Viewers on DStv can look forward to exclusive coverage of the 2022 Formula 1 World Championship, with the new season getting underway in Bahrain in March and scheduled to run through 22 rounds in total, finishing up in Abu Dhabi in late November.
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Ahead of the start of the new season, we take a quick look at the 10 teams and 20 drivers which will be in action through 2022. In alphabetical order:
Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen
Based: Zurich, Switzerland
Formerly: Sauber F1 Team
First F1 entry: 1950
Constructors’ Championships: 0
Drivers’ Championships: 2 (1950, 1951)
Race wins: 10
Season prospects in a sentence: Alfa Romeo will lean heavily on the experience and nous of Valtterri Bottas, as they look to climb into the upper midfield battle.
Drivers:
Valtteri Bottas
Nationality: Finish
Car number: 77
F1 starts: 178
Race wins: 10
Podiums: 67
Career points: 1738
Guanyu Zhou
Nationality: Chinese
Car number: 24
F1 rookie
Scuderia AlphaTauri
Based: Faenza, Italy
Formerly: Scuderia Toro Rosso
First F1 entry: 2020
Constructors’ Championships: 0
Drivers’ Championships: 0
Race wins: 1
Season prospects in a sentence: A dark horse to challenge for greater honours this season, AlphaTauri will hope to get in a scrap with the likes of sister team Red Bull, Ferrari and McLaren.
Drivers:
Pierre Gasly
Nationality: French
Car number: 10
F1 starts: 86
Race wins: 1
Podiums: 3
Career points: 309
Yuki Tsunoda
Nationality: Japanese
Car number: 22
F1 starts: 21
Race wins: 0
Podiums: 0
Career points: 32
BWT Alpine F1 Team
Based: Entstone, England
Formerly: Renault F1 Team
First F1 entry: 2021
Constructors’ Championships: 0
Drivers’ Championships: 0
Race wins: 1
Season prospects in a sentence: The French manufacturer is under pressure to deliver Fernando Alonso a car which can compete at the front of the grid – but the early signs aren’t good.
Fernando Alonso
Nationality: Spanish
Car number: 14
F1 starts: 333
Race wins: 32
Podiums: 98
Career points: 1980
Esteban Ocon
Nationality: French
Car number: 31
F1 starts: 89
Race wins: 1
Podiums: 2
Career points: 272
Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team
Based: Silverstone, England
Formerly: Racing Point F1
First F1 entry: 1959
Constructors’ Championships: 0
Drivers’ Championships: 0
Race wins: 0
Season prospects in a sentence: It’s looking like more mid-table mediocrity for the team in green, though Sebastian Vettel could still pull off a surprise or two if things fall their way.
Lance Stroll
Nationality: Canadian
Car number: 18
F1 starts: 100
Race wins: 0
Podiums: 3
Career points: 176
Sebastian Vettel
Nationality: German
Car number: 5
F1 starts: 279
Race wins: 53
Podiums: 122
Career points: 3061
Scuderia Ferrari
Based: Maranello, Italy
Formerly: N/A
First F1 entry: 1950
Constructors’ Championships: 16 (1961, 1964, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008)
Drivers’ Championships: 15 (1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1979, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007)
Race wins: 237
Season prospects in a sentence: Ferrari have looked strong in pre-season testing and there is genuine hope that they will challenge for race wins… though a return to title winning ways is probably still a year or two away.
Charles Leclerc
Nationality: Monegasque
Car number: 16
F1 starts: 80
Race wins: 2
Podiums: 13
Career points: 560
Carlos Sainz
Nationality: Spanish
Car number: 55
F1 starts: 140
Race wins: 0
Podiums: 6
Career points: 536.5
Haas F1 Team
Based: Kannapoli, North Carolina, United States
Formerly: N/A
First F1 entry: 2016
Constructors’ Championships: 0
Drivers’ Championships: 0
Race wins: 0
Season prospects in a sentence: After a nightmare 2021, Haas look set to challenge for a lower mid-table place, and their driver line-up is much stronger after bringing in Kevin Magnussen.
Kevin Magnussen
Nationality: Danish
Car number: 20
F1 starts: 119
Race wins: 0
Podiums: 1
Career points: 158
Mick Schumacher
Nationality: German
Car number: 47
F1 starts: 22
Race wins: 0
Podiums: 0
Career points: 0
McLaren F1 Team
Based: Woking, England
Formerly: N/A
First F1 entry: 1966
Constructors’ Championships: 8 (1974, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2008)
Drivers’ Championships: 12 (1974, 1976, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2008)
Race wins: 183
Season prospects in a sentence: It’s time for McLaren to fully realise their potential and challenge Red Bull and Mercedes for top honours.
Lando Norris
Nationality: British
Car number: 4
F1 starts: 60
Race wins: 0
Podiums: 5
Career points: 306
Daniel Ricciardo
Nationality: Australian
Car number: 3
F1 starts: 210
Race wins: 8
Podiums: 32
Career points: 1274
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team
Based: Brackley, England
Formerly: Brawn GP
First F1 entry: 1954
Constructors’ Championships: 8 (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
Drivers’ Championships: 9 (1954, 1955, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
Race wins: 124
Season prospects in a sentence: Still the standard-setters, Mercedes will be hungry for a return to the top, but will Lewis Hamilton’s greatest threat be from ambitious teammate George Russell?
Lewis Hamilton
Nationality: British
Car number: 44
F1 starts: 288
Race wins: 103
Podiums: 182
Career points: 4165.5
George Russell
Nationality: British
Car number: 63
F1 starts: 60
Race wins: 0
Podiums: 1
Career points: 19
Oracle Red Bull Racing
Based: Milton Keynes, England
Formerly: Jaguar F1 Racing Team
First F1 entry: 2005
Constructors’ Championships: 4 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Drivers’ Championships: 5 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2021)
Race wins: 75
Season prospects in a sentence: Red Bull will look to take the fight to Mercedes again, with Max Verstappen hoping to establish himself as the clear best driver on the grid.
Sergio Perez
Car number: 11
F1 starts: 213
Race wins: 2
Podiums: 13
Career points: 896
Max Verstappen
Car number: 1 (formerly 33)
F1 starts: 141
Race wins: 20
Podiums: 60
Career points: 1557.5
Williams Racing
Based: Grove, England
Formerly: N/A
First F1 entry: 1977
Constructors’ Championships: 9 (1980, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997)
Drivers’ Championships: 7 (1980, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997)
Race wins: 114
Season prospects in a sentence: Williams should no longer be backmarkers on a consistent basis, with testing suggesting that they can compete in the lower midfield of the grid.
Alexander Albon
Nationality: Thai
Car number: 23
F1 starts: 38
Race wins: 0
Podiums: 2
Career points: 197
Nicholas Latifi
Nationality: Canadian
Car number: 6
F1 starts: 39
Race wins: 0
Podiums: 0
Career points: 7
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