Tough End of a Tough Season

“Tough finish of a Challenging Time.” It is the message that showed up on the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Method 1 Team’s official social media webpages and it fairly a lot summarizes the whole 2022. Lewis Hamilton failed to complete the race in the Abu Dhabi period finale. Meanwhile, George Russell had to settle for tP5.

The 2022 period finished and, for the initial time in 15 decades, Lewis Hamilton did not earn a one race. This has under no circumstances happened ahead of in his total F1 occupation because his debut in 2007.

The 37-year-old expended most of the race in the fourth situation, with Mercedes putting on tough tires on the W13 and heading for a one particular-prevent tactic. But irrespective of whether it would’ve been the ace up their sleeve or not, Mercedes will under no circumstances know. Hamilton shed hydraulic power in his car and had to generate to the pits to complete three laps ahead of the close. With no factors in Abu Dhabi, the British driver finishes behind Carlos Sainz in the championship. The DNF pushed him down to sixth area. With 240 details in 2022, it is his worst complete considering the fact that Formulation 1 switched to the 25-place victory technique.

Having to offer with a 5-2nd time penalty, George Russell concluded fifth at the Yas Marina, which is not adequate to set Mercedes ahead of Ferrari in the Constructors Championship.

Two-time Environment Winner Max Verstappen marched all the way to a new victory. Just about 9 seconds at the rear of him came Ferrari’s, Charles Leclerc. The other Pink Bull driver, Sergio Perez, was third in Abu Dhabi.

The subsequent year will be distinct, Toto Wolff guarantees

“First of all, we’re gonna place these cars and trucks in reception at Braxley and in Brixworth to remind us every single single day how challenging it can be,” Toto Wolff reported for Sky Sports activities. “It’s uncooked, it is bad and it is alright to experience like this but next 12 months we are back,” the Team Principal additional.

The workforce genuinely hoped for a grand finale at the Yas Marina pursuing the 1-2 complete in Brazil, when George Russell acquired his initial victory in Method 1 and to start with for Mercedes this period.

The subsequent period will indeed be completely unique, no matter of what Mercedes will appear up with. It was Sebastian Vettel’s last race in Formulation 1. The 4-time Planet Winner completed in factors just before likely into retirement. Daniel Ricciardo failed to safe a seat in the competitiveness for himself for the period that will be the longest so significantly. There will be 24 races next yr, with the Las Vegas Grand Prix additional to the timetable.