BBC Sport users predict Norris to be champion

Lando Norris is preparing to start his seventh season in F1, all of them with McLaren

It is one of the most eagerly anticipated Formula 1 seasons in history, with Max Verstappen aiming for a fifth consecutive drivers' title, McLaren's Lando Norris hoping to topple him and Lewis Hamilton looking to be a contender in his Ferrari.

Mercedes could also be in the mix after winning four races in 2024, with George Russell now team leader alongside 18-year-old rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli.

There are five other drivers preparing for their first full season in F1, too, so plenty of unknowns going into the opening race in Australia from 14-16 March.

Last week, we asked BBC Sport users to select how you thought the drivers' championship would finish - from 1-20.

That has now closed and Briton Norris just came out on top in terms of who would win the title, ahead of Dutchman Verstappen.

The Ferrari duo of Hamilton and Charles Leclerc were predicted to finish third and fourth respectively.

The average order from the poll was:

1. Lando Norris (McLaren)

2. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

3. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)

4. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)

5. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)

6. George Russell (Mercedes)

7. Liam Lawson (Red Bull)

8. Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)

9. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)

10. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)

11. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)

12. Jack Doohan (Alpine)

13. Esteban Ocon (Haas)

14. Oliver Bearman (Haas)

15. Carlos Sainz (Williams)

16. Yuki Tsunoda (Racing Bulls)

17. Alex Albon (Williams)

18. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls)

19. Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber)

20. Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber)