Formula 1 in 2023: Will Red Bull stay on top? Can Lewis Hamilton challenge for the F1 title again?

While there is still the Formula 1 constructors’ championship to be decided in the coming weeks, Max Verstappen is already the individual champion. We look ahead to next season’s talking points.

Will Red Bull stay on top? Ad Mercedes' view from the top appeared impregnable, and they only lost the 2021 drivers’ championship because of a misinterpretation from a race director, but the fact is that despite their continued success and dominance, Red Bull were able to push harder year after year, and seized on the new car design for 2022 to become the clearly superior team. Japanese Grand Prix'It's been incredible' — Verstappen celebrates 'crazy' title win in Japan20 HOURS AGO With such a huge margin of victory this season which could yet be extended further, to the observer it looks easy to claim that Red Bull will continue to win.

And indeed, given the spells of dominance in Formula 1 often stretching for years, it’s a fair guess to make. At just 25, Verstappen is perhaps not even close to his prime, and the Red Bull team’s car is the best on track.

Unless they get serious punishment for the spending cap dispute, there are no convincing reasons that they cannot continue to keep Ferrari and Mercedes at bay. Verstappen wins second world title after confusing finale in rain-hit Suzuka GP 'This unacceptable' — F1 stars fume after tractor allowed on track 'It's been incredible' — Verstappen celebrates 'crazy' title win in Japan Can Lewis Hamilton recover? When a driver starts to decline in his thirties, the chance of a resurgence never seems great.

Reflexes dull to the point that ultimately no amount of experience can be a sufficient counter. While Fernando Alonso occasionally troubles those in the top three, Sebastian Vettel