F1 2010 Preview: Ferrari’s Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso Start As Favourites

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Published: February 28, 2010

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So here we are. Two weeks before the start of an eagerly anticipated season in Formula One. It will be a season encasing many intriguing sub-plots. How will Jenson Button do in new surroundings at McLaren? Will he retain the title? Will McLaren and Ferrari be at the front from the off? And of course, how will Michael Schumacher fare going up against the new young chargers like Vettel and Hamilton? The list could go on and on.

So now, I'm going to try and answer these questions as best I can. As always, it is tough to predict how the season will go based on testing times. I will go through team-by-team, giving my predictions on how far they will go in 2010.

 

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes —1. Jenson Button, 2. Lewis Hamilton

Surely the turnaround team of 2009. Finding two seconds in half a season was nothing short of remarkable, and the folks at Woking will want to make sure they start this season better than they did last season. They have two champion drivers in defending champion Jenson Button and 2008 champ Lewis Hamilton , so you could be forgiven for thinking Button could come into the team as No. 1.

Au contraire. All you have to do is think back to 2007, when Fernando Alonso joined the team, also as defending champion. His troubles have been well-documented, and the relationship ended in divorce after just one season.

Personally, I don't see it playing out any differently this time round. We might not see the scandals and betrayal of 2007, but we will still see Hamilton take preference over Button. Whether or not this battle will affect any sort of title challenge remains to be seen.

If it doesn't and we do see full impartiality, I fully expect to see both McLarens fighting at the front for wins and a title challenge. However, the inter-team scrambles will no doubt come into play at the later rounds, which I predict will derail any title push.

My prediction: Secon...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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