Ah there it is..........

Time indeed to do provide my galaxy of readers with another invaluable prognosis of the season ahead. Firstly, and I think it would be churlish not to, let's review how accurate or otherwise last year's forecast was.

I had backed Alonso as one of two for champion (although Raikkonen came nowhere near close enough to be a valid alternative). 8/10

Button did win one race and failed to be a big threat (although I would admit that he must be happier at Honda than Williams). 7/10

Nico rosberg did not emerge as a major contender, his car did not help however. 0/10

Massa did better than I expected, making a few mistakes initially before using his Ferrari to better effect later in the year. 6/10

Mr Briatore leaving or buying the Renault team turned out to be rubbish. 0/10

I got one out of two on it being Coulthard and Villeneuve's last season; do I get a bonus because Villeneuve didn't make it to the end? 6/10

I also forecast that there would be a sacking at Toyota and there couldn't have been much of a bigger one than Mr Gascoigne's. 9/10

So on to this year. I am sticking my head above the parapit a little here as last years forecasts were produced after the first race of the season but bowing to readership pressure I will have a go (and maybe I will do another one after the first race for fun and because, on this blog, what I say goes).

Mr Alonso will impress in his new MacLaren but will not quite keep his title due to retirements.

Kimi Raikkonen will win with Massa not far off.

Mr Kovalainen will gradually make his team mate Fisichalla look less and less inspiring throughout the year; ultimately Mr F will leave Renault.

Mr Briatore will leave Renault this year (or possibly buy the team).

The Red Bull team will become regular tier two players but this season really will be Coulthard's last (as I reckon the ozzy will be better in the "experienced safe hands" role and there is no shortage of up and coming talent in the Mateschitz stable).

The Toyota team will perform better than last year. They will sign one possibly two significant new drivers for next year.

Kubica will impress.

Hamilton will finish sixth in the season.

I am going to risk my reputation and go for a long shot, Toyota or maybe Honda will sign Michael Schumacher for the follwing season, remember, you heard it here first.

There you go, put that lot in your pipe and smoke it, you can't say that we don't take a ballsy editorial stance down here at Formula 1 Foo Yung.