F1: Formula 1 season review

Let's review here how the 12 Formula 1 teams and 24 drivers performed during the course of the 2012 FIA F1 World Championship.

The first 20-race season in Formula One history brought with it plenty of intriguing headlines, both on and off the race track.

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull (Photo: Ker Robertson/Getty Images)

Red Bull Racing collected the constructors' championship while German hotshoe Sebastian Vettel clinched his third conscutive world title.

TEAM SEASON REVIEW
A team-by-team review of last year's Formula 1 season that saw Red Bull Racing and Ferrari fight for the world title.

Red Bull

Ferrari

McLaren

Lotus

Mercedes AMG

Sauber

Sahara Force India

Williams

Scuderia Toro Rosso

Caterham

Marussia

HRT


STATISTICS
Interesting, fascinating and sometimes funny numbers about the 2012 F1 season.

At the final race of the season in Brazil, and despite a spin at the first lap, Sebastian Vettel clinched his third consecutive drivers’ championship. The Red Bull man became the youngest driver in history to win three titles.

2012 stats

Pirelli's statistics


RULE CHANGES
Here is an overview of what rules will change for the 2013 F1 season.

Adjusted rules and regulations for 2013 Formula 1 season

Pirelli reveals 2013 Formula 1 tires


F1 TECHNIQUE

What is flow visualisation paint?

The steering wheel of Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull RB8

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ScarbsF1 – Everything technical in F1
Read Craig Scarborough's blog about technical innovations in Formula 1.


WINTER TESTING

Schedule of the 2013 Formula 1 winter tests


LAUNCH DATES
Launch dates of 2013 F1 cars

Preliminary launch schedule of the 2013 Formula 1 cars