Predicament Predictions - 2012 Aba Dabby Grand Prix

[mario]

1. Vettel
2. Hamilton
3. Button
4. Alonso
5. Webber
6. Raikkonen
7. Massa
8. Maldonado
9. Hulkenberg
10. Perez

Pole: Vettel
Fastest lap: Webber
First Retirement: Karthikeyan (given the high ambient temperatures and HRT's known problem with overheating brakes)
ROTR: Mercedes
IIDOTR: Hulkenberg
DBTMOTR: Di Resta
MLP: Grosjean
The Fall Guy: Vergne
DNQ: None

[Aerospeed]

I have a strategy that I will use for this race. Stay tuned

[Bleu]

2012 Sunset Grand Prix
1. Vettel
2. Alonso
3. Webber
4. Hamilton
5. Räikkönen
6. Massa
7. Kobayashi
8. Hülkenberg
9. di Resta
10. Rosberg
Pole: Vettel
FL: Maldonado
1st ret: Ricciardo
ROTR: Vergne
IIDOTR: Räikkönen
DBTMOTR: Grosjean
MLP: Pic
Fall Guy: Schumacher
DNQ: None

DOUBLE points

[MinardiFan95]

MinardiFan's Predictions
2012 Abba Dabby Grand Prix
1. Vettel
2. Webber
3. Alonso
4. Button
5. Massa
6. Hamilton
7. Kobayashi
8. Grosjean
9. Raikonnen
10. Perez

Pole: Vettel
Fastest lap: Webber
First Retirement: Glock
ROTR: The track
IIDOTR: No-one
DBTMOTR: Vergne
MLP: Grosjean
The Fall Guy: Vergne
DNQ: None

[sswishbone]

sswishbone's Predictions
2012 There's black gold in them there hills GP
1. Vettel
2. Hamilton
3. Button
4. Alonso
5. Webber
6. Raikonnen
7. Massa
8. Schumacher
9. Hulkenberg
10. Rosberg

Pole: Vettel
Fastest lap: Hamilton
First Retirement: Maldonado
ROTR: Maldonado (Causes crazy accident at first corner)
IIDOTR: Mclaren (Double podium defies cobnventional theory of this track)
DBTMOTR: Grosjean
MLP: Ricciardo
The Fall Guy: Vergne
DNQ: None

[RealRacingRoots]

RRR's Pridictions:

I won't do a good title, because this track can't do a good Grand Prix. So here, have a picture of Usain Bolt instead.



1. Vettel
2. Button
3. Webber
4. Alonso
5. Hamilton
6. Grosjean
7. Massa
8. Perez
9. Senna
10. Rosberg

Pole: Vettel
Fastest Lap: Button
First Retirement: Raikkonen
ROTR: Maldonado
IIDOTR: Senna
DBTMOTR: Kobayashi
MLP: Grosjean
The Guy: Vernge
DNQ: Nobody

[mash]

I realise this is yet another late entry from me, but seeing as I missed the predictions for the Indian GP (the second or maybe third GP I've missed this season now), I'm a bit desperate and am willing to take the points penalty! Also I want to use DOUBLE POINTS, on the condition that they are applied before the penalty and not the other way round.

mash's Predictions
2012 Abou Diaby GP
1. Hamilton
2. Vettel
3. Button
4. Alonso
5. Webber
6. Raikonnen
7. Grosjean
8. Hulkenberg
9. Massa
10. Rosberg

Pole: Vettel
Fastest lap: Hamilton
First Retirement: Petrov
ROTR: Senna
IIDOTR: Hamilton - breaks Vettel's run of domination
DBTMOTR: Massa
MLP: Grosjean
The Fall Guy: Vergne
DNQ: None

[Aerospeed]

Here is my strategy

JeremyMcClean's Predictions
2012 "Oh God, another Tilkedrome" Grand Prix
1. Hamilton
2. Webber
3. Raikkonen
4. Button
5. Maldonado
6. Alonso
7. Massa
8. Rosberg
9. Vettel
10. Hulkenburg

Pole: N/A (Hamilton)
Fastest Lap: Hamilton
First Retirement: Karthikeyan
ROTR: Red Bull
IIDOTR: Maldonado'h
DBTMOTR: Senna/Lalli
MLP: GGGRRRRRRJJJNNNN
Fall Guy: N/A (Vergne)
DNQ: N/A (None)

Yes, I do realize I am submitting a late entry.

EDIT - Considering the Vettel penalty...

[dinizintheoven]

I've just realised I've made one prediction in this thread and now it's going to be wrong. See the link in my signature for my reaction.

[Londoner]

After some delay...

2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

1. Raikkonen
2. Alonso
3. Vettel
4. Button
5. Maldonado
6. Kobayashi
7. Massa
8. Senna
9. Di Resta
10. Ricciardo

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Vettel
First retirement: Hulkenberg
ROTR: Webber
IIDOTR: Raikkonen
DBTMOTR: TBA
MLP: Ricciardo
The Fall Guy: Vergne
DNQ: None

1. RAK - 26 points#
2. Bleu - 20 points#
3. AdrianSutil - 16 points#
4. FMecha - 15 points (surely IIPOTR for being the only one of us muppets to predict a Raikkonen victory)
5= TMLW - 13 points
5= Minardi Man - 13 points
5= Pasta Maldonado - 13 points
8. Nome66 - 12 points
9= Ugncreative Usergname - 11 points
9= Sunshine Baby - 11 points
9= TheBigJ - 11 points
12= Wizzie - 10 points
12= Pi314159 - 10 points
12= FantometteBR - 10 points
12= Dr Baker - 10 points
12= Ed24 - 10 points
12= Sswishbone - 10 points
18= Pamphlet - 9 points
18= DanielPT - 9 points
18= QuickYoda41 - 9 points
18= Mario - 9 points
18= MinardiFan95 - 9 points
18= RealRacingRoots - 9 points
24= Tommykl - 8 points
24= BaconLettuceNinja - 8 points
24= Shizuka - 8 points
24= Meatwad - 8 points
24= BlindCaveSalamander - 8 points
24= DOSBoot - 8 points
24= DJ Bereta - 8 points
24= Cynon - 8 points
24= Dan B - 8 points
24= Redbulljack14 - 8 points
34= Eurobrun - 7 points
34= Takagi For The Win - 7 points
34= Daxam Stark - 7 points
34= James1978 - 7 points
34= Klon - 7 points
34= Tristan1117 - 7 points
40. Coloni Subaru - 6 points
41= East Londoner - 4 points
41= Mash - 4 points#*
43. McDuck - 3 points
44. Dinizintheoven - 1 point
45. JeremyMcClean - -1 points*

#Used double points
*10 point penalty for missing the dealine

[dinizintheoven]

Wait I got a point for... oh, right, I remember.

[pasta_maldonado]

Equal 5th? THat's got to be my best PP result!

[TomWazzleshaw]

With Webber taking a fairly easy DBTMOTR award, AdrianSutil scores a small windfall of four extra points. PastaMaldonado meanwhile scores a bonus 1.5 points for his Legard Impersonation (I would have given it 2 points but it needed more 'crucial')

[pasta_maldonado]

With Webber taking a fairly easy DBTMOTR award, AdrianSutil scores a small windfall of four extra points. PastaMaldonado meanwhile scores a bonus 1.5 points for his Legard Impersonation (I would have given it 2 points but it needed more 'crucial')

Given that crucial mistake that sent him into the pound seats, crucially things are crucial for Pasta at the most crucially crucial of crucial times.

[FMecha]

4. FMecha - 15 points (surely IIPOTR for being the only one of us muppets to predict a Raikkonen victory)

*cue Success Kid meme here*