Second in the constructors’ championship in 2023, Verstappen nevertheless takes the drivers’ crown. Having paid an eye-watering sum to initiate a break clause in his contract, he gelled with the team immediately. READ MORE: Who’s got the mental edge – and who will come out on top? Our writers on the Hamilton vs Verstappen battleĪt season’s end, Red Bull got the man they’d been eyeing since early 2021 and shocked the paddock by announcing they’d lured Lando Norris away from McLaren. A combination of their focus on the previous year’s successful title fightand a resurgent Mercedes however, left them struggling to keep up in 2022. ![]() We’ll start down at Red Bull Racing, where in my little scenario the team took drivers and constructors glory in 2021 and opted to stick with Sergio Perez for 2022. And please remember, it’s just for fun, so don’t take it too seriously… RED BULL – Max Verstappen, Lando Norris ![]() While new teams and new engine manufacturers may well have entered the sport at this point (particularly with new engine regulations set to come into force), for the sake of not going too wildly outlandish, we’ve kept the grid to the same 10 teams occupying the starting slots as in 2021. F1’s ‘silly season’ is an annual institution – but why stop the speculating at who gets what seat on the 2022 grid? Why not look a little further into the future? As a bit of fun over the summer break, we asked Will Buxton to cast his mind four years ahead to 2025 to have a crack at what the grid will look like.
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