5 Early Predictions for the Bahrain Grand Prix

#2 - Hamilton to Return to Winning Ways

Lewis Hamilton won 11 times in 2018 and his fifth driver's title.

Whether Lewis Hamilton gave up chasing the win in Australia due to him being significantly slower than Bottas or if it was because he wanted to maintain his power unit components remains to be seen.

What isn't in doubt, though, is that the world champion is eight points behind his Finnish teammate and Hamilton has to begin clawing that deficit back. Of course, with 19 of the 21 rounds remaining after Bahrain, there's more than enough time to do so, but the Brit will want to get on with it ASAP.

Although Bottas has claimed pole position around the Bahraini track, he's never won there, but Hamilton has, claiming victory twice, in 2014 and 15. If Mercedes' five-time world champion was backing off down under, the Silver Arrows could be a long, long way clear of the chasing pack come the checkered flag on Sunday.