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Who do you guys think will be on or near the top step of the podium in a months time? Who appears to have done well through the winter and who has fallen back down the field from were they finished last year.
 
Kimi and Ferrari will win in Melbourne, probably with a 1-2. One of the McLarens will be third.

After that, it gets interesting: I'm hoping for good things from Williams, and I think (hope) that the scrap for 4th/5th through to about 10th will be well fought out between Williams, Renault, BMW and Red Bull. Then Toro Rosso and Toyota, then Force India, and Super Aguri - assuming they're still around - will be last :(.

I think the field is broadly the same as last year, but the midfield (behind the top 2) should be closer. I reckon Ferrari will dominate, unfortunately - as I said last year, I'd rather see a close season that my prefered driver doesn't win (which is exactly what we got) than have 1 team dominating, whoever that team is. If Kimi doesn't win the title next year, then he's got some serious explaining to do - Alonso's in a midfield car, and McLaren has had a turbulant time recently - regardless of what their PR department say - and I don't think the Hamilton/Kovalainen combo have the experience to take the fight to Ferrari.

Edit: I forgot Honda, but I think that's likely to happen this season anyway.
 
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If Kimi doesn't win the title next year, then he's got some serious explaining to do

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Nobody gave Hamilton any grief after he blew a 100% guaranteed championship.

However I do think that Kimi is a favourite to win the title, who knows maybe Massa will give him a run for his money.
 
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Nobody gave Hamilton any grief after he blew a 100% guaranteed championship.

However I do think that Kimi is a favourite to win the title, who knows maybe Massa will give him a run for his money.

Yes, but Hamilton had competition. I don't think Raikkonen will have any this year.

As for the Massa thing, the way I see it, Kimi spent the first half of last year getting used to a new team, with new tyres, and still beat Massa by 16 points come Brazil. This year he's comfy in the team, he knows how they work - what's to stop him?

Don't get me wrong, I don't mind Kimi winning (his first championship was long overdue), but I just want a close, exciting season - and I can't see us getting one this year.
 
I'd go for Kimi to win, unless McLaren are sandbagging or hiding something I don't think they'll manage to keep up with the Finn, but I'd put my money on Hamilton splitting the Ferrari's on the podium.

Unfortunately though, I'm inclinded to agree with Roo, a season matching the calibre of last (on the track anyway) doesn't seem a likely prospect a second time in a row.
 
I was just rounding it off. Every time I do something even slighty wrong on this site i'm immediately corrected. Its on the 16th of March isnt it?

Don't worry about Nigel, he doesn't mean it. Sort of like when I didn't mean to run him of the road on the last corner of deep forest at the Ocho :D
 
Nowhere in this thread has Alonso been mentioned... don't count him out. Ferrari were widely considered superior in '05-'06 WITH Schumacher.
 
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