It already feels like an eternity since we last saw the Formula One teams and drivers in action, and we still have a long wait ahead of us before we'll see them again. The 2016 F1 season kicks off with first practice for the Australian Grand Prix on March 18. Even pre-season testing won't be along until the end of February. Those two, four-day tests at the Circuit de Catalunya will give us our first solid ideas of who will be competitive in the season ahead, but some clues are already available. Evidence from 2015 suggests Mercedes will once again be at the head of the field, though maybe not in a class of their own. Ferrari made huge strides last winter, and another good off-season will give the Scuderia a real chance of taking the fi...

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It already feels like an eternity since we last saw the Formula One teams and drivers in action, and we still have a long wait ahead of us before we'll see them again. The 2016 F1 season kicks off with first practice for the Australian Grand Prix on March 18. Even pre-season testing won't be along until the end of February. Those two, four-day tests at the Circuit de Catalunya will give us our first solid ideas of who will be competitive in the season ahead, but some clues are already available. Evidence from 2015 suggests Mercedes will once again be at the head of the field, though maybe not in a class of their own. Ferrari made huge strides last winter, and another good off-season will give the Scuderia a real chance of taking the fi...

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