2018 Italian Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!

[Rob Dylan]

Welcome back for another round of Predicament Predictions! Another double-header this weekend taking place at Monza, so get your predictions in before the deadline (the end of FP3). Here's your blank slate:


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Pole:
Fastest lap:
First retirement:
Reject Of The Race (ROTR):
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race (IIDOTR):
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race (DBTMOTR)
Minor League Premiership (MLP):
Did Not Start (DNS):

There's always a point for the funniest alternative race title you guys can come up with. The candidates for Minor League Premiership are the usual: Leclerc; Gasly; Hartley; Sirotkin. And if you haven't used them yet, you're always welcome to activate double points for one round only.


My predictions are:

1. Valtteri Bottas (Hamilton takes off Vettel and the audience are ecstatic that someone other than those two won. That's right, even the Tifosi are happy)
2. Kimi Raikkonen
3. Max Verstappen
4. Daniel Ricciardo
5. Romain Grosjean
6. Kevin Magnussen
7. Carlos Sainz Jr.
8. Fernando Alonso
9. Sergio Pérez
10. Esteban Ocon

Pole: Sebastian Vettel
Fastest lap: Valtteri Bottas
First retirement: Sergey Sirotkin
ROTR: Charles Leclerc (causes a start-line crash, and the triple-header of not finishing the first lap brings the unexpected wroth of the website)
IIDOTR: Carlos Sainz Jr. (taking advantage of a safety car with a damaged Renault, plus keeping Alonso behind him for the whole final stint despite having no straight-line speed).
DBTMOTR: Lewis Hamilton
MLP: Pierre Gasly
DNS: Stoffel Vandoorne


Good luck everyone

[AdrianBelmonte_]

2018 "Questo di peeeeesto! questo di pesto! de questa costa e di questa testa! questo di pesto! testa di testa! di testa testa! Ma cooooosi,pesto di peeeeeesto, di pesta testa di pesta testa e di questo pesto! pesto!" Grand Prix

1. Sebastian Vettel
2. Kimi Raikkonen
3. Lewis Hamilton
4. Daniel Ricciardo
5. Max Verstappen
6. Kevin Magnussen
7. Carlos Sainz Jr.
8. Valtteri Bottas
9. Sergio Pérez
10. Lance Stroll

Pole: Sebastian Vettel
Fastest lap: Kimi Raikkonen
First retirement: Stoffel Vandoorne
ROTR: Stoffel Vandoorne (last on every session, retired from the race, then quits McLaren straight away bc of depression)
IIDOTR: Lance Stroll (heroic performance to put his sh*tbox in the points)
DBTMOTR: Lewis Hamilton
MLP: Pierre Gasly
DNS: Esteban Ocon?

[UncreativeUsername37]

Shortly After the Break Power Track GP 2

1. Vettel
2. Hamilton
3. Räikkönen
4. Bottas
5. Verstappen
6. Ricciardo
7. Ocon
8. Pérez
9. Magnussen
10. Grosjean

Pole: Vettel
Fastest lap: Ricciardo
First retirement: Ricciardo
ROTR: Renault
IIDOTR: Alonso
DBTMOTR: Vandoorne
MLP: Gasly
DNS: Verstappen

[dr-baker]

2018 Most Obvious New Zealand Alternative Grand Prix

1. Vettel
2. Hamilton
3. Raikkonen
4. Ricciardo
5. Bottas
6. Ocon
7. Perez
8. Grosjean
9. Magnussen
10. Leclerc

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Vettel
First retirement: Hulkenberg
Reject Of The Race (ROTR): something abstract, not a driver or team member
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race (IIDOTR): Leclerc
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race (DBTMOTR): Hartley
Minor League Premiership (MLP): Leclerc
Did Not Start (DNS): Robert Kubica

[yannicksamlad]

The 75 minute Italian GP

1. Vettel
2. Raikkonen
3. Hamilton
4. Bottas
5. Grosjean
6. Magnussen
7. Perez
8. Ocon
9. Leclerc
10. Ricciardo

Pole: Vettel
Fastest lap: Raikkonen
First retirement: Verstappen
Reject Of The Race (ROTR): Hartley
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race (IIDOTR): Grosjean
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race (DBTMOTR) Hartley
Minor League Premiership (MLP): Leclerc
Did Not Start (DNS): Gasly

[Klon]

2018 How Can You Call It The Italian Grand Prix if Osella Does Not Compete? Grand Prix

1. Vettel
2. Räikkönen
3. Hamilton
4. Bottas
5. Gasly
6. Ricciardo
7. Leclerc
8. Pérez
9. Bottas
10. Grosjean

Pole: Räikkönen
Fastest lap: Gasly
First retirement: Magnussen
ROTR: Ocon
IIDOTR: Gasly
DBTMOTR: Hartley
MLP: Gasly
DNS: lol, no

[Gertrand Bachot]

2018 Saluta Il Duce Grand Prix
1. Sebastian Vettel
2. Lewis Hamilton
3. Kimi Raikkonen
4. Valtteri Bottas
5. Max Verstappen
6. Esteban Ocon
7. Sergio Perez
8. Pierre Gasly
9. Marcus Ericsson
10. Sergey Sirotkin

Pole: Sebastian Vettel
Fastest lap: Kimi Raikkonen
First retirement: Fernando Alonso
Reject Of The Race (ROTR): Stoffel Vandoorne
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race (IIDOTR): Sergey Sirotkin
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race (DBTMOTR): Lance Stroll
Minor League Premiership (MLP): Pierre Gasly
Did Not Start (DNS): Are you kidding, honestly?

[CarloSpace]

1. Vettel
2. Räikkönen
3. Hamilton
4. Bottas
5. Verstappen
6. Ricciardo
7. Grosjean
8. Hülkenberg
9. Leclerc
10. Magnussen

Pole: Vettel
Fastest lap: Räikkönen
First retirement: Vandoorne
Reject Of The Race (ROTR): Vandoorne
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race (IIDOTR): Grosjean
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race (DBTMOTR): Sainz
Minor League Premiership (MLP): Leclerc
Did Not Start (DNS): Hartley

[Bleu]

2018 New Pole Position Speed Record Grand Prix
1. Vettel
2. Räikkönen
3. Hamilton
4. Bottas
5. Verstappen
6. Magnussen
7. Ricciardo
8. Ocon
9. Perez
10. Alonso
Pole: Vettel
FL: Ricciardo
1st Ret: Sirotkin
ROTR: Sirotkin
IIDOTR: Magnussen
DBTMOTR: Grosjean
MLP: Leclerc
DNS: Stroll

[Enforcer]

2018 "If Ferrari choke here, I swear to God..." Grand Prix
1. Vettel
2. Hamilton
3. Raikkonen
4. Bottas
5. Verstappen
6. Ricciardo
7. Magnussen
9. Perez
10. Ocon

Pole: Vettel
FL: Vettel
1st Ret: Stroll
ROTR: Renault Engines
IIDOTR: Leclerc
DBTMOTR: Ericsson
MLP: Leclerc
DNS: (Null)

[RAK]

2018 "55 Years Since an Italian Champion" Grand Prix

1) Vettel
2) Hamilton
3) Raikkonen
4) Bottas
5) Ricciardo
6) Verstappen
7) Ocon
8) Hulkenberg
9) Perez
10) Leclerc

Pole: Vettel
Fastest Lap: Bottas
First Retirement: Hartley
ROTR: Vandoorne
IIDOTR: Ocon
DBTMOTR: Vandoorne
MLP: Leclerc
DNS: None

[mario]

The "If Vettel fails to win this race given the car he has, he'll probably never be able to show his face in Italy again" GP

1. Vettel
2. Raikkonen
3. Hamilton
4. Bottas
5. Verstappen
6. Ricciardo
7. Ocon
8. Leclerc
9. Pérez
10. Grosjean

Pole: Vettel
Fastest lap: Vettel
First retirement: Sirotkin
ROTR: Vandoorne
IIDOTR: Ocon
DBTMOTR: Hartley
MLP: Gasly
DNS: None

[Aguvazk]

The "10 aniversary of not-minardi greatest day"

1. Vettel
2. Raikkonen
3. Hamilton
4. Verstappen
5. Ricciardo
6. Magnussen
7. Ocon
8. Leclerc
9. Pérez
10. Gasly

Pole: Vettel
Fastest lap: Vettel
First retirement: Grosjean
ROTR: McLaren
IIDOTR: Magnussen
DBTMOTR: Grosjean
MLP: Lecrec
DNS: Alonso

[tommykl]

2018 "I'll need to take your-a water bottle, phone charger and firstborn child, please" Grand Prix
1. Vettel
2. Hamilton
3. Räikkönen
4. Ricciardo
5. Bottas
6. Verstappen
7. Pérez
8. Leclerc
9. Ocon
10. Magnussen
Pole: Vettel
FL: Hamilton
1st Ret: Sainz
ROTR: Renault
IIDOTR: Leclerc
DBTMOTR: Ericsson
MLP: Leclerc
DNS: no one

[You-Gee-Eee-Day]

Don't know if I'm too late but here goes!

2018 "Local Sports Team" Grand Prix
1. Vettel
2. Hamilton
3. Bottas
4. Verstappen
5. Ricciardo
6. Räikkönen
7. Pérez
8. Ocon
9. Magnussen
10. Sainz
Pole: Vettel
FL: Räikkönen
1st Ret: Hamilton
ROTR: Ferrari
IIDOTR: Pérez
DBTMOTR: Hülkenberg
MLP: Pérez
DNS: Haas

[This Could Be You]

Toro Rosso Win 10th Anniversary GP
1. VET
2. HAM
3. VER
4. BOT
5. RAI
6. RIC
7. PER
8. GAS
9. LEC
10. OCO
Pole: VET
F. Lap: VET
1st Ret.: GRO
RoTR: Haas
IIDoTR: Gasly
DBTOTR: Vandoorne
MLP: Gasly
DNS: Ericsson

[Pacific Edge]

Well done on the pole call Klon, can I have next week's lotto numbers?

[Klon]

Well done on the pole call Klon, can I have next week's lotto numbers?

Since the rest of my predictions are a trainwreck, I can only offer the bonus number and that will be 3.

[Rob Dylan]

Monza is over and the scores are counted up. Gertrand Bachot wins his first race of the season so far, though it was all rather low-scoring. Most contenders were within a few points of each other, and most of the high scorers were lucky with a few guesses! Here are the results.

Results
1. Gertrand Bachot*** 13
2. AdrianBelmonte_*** 12
3. You-Gee-Eee-Day* 11
4. Bleu 10
- mario 10
6. yannicksamlad 9
- Klon 9
- RAK 9
9. Rob Dylan 8
- UgncreativeUsergname 8
- dr-baker 8
- CarloSpace 8
- Enforcer** 8
- Aguvazk 8
- tommykl 8
- This Could Be You* 8
*no pole position points after late submission.
**point for funniest alternative race title.
***they guessed Stroll or Sirotkin, and I’ll give them a sympathy point because Williams won as a conglomeration of all their success and stuff innit.


This all means that dr-baker is yet again in the lead of the championship, though that gap is closing to its ever-low 0.6 points. There are still a huge number of contenders for the top three, and indeed the grand prize. Here is your line-up after 14 rounds!

Standings
1 dr-baker 178.6
2 RAK 178
3 mario 173.6
4 Klon 173
5 Enforcer 164
6 tommykl 159.5
7 This Could Be You 150.8
8 Aguvazk 146
9 Ugncreativeusergname 141
10 Rob Dylan 139
11 Gertrand Bachot 137.6
12 AdrianBelmonte_ 133
13 Bleu 128.8
14 CarloSpace 125.6
15 yannicksamlad 99
16 You-Gee-Eee-Day 80
17 Wizzie 63.6
18 takagi_for_the_win 57
19 Dexter249 56.5
20 Aislabie 36
21 Simtek 25
22 Normal32 20
23 Collieafc 17
24 mash 12
25 pasta_maldonado 9
26 IceG 8
- The Flying Caterham 8
28 peteroli_34 7

See you in Singapore

[dr-baker]

Well, I can't see my lead lasting much longer. It's been good while it's lasted...