The new season is approaching rather soon. And with its arrival, the F1 world has begun weighing in their thoughts about the season to come. Who will put up a big fight? Who is likely to win? And one such man to have shared his thoughts on such subjects is the Alpha Tauri team head, Franz Tost.

In a recent interview, Franz Tost shared his thoughts on who is more likely to be dominant in the upcoming F1 season. He strongly believes that Red Bull’s Dutch Lion will still hold his dominant position, whilst having to fight a fierce battle with Ferrari man, Charles Leclerc and the Mercedes’ young lad, George Russell.

To many’s surprise, the Alpha Tauri’s boss favoured Russell over Hamilton. He believes that he is currently in a better place than the Briton-Brazilian.

In an interview, looking back at the season, he said, “Such superiority as shown by Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing this year is rather rare.”

“[In 2023] I expect a three-way battle between Max, Charles Leclerc and George Russell, who is already stronger than Lewis Hamilton,” he said, in conclusion.

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On the other hand, Mercedes is gearing up for the season of 2023 in full force.

Mercedes admits to being in a much stronger place in 2023

The Mercedes W-14 for the season of 2023 is undergoing its due upgrades. The Silver Arrows’ strategy director, James Vowles, shared his thoughts on the home team’s progress. He claimed that the ability to grow comes from recognising mistakes.

In an interview, Vowles said, “Yeah, there have been some ups and downs–very much so–and that’s the part of what I meant by this car has items that we believe we understand and some of them that [are] still not fully explained as a result of that.”

“But if you look at the direction moving forward, the gaps to the front, especially on race pace, we made huge amounts of progress and you only do that by understanding where your problems are, working on them and working as a team.”

“I think we will be in a very strong place next year,” he said, in conclusion.

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Mercedes has had a very disappointing year because of their struggles with the W-13. Will the W-14 bring in any significant changes for the next year? Will Silver Arrows rise to the occasion again?