GPFans predicts the 2019 F1 season
GPFans predicts the 2019 F1 season
We’ve had the long wait, the bluster of pre-season testing, but now the 2019 Formula 1 campaign is upon us. Just ahead of on-track action getting underway for 2019 at the Australian Grand Prix, Rob Watts looks into his crystal ball to predict exactly how the next nine months or so will pan out.
Who will be the 2019 drivers' champion?
Sebastian Vettel will finally bring the world title back to Maranello this season at the fifth time of trying, but reigning champion Lewis Hamilton will put up a spirited fight and find a way of taking his challenge alive until the final round.
However, it strongly looks as though Ferrari's advantage in pre-season is real and will carry through to the start of the season as Mercedes are reluctantly forced to play catch up.
With Charles Leclerc taking a little time to settle in, I expect Vettel will hold a comfortable lead heading into the summer break but Hamilton will fight back in the second half of the year with some memorable drives.
Unlike recent seasons though, Vettel will keep a cool head his time, thriving in Ferrari's calmer and more harmonious team atmosphere, and will clinch a dramatic and emotional title win under the lights in Abu Dhabi.
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F1 Standings
Drivers
- Oliver Bearman
- Charles Leclerc
- Carlos Sainz
- Lando Norris
- Oscar Piastri
- Pierre Gasly
- Esteban Ocon
- Sergio Pérez
- Max Verstappen
- Alexander Albon
- Logan Sargeant
- Lewis Hamilton
- George Russell
- Nico Hülkenberg
- Kevin Magnussen
- Fernando Alonso
- Lance Stroll
- Valtteri Bottas
- Zhou Guanyu
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Yuki Tsunoda
Races
- Gulf Air Grand Prix of Bahrain 2024
- Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2024
- Grand Prix of Australia 2024
- MSC Cruises Grand Prix of Japan 2024
- Grand Prix of China 2024
- Miami Grand Prix 2024
- Gran Premio dell'Emilia Romagna 2024
- Grand Prix of Monaco 2024
- Grand Prix du Canada 2024
- Gran Premio de España 2024
- Grand Prix of Austria 2024
- Grand Prix of Great Britain 2024
- Grand Prix of Hungary 2024
- Grand Prix of Belgium 2024
- Heineken Dutch Grand Prix 2024
- Grand Prix of Italy 2024
- Grand Prix of Azerbaijan 2024
- Grand Prix of Singapore 2024
- Grand Prix of the United States 2024
- Gran Premio de la Ciudad de Mexico 2024
- Grande Prêmio de São Paulo 2024
- Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024
- Qatar Grand Prix 2024
- Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 2024
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