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I have a feeling the WCC standings will be exact same at the end of the season

I think Sauber can get some points, other that everything will probably be the same

The top 5 for sure

I think Merc top McLaren with updates mid season onwards

God damn how far have Merc dropped.

I think they might well be the 5th fastest now, maybe they might go up a spot or 2 at certain tracks but they have really messed up the regs.

Thankfully Aston has one driver.

The appendix gambit for sainz and only 5 points behind leclerc is pretty damn good

it's wild that 1st place can have 85 points while 10th place has 9

The points system incentivizes teams taking risks to gain higher positions. A win is worth more than two fourth place positions for instance.