2022 Brazilian Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!

[Rob Dylan]

It's getting about that time that I need to start counting up scores again isn't it! Well, no matter, because as soon as one round is over, another begins. We are at the penultimate moment here, people. Get your double points on the go if you haven't already and let's make these last two rounds as exciting and competitive as possible. We have super happy sprints this coming weekend, so make sure to include those super happy predictions too! Blank slate below:

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S2:
S3:

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


There is of course always a point for the funniest alternative race title, as well as a pre-penalty deadline which is the end of FP3 to get your guesses in.

My prediction will be that it is here, a year on from the silly nonsense fight Hamilton and Verstappen had, that the roles will be reversed and Verstappen will in fact win against a Lewis desperate for a win.

1. Max Verstappen
2. Lewis Hamilton
3. Charles Leclerc
4. Carlos Sainz Jr.
5. Sergio Perez
6. George Russell
7. Fernando Alonso
8. Guanyu Zhou
9. Lance Stroll
10. Lando Norris

S1: Max Verstappen
S2: Charles Leclerc
S3: Sergio Perez

Fastest lap: Max Verstappen
First retirement: Pierre Gasly
Reject of the Race: Pierre Gasly (qualifies last and then retires silently on like lap 2)
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Nobody
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Valtteri Bottas
Last Place: Valtteri Bottas
How Far Back: 2 laps


Good luck everyone, season's almost over

[Enforcer]

2022 Why Are We Still Here? Grand Prix

EDIT: Sod it, I'll chance Double Points here even though it might rain and permit a Schumacher podium or something.

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

S1: Hamilton
S2: Verstappen
S3: Sainz

Fastest lap: Russell
First retirement: Zhou
Reject of the Race: 60%+ chance of rain but it somehow doesn't happen or doesn't happen enough make the race good
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Vettel (maybe I'll be wrong about the rain and someone will pull something excellent out)
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Ricciardo
Last Place: Lastifi
How Far Back: 2 laps

[rachel1990]

The 2022 well only two more times to hear Horner wax lyrical about how Max is the best and anyone who gets in his way is clearly cheating etc...


1. Max Verstappen
2. Lewis Hamilton
3. Sergio Perez
4. George Russell
5. Estaban Ocon
6. Fernando Alonso
7. Pierre Gasly
8. Sebastian Vettel
9. Lando Norris
10. Alex Albon

S1: Max Max Max
S2: Hamilton
S3: perez

Fastest lap: Sergio Perez.
First retirement: Leclerc
Reject of the Race: Ferrari. Both engines go. Again.
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Albon
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Latifi
Last Place: Latifi
How Far Back 1 lap

[Batty]

Double Points I guess

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

S1: Max Verstappen
S2: Charles Leclerc
S3: Sergio Perez

Fastest lap: George Russell
First retirement: Yuki Tsunoda
Reject of the Race: The Sprint Race
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Lance Stroll
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Zhou
Last Place: Latifi
How Far Back: 1

[dr-baker]

How long until this race gets renamed the Interlagos GP instead of the São Paulo GP?

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

S1: Verstappen
S2: Russell
S3: Sainz

Fastest lap: Verstappen
First retirement: Magnusen
Reject of the Race: Sprint race format
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Albon
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Latifi
Last Place: Latifi
How Far Back: 2 laps

[Alextrax52]

I’ll use double points for this

2022 Why is it called the São Paulo GP?

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

S1: Verstappen
S2: Leclerc
S3: Perez

Fastest Lap: Hamilton
First Retirement: Schumacher
ROTR: Schumacher: (Crashes losing his 2023 seat)
IIDOTR: Nobody
DBTMOTR: Zhou
Last Place: Latifi
How far back: 1 lap

[Bleu]

20th anniversary of Pele chequered flag blunder Grand Prix
1. Verstappen
2. Hamilton
3. Leclerc
4. Perez
5. Russell
6. Norris
7. Alonso
8. Ocon
9. Bottas
10. Magnussen

S1 Leclerc
S2 Verstappen
S3 Perez

FL Hamilton
1st ret: Ricciardo
ROTR: Gasly
IIDOTR: Bottas
DBTMOTR: Sainz
Last: Latifi
HFB: 2 laps

Double points

[IceG]

The 2022 (have we trimmed all the grass in the run-off areas?) Brazilian F1 Grand Prix

1, Hamilton
2. Verstappen
3. Sainz
4. Norris
5. Alonso
6. Ocon
7. Gasly
8. Bottas
9. Vettel
10. Albon

S1 Vettel
S2 Hamilton
S3 Leclerc

Fastest Lap: Sainz
First Retirement: Leclerc (see ROTR)
ROTR: Stroll starting fast in the wet on cold brakes takes out Leclerc, Perez and Russell into the first corner
IIDOTR: No-one/Nothing
DBTMOTR: Ricciardo
Last Place: Lastifi as usual
How far back: 2 laps

Pontos em dobro por favor - Double points please

[Klon]

2022 No Alternative Grand Prix Title by Anyone Has Been Funny Since Monaco Grand Prix

1. Charles Leclerc
2. Sir Lewis Hamilton
3. Max Verstappen
4. Sergio Pérez
5. Pierre Gasly
6. Carlos Sainz, Jr.
7. Sebastian Vettel
8. Lando Norris
9. Lance Stroll
10. Daniel Ricciardo

S1: Max Verstappen
S2: Charles Leclerc
S3: Sergio Pérez

Fastest Lap: Sir Lewis Hamilton
First Retirement: George Russell
ROTR: Yuki Tsunoda
IIDOTR: Pierre Gasly
DBTMOTR: Yuki Tsunoda
Last place: Alexander Albon
Distance: 2 laps

[pi314159]

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

S1: Verstappen
S2: Leclerc
S3: Perez

Fastest lap: Verstappen
First retirement: Zhou
Reject of the Race: The Sprint
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Alonso
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Ricciardo
Last Place: Latifi
How Far Back: +2

[Hermann95]

The 2022 Please not another one, why isn't this season over yet GP.

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

S1 Verstappen
S2 Hamilton
S3 Perez

Fastest lap: Hamilton
First retirement: Tsunoda
ROTR: Sainz
IIDOTR: Bottas
DBTMOTR: Ricciardo
Last: Latifi
HFB: 2 laps

[Fetzie]

Not even going to bother this time GP

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

S1. Verstappen
S2. Hamilton
S3. Leclerc

Fastest Lap: Perez
First Retirement: Vettel
IIDotR: Norris
RotR: FIA/Race Management
DBTMotR: Ricciardo
Last Place: Latifi
HFB: +2

[RAK]

2022 "The Real Winner Is Lula" Grand Prix

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

S1: Verstappen
S2: Russell
S3: Magnussen

Fastest Lap: Perez
First Retirement: Schumacher
ROTR: Alfa Romeo
IIDOTR: Magnussen
DBTMOTR: Latifi
LP: Latifi
HFB: 2 laps

[mario]

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

S1: Verstappen
S2: Leclerc
S3: Perez

Fastest lap: Verstappen
First retirement: Magnussen
Reject of the Race: Schumacher
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Alonso
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Ricciardo
Last Place: Latifi
How Far Back: 2 laps

[Aerond]

2022 Caipirinha GP

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

S1: Russell
S2: Max
S3: Hamilton

Fastest lap: Leclerc
First retirement: Zhou
Reject of the Race: Schumacher
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Magnussen
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Latifi
Last Place: Latifi
How Far Back: 1 lap

[Rob Dylan]

The end of the season is so close now, and all of a sudden everyone is throwing out their double points option to get some extra points on the table. This round wasn't as predictable as Mexico - a Merc 1-2 was at least not predicted by anyone - but the usual suspects were all in the top ten and granted basically everyone a good handful of points to keep them going for the finale. We had a joint winner in Enforcer and Freeze-O-Kimi, which shoots them up the overall order. The latter participant joined after missing the first 7 rounds, and this writer imagines that they would have been a solid championship contender if they had managed another three!


Results (21 of 22 rounds)
1. Enforcer 30**
- Freeze-O-Kimi 30**
3. Bleu 28 **
4. Batty 22**
5. IceG 20**
6. Aerond 18
7. Hermann95 13
- RAK 13
9. Rob Dylan 10
- rachel1990 10
- dr-baker 10
12. Fetzie 9
13. Klon 8
- pi314159 8
- mario 8

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



So what this all means is that the championship looks like it might indeed be wrapped up. Hermann95 has fewer scores to drop, and it will require a real turnaround of fortune in Abu Dhabi. But let's not urse any of the participants before the show is over. Let's see where we stand as the curtain falls.


1. Hermann95 288
2. mario 273
3. Aerond 265
4. dr-baker 262
5. RAK 260
6. Enforcer 253
7. Batty 251
8. IceG 239
9. tommykl 237
10. Fetzie 235
11. pi314159 233
12. rachel1990 229
13. Bleu 228
14. Klon 208
15. Rob Dylan 205
16. Freeze-O-Kimi 187
17. Londoner 173
18. CarloSpace 153
19. yannicksamlad 117
20. takagi_for_the_win 33
21. meatwad 32
22. dj_vicious 22
23. Miguel98 22
24. Frogfoot9013 22
25. DigitDan7 20
26. Aislabie 14
27. CaptainGetz12 14
28. noiceinmydrink 13
29. Vassago 12
30. mash 7

One more round, everyone

[Bleu]

I stated double points.

[Rob Dylan]

I stated double points.

Corrected.