Category: 2022 Season

2022 Singapore GP

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The Singapore GP was the perfect culmination of drama, emotions, heartbreaks, and triumph. We returned to marina bay after a 2 year gap and boy did it deliver with not only an amazing race but a nail-biting qualification session as well. 

Perez came out on the top in the intense battle for the lead with Charles hunting him down for a good chunk of the race. While max was stuck at the back of the grid with some mistakes of his own and some of the team.

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2022 Italian GP Episode Summary

  • Perez’s wife in shambles
  • Max Anger! 😡
  • Best Quali of the season?
  • Mick’s super-hot lap 🔥
  • Russell: “They race me so hard”
  • VSC/SC Galore!
  • Hamilton complains about tires
  • The Singapore GP drinking game 🍸
  • Goatifi strikes again! 🐐
  • The WDC Train – VET HAM VER

Stats of the Weekend

  • Alonso is the only driver to start 350 race starts.
  • Only driver to have driven all 13 races at Singapore is Bert Maylander who drives the official Safety Car.
  • Ricciardo gained a staggering 11 positions.
  • It was Red Bull’s first win in Singapore since Sebastian Vettel in 2013.
  • Perez is the first driver to win the street races of Monaco and Singapore in same year since Vettel in 2011.

Looking for more F1 banter while waiting for the next race? Check out our Episode with Craig Scarborough (Host, F1TV TechTalk), who is one of the go-to persons about tech in F1. We had a great chat with him where he enlightens us about the skid block regulation change and answers some questions we collected from the community.

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The curse of Monza #f1 #ferrari #monza

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Heartbreak at Monza

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Safety Car wins the 2022 Italian GP

Mixed up grid, surprising strategy calls, and an anticlimactic finish – the 2022 Formula 1
Italian GP concluded with the crowd wanting for more- which I’d agree with. 🤝
Formula 1 arrived at the Temple of speed- with a plethora of grid penalties shaking up the
starting 20. 100 years since the first race at the legendary Monza circuit – the battle of
Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen was what the Italian crowd was longing for and it’s safe
to say, they were left wanting for more.

Max breaks Tifosi hearts

Max Verstappen won the race somewhat comfortably after starting P7 and taking the engine
penalties on Saturday. The race ended behind a Safety car, with his Red Bull Racing & Red
Bull Technology teammate Sergio Perez finished P6 from P13 even after his tires were on
fire in the initial laps.

“Ruin Weekends and Kill dreams”: The Ferrari Way

Charles Leclerc had the opportunity to battle Max. Still, the early-ending Virtual Safety car
wasn’t capitalized as much as they’d have liked, with the Monegasque finishing on the
podium at P2 in front of the adoring Tifosi at Monza. Teammate Carlos Sainz ended the race
at P5, starting at P18.
Most people, including myself, thought that the Scuderia had a better chance of beating the
Red Bull of Max, especially after the strong Free Practice and Quali sessions. Even RB
Chief Engineer Paul Monaghan reckons Ferrari might have targeted a win at Monza a bit
more than at other races – but alas! The wrong strategy call- or as Binotto puts it – “playing
poker” did not help their cause at all, and was a reflection of what their season looked like.
The Safety Car Fiasco
The race at Monza on Sunday ended under caution after Daniel Ricciardo’s car stopped at
the side of the track six laps from the end of the race and triggered a safety-car period.
Ideally, there should normally have been plenty of time to get the race resumed- but to add
to Ferrari’s woes, the race ended behind Bernd Mayländer’s Safety Car.
By the time Verstappen was slotted in behind the safety car, there were not enough laps left
to allow lapped cars through and have a restart at the end of the following tour, as the rules
dictate.
With the race ending under the safety car, leaving fans worldwide disappointed and drawing
boos from the Italian GP crowd, there have been calls for F1 to reconsider the idea of
red-flagging races under such circumstances to ensure there can be a restart. This easily
brought forth comparisons to the 2021 Season finale at Abu Dhabi and “that” Safety Car
restart that shook the world of F1.
The “Aaaaaaahhh….” at the end of the race somehow sounded very similar to the “This has
been manipulated, man!” we heard at the Yas Marina last year – IYKWIM.

The Monza Curse

Not going to explain much: Just a not-very-fun fact :
2019 : Leclerc Wins. 2020 : DNF.
2020: Gasly Wins. 2021: DNF.
2021 : Ricciardo Wins. 2022 : DNF
2022: Max Wins. 2023: ?
I’m gonna leave you with that.


In other News

The Mercedes pairing of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton had a good weekendclinching P3 and P5 respectively: with George’s 7th podium of the season.⚡️

McLaren Racing’s Lando Norris, Scuderia AlphaTauri F1 Team’s Pierre Gasly, Debutant
Nyck de Vries, and Zhou Guanyu completed the top 10.

With the newest point finisher in town, Nyck “Chad-eVries” managed to outshine the
in-house chad, Latifi as the Canadian slipped to #21 out of 20 drivers. Just Goatifi things 🙂
With the last laps of the race under scrutiny with a Safety car call, the Scuderia Ferrari would
be disappointed not to win their home race – but it’s safe to say that Max won the race and
Charles won the crowd.❤️
With the championship now definitely out of reach, the prancing horses can only hope for a
victory when F1 returns to Singapore, on October 2

Check out our race review Podcast of Italian GP.

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2022 Italian GP

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Max and Red Bull continue their campaign of domination at Monza, the temple of speed at 2022 Italian GP. No matter what Ferrari did, the hard pill to swallow is that Max was just unstoppable at Monza. 

This race was also the debut of Nyck de Vries who gained half of all the points Williams has earned in a single race and completely humiliated Latifi in the process.

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2022 Italian GP Episode Summary

  1. Safety Car wins the Race! 🏁
  2. Should races finish under a safety car?
  3. A new Chad in the house! 💪🏽
  4. Goatifi: 21/20 
  5. Get the fans some cages now 
  6. The Ferrari Way ™️ : “Ruin weekends and Kill Dreams” 💀
  7. The curse of Monza
  8. Gasly tired of seeing Daniel’s rear end 👀
  9. 4d Strategy Chess ♟️
  10. Cheeky KMag 
  11. F1 Fanfictrion: Runs on dopamine and Coffee   ☕

Stats of the Weekend

  • Monza 2022 was the first time in history that 2 Dutch F1 Drivers Finished a Race in Points Positions: Max Verstappen and Nyck de Vries.
  • Max positions gained: Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton 14
  • Maximum Positions lost: Nicholas Latifi 6

Looking for more F1 banter while waiting for the next race? Check out our Episode with Craig Scarborough (Host, F1TV TechTalk), who is one of the go-to persons about tech in F1. We had a great chat with him where he enlightens us about the skid block regulation change and answers some questions we collected from the community.

Also check out our TikTok Channel for snippets from the podcast and some other exclusive videos when you don’t have time to listen to the whole thing.

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The curse of Monza #f1 #ferrari #monza

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Drama at Zandvoort

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Max Verstappen wins 2022 Dutch GP

Drama! In a word, that was the 2022 Formula 1 Dutch GP💥

Strategy miscalls, gutsy moves, safety cars, penalties – it had it all! With what looked like a dominant weekend all across, Max Verstappen has now won 10 of the 15 races this season.

– The dutchman was on pole on Saturday, and was on top from the get-go, with him pitting 4 times in total – switching to softs for the last laps. His Red Bull Racing & Red Bull Technology teammate Sergio Perez had a comparatively silent race, finishing P5.

– The surprise of the weekend was hands down the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, with George Russell and Lewis Hamilton ending the race at P2, P4 respectively. What could’ve been a podium for the 7-time champ was cut short due to a wrong tyre call.

– Scuderia Ferrari was a hit and a miss, with Charles Leclerc surprisingly finishing on the podium given their weekend. Carlos Sainz had yet another bout of unluck with pitlane headaches and a time penalty, pulling him down to P8.

– Alpine’s Fernando Alonso had a cracker of a race, clawing his way back from 13th to a strong P6, with his teammate Ocon at P9.

– McLaren Racing and the Aston Martin F1 Team completed the top 10 with their drivers Lando Norris and Lance Stroll closing the day at P7 and P10.

With a huge 109 point lead over Leclerc, it’s safe to say that the championship will go Dutch again this season. But can Ferrari clinch a home win at Monza next week and bring some relief to this campaign?
I guess we’ll have to wait and see! 🙂

Check out our race review Podcast of Dutch GP.

2022 Dutch GP

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We return to the land of orange army for the 2022 Dutch GP. Yet another win for Max Verstappen, and yet another clown show by the prancing horse. The Mercedes camp is back and giving a tough time to the Red Bulls. 

Listen to the full episode for our take on whether Mercedes were the new clowns this race? 🤡

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2022 Dutch GP Episode Summary

  1. 2021 Dejavu
  2. Bottas gets his revenge on Mercedes
  3. Mercedes climbing up the ranks 🪜
  4. The Horse circus continues
  5. Mattia writes for F1 Fanfiction 📝
  6. Max Performance
  7. Why did Yuki come in for a 🐓 inspection?
  8. Strolling into a point 🚶🏽
  9. The moving chicanes 🐤 

Stats of the Weekend

  1. Zandvoort has sand in some runoff areas instead of gravel or tarmac, which makes recovering cars that are “beached” a lot more time consuming than normal.
  2. Alonso got the most overtakes (7)
  3. Most positions were lost by Carlos Sainz and Mick Schumacher (5).
  4. Alonso has scored a point in the past 10 consecutive races.
  5. Max Verstappen joins the 30 race winners Club. And he is the youngest person to achieve it.
  6. Red Bull got the fastest pitstop for the race (2.09s).

Looking for more F1 banter while waiting for the next race? Check out our Episode with Craig Scarborough (Host, F1TV TechTalk), who is one of the go-to persons about tech in F1. We had a great chat with him where he enlightens us about the skid block regulation change and answers some questions we collected from the community.

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What is a green track? #f1 #f1technical #green

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Max Verstappen wins Belgian GP

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Formula 1 has been away for its month-long Summer break, and what a return yesterday was!🔥

F1 came to the legendary Spa-Francorchamps for the Belgian GP (which also happens to be one of my favourites)- and Max Verstappen started right back from where he left off.

– Starting P14, the defending champ made easy work of the entire grid, taking P1 in just 12 laps of 7 km track, winning the race by over 18 seconds.
His Red Bull Racing & Red Bull Technology teammate Sergio Perez finished P2 : yet another 1-2 for the RB pair.

– The woes at the Scuderia Ferrari garage were far from over, as the pole-sitter Carlos Sainz finished P3 while his teammate and previous title contender Charles Leclerc had, let’s just say, a bad day at the office – finishing P6 after a late penalty.

– Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team’s 7-time World Champion crashed out with Alpine’s 2-time Champ Alonso on lap 1, ending the Brit’s race. His teammate Russell meanwhile finished in the top 5 yet again- at P4 ahead of Alonso.

– Ocon, Vettel, Gasly and Albon finished in the top 10 as the close battles of the midfield continued.

With a massive 93-point lead over his teammate, the dominant Max Verstappen looks the favored candidate for the 2022 championship.

We go to the Dutch GP, next week.❤️

Check out our race review Podcast of Belgium GP:

2022 Hungarian GP w/ Roberto Baldea

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The 2022 Hungarian GP was yet again abysmal for Ferrari and Max came out on the top from P10 with a spin as well! The Ferrari camp is just not able to get their act together this season. While Ferrari completely bottled it Mercedes was able to completely capitalize on Ferrari’s misfortune and get that double podium! 

This episode is a special one, we have a 3rd host with us today, Roberto Baldea, who is a F1 content creator. Roberto is a die-hard fan of F1 and has attended every Canadian GP! He also clicks some great photographs of races that he attends.

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2022 Hungarian GP Episode Summary

  • Spin it to win it!
  • Hannah Schmitz FTW! 🏆
  • Chad Red Bull vs Virgin Ferrari
  • Problems at the Prancing Horse Factory 🐎
  • Binotto’s Mic Drop exit 🎤
  • Goodbye Vettel 😭
  • Silly Season Kicks off!
  • MULTI 21!!!
  • Goatifi P1 🐐
  • Mercedes clawing its way back
  • Is Charles Championship material? 🤔

Driver Ratings

Rating scale:
0 – Poor
5 – Average
10 – Outstanding

Looking for more F1 banter while waiting for the next race? Check out our Fireside Chat Episode with Mark Sutton, who is one of the most prolific photographers in F1. We had a great chat with him where he shares his experiences from his illustrious career.

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@RBERACING shares his experience of giving Seb a letter and how he got his balaclava. #f1 #fyp #vettel

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2022 French GP

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The 2022 French GP was another great race at the Paul Ricard Circuit. Ferrari handed off the tradition of messing up to their drivers this race and Max is handed yet another victory. Mercedes got the best result so far with a 2-3!

Listen to the full episode to find out what happened to Sergio at VSC restart and why was Max so confident about everyone suffering from front left degradation.

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2022 French GP Episode Summary

  • Ferrari: Next Year ™️
  • Don’t beat a dead horse 😵
  • Sainz stuck in a time loop
  • Perez caught with his pants down 👖
  • Where is the black and white flag for Russell?
  • Rainbow themed podium 🏳️‍🌈
  • Ricciardo the fortune teller 🔮
  • Alonso’s 4d Chess ♟️

Driver Ratings

Rating scale:
0 – Poor
5 – Average
10 – Outstanding

Stats of the Weekend

  • 300th GP for Lewis Hamilton. 100% Podium rate when Hamilton hones a LGBTQ+ themed helmet
  • No driver has won a race after completing 300 GPs
  • Alonso beats Kimi Raikkonen’s record of most number of laps ever.
  • Ferrari has lost 75 points from a winning position so far this season.
  • The Pit lane was extended by 90m (~300ft) which basically increased the average pit stop time required.

Looking for more F1 banter while waiting for the next race? Check out our Fireside Chat Episode with Mark Sutton, who is one of the most prolific photographers in F1. We had a great chat with him where he shares his experiences from his illustrious career.

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Ferrari is spreading the Bad Strategy Syndrome #fyp #f1 #healthadepopit #ferrari #haas #cartok

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2022 Austrian GP with Craig Scarborough

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This episode is a special one because we have a celebrity on the show. Craig Scarborough aka @ScarbsTech is in the house. Craig Scarborough is an institution of technical knowledge in F1. He hosts the F1’s official Tech Talk show on F1TV and has been an lifelong F1 fan too! He is the “go to” person for tech in F1 and has been a powerhouse on Twitter answering everyone’s questions.

The 2022 Austrian GP sees some great battles. The Ferrari of Charles wins but other Ferrari ends up in literal flames. The RBR of Max makes it through the finish line but Perez DNF’s. Mick’s best finish, Strolls great drive and the super amazing 5 way battle. 

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2022 Austrian GP Episode Summary

  • Scarb’s Tech Corner

Driver Ratings

Rating scale:
0 – Poor
5 – Average
10 – Outstanding

Looking for more F1 banter while waiting for the next race? Check out our Fireside Chat Episode with Mark Sutton, who is one of the most prolific photographers in F1. We had a great chat with him where he shares his experiences from his illustrious career.

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Ferrari is spreading the Bad Strategy Syndrome #fyp #f1 #healthadepopit #ferrari #haas #cartok

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Paddock Club Experience w/ Viraj Ghelani & Arjun Srivastava

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We bring to you an incredibly special episode with none other than Viraj Ghelani, who is a content creator and has had the privilege to be invited to the Mercedes Garage and has experienced Paddock Club. In this episode we discuss parts of the 2022 British GP and Viraj gives us inside scoops from his experience at the Baku GP Paddock. 

Viraj Ghelani meets Lewis Hamilton at 2022 Azerbaijan GP Source: Viraj Ghelani (@viraj_ghelani) • Instagram photos and videos

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Instagram: @arjunnn_srivastava

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Seems like Perez is always left out of the inner circles at Redbull #fyp #f1 #healthadepopit

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