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This is not the car in which he can truly demonstrate his full range of talents, but Albon is rebuilding his career nicely after being dropped from a race seat by Red Bull. 14 Alex AlbonĬonsidering getting out of Q1 is generally an accomplishment for Williams, 14th is not a bad result here for Albon.Ĭertainly Williams are happy with him, for he has just been given a new multi-year contract – hardly surprising given all of their three points with the struggling FW44 have been scored by Albon.
Season low: Having to start at the back of the grid in France due to an engine penalty and then retiring after a collision with Nicholas Latfi. Season high: Finishing fifth in his first race back at Bahrain, with Haas’ best position in the whole of 2021 having been only 12th. Not an error-free first half of 2022 for K-Mag by any means, which has included a few opening-lap skirmishes with Lewis Hamilton in particular, but both he and the Haas team will be pleased with what he has delivered. Unlike Vettel and Zhou, Magnussen is lower in our ranking than in the Drivers’ standings, but considering he had not even expected to be in F1 in February it is still no mean achievement.įrom day one of his comeback from endurance racing, due to the expulsion of Nikita Mazepin, the Dane has looked like he had never been away – okay, it was only a year’s absence, but nevertheless a feather in his cap. Season low: It was not his fault, but the terrifying accident he suffered at the first corner of the British Grand Prix. Season high: It doesn’t get much better for a debutant in a midfield-standard car than to score points on your F1 bow, and that is exactly what Zhou did by finishing P10 in Bahrain. The 23-year-old has shown that when the C42 works, he is well worth his place on the grid and is there on merit rather than for any potential commercial benefits he brings to the team. Scoring points on his debut in Bahrain, Zhou has only once added to his tally but a spate of three retirements in four races between Miami and Azerbaijan were all down to problems with the car rather than anything he did. If this was a race, the Chinese rookie would be starting not too far behind his Alfa Romeo team-mate Valtteri Bottas, and that is a fine testament to the start he has made to his F1 career.
Season low: Crashing out of the Australian Grand Prix on lap 24 at the end of a weekend when the four-time former World Champion looked rusty following his enforced absence. Season high: Azerbaijan has been a happy hunting ground for Vettel in the last two years and he followed his 2021 podium with a P6 finish this time, improving from ninth on the grid. His seasonal debut in Australia was a disaster – although the German’s scooter ride along the track after his car broke down in practice was memorable – and he has suffered as a result of Aston Martin being among the teams that have struggled most to adapt to the new regulations. What is set to be the 35-year-old’s final campaign got off to a later-than-expected start as he missed the first two races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia after contracting Covid, although he had previously taken part in testing. Vettel is well used to operating in the midfield these days and that is exactly where he fits into our ranking, although comfortably ahead of his team-mate. Let’s start with those needing to up their game from Nos 11 through to 20… 11 Sebastian Vettel
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Who will be lying back on their vacation sunbed quietly content with their performance so far? And which drivers may have to snub that tempting cocktail to spend more time poring over the data to see where they can improve? We are technically well past halfway in the 2022 F1 season, but the summer break is the ideal time to take stock. They're Thinking Much Bigger.Thirteen races down, nine to go. RELATED ARTICLES MORE FROM FORBES Formula 1's Highest-Paid Drivers: Clash Between Hamilton And Verstappen Extends To Their Bank Accounts By Brett Knight MORE FROM FORBES A New Budget Cap Gave Small Teams A Reason To Stay In Formula 1. Factoring in his endorsements, Hamilton edged Michael Schumacher ($80 million, 2004) to set an earnings record for F1 drivers. That figure included $70 million in on-track earnings-even better than his $62 million for the highest-paid F1 drivers ranking-because the earlier list tracked income collected in the 12 months ending May 1, 2021, capturing the end of his successful 2020 season. Lewis Hamilton’s earnings for Forbes’ 2021 list of the world’s highest-paid athletes, which placed him eighth.
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