted onA down-to-the-wire scrap for tenth overall was not what Caterham envisaged in a season when they hoped to challenge in the midfield.
50 things that made the 2012 F1 season great
2012 F1 season review
Posted onAt the end of another terrific season here are 50 things – some big, some small – which made it special.
No fairytale ending to tough season for Marussia
2012 F1 season review
Posted onMarussia had a tough season in 2012. And just when it looked like coming good it turned sour in the final moments.
HRT’s failure is a small but significant loss for F1
2012 F1 season review
Posted onHRT’s third season in Formula One appears to have been its last. The loss of a team, however small, is to the detriment of the sport.
Who had the fastest car? Performance data analysed
2012 F1 season review
Posted onMcLaren overtook Red Bull as the quickest team in 2012. Ferrari were quicker than in 2011 – but Lotus were ahead. Here’s all the data.
2012 rated the best season of the last five years
2012 F1 season review
Posted onThe 2012 F1 season was the best of the last five years according to F1 Fanatic readers, and the Brazilian Grand Prix was the best race in that time.