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Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen is the current champion after winning a controversial final that marked a historic season.
Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton is going for revenge and for another title to add to his already legendary record.
The Russian invasion of the Ukraine truncated the plans of the Russian pilot Nikita Mazepin.
A litter of youngsters begins to make their way into the big top.
Others, such as Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel, will seek to extend their extensive career and fight for the podium.
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These are the drivers that will race in the 2022 Formula One season and their teams.
Mercedes
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He has won 8 world championships.
127 pole position.
Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain)
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He has won 7 world championships and 103 races.
He has been on the F1 podium 182 times.
George Russell (Great Britain)
He has just arrived at the Mercedes team for the 2022 season. He has only achieved one podium finish in his career.
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Red Bull Racing
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The team has won 4 world championships.
He has won 75 races and 73 pole positions.
Max Verstappen (Netherlands)
He is the current F1 champion, and so far it is his only title.
He has won 20 races.
Sergio Perez (Mexico)
He has 2 wins in Formula One.
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ferrari
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One of the teams with the most experience in the big top.
16 world championships won, 239 wins and 223 pole positions.
Charles Lecrerc (Monaco)
He has two victories in F1.
Carlos Sainz (Spain)
The man from Madrid has 6 podium finishes in his career so far.
McLaren
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The team has 8 world championships to its name.
183 wins and 156 pole positions.
Lando Norris (Great Britain)
His brief history in F1 includes 5 podium finishes.
Daniel Ricciardo (Australia)
The Perth native has won 8 races in Formula One.
Alpine
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The team has won 2 championships in its history.
21 races and 20 pole positions.
Esteban Ocon (France)
He has achieved only one win in F1.
Fernando Alonso (Spain)
Born in Oviedo, Spain, Alonso is one of the most experienced in the current Formula One season. He has 2 world championships, 32 race wins and 98 podium finishes.
He has been an Alpine rider since 2021.
AlphaTauri
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The Italian team has a pole position.
Pierre Gasly (France)
It has a victory in F1.
Yuki Tsunoda (Japan)
He is one of the youngest drivers in Formula One. On May 11 he will be 22 years old.
Aston-Martin
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The British team has won only one race so far.
Lance Stroll (Canada)
He has been on the podium 3 times.
Sebastian Vettel (Germany)
A driver with a great track record: 4 world championships, 53 victories, 122 podiums.
Williams
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One of the teams with the longest history in this sport.
He has achieved 9 world championships, 114 wins and 129 pole positions.
Alexander Albon (Thailand)
He was born in London but competes for Thailand.
He has been on the podium twice.
Nicholas Latifi (Canada)
He has competed in 39 races.
Alfa Romeo
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The Swiss-based team has won one race and achieved 1 pole position.
Valtteri Bottas (Finland)
He has won 10 races in Formula One and has stopped on the podium 67 times in his career.
He will replace his compatriot Kimi Raikkonen this season.
Zhou Guanyu (Chinese)
He is the only driver from China this season and it will be his Formula One debut.
Haas F1 Team
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It is the youngest team in F1, competing for the first time in 2016.
Kevin Magnussen (Denmark)
The Dane has competed in 120 races and has only been on the podium once.
Mike Schumacher (Germany)
The son of legend Michael Schumacher has competed in 22 Formula One races. He debuted in 2021.
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