SEASON PREDICTIONS

I wrote these predictions before the Australian GP this weekend (new post up soon with the DL on that!), getting all amped up for the first race of the season. With this hue change in the grid lineup this year, it's going to be hard to make any predictions, but we all can't help but try.

2019 Season predictions:

- My most anticipated duo / team-up: Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc for Ferrari*

*Normally, this would be Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen at Red Bull, hands down. But then Daniel decided to head to Renault, so this year, it's Set and Charles for me. I would love to see Seb mentor Charles at Ferrari and have them work together for a great comeback.

- Charles Leclerc in a Ferrari will be unbelievably fast

- Stroll and Perez at Force India is the time bomb of 2019

- Expecting a lot of crashes from Kvyat and Grosjean

- Max Verstappen will carry the Red Bull team. Even though I'm a fan of Max's new teammate, Pierre Gasly, I still really need to see him prove himself worthy of that Red Bull spot.

- No podiums for Daniel Ricciardo at Renault, which is what he expects, too, I'm sure. But it will be very painful to face a a season without a DR podium.

- Williams will be last again because they're just a mess (and, sadly, everyone knows it)