How about a Force India in front of a Ferrari? Absolutely no chance!
Fans thinking that the rules will turn the grid upside down are being very unrealistic.
These new rules are just so expensive. The FIA want teams to save money, but in these rules they have completely countered that objective.
Mclaren and Ferrari should both be able to adapt to 2009 quite well. With the amount of resources and budget that they have; they have the luxury of being able to work on both the 2008 and 2009 cars at the same time.
With the sheer amount of time both teams have been in F1 they will have been challenged by all the changes made to F1 over the years big or small. I can’t see either team taking a big dip in performance.
Which of the battling pair will do the better job though? In my opinion I think Mclaren will probably start next season with the faster car. They have a lot of clever people and experienced men at Mclaren who will be able to oversee the project very well.
For Ferrari it will a bit tougher because this will be the first really major challenge for the new team installed at Ferrari, since the “Dream Team” left.
The members of that dream team would still have had a major influence on the 2007 car, as it would have been built and designed during the 2006 season under their watchful eyes.
Over the last couple of seasons Ferrari has successfully evolved the car into a winning machine.
Another potential stumbling block is Ferrari’s knowledge of the current Bridgestone tyres (similar to 2004 spec) has been key to their success. However, they will have to learn to adapt in 2009 to the new spec tyres just as every other team will.
We have seen that the current Ferrari team does have chinks in its armour, so the 2009 car may not be perfect. I will still expect them to win races... but the championship? I am not so sure.
The next question which fans are desperate for an answer to is which teams currently in the midfield could join the battle at the front?
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