Last in the pecking order after being stripped of all their constructors' points and fined $100 million for a spying controversy. McLaren are still in a class of their own with Ferrari and will be the Italians' biggest rivals.

Lewis Hamilton looks a good bet for the title while Heikki Kovalainen will be pushing him hard to show his worth after his debut with Renault in 2007. The two drivers have started just 34 races between them.