2022 Italian Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!

[Rob Dylan]

We're back at magical Monza for Round 37 of the 2022 Formula 1 World Championship Predicament Predictions Extravaganza Bonanza Competition Series. Not much to say other than that this is the third part of a magical triple header. I'm sure you all know the rules, but if you don't, buzz me or check the Bahrain GP thread.

Here is your blank slate as always:

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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:


For me, I shall predict the most unpredictable thing of all: Ferrari will get a 1-2 on home soil without any issues whatsoever - a perfect weekend no less.

1. Charles Leclerc
2. Carlos Sainz Jr.
3. Max Verstappen
4. George Russell
5. Lewis Hamilton
6. Sergio Perez
7. Fernando Alonso
8. Lance Stroll
9. Esteban Ocon
10. Daniel Ricciardo

Pole: Charles Leclerc
Fastest lap: Charles Leclerc
First retirement: Yuki Tsunoda
Reject of the Race: Lando Norris (embarrassing 1080 degree spin out of the Lesmos before beaching it in the gravel, then throwing his steering wheel out of the car and hitting Ricciardo's rear tyre)
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Ferrari for an impeccable weekend
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Lando Norris
Last Place: Nicholas Latifi
How Far Back: 2 laps

[Alextrax52]

2022 Red Bull are actually favourites at Monza GP

1: Verstappen
2: Perez
3: Hamilton
4: Russell
5: Alonso
6: Gasly
7: Ocon
8: Vettel
9: Stroll
10: Norris

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest lap: Verstappen
First retirement: Sainz
ROTR: Ferrari (A repeat of Baku)
IIDOTR: Gasly
DBTMOTR: Ricciardo
Last place: Latifi
How far back: 1 lap

[rachel1990]

The 2022 How will Ferrari mess up this race Gp
1. Max Verstappen




(A long time later)
2. Sergio Perez


(A shorter time later)
3. Lewis Hamilton
4. George Russell
5. Fernando Alonso
6. Estaban Ocon (yes it's going to be one of those races)
7. Lance Stroll
8. Alexander Albon
9. Lando Norris
10. Sebastian Vettel

Pole: Max Verstappen
Fastest lap: Max Verstappen
First retirement: Charles Leclerc
Reject of the Race: Ferrari. Not a single Ferrari Engine team finishes the race.
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Albon
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Latifi
Last Place: Latifi
How Far Back: 2 laps

[IceG]

2022 Monza Italian F1 GP

1: Verstappen
2: Hamilton
3: Russell
4: Perez
5. Leclerc
6: Alonso
7: Ocon
8: Sainz
9: Albon
10: Magnussen

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest lap: Verstappen
First retirement: Zhou and Bottas crash into the first corner
ROTR: McLaren (null points and finish behind Haas on merit)
IIDOTR: Haas (placed 10th and 11th)
DBTMOTR: Lastifi
Last place: Lastifi
How far back: 2 lap

[mario]

The "how will Ferrari embarrass themselves in front of their home crowd" GP

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

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest lap: Verstappen
First retirement: Schumacher
ROTR: Ferrari (take your pick from botched strategies, bungled pit stops, driver errors or a combination of the above)
IIDOTR: Alonso
DBTMOTR: Ricciardo
Last place: Latifi
How far back: 1 lap

[takagi_for_the_win]

The 11th Anniversary Of That One Time A HRT Was Technically 8th For A Few Seconds Grand Prix

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

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest lap: Verstappen
First retirement: Latifi
Reject of the Race: Ferrari
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Albon
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Zhou
Last Place: Magnussen
How Far Back: 1 lap

[dr-baker]

2022 QE2 Memorial Race at the Royal Park of Monza:

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

Pole: Leclerc
Fastest lap: Sainz
First retirement: Zhou
Reject of the Race: Haas
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: The Mercedes duo
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Latifi
Last Place: Lastifi
How Far Back: 2 laps

Double points to be activated please.

[Enforcer]

2022 Red Bull Powertrains OP GP

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

Pole: Leclerc
Fastest lap: Verstappen
First retirement: Sainz
ROTR: Riccy (he's overdue one)
IIDOTR: Ferrari - Let's face it, on current form if they somehow don't make a giant mess of this, they'll get it. Won't necessarily deserve it, but they'll get it.
DBTMOTR: Riccy
Last place: Lastifi
How far back: 1 lap

[pi314159]

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

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

[Bleu]

Gasly...Ricciardo...Who's next Grand Prix

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

Pole: Leclerc
Fastest lap: Verstappen
First retirement: Magnussen
Reject of the Race: Tsunoda
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Russell
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Latifi
Last Place: Latifi
How Far Back: 1 lap

[Batty]

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

Pole: Leclerc
Fastest lap: Verstappen
First retirement: Albon
Reject of the Race: Haas being H.A.A.S
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Sainz
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Ricciardo
Last Place: Latifi
How Far Back: 1

[Londoner]

2022 Grand Prix

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

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

[Fetzie]

You know, I'm starting to think that a 15 race calendar would be the optimum length; fatigue sets in Grand Prix 2022


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

Pole: Leclerc
FLap: Sainz
First retirement: Bottas
Reject of the Race: Ricciardo
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Albon
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Ricciardo
Last Place: Latifi
How Far Back: +2

[Hermann95]

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

Pole: Leclerc
Fastest lap: Verstappen
First retirement: Gasly
ROTR: Alfa Romeo
IIDOTR: Norris
DBTMOTR: Riccy
Last place: Lastifi
How far back: 2 laps

[tommykl]

2022 You're Joking, Another Grand Prix?

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

Pole: Leclerc
FLap: Verstappen
First retirement: Zhou
Reject of the Race: McLaren
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Stroll
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Ricciardo
Last Place: Latifi
How Far Back: 2 laps

[RAK]

2022 "Grands Prix Are Like Buses" Italian Fast Car Race

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

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest Lap: Leclerc
First Retirement: Tsunoda
ROTR: Ricciardo
IIDOTR: Albon
DBTMOTR: Ricciardo
LP: Latifi
HFB: 1 lap

[Aerond]

2022 CRYING TIFOSI CRINGE GP

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

Pole: Max
Fastest Lap: Max
First Retirement: De Vries
ROTR: Ricciardo
IIDOTR: Nobody
DBTMOTR: Schumacher
LP: Latifi
HFB: 1 lap

[Klon]

2022 Goddamn This Season Grand Prix

1. Charles Leclerc
2. Max Verstappen
3. Sergio Pérez
4. George Russell
5. Sir Lewis Hamilton
6. Pierre Gasly
7. Lando Norris
8. Fernando Alonso
9. Nicholas Latifi
10. Sebastian Vettel

Pole: Charles Leclerc
Fastest Lap: Sergio Pérez
First Retirement: Carlos Sainz, Jr.
Reject of the Race: Aston Martin
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Nicholas Latifi
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Yuki Tsunoda
Last Place: Mick Schumacher
How Far Back: 1 Lap

[Rob Dylan]

And the results are in! Taking their first win since the opening round at Australia, Fetzie scores with a hefty 21 points! It was a relatively predictable round, as many expected it would be. dr-baker even banked on it being super predictable by running double points. However, it just wasn't what he predicted! 20 points for him but only after a regular points haul of 10. Here are the results:

1. Fetzie 21
2. dr-baker 20**
3. Enforcer 19
- Hermann95 19
5. RAK 18
6. mario 15
- pi314159 15
8. tommykl 14
9. Freeze-O-Kimi 13
- Bleu 13
- Londoner 13
- Klon 13
13. IceG 12
- takagi_for_the_win 12
- Batty 12
16. Rob Dylan 10
17. rachel1990 9
18. Aerond 8

*funniest alternative race title not awarded
**double points activated



I somehow forgot to mention also that Aerond scored absolutely terrible. It's knocked down his championship lead to a single point over RAK. Let's look at the overall picture with 6 rounds to go:


1. Aerond 225
2. RAK 224
3. mario 220
4. dr-baker 204
5. Hermann95 202
6. IceG 200
7. tommykl 198
8. Enforcer 197
9. pi314159 186
10. Fetzie 184
11. Klon 182
12. rachel1990 180
13. Batty 180
14. Bleu 172
15. Londoner 150
16. Rob Dylan 149
17. CarloSpace 138
18. Freeze-O-Kimi 112
19. yannicksamlad 93
20. takagi_for_the_win 33
21. dj_vicious 22
22. Miguel98 22
23. Frogfoot9013 22
24. DigitDan7 20
25. Aislabie 14
26. CaptainGetz12 14
27. noiceinmydrink 13
28. Vassago 12
29. mash 7


Singapore will be counted up very soon!

[IceG]

I scored 12 when I thought I had scored 1.

So that puts me on a par with the FIA for understanding how the points system works