2021 Qatar Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!

[Rob Dylan]

That's right, it's a triple-header! What more could you ask for (except for a break)? I will start catching up with these scores in due course, but for now it's most important that you get your guesses in now and we can sort out the debris later

Here is your blank slate for the Qatar race. Including this one, there's only three races to go


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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




Personally, I'm predicting the most boring race in modern F1 history.

1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Valtteri Bottas
3. Max Verstappen
4. Sergio Pérez
5. Carlos Sainz Jr.
6. Charles Leclerc
7. Lando Norris
8. Daniel Ricciardo
9. Fernando Alonso
10. Esteban Ocon

Pole: Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap: Lewis Hamilton
First retirement: None
ROTR: The 2021 Qatar Grand Prix
IIDOTR: Fernando Alonso (I dunno, maybe he did the one registered overtake all race)
DBTMOTR: Yuki Tsunoda
MLP: Yuki Tsunoda
HFB: 3 laps

Good luck everyone

[yannicksamlad]

The Qatar Congestion GP

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

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Perez
First retirement: Schumacher
ROTR: Ricciardo
IIDOTR: Alonso
DBTMOTR: Ricciardo
MLP: Tsunoda
HFB: 1 lap

[CaptainGetz12]

2021 Banned in Saudi Arabia Grand Prix

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

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Perez
First retirement: Stroll
ROTR: The race itself
IIDOTR: Ferrari
DBTMOTR: Ricciardo
MLP: Tsunoda
HFB: 2 Laps

[UncreativeUsername37]

Hairpin GP

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

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest lap: Bottas
First retirement: nope
ROTR: Alfa Romeo
IIDOTR: Marshals
DBTMOTR: Tsunoda
MLP: Tsunoda
HFB: 2

[dr-baker]

Holy moly, there's yet another GP? AND it's still not the end of the season yet? And the next race won't be either?


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

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Perez
First retirement: Tsunoda
ROTR: McLaren
IIDOTR: Perez
DBTMOTR: Alonso
MLP: Tsunoda
HFB: 2 laps

[Rob Dylan]

Holy moly, there's yet another GP? AND it's still not the end of the season yet? And the next race won't be either?

This is my first time announcing it on the forum, but I've had feedback about this and I think from 2022 onwards, we will start dropping scores due to season fatigue. I think it's a fairer way of sorting out this competition as it gets more arduous with an apparently infinite number of races

[dr-baker]

Holy moly, there's yet another GP? AND it's still not the end of the season yet? And the next race won't be either?

This is my first time announcing it on the forum, but I've had feedback about this and I think from 2022 onwards, we will start dropping scores due to season fatigue. I think it's a fairer way of sorting out this competition as it gets more arduous with an apparently infinite number of races

I think that's fair. After all, there is precedent for it within the sport itself.

[mario]

The increasing sense of ennui due to oversaturation of the calendar GP:

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

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Perez
First retirement: Ricciardo
ROTR: McLaren
IIDOTR: Vettel
DBTMOTR: Ricciardo
MLP: Tsunoda
HFB: 2

[Enforcer]

2022 World Cup Trial Event

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

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest lap: Bottas
First retirement: Latifi
ROTR: Red Bull & Mercedes Drama and Fighting
IIDOTR: Alpha Tauri
DBTMOTR: Ricciardo
MLP: Tsunoda
HFB: 2 laps

[Bleu]

Purple and while kerbs Grand Prix
1. Verstappen
2. Hamilton
3. Perez
4. Leclerc
5. Bottas
6. Sainz
7. Norris
8. Räikkönen
9. Alonso
10. Vettel
Pole Bottas
FL Hamilton
First retirement: Latifi
ROTR: Ricciardo
IIDOTR: Räikkönen
DBTMOTR: Ricciardo
MLP: Tsunoda
HFB: 1 lap

[RAK]

2022 Seemingly Endless Middle Eastern Slogfest Part 1

1) Hamilton
2) Verstappen
3) Bottas
4) Gasly
5) Norris
6) Perez
7) Leclerc
8) Tsunoda
9) Ocon
10) Vettel

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Hamilton
First Retirement: Alonso
ROTR: Raikkonen
IIDOTR: Tsunoda
DBTMOTR: Alonso
MLP: Tsunoda
HFB: 2 laps

[tommykl]

2021 Spicy Bahrain Grand Prix

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

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest lap: Pérez
First retirement: Vettel
ROTR: Michael Masi
IIDOTR: Haas
DBTMOTR: Ocon
MLP: Tsunoda
HFB: 2 laps

[Hermann95]

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

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Perez
First retirement: Giovinazzi
ROTR: Alpine
IIDOTR: Perez
DBTMOTR: Tsunoda
MLP: Tsunoda
HFB: 2 laps

[Klon]

It's time to d-d-d-d-d-double the points

2021 More Like Blah-tar Amirite? Grand Prix

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

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Bottas
First retirement: Sainz
ROTR: Pérez
IIDOTR: Aston Martin
DBTMOTR: Ricciardo
MLP: Tsunoda
HFB: 2

[Batty]

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

Pole: Bottas
Fastest lap: Perez
First retirement: Ricciardo
ROTR: Ricciardo
IIDOTR: Tsunoda
DBTMOTR: Latifi
MLP: Tsunoda
HFB: 2

[Fetzie]

2021 Catarrh Grand Prix

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

Pole: Bottas
Fastest lap: Perez
First retirement: Stroll
ROTR: Russell
IIDOTR: Gasly
DBTMOTR: Tsunoda
MLP: Tsunoda
HFB: 2

[IceG]

2021 Karter Grand Prix

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

Pole: Bottas
Fastest lap: Perez
First retirement: Mazepin
ROTR: Rear wing shenanigans
IIDOTR: Giovinazzi
DBTMOTR: Tsunoda
MLP: Tsunoda
HFB: 2

[Londoner]

2021 WHY IS THERE ANOTHER SODPOT GRAND PRIX TO DO PREDICTIONS FOR ARGH Grand Prix

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

Pole: Bottas
Fastest lap: Bottas
First retirement: Giovinazzi
ROTR: Alfa Romeo
IIDOTR: Gasly
DBTMOTR: Tsunoda
MLP: Tsunoda
HFB: 2

[pi314159]

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

Pole: Bottas
Fastest lap: Perez
First retirement: Schumacher
ROTR: Giovinazzi
IIDOTR: Gasly
DBTMOTR: Giovinazzi
MLP: Tsunoda
HFB: 1 Lap

[Aislabie]

This looks like being Qatar boring Grand Prix

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

Pole - Valtteri Bottas
FLAP - Sergio Perez
Retirement - None

ROTR - Losail
IIDOTR - Pierre Gasly
DBTMOTR - Yuki Tsunoda
MLP - Yuki Tsunoda
HFP - +2 laps

[Aerond]

MORE DESERT YAY GP 21

1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Bottas
3. Meksh
4. Perez
5. Gasly
6. Leclerc
7. Sainz
8. Alonso
9. Vettel
10. Norris

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Bottas
First retirement: Mazepin
ROTR: Ocon
IIDOTR: Gasly
DBTMOTR: Tsunoda
MLP: Tsunoda
HFB: 1 lap

[Ducktanian]

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

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest lap: Hamilton
First retirement: Ocon
ROTR: McLaren
IIDOTR: Stroll
DBTMOTR: Tsunoda
MLP: Tsunoda
HFB: 2 Lap

[Rob Dylan]

The third-last round of the season is done, and we have a new winner in Klon! I count that this is his first win since 2018 Belgium, which is ages. He used double points, and although it wasn't a great performance, it was enough to outscore everyone else. I myself managed to get onto the podium too, my first since Hungary. Go me!

The championship runners were all there or thereabouts, although with a few notable exceptions. Let's take a look:

Results
1. Klon 24**
2. yannicksamlad 22
3. Rob Dylan 19
- Enforcer 19*** ****
5. mario 18
- RAK 18
- Hermann95 18
8. dr-baker 17
9. tommykl 16
- Batty 16
- Aislabie 16
12. Aerond 15*
13. IceG 14
14. CaptainGetz12 13
- Ducktanian 13*
16. Fetzie 12
17. Londoner 11
18. UncreativeUsername37 10
- Bleu 10
- pi314159 10

*receive no pole points for being late
**used double points
***I’m giving Enforcer the ROTR points for his guess.
**** funniest alternative race title


CaptainGetz12 and Ducktanian, who have been floating around the front of the pack all year, dropped a few points, but mostly everyone competing for the title managed to stay in it. However, a crucial two-point difference puts Mario in front of Aislabie in the standings. With no double points used yet, the ever-humble mario probably has a hand on the trophy already. The full standings are below:

Standings
1. mario 307.5
2. Aislabie 305.5
3. dr-baker 300.5
4. Enforcer 299.5
5. Ducktanian 295
6. CaptainGetz12 294
7. RAK 294
8. Fetzie 289
9. tommykl 276
10. UncreativeUsername37 275.5
11. Londoner 271.5
12. Hermann95 268.5
13. Klon 256.5
14. pi314159 243.5
15. Bleu 236.5
16. Aerond 233
17. Batty 228.5
18. Rob Dylan 227
19. Miguel98 202.5
--- UNABLE TO WIN CHAMPIONSHIP BELOW THIS POINT ---
20. IceG 197.5
21. Frogfoot9013 168.25
22. yannicksamlad 166
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

That's right. This is the closest season I've ever run, and technically anyone is still in it should the front-runners suffer a collective hiccup. Many in the top scorers can still use double points as well!

Two rounds to go, see you in Saudi Arabia

[Enforcer]

I'm finishing strongly, too bad I pissed away my double points a few rounds ago.

[dr-baker]

I'm still near the top, but likely to end up as the bridesmaid again and not the bride. Although I do hope this comment comes back to bite me on the arse...