With the start of the 2020 F1 season just one week away, it’s time for RaceFans’ traditional pre-season prognostications.

What surprises does the new season have in store? Will there be further changes to F1’s planned revolution in 2021? And can anyone else Mercedes’ incredible run of championship successes?

Answer these 20 questions on the year ahead in the comments and see what the rest of the RaceFans community makes of the season ahead.

20 questions on the 2020 F1 season

1. There are a record 22 races on the 2020 F1 calendar, but how many points-scoring rounds will be held this year?

2. Lewis Hamilton has won 84 races in his F1 career so far. Will he break Michael Schumacher’s all-time record of 91 wins this year?

3. Will Kimi Raikkonen retire from F1 at the end of the year?

4. Which driver will out-qualify their team mate the most?

5. How many races will Red Bull win?

6. Apart from Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull, which teams will score podium finishes this year?

7. Which driver will win the pole position trophy?



8. Who will be the first driver to be replaced or substituted for a race?9. And who will take their place?10. Which driver will collect the most penalty points?11. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?12. Will any new teams be confirmed on the grid for the 2021 F1 season 13. Will all 10 team principals still be in place at the end of the season – and if not, who will change?14. How much quicker will this year’s cars be than last year’s?15. What will be the biggest political story of 2020?16. Which driver will retire from the most races due to crashes?17. At which race will the drivers’ championship be decided?18. Which team will finish fourth in the constructors’ championship?

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19. Who will win the constructors’ championship? Who will win the 2020 F1 constructors' championship? Mercedes (94%)

Ferrari (2%)

Red Bull (4%)

McLaren (0%)

Renault (0%)

AlphaTauri (0%)

Racing Point (0%)

Alfa Romeo (0%)

Haas (0%)

Williams (1%) Total Voters: 200 Loading ... Loading ... 20. Who will win the drivers’ championship Who will win the 2020 F1 drivers' championship? Lewis Hamilton (79%)

Valtteri Bottas (6%)

Sebastian Vettel (1%)

Charles Leclerc (2%)

Max Verstappen (13%)

Alexander Albon (0%)

Carlos Sainz Jnr (0%)

Lando Norris (0%)

Daniel Ricciardo (0%)

Esteban Ocon (0%)

Daniil Kvyat (0%)

Pierre Gasly (0%)

Sergio Perez (0%)

Lance Stroll (0%)

Kimi Raikkonen (0%)

Antonio Giovinazzi (0%)

Romain Grosjean (0%)

Kevin Magnussen (0%)

George Russell (1%)

Nicholas Latifi (0%)

No opinion (0%) Total Voters: 200 Loading ... Loading ...

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