LEWIS HAMILTON

(Mercedes)

The man to beat. We need to be careful using the word ‘genius’ given we have heard Beethoven and gawped at Caravaggio. But in Formula One terms, this loose cannon is supreme — a fact only Fernando Alonso, or possibly Sebastian Vettel, could dispute. Chastened after coming second to Nico Rosberg last season, Hamilton desperately wants to win the title back. He looks physically stronger and you can place the family silver on him righting his perceived wrong. ODDS EVENS