Last year F1 enjoyed its most intense title finale since 2016, and its first true inter-team battle in a decade when Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton fought over the drivers’ championship until a gripping season finale in Abu Dhabi – which went Verstappen’s way in dramatic circumstances.
The Verstappen-Hamilton duel reinvigorated the series after years of Mercedes dominance, with question marks now over whether the technical regulations reset for 2022 will keep F1’s two leading teams ahead of the pack, or whether the midfield competition can use the new rules package to catch up.
Some observers fear that the first year of new regulations will increase the gaps between the teams as some outfits hit the ground running more than others.
With a trick diffuser Brawn GP dominated the early stages of 2009 after a similar regulation revamp, while Mercedes leaped ahead with its power unit at the start of the hybrid era in 2014.
However, McLaren CEO Brown says he…
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