Why Formula 1 2022’s midfield battle is so unpredictable

At the 2022 season start in Bahrain all attention were on Mercedes’ struggles, while Ferrari caught the eye with an impressive all-round package that somehow managed to get around the 2022 cars’ trademark porpoising without sacrificing too much performance.

Behind the biggest teams, it seemed like Haas and Alfa Romeo had stolen a march on the rest of the midfield runners, with McLaren and Aston Martin particularly disappointing.

While McLaren managed to solve its brake…