2021 US Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!

[Rob Dylan]

Yeehaw! We're back in Stetsonland as Formula 1 returns to Texas for some racing action. While some folks are talking about some kind of "championship fight" going on and all that jazz, the only championship I'm following is Predicament Predictions! Last time out Aislabie retook the lead in the championship by a few points, but it was mario that people were discussing as the new favourite to win the title.

Let's see what happens next. Here's your blank slate:

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Pole:
Fastest lap:
First retirement:
ROTR:
IIDOTR:
DBTMOTR:
MLP:
HFB:

There is always a point for the funniest race title you can come up with. The Minor League Premiership for this round contains Nikita Mazepin, Mick Schumacher, Yuki Tsunoda. You can also use double points at any time you like



So now it's my turn. Who will win? I'm going to go for the only obvious answer, and that's Vettel.

1. Sebastian Vettel
2. Lewis Hamilton
3. Max Verstappen
4. Sergio Pérez
5. Valtteri Bottas
6. Antonio Giovinazzi!
7. Kimi Raikkonen
8. Carlos Sainz Jr.
9. Lando Norris
10. Pierre Gasly

Pole: George Russell
Fastest lap: Lewis Hamilton
First retirement: Mick Schumacher
ROTR: 2019 for losing its last reject
IIDOTR: Antonio unrejectifying himself
DBTMOTR: Lance Stroll
MLP: Nikita Mazepin
HFB: 3 laps


You have until the end of FP3 to get your votes in without penalty. Good luck everyone!

[UncreativeUsername37]

1. Hamilton
2. Bottas
3. Verstappen
4. Pérez
5. Leclerc
6. Norris
7. Sainz
8. Ricciardo
9. Gasly
10. Alonso

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Pérez
First retirement: not today
ROTR: Williams
IIDOTR: Stroll
DBTMOTR: Tsunoda
MLP: Tsunoda
HFB: 2

[CaptainGetz12]

2021 Bump of Destiny Grand Prix

1. Verstappen
2. Hamilton
3. Norris
4. Bottas
5. Perez
6. Leclerc
7. Gasly
8. Ocon
9. Stroll
10. Sainz

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest lap: Hamilton
First retirement: Mazepin
ROTR: Raikkonen
IIDOTR: Russell
DBTMOTR: Vettel
MLP: Tsunoda
HFB: 2 laps

[Klon]

2021 This Track is Awful but Somehow Better than the Current Indy Road Course Grand Prix

1. Hamilton
2. Verstappen
3. Norris
4. Leclerc
5. Ricciardo
6. Gasly
7. Sainz
8. Latifi
9. Alonso
10. Stroll

Pole: Bottas
Fastest lap: Verstappen
First retirement: Pérez
ROTR: CotA
IIDOTR: Latifi
DBTMOTR: Russell
MLP: Tsunoda
HFB: 0

[Londoner]

2021 'Murica bathplug Yeah Grand Prix

1. Hamilton
2. Verstappen
3. Bottas
4. Norris
5. Leclerc
6. Ricciardo
7. Sainz
8. Gasly
9.Alonso
10. Perez

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Verstappen
First retirement: Ocon
ROTR: Mazepin
IIDOTR: Vettel
DBTMOTR: Perez
MLP: Tsunoda
HFB: 2

[Frogfoot9013]

Must-win championship for Londoner

1. Alonso
2. Räikkönen
3. Giovinazzi
4. Bottas
5. Pérez
6. Vettel
7. Ocon
8. Sainz
9. Gasly
10. Stroll

Pole: Alonso
Fastest lap: Alonso
First retirement: Hamilton/Verstappen (Lap 1 collision taking both out)
ROTR: McLaren
IIDOTR: Old Men
DBTMOTR: Hamilton
MLP: Schumacher
HFB: 1 lap

[dr-baker]

2021 Marge Simpson Praying for a bumpy ride GP

1. Verstappen
2. Hamilton
3. Perez
4. Bottas
5. Leclerc
6. Sainz
7. Norris
8. Alonso
9. Ricciardo
10. Ocon

Pole:Verstappen
Fastest lap: Perez
First retirement: Marzipan
ROTR:Vettel
IIDOTR: Russell
DBTMOTR:Raikkonen
MLP:Tsunoda
HFB: 2 laps

[Enforcer]

2021 Enforcer wastes his Double Points at the St. Kitts and Nevis GP

Using DOUBLE POINTS

1. Hamilton
2. Verstappen
3. Bottas
4. Perez
5. Leclerc
6. Norris
7. Sainz
8. Gasly
9. Alonso
10. Ricciardo

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Hamilton
First retirement: Giovanazzi
ROTR: Aston Martin
IIDOTR: Norris
DBTMOTR: Ricciardo
MLP: Tsunoda
HFB: 2 laps

[RAK]

2021 Alamo Rent a Car Grand Prix

1) Hamilton
2) Verstappen
3) Bottas
4) Perez
5) Norris
6) Gasly
7) Sainz
8) Ricciardo
9) Leclerc
10) Alonso

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Bottas
First Retirement: Latifi
ROTR: Raikkonen
IIDOTR: Norris
DBTMOTR: Tsunoda
MLP: Tsunoda
Laps behind: 2

[tommykl]

2021 Oh Hey, They Finally Gave W Series A Double Header Grand Prix

1. Hamilton
2. Verstappen
3. Bottas
4. Pérez
5. Sainz
6. Norris
7. Ricciardo
8. Gasly
9. Leclerc
10. Vettel

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Bottas
First retirement: Alonso
ROTR: Alpine
IIDOTR: Haas
DBTMOTR: Tsunoda
MLP: Schumacher
HFB: 1 lap

Screw it, double points

[mario]

Yeehaw! We're back in Stetsonland as Formula 1 returns to Texas for some racing action. While some folks are talking about some kind of "championship fight" going on and all that jazz, the only championship I'm following is Predicament Predictions! Last time out Aislabie retook the lead in the championship by a few points, but it was mario that people were discussing as the new favourite to win the title.

Well, I don't know about that - probably will be the case that, if I do end up using it, the double points will end up being a damp squib. Besides, I nearly ended up missing the previous round in Turkey...

1. Hamilton
2. Verstappen
3. Bottas
4. Pérez
5. Leclerc
6. Norris
7. Ricciardo
8. Sainz
9. Gasly
10. Vettel

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Bottas
First retirement: Ocon
ROTR: Alpine
IIDOTR: Leclerc
DBTMOTR: Tsunoda
MLP: Tsunoda
HFB: 2 laps

[IceG]

The 2021 US Grand Prix for cars that turn right as well as left

1. Hamilton
2. Verstappen
3. Bottas
4. Pérez
5. Norris
6. Leclerc
7. Sainz
8. Ricciardo
9. Gasly
10. Alonso

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Bottas
First retirement: Mazepin
ROTR: Alfa Romeo
IIDOTR: Leclerc
DBTMOTR: Stroll
MLP: Tsunoda
HFB: 1 lap

[Hermann95]

1. Hamilton
2. Verstappen
3. Bottas
4. Perez
5. Norris
6. Leclerc
7. Sainz
8. Ricciardo
9. Gasly
10. Stroll

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Perez
First retirement: Tsunoda
ROTR: COTA
IIDOTR: Leclerc
DBTMOTR: Tsunoda
MLP: Schumacher
HFB: 3 laps

[Batty]

1. Hamilton
2. Bottas
3. Max
4. Charles
5. Sainz
6. Sergio
7. Lando
8. Gasly
9. Alonso
10. Stroll

Pole: Bottas
Fastest lap: Sergio
First retirement: Ricciardo
ROTR: Checo
IIDOTR: Latifi
DBTMOTR: Ocon
MLP: Yuki
HFB: 2

[Fetzie]

"Hello Cowboy" Grand Prix 2021

1. Hamilton
2. Verstappen
3. Bottas
4. Norris
5. Leclerc
6. Sainz
7. Ricciardo
8. Pérez
9. Gasly
10. Vettel

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Verstappen
First retirement: Ocon
ROTR: Perez
IIDOTR: Leclerc
DBTMOTR: Tsunoda
MLP: Tsunoda
HFB: 2 laps

[Aerond]

Remember FP2? That was nothing GP

1. Perez
2. Bottas
3. Norris
4. Leclerc
5. Ricciardo
6. Sainz
7. Stroll
8. Ocon
9. Alonso
10. Gasly

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Bottas
First retirement: Schumacher
ROTR: Hamilton & Verstappen
IIDOTR: Perez
DBTMOTR: Raikkonen
MLP: Tsunoda
HFB: 1 lap

[Rob Dylan]

Yeehaw! We're back in Stetsonland as Formula 1 returns to Texas for some racing action. While some folks are talking about some kind of "championship fight" going on and all that jazz, the only championship I'm following is Predicament Predictions! Last time out Aislabie retook the lead in the championship by a few points, but it was mario that people were discussing as the new favourite to win the title.

Well, I don't know about that - probably will be the case that, if I do end up using it, the double points will end up being a damp squib. Besides, I nearly ended up missing the previous round in Turkey...

Just giving you the commentator's curse, no worries

[Ducktanian]

EVERYTHING, ITS WHAT FOR DINNER GRAND PRIX

1. Hamilton
2. Verstappen
3. Bottas
4. Norris
5. Pérez
6. Leclerc
7. Sainz Jr.
8. Gasly
9. Alonso
10. Giovinazzi

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Bottas
First retirement: Ocon
ROTR: Raikkonen
IIDOTR: Giovinazzi
DBTMOTR: Tsunoda
MLP: Tsunoda
HFB: 2 Laps

[yannicksamlad]

2021 USA South West GP
1 Lewis Hamilton
2.Valtteri Bottas
3. Max Verstappen
4. Sergio Pérez
5. Carlos Sainz
6. Charles Leclerc
7. Lando Norris
8. Pierre Gasly
9. Daniel Ricciardo
10. Esteban Ocon

Pole: Max Verstappen
Fastest lap: Lewis Hamilton
First retirement: Antonio Giovinazzi
ROTR: Alpine
IIDOTR: Esteban Ocon
DBTMOTR : Fernando Alonso
MLP: Yuki Tsunoda
HFB: 1 lap

[Aislabie]

Heineken "Don't Drink And Drive" 308 of the Americas, powered by Aramco

1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Max Verstappen
3. Valtteri Bottas
4. Lando Norris
5. Sergio Perez
6. Charles Leclerc
7. Carlos Sainz
8. Daniel Ricciardo
9. Pierre Gasly
10. George Russell

Pole - Lewis Hamilton
FLap - Valtteri Bottas
Retirement - Antonio Giovinazzi

ROTR - The bumpy track
IIDOTR - Valtteri Bottas
DBTMOTR - Yuki Tsunoda
MLP - Yuki Tsunoda
HFB - 2 laps

[pi314159]

1. Verstappen
2. Hamilton
3. Perez
4. Sainz
5. Bottas
6. Leclerc
7. Norris
8. Ricciardo
9. Gasly
10. Ocon

Pole: N/A (too late)
Fastest lap: Perez
First retirement: Mazepin
ROTR: Alonso
IIDOTR: Perez
DBTMOTR: Alonso
MLP: Tsunoda
HFB: +2 Laps

[Miguel98]

I'll take the penalty for being late

1. Sergio Pérez
2. Charles Leclerc
3. Max Verstappen
4. Valtteri Bottas
5. Carlos Sainz
6. Daniel Ricciardo
7. Lando Norris
8. Sebastian Vettel
9. Pierre Gasly
10. Esteban Ocon

Pole: N/A
Fastest lap: Max Verstappen
First retirement: Lewis Hamilton
ROTR: Lewis Hamilton
IIDOTR: Sebastian Vettel
DBTMOTR: Yuki Tsunoda
MLP: Yuki Tsunoda
HFB: 3 Laps

[Rob Dylan]

I'll take the penalty for being late

THREE RACE BAN!

[Frogfoot9013]

My Predictions are hideously-late and so I am falling on my sword

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

Pole: Hülkenberg
Fastest lap: Hülkenberg
First retirement: Hülkenberg
ROTR: Hülkenberg
IIDOTR: Hülkenberg
DBTMOTR: Hülkenberg
MLP: Hülkenberg
HFB: Hülkenberg

[Rob Dylan]

My Predictions are hideously-late and so I am falling on my sword

Two weeks late in fact

[Rob Dylan]

And there we have it! A little late perhaps, but the results are in:

Results
1. tommykl 26**
2. Enforcer 24**
3. dr-baker 20
4. pi314159 18
5. CaptainGetz12 16
6. mario 15
- yannicksamlad 15
8. RAK 12***
- Fetzie 12
10. UncreativeUsername37 11
- Londoner 11
- Aislabie 11
13. Klon 10
- IceG 10
- Ducktanian 10
16. Rob Dylan 9
- Hermann95 9
- Batty 9
- Aerond 9
20. Miguel98 4.5*
21. Frogfoot9013 3

*half-points for being super late
**double points
***funniest alternative race title, if just for the Shaqmobile


The double pointers made it work for them, though dr-baker got an amazing result without any double points that shoots him back to the top of the leaderboard. The championship fight is again all to play for between now and season end


Standings
1. dr-baker 256.5
2. mario 255.5
3. Aislabie 254.5
4. CaptainGetz12 248
5. Enforcer 246.5
6. RAK 246
7. Fetzie 241
8. Ducktanian 240
9. UncreativeUsername37 236.5
10. Londoner 234.5
11. tommykl 223
12. Hermann95 220.5
13. Bleu 209.5
14. pi314159 207.5
15. Miguel98 202.5
16. Aerond 202
17. Klon 199.5
18. Batty 186.5
19. Rob Dylan 181
20. Frogfoot9013 168.25
21. IceG 152.5
22. yannicksamlad 144
23. tBone 128
24. CarloSpace 110.5
25. You-Gee-Eee-Day 103
26. Pacific Edge 83
27. This Could Be You 60
28. takagi_for_the_win 45
29. WaffleCat 26
30. rachel1990 26
31. noiceinmydrink 23
32. Freeze-O-Kimi 17
33. Pilot 16
34. Gertrand Bachot 11
35. dj_vicious 9
36. Pieman 8
37. Spooder918 7

See you in...... Mexico!

[dr-baker]

Well, that was unexpected. Still, only one point ahead of mario in0p second and two points ahead of Aislabie in third. All to play for still!