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Well, the new Formula 1 season is fast approaching so the time is right to do a preview of the season.
Last season saw Michael Schumacher pretty much dominate the championship but what was more interesting was the battle to be second. Barrichello was poor at best with only flashes of brilliance coming through. Coulthard started the season good but faded leaving Ralf Schumacher and Montoya to rival the Ferraris. Montoya proved why he is so good by driving the wheels off the Williams and finishing the season with a flourish. So, what is in store for next season?
With the recent demise of Prost and the introduction of Toyota, the season begins with 11 teams. Let’s run through the teams and drivers.
Ferrari
The Ferrari will be the team to beat again this season. Michael Schumacher could make history again this season by becoming only the second ever 5 times World Champion. Barrichello will be driving a back up role again but has a lot to prove, especially in, what I think is, the best car this season.
McLaren
With Hakkinen gone, Coulthard is the main man at McLaren. I do believe that Raikkonen may show him up. Coulthard will need to put a whole season together and not just bits of a season. Raikkonen will only be expected to push Coulthard. I expect a maiden victory for Raikkonen this season. McLaren usually come out with a solid car and should challenge Ferrari.
Williams
This team should be the main challengers. Who knows which driver will be the contender, as both Ralf and Montoya are hugely talented. I’m predicting Montoya to beat Ralf. Let’s hope the car is more reliable than last year.
Sauber
This team were the surprise package last year. The car has been performing fairly well in practise so we will have to wait and see. Heidfeld should consider himself unlucky not to have picked up the McLaren drive and will want to show them what they have missed. A debut driver starts alongside Heidfeld. Felipe Massa is young and has been tipped as the next Ayrton Senna. Only time will time whether he is that good.
Jordan
They will be disappointed with their performance last year. The new car looks very promising though. They have gone with a complete driver change from last year. Fisichella has driven for Jordan before and will settle in quickly. He will want to beat his teammate. Sato is driving in his debut season and has already been tipped as the first ever Japanese World Champion. Again, we will have to wait and see.
BAR
Nothing much has changed. Dave Richards is running the team and will want to improve on what was a fairly uneventful season for them. They will want to beat Jordan. Villeneuve has a lot to prove and Panis has to race consistently as he is prone to slack races.
Renault
Now, I like the look of this team. They could be the dark horses this year. I could see a podium finish as a distinct possibility this season. Trulli is a great driver in qualifying and will want to get into races a bit more. Button has everything on the line and I think the car will be perfect for him to prove his critics wrong.
Jaguar
This team always seems to have problems. I can’t see them being solved. Irvine is nearing the end of his career and De La Rosa is hugely talented. Let’s hope the car does the job.
Arrows
They show flashes of speed but not enough in my opinion. Frentzen has lost his speed and it’s only a matter of time before he throws in the towel. Bernoldi is pretty unknown except for holding up Coulthard in Monaco. Everyone was furious at him but he was entitled to do it as it was a battle for position. I say good for him.
Minardi
I’m disappointed that they didn’t retain the services of Alonso. His talent is wasted as a test driver and any experience would have been invaluable to him. Alonso decided to test-drive the Renault and so Minardi signed F3000 driver Mark Webber. I saw a few of his races and he drove well. I know nothing about Yoong. Unimpressive when he joined at the end of last season. A bit of testing might have helped him.
Toyota
They have been vigorously testing for the last year or so and now they enter Formula 1. I think they will want to get a few points this season and build on it. Salo is a proven points scorer and McNish will relish the F1 experience.
So, that is the rundown of the teams and drivers. I think this season will be a close one in all areas. My prediction is that Michael Schumacher will become 5 times World Champion but he won’t have it all his own way. The midfield battle will be more intense then it has ever been and I don’t think we will see a really slow team this year.
Enjoy the new Formula 1 season everyone!
Thanks for reading.
Grandprix.
Last season saw Michael Schumacher pretty much dominate the championship but what was more interesting was the battle to be second. Barrichello was poor at best with only flashes of brilliance coming through. Coulthard started the season good but faded leaving Ralf Schumacher and Montoya to rival the Ferraris. Montoya proved why he is so good by driving the wheels off the Williams and finishing the season with a flourish. So, what is in store for next season?
With the recent demise of Prost and the introduction of Toyota, the season begins with 11 teams. Let’s run through the teams and drivers.
Ferrari
The Ferrari will be the team to beat again this season. Michael Schumacher could make history again this season by becoming only the second ever 5 times World Champion. Barrichello will be driving a back up role again but has a lot to prove, especially in, what I think is, the best car this season.
McLaren
With Hakkinen gone, Coulthard is the main man at McLaren. I do believe that Raikkonen may show him up. Coulthard will need to put a whole season together and not just bits of a season. Raikkonen will only be expected to push Coulthard. I expect a maiden victory for Raikkonen this season. McLaren usually come out with a solid car and should challenge Ferrari.
Williams
This team should be the main challengers. Who knows which driver will be the contender, as both Ralf and Montoya are hugely talented. I’m predicting Montoya to beat Ralf. Let’s hope the car is more reliable than last year.
Sauber
This team were the surprise package last year. The car has been performing fairly well in practise so we will have to wait and see. Heidfeld should consider himself unlucky not to have picked up the McLaren drive and will want to show them what they have missed. A debut driver starts alongside Heidfeld. Felipe Massa is young and has been tipped as the next Ayrton Senna. Only time will time whether he is that good.
Jordan
They will be disappointed with their performance last year. The new car looks very promising though. They have gone with a complete driver change from last year. Fisichella has driven for Jordan before and will settle in quickly. He will want to beat his teammate. Sato is driving in his debut season and has already been tipped as the first ever Japanese World Champion. Again, we will have to wait and see.
BAR
Nothing much has changed. Dave Richards is running the team and will want to improve on what was a fairly uneventful season for them. They will want to beat Jordan. Villeneuve has a lot to prove and Panis has to race consistently as he is prone to slack races.
Renault
Now, I like the look of this team. They could be the dark horses this year. I could see a podium finish as a distinct possibility this season. Trulli is a great driver in qualifying and will want to get into races a bit more. Button has everything on the line and I think the car will be perfect for him to prove his critics wrong.
Jaguar
This team always seems to have problems. I can’t see them being solved. Irvine is nearing the end of his career and De La Rosa is hugely talented. Let’s hope the car does the job.
Arrows
They show flashes of speed but not enough in my opinion. Frentzen has lost his speed and it’s only a matter of time before he throws in the towel. Bernoldi is pretty unknown except for holding up Coulthard in Monaco. Everyone was furious at him but he was entitled to do it as it was a battle for position. I say good for him.
Minardi
I’m disappointed that they didn’t retain the services of Alonso. His talent is wasted as a test driver and any experience would have been invaluable to him. Alonso decided to test-drive the Renault and so Minardi signed F3000 driver Mark Webber. I saw a few of his races and he drove well. I know nothing about Yoong. Unimpressive when he joined at the end of last season. A bit of testing might have helped him.
Toyota
They have been vigorously testing for the last year or so and now they enter Formula 1. I think they will want to get a few points this season and build on it. Salo is a proven points scorer and McNish will relish the F1 experience.
So, that is the rundown of the teams and drivers. I think this season will be a close one in all areas. My prediction is that Michael Schumacher will become 5 times World Champion but he won’t have it all his own way. The midfield battle will be more intense then it has ever been and I don’t think we will see a really slow team this year.
Enjoy the new Formula 1 season everyone!
Thanks for reading.
Grandprix.
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F1 is an acquired taste. Some don't like it but others love it.
You just don't understand. F1 rules, hard to explain why, it just does.
What has pitch invasions got to do with the start of races. I like the start of races because it is the battle of the best cars against the best brain.
It shows who has the best reaction times. I would of thought that you a notable, would understand that the best part of the race is the start. This is because it has every thing, thrills, spills and you normally can guess who is going to win after the first 5 laps. Michael Schumacher normally.
That is why i pefer watching the start of races rather than watching the boring whole race. All you see is retirement after retirement and the occasional great driving, which can be seen on the highlights in the news. So why watch the whole race?
It shows who has the best reaction times. I would of thought that you a notable, would understand that the best part of the race is the start. This is because it has every thing, thrills, spills and you normally can guess who is going to win after the first 5 laps. Michael Schumacher normally.
That is why i pefer watching the start of races rather than watching the boring whole race. All you see is retirement after retirement and the occasional great driving, which can be seen on the highlights in the news. So why watch the whole race?
Um, you haven't got ITV then, I take it?
No merger has been decided for the rights of the coverage yet, so Murdoch hasn't got his hands on the rights...yet.
No merger has been decided for the rights of the coverage yet, so Murdoch hasn't got his hands on the rights...yet.
James Pond wrote:
> All you need to know is that is the F1 season will be very boring, the only
> interesting part of the F1 season is the start of all the races!
What? Like the football, where the only interesting bit is the pitch invasion..
Ooh, controvesy!
> All you need to know is that is the F1 season will be very boring, the only
> interesting part of the F1 season is the start of all the races!
What? Like the football, where the only interesting bit is the pitch invasion..
Ooh, controvesy!
All you need to know is that is the F1 season will be very boring, the only interesting part of the F1 season is the start of all the races!
funkygamer wrote:
But for the record I think Frentzen was never any good outside of a
> Williams
He drove a good season for Jordan. He won a race and was considered an outside championship contender in a Jordan. Then he went to pieces.
But for the record I think Frentzen was never any good outside of a
> Williams
He drove a good season for Jordan. He won a race and was considered an outside championship contender in a Jordan. Then he went to pieces.
I've just unearthed this post, a pretty good preview of the season to come I think.... But for the record I think Frentzen was never any good outside of a Williams, and Montoya should put up a good fight as he is the only one with any real gumption to take Michael Schumacher on.
Spot on about Coulthard though, he needs to put together a whole season, then he stands a good chance, he can race against MS head to head, but for some reason, is not fired up enough to do this at every single race meet.
Remember the time when Schumacher & Coulthard traded hand gestures whilst racing? Pure passion and driving class... More of that please Coulthard ;)
Spot on about Coulthard though, he needs to put together a whole season, then he stands a good chance, he can race against MS head to head, but for some reason, is not fired up enough to do this at every single race meet.
Remember the time when Schumacher & Coulthard traded hand gestures whilst racing? Pure passion and driving class... More of that please Coulthard ;)
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