Mercedes: the team to beat for the Drivers' and Constructors' Championship this year. F1 W12 looks fast and reliable in testing. Sir Lewis Hamilton looks to retain his title. While, Valtteri Bottas retains for another season.
Red Bull: Out goes Alexander Albon in comes Sergio Pérez alongside Max Verstappen for another season. RB16B looks fast in testing (fastest in testing), better car, better power units in testing so far. Challenging for both championships is a must for Red Bull.
McLaren: Renault power-units are out, Mercedes power-units are in. Out goes Carlos Sainz, Jr in comes Daniel Ricciardo alongside Lando Norris for another season. McL35M looks fast in testing. McLaren could be a contender for wins this season, third in the Constructors' standings once again might be the realistic target for McLaren this season.
Aston Martin: Out goes the Racing Point name, in comes Aston Martin. Out goes Sergio Pérez in comes Sebastian Vettel alongside Lance Stroll for another season. AMR21 looks fast in testing, third in the Constructors' standings might be the realistic target for Aston Martin this season.
Alpine: Out goes the Renault name, in comes Alpha Tauri. Out goes Daniel Ricciardo in comes Fernando Alonso after two seasons away alongside Esteban Ocon for another season. A521 look fast in testing. A few podiums may happen again this season and fourth in the Constructors' standings might be the realistic target for Alpine this season.
Ferrari: Out goes Sebastian Vettel in comes Carlos Sainz, Jr alongside Charles Leclerc for another season. SF21 looks much faster than last seasons car SF1000 which includes improvement to the Power-Unit, fourth in the Constructors' standings might be the realistic target for Ferrari this season.
AlphaTauri: Out goes Daniil Kvyat in comes Yuki Tsunoda alongside Pierre Gasly for another season. AT02 look fast in testing. A few podiums may happen this season and fifth in the Constructors' standings might be the realistic target for AlphaTauri this season.
Alfa Romeo: Antonio Giovinazzi and Kimi Raikkonen are retain for another season. Eighth in the Constructors' standings might be the realistic target for Alfa Romeo this season.
Haas: Out goes both Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean, in comes Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin. VF-21 is basically the VF-20 underneath, the car will not be developed this season, the team will focus on the 2022 car, getting points early will be vital and not finishing last in the constructors' standings must be their target this season at Haas.
Williams: George Russell and Nicholas Latifi are retain for another season. FW43B looks much faster than last seasons car FW43, eighth in the Constructors' standings might be the realistic target for Williams this season.
So predictions time, who's going to win the World Drivers' Championship this season for 2021? My prediction is Max Verstappen to take his first World Drivers' Championships this season because of performance and reliability in testing. The improvements from both Red Bull and Honda might be enough for Verstappen to win this seasons title.
But, if Verstappen doesn't step up Lewis Hamilton could take his eighth World Drivers' Title if things goes his way. Don't count out either Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Pérez will also challenge for this years title as-well. Don't even count out both McLaren drivers too will go into this season as the dark horses for this season title if both Mercedes and Red Bull drivers' struggle. It will be another close drivers' championship once again this year in my opinion, as it might go down to the wire.
My top three prediction for the Drivers' Championship are:
1st Max Verstappen
2nd Lewis Hamilton
3rd Sergio Pérez
Constructors' Championship: I will predict that Red Bull will win the constructors championships. And don't forget Mercedes and McLaren, they will be certainly be challenging the constructors championship as-well.
My top three prediction for the Constructors' Championship are:
1st Red Bull
2nd Mercedes
3rd McLaren
Predictions for this weekends Bahrain Grand Prix in the next post, for now, Bye.
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