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While the 2020 Formula 1 world championship gets underway this weekend in Australia, action has already begun to prepare for the sport’s new Cost Cap system which officially comes into place in 2021.

Fresh from picking up the clues on where each team stands following pre-season testing, predicting what will become the trends and what will be remembered come the end of any F1 season is a near-impossible task – but it hasn’t stopped us trying!

One of the happiest teams leaving Barcelona at the end of Formula 1 pre-season testing will undoubtedly be Williams.

Fresh from Formula 1 pre-season testing, two trends were clear beyond the mirage and mystery of the pace and performance of each team. The grid will be closer than ever but it won’t necessarily mean better racing in 2020.

While Ferrari’s pre-season testing programme may have left its true competitiveness shrouded in mystery, Sebastian Vettel sent out a clear message regarding his Formula 1 future.

With Formula 1 pre-season testing over, we have been given an initial idea into how the 2020 picture looks heading into the upcoming campaign.

The first Formula 1 pre-season test is over and we have been provided a first impression of how the 10 teams are faring. 

Sometimes small details are impossible to hide, such is the case with the mysterious new system on the front suspension of the Mercedes W11 Formula 1 car.

Being first out on track at the start of a new Formula 1 season might be worthless in terms of the year ahead, but it has often been a statement of intent. For Williams, it was about burying last year and sowing the seeds for a fresh start.

After a long winter break, Formula 1 is back underway and almost ready for a new season, but first, it’s the small matter of pre-season testing in Barcelona. 

With the 2020 Formula 1 season almost upon and car launches already well underway, Crash.net rounds up the best images so far from each team's respective unveilings of their latest machines...

“We are in this for the long-term” were the words used by Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff to describe the team’s expanded principal partnership with INEOS. 

Following the influx of young talent into Formula 1 in recent years, 2020 will see a number of racers in various feeder series hoping to follow in the footsteps of Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris, George Russell, Alexander Albon and, most recently, Nicholas Latifi.

The 2020 Formula 1 world championship is gaining momentum ahead of pre-season testing with all launch and livery reveal dates starting to be confirmed. 

With car launches, pre-season testing and a sense of heading into the unknown, the start of a new year of Formula 1 is always filled with excitement and anticipation. 

Aston Martin will return to the Formula 1 grid in 2021, ending a 61-year absence for the British luxury car manufacturer. But how did it get there?

Amid all the hubbub and interest in the supposed revolution that awaits Formula 1 next year upon the introduction of the new technical and financial regulations, it feels like 2020 has already been forgotten or written off in many corners.

As the days count down to the start of Formula 1’s pre-season test running in Barcelona, fans will be eagerly keeping an eye out for the first glimpses of the cars that will be unveiled in the next couple of weeks.

Last Friday’s announcement of the new shared regulations between the FIA World Endurance Championship and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship was welcomed throughout the motorsport world.

Lewis Hamilton once again heads into a new Formula 1 season as the man to beat, but will 2020 be the year he is dethroned? 

Total race wins  Lewis Hamilton could beat one of the long-standing and most impressive F1 records in history as he sits within touching distance of Michael Schumacher’s 91 grand prix victory. 

When Daniel Ricciardo made his big-money move to Renault, it seemed as though the team had the last piece of the jigsaw it needed to complete its Formula 1 recovery bid. 

Lewis Hamilton continues to find himself at the centre of debate and controversy, even when he does something that would normally be considered a good deed. 

In the lead-up to the start of the 2020 Formula 1 season, Crash.net takes a look at what each of the 10 teams needs heading into the new campaign. In part two, we preview the year ahead for Renault, McLaren, Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes.