5 predictions for the 2020 Formula 1 season

The coronavirus pandemic halted the 2020 Formula 1 season just as it was about to begin in Australia, but cars will finally return to the track this weekend in Austria for the first Grand Prix of the year.

Formula 1 is still working with a makeshift schedule, having only announced eight races at this point, and will kick off the year with back-to-back races at the Red Bull Ring. The 2020 season will be one of the most unique we’ve ever seen, but there are still a few things we can be certain of.

Here are five predictions for the 2020 Formula 1 season, starting with Lewis Hamilton’s quest for a seventh world title: