Five Predictions for the 2022 F1 Campaign

The rule changes that will govern the sport in 2022 could take some time to settle in. Bookmakers are tipping Hamilton to win his eighth world title. Paddy Power site prices him at odds of 4/5 to regain the Drivers' Championship and his employer Mercedes at 4-9 to dominate the constructors' standings.

The 2021 Formula 1 season was incredible. Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton will renew their rivalry. The bookmakers are tipping Hamilton to win his eighth world title. Mercedes are also favourites to dominate the constructors' standings.

The changes to the rules will lead to modifications in F1 cars. The best vehicles and drivers will still thrive. Races will be unpredictable and build on the brilliance of 2021.

Red Bull have invested a lot of resources into making Verstappen a world champion last season. There are technical changes that Red Bull has to make to their car. How quickly they can be embedded will determine if Ver stappens can retain his world title.

George Russell is expected to take up the second seat at Mercedes in 2022. He qualified second in his 'audition' for Mercedes at the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix and recorded the fastest lap on race day.

Ferrari will benefit from the 2022 rule changes. The cars will be visually and technically different. Ferrari has two quality operators in Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz.

Lando Norris impressed in 2021. He finished outside the top ten in two of his 22 races. If McLaren kicks in in 2022, Norris looks set to be the chief beneficiary.