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Paddock Predictions - who called the 2015 season correctly?

Back at the season opener in Australia we asked a host of the paddock's most familiar faces to answer five questions relating to the 2015 season. So whose predictions were correct and whose were off the mark? Hint: look away now Christian Horner...

The questions were:

1. Who will be the 2015 World Champion?

2. Who will be the top 3 in the drivers’ championship at the end of the season?

3. Which three teams will occupy the top three spots in the constructors’ championship at the end of the season?

4. Which driver will be the first to score their first ever point this season?

5. Which of these five teams will score the most points in 2015: Force India, Lotus, McLaren, Sauber or Toro Rosso?

And here's how our panel fared...

Name (winner in CAPITALS)Answers (correct in CAPITALS)Points
Alan Jones, 1980 F1 world championRosberg / Rosberg, Hamilton, Vettel / Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull / Verstappen / FORCE INDIA1
John Watson, 5-time Grand Prix winnerHAMILTON / Hamilton, Rosberg, Bottas / Mercedes, Williams, Red Bull / Verstappen / McLaren1
Guenther Steiner, Haas F1 team principalHAMILTON / Hamilton, Vettel, Rosberg / MERCEDES, FERRARI, WILLIAMS / Sainz / Lotus2
Oskari Saari, F1 broadcasterHAMILTON /  HAMILTON, ROSBERG, VETTEL / MERCEDES, FERRARI, WILLIAMS / Sainz / McLaren3
Martin Brundle, F1 broadcaster & former driverHAMILTON / Hamilton, Rosberg, Bottas / Mercedes, Williams, Red Bull / Verstappen / McLaren1
Jackie Stewart, 3-time F1 world championHamilton Hamilton, Rosberg, Massa Mercedes, Red Bull, Ferrari Sainz Lotus1
Mario Isola, Pirelli sporting directorRosberg / Rosberg, Hamilton, Vettel / Mercedes, Williams, Ferrari / Sainz / Lotus0
Carlos Sainz Snr, father of Toro Rosso driver CarlosHAMILTON / Hamilton, Rosberg, Bottas / Mercedes, Williams, Ferrari / Sainz / Toro Rosso1
Paul Hembery, Pirelli motorsport directorHAMILTON / Hamilton, Rosberg, Bottas / Mercedes, Williams, Ferrari / Sainz / Lotus1
Christian Horner, Red Bull team principalRosberg / Rosberg, Hamilton, Ricciardo / Mercedes, Red Bull, Ferrari / Verstappen / Toro Rosso0
Ralf Bach, F1 journalistRosberg / Rosberg, Hamilton, Bottas / Mercedes, Red Bull, Williams / NASR / Toro Rosso1
BEN HUNT, F1 JOURNALISTHAMILTON /  HAMILTON, ROSBERG, VETTEL / MERCEDES, FERRARI, WILLIAMS / NASR / Toro Rosso4
Toto Wolff, Head of Mercedes-Benz MotorsportMercedes driver! / Mercedes driver, Mercedes driver, Bottas / Mercedes, Williams, Ferrari / Verstappen / Toro Rosso0
Eric Boullier, McLaren sporting directorHAMILTON / HAMILTON, ROSBERG, VETTEL / Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull / Verstappen / McLaren2
Michael Schmidt, F1 journalistHAMILTON / HAMILTON, ROSBERG, VETTEL / Mercedes, Williams, Ferrari / Verstappen / Lotus2

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