The Austrian Grand Prix was worth the wait.
Three months on from the aborted Australian Grand Prix in March, Formula 1 returned with a drama-packed race in Austria and a lot of exciting questions to answer for the new season.
We still don’t know what the rest of the 2020 calendar will look like but one thing we can do while we wait for next weekend’s Styrian Grand Prix – also held at the Red Bull Ring – is make a few season predictions…
Get your thinking caps on, read Andrew Benson’s race report again, then select below your top and bottom three driver and team winners and losers.
Any surprises at the top for 2020?
With Lewis Hamilton aiming for a record-equalling seventh title, is the Mercedes man your automatic choice for the number one spot?
Is this the year Austrian Grand Prix winner Valtteri Bottas secures his maiden world championship?
Can Max Verstappen recover from a stinker of a first race?
Or will it be all down to Charles Leclerc – and not team-mate Sebastian Vettel – to pull Ferrari into a winning position?
Same drivers as before at the bottom?
Kimi Raikkonen’s Alfa Romeo losing a wheel.
The Williams of George Russell suffering from engine failure.
Both Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen of Haas not finishing the race.
Are these drivers destined to struggle in 2020 after a poor showing in Austria?
Can anyone stop the Silver Arrows?
It wasn’t the one-two finish that looked certain at the start of the opener at the Red Bull Ring for the Silver Arrows.
But still, can any other team realistically challenge Mercedes this season?
Are you going to take a punt on McLaren being a surprise front runner?
Will Red Bull boss Christian Horner finally find the solution to knock Toto Wolff off his perch?
The fight for team survival
The economic repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic means a very real struggle just to stay a float for some Formula 1 teams.
With the future of Williams uncertain after the decision to put the team up for sale, it would take something remarkable for the British team to claw their way up the standings.
Another team principal hoping for better days this year will be Haas’ high-spirited boss Guenther Steiner.
Will the Steiner’s swear jar be a bit lighter in 2020 after a poor run of form in 2019?