While the Scuderia remains unchanged, Buxton predicts the same cannot be said about the rest, with all other teams featuring a different line-up from 2022. Earlier last year, the journalist made this prediction on the F1 website.

Buxton said the team would have a breakout year in 2022, and would then win the 2023 Constructors’ championship. The Briton continued :

His predictions also see George Russell pairing up with Daniel Ricciardo and 2021 F1 champion Max Verstappen pairing up with current McLaren driver Lando Norris. The list, which also features several F2 and F3 drivers, has been making waves on social media ever since.

2022 season ‘quite tricky’, says Charles Leclerc

With the new regulations kicking in for the 2022 season, the Ferrari driver feels he is improving to squeeze everything out of the car next season. With all teams unsure about the performances of both cars and drivers — and with 18-inch tires all set to be the new standard — he thinks it will be ’tricky’. The 24-year-old said:

The Monegasque saw himself finish P7 in the drivers’ standings for 2021. He fell behind his teammate Carlos Sainz, who managed an impressive P5 in his first year at the Prancing Horse.

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