The 2022 magazines

Our latest issue 2022 Season Review Teams & drivers ratings
  • Teams Principals transfers
  • 2022: Sharks and Porpoises
  • Interview: Pierre Gasly
  • Patrick Tambay and Silverstone Syd remembered
  • The amazing take of Louis Zborowski
  • Book review
  • Character ref. Krystina Emmanouilides
See below to read what we think

What we think

The cancellation of the Chinese Grand Prix was no surprise given the problems that China is currently facing. Its zero COVID policy or the alternative of freeing everything up were both bad strategies. The only obvious solution is try to vaccinate the country’s vast population. All of this has made it impossible for F1 to visit the country and so we must look to 2024, four calendar years since the last Chinese Grand Prix. F1’s ambitions in the Chinese market have changed in the interim, as many Western companies are now seeking opportunities in other places, where access and ease of business are more simple. It is now felt, for example, that Vietnam could end up being a better option than trying to make a big impact in China. F1 is not giving up on its Chinese ambitions but the government’s refusal to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the belligerent attitude that Chinese leader Xi Jinping has adopted towards Taiwan makes China a less attractive partner than once it was. One must hope that Xi is not going to risk the international reaction to an invasion of Taiwan and is simply making
nationalistic noises to try to keep the Chinese population focussed on things other than COVID. If he does pull the trigger, F1 in China will be dead for at least a generation, as is now the case with Russia. F1 says that there are some countries that would like to hold races to replace China, but there is no guarantee that any of them will have all the necessary finance. Logistics are important too, as sending all the F1 freight and equipment back from Australia to Europe and then out again to Baku makes no sense at all. The only real option is to find a new race in Asia, but there are no obvious candidates, so it is probably best that F1 tells Baku to move forward a week. At the end of the day, Azerbaijan must know that Baku is only on the F1 schedule because it provides an impressive pile of money... It is a nice enough place, but ultimately F1 does not care, even if the races on the streets in Baku have generally been quite good. There are better places for F1 to go...

Our 2022 issues

319 Season preview
  • Lewis vs Max II
  • Portrait: Mattia Binotto
  • Interview: Pierre Gasly
  • F1's finances
  • The war in Ukraine and the sport
  • Full preview of the F1 season
  • Character ref. Joddy Egginton
320 Bahrain GP
  • F1, F2, F3 Qualifying and race reports
  • Ferrari stuns rivals with 1-2
  • Jost Capito talks Williams
  • Kevin's comeback
  • Quick Vic remembered
  • The history of ground effect in F1
  • Pourchaire wins F2
  • Character ref. John Elkann
321 Saudi Arabian GP
  • F1, F2 Qualifying and race reports
  • Saudi Arabia in F1
  • Is overtaking better?
  • Lasers in F1
  • The Fangio museum
  • Racing cars as art form
  • Tribute: Reine Wisell
  • Character ref. GianPiero Lambiase
322 Australian GP
  • F1 Qualifying and race reports
  • Leclerc dominates in Melbourne
  • A Grand Prix in Las Vegas
  • What's wrong with Mercedes
  • Alternating races
  • Ken Tyrrell remembered
  • Time for a wake-up call for Monaco?
  • Character ref. Christian Estrosi
323 Emilia Romagna GP
  • F1, F2, F3 Qualifying and race reports
  • A dominant week-end for Red Bull
  • Manufacturers looking at F1
  • Charles Leclerc, the man of the moment
  • Pourchaire to the fore
  • Looking back at Imola 1982
  • Character ref. Stuart Morrison
324 Miami GP
  • F1 Qualifying and race reports
  • Formula 1 in America
  • Interview Tom Garfinkel
  • Tony Brooks remembered
  • How close did Tony Brooks come to the title?
  • A hot day in Dallas 1984
  • Character ref. Richard Cregan
325 Spanish GP
  • F1, F2, F3 Qualifying and race reports
  • Fifteen years of GP+
  • Aston Martin - The spitting image of Red Bull
  • F1 budget cap
  • New boys in Barcelona
  • The Spanish GP 2016
  • F2 and F3 in Barcelona
  • Book reviews
  • Character ref. Sophie Ogg
326 Monaco GP
  • F1, F2 Qualifying and race reports
  • Inflation in F1
  • The future of the Monaco GP
  • Interview: Yuki Tsunoda
  • A look back at the Spanish GP
  • Monaco 1982, a crazy race
  • Drugovich dominant in F2
  • Character ref. Mia Djacic
327 Azerbaijan GP
  • F1, F2 Qualifying and race reports
  • Kevin Magnussen's comeback
  • Sergio Perez's moment of glory
  • Ferrari's mess in Monaco
  • Switzerland votes to go racing
  • F1 and Pride month
  • The 1962 French GP
  • Character ref. Stuart Pringle
328 Canadian GP
  • F1 Qualifying and race reports
  • Porpoising in F1
  • Australia's new deal
  • The 2023 calendar
  • The 1992 Canadian GP
  • Character ref. Julien Fébreau
329 British GP
  • F1, F2, F3 Qualifying and race reports
  • The changing F1 calendar
  • Alpine Rac(H)er programme
  • Canadian adventures
  • A look back at Nigel Mansell
  • F1 needs racers not racists
  • Character ref. Piers Thynne
330 Austrian GP
  • F1, F2, F3 Qualifying and race reports
  • Is Mercedes back in the game?
  • What happened with Leclerc at Silverstone
  • The 1964 Austrian GP
  • The halo effect
  • Character ref. Pierre Génon
331 French GP
  • F1, F2 Qualifying and race reports
  • Is it farewell to the French GP?
  • Colton Herta tests for McLaren
  • The FIA and porpoising
  • A big day in 1922, Grand Prix de l'ACF
  • All about Red Bull in Formula 2
  • Track limits
  • Character ref. Natalie Pinkham
332 Hungarian GP
  • F1, F2, F3 Qualifying and race reports
  • Mercedes finish 2-3
  • Vettel retires
  • The F1 silly season
  • Porsche and Red Bull
  • Ferrari's problems
  • Hungary 2009
  • Pourchaire charges in F2
  • Character ref. Peter J Fox
333 Belgian GP
  • F1, F2, F3 Qualifying and race reports
  • Audi announces F1 plans
  • F1's 2026 regulations
  • Eruptions in the driver market
  • Liam Lawson's FP1
  • The Belgian GP of 1968
  • Character ref. Abhishek Takle
334 Dutch GP
  • F1, F2, F3 Qualifying and race reports
  • Oscar Piastri joins McLaren
  • Calendar dramas
  • Fernando, Lewis.... and a cap
  • High hopes at Ferrari and Mercedes
  • Niki Lauda's last victory: Zandvoort 1985
  • Drugovich wins Formula 2
  • Character ref. Jan Lammers
335 Italian GP
  • F1, F2, F3 Qualifying and race reports
  • Nyck de Vries’s amazing week-end
  • A look back at Mercedes tactics at Spa
  • Felipe Drugovich, F2 champion
  • Victor Martins wins F3 crown
  • The Italian GP of 1922
  • Character ref. Margot Laffite
336 Singapore GP
  • F1 Qualifying and race reports
  • F1 and the cost cap
  • Spectating at Monza
  • Jacques Villeneuve's Alpine F1 test
  • The 1977 Japanese GP
  • Book review
  • Character ref. Frits van Eldik
337 Japanese GP
  • F1 Qualifying and race reports
  • Max Verstappen wins the title
  • The F1 driver market
  • Zhou Guanyu
  • F1 booming in Asia
  • Senna at Suzuka
  • Character ref. Steve Jones
338 US GP
  • Max Verstappen's championship
  • The F1 cost cap
  • The FIA reacts to Suzuka
  • New kids in action in Austin
  • Dietrich Mateschitz remembered
  • Tribute: Aleardo Buzzi
  • Graham Hill's 1962 title
  • Book reviews
  • Character ref. Brandon Snow
339 Mexican GP
  • The troublesome cost cap
  • Alpine's Austin dramas
  • Lewis sticking around
  • How the FIA works
  • More new kids on the F1 block
  • Chatting with Willy T Ribbs
  • Looking at Bertrand Gachot
  • Character ref. Carlos Slim Domit
340 Sao Paulo GP
  • Ferrari's struggles
  • F1 is booming
  • Interview: Felipe Drugovich
  • Craid Breedlove's 600mph record
  • Tributes: Mauro Forghieri, Simon Arron
  • Life in Sao Paulo
  • Visiting the Petersen museum
  • Character ref. Julianne Cerasoli
341 Abu Dhabi GP
  • Troubles in the Red Bull camp
  • George's Brazilian win
  • Goodbye to Sebastian
  • The 1972 Italian GP
  • Hot DAMS in F2
  • Book reviews
  • Character ref. Finn Rausing
342 Season review
  • Teams and Drivers ratings
  • Teams Principals transfers
  • 2022: Sharks and Porpoises
  • Interview: Pierre Gasly
  • Patrick Tambay and Silverstone Syd remembered
  • The amazing take of Louis Zborowski
  • Book review
  • Character ref. Krystina Emmanouilides

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