There’s always an air of excitement around a new chapter in F1 and 2022 has a lot of anticipation as it’s hoped it’s going to generate closer racing and shake up the running order after the turbo-hybrid era and Mercedes’ dominance of it.
Certainly, everyone wants to see more teams up near the front – it’s why Red Bull’s charge this season has been so refreshing – and hopefully 2022 can provide plenty more of that, though Mercedes are obviously going to want to try and remain one of the teams to beat.
Excitingly, they’ve dropped some teaser images on their social media of how the new model is going to look for next season and for the years to come, and you can just about make out the outline with some pretty dramatic changes of note, particularly around the rear-wing section.
Kimi Antonelli capitalized on a Virtual Safety Car to edge Lando Norris before holding off Max Verstappen to win the inaugural Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix at Madring
Complete F1 2026 Driver standings after Spanish GP: Kimi Antonelli extended his lead to 81 points over Mercedes teammate George Russell, Lewis Hamilton title chances
Full F1 2026 Spanish Grand Prix Race Results, Madring: 1. Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes; 2. Max Verstappen, Red Bull, +4.351s; 3. Lando Norris, McLaren, +5.089s; 4. Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, +29.116s
Full 2026 F1 Spanish Grand Prix Qualifying Results: Lando Norris snatched the first-ever pole position at Madring from Kimi Antonelli by just 0.011s in a dramatic final-lap showdown