EC83 Wrote:
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> I'm hoping that RedBull will lose some of their
> performance edge this year so that (1) it's closer
> and (2) we get to see Vettel racing more against
> people in cars that are quick enough to give his
> car a real push(Ideally I'd like to see him get
> the chance to dominate in an inferior car - he's
> that good now - but I can't see RedBull suddenly
> falling that far back in the space of one winter).
> But, yeah, it's difficult to see anyone else but
> him winning it again.
>
> I'm hoping Ferrari bounce back, at least to the
> level of form they showed in 2010. The team
> sandbagging about the new car's performance so far
> is actually a pretty good sign. I'm wanting to see
> Alonso back at the front.
>
> McLaren is probably the most potentially
> interesting team from a driver perspective. I'm
> hoping Jenson can continue the frankly stunning
> transformation and growth that we've seen in him
> over the last 3 years. The balance of seniority
> between him and Lewis will be pretty fine, and I'm
> hoping Lewis will finally start producing his best
> form consistently this year. I'm not really sure
> how realistic a hope that is, but it's there. I
> think him and Jenson are actually very evenly
> matched, and it'll be fascinating to see their 3rd
> season as teammates play out.
>
> I'm hoping Mercedes make a big jump forwards. If
> the car is more competitive I think we'll see a
> completely different Schumacher to the one we've
> seen since the start of 2010(With the possible
> exception of Montreal last year). It'd be good to
> have a different car challenging for race wins
> too.
>
> Also I'm excited about how Kimi might go.
They were hopes as much as predictions, but with the possible exception of Mercedes I'd say they ended up being pretty accurate - definitely more accurate than I expected.
EC83 Wrote:
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> I'm really hoping Ferrari will come good again
> this year. If they and Merc are surprise packages
> I'll be pretty happy.
I was happy!
EC83 Wrote:
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> The scary thing about Vettel is that he's still
> several years off of his potential prime in terms
> of age, but he's already a double World Champ. I'm
> thinking none of Schumacher's records are safe.
My opinion hasn't changed.