I am sure BMW Sauber will be able to join the front teams, but like the new look Ferrari team, it will be a brand new challenge.
They have jumped over every other hurdle in F1 so far with plenty of room to spare, so there is no reason why they can’t do the same with this one.
However, I think that even with these new rules it will still be very hard for them to make the jump. Mclaren and Ferrari will do decent jobs and they will have teams behind them breathing down their necks.
It’s Honda and Red Bull who I think will make the biggest jumps up the grid thanks to the new rules.
The cars next season will have a lot of similarities to the cars from the mid-90s.
During that time, it was design genius Adrian Newey who was designing the fastest cars, winning races and championships galore.
Therefore I think these rules will really suit him and Geoff Willis (who Newey also worked with during his time at Williams).
Red Bull have made good progress over the last 12 to 18 months and everything in the team is really starting to gel together nicely. Red Bull have exactly the right people to get the best out of this new set of regulations. I have a feeling they will be on the podium regularly next season and will get their first F1 victory.
If Red Bull does well, then Torro Rosso will benefit as well of course. I still think the team will remain under Red Bull ownership and will continue to get the benefit of Newey’s talents and remain a very fast midfield team.
Honda are pretty much banking on next season to get themselves back on track, after what will have been a couple of torrid seasons.
Ross Brawn made it very clear when he joined the team that much of the focus would be on 2009 rather on 2008. Indeed Honda have up to 5 wind tunnels, all working on the new car.
It is rumoured that Honda are a long way ahead of any team with the development of the KERs system, which alone will be worth a few tenths to the team. At the moment, we can’t tell how the Brawn effect is changing the team’s performance due to the fact that they have practically given up on 2008.
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