rate the teams for 2007

[ratonmacias]

hey this is a thread about bias, gut feelings, and plain speculation . how do you expect the teams to end up next year. (note i said teams not drivers)

ferrari
mclaren
renault
honda
red bull
williams
toyota
bmw
str
aguri
spyker.

post on...

[Jonesi]

FERRARI
RENAULT
McLAREN
HONDA
<gap>
BMW
TOYOTA
WILLIAMS
REDBULL
<gap>
TORO ROSSO
SPYKER
SUPER AGURI

[Roamy]

ferrari
mclaren
honda
red bull
renault
williams
toyota
bmw
str
aguri
spyker.

I guess I obviously think Newey will make a difference

[Dazz9908]

Ferrari (Bridgestone's wide eye boys. Contracts still apply this year)
Slight Gap to a bunched up group of
=Renault & Honda
=Mclaren & Toyota
=BMW & Red Bull (will take time for the team to Equate themselves with Newey's new design)
Williams (Will close the gap to equal the above, I'm positive.)
Super Aguri (using Honda's car from last year, will do well)
Big Gap to
Spyker
STR.

[Viktory]

Ferrari
Mclaren
Honda
Renault
BMW
Red Bull
Toyota
Williams
Super Aguri
STR
Spyker

[Rusty Spanner]

Renault – Providing they master the Bridgestones

Ferrari – Will master the Bridgestones but question marks remain after the loss of some key players.

BMW – Provided it can maintain its progress from last year should start to pile up a good number of podiums. A win will probably be out of reach.

McLaren – Alonso will remotivate a tired and frustrated team. Slow start, strong finish. Will win races in the second half.

Honda – Will probably design a shed for the first few races of the season but will come good once back in Europe.

Red Bull – Neweys presents will mean progress is made but it will highlight weaknesses in other areas of the team previously hidden.

Toyota – Team needs stability. If it gets it progress will be made.

Williams – If they get reliability they’ll do much better than this and will probably be Toyota best chance of podiums.

Torro Russo – Depends on how the whole customer car argument plays out.

Super Aguri – Depends on how the whole customer car argument plays out.

Spyker – It will be a step forward from Midland, but a lot of steps are needed. Overall position very dependent on the outcome of the customer car argument.

Renault and Ferrari are the only teams I feel are almost certain to come out strong and be in a position to win races from day 1.
BMW through to Williams is anyones guess. Potentially a huge very close scap
Torro Russo, Super Aguri and Spyker seasons all depend on what happens with customer cars.

[samuratt]

FERRARI (the finished the 2006 seasson with the strongest package)
McLAREN (Alonso will do the job! and will get some help form Lewis towards the end...)
RENAULT (they have a lot of potential but very weak drivers...)
HONDA (if they keep their 2006's form they can overtake Renault)
WILLIAMS (I think that with the new engines they will make a good progress)
BMW (their steady progress will continue in 2007, and they will score more than a couple of podiums)
RED BULL (while Newey can be a God, even He needed the angels to get the job done... when did Coulthard or Webber become angels???? ...
TOYOTA (with Trulli and Schumacher as drivers it doesn't matter how good the car is, you are screwed!)
TORO ROSSO, SUPER AGURI & SPYKER (the will fight not to be the last ones...)

[ShiftingGears]

Ferrari - Strongest form at the end of 2006, Bridgestone, very good drivers
McLaren and Honda - Honda is constantly improving and have consistency in their driver lineup, and without major staff changes, something that other top teams dont have. I think McLaren can be up there with Alonso, and if Hamilton is very good then that means they have themselves a very good lineup.
Renault - Could be a strong car, Drivers still need to prove they can achieve though.
BMW - I believe they're improving.
Williams and Red Bull - 2006 for Williams was catastrophic, and with the current driver lineup I don't hold much hope. Red Bull... I have a feeling that somehow Newey's design will not be good enough. I think Webber and Coulthard are decent drivers, the latter having plenty of experience in F1. Though I remember seeing Coulthard being passed by a Toro Rosso more than once.
Toyota - the invisible team. I don't expect them to go anywhere.
Last three is a toss up.

[pino]

TOYOTA (with Trulli and Schumacher as drivers it doesn't matter how good the car is, you are screwed!)

How about ( no matter who the drivers are, with such a crap car you are screwed )

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[Knock-on]

FERRARI
RENAULT
McLAREN
HONDA
<gap>
BMW
TOYOTA
WILLIAMS
REDBULL
<gap>
SUPER AGURI
TORO ROSSO
SPYKER

It's surprising me that people are marking the twice Champions quite a way down.