Mercedes has been Formula One’s dominant force for five long years, but that could all be about to change in 2019.

After protracted legal negotiations with Peter McGinley’s legal team about his hours of work and dress code, Box of Neutrals is back for 2019 with a special-length Australian GP preview, and to balance out the (relevant) chat about cigarettes and alcohol, we’re joined by ESPN’s Laurence Edmondson and Racer’s Chris Medland to preview the 2019 season.

When the flag drops the bullshit stops. Finally, with just days until the season-opening 2019 Australian Grand Prix, we’re about to get some concrete answers on just what kind of Formula One season we’re in for.

As much as the 2019 season is hotly anticipated as the next chapter of Ferrari vs Mercedes, important too is that it’ll be the very first chapter for a new crop of F1 debutants.