Sir Lewis Hamilton believes the massive rule adjustments for the 2022 System 1 season have ‘failed’ to have the specified impact given how Max Verstappen has cruised to the title.
Verstappen may be very more likely to seal his second championship at this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, with 4 races of the season nonetheless to run after that.
For 2022, F1 and the FIA launched the largest shake up of the laws in years, with a a lot stricter finances cap aimed toward bunching up the grid and new automotive designs that promoted overtaking.
Whereas the racing has for essentially the most half been an enchancment over latest seasons, this marketing campaign has been far much less aggressive, with solely two groups, Crimson Bull and Ferrari, taking victories within the 17 grand prix up to now.
Moreover, on just one event has a driver from exterior Crimson Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes completed on the rostrum, specifically McLaren’s Lando Norris who did so at Imola again in April.
For comparability, in 2021 4 groups managed to win a race, whereas a staggering 13 drivers throughout eight groups completed on the rostrum a minimum of as soon as.
Ultimately weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix, Hamilton was requested if he felt the rule adjustments had in any approach achieved their aim of levelling the enjoying subject.
‘Yeah, they’re supposed to do this, but it surely’s not achieved what it was supposed to realize, so yeah, we failed in that,’ the Mercedes driver informed Sky Sports activities.
‘However if you fail when you strive once more and fail a second time and proceed to strive, so I hope extra adjustments are made to attempt to carry all of the groups nearer and create higher high quality all through the racing area.
‘It’s my hope that we're all nearer so we are able to have higher racing and extra overtaking. Crimson Bull have walked away with it this 12 months. They've performed an ideal job.’
A tighter finances cap and additional adjustments are set to be launched for 2023, the place Hamilton will hope to bid for a document eighth title.
Whereas Crimson Bull and Ferrari have been too fast for the opposite groups this 12 months, a doubtlessly thrilling title battle didn't materialise after the Scuderia and their drivers made quite a few blunders within the first half of the season, and after the summer time break Crimson Bull have had the clear tempo benefit.
Final week, Hamilton expressed his disappointment for the followers that the title race was over so quickly, having expressed an identical sentiment throughout his years of domination.
‘I really feel for the followers as a result of that’s for everybody and even for us, final 12 months, going proper all the way down to the wire, that was intense for everyone,’ the 37-year-old mentioned.
‘So, it’s by no means nice when the season finishes early, even after I’ve skilled having it end early, in locations like Mexico. For you because the one particular person it’s nice, however for the precise sport is just not spectacular.
‘So, I’m actually grateful to have had it like 2008, proper all the way down to the final 17 seconds, and clearly final 12 months just about the identical factor. So yeah, let’s hope for the long run that it’s a bit higher.’
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