ANSWERING THE BURNING QUESTIONS FOR F1 2020
We are on the cusp of what is likely to be a history-making season in Formula 1 – and yet there is still much uncertainty surrounding what will actually play out.
With Ferrari seemingly on the back foot, will there be a shake-up in the fight for podium places? And how will the calendar actually play out, given the current global health crisis?
Our man Scott Mitchell looks to the season ahead and unearths what will be the major talking points over the next 10 months.
1 Will Lewis Hamilton surpass Michael Schumacher?
With 84 victories and six world titles, Lewis Hamilton has established himself as the most successful Formula 1 driver of his generation. This year he can reinforce his statistical claim to being the greatest ever.
Two of Michael Schumacher’s seemingly impregnable records stand to matched or broken in 2020. Mercedes’strong pre-season form and Hamilton’s own ability to reach new heights suggest a seventh title for the Briton is eminently possible. And Hamilton is just seven race wins behind Schumacher’s tally of 91.
What once seemed an outrageous anomaly is on the brink of being equalled, if not better. Hamilton needs seven victories this season to match Schumacher: he’s won at least nine races every year in the V6 turbo-hybrid era.
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