Few doubt that the Silver Arrows will return to the battle at the front of F1, the question is more about whether the progress can come soon enough to make it a three-way title fight.
As James Allison and Andrew Shovlin explain in Alex Kalinauckas’s cover article this week, the technical problems of the team’s 2022 machine are more complex than those of its predecessor 12 months ago. And the scope for improvement is more limited thanks to the cost cap and windtunnel restrictions.
Nevertheless, the squad’s record over the past decade, not to mention the strengths of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, suggests Mercedes will surely overcome the problems. F1’s new era has made a promising start – having a third team battling at the front to keep everyone guessing would really continue that momentum.
Elsewhere in this issue, we hear from F1 supersub Nico Hulkenberg on his two 2022 outings with Aston Martin and why he’s open-minded about what could be next in his career.
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