The new Formula One season is just around the corner. Obviously the biggest change is in the broadcasting rights with the BBC selling off their exclusivity and every race now being shown on Sky. The other significant change comes in the form of the ban on the controversial rear defuser.
With that in mind I thought I'd include a list of the teams and drivers that we will see on this years grid.
In cars 1 and 2 will be Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber. This could be Webber's last season at Red Bull and he will be pushing hard to prove he is more than a number two driver.
Cars 3 and 4 will be Maclaren's Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton. It will annoy Hamilton all season that his teammate has the "team leader" number on his car and he will be out to upstage Button on track at every opportunity.
Cars 5 and 6 are Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa. Massa needs to show he can still drive competitively with the top 5 drivers without crashing people off the road.
Cars 7 and 8 are Mercedes Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg. Schumacher had a strong end to last season to finish above his young teammate. Rosberg will be out to rectify this.
Cars 9 and 10 will be Lotus's Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean. Both are returning F1 drivers and Raikkonen adds a sixth world champion to the grid. He will be looking for podiums as he attempts to push the team forwards.
Cars 11 and 12 are Force India's Paul di Resta and Niko Hulkenberg. Di Resta had a good debut season last year and rightly kept his seat. Will the role of team leader stop him from delivering?
Cars 14 and 15 will be Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi and Sergio Perez. On their day both drivers are capable of spectacular feats and Kobayashi is already a fan favourite.
Cars 16 and 17 are Toro Rosso's Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne. Vergne proved a quick driver in the young drivers test and although a rookie, he will be looking to upstage his teammate
Cars 18 and 19 are the Williams pair of Pastor Maldonado and Bruno Senna. Senna can count himself unlucky not to retain his Lotus seat but he should easily outdo his teammate and probably the limits of the car as well.
Cars 20 and 21 are Caterham's Heikki Kovalainen and Vitaly Petrov. Both will find it hard making an impression from this team but a good inter team scrap could push them further forward as the season unfolds.
Cars 22 and 23 are HRT's Narain Karthikeyan and Pedro de la Rosa. Not sure what to make of this team line up considering some of the drivers not on this seasons grid. If they are not finishing last they will be doing well.
Finally cars 24 and 25 are Marussia's Timo Glock and Charles Pic. This team has finance but that doesn't always guarantee results. Pic is the second rookie on the grid and the jury will be out on him from the start.
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