Formula One News — October 2022
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Nonsense that Verstappen will lose F1 title says Marko
Dr Helmut Marko says it's "nonsense" that Max Verstappen might lose his 2021 world championship over the budget cap scandal.
Sainz hits out at 2022 criticism
Carlos Sainz has revealed the most "frustrating" thing about his time at Ferrari so far.
Haas closing on Uralkali replacement
Haas looks to be closing in on a deal with a new title sponsor.
Father warns Verstappen could quit after 2028
Max Verstappen's father thinks the Red Bull driver could dominate Formula 1 for several years - and then retire.
Steiner pushes for F1 sprint format shakeup
Gunther Steiner says he would support moves to shake up the 'sprint race' weekend format in Formula 1.
Abandoned track shows Vietnam's F1 dream is over
Vietnam's Formula 1 dream appears to be over.
OCTOBER 13, 2022
Ferrari, Mercedes end 2022 car development
Ferrari and Mercedes are at the end of the road with their car development programs for 2022.
Williams unfazed by 2023 driver speculation
Nicholas Latifi admits his first and only points of the season so far in Japan came too late for him to retain his Williams seat.
Gasly also to blame for recovery vehicle saga
Pierre Gasly has some of the blame for a highly dangerous situation that occurred during the Japanese GP.
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Marko eyes all-time F1 record for champion Verstappen
Max Verstappen is on track to break an impressive Formula 1 record in 2022.
Budget cap scandal really bad for F1 teams
The budget cap scandal is "really bad" not just for Red Bull, but for all of the Formula 1 teams.
Pirelli hits back at wet tyre criticism
Pirelli has deflected driver complaints about the quality of Formula 1's rain tyres back onto the teams.
Another potential African GP venue scratched
Formula 1 will need to scratch Zimbabwe off the list of potential hosts of an African GP.
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Verstappen eyes next goal for remaining 2022 races
New back-to-back drivers' world champion Max Verstappen says his goal for the remaining four races is now to help Red Bull secure the constructors' crown.
All-female F1 support series collapses
The all-female open wheel support series for Formula 1 has collapsed with two races still to run in 2022.
Rule confusion risks alienating F1 fans
Formula 1 needs to be "careful" not to alienate its fans with overly complex rules.
A shame Mercedes is losing de Vries
Mercedes' technical boss says it's "a shame" the Brackley based team is losing Nyck de Vries.
Red Bull's budget cap penalty could take a while
It could be "a while" until the penalty for Red Bull's now-confirmed budget cap breach is decided.
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Confusion and anger as Verstappen wins second title
Confusion, danger, anger and intrigue set the scene at Suzuka as Max Verstappen splashed to his second consecutive drivers' title win.
Father tips Verstappen to keep dominating F1
Max Verstappen's father thinks the Red Bull driver and new back-to-back world champion could utterly dominate the next several Formula 1 seasons.
Honda's full F1 return for 2026 not decided yet
Talks in Tokyo with Dr Helmut Marko, and a deal to return clear 'Honda' branding to the car doesn't mean the Japanese carmaker will rekindle its full works backing of Red Bull in Formula 1.
OCTOBER 9, 2022
Race Notes - Verstappen wins rain-shortened Japanese GP and takes title
Japanese GP - Race Notes
Sunday Photos
Japanese GP - Sunday Photos
Sunday Press Conference
Japanese GP - Sunday Press Conference
Sunday Team Quotes
Japanese GP - Sunday Team Quotes