Max Verstappen goes into a new Formula 1 season as the "out-and-out" favourite for more championship glory for the first time in his career, believes Karun Chandhok.
The Dutchman won his first title in 2021 but it was an extraordinarily close run thing. Securing silverware on the final lap of the last race of the year was not enough to convince many that he was the clear pick ahead of the 2022 season over Lewis Hamilton.
Plus, a new set of car regulations muddied the waters further. It was impossible to predict which teams would have the strongest cars until the racing began and, in time, it became obvious Mercedes weren't competitive enough and Ferrari kept making too many mistakes.
