Predicament Predictions - 2014 Belgian Grand Prix

[TomWazzleshaw]

Deadline is the conclusion of FP3 as usual

Wizzie's Predictions
2014 Belgian Grand Prix
1. Bo77as
2. Rosberg
3. Perez
4. Alonso
5. Ricciardo
6. Hulkenberg
7. Massa
8. Vettel
9. Button
10. Kvyat

Pole: Rosberg
Fastest lap: Rosberg
First retirement: Hamilton
ROTR: Hamilton (Desperate first lap move removes both Mercs from win contention)
IIDOTR: Bottas (Finally scores his debut win with impressive drive from the back of the top 10)
DBTMOTR: Hamilton
MLP: Kvyat
DNQ: Lotterer (Technical problems, allowed to start)

[Alextrax52]

2014 Belgian Waffles GP

1 Vettel
2 Rosberg
3 Alonso
4 Ricciardo
5 Hulkenberg
6 Magnussen
7 Raikkonen
8 Perez
9 Bottas
10 Maldonado

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Hamilton
First Retirement: Chilton/Lotterer (Take each other off on lap 1)
ROTR: Hamitlon (Late rainshower sees him spin off 1:20 ahead of everyone else on the penultimate lap)
IIDOTR: Vettel (Takes his first win of the year setting up the intra team battle at RBR very nicely for part 2)
DBTMOTR: Raikkonen (7th seems fine but's he 40 seconds behind Alonso who drags another podium out of the Ferrari)
MLP: Magnussen (Comfortably in front of Button too)
DNQ: Points scored by Man United on the first day of the 14/15 EPL (0)

[Bleu]

2014 Eau Rouge Grand Prix
1. Hamilton
2. Vettel
3. Rosberg
4. Alonso
5. Bottas
6. Ricciardo
7. Räikkönen
8. Hülkenberg
9. Bianchi
10. Lotterer

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Hamilton
First Retirement: Sutil
ROTR: Gutierrez
IIDOTR: Lotterer
DBTMOTR: Massa
MLP: Magnussen
DNQ: 0

[DemocalypseNow]

Totally Unbiased Biscione's Predictions
2014 Belgian Grand Prix
1. Lotterer
2. Rosberg
3. Bottas
4. Ricciardo
5. Raikkonen
6. Vergne
7. Kyvat
8. Bianchi
9. Sutil
10. Chilton

Pole: Lotterer
Fastest lap: Lotterer
First retirement: Massa (triggers massive first corner accident)
ROTR: Massa
IIDOTR: Lotterer
DBTMOTR: Ericsson
MLP: Lotterer
DNQ: None

[AxelP800]

2014 Belgian Grand Prix
1. ALONSO
2. Bianchi
3. Lotterer
4. Hulkenberg
5. Massa
6. Raikkonen
7. Hamilton
8. Kvyat
9. Sutil
10. Gutierrez

Pole: Rosberg
Fastest lap: Massa
First retirement: Ricciardo
ROTR: This award itself
IIDOTR: Everyone
DBTMOTR: No-one
MLP: Lotterer
DNQ: CHILTON

[Miguel98]

2014 Belgian Grand Prix
1. Bottas
2. Rosberg
3. Massa
4. Hamilton
5. Alonso
6. Raikkonen
7. Pérez
8. Vergne
9. Button
10. Hulkenberg

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Hamilton
First retirement: Grosjean
ROTR: Grosjean
IIDOTR: Hamilton (get's taken out into a spin by Ricciardo, who got taken out by Grosjean, and recovers from front wing damage to 4th)
DBTMOTR: Kvyat
MLP: Magnussen
DNQ: Lotterer

[tommykl]

tommykl's Predictions
2014 I Will Be There On Friday For This Grand Prix
1. Rosberg
2. Bottas
3. Hamilton
4. Ricciardo
5. Alonso
6. Hülkenberg
7. Massa
8. Pérez
9. Magnussen
10. Räikkönen

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Ricciardo
First retirement: Ericsson
ROTR: Ericsson
IIDOTR: Lotterer (despite Bottas' second place, Lotterer takes 11th on début)
DBTMOTR: Ericsson
MLP: Magnussen
DNQ: Chitlon (technical problems, allowed to start)

[W12]

2014 Belgian Grand Prix
1. Rosberg
2. Bottas
3. Alonso
4. Hulkenberg
5. Ricciardo
6. Perez
7. Vettel
8. Kvyat
9. Button
10. Magnussen

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Rosberg
First retirement: Hamilton
ROTR: Hamilton (Crashes on the first lap)
IIDOTR: Bianchi (Is at 9th place before a technical failure)
DBTMOTR: Räikkönen
MLP: Kvyat
DNQ: 0

[Dj_bereta]

1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Bottas
4. Ricciardo
5. Hulkenberg
6. Perez
7. Alonso
8. Magnussen
9. Button
10. Maldonado

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Hamilton
First retirement: Massa
ROTR: Massa (crashes, then blames Hamilton)
IIDOTR: Maldonado
DBTMOTR: Massa
MLP: Magnussen
DNQ: 0

[dr-baker]

2014 Moules et frites avec de mayo, Belgian waffles and Belgian chocolate ice-cream makes for a good meal Grand Prix

1. Rosberg
2. Bottas
3. Hamilton
4. Massa
5. Ricciardo
6. Vettel
7. Hulkenberg
8. Alonso
9. Raikkonen
10. Vergne

Pole: Rosberg
Fastest lap: Vettel
First retirement: Magnussen
ROTR: Lotterer
IIDOTR: Rossi
DBTMOTR: Magnussen
MLP: Lotterer
DNQ: 0ne

[DOSBoot]

DOSBoot's Perdictions

2014 "Jean Claude Van Dame That Was Good!" Grand Prix

1. Rosberg
2. Hamilton
3. Riccardo
4. Bottas
5. Massa
6. Vettel
7. Alonso
8. Hulkenburg
9. Kvyat
10. Raikkonen

Pole: Rosberg
Fastest Lap: Hamilton
First Retirement: Lotterer
ROTR: Lotterer
IIDOTR: Alonso
DBTMOTR: Raikkonen
MLP: Magnussen
DNQ: None

Double Points

[Enforcer]

1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Ricciardo
4. Alonso
5. Vettel
6. Bottas
7. Massa
8. Raikkonen
9. Hulkenberg
10. Kvyat

Pole: Rosberg
Fastest Lap: Hamilton
First Retirement: Ericcson
ROTR: Caterham
IIDOTR: Alonso
DBTMOTR: Massa (spread betting again)
MLP: Kvyat
DNQ: Lotterer

[takagi_for_the_win]

2014 Andre Lotterer Grand Prix

1. Lotterer
2. Lotterer
3. Lotterer
4. Lotterer
5. Lotterer
6. Lotterer
7. Lotterer
8. Lotterer
9. Lotterer
10. Lotterer

Pole: Lotterer
FL: Lotterer
First retirement: Lotterer
ROTR: Lotterer
IIDOTR: Lotterer
DBTMOTR: Lotterer
MLP: Lotterer
DNQ: Bjorn Wirdheim, Lotterer

If I don't grab at least one point I'll be highly miffed.

[KalleVRTN]

KalleVRTN's Predictions
2014 Belgian Grand Prix
1. Rosberg
2. Bottas
3. Hamilton
4. Alonso
5. Ricciardo
6. Vettel
7. Raikkönen
8. Magnussen
9. Sutil
10. Kvyat

Pole: Rosberg
Fastest lap: Rosberg
First retirement: Massa
ROTR: Massa
IIDOTR: Lotterer
DBTMOTR: Gutierrez
MLP: Magnussen
DNQ: none

[watka]

Watka's Predictions
2014 Two Trashed Saubers Grand Prix
1. Hamilton
2. Bottas
3. Rosberg
4. Massa
5. Hulkenberg
6. Ricciardo
7. Vettel
8. Alonso
9. Magnussen
10. Perez

Pole: Rosberg
Fastest lap: Hamilton
First retirement: Maldonado
ROTR: van der Garde (massive crash in practice)
IIDOTR: Bottas (splitting the Mercedes on merit)
DBTMOTR: Perez
MLP: Magnussen
DNQ: None

[tristan1117]

tristan1117's Predictions
2014 Belgian Grand Prix
1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Bottas
4. Ricciardo
5. Perez
6. Hulkenberg
7. Massa
8. Vettel
9. Magnussen
10. Vergne

Pole: Rosberg
Fastest lap: Rosberg
First retirement: Loterrer
ROTR: Caterham
IIDOTR: Vergne
DBTMOTR: Button
MLP: Kvyat
DNQ:

[mrfakeboullier]

MrFakeBoullier's predictions:
1 Bottas
2 Rosberg
3 Massa
4 Button
5 Ricciardo
6 Vettel
7 Alonso
8 Raïkkonën
9 Magnussen
10 Lotterer
Pole: Bottas
FL: Bottas
First Retirement: Hamilton
ROTR: Lelricsson
IIDOTR: Lotterer
DBTMOTR:Bianchi
MLP: Vergne
DNQ:Lelricsson

[RAK]

RAK's Predictions
2014 Inexplicably Integrated Bilingual Belgium Grand Prix

1) Hamilton
2) Rosberg
3) Alonso
4) Bottas
5) Ricciardo
6) Raikkonen
7) Vettel
8) Button
9) Massa
10) Kvyat

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Hamilton
First Retirement: Ericsson
ROTR: Sauber - both cars finish, but only beat the new teams' cars
IIDOTR: Lotterer - faster than anticipated, beats Ericsson by a mile in qualifying and ends up a few tenths away from Bianchi in an inferior car; finishes fastest of new teams
DBTMOTR: Maldonado
MLP: Kvyat
DNQ: None

[Klon]

Klon's Predictions
2014 A Whole Lotterer Of Love Grand Prix
1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Massa
4. Räikkönen
5. Vettel
6. Ricciardo
7. Hülkenberg
8. Bottas
9. Vergne
10. Pérez

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Vettel
First retirement: Kwjat
ROTR: Alonso (miserable run, finished in 12th on "merit")
IIDOTR: Räikkönen (comes out of nowhere on race day to put an egg on the doubter's faces)
DBTMOTR: Bottas
MLP: Magnussen
DNQ: Nope

[good_Ralf]

1) Bottas
2) Rosberg
3) Hamilton
4) Massa
5) Perez
6) Alonso
7) Button
8) Raikkonen
9) Hulkenberg
10) Ricciardo

Pole Position: Hamilton
FL: Rosberg
ROTR: Red Bull
IIDOTR: Bottas
1st DNF: Gutierrez
DBTMOTR: Hulk
MLP: Lotterer (because I can )
DNQ: 0

[Ataxia]

Ataxia's Predictions
2014 The Weather's A Complete Lotterer Grand Prix
1. Rosberg
2. Hamilton
3. Bottas
4. Ricciardo
5. Alonso
6. Hulkenberg
7. Massa
8. Vettel
9. Vergne
10. Magnussen

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Rosberg
First retirement: Ericsson
ROTR: Gutierrez
IIDOTR: Lotterer
DBTMOTR: Perez
MLP: Magnussen
DNQ: None, I hope.

[FMecha]

Mecha predicts...
2014 Belgian Grand Prix
1. Vettel
2. Bottas
3. Ricciardo
4. Rosberg
5. Alonso
6. Hulkenberg
7. Massa
8. Sutil
9. Hamilton
10. Lotterer

Pole: Rosberg
Fastest lap: Rosberg
First retirement: Raikkonen
ROTR: Lotterer's doomsday prophets
IIDOTR: Sutil
DBTMOTR: Vergne
MLP: Lotterer

[Rocks with Salt]

Considering how poorly I did in Hungary and how this is annually my best track, I can't wait to see how it turns out this year! Of course, I only do well when it's dry...

Rocks with Salt's Predictions
2014 11th Hour Grand Prix
1. Rosberg
2. Hamilton
3. Bottas
4. Ricciardo
5. Hulkenberg
6. Alonso
7. Massa
8. Vettel
9. Raikkonen
10. Button

Pole: Rosberg
Fastest Lap: Bottas
First Retirement: Kvyat
ROTR: The Stewards
IIDOTR: Bottas
DBTMOTR: Perez
MLP: Magnussen
DNQ: None

Random.org's Predictions
2014 Belgian Grand Prix
1. Vettel
2. Sutil
3. Perez
4. Bianchi
5. Button
6. Gutierrez
7. Vergne
8. Bottas
9. Massa
10. Magnussen

Pole: Sutil
Fastest Lap: Kvyat
First Retirement: Vettel
ROTR: Ricciardo
IIDOTR: Lotterer
DBTMOTR: Button
MLP: Lotterer
DNQ: None

[Pointrox]

2014 Plastic Bertrand Grand Prix

1 Rosberg
2 Hamilton
3 Ricciardo
4 Bottas
5 Raikkonen
6 Massa
7 Button
8 Vettel
9 Perez
10 Kvyat

Pole: Rosberg
Fastest Lap: Hamilton
First Retirement: Ericsson (rageret on lap 5 after being outclassed by Lotterer)
ROTR: Sauber
IIDOTR: Lotterer (I want to believe)
DBTMOTR: Massa (gets his sorry oarsch promptly kicked by Bottas)
MLP: Kvyat
DNQ: Nope.

[Meatwad]

Meatwad's predictions

2014 Belgian Grand Prix
1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Ricciardo
4. Bottas
5. Alonso
6. Vettel
7. Hülkenberg
8. Räikkönen
9. Button
10. Magnussen

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Rosberg
First retirement: Grosjean
ROTR: Räikkönen
IIDOTR: Pérez
DBTMOTR: Räikkönen
MLP: Magnussen
DNQ: Lotterer

[HawkAussie]

HawkAussie's Predictions
2014 I will be surprised if it doesn't rain GP
1. Rosberg
2. Bottas
3. Vettel
4. Hamilton
5. Perez
6. Ricciardo
7. Magnussen
8. Alonso
9. Button
10. Vergne

Pole: Rosberg
Fastest lap: Rosberg
First retirement: Lotterer
ROTR: Lotterer - Will be his only in F1
IIDOTR: Rossi - Only *this close* from getting a top 10
DBTMOTR: Kyvat
MLP: Magnussen
DNQ: Nope

[Shizuka]

2014 Spa-re Parts for Lewis GP
1. Rosberg
2. Ricciardo
3. Vettel
4. Bottas
5. Alonso
6. Hülkenberg
7. Räikkönen
8. Button
9. Kvyat
10. Magnussen

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Rosberg
First retirement: Hamilton (hits Rosberg at La Source, knocks himself out)
ROTR: Hamilton (that's not how you go for the title)
IIDOTR: Kvyat (runs with Alonso until late-race puncture)
DBTMOTR: Hamilton
MLP: Kvyat
DNQ: Lotterer (Rossi scrapes through)

[Londoner]

East Londoner's Predictions
2014 Believe in the Bo77as Grand Prix

1.#Bo77as
2. Vettel
3. Ricciardo
4. Massa
5. Button
6. Magnussen
7. Alonso
8. Perez
9. Vergne
10. Grosjean

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Massa
First retirement: Rosberg (running on 5 cylinders is not best for business around here)
ROTR: Mercedes (conspire to throw the race away with mechanical gremlins on both cars, leading to a double DNF)
IIDOTR: Bo77as (cool, calm, collected drive to his first F1 victory)
DBTMOTR: Hulkenberg (Q2 exit, followed by a bleh race)
MP: K-Mags
DNQ: Likelyhood of Axel's ROTR prediction being right (come on mate )

[roblo97]

1.Rosberg
2.Ricciardo
3.Hamilton
4.Bo77as
5.Perez
6.Massa
7.Hulkenberg
8.Kyvat
9.K Mags
10.Vergne

ROTR: Lotterer
IIDOTR: Vergne
DBTMOTR: Button
MLP: Kyvat
Pole: Rosberg
Fastest Lap: Hamilton
DNQ: none

[SgtPepper]

Kobayashi RIP in Peace GP

1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Alonso
4. Ricky
5. Hulk
6. Vettel
7. Bottas
8. Button
9. Kmags
10. Kvyat

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Rosberg
First retirement: Maldonado
ROTR: Guttierez
IIDOTR: Hulk
DBTMOTR:
MLP: KMags
DNQ: N/A

[Ataxia]

DNQ: Likelyhood of Axel's ROTR prediction being right (come on mate )

It's Axel, you have to take everything he says with a few seas worth of salt. It's pointless trying to reason with him.

[mash]

mash's predictions
2014 Belgian GP

1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Bottas
4. Ricciardo
5. Alonso
6. Massa
7. Hulkenberg
8. Raikkonen
9. Perez
10. Vettel

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Hamilton
First retirement: Chilton
ROTR: Maldonado
IIDOTR: Lotterer
DBTMOTR: Chilton
MLP: Magnussen
DNQ: None

[More_Blue_Flags]

More_Blue_Flags Predictions
2014 Belgian GP (The second GP I will miss this year thanks to work)

1.Rosberg
2.Hamilton
3.Alonso
4.Hulkenberg
5.Ricciardo
6.Button
7.Massa
8.Bottas
9.Raikkonen
10.Kvyat

ROTR: Ericsson will still look ordinary even next to an under-prepared Lotterer.
IIDOTR: Hulkenberg
DBTMOTR: Magnussen is well off Button's pace
MLP: Kyvat
Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Hamilton
First Retirement: Vettel
DNQ: Maldonaldo has another Q1 'incident'

[go_Rubens]

go_Rubens's Predictions

2014 In the middle of the random silly season GP

1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Bottas
4. Hülkenberg
5. Massa
6. Alonso
7. Button
8. Ricciardo
9. Kvyat
10. Pérez

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Hamilton
First retirement: Maldonado
ROTR: Red Bull
IIDOTR: Lotterer
DBTMOTR: Maldonado
MLP: Kvyat
DNQ: None

[GwilymJJames]

Gwilym's Predictions
2014 Belgian Grand Prix
1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Ricciardo
4. Alonso
5. Vettel
6. Perez
7. Massa
8. Button
9. Hulkenberg
10. Kvyat

Pole: Rosberg
Fastest lap: Hamilton
First retirement: Grosjean
ROTR: Bottas' engine
IIDOTR: Ricciardo
DBTMOTR: Bottas
MLP: Kvyat
DNQ: Ericsson

[tommykl]

Changed what I put as Rossi back to Chilton. Nothing else. I swear

[Shizuka]

I kept the Rossi thing in my DNQ line, because it's not mentioning him as the DNQ-er.