Even though i think that we might see some surprises in the next season in terms of the ranking of the teams i still don't see that there will be such a major shake up. If i had to bet then i would still go for Mercedes as the strongest team for the next season. They just have the most resources, even though there is a cap on spending in theory. I think that almost every team already invested heavily into the next season in terms of money and also time since before the start of the last season and also while it was ongoing. So i don't really think that Ferrari has a big advantage here as basically every team did the same as them. Haas even used the exact same car as the year before because they solely focused on the 2022 season.
I agree with you. I feel like Merc are still the powerhouse going into this year. But I am eager to see how much Ferrari can improve after their shakeup.
If we can have another major racing org alongside Merc and Red Bull, that would be fascinating. But this seems highly unlikely. Because even if Ferrari manages to get a good enough car, they lack a driver like Hamilton or Max.
But I would hope that Ferrari will bring better placements compared to last year.
Lerlerc is good enough to fight against those two, not because he is a superstar like Max or a GOAT level driver like Hamilton but because he has the courage to do so and he knows how things work, Lando is the same in that regard. There is this "driver gene" in some people and they know what they have to do and when they have to do it so sometimes we see these people come up and be awesome. Right now, with the "new" generation we have max, charles, lando, russell being easily the four horseman of the future and I feel like we are going to see them dominate the future for sure, even if not all of them wins a championship, they will always be "there".
I am fine with 2 vs 2 by the way, like mercedes vs red bull, and along that ferrari vs mclaren which makes it fun to watch those places as well. At least it is not "clear" who will be third team, it may change at any given race.