F1 Podcast: Was Alfa Romeo right to give Zhou a second year?
Mark Hughes joins Edd Straw to discuss Zhou Guanyu's new deal with Alfa Romeo for 2023 on the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast
Driver STANDINGS '22
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | 335 |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | 219 |
| 3 | Sergio Pérez | 210 |
| 4 | George Russell | 203 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 187 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | 168 |
| 7 | Lando Norris | 88 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | 66 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | 59 |
| 10 | Valtteri Bottas | 46 |
TEAM STANDINGS '22
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 545 | |
| 2 | 406 | |
| 3 | 371 | |
| 4 | 125 | |
| 5 | 107 | |
| 6 | 52 | |
| 7 | 34 | |
| 8 | 33 | |
| 9 | 25 | |
| 10 | 6 |
THE NEXT RACE
Round Seventeen
Sep 30 - Oct 2, 2022
Singapore
Singapore Circuit
| Date | Session | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Fri Sep 30 | Practice 1 | 18:00-19:00 |
| Fri Sep 30 | Practice 2 | 21:00-22:00 |
| Sat Oct 1 | Practice 3 | 18:00-19:00 |
| Sat Oct 1 | Qualifying | 21:00-22:00 |
| Sun Oct 2 | Race | 20:00-22:00 |
How Alfa’s sharp 2022 decline has hidden Zhou’s F1 progress
Zhou Guanyu will be an Alfa Romeo Formula 1 driver again in 2023 - there's little surprise there. But how good has his rookie season been, and how much has his progress been masked by Alfa Romeo's slip down the pecking order?
Zhou stays for second Alfa season, four 2023 F1 seats left
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Mercedes’ bogey F1 track will be a test of its optimism
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What’s at stake for Ferrari if it can’t win again in 2022
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Mercedes reserve role would be win or bust move for Ricciardo
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Video: Red Bull’s growing Perez problem
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IndyCar deserves a chance to make up for past F1 failures
The past four decades of IndyCar-to-F1 switches have, like clockwork, provided disappointing endings. It's a trend worth trying to reverse
