Formula 1 2016: Complete Season Preview, Predictions and Expert Breakdown

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Published: March 15, 2016

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The 2016 Formula One season kicks off on March 20 with the Australian Grand Prix. The 22 drivers will line up on the grid in Melbourne with a record-breaking 21 races ahead of them, each man with his own personal goals for the season firmly in his mind.

For the Mercedes and Ferrari drivers, race wins and the ultimate glory of the drivers' championship will be the target. Lewis Hamilton is aiming to become only the fourth driver in history to win a third consecutive world title; team-mate Nico Rosberg will again be trying to stop him.

Sebastian Vettel will also have at least one eye on the title, while team-mate Kimi Raikkonen's goals may be a little more modest.

No one else has a realistic hope of challenging for the top spot, but there's more than just one prize in F1. A number of drivers are out of contract at the end of the year, and the likes of Valtteri Bottas, Sergio Perez, Nico Hulkenberg and Romain Grosjean will be jostling to put themselves into contention for a top drive.

So too will Toro Rosso youngsters Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz Jr.—but the men in the seats they covet, Red Bull duo Daniel Ricciardo and Daniil Kvyat, might be less keen on seeing their colleagues advance.

Rookies Pascal Wehrlein, Jolyon Palmer and Rio Haryanto all want to prove they have what it takes to compete at the top level. At the other end of the career ladder, veterans like Jenson Button and Felipe Massa will want to show they can still mix it with the kids.

The eight months ahead could play out in any number of ways; while one or two things about the coming season are easy to predict, the rest are anything but.

As is customary, we asked our Bleacher Report F1 team to look ahead and give their predictions on a variety of topics. Writers Neil James, Oliver Harden and Matthew Walthert are joined by F1 editor Alex Livie and B/R UK editor (and F1 lover) Mark Patterson.

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