Five moments we loved in 2022
Looking back on some of the best moments of this year
Published
17 NOV 2025
Est. reading time
2 min
The dust has settled on the 2022 Formula 1 season and there is no better time to look back and reflect on the campaign that has just gone.
As with any year, there were highs and lows, but here are five moments that we loved in 2022.
Alex’s masterclass in Melbourne
After two rounds without points, attention turned to F1’s much-anticipated return to Australia after several years away.
The Albert Park Circuit had seen some alterations since our last outing in 2019 to help improve the on-track action, which was music to Alex Albon’s ears given he was lining up in P20.
Just six drivers started the race on the C2 tyre and by Lap 39, all but one driver had ditched the hard compound – the one being Alex of course.
Our No23 just kept finding performance on his ageing tyres and in truth, could easily have gone to the end on the same set had rules not forced him to box.
Alex eventually pulled into the pits on the penultimate lap, having been running in P7 with a 19.4 second lead over Zhou Guanyu who sat in P11.
Even with a slower than hoped pit stop, Alex returned to the circuit in P10, just ahead of the Chinese racer and by turn 3 he had his soft tyres up to temperature and could come home with a safe gap.
In doing so, he secured his and our first point of the campaign and our best start to a season since 2018.
Nicky’s Suzuka Strategy
Much like the aforementioned return to Australia, fans and drivers alike were hugely looking forward to getting back to Suzuka - no one more so than Nicholas Latifi.
The Japanese Grand Prix was cancelled in both of Nicky’s first two seasons in the sport, so the Canadian was certainly aiming to make up for lost time.
The rain had been a constant threat throughout the weekend and a downpour shortly before lights out ensured this would be a wet race, presenting Nicky with a chance to fight through the field from his P20 grid slot.
A two-hour long red flag after the opening laps allowed for circuit conditions to dry considerably once racing finally resumed, with Nicky the first to switch the wet tyres to the intermediate compound.
In doing so, Nicky's P15 position at the restart became P8 following the pit stop’s undercut.
Nicky would only drop one more position during the final stages of a dramatic afternoon in Japan, giving him a richly deserved two-point reward.
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