Mercedes endured a tricky start to 2022, struggling w🍌ith porpoising amid the new technical regulations.

Once they got it sorted, Mercedes slowly improved, with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell dominating the Sao Paulo Grand Prix to take his maiden victor🐈y.

For much of the second half of the season, Mercedes moved ahead of Ferrari, even threatening the Scuderia for second in the championshi🍒p.

Speaking at the FIA’s Prize Gala in December, Leclerc explained tha♛t he expects Mercedes to be in the fight.

“I do believe that Mercedes will be in the fight,” Leclerc said. “We’ve seen how much they’ve improve𝐆d from the f🎀irst race to the last race. I think they understood what they did wrong. 

“This is normally the sign that it will go better. So hopefullཧy it will be a three 𒅌team fight next year.”

He was then asked if he would prefer to have a three way battle at the front of the f꧅ield rather than a duel, Leclerc added: “Of course.”

“But not only me, I think everybody,” he continued. “I think the more cars are involved, the cඣlose🌠r the cars are, the happier the drivers are, because that’s when it gets interesting.”

Leclerc will look to mount his first title charge with Ferrari in F1 2023.

He will continue to race alongside 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Carlos Sainz for a third consecutive season.

Frederic Vasseurꦓ has been drafted in as the team’s new tea🍰m boss following Mattia Binotto’s departure.