Shaker Samman

The season's kicking off in Australia, and the big thing that we need to talk about is the rule changes.

Every few years, F1 totally overhauls all of the regulations to kind of tighten the field together, sometimes to change the style of racing.

In this case, it was to allow for new teams and new engine manufacturers to come in, to kind of level the playing field in a way.

The last time we had a major engine change in 2014, Mercedes came in and won like eight straight constructors world championships.

2014, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, all the way through 21.

Lewis Hamilton won seven world championships in that span, right?

Like they were dominant.

We kind of have a rough idea after the preseason testing.

Then there are some things that might be going on in the background, right?

Like Ferrari, with a driver lineup as strong as anyone in Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton.

And a car that, well, definitely does not seem to have the same top end talent as, say, the Mercedes, as far as the engine goes, has a couple of quirks and a couple of tricks up its sleeve that might put these guys in position to win a bunch of races or win a championship.

I am excited for a total reset.

I'm excited to not know what's going to happen.

I have an idea of the teams I think that are best.

It seems like Mercedes could be the favorite going into this year.

It seems like Ferrari could be frisky.

McLaren, Red Bull have their ups and their downs.

But the really, truly exciting thing is the not knowing.

It's the surprise.

How often do you get that?