Which F1 drivers have the most social media followers?

2022 F1 drivers with the most Instagram followers

• Nicholas Latifi (Williams) - 637,000
• Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo) - 735,000 
• Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) - 851,000 
• Kevin Magnussen (Haas) - 1m
• Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) - 1.3m 
• Esteban Ocon (Alpine) - 1.7m 
• Alex Albon (Williams) - 1.8m
• Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) - 2.5m 
• Mick Schumacher (Haas) - 3.2m
• Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) - 3.5m 
• Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri) - 3.7m 
• George Russell (Mercedes) - 4m
• Fernando Alonso (Alpine) - 4.8m 
• Sergio Perez (Red Bull) - 5.2m
• Lando Norris (McLaren) - 5.9m
• Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) - 6.1m
• Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren) - 7.7m
• Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) and Max Verstappen (Red Bull) - 9.5m each
• Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) - 30.9m

2022 F1 teams with the most Instagram followers

• Alfa Romeo - 2m
• Williams - 2.3m
• Haas - 2.5m
• AlphaTauri - 2.6m
• Alpine 2.7m
• Aston Martin - 2.9m
• Red Bull - 9.2m
• McLaren - 10.1m
• Ferrari and Mercedes - 10.2m each

Sebastian Vettel only created his Instagram account this season, surprising the F1 community for finally embracing social media.

But just hours later he used his new account to announce his retirement!

Max Verstappen also lost approximately 50,000 followers in the aftermath of his team orders row with Sergio Perez in Brazil.

The F1 2023 driver line-up changes will result in some big-name drivers exiting the grid.

Ricciardo (7.7m followers), who built his celebrity in part due to Netflix’s Drive To Survive, will be replaced by Oscar Piastri (559,000 followers).

Mick Schumacher (3.2m followers) will be replaced by Nico Hulkenberg (1.3m followers).