Firstly, a lot of coursework and exams. But hopefully this = Leicester De Montfort University.

Secondly, unpredictability. Now let me give you the long version of that answer.

Almost instantly I have been proven to shut my mouth until I see things in action. Just last month I predicted the former Honda team would likely drive around at the back of the field with Button and Senna. Instead, the team now known as Brawn GP have a potential title contending machine, and the same driver line-up in Button and Barrichello.

The thing is here, whilst I was on a high when Lewis Hamilton won the World Championship last year, he just hasn't grabbed me in the way Jenson has. Hamilton has this... sort of unbelievable talent, so to say, which deservedly got him the best cars in any series he joined. People that say Lewis is undeserved of being a champion because he had a race-winning car from the get-go are horrificly mistaken - the reason he got that car straight away was because he's already proven he has the talent to push the top stars, and we've seen that already - in just 35 races he has scored 207 points, and so is already nearly halfway to the 500 club, which only 6 drivers in F1 history have ever achieved - if that's not talented then goodness knows what is. Every category Lewis has been in, he's won the title in his debut or sophomore season - and now he's done it in F1, that record will stand forever.

But despite all that success that comes so naturally for Hamilton, it's Jenson who has won my respect so much more. Hence why you'll pretty much always see me backing Button. Button has worked his way up the field in F1, and has committed to the B.A.R./Honda/Brawn GP team for so long and now it's finally paid off.

When Button took over as the leading Brit in 2004, I was so glad to see him do well. Disappointed at times, such as Monaco, but these things happen. 2005 wasn't much to celebrate apart from being the most consistent point scorer of the year (and that's despite the fact he didn't even take a point until round 10 of the season!). 2006 was a bit of an up and down year, because as good as the car was, it was never going to challenge for the title. But I'll admit, I cried when victory came for Button. All the pressure, all the hard work, coming to a victory well overdue, and the relief to finally call Jenson a winner was BRILLIANT. And then we had the two disaster years.

Now, in 2009, the early signs are either Button or Barrichello look set to make history by becoming the first driver to win a World Championship despite having to wait over 100 GP's for their first race win. Chances are, this will be the best opportunity either driver is going to have to be a WDC: Button as it's the first car capable of a title challenge in his hands, and Barrichello now he's finally free of Schumi. But if anyone is going to have a say in stopping these two from taking the title, once again, it's the Scuderia.

No matter how intense the fight is from the previous year, when rule changes come into play, Ferrari always seem to shine, and this year is no exception. They have proven talents in former World Champion Raikkonen, and Felipe Massa, the guy who easily stole the show in 2008 (no other driver in this world can start the year wanting to be outsed by the Tifosi massive and yet end the year just missing out on the World Title but being adored by the Tifosi). Raikkonen loves the car. Massa is determined, and they're already equipped with KERS - so watch out Brawn GP, we gotta fend off these two.

I currently do not know where to stand with McLaren. I believe I have made the easiest £5 in my life by betting with my Grandad that Hamilton won't win in Australia, but with the improvements they made right near the end of the teasting season, I feel potentially a comeback is on the cards. I believe it'll be too little too late for McLaren and the boys to fight for either title, but I feel they could be a factor in ruining someone's title hopes by taking positions away that title-contending drivers need.

BMW seemingly have disappeared into nothingness, despite being tipped as the Championship runaways when the 2009 regulation cars were first started being built. They were 2nd to start work on the car (behind Brawn GP), but yet seem to have fallen already into that position of being 3rd best team - I hope for their sakes a title push can take place, but I feel right now that the Championship will be a "close but no cigar" situation ala last year. I do pray to God though Nick Heidfeld wins this year, I don't think he can take finishing 2nd place anymore.

Renault are a LOT closer this year to BMW, and as such will give them a run for their money. Surprising that Renault did score more wins than BMW last year considering the advantage the Beemer had, but then you look at the drivers and you see one team has two drivers that only have one win between them, and you see the other that has a 2-time World Championship-winning driver. 'Nuff said.

Toyota look strong, but I feel stronger teams will more than likely take vital points away from the Japanese squad. Hopefully though, they should be pushing for more points than in 2008, and if any of the teams above don't do as well as they should, then Toyota could make the jump on them in the constructors.

Toro Rosso, quite likely, will be lost without star driver Vettel. It was really him that pushed the team to where they got to last year, scoring all but 4 of the teams points. Buemi is the only rookie of the year, and Bourdais probably filled in for Webber's position as most unlucky driver. You only have to look at Bourdais' chances at points and see that EVERY TIME something happened which cost him - Engine failure in Australia, the rain in Spa, the incident with Massa in Japan and Trulli pushing him off onto the grass in Brazil.

As for the senior Red Bull team, a win is vital to restore the shame brought upon them by STR last year - and Vettel could be the saviour again. Again, this was a team who were tipped as title contenders when they rolled out their car and, for a while, the hype was believable - Vettel usually topping the timesheets and Webber not doing as well, but taking into consideration he was recovering from a broken leg it's acceptable. Then... they dropped back into no man's land, and back to where they've always been. What's going on?

For Williams, a mix-up in the rules such as 2009 gives them a new ray of light. They haven't won a race since the season finisher in Brazil of 2004, and should the cards fall into place at the right time, the drought could end this year. A nice tidy little package, but I can't see it being a title contender. Let's not forget back in 2006 everyone believed the Williams car was the dark horse of the season, and yet it scored a miserable 11 points all season. Renault, the Constructors Champions of that year, scored 195 points more. Hardly a dark horse then.

Then, there is Force India. Their target of hitting the midfield looks achievable, but as to how many points this will come to remains a mystery. Indeed, I feel FI can score this year, provided the weather suits we've seen how good Sutil is at Monaco over the past 2 seasons, so why not again? Fisichella is a vastly experienced driver, and he always outperforms in a backmarker car, so given it ends up in the midfield like hoped, the Roman could maybe nick a few points here and there as well.

Of course, the problem is, the picture is so complex that my theory could be completely wrong. However at this early stage I am willing to call either one of four names to be World Champion come the end of the season: Felipe Massa, Kimi Raikkonen, Rubens Barrichello or, my hope to win it, Jenson Button.

If I couldn't fight back the tears after his first race win, god knows what I'll be like if he wins the title.