WATCH: Jolyon Palmer's F1 pre-season predictions for 2020

Pre-season testing is always a tricky time to be making predictions about the year ahead – no one knows the true pace of any of the teams at this stage, after all – but ex-Renault F1 driver Jolyon Palmer has stuck his neck out and made a call on what he thinks will happen in 2020.

Can Williams haul themselves off the back of the grid? Who will top the midfield? And what order will the top three finish in? Jolyon has looked into his crystal ball on all three topics – and tipped one driver for a surprise podium or two...

Watch the video above to see how he thinks things will pan out this season.

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