TheRB21,ourfinalcarunderthe2022regulations,wasanevolutionofthepreviousyear’schallengerandfeaturedupdatestothefloor,cooling,andoverallconceptaimedatimprovingbalance.TheRB21atfirstprovedtobeatrickybeasttotame.However,developmentthroughouttheseasonsawperformancesimproveandfollowingthesummerbreak,MaxtooktheRB21onaremarkablecomebacktrail.SixwinsfromthefinalnineracesledtoatitlechargethatlastedallthewaytothefinalroundinAbuDhabi,andthoughhemissedoutonafifthcrownbyjusttwopoints,theRB21finallyproveditsworthandendedtheseasonasperhapsthegrid’sfastestcar.