Australian Grand Prix 2014: B/R Experts Predict Pole, Race Wins and More

The Formula One season is almost upon us, and this year, our Bleacher Report experts are going to put their necks on the line and predict the race weekend's key results.

The Australian Grand Prix is a bit of a mystery as teams compete for the first time under the 2014 rules, so even experts could easily end up looking very silly as the race unfolds.

We've all predicted Mercedes to have the strongest race weekend, but it wouldn't take much for that prediction to be turned on its head.

We'll total up the scores as the season goes along with a point up for grabs for every correct answer.

A note on the categories: For the number of cars to finish the race, a point will be awarded if the expert is within two cars either above or below the guess and two points if the expert is spot on.

For the rest, it's a straight right answer to win the points.

And of course, you're welcome to play along with your own predictions at the foot of the page.

B/R Expert Picks

Columnist	Mark Patterson	Oliver Harden	Matthew Walthert	Neil James	Fraser Masefield
Pole Position	Lewis Hamilton	Lewis Hamilton	Lewis Hamilton	Lewis Hamilton	Lewis Hamilton
Race Winner	Lewis Hamilton	Nico Rosberg	Lewis Hamilton	Nico Rosberg	Nico Rosberg
Fastest Lap	Felipe Massa	Lewis Hamilton	Fernando Alonso	Valtteri Bottas	Lewis Hamilton
Top Team	Mercedes	Mercedes	Mercedes	Mercedes	Mercedes
Number of Finishers	15	11	13	13	13