Rob Smedley: The picture will change

At the start of the 2022 season, when Formula 1 has transitioned to a new generation of cars, Ferrari is setting the pace and leading it, but while Mercedes is still in obvious trouble, it is entirely possible to expect the championship team to solves problems. problems and will return to its previous form, said Rob Smedley, Formula 1 technical adviser.

“Mercedes themselves were the first to admit they had miscalculated. Ferrari, on the other hand, managed to handle the task perfectly, so they made progress and reached the level of Red Bull,” Smedley said in an interview with Reuters. – But I would suggest that this picture will change as the teams will add noticeably in different areas.

The vehicle upgrade phase has only just begun and vehicles will change quite a bit over the season. The pace of modernization will be very fast, but Formula 1 as a whole will benefit from having such a legendary team as Ferrari take the lead.”

According to Smedley, a large-scale reform of the technical regulations has already led to a noticeable shift in the balance of power, with Haas F1 and Alpine in particular showing better results than other teams in the middle group.

“It was always clear that someone could interpret the rules correctly, someone could not,” the Briton added. – In my opinion, the beauty of the current situation lies precisely in this, this is what Formula 1 was hoping for when they started the reform of the regulations, in the belief that it would lead to a change in the usual course of events . And now as the season progresses, there will be even more changes.

And the solution was found by understanding why the cars of the previous generation could not chase each other closely.