We ended Season 7 with a classic at Spain, in which KENNYHITMANHART did his best Nicolas Latifi Abu Dhabi 2021 impression to ensure sayayines4ever was able to complete his last-to-first challenge (pre-empting what looked to be a certain Bigryeguy98 win and embarrassing the whole league in the process).
Championship Winners
sayayines4ever capped off a dominant season in which he wrapped up the Drivers’ Championship with multiple races remaining. Along with teammate Shawnmcglock, he was able to help carry the Williams crew to an easy Constructors’ Championship. Congratulations to our champions!
| F1 Driver Champion |  | sayayines4ever | Full Standings |
| F1 Constructor Champion | | Williams (sayayinesever + Shawnmcglock) | Full Standings |
Who Improved the Most in Season 7?
Continuing on last season’s fresh idea, I once again set out to see who improved the most during the season, and as a lover of Elo I elected to use F1CRL’s Elo ratings (full ratings available on the Discord server) to see who had the largest positive swings during the season. I limited this to drivers who (a) had an existing Elo rating prior to Season 7, i.e. had raced in the league before and (b) improved more than 5 Elo points than during Season 7 (due to the way the model works, some small increases/decreases can occur without a driver racing as the model accounts for new entrants).
| Driver | Starting Elo | Ending Elo | Improvement |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMR_Aleix27_ | -95 | +154 | +249 |
| ghost_726 | +7 | +230 | +223 |
| Shawnmcglock | -2 | +216 | +218 |
| sayayines4ever | +526 | +639 | +113 |
| moosemtz15 | -335 | -233 | +102 |
| Bigryeguy98 | +403 | +499 | +96 |
| fivesix2KING | +214 | +229 | +15 |
| SSPoTs | +99 | +109 | +10 |
To those who have followed the results this season, MMR_Aleix27_ improving more than any other driver in the league in terms of Elo likely isn’t surprising. He achieved his first win this season and was able to post his highest seasonal Points/Race (7.9) despite the strong grid he faced, week in and week out.
Season 8 Plans
The current plan is to start Season 8 in late June 2023 after the release of F1 23, so make sure you’re in the Discord server and stay tuned for details on how to sign up for Season 8 once the new game releases.
While expected lobby/setting changes in F1 23 will likely result in more tweaks to the Rules to adhere to the latest options, one significant change for Season 8 has already been enacted: both Driving Line and ABS are now prohibited assists.