2022 Formula 1 World Championship: When is it, how to watch F1 in Australia, calendar, schedule, driver list

A new year of Formula 1 action is here.

Will Max Verstappen build on last year's victory? Will Lewis Hamilton come back to claim a record eighth title? Or will we see an underdog campaign from a different driver?

READ: The Sporting News team give their predictions for the 2022 Formula 1 season

Here is everything you need to know for the 2022 F1 World Championship.

How to watch the 2022 F1 World Championship in Australia

Fox Sports have the rights to F1 again, where they simulcast the Sky Sports UK broadcast.

Fans in Australia are able to catch the action via Foxtel or Kayo Sports with races available live and on-demand.

Channel 10 typically shows the highlights of most races, on top of broadcasting the Australian Grand Prix thanks to anti-siphoning laws.

2022 F1 World Championship calendar

2022 will feature a record-breaking 23 race schedule*, as F1 emerges from the restraints of COVID-19.

F1 returns to Melbourne for the Australian Grand Prix from April 8-10 following a two-year hiatus.

Abu Dhabi will again host the season finale, to be held between November 18-20.

*Following the cancellation of the Russian Grand Prix, a new race location is yet to be decided.

Full driver and team list

17 drivers from 2021 remain, with Guanyu Zhou making his F1 debut, and Alex Albon returning following a season out of the championship. 

Haas has dropped Nikita Mazepin, with the team also parting with their Russian sponsor Uralkali. Former Haas driver Kevin Magnussen has been announced as his replacement.

In other driver moves, Valtteri Bottas has made the move from Mercedes to Alfa Romeo, with the other drivers remaining in the same seats as last year. 

There were also some doubts regarding Lewis Hamilton's participation in the upcoming season, following a controversial finish to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that cost the Brit the world championship, but he is set to race for Mercedes in 2022.