- Aug 21, 2008
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Alright, let's do this.
It will (hopefully) be an interesting year. One year prior to another big rule change and the cost cap.
The highly likely scenario is that the order will be largely the same. Will McLaren close the gap? Or will they fare the same way Red Bull did in their last season with Renault engines? Can Hamilton equal and then beat Schumacher's win record, and equal his titles? What version of Seb will we see? Can Renault improve? How many quotable lines will we get from Kimi?
The off-track action could be more interesting than the on-track. Bring on DTS Season 3. Most big name drivers - Vettel, Hamilton, Max, Dan, Bottas and Kimi are all out of contract at the end of the season.
22 races welcome in the largest ever season, with Vietnam and the Netherlands adding themselves to the calendar, at the expense of Germany - which has hosted two very good races in the last couple of years.
It will be interesting to see how teams manage this season. The bigger resourced teams will likely be fine - but down the order will a plucky team like Racing Point or Alfa Romeo shoot up the midfield in the second half of the season as other midfield teams focus on 2021?
Can anyone other than Ferrari, Mercedes or Red Bull grab a race win?
At least we can all agree on one thing - the F1 theme is a banger. And Lando Norris will make people laugh again.
2020 Calendar
2020 Team Launches:
It will (hopefully) be an interesting year. One year prior to another big rule change and the cost cap.
The highly likely scenario is that the order will be largely the same. Will McLaren close the gap? Or will they fare the same way Red Bull did in their last season with Renault engines? Can Hamilton equal and then beat Schumacher's win record, and equal his titles? What version of Seb will we see? Can Renault improve? How many quotable lines will we get from Kimi?
The off-track action could be more interesting than the on-track. Bring on DTS Season 3. Most big name drivers - Vettel, Hamilton, Max, Dan, Bottas and Kimi are all out of contract at the end of the season.
22 races welcome in the largest ever season, with Vietnam and the Netherlands adding themselves to the calendar, at the expense of Germany - which has hosted two very good races in the last couple of years.
It will be interesting to see how teams manage this season. The bigger resourced teams will likely be fine - but down the order will a plucky team like Racing Point or Alfa Romeo shoot up the midfield in the second half of the season as other midfield teams focus on 2021?
Can anyone other than Ferrari, Mercedes or Red Bull grab a race win?
At least we can all agree on one thing - the F1 theme is a banger. And Lando Norris will make people laugh again.
2020 Calendar
- | 19-21 FEB | PRE-SEASON TEST 1 | Barcelona |
- | 26 - 28 FEB | PRE-SEASON TEST 2 | Barcelona |
1 | 15 MAR | AUSTRALIA | Melbourne |
2 | 22 MAR | BAHRAIN | Sakhir |
3 | 5 APR | VIETNAM | Hanoi |
4 | 19 APR | CHINA | Shanghai |
5 | 3 MAY | NETHERLANDS | Zandvoort |
6 | 10 MAY | SPAIN | Barcelona |
7 | 24 MAY | MONACO | Monte Carlo |
8 | 7 JUN | AZERBAIJAN | Baku |
9 | 14 JUN | CANADA | Montreal |
10 | 28 JUN | FRANCE | Le Castellet |
11 | 5 JUL | AUSTRIA | Spielberg |
12 | 19 JUL | GREAT BRITAIN | Silverstone |
13 | 2 AUG | HUNGARY | Budapest |
14 | 30 AUG | BELGIUM | Spa-Francorchamps |
15 | 6 SEP | ITALY | Monza |
16 | 20 SEP | SINGAPORE | Singapore |
17 | 27 SEP | RUSSIA | Sochi |
18 | 11 OCT | JAPAN | Suzuka |
19 | 25 OCT | UNITED STATES | Austin |
20 | 1 NOV | MEXICO CITY | Mexico City |
21 | 15 NOV | BRAZIL | Sao Paulo |
22 | 29 NOV | ABU DHABI | Yas Island |
Mercedes | TBD |
Ferrari | Feb 11 |
Red Bull | TBD |
McLaren | TBD |
Renault | TBD |
Alpha Tauri | Feb 14 |
Racing Point | TBD |
Alfa Romeo | TBD |
Haas | TBD |
Williams | TBD but probably Bahrain |