Predicament Predictions - 2012 Belgian Grand Prix

[TomWazzleshaw]

It's time to come out of the mid-summer hibernation with another round of Predicament Predictions! The deadline's the conclusion of FP3 on Saturday

Wizzie's Predictions
2012 Belgian Grand Prix
1. Raikkonen
2. Hamilton
3. Grosjean
4. Alonso
5. Webber
6. Schumacher
7. Perez
8. Vettel
9. Senna
10. Kobayashi

Pole: Raikkonen
Fastest lap: Grosjean
First Retirement: Glock
ROTR: Marussia (Gets soundly beaten by HRT all weekend and generally have an absolute shocker)
IIDOTR: Petrov (Hauls that crapbox of a Caterham to an unlikely 11th place finish)
DBTMOTR: Rosberg
Minor League Premiership: Grosjean
The Fall Guy: Senna
Non-Qualifiers: None

[Salamander]

BlindCaveSalamander's Predictions
2012 Belgian Grand Prix
1. Grosjean
2. Raikkonen
3. Hamilton
4. Webber
5. Alonso
6. Button
7. Schumacher
8. Vettel
9. Perez
10. Maldonado

Pole: Raikkonen
Fastest lap: Grosjean
First Retirement: Glock
ROTR: Vettel
IIDOTR: Grosjean
DBTMOTR: Rosberg
Minor League Premiership: Grosjean
The Fall Guy: Ricciardo
Non-Qualifiers: None

[the Masked Lapwing]

TMLW's Predictions
2012 Belgian Grand Prix
1. Raikkonen
2. Grosjean
3. Webber
4. Alonso
5. Vettel
6. Hamilton
7. Rosberg
8. Massa
9. Kobayashi
10. Schumacher

Pole: Grosjean
Fastest lap: Raikkonen
First retirement: De la Rosa
ROTR: Button
IIDOTR: Raikkonen
DBTMOTR: Button
MLP: Grosjean
Fall Guy: Vergne
DNQ: None

[RonDenisDeletraz]

Predictions
2012 Waffle Iron Grand prix
1. Raikkonen
2. Button
3. Rosberg
4. Webber
5. Schumacher
6. Vettel
7. Alonso
8. Senna
9. Kobayashi
10. Hamilton

Pole: Raikkonen
Fastest lap: Rosberg
First Retirement: Glock
ROTR: Petrov (Bins it in Q1 and is really anonymous afterwards)
IIDOTR: Senna
DBTMOTR: Massa
Minor League Premiership: Grosjean (11th, him and Hamilton both had to pit for damaged front wings)
The Fall Guy: Vernge
Non-Qualifiers: None

[tommykl]

tommykl's Predictions
2012 Walloon Grand Prix
1. Räikkönen
2. Webber
3. Alonso
4. Vettel
5. Hamilton
6. Grosjean
7. Pérez
8. Button
9. Senna
10. Maldonado

Pole: Vettel
Fastest lap: Räikkönen
First Retirement: Petrov
ROTR: Button
IIDOTR: Pérez
DBTMOTR: Massa
Minor League Premiership: Grosjean
The Fall Guy: Vergne
Non-Qualifiers: None

[Shizuka]

Edit: 2012 Eau Rouge Challenge Grand Prix
1. Raikkonen
2. Alonso
3. Grosjean
4. Hamilton
5. Vettel
6. Webber
7. Button
8. Perez
9. Senna
10. di Resta

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Räikkönen
First Retirement: Kovalainen
ROTR: Mercedes
IIDOTR: hmm... maybe Caterham (11-12)
DBTMOTR: Rosberg
Minor League Premiership: Grosjean
The Fall Guy: Ricciardo (but most likely one of the STRs, but I keep my nomination)
Non-Qualifiers: None

[TheBigJ]

TheBigJ's Predictions
2012 Red Cockerel Grand Prix
1. Räikkönen
2. Hamilton
3. Button
4. Schumacher
5. Grosjean
6. Kobayashi
7. Pérez
8. Vettel
9. Di Resta
10. Maldonado

Pole: Vettel
Fastest lap: Räikkönen
First Retirement: Karthikeyan
ROTR: Vettel
IIDOTR: Schumacher
DBTMOTR: Massa
Minor League Premiership: Grosjean
The Fall Guy: Rosberg
Non-Qualifiers: None

[ranig]

Ranig Predictions
2012 We need better qualification Grand Prix
1. Hamilton
2. Raikkonen
3. Button
4. Alonso
5. Vettel
6. Grosjean
7. di Resta
8. Schumacher
9. Hulkenberg
10. Maldonado

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Räikkönen
First Retirement: Senna
ROTR: Senna
IIDOTR: Alonso
DBTMOTR: Massa
Minor League Premiership: Grosjean
The Fall Guy: Vergne
Non-Qualifiers: None

[MinardiFan95]

MinardiFan's hopelessly inaccurate predictions
2012 Don't order the drink named after the track's most famous corner as it's just water with red food colouring added Grand Prix

1. Raikkonen
2. Vettel
3. Grosjean
4. Webber
5. Button
6. Alonso
7. Hamilton
8. Kobayashi
9. Schumacher
10. Di Resta

Pole: Raikkonen
Fastest lap: Raikkonen
First Retirement: Pic
ROTR: NIMBY's (for noise complaints - why would they move to a place close to such a well known, long running racetrack anyway?)
IIDOTR: Rena... err... Lotus
DBTMOTR: Rosberg
Minor League Premiership: Grosjean
The Fall Guy: Vergne
Non-Qualifiers: None

[Londoner]

East Londoner's Predictions
2012 Belgian Chocolate Muffin Grand Prix

1. Webber
2. Raikkonen
3. Button
4. Grosjean
5. Alonso
6. Perez
7. Di Resta
8. Schumacher
9. Rosberg
10. Maldonado

Pole: Webber
Fastest Lap: Raikkonen
First retirement: Hamilton (rammed by Senna in La Source)
ROTR: Senna (once again proving he shouldn't be in F1 with a trainwreck display of incompetence throughout)
IIDOTR: Di Resta
DBTMOTR: Vettel (caught up in the La Source fracas and also gets a drive-through)
MLP: Grosjean
The Fall Guy: Mr Vergne
DNQ: None

[dr-baker]

2012 Glue Gun Grand Prix

1. Grosjean
2. Raikkonen
3. Button
4. Alonso
5. Hamilton
6. Vettel
7. Rosberg
8. Webber
9. Perez
10. Kobayashi

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Raikkonen
First retirement: Schumacher (reminiscient of 1991)
ROTR: Massa
IIDOTR: Lotus
DBTMOTR: Massa
MLP: Grosjean
DNQ: Karthikeyan



EDIT: And the Fall guy!!! will be Riccardo...

[Aerospeed]

JeremyMcClean's Predictions
2012 "I Can't Believe there are people making fun of Spa-Francorchamps when there are lots of Tilkedromes to make fun of at the same time" Grand Prix

1. Webber
2. Hamilton
3. Raikkonen
4. Rosberg
5. Button
6. Vettel
7. Kobayashi
8. GGRRRRJJJNNN
9. Perez
10. Senna

Pole: Alonso
Fastest Lap: Maldonado
First Retirement: Pic
ROTR: Maldonado (Takes out Alonso, while in 2nd, on last lap)
IIDOTR: Rosberg?
DBTMOTR: Probably Maldonado
MLP: GGRRRRJJJNNN by a mile
Fall Guy: Ricciardo, Vergne (Kovalainen flukes into Q2)
DNQ: Glock (allowed to race)

[Meatwad]

Meatwad's predictions

2012 Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head Grand Prix *

1. Hamilton
2. Räikkönen
3. Vettel
4. Webber
5. Alonso
6. Massa
7. Button
8. Schumacher
9. Maldonado
10. Kobayashi

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Räikkönen
First retirement: Glock
ROTR: Grosjean (spins off from third place while fighting Räikkönen for position)
IIDOTR: Massa (outqualifies Alonso and only loses to him in the race due to team orders)
DBTMOTR: Button
MLP: Ricciardo
Fall Guy: Rosberg
DNQ: Karthikeyan (allowed to start)

* = Starting with Hungary, I will name all races after songs (if I can come up with one that fits).

[FMecha]

FMecha's Predictions with smilies
2012 Wonderhill* At The Land Of Brussels's Chocolate Grand Prix - The Phillippe Adams Memorial Trophy, And The Summer F1 Deprivation Kickstarter Grand Prix

1. Raikkonen
2. Vettel
3. Alonso
4. Webber
5. Perez
6. Grosjean
7. Schumacher
8. Kobayashi
9. Senna
10. Kovalainen (obliged to do this personally)

Pole : Raikkonen
FL : Alonso
1st Ret : Massa
ROTR : Maldonado
IIDOTR : Caterham
DBTMOTR : Rosberg
MLP : Grosjean
TFG : STR by default
DNQ :: None

*RRT4 reference.

[FullMetalJack]

I'm actually going to be serious for once. As I have a bet on here that Kimi will win.

2012 Johnny Claes Memorial Grand Prix

1. Raikkonen
2. Vettel
3. Alonso
4. Webber
5. GGGRRRSSSJJJNNN
6. Button
7. Schumacher
8. Hulkenberg
9. Senna
10. Kobayashi

Pole: Vettel
Fastest Lap: Raikkonen
First Retirement: Glock
ROTR: Maldonado (Takes out the anti-Maldonado crusade of Hamilton and Perez in one crash)
IIDOTR: Raikkonen
DBTMOTR: Maldonado
MLP: GGGRRRSSSJJJNNN
Fall Guy: Vergne
DNQ: None

[DOSBoot]

DOSBoot's Perdictions:

2012 Belgian Grand Prix

1. Webber
2. Raikkonen
3. Grojean
4. Hamilton
5. Alonso
6. Vettel
7. Button
8. Kobayashi
9. Di Resta
10. Perez

Pole: Webber
Fastest Lap: Hamilton
First Retirement: Karthikeyan
ROTR: Maldanaldo
IIDOTR: Raikkonen
DBTMOTR: Massa
MLP: Grojean
The Fall Guy: Vernge
DNQ: None

[Phoenix]

Phoenix's predictions, 2012 I Don't Know Why I'm Bothering To Do This Since Wizzie Is Too Lazy To Calculate The Overall Results GP:

1.- Räikkönen (it will happen, and you all know it).
2.- Grosjean (YEAH!!!).
3.- Alonso.
4.- Hamilton.
5.- Button.
6.- Vettel.
7.- di Resta.
8.- Maldonado (I believe!).
9.- Massa.
10.- Hülkenberg.

Pole position: Hamilton.
Fastest lap: Räikkönen.
ROTR: Barrichello's publicocrap when Senna manages to create an enormous pile-up exiting La Source at the end of the first lap.
IIDOTR: Grosjean.
DBTMOTR: Senna.
MLP: Grosjean.
First retirement: Senna.
DNQs: Dofasco.

[tristan1117]

tristan1117's Predictions
2012 "The Most Offensive Word in the Galaxy" Grand Prix
1. Webber
2. Raikkonen
3. Hamilton
4. Alonso
5. Button
6. Grosjean
7. Perez
8. Rosberg
9. Di Resta
10. Massa

Pole: Raikkonen
Fastest lap: Raikkonen
First Retirement: Vettel
ROTR: Wizzie
IIDOTR: Di Resta
DBTMOTR: Vettel
Minor League Premiership: Grosjean
The Fall Guy: Vergne
Non-Qualifiers: None

[Pamphlet]

Pamphlet's Predictions
2012 "This is...not how you revive the championship" Grand Prix
1. Alonso
2. Schumacher
3. Hamilton
4. Vettel
5. Raikkonen
6. Button
7. Massa
8. Grosjean
9. Webber
10. Kobayashi

Pole: Alonso
Fastest lap: Schumacher
First Retirement: Rosberg
ROTR: Senna (the Toro Rossos beat him to a pulp)
IIDOTR: Schumacher
DBTMOTR: Rosberg (misses Q3, has a howler before retiring)
Minor League Premiership: Grosjean
The Fall Guy: Vergne
Non-Qualifiers: None

[pasta_maldonado]

Pasta's Predictions

2012 Cure for F1 Deprivation Grand Prix

1. Raikkonen
2. Grrrrrrrsssssjjjjjjjjnnnnnnnn
3. Alonso
4. Hammy the Hamster
5. Button
6. Schumacher
7. Webber
8. Vettel
9. Maldonad'oh
10. Sky's Golden Boy

Pole: Raikkonen
Fastest lap: Raikkonen
First Retirement: Karthikeyan
ROTR: Sauber (Pants)
IIDOTR: Kovalainen (Performs miracles)
DBTMOTR: Massa (That's a shock)
Minor League Premiership: Grosjean
The Fall Guy: Jnnnnnn-errrrrrrccccc Vrrrrrrrgggggggnnnnnnnn
Non-Qualifiers: Pic (Allowed to race)

[Ataxia]

BLN's Predictions
2012 Mussels 'n' Chips Grand Prix
1. Webber
2. Alonso
3. Raikkonen
4. Vettel
5. Grosjean
6. Rosberg
7. Perez
8. Kobayashi
9. Maldonado
10. Kovalainen

Pole: Raikkonen
Fastest lap: Perez
First Retirement: Hulkenberg
ROTR: Hulkenberg
IIDOTR: Kovalainen
DBTMOTR: Massa
Minor League Premiership: Grosjean
The Fall Guy: Vergne
Non-Qualifiers: None

+1 vote for dr-baker's post title

[Klon]

Klon's Predictions
2012 It's Long And It's Strong And It's Down To Get The Friction On Grand Prix
1. Grosjean
2. Alonso
3. Hamilton
4. Räikkönen
5. Maldonado
6. Vettel
7. Perez
8. Button
9. Massa
10. Webber

Pole: Raikkonen
Fastest lap: Maldonado
First Retirement: Karthikeyan
ROTR: Those plebians playing the F1 game in FP2
IIDOTR: Maldonado (keeps it on the track and beats Vettel one-on-one)
DBTMOTR: Senna
Minor League Premiership: Grosjean
The Fall Guy: Vergne
Non-Qualifiers: None

[sswishbone]

sswishbone's Predictions
2012 you won't oust us that easy Eccelstone Grand Prix
1. Raikkonen
2. Hamilton
3. Alonso
4. Button
5. Webber
6. Vettel
7. Grosjean
8. Massa
9. Di Resta
10. Kobayashi

Pole: Raikkonen
Fastest lap: Grosjean
First Retirement: Schumacher
ROTR: Mercedes (Fail to make Q3 and score bugger all, yet all rivals score)
IIDOTR: Webber (Storms through the field after poor qualfying)
DBTMOTR: Hulkenberg
Minor League Premiership: Grosjean
The Fall Guy: Vergne
Non-Qualifiers: None

[dr-baker]

+1 vote for dr-baker's post title

Thank you!

[Ed24]

Ed24's Predictions
2012 Belgian Grand Prix (aka The 'I hope there is free wifi at the track so i can change my tips' GP)

1. Raikkonen
2. Schumacher
3. Hamilton
4. Alonso
5. Webber
6. Perez
7. Rosberg
8. Massa
9. Button
10. Grosjean

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Raikkonen
First Retirement: Pic
ROTR: Alonso (he's due surely - and doesn't have a great record recently at Spa)
IIDOTR: Schumacher
DBTMOTR: Maldonado
Minor League Premiership: Grosjean
The Fall Guy: Vergne
Non-Qualifiers: None

[FantometteBR]

FantometteBr's Predictions
2012 Fanboy/girl Not Dry Dreams Track Grand Prix
1. Raikkonen
2. Grosjean
3. Webber
4. Alonso
5.Rosberg
6. Maldonado
7. Massa
8.Hulkenberg
9. Kobayashi
10. Vettel

Pole: Grosjean
Fastest lap: Raikkonen
First Retirement: Senna
ROTR: Perez (Can't get his Sauber to points and is stuck between Toro Rossos and any of the 'other 3'
IIDOTR: Rosberg (Q3 and steady run, fending Maldonado and Massa in the final laps)
DBTMOTR: Schumacher
Minor League Premiership: Grosjean
The Fall Guy: Di Resta
Non-Qualifiers: None

[UncreativeUsername37]

Forecast for the 2012 What's Even the Point dr-baker's Obviously Going to Win the Best Name Award Grand Prix:
1. Alonso
2. Vettel
3. Webber
4. Hamilton
5. Raikkonen
6. Grosjean
7. Schumacher
8. Button
9. Rosberg
10. Perez

Pole: Alonso
Fastest lap: Vettel
First retirement: Maldonado
ROTR: McLaren pit crew
IIDOTR: Schumacher (brilliant drive from 18th on the grid)
DBTMOTR: Massa
Minor League Premiership: Grosjean
The Fall Guy: Schumacher (Bahrain happens again)
DNQ: None

[Copersucar]

Copper's Prediction - 2012 Belgian GP
1. The Ice Cream Man
2. Webber
3. Vettel
4. Alonso
5. Hamilton
6. Schumacher
7. Grosjean
8. Button
9. Massa
10. Hulkenburg

ROTR: Senna
IIDOTR: Schumacher (Late charge towards the end also gets him fastest lap)
First Retirement: Vergne

[FullMetalJack]

I'd laugh if I actually do finish last in this round, after doing serious predictions for once.

[Nuppiz]

Prophecies for the MMXII Grand Prix of Wallonia:

1. Räikkönen
2. Vettel
3. Alonso
4. Hamilton
5. Grosjean
6. Button
7. di Resta
8. Schumacher
9. Perez
10. Kobayashi

Pole: Räikkönen
Fastest lap: Räikkönen
First retirement: Webber/Rosberg
ROTR: Rosberg (rams into Webber on the first lap)
IIDOTR: Grosjean (recovers from a bad quali)
DBTMOTR: Massa
Minor League Premiership: Grosjean
The Fall Guy: Webber
DNQ: Karthikeyan

[pi314159]

2012 Belgian Grand Prix

1. Räikkönen
2. Hamilton
3. Grosjean
4. Alonso
5. Vettel
6. Perez
7. Button
8. Massa
9. Senna
10. Kovalainen
Pole: Räikkönen
First Retirement: Maldonado
ROTR: Marussia
IIDOTR: Kovalainen
DBTMOTR: Massa
Minor League Premiership: Grosjean
Fall Guy: Vergne
DNQ: None

[Boomstick]

Boomstick footy, uh sorry, Spa F1 tips!

1. Pastor "Viva El Presidente!" Maldonado
2. Räikkönen
3. Senna
4. Webber
5. Alonso
6. Button
7. Kobayashi
8. Hamilton
9. Perez
10. Petrov

Pole: Maldonado
Fastest lap: Räikkönen
First retirement: Grosjean
ROTR: The Mercs, still no clue
IIDOTR: Senna
DBTMOTR: Schumacher
Minor League Premiership: Grosjean
The Fall Guy: Massa
DNQ: Karthikeyan

[DanielPT]

2012 Belgium Grand Prix

1. Raikkonen
2. Vettel
3. Hamilton
4. Alonso
5. Webber
6. Button
7. Kobayashi
8. Maldonado
9. Grrrrjjjjjjnnnn
10. Schumacher

Pole: Vettel
Fastest lap: Räikkönen
First retirement: De la Rosa
ROTR: Senna
IIDOTR: Raikkonen
DBTMOTR: Massa
Minor League Premiership: Grrrrjjjjjjnnnn
The Fall Guy: Vergne
DNQ: No one

[RAK]

RAK's Predictions:

1) Vettel
2) Alonso
3) Hamilton
4) Raikkonen
5) Button
6) Webber
7) Grosjean
8) Schumacher
9) Maldonado
10) Kobayashi

Pole: Vettel
Fastest Lap: Alonso
First Retirement: Rosberg
ROTR: Senna
IIDOTR: Raikkonen
DBTMOTR: Massa
The Fall Guy: Vergne
MLP: Grosjean
DNQ: None

[AdrianSutil]

AdrianSutil's predictions:
2012 Chips and Mayonnaise Grand Prix

1. Hamilton
2. Raikkonen
3. Grosjean
4. Vettel
5. Webber
6. Alonso
7. Massa
8. Schumacher
9. Button
10. Rosberg

Pole: Raikkonen
Fastest Lap: Raikkonen
First Retirement: Glock
ROTR: Toro Rosso
IIDOTR: Grosjean
DBTMOTR: Button
The Fall Guy: Vergne
MLP: Grosjean
DNQ: nobody

[mario]

2012 Belgian Grand Prix
1. Raikkonen
2. Hamilton
3. Grosjean
4. Alonso
5. Webber
6. Vettel
7. Button
8. Perez
9. Di Resta
10. Kobayashi

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Grosjean
First Retirement: Glock
ROTR: Marussia
IIDOTR: Kovalainen
DBTMOTR: Massa
Minor League Premiership: Grosjean
The Fall Guy: Vergne
Non-Qualifiers: None

[Bleu]

Bleu's Predictions
2012 Worst thing in it is that's only 44 laps Grand Prix

1. Räikkönen
2. Grosjean
3. Alonso
4. Vettel
5. Webber
6. Hamilton
7. Rosberg
8. Schumacher
9. Senna
10. Kobayashi

Pole: Grosjean
Fastest lap: Perez
First Retirement: Glock
ROTR: Marussia
IIDOTR: Räikkönen
DBTMOTR: Massa
Minor League Premiership: Grosjean
The Fall Guy: Ricciardo
Non-Qualifiers: None

[QuickYoda41]

QuickYoda41's predictions:
2012 Belgian Grand Prix

1. Räikkönen
2. Hamilton
3. Vettel
4. Webber
5. Alonso
6. Button
7. Schumacher
8. Hülkenberg
9. Perez
10. Di Resta

Pole: Webber
Fastest Lap: Perez
First Retirement: Maldonado
ROTR: Grosjean
IIDOTR: Räikkönen
DBTMOTR: Massa
The Fall Guy: Vergne and Ricciardo
MLP: Grosjean
DNQ: nobody

[Minardi Man]

Minardi Man's Predictions
2012 Belgian Grand Prix
1. Raikonnen
2. Alonso
3. Webber
4. Hamilton
5. Grosjean
6. Senna
7. Vettel
8. Perez
9. Button
10. Kovalainen

Pole: Raikkonen
Fastest lap: Raikonen
First Retirement: Maldonado
ROTR: Maldonado
IIDOTR: Kovalainen
DBTMOTR: Maldonado
Minor League Premiership: Grosjean
The Fall Guy: Ricciardo
Non-Qualifiers: None

[Dj_bereta]

Oh no! I forget this