Formula 1 Season - Preview

Well the season should be on us in a few hours, and here are my first thoughts going in after the winter testing and the first qualifying sessions.

The fight right now seems to boil down to the Ferrari's and the Macs. The one team who could also be in the frame seems to be the BMW Saubers . As far as the championships go this is the year for Kimi to claim his title, he may not get a better chance. His strongest competition could be from Massa and off course the defending champion Alonso. The macs seem on the pace this year but the Ferraris seem too strong, but its early days yet. This could truly be the year the BMW's become one of the elite and in Heidfeld and Kubica they have two talented drivers who should be up there if the car is on the pace. Look for the renaults to probably get in the frame somewhere towards the second half of the season. This is also a make or break year for Fisi, and unfortunately for him the car does not seem very strong this year. If Alonso easily out paced him last year with the same machinery this year does not look very bright, expect a Piquet in the cockpit next year and maybe bye bye Fisi as far as formula 1 is concerned. Among the rookies Hamilton seems to be very quick and should be able to keep pace with Alonso , though Alonso should be ahead more often than not. So if the Macs are good expect him up there . With Heiki Kovalainen it may take some time for him to really shine .

among the others the biggest disappointement could be the japs. The Honda is expected to be no where this year and even Toyota is not able to bring its dominance in the world car market into formula 1. I expect Toyota to out perform Honda, but i don't expect them to be at the front too often. Williams should have a better year than last year , but i still don't expect them to contend. This year could actually be fun in that we could have non factory team beating up on the factory teams as far as the Honda and the Toyotas are concerned. I expect the Super Agurris and the Red bulls to be in the Mix jockeying for the middle positions.

As for the rear i think the Spykars (in spite of the Ferrari engine) should rule here, maybe with some competition from the Toro Rossos.

All in all i expect an exciting season with more race winners and a lot more young guns shinning on the day. But for the drivers championship its either Massa , Kimi or Alonso....

So cheers to the season ahead.