Max Verstappen thinks that the new sporting regulations set to be introduced next season will leave the cars with grip levels similar to 2014 or 2015.
The Dutchman made his Formula 1 debut in 2015 with Toro Rosso, before being promoted to Red Bull part way into the following season.
Verstappen finally appears to have a car capable of competing for a championship this season, the final year of the current set of regs, but Red Bull will also have a clear focus on their design for 2022.
The regulations have been designed with the aim of improving racing in mind and based on what has been released up until this point, Verstappen does not think that the next generation of F1 cars will be easy to drive.
"Of course I haven't driven the new car yet, so I can't answer that yet," he said. "But we do know that the cars will be a lot slower.
"I understand that it will also have very different driving characteristics. The engines will be the same, so with the same or more power and less grip, it will not be easy.
"We will see. I think it will go back to the 2014 or 2015 grip levels, so that's a big change.
"They will look very different. But the most important thing, and we all hope this, is that the racing will improve. That's what the fans will like."
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