At this point there is no reason to doubt Schumachers abilities...his work ethic, racing pace and physical conditioning have always been the best in F1. If the Mercedes is as good as it was last year, than Schumacher should win plenty of races. I think McLaren is in for a long season -- they are getting at best, detuned Mercedes engines at worst highly detuned engines...bottom line is Schumacher is going to have a faster car I would imagine. I think the only guys with a chance of beating Schumacher are Alonso (maybe Massa) or Vettel, and Alonso is going to have his hands full as a first year Ferrari, but he is the real deal and if the car is fast he'll win plenty of races as well. I see it between Alonso, Vettel, Schumacher (possibly also Massa depending on the car, but I think Alonso is going to be a big distraction for Massa inside Ferrari.)
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