Predicament Predictions - 2013 Belgian Grand Prix

[TomWazzleshaw]

Ah, it's been a while since I opened one of these. Anyway, deadline's the conclusion of FP3 as always.

Wizzie's predictions
2013 Belgian Fries GP

1. Räikkönen
2. Vettel
3. Alonso
4. Hamilton
5. Webber
6. Rosberg
7. Vergne
8. Ricciardo
9. Button
10. Sutil

Pole: Vettel
Fastest Lap: Räikkönen
First Retirement: Perez/Grosjean
ROTR: Perez (Daft move takes him and Grosjean out of the race)
IIDOTR: Raikkonen (Q2 elimination to victory)
DBTMOTR: Perez
MLP: Guiterrez Gutierrez
DNQ: None

[good_Ralf]

good_Ralf's predictions
2013 Daddy Grosjean Grand Prix

1. Grosjean
2. Hamilton
3. Sutil
4. Vettel
5. Räikkönen
6. Alonso
7. Webber
8. Rosberg
9. Perez
10. Vergne

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Räikkönen (first time I've put accents in his name for a long time)
First Retirement: Button
ROTR: Massa
IIDOTR: Sutil
DBTMOTR: Gutierrez
MLP: van der Garde
DNQ: Same as the number of GPs that Satoshi Motoyama has started.

[Londoner]

East Londoner's Predictions
2013 Knockhill vs Spa Grand Prix

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

Pole: Vettel
Fastest lap: Raikkonen
First retirement: Jason Plato (the MG breaks down agai...wait, wrong series). Sutil (gets wiped out by Vergne at La Source)
ROTR: Andy Neate (obvious reaso...dammit) Rosberg (fighting Vettel for the lead, hits him at the Bus Stop and comes off second best)
IIDOTR: Lea Wood (pretty much sews up the Jack Sears Troph...FFS!) Button (Comfortably in Q3, takes a podium on merit)
DBTMOTR:
MLP: Bottas
DNQ: My ability to differentiate between the BTCC and F1 in my predictions. (which is a big fat zero on the basis of tonight. )

[tommykl]

tommykl's predictions
2013 Boulet frites GP

1. Räikkönen
2. Webber
3. Vettel
4. Alonso
5. Grosjean
6. Rosberg
7. Sutil
8. Vergne
9. Button
10. Ricciardo

Pole: Vettel
Fastest Lap: Räikkönen
First Retirement: Bottas
ROTR: van der Garde
IIDOTR: Sutil
DBTMOTR: Massa
MLP: Guiterrez
DNQ: None

[Ataxia]

Ataxia's predictions
2013 Uzi Grand Prix

1. Vettel
2. Hamilton
3. Raikkonen
4. Rosberg
5. Grosjean
6. Button
7. Alonso
8. Ricciardo
9. Di Resta
10. Massa

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Grosjeab
First Retirement: Maldonado
ROTR: Williams (both cars eliminated in Q1, double DNF)
IIDOTR: Button
DBTMOTR: Webber
MLP: Guiterrez
DNQ: None

[UncreativeUsername37]

Ah, it's been a while since I opened one of these.

Like forever?

2013 Shellgian Grand Prix
1. Vettel
2. Raikkonen
3. Alonso
4. Hamilton
5. Rosberg
6. Webber
7. Grosjean
8. Massa
9. Button
10. Perez

Pole: Vettel
FL: Vettel
First retirement: Maldonado
ROTR: Maldonado
IIDOTR: Bianchi
DBTMOTR: Gutierrez
MLP: Gutierrez
DNQ: Trick question

[Hound55]

Hound55's Predictions
2013 Belgian Grand Prix

1. Alonso
2. Raikkonen
3. Vettel
4. Rosberg
5. Webber
6. Button
7. Sutil
8. Grosjean
9. Maldonado
10. Bottas

Pole: Rosberg
Fast Lap: Alonso
First Retirement: Gutierrez
ROTR: Gutierrez
IIDOTR: Bianchi
DBTMOTR: Max "Talent" Chilton
MLP:Bottas
DNQ: none

[DOSBoot]

DOSBoot's Perdictions

2013 Waffles Grand Prix

1. Webber
2. Hamilton
3. Raikkonen
4. Vettel
5. Alonso
6. Rosberg
7. Grojean
8. Ricciardo
9. Button
10. Perez

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Raikkonen
First Retirement: Maldonaldo
ROTR: Chilton
IIDOTR: Grojean
DBTMOTR: Massa
MLP: Bottas
DNQ: None

[kevinbotz]

2013 Belgian Grand Prix

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

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Vettel
First Retirement: Gutierrez
ROTR: Gutierrez
IIDOTR: Button
DBTMOTR: Perez
MLP: Bottas
DNQ: None

[razta]

2013 Belgian GP

1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Vettel
4. Raikkonen
5. Alonso
6. Webber
7. Massa
8. Di Resta
9. Button
10. Perez

Pole: One of the Mercs - they practically own the front row on a Saturday
Fastest Lap: Finger boy
First Ret: RoGro - Along with half the grid
ROTR: RoGro
IIDOTR: Raikkonen
DBTMOTR: Massa
MLP: Bianchi
DQN: None

[Shizuka]

2013 Waffle GP

1. Vettel
2. Räikkönen
3. Hamilton
4. Grosjean
5. Webber
6. Rosberg
7. Button
8. Perez
9. Sutil
10. Hülkenberg

Pole: Vettel
Fastest Lap: Vettel
First Retirement: di Resta
ROTR: Williams
IIDOTR: Sutil (Force India has fallen back hard, yet he brings home two points)
DBTMOTR: di Resta
MLP: Guiterrez Squared
DNQ: None

[RAK]

2013 Walloon Balloon Grand Prix

1) Raikkonen
2) Vettel
3) Hamilton
4) Alonso
5) Rosberg
6) Webber
7) Grosjean
8) Sutil
9) Massa
10) Button

Pole: Raikkonen
Fastest Lap: Vettel
First Retirement: Gutierrez
ROTR: Gutierrez
IIDOTR: Sutil
DBTMOTR: Di Resta
MLP: Bottas
DNQ: None

[Dj_bereta]

1 - Hamilton
2 - Rosberg
3 - Raikkonen
4 - Grosjean
5 - Vettel
6 - Massa
7 - Perez
8 - Verne
9 - Ricciardo
10 - Di Resta

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Rosberg
First Retirement: Hulkenberg
ROTR: Alonso
IIDOTR: Vergne
DBTMOTR: Webber
MLP: Bottas
DNQ: 0

[the Masked Lapwing]

TMLW's predictions
2013 Belgian Grand Prix

1. Webber
2. Alonso
3. Raikkonen
4. Grosjean
5. Rosberg
6. Hamilton
7. Vettel
8. Sutil
9. Perez
10. Ricciardo

Pole: Webber
FLAP: Raikkonen
First DNF: Gutierrez
ROTR: Vettel
IIDOTR: Raikkonen
DBTMOTR: Massa
MLP: Bottas
DNQ: None

[tristan1117]

tristan1117's predictions
2013 Nutcase Anniversary GP

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

Pole: Vettel
Fastest Lap: Räikkönen
First Retirement: Chilton
ROTR: Chilton
IIDOTR: Raikkonen
DBTMOTR: Maldonado
MLP: Bottas
DNQ: None

[go_Rubens]

go_Rubens's Predicament Predictions

2013 The Weather is Racing GP

1. Räikkönen
2. Grosjean
3. Webber
4. Vettel
5. Alonso
6. Hamilton
7. Ricciardo
8. Sutil
9. Button
10. Massa

Pole: Rosberg
Fastest Lap: Grosjean
First Retirement: Vergne
ROTR: Mercedes (Rosberg suffers another technical failure, Hamilton almost nowhere)
IIDOTR: Sutil
DBTMOTR: Massa
MLP: Bottas
DNQ: People miss out on the 107% rule. Those people still manage to get in. Therefore, 0 DNQ's.
AYA bonus: Chilton

[Phoenix]

Phoenix's predictions

2013 My Good GP Name For This Thing Is Washing GP
1.- Räikkönen
2.- Vettel
3.- Grosjean
4.- Hamilton
5.- Rosberg
6.- Alonso
7.- Button
8.- Ricciardo
9.- Pérez
10.- Sutil

Pole position: Sebastian Vettel
Fastest lap: Lewis Hamilton
First retirement: di Resta
ROTR: Felipe Massa
IIDOTR: Romain Grosjean
DBTMOTR: Paul di Resta
MLP: Valtteri Bottas

[Meatwad]

Meatwad's predictions

2013 Belgian Grand Prix
1. Hamilton
2. Räikkönen
3. Rosberg
4. Vettel
5. Alonso
6. Grosjean
7. Button
8. Massa
9. Webber
10. Vergne

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Vettel
First retirement: Maldonado
ROTR: Di Resta
IIDOTR: Button
DBTMOTR: Grosjean
MLP: Bottas
DNQ: None

[FullMetalJack]

2013 Hail the Belgian Weather Gods Grand Prix

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

Pole: Vettel
Fastest Lap: Raikkonen
First Retirement: Gutierrez
ROTR: Grosjean
IIDOTR: Vergne (Scores a point, when Ricciardo gets Red Bull seat)
DBTMOTR: Grosjean
MLP: Bottas
DNQ: None

[FantometteBR]

FantometteBR's predictions
2013 Eau Rouge and lots of turns no one remember names Grand Prix

1. Grosjean
2. Vettel
3. Rosberg
4. Sutil
5. Alonso
6. Hamilton
7. Ricciardo
8. Hulkenberg
9. Button
10. Massa

Pole: Rosberg
Fastest Lap: Alonso
First Retirement: Raikkonen/Webber (collide at Eau Rouge while fighting for position)
ROTR: Williams (both cars retire within few laps of each other)
IIDOTR: The Germans (if wasn't by G-R-S-J-N)
DBTMOTR: Di Resta
MLP: Gutierrez
DNQ: None

[takagi_for_the_win]

Takagi's predictions

2013 Jerome d'Ambrosio Grand Prix

1. Grosj-no, I simply can't curse him for another race. Vettel
2. Grosjean
3. Hamilton
4. Raikkonen
5. Alonso
6. Button
7. Webber
8. Massa
9. Rosberg
10. Maldonado

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Bottas (late pitstop after hitting Vergne)
First retirement: Perez (2nd lap kamikaze move on Button ends in tears)
ROTR: Perez (as above)
IIDOTR: Pastor of Disaster (takes a point on merit)
DBTMOTR: Rosberg (nowhere compared to Hamilton)
MLP: Bottas
DNQ: Nope

[GwilymJJames]

Gwilym's predictions

Lord Hailsham Memorial Grand Prix

1. Grosjean
2. Rosberg
3. Vettel
4. Raikkonen
5. Hamilton
6. Alonso
7. Sutil
8. di Resta
9. Hulkenberg
10. Ricciardo

Pole: Rosberg
Fastest lap: Vettel
First retirement: Button
ROTR: McLaren
IIDOTR: Grosjean
DBTMOTR: Massa
MLP: Gutierrez
DNQ: Nope

[rachel1990]

The Damm all expectations Gp of usual

1. Vettelwinslol
2. Raikkonen
3. Hamilton
4. Webber
5. Grosjean
6. Button
7. Perez
8. Vergne
9. Bottas
10. Alonso

Pole: Rosberg
Fastest Lap: Vettel
First Retirement: Rosberg/Massa
ROTR: Ferrari
IIDOTR: Perez
DBTMOTR: Vernge
MLP: Van De Garde
DNQ: no-one

[dr-baker]

FantometteBR's predictions
2013 Eau Rouge and lots of turns no one remember names Grand Prix

The 2013 La Source - Red Water - Radillon - Kemmel Straight - Les Combes - Rivage - Pouhon - Fagnes - Stavelot - Courbe Paul Frere - Blachimont - Bring back the old Bus Stop PLEASE Grand Prix

1. Rosberg
2. Hamilton
3. Webber
4. Vettel
5. Alonso
6. Button
7. Perez
8. Massa
9. di Resta
10. Maldonado

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Hamilton
First Retirement: Vettel (optimistically)
ROTR: TV commentators (I have absolutely no idea why...)
IIDOTR: Grosjean
DBTMOTR: Massa
MLP: Gutierrez
DNQ: no-one

[TomWazzleshaw]

FantometteBR's predictions
2013 Eau Rouge and lots of turns no one remember names Grand Prix

The 2013 La Source - Red Water - Radillon - Kemmel Straight - Les Combes - Rivage - Pouhon - Fagnes - Stavelot - Courbe Paul Frere - Blachimont - Bring back the old Bus Stop PLEASE Grand Prix

And because I like being sadistic sometimes, you've just earned a one point penalty for forgetting the corner with no name between Rivage and Pouhon.

[razta]

FantometteBR's predictions
2013 Eau Rouge and lots of turns no one remember names Grand Prix

The 2013 La Source - Red Water - Radillon - Kemmel Straight - Les Combes - Rivage - Pouhon - Fagnes - Stavelot - Courbe Paul Frere - Blachimont - Bring back the old Bus Stop PLEASE Grand Prix

And because I like being sadistic sometimes, you've just earned a one point penalty for forgetting the corner with no name between Rivage and Pouhon.

it's actually called Liege

[UncreativeUsername37]

FantometteBR's predictions
2013 Eau Rouge and lots of turns no one remember names Grand Prix

The 2013 La Source - Red Water - Radillon - Kemmel Straight - Les Combes - Rivage - Pouhon - Fagnes - Stavelot - Courbe Paul Frere - Blachimont - Bring back the old Bus Stop PLEASE Grand Prix

And because I like being sadistic sometimes, you've just earned a one point penalty for forgetting the corner with no name between Rivage and Pouhon.

So then logically FantometteBR should get a dozen or so points off for forgetting almost all the names.

[TomWazzleshaw]

The 2013 La Source - Red Water - Radillon - Kemmel Straight - Les Combes - Rivage - Pouhon - Fagnes - Stavelot - Courbe Paul Frere - Blachimont - Bring back the old Bus Stop PLEASE Grand Prix

And because I like being sadistic sometimes, you've just earned a one point penalty for forgetting the corner with no name between Rivage and Pouhon.

So then logically FantometteBR should get a dozen or so points off for forgetting almost all the names.

No, he just gets a one point penalty for a false and misleading claim

[Aerond]

2013 Mussels GP

1.Vettel
2.Hamilton
3.Alonso
4.Button
5.Rosberg
6.Webber
7.Vergne
8.Raikkonen
9.Di Resta
10.Massa

Pole: Vettel
Fastest lap: Rosberg
First Retirement: Pic
ROTR: Weather predictions (went completely wrong)
DBTMOTR: Webber as usual
MLP: Bottas
DNQ: Seriously?

[wsrgo]

wsrgo's predictions:

2013 Sugarpova Open

1. Rafa....er, wait...

2013 '7 kilometre Grand Prix', or 'Mother Nature at her whimsical best' Grand Prix

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

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Vettel
First Retirement: Alonso
ROTR: Alonso
IIDOTR: Hulkenberg (holds of Webber's advances for the last 10 laps)
DBTMOTR: Rosberg (miles off Hamilton)
MLP: Val Botts
DNQ: Mr. Nobody

[HawkAussie]

Matt121 predictions
2013 It's raining in Belgium GP
1. Hamilton
2. Vettel
3. Grosjean
4. Rosberg
5. Massa
6. Button
7. Hulkenberg
8. Ricciardo
9. Raikkonen
10. Perez

Pole: Rosberg
Fastest Lap: Rosberg
First Retirement: None #shock
ROTR: Bordom
IIDOTR: Raikkonen
DBTMOTR: Alonso
MLP: Bottas
DNQ: A big fat 0

[dr-baker]

FantometteBR's predictions
2013 Eau Rouge and lots of turns no one remember names Grand Prix

The 2013 La Source - Red Water - Radillon - Kemmel Straight - Les Combes - Rivage - Pouhon - Fagnes - Stavelot - Courbe Paul Frere - Blachimont - Bring back the old Bus Stop PLEASE Grand Prix

And because I like being sadistic sometimes, you've just earned a one point penalty for forgetting the corner with no name between Rivage and Pouhon.

But I didn't forget it. I just didn't name it BECAUSE IT HAD NO NAME. Geez.

Until it was pointed out in this thread that it does actually, but neither of us knew that...

[Bleu]

2013 Worst thing in it it's only 44 laps Grand Prix
1. Vettel
2. Räikkönen
3. Alonso
4. Hamilton
5. Rosberg
6. Perez
7. Massa
8. Sutil
9. di Resta
10. Bottas
Pole Rosberg
FL Räikkönen
1st ret: Grosjean
ROTR: Red Bull pit crew (for failing to attach Webber's tyre correctly)
IIDOTR: Bottas
DBTMOTR: Grosjean
MLP: Bottas
DNQ: None

[mario]

1. Vettel
2. Kimi
3. Alonso
4. Hamilton
5. Webber
6. Rosberg
7. Massa
8. Button
9. Perez
10. Di Resta

Pole: Vettel
Fastest Lap: Räikkönen
First Retirement: Grosjean
ROTR: Grosjean
IIDOTR: Button
DBTMOTR: Massa
MLP: Guiterrez
DNQ: None

[QuickYoda41]

QuickYoda41's predictions
2013 Belgian GP

1. Vettel
2. Räikkönen
3. Alonso
4. Sutil
5. Webber
6. Rosberg
7. Hamilton
8. Perez
9. Button
10. Bottas

Pole: Vettel
Fastest Lap: Button
First Retirement: vd Garde
ROTR: Maldonado
IIDOTR: Bottas
DBTMOTR: Gutierrez
MLP: Bottas
DNQ: None

[Rocks with Salt]

Rocks with Salt's predictions
2013 Beginning of Annual Force India Points Surge Grand Prix

1. Vettel
2. Raikkonen
3. Hamilton
4. Rosberg
5. Webber
6. Grosjean
7. Alonso
8. Button
9. Sutil
10. Ricciardo

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Raikkonen
First Retirement: Hulkenberg
ROTR: The Stewards
IIDOTR: Raikkonen
DBTMOTR: Massa
MLP: Bottas
DNQ: None

[mash]

mash's predictions
2013 Belgian GP

1. Vettel
2. Räikkönen
3. Webber
4. Hamiton
5. Grosjean
6. Alonso
7. Rosberg
8. Massa
9. di Resta
10. Button

Pole: VHamilton
Fastest Lap: Vettel
First Retirement: Van der Garde
ROTR: Gutierrez
IIDOTR: Grosjean
DBTMOTR: Gutierrez
MLP: Bottas
DNQ: None

[AxelP800]

2013 SuperPrix de la Belgique

1. Webber
2. Raikkonen
3. Alonso
4. Massa
5. Hamilton
6. Sutil
7. Maldonado
8. Ricciardo
9. Bottas
10. Button

Pole: Vettel
Fastest Lap: Raikkonen
First Retirement: Vettel
ROTR: Perez
IIDOTR: Grosjean - For taking out Vettel
DBTMOTR: Gutierrez
MLP: Bottas
DNQ: None

[johnnyCarwash]

Johnnycarwarsh's prediction:

2013 Manneken Pis memorial GP

1. Vettel
2. Webber
3. Raikkonen
4. Button
5. Grosjean
6. Alonso
7.Hamilton
8. Perez
9. DiResta
10. Ricciardo

Pole: Vettel
Fastest Lap : Webber
First Retirement: Rosberg
ROTR: people who moan about tyres
IIDOTR: Button
DBTMOTR: Gutierrez
MLP: Bottas
DNQ: None