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Formula One: 2018 preseason team power rankings

By Asher Fair

MONTREAL, QC - JUNE 11: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes F1 WO8 leads Max Verstappen of Netherlands and Red Bull Racing and the rest of the field before the restart during the Canadian Formula One Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 11, 2017 in Montreal, Canada. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)
MONTREAL, QC - JUNE 11: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes F1 WO8 leads Max Verstappen of Netherlands and Red Bull Racing and the rest of the field before the restart during the Canadian Formula One Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 11, 2017 in Montreal, Canada. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images) /
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ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – NOVEMBER 26: Sebastian Vettel of Germany driving the (5) Scuderia Ferrari SF70H (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – NOVEMBER 26: Sebastian Vettel of Germany driving the (5) Scuderia Ferrari SF70H (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images) /

#4 through #2

SAHARA FORCE INDIA. #4. Force India are still a fair bit away from competing with the best three teams in the sport. However, they were arguably more consistent than two of those three teams in the 2017 season, as their drivers combined to finish 37 of their 40 races. This is definitely a great start, but they will need to find more overall speed to be able to compete with the sport’s front-runners. They should definitely be able to finish in 4th place in the constructors championship for the third straight season in 2018.. Sahara Force India. Mercedes

#3. Red Bull Racing have been getting stronger since their runs of four consecutive constructors championships and having their driver, Sebastian Vettel, win four consecutive drivers championships were ended in the 2014 season. However, despite a 2017 season during which they generally had solid speed, they still struggled in the reliability department. If they want to make the jump to compete with the sport’s two best teams in the 2018 season, they will need to fix that.. Aston Martin Red Bull Racing. Renault. ASTON MARTIN RED BULL RACING

#2. Ferrari have made some big improvements in recent years, and that was most evident in the 2017 season, as they challenged Mercedes for the constructors championship throughout most of the season. Expect them to be even stronger in the 2018 season, and expect them to have a legitimate chance to ended Mercedes’ four-year constructors championship streak, which dates back to the 2014 season.. Scuderia Ferrari. Ferrari. SCUDERIA FERRARI

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