Great picture of Ronnie!
It's about time we get going on the F1 season! It will be very different without fans. You just can't FaceTime or Zoom an F1 race!
I agree that Verstappen has the best chance to dethrone Hamilton. I would also add Bottas to as a potential spoiler. Without anything to compare the teams it will be hard to make sense of much.
I've never been a Vettel fan and I think he's fallen off his game since he left Red Bull. If you do nothing else, you must beat your team mate - and not only didn't he, but his team mate was only in his second season! I don't look for that to change and I expect he'll retire after 2020. He won't get a ride at Mercedes or Red Bull and there's no reason to go to a midfield team. Maybe he'll go to another type of racing like endurance racing or even Indy Car (I wish we still had CART!!!!)
That's my prediction.
BDA...Thanks for the prediction...but, having Italian blood I see things a little differently. The Scuderia has always laid blame every where else except themselves. The drivers, no matter how great they have been, will always have it laid at their feet. With the exception of the Shuey era and Ross running things, Ferrari will always trash the drivers first. Look at past history...Lauda, Prost, Alonso,and now Vettel all multiple champs...it's never the cars fault... Politics
Grant it , Leclerc is fast and Ferrari wanted to secure him...but Vettel knows how to win without the best car. Last season he was 24 points behind Charles with 5 dnf's included. I hope the season pans out for him and he can decide to walk away if he so pleases, I on the other hand would rather see his dream fulfilled in the red...He deserves it!
