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The editorial staff of FormulaPassion.it tries again: gathered in front of a huge crystal ball (we rented the Las Vegas Death Star) we have gone out on a limb about what will happen from Melbourne onwards. This year’s format is as follows: 10 questions that everyone had to answer and an extra ‘bold prediction’ launched by each participant. Like a year ago, for the moment you will not read names, but modesty is always for a limited time: at the end of the year we will remove the mask and take responsibility for the authorship of each sentence.
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Who wins the Drivers’ World Championship?
George Russell (6 votes)
Max Verstappen (2 votes)
Lando Norris (1 vote)
Andrea Kimi Antonelli (1 vote)
Zero confidence in the Ferrari drivers (or in the SF-26), a landslide for George Russell, but there are those who believe that this F1 for hardcore video game addicts can make Verstappen the most classic of final bosses even if the Red Bull were to be an arcade catafalque with Mortal Kombat or Metal Slug installed. Someone believes in Norris’ back-to-back, someone else in something that hasn’t happened since 1953.
Who wins the Constructors’ World Championship?
Mercedes (8 votes)
McLaren (2 votes)
Considering the ‘history’ of the publication, we would advise Toto Wolff to sign Rara Istiana Wulandari (do you remember the shaman who in 2022 tried in Indonesia to drive away the storm to let the MotoGP race, succeeding? Well, her) while in Maranello and Milton Keynes they can breathe a sigh of relief, from FormulaPassion.it no further pins have arrived to harass the voodoo dolls in the image and likeness of Fred Vasseur and Helmut Marko.
Who finishes last in the Drivers’ World Championship?
Valtteri Bottas (4 votes)
Lance Stroll (3 votes)
Sergio Perez (2 votes)
Franco Colapinto (1 vote)
We start rummaging in the murky waters and the most popular organic waste bin goes by the name of Valtteri Bottas, but watch out for two other ‘dark horses’ not to be underestimated like Sergio Perez and Lance Stroll. Franco Colapinto has the potential for a silent comeback in lane 4, but the Mercedes power unit factor could save the albiceleste from another season in which he only made news for the body shop bill.
Who finishes last in the Constructors’ World Championship?
Cadillac (8 votes)
Aston Martin (1 vote)
Alpine (1 vote)
Few doubts about the fact that the 2026 cement mixer is stars and stripes with Graeme Lowdon who in that case would continue after those racing cars that went by the name of Manor-Marussia. The ‘contrarians’ of the situation have either no confidence in the possibility that in Sakura they will improve the microwave oven currently placed in the hood of the Aston Martin, or the other must not feel particular sympathy for Mr. ‘You’re out!’.
Which is the first seat to go?
Franco Colapinto (6 votes)
None (3 votes)
Arvid Lindblad (1 vote)
Our Rossinian crescendo of cynicism continues and the driver on the edge of the abyss for 66% of the participants is Colapinto. In the grip of a gentlemanly do-goodism, three editors believe that all the drivers at the start will make it to Christmas, and there is no lack of a tribute-homage to the retired Helmut Marko in the form of the early cutting of the debutant Arvid Lindblad.
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How many races will these rules last?
7 races
6 races
5 races
4 races (two votes)
3 races (three votes)
2 races
1 race
In Melbourne, the ghost of the ‘hot seat’ hovers, that wonderful Qualifying format that in 2016 determined the poleman before the checkered flag and which was a success of such magnitude that it lasted the beauty of a single race, so much so that it turned out to be a sham. No one believes that ‘F1 on steroids’ will remain so with FIA and FOM with active aerodynamics in ostrich mode (wing rotation of 332.5° to end up with the head under the sand) until Abu Dhabi. Between starts and power distribution between the electric and thermal components, we all expect news by the Monaco GP at the latest.
Will Alonso finish the season or retire earlier?
Will finish the season (8 votes)
Will not finish the season (1 vote)
Will finish the season and renew for 2 years (1 vote)
The sporting drama that Aston Martin is experiencing could only trigger the retirement sweepstakes for Alonso who once again finds himself in the wrong car at the wrong time. Apart from one exception, we don’t expect anything sensational or impulsive; on the contrary, there are those who have raised the stakes by hypothesizing an Alonso on track at 47 years old.
Who wins the ‘Washed-up Cup’ between Perez and Bottas?
Sergio Perez (6 votes)
Valtteri Bottas (4 votes)
We took well the choice of drivers by Cadillac, which immediately played the ‘novelty’ bonus of the season by serving a stale reheated soup in both available seats. Drag race between the two young up-and-comers, in the end Perez won, who according to six out of 10 editors will manage to put behind him the greatest Finnish influencer (after Kimi Raikkonen who is out of category).
Who wins more races between Verstappen and the Ferraris?
Max Verstappen (6 votes)
The Ferraris (4 votes)
Since we predicted an all-Mercedes fight between the official team and McLaren, it was natural to wonder who would pick up more crumbs between the Dutchman and the Maranello Scuderia. Even in this case, Ferrari did not win.
Will the announcement of Horner’s return arrive during the season?
Yes, in Alpine (5 votes)
No (4 votes)
Yes, in FIA (1 vote)
The luxury unemployed person could not fail to be a subject of discussion and even in this case there is no party that prevails, but a bold prediction is recorded that would be sensational. If Horner were to truly take on the role of the referee, we dare not think how Toto Wolff would take it, to whom the ‘climb’ in FOM has already been denied.
The extra ‘bold predictions’
1) Hadjar wins in Monaco
2) Hadjar doesn’t score 50 points with Red Bull
3) Hamilton in Aston Martin in 2027 instead of Alonso
4) Bearman will score 30 points more than Ocon
5) Haas on the podium in at least one GP
6) Alonso will fight for the podium at the end of the season
7) Hamilton retires at the end of the year
8) Alpine sells the team
9) Antonelli will be second in the Drivers’ World Championship
10) Bearman will achieve his first career podium
Now we hand over the steering wheel to you, dear readers, feel free to participate in the symposium with your bold predictions in the comments, at the end of the season we will see if anyone got something right or if F1 2026 will prove everyone’s predictions wrong.
