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The editorial team of he tries again: gathered in front of a huge crystal ball (we rented the Death Star in Las Vegas) we talked about what will happen from Melbourne onwards. The format this year is as follows: 10 questions that everyone had to answer and an extra ‘bold prediction’ launched by each participant. Like a year ago, for the moment you will not read names, but modesty is always limited in time: at the end of the year we will remove the mask and assume our responsibilities for the authorship of each sentence.
Who wins the Drivers’ World Championship?
George Russell (6 votes)
Max Verstappen (2 votes)
Lando Norris (1 vote)
Andrea Kimi Antonelli (1 vote)
Zero trust in Ferrari drivers (or in the SF-26), plebiscite for George Russell, but there are those who believe that this F1 for inveterate video game addicts could make Verstappen the most classic of the final monsters even if Red Bull were to be an arcade catafalque with Mortal Kombat or Metal Slug installed. Some believe in Norris’ back to back, some believe in something that hasn’t happened since 1953.
Who wins the Constructors’ World Championship?
Mercedes (8 votes)
McLaren (2 votes)
Considering the ‘history’ of the magazine, we would advise Toto Wolff to sign Rara Istiana Wulandari (do you remember the guru who in 2022 tried to chase away the storm in Indonesia to get the MotoGP racing and succeeded? Here, her) while in Maranello and Milton Keynes they can breathe a sigh of relief, from no further pins arrived to harass the voodoo dolls in the image and likeness of Fred Vasseur and Helmut Marko.
Who finishes last in the Drivers’ World Championship?
Valtteri Bottas (4 votes)
Lance Stroll (3 votes)
Sergio Perez (2 votes)
Franco Colapinto (1 vote)
We start rummaging through the murky world and the most popular waste bin is called Valtteri Bottas, but pay attention to two other ‘dark horses’ not to be underestimated such as Sergio Perez and Lance Stroll. Franco Colapinto has the potential for a silent comeback in water-4, but the Mercedes power unit factor could save the Albiceleste from another season in which he made headlines only for the body shop bill.
Who finishes last in the Constructors’ World Championship?
Cadillac (8 votes)
Aston Martin (1 vote)
Alpine (1 vote)
There is little doubt about the fact that the concrete mixer of 2026 is stars and stripes with Graeme Lowdon who in this case would be in continuity after those racing cars called Manor-Marussia. Those ‘against’ the situation have no confidence in the possibility that Sakura will improve the microwave oven currently placed in the hood of the Aston Martin, the other must not feel particular sympathy for Mister ‘You’re out!’.
What’s the first seat you jump?
Franco Colapinto (6 votes)
None (3 votes)
Arvid Lindblad (1 vote)
Our Rossini crescendo continues in the name of cynicism and the rider on the brink of the abyss for 66% of participants is Colapinto. In the throes of an elegant do-goodism, three editors believe that all the drivers at the start will eat panettone, there is also a tribute to the retired Helmut Marko in the form of the premature cut of the debutant Arvid Lindblad.
How many races will these rules last?
7 races
6 races
5 races
4 races (two votes)
3 races (three votes)
2 races
1 race
The ghost of the ‘hot chair’ hovers in Melbourne, that wonderful Qualifying format which in 2016 determined the poleman before the checkered flag and which was a success of such magnitude that it lasted the beauty of a single race so much so that it turned out to be a sideshow. No one believes that ‘F1 on steroids’ will remain so with FIA and FOM with the aerodynamics active in ostrich mode (332.5° wing rotation to end up with your head in the sand) until Abu Dhabi. Between departures and the distribution of power between the electric component and the thermal component, we all expect news by the Monaco GP at the latest.
Will Alonso finish the season or retire early?
The season will end (8 votes)
The season doesn’t end (1 vote)
The season will end and it will be renewed for 2 years (1 vote)
The sporting drama that Aston Martin is experiencing could only trigger a complete retirement for Alonso who once again finds himself in the wrong car at the wrong time. Apart from one exception, we don’t expect anything sensational or impulsive, on the contrary, there are those who have raised the possibility of Alonso being on track at 47 years old.
Who wins the ‘Bollito’s Cup’ between Perez and Bottas?
Sergio Perez (6 votes)
Valtteri Bottas (4 votes)
We took Cadillac’s choice of drivers well and immediately took advantage of the ‘new’ bonus of the season by serving a stale heated soup on both available seats. Drag race between the two young up-and-comers, in the end Perez won and according to six editors out of 10 he will be able to put the biggest Finnish influencer behind him (after Kimi Raikkonen who is out of category).
Who wins more races between Verstappen and Ferraris?
Max Verstappen (6 votes)
The Ferraris (4 votes)
Given that we predicted an all-Mercedes fight between the official team and McLaren, it was natural to wonder who would collect more crumbs between the Dutchman and the Scuderia from Maranello. Even in this case Ferrari did not win.
Will the announcement of Horner’s return come during the current season?
Yes, in Alpine (5 votes)
No (4 votes)
Yes, in FIA (1 vote)
The luxury unemployed could not fail to be the subject of discussion and even in this case there is no party that is the most popular, but there is still a bold prediction that would be sensational. If Horner were to really take on the role of referee, we don’t dare think how Toto Wolff, who has already been denied the ‘climb’ in FOM, would take it.
The ‘bold prediction’ extras
1) Hadjar wins in Munich
2) Hadjar doesn’t score 50 points with Red Bull
3) Hamilton in Aston Martin in 2027 instead of Alonso
4) Bearman will score 30 points more than Ocon
5) Haas on the podium in at least one GP
6) Alonso will fight for the podium at the end of the season
7) Hamilton retires at the end of the year
8) Alpine sells the team
9) Antonelli will be second in the Drivers’ World Championship
10) Bearman will win the first podium of his career
Now we hand over the wheel to you, dear readers, feel free to participate in the symposium with your bold predictions in the commentsat the end of the season we will see if someone has gotten something right or if F1 2026 will disprove everyone’s predictions.
