F1 2019: 5 Early Predictions for the Australian Grand Prix

#1 Leclerc Wins on his Ferrari Debut

F1 Winter Testing in Barcelona - Day Four

The former Formula 2 Champion, Charles Leclerc is about to get his first shot at contending for the Formula 1 World Championship as a Ferrari driver this year. The hype around him has been seemingly justified till now after he had an exciting and successful season with Sauber last year. The young Monegasque upstart will be partnering Sebastian Vettel this year and will be looking to make an impact.

One way to make an impact would be to follow in the footsteps of Fernando Alonso & Kimi Raikkonen before him and win on his Ferrari debut. Alonso did so in Bahrain in 2008, and Raikkonen did the feat in Australia in 2007.

Leclerc will undoubtedly have a car that is capable of winning the Australian GP and if he gets a good starting spot on the grid and just does what he has been doing all his life, he could be the next Ferrari driver to win on his team debut and to lead the Championship race.

This would throw a spanner in everybody's works, especially Mercedes and defending Champion Lewis Hamilton, and of course Leclerc's teammate, Sebastian Vettel. For the sake of F1 fans everywhere, we hope that Ferrari don't enact team orders at any point this season, and a good start to that would be for Charles Leclerc to come bounding out of the gates to take a victory in Melbourne.