Sauber-Ferrari

Last year was all about stabilising after the shock of BMW pulling out at the end of the 2009 season. Almost inevitably, the team struggled early in the year both for pace and reliability, but became a regular points scorer as the season went on. Now regrouped under technical director James Key, recruited from Force India last year, the team has produced a car that is more consistent from track-to-track than last year's machine, which was always at its best on fast circuits, and should be able to improve on last year's eighth in the constructors' championship.