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[FullThrottleF1]

I noticed on a lot of threads here at the moment that people are wondering where everyone is. So let's have an official thread!

 

My ranking:

 

11. Sauber

10. Manor

9. Haas

8. Toro Rosso

7. Red Bull

6. Renualt

5. Force India

4. McLaren

3. Williams

2. Mercedes

1. Ferrari

 

[Marklar]

We have pretty much such a thread already

http://forums.autosp...tions-for-2016/

1. Mercedes: Stil much ahead, but not that much. Hamilton ahead of Rosberg, eventhought not so dominant like this year most of the time.
2. Ferrari: I expect improvements, but not as much as last year. Vettel could be fight until the last race for the championship, however. He will beat Kimi by a big margin, who will retire after that.

3. Red Bull: Unlike others I expect that Renault will make improvements. Therefore I expect Red Bull to be ahead again of Williams due to their superior chassis and better organization. Ricciardo to beat Kvat, eventhough they will be performance-wise more closer.
4. Williams: A radical new approach will ensure them to stay ahead of Force India and others, it wont be enough for Red Bull though. Bottas to convincly beat Massa.
5. McLaren: I expect the Honda engine to be massively improve which will put them at least on par with Renault. They might be even able to threat Williams. Alonso to beat Button
6. Aston Martin/FI: I expect the team to switch fast to the 2017 development which will hurt them. Hulkenberg to fight back against Perez.


7. Renault: After a tough start I expect big improvements throughout the season. As already said I also expect that the engine will be reasonable. If they are changing the current driver line-up I also believe that they will beat Toro Rosso. Otherwise it will be difficult. Palmer will be slightly ahead of Maldonado if the pairing stays.
8. Toro Rosso: The 2015 Ferrari PU should be stronger than the 2016 Renault. However, the late announcement plus probably different fuel will hurt them. I also expect a difficult year for both drivers, which is natural. They will be closer together and Max will be again ahead.

9. Haas: After a clumpsy start Haas will establish themselve in F1. Grosjean will score almost all points and beat Gutierez more clearly than Maldonado.
10. Sauber: Will have a hard season considering the rule changes in 2017 in mind. It will be a fight between them and Haas and occasionally with Manor. Nasr ahead of Ericsson.
11. Manor: They wont be anymore far away from the field. In fact, I expect them also to score a odd point and occasionally beat Haas or Sauber, especially at the season start.

Edited by Marklar, 08 January 2016 - 12:15.

[messy]

1. Mercedes - will dominate again, I'm pretty sure - lots of money, a good basis to build on, good drivers = another title

2. Ferrari - probably more of the same from last year, hard to see them getting significantly closer

3. Force India - on a major upwards trend since 2014, have Mercedes power, the Aston linkup and the VJM08 to build on.

4. Williams - slipping back last year. Think Force India might pip them this time round.

5. Red Bull - likely to be treading water a bit with their engine situation, will be close with Williams and FI though.

6. Toro Rosso - seem to be like FI on an upward curve and with two very hungry drivers, why can't they compete with their parent team?

7. McLaren - can't be any worse than last year, if Honda make significant gains (which they should), they'll shoot up the order. Could be anywhere really. 

8. Renault - solid, treading water, will miss Grosjean badly but should be able to slot into the midfield.

9. Sauber - shame to see them falling off the back of the midfield, but can see it happening

10. Haas - tricky to come in as a totally new team, decent signs there though and Grosjean is good.

11. Manor - even with Mercedes power I can't see them moving up.

Edited by messy, 08 January 2016 - 13:40.

[Timstr11]

I noticed on a lot of threads here at the moment that people are wondering where everyone is. So let's have an official thread!

 

My ranking:

 

11. Sauber

10. Manor

9. Haas

8. Toro Rosso

7. Red Bull

6. Renualt

5. Force India

4. McLaren

3. Williams

2. Mercedes

1. Ferrari

 

 

Explain Renault ahead of Redbull. Doesn't make any sense.