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New drivers at Ferrari? Drivers who could move this F1 offseason

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This off-season in Formula 1 may well be one of the most interesting in recent history, with seats potentially opening up all across the grid. Here are 6 drivers who may find themselves moving in the world of open-wheel racing come season's end. Likely to move: Sergio Perez Sergio Perez is quickly becoming a veteran of the sport, with more experience than 10 of the 20 drivers on the grid. But, at only 27 years of age, Perez is still to enter the prime of his career, with another 10 years left at the highest level. In his 6 year career in F1 so far, Perez has 7 podium finishes, despite running in mid-pack cars the entire time, from the 2012 Sauber to the Force India cars of recent years. After his performance in the 2012 season, finishing on the podium three times in a Sauber car lacking consistent pace, Perez got what everybody presumed would be his jump into the big time, with a contract at McLaren-Mercedes for 2013. McLaren were still very much in their prime in 2

Amber Rudd to lose her seat? Green Party to make gains?: Election Predictions

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With a few days to go until the snap election called by Theresa May in mid-April, the landscape voters face on the 8th of May seems clear. Policies have been laid out, campaigns run, and revelations made - which leaves us with all of the information we need to make predictions for the election. Of course, predictions are wrong at every election, but these 6 below could well take place come election day, with some more likely than others. Confident Predictions: 1. Theresa May will see a reduced majority in her seat. Since her entry into Number 10, Theresa May decided to push through the UK's exit from the European Union, despite her support of the Remain campaign. This switch on her Brexit allegiances has led to uproar from the 48% of people nationwide who voted to remain. In fact, May's home constituency of Maidenhead voted to remain, by just under 54%. The way May has failed to reflect her constituency fairly since becoming PM could sway Remain Tories in the area to