Mercedes endured aಞ tricky start to 2022, struggling with porpoising amid the new technical regulations.

Once they got it sorted, Mercedes slowly improved, with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell dominating the Sao Paulo Grand Prix to take his mai🍨den victory.

For much of theꦦ second half of the season, Mercedes moved ahead of Ferrari, even threatening the Scuderia for second iܫn the championship.

Speaking at the FIA’s Prize Gal🅷a in December, Leclerc eꦕxplained that 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 impro෴ved from the first race to the las൲t race. I think they understood what they did wrong. 

“T📖his is normally the sign that it will go better. So hopefully it will be a three team fight next year.”

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

“But not only me, I think everybody,” he continued. “I think the mor⭕e cars are 🐼involved, the closer 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澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz for a third consecutive season.

Frederic Vasseur has been drafted in as the team♐’s new team boss following Mattia Binotto’s departure.𒁃