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Hello all, I'll be back for the race predictions again.

This is shaping up to be sensational season, with Mercedes-powered cars prevailing above much of the rest, but I can't see this being straight-forward for any team. The Mercedes team are tipped as favourites already, but many would predict that Lewis Hamilton would take title from this. Nico Rosberg has just as much chance as demonstrated already by his will-power to lead a team, so I can see both drivers having a closely fought year.

The only way I can see Red Bull achieving either constructors or a drivers title is if they methodically plan their first half of the season. Clearly they won't contend for podiums yet (I can see Williams and Force india benefit from this with podiums of their own) although they likely are to accumulate points when they car retains reliability. They could use that as a bench-mark to go further and perhaps contend with everyone else further down the line.

I am enjoying the slight downfall of one of Formula 1's behemoths but I don't want to see them out of the picture altogether. I will even be watching Daniel Ricciardo quite closely as well to see if he contends with Sebastian Vettel which I can see as a possibility.

Fingers crossed for McLaren though, hopefully this season will be a step forward from the last.