Quote Originally Posted by rjbetty View Post
I can see Verstappen finishing 9th-11th in the WDC in 2016. I think the top 8 may be pretty much set between Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull and Williams, with Alonso, Force India and Verstappen next up in some order depending on things.
Actually I can see the Red Bull and Williams drivers being threatened by the ALO, VES, FI group in WDC standings. Recall 2014, when it took Massa most of the season to actually overtake Hülkenberg in the championship standings. Kvyat could be somewhat vulnerable too - this year he has had better reliability than Ricciardo (or should I say the gap between them in terms of performance is bigger than points suggest), next year could be the other way around.

Of course the most stunning scenario is a repeat of 2008 - with Toro Rosso-Ferrari going better than the Red Bull-Renault and Verstappen indeed doing a "Vettel season".

Lots of possibilities in the air!