What Ferrari needs to do to score a 16th F1 drivers’ title
We all know the 2022 Formula 1 world championship could, perhaps should, have been closer. The racing has generally been pretty good and the ground-e˜ects machines have largely done what they were supposed to do, but we only had a brief illusion of a title fight.
What Mercedes did wrong is easy to see (though complex to fix): the W13 isn’t very good. But Ferrari did produce a fine car in the F1-75. Given how the Red Bull RB18 has developed during the year, it’s probably fair to say that Ferrari was always destined to lose but, should it find itself in a similar position in future, it has many issues to fix.
The 2022 campaign has revealed quite a few Ferrari shortcomings that need to be addressed – from strategy fumbles to backing a number one driver – if it is to end its wait since Kimi Raikkonen won the 2007 F1 drivers’ title (above). Alex Kalinauckas examines them in our cover feature on page 20.
Mark Webber came close to winning the title for Red Bull before Sebastian Vettel or Max Verstappen. The nine-time grand prix winner helps us pick out his finest drives from an illustrious career on p28.
The FIA Motorsport Games finally returns for its second edition, following the first in 2019, at the end of this month. Team UK announced its squad for the ‘Olympics of motorsport’ last week (p12). Be sure to look out for our guide to the extended 2022 event in next week’s magazine (27 October).
Kevin Turner Chief Editor
kevin.turner@autosport.com
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PIT & PADDOCK
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- Cadillac aims for three-car LM attack
- BTC Racing planning new car for BTCC
- FE champs in new DS Penske tie-up
- Corvette to remain on WEC grid
- United States GP preview
- Opinion: Matt Kew
- Guest column: Ollie Bearman
INSIGHT
- What Ferrari must do next
- Mark Webber’s 10 best drives
RACE CENTRE
- World of Sport: European Le Mans Series; Formula Regional European; NASCAR Cup; MotoGP
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- Porsche Sprint Challenge joins BTCC bill
- British Rallycross visits Dreux
- National reports: Snetterton; Donington Park; Silverstone; Mallory Park; Oulton Park
FINISHING STRAIGHT
- What’s on this week
- What could have been: Bourdais in DTM
- From the archive: 1977 Swedish GP
- My favourite track: Rick Mears
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