2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions

[Rob Dylan]

Super happy Azerbaijan everyone! We're here at Round 8 of 8000 of this season's Formula 1 Season Predicament Predictions Season, and we want you to get in your predicament predicament predictions for this predicament predictions round at Azerbaijan for this race at Azerbaijan in Azerbaijan.

Rules are in the Bahrain thread. Otherwise DM me. Cut-off time before penalties is the end of FP3.




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Pole:
Fastest lap:
First retirement:
Reject of the Race:
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race:
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race:
Last Place:
How Far Back:

As always, the player with the funniest alternative race title gets a bonus point.




My predictions, huh. I guess Verstappen will get revenge for last year:

1. Max Verstappen
2. Charles Leclerc
3. Sergio Perez
4. Lando Norris
5. Yuki Tsunoda
6. Fernando Alonso
7. Esteban Ocon
8. George Russell
9. Kevin Magnussen
10. Lance Stroll

Pole: Charles Leclerc
Fastest lap: Yuki Tsunoda
First retirement: Sebastian Vettel (how embarrassing)
Reject of the Race: Pierre Gasly (absolutely stupid retirement)
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Yuki Tsunoda
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Pierre Gasly
Last Place: Nicholas Latifi
How Far Back: 1 lap

Good luck everyone

[rachel1990]

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

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest lap:Verstappen
First retirement: Schumacher
Reject of the Race: Schumacher after binning another Haas
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Norris
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Ricciardo
Last Place: Latifi
How Far Back 1 lap

[yannicksamlad]

The Baku Walls Cost Cap Challenge GP of Azerbaijan

1. Sergio Perez
2. Charles Leclerc
3. Max Verstappen
4. Carlos Sainz
5. George Russell
6. Fernando Alonso
7. Esteban Ocon
8. Lando Norris
9. Lance Stroll
10. Sebastian Vettel

Pole: Charles Leclerc
Fastest lap: Fernando Alonso
First retirement: Zhou, Guan You
Reject of the Race: Alpha Tauri
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Stroll
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Ricciardo
Last Place: Mick Schumacher
How Far Back: 1 lap

[Bleu]

Allah Korusun Grand Prix

1. Leclerc
2. Verstappen
3. Sainz
4. Gasly
5. Russell
6. Vettel
7. Tsunoda
8. Magnussen
9. Bottas
10. Stroll

Pole: Leclerc
Fastest lap: Verstappen
First retirement: Schumacher
Reject of the Race: Hamilton
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Gasly
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Schumacher
Last Place: Latifi
How Far Back: 0 laps

[mario]

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

Pole: Leclerc
Fastest lap: Verstappen
First retirement: Vettel
Reject of the Race: Schumacher
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Alonso
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Ricciardo
Last Place: Schumacher
How Far Back: 1 lap

[Enforcer]

2022 Let's put pride colours on our cars but not do or say anything meaningful about equality GP.

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


Pole: Verstappen
Fastest lap: Perez
First retirement: Stroll
Reject of the Race: Ricciardo
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Gasly
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Ricciardo
Last Place: Latifi
How Far Back: 1 lap

[Alextrax52]

2022 King of the Baku Castle GP

1: Verstappen
2: Leclerc
3: Perez
4: Sainz
5: Russell
6: Alonso
7: Norris
8: Hamilton
9: Tsunoda
10: Ocon

Pole: Leclerc
Fastest Lap: Verstappen
First Retirement: Schumacher
ROTR: Gasly
IIDOTR: Alonso
DBTMOTR: Ricciardo
Last Place: Latifi
How far back: 2 laps

[CarloSpace]

1. Leclerc
2. Veratappen
3. Sainz Jr.
4. Pérez
5. Gasly
6. Russell
7. Alonso
8. Hamilton
9. Vettel
10. Ocon

Pole: leclerc
Fastest lap: verstappen
First retirement: Stroll
Reject of the Race: Tsunoda
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Gasly
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Zhou
Last Place: Latifi
How Far Back: 1 lap

[Fetzie]

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

Pole: Leclerc
F-Lap: Norris
First Retirement: Schumacher
RotR: Ricciardo
IIDotR: Norris
DBTMotR: Ricciardo
HFB: +1

[dr-baker]

2022 Russian Empire USSR European Eurasian Azerbaijan Grand Prix

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

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest lap: Sainz
First retirement: Magnussen
Reject of the Race: FIA
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Nobody
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Latifi
Last Place: Latifi
How Far Back: 2 laps

[Klon]

2022 <Insert "Funny" Quasi-Racist Joke Here> Grand Prix

1. Leclerc
2. Verstappen
3. Pérez
4. Sainz
5. Russell
6. Alonso
7. Gasly
8. Tsunoda
9. Hamilton
10. Ocon

Pole: Leclerc
Fastest lap: Sainz
First retirement: Schumacher
ROTR: Schumacher (yet another crash on the way out of the sport)
IIDOTR: AlphaTauri (7-8 belies a great performance all Sunday)
DBTMOTR: Schumacher
LP: Latifi
HFB: 1 lap

[tommykl]

2022 Annual F2 Driver Race Ban Grand Prix

1. Leclerc
2. Verstappen
3. Sainz
4. Russell
5. Pérez
6. Hamilton
7. Gasly
8. Tsunoda
9. Ocon
10. Norris

Pole: Leclerc
Fastest lap: Pérez
First retirement: Zhou
ROTR: Alfa Romeo
IIDOTR: AlphaTauri
DBTMOTR: Pérez
LP: Latifi
HFB: 1 lap

[RAK]

2022 Baku to the Streets Grand Prix

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

Pole: Leclerc
Fastest Lap: Verstappen
First Retirement: Zhou
ROTR: Haas
IIDOTR: Tsunoda
DBTMOTR: Ocon
LP: Latifi
Laps behind: 1

[Londoner]

2022 Azerbaijani? I hardly knew her! Grand Prix

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

Pole: Leclerc
Fastest Lap: Verstappen
First Retirement: Bottas
ROTR: Ricciardo
IIDOTR: Zhou
DBTMOTR: Ocon
LP: Latifi
Laps behind: 1

[Hermann95]

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

Pole: Leclerc
Fastest Lap: Verstappen
First Retirement: Latifi
ROTR: Haas
IIDOTR: Alonso
DBTMOTR: Ocon
LP: Zhou
Laps behind: 1

[IceG]

2022 Baku to the Future F1 Grand Prix

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

Pole: Leclerc
Fastest Lap: Verstappen
First Retirement: Albon (see ROTR)
ROTR: Williams - double DNF with brake failures
IIDOTR: Nothing
DBTMOTR: Ricciardo
LP: Schumacher
Laps behind: 1

[Aerond]

Gib Safety Car pl0x GP

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

Pole: Leclerc
Fastest lap: Perez
First retirement: Schumacher
Reject of the Race: Ricciardo
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Norris
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Ricciardo
Last Place: Latifi
How Far Back: 1 Lap

[pi314159]

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

Pole: Perez
Fastest lap: Sainz
First retirement: Stroll
Reject of the Race: Ricciardo
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Bottas
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Ricciardo
Last Place: Latifi
How Far Back: +1

[Batty]

1. Max Verstappen
2. Sergio Perez
3. Charles Leclerc
4. Lewis Hamilton
5. Carlos Sainz
6. George Russell
7. Valtteri Bottas
8. Lando Norris
9. Estaban Ocon
10. Zhou Guanyu

Pole: Charles Leclerc
Fastest lap: Max Verstappen
First retirement: Mick Schumacher
Reject of the Race: Daniel Ricciardo
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Lance Stroll
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Daniel Ricciardo
Last Place: Alexander Albon
How Far Back: 1

[Rob Dylan]

So it was an interesting result to say the least at Baku! We had a double Ferrari retirement, and that set a lot of predictions off-kilter, especially for all of you who were mistakenly thinking Ferrari would bounce back! Therefore quite varied on the front of the top three, and very few of the extra points got handed out - no ROTR/IIDOTR points for anyone for example. And in the end, we had one winner and five runners-up!

1. mario 16
2. Enforcer 15
- Freeze-O-Kimi 15
- CarloSpace 15
- RAK 15
- Batty 15
7. Rob Dylan 14
- rachel1990 14
- dr-baker 14
- Hermann95 14
- Aerond 14
12. Klon 12
- tommykl 12
14. yannicksamlad 11*
- Fetzie 11
- Londoner 11
- IceG 11
18. Bleu 9
19. pi314159 8
*funniest alternative race title

Mario becomes just the latest repeat winner in 2022! With five runners-up and a very high median, it means that championship doesn't change dramatically at all. However, it does leave us with a tie at the very front:

1. Aerond 112
2. RAK 112
3. dr-baker 104
4. IceG 103
5. tommykl 99
6. Enforcer 98
7. mario 97
8. Klon 94
9. rachel1990 91
10. Fetzie 88
11. Rob Dylan 86
12. Hermann95 85
13. pi314159 83
14. Batty 82
15. Bleu 78
16. CarloSpace 76
17. yannicksamlad 54
18. Londoner 53
19. dj_vicious 22
20. Miguel98 22
21. Frogfoot9013 22
22. DigitDan7 20
23. Freeze-O-Kimi 15
24. Aislabie 14
25. CaptainGetz12 14
26. Vassago 12
27. mash 7

That's right - Aerond keeps his championship lead on countback, but damn is it close. RAK and he are leading a little extra gap at this point in front of the rest of the field, but may I remind you that almost none of you have used double points, and when we hit Round 19 we are going to start seeing those scores get much, much closer...

See you in Canada!