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The 2022 season marked the brand-new era of F1, with the brand-new ground affect cars. New regulations are always tense times as it is difficult to tell who has got the regulations right until the first race. From the first time the wheels were turned in 2022 it was obvious that the Ferrari team had got these regulations right. At the first race Charles Leclerc managed to qualify on pole position, with the retaining champion, Max Verstappen, starting alongside him on the front row. As the opening race progressed, a vicious fight broke out between Leclerc and Verstappen. The pair, who’d been battling since their Karting days, gave each other barely enough space – but just enough. It made for an incredibly entertaining race. Charles Leclerc would take the win at the first round, but as the season progressed it became obvious that the Red Bull had the advantage, until they got to the Italian GP at the Monza Circuit. As qualifying got underway, Leclerc set the