And those men will decide the destiny of the world... Well, the F1 world at least.
After the year of german domination, everyone's expecting a bit closer fight for the championship.
Once again, the top 6 of the grid is expected to be the same: Red Bull, Ferrari and McLaren dominating the podium with the random peek by Mercedes and Lotus.
Not much has changed in the lineup. The first 4 teams have the exact same drivers as last year. In total, over half of the drivers kept their old seats. Obviously the biggest change of the year is the comeback of Kimi Räikkönen. This means there's finally 6 champions on the same grid.
Lineup:
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Constructor || Engine
Drivers
Red Bull || Renault
Sebastian Vettel || Mark Webber
McLaren || Mercedes
Jenson Button || Lewis Hamilton
Ferrari || Ferrari
Fernando Alonso || Felipe Massa
Mercedes || Mercedes
Michael Schumacher || Nico Rosberg
Lotus || Renault
Kimi Räikkönen || Romain Grosjean
Force India || Mercedes
Paul di Resta || Niko Hülkenberg
Sauber || Ferrari
Kamui Kobayashi || Sergio Pérez
STR || Ferrari
Daniel Ricciardo || Jean-Éric Vergne
Williams || Renault
Pastor Maldonado || Bruno Senna
Caterham || Renault
Heikki Kovalainen || Vitaly Petrov
HRT || Cosworth
Pedro de la Rosa || Narain Karthikeyan
Marussia F1 || Cosworth
Timo Glock || Charles Pic
There will be one in-season testing period this year. It will take place in Mugello in May.
All of the lapped cars will be moved to the back of the line during the safety car periods, so there shouldn't be those wonky situations as last year. This will mean an extra safety car lap, though.
The calendar haven't changed much. Bahrain is yet again a question mark, but it's more likely to be on the calendar this time around. For everyone's pleasure, the season will once again begin with the Australian GP and end with the Brazilian GP.
Noticeable changes to the calendar are the loss of Turkish GP and the introduction of the US GP in Austin, Texas. It remains to be seen whether we actually get to have the race in US, since the construction has had some set backs during the previous year. The european GP is once again held in Valencia. The German GP is held in Hockenheim this year. The Japanese GP is held in Suzuka once again.
Schedule
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Race Grand Prix Date
1 Australian GP 18 March
2 Malaysian GP 25 March
3 Chinese GP 15 April
4 Bahrain GP 22 April
5 Spanish GP 13 May
6 Monaco GP 27 May
7 Canadian GP 10 June
8 European GP 24 June
9 British GP 8 July
10 German GP 22 July
11 Hungarian GP 29 July
12 Belgian GP 2 September
13 Italian GP 9 September
14 Singapore GP 23 September
15 Japanese GP 7 October
16 Korean GP 14 October
17 Indian GP 28 October
18 Abu Dhabi GP 4 November
19. United States GP 18 November
20 Brazilian GP 27 November
Predictions:
Button - Lukeno94
Button - Buka
Button - Martyn
Alonso - 1nsane
Alonso - eMeR
Alonso - Trigger Happy
Alonso - Dan Hakulin
Räikkönen - XYY