Formula 1: Champs and chumps: Andrew Benson’s (and your) season predictions

We could predict the outcome of the season-
opening Australian Grand Prix, but we might as
well go the whole hog and say which drivers and
teams will be the best and worst come Abu
Dhabi.
Then, in November, we can turn around to our
friends and say: "I told you so." Or maybe not.
Joining us on this crazy trip of predictions is
chief F1 writer Andrew Benson, who explains his
reasons for his forecasts. After which, you can
probably get them all completely wrong as well.
Andrew's predictions
"Let's make one thing clear before we start - this
is a bit of fun, based on not very much evidence
at all. So let's not fall out if it's wrong.
"Having said that, pre-season testing did give
some indications about how the year might shape
up. No-one would be surprised if Mercedes
turned up in Melbourne and blitzed everyone
again. But it does not look that way right now.
So assuming the picture so far is accurate, let's
take a deep breath and jump in.
Top three drivers
1.Hamilton
2.Vettel
3.Ricciardo
"If the Mercedes and Ferrari are the two fastest
cars, my money would be on Hamilton to beat
Vettel to the championship.
"He's just that bit faster and better, as long as
he can keep weekends such as Baku and
Singapore last year to a minimum. It's a tough
call between the two Red Bull drivers, but I've
gone for Ricciardo to edge it just on the basis of
last year.
"There was a sense of a momentum swing
towards Verstappen at the end of 2016, though,
both in races and in the pattern of qualifying. In
which case the Dutchman could easily swing it."
Your turn...
Bottom three drivers
18. Vandoorne
19. Wehrlein
20. Ericsson
"Assuming Sauber will be last, Pascal Wehrlein
would be expected to out-do Marcus Ericsson
over a season. If he doesn't, his F1 career is
almost certainly over. And on the basis of a
terrible season for McLaren, Stoffel Vandoorne -
promising and extravagantly talented though he is
- cannot realistically be expected to beat
Fernando Alonso in his first full season, unless
the inevitable unreliability is skewed heavily in
one direction.
"Had Esteban Gutierrez still been at Haas, he
would be on this list instead of the Belgian. But
Kevin Magnussen is a much stronger proposition
so he and Romain Grosjean should be clear of
this little 'battle'."

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