Ok, Happy Bubble Racing Team undergoes a bit of a more serious analysis before the season now.
We made our picks before winter tests. It was Feb 14. I don't remember, on which day the tests exactly started, but nevertheless there wasn't a lot of deep evidence at the time. We are not going to change our picks, just share a bit of how we feel about our picks.
Mercedes - good one
McLaren-Mercedes - well, could go either way in a long season, but decent enough.
Ricciardo - clearly the trickiest. At the time of hiring we were unsure between Magnussen and Ricciardo. As the season unfolds, Magnussen could easily get more points. Yet McLaren isn't bullet-proof either and Magnussen is even more unproven than Ricciardo and could flop like his dad. Let's put it this way, while Ric was a bargain, he is the biggest gamble too. On him the season depends.:D We never expected him to be a WDC contender, but as long as he beats Magnussen and doesn't score too much below 100 points in the end, he'll have done fine for the FGP team.
Bottas - looks even a better choice now than by the time of hiring based on how good Williams looked at tests.
