“Sainz will be the positive surprise, Aston Martin the negative and Norris, champion”

Before each season, everyone tends to make their predictions about what they think will happen along the way, and the last one to do so was Jacques Villeneuve1997 world champion. Action Networkthe Canadian indicated who he thinks will be the biggest surprise positive, negative and who will win the titles.

Concerning the World Cups, Villeneuve believes that it will be Lando Norris who will join the list of world champions: “At the end of the season, I would bet a little more on Lando and McLaren to be world champions. But the issue will be the internal battle between the two drivers. McLaren does not have and will not wear it well and they will take points from each other So while they probably should be champions, they might not be.

But he warns that in the event of internal conflicts in McLarenthey can be Ferrari And Lewis Hamilton those who get the cup: “Lando should be the natural contender for the championship. But the internal battle and the fact that McLaren doesn't seem to be handling this internal rivalry in a very positive way, so it might fall more into the hands of Lewis, seeing how Ferrari finished last season.”

Moving on to the surprises, positive and negative, Villeneuve commented: “I'm curious to see Sainz with Williams. His first tests were impressive because the car was faster than before. And overall, he's been a team builder everywhere he's been. »

“So let's see if in a team that really needs it, let's see what the effect is. It could be an incredible step forward that would make it the biggest surprise of the year.”

And on the contrary, it indicates Aston Martinnot so much because he sees in them a continuation of this complicated and recent year 2024, but because he does not yet expect to see the impact of Adrien Newey “I would say Aston Martin will be the biggest disappointment of 2025, not because they are going to do a bad job, but because people expect them to start winning because Adrian Newey is there , but he “I haven't had the opportunity to have an effect on the team yet, so the expectations of outsiders and fans will be misplaced,” he explained.

“It will be disappointing, not because of the bad results, but because they will not be what people expect to see with Newey. That takes time,” he warned.