Red Bull’s design chief Adrian Newey says it is “lucky” for Formula 1 that his team and Ferrari started the season so evenly matched.

When Formula 1 introduces a new set of regulations, especially such extreme changes as was the case for 2022, it does create the risk that the grid will become more spread out.

However, that has not turned out to be the case. The midfield pack remains very competitive, Alpine, Haas and Alfa Romeo seemingly at the head of it, while Mercedes early on find themselves in their own bubble ahead of the midfield, but trailing the leading pace.