GPblog.com wishes everybody a Happy New Year 2023!

GPblog.com wishes everybody a Happy New Year for 2023! Formula 1 in 2022 saw Max Verstappen secure his second world championship by dominating the field from the summer break onwards. Ferrari looked strong at the start of the year, but couldn't hold on. Will they be throwing up a stronger challenge in 2023, and will Mercedes be back at the front with Lewis Hamilton and George Russell? 

2022 was a historical year

Verstappen had a season like no other as he smashed records and raised his statistical profile. The Dutchman won 15 races, two more than the previous best target set by Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel. Though his infamous sixth-place finish in the Sao Paulo Grand Prix meant that he didn't beat either Schumacher or Vettel in the percentage of wins column. 

Many other records and milestones were hit during the season, including Fernando Alonso becoming the driver with the most Grands Prix to his name. With seemingly at least two seasons in his Aston Martin deal, race number 400 must be insights for the two-time World Champion. Lewis Hamilton didn't win a race for the first time in his career, but he hit the milestone of 300 races. Hamilton needs just nine podiums in 2023 to reach 200 during his career. 

There are many more Formula 1 statistics we could dive into but to celebrate the new year we want to thank you; our community. 

Thank you 

In 2022, GPblog published 10,695 articles. Those articles received a combined 141,772 comments. At the time of writing, the article titled: "Hamilton named honorary citizen and eight-time World Champion in Brazil" picked up the most comments with 308. It was the British Grand Prix on the 3rd of July that recorded the most comments in one day at 1,159.  

In July 2022, GPblog launched nine new editions in different languages around the world. These included a Portuguese (Brazil) edition, a French edition and an Italian edition adding support to the already established Dutch and English (International) editions. At GPblog.com, we appreciate all users who read, interact or share our articles with the wider F1 community. But for some fun, we created a list of users with the most comments during 2022 on the English edition. 

2023 and beyond

We look forward to bringing you more news stories during 2023. We have lots of exciting plans in the pipeline, updates to the website and we will be appearing at more Grands Prix through the season to bring you exclusive updates from the paddock. As you know, the 2023 season starts on the 5th of March but we have lots of action during the two months leading up to lights out in Bahrain. 

During January we will be previewing the 2023 F1 season and following the Dakar Rally. In February, GPblog will provide all of the updates from the car launches and pre-season testing. And throughout the season, GPblog will put you on pole position for Formula 1 news. We wish all of our users a Happy and Healthy 2023.