Wow, what a great start to the 2006 world championship chase. Qualifying is pretty interesting, although there was definately less drama in Malaysia than in Bahrain. I think as the season wears on there will be fewer suprises in the first two knock out rounds. However the third round should consistently give us some exciting results. It's so nice to have an extra team to fill out the grid. Go Super Laguri! Hopefully someday we may see 24 or even 26 cars on the grid again.
Well, now it's time for my predictions on how the season will pan out for both the drivers championship and the manufacturers championship.
2006 Drivers Championship
1. Fernando Alanso
2. Michael Schumacher
3. Jenson Button
So, Alanso will win his second championship by at least 10 points over Schumacher. Michael will get at least 1 win but I still don't think he breaks Senna's pole record it will remain in the history books as a tie. The battle for second in the championship between Michael and Jenson will go down to the last race. Kimi will win at least 3 races, but his lack of consistency will relegate him to 4th in the championship. Consistency is what wins drivers titles and Kimi doesn't have that. Perhaps a change of scenery to Ferrari next will help him to mature, but I fear he could be a driver similar to Michael Andretti that has all the talent in the world but is cursed with bad racing luck.
Other driver thoughts. Like I stated in a previous e-mail to you guys Ralf will still suck this year. He will loose his drive at Toyota at the end of the season and ride off into the sunset to watch all Brady Bunch re-runs! Nico Rosberg is a future world champion. He will get at least one podium this year. He will be the driver that gives Frank Williams his next world championship, no later than 2008. I still feel like this will end up being Michael Schumacher's last year. Kimi goes to Ferrari.
2006 Constructors Championship
1. Renault
2. Ferrari
3. McLaren
Renault should win this one by at least 15 points. McLaren will have more podium finishes, but the consistency of Ferrari will give them the edge for second place.
Well that's it. Going to be hard to beet my record from last year, but hey that's the fun of it!
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