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2018 USA Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!

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Yee-haw! The Formula 1 season could be wrapped up this weekend in the driver's championship, but in the Predicament Predictions championship it's still all to play for! Sorry I'm a little late in putting up the thread, but let's get the ball rolling shall we.

Here's your blank slate:

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9.
10.

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.



Here are my predictions:

1. Sebastian Vettel (keeps the championship alive!)
2. Kimi Raikkonen
3. Lewis Hamilton
4. Valtteri Bottas
5. Max Verstappen
6. Esteban Ocon
7. Sergio Pérez
8. Nico Hulkenberg
9. Fernando Alonso
10. Stoffel Vandoorne

Pole: Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap: Lewis Hamilton
First retirement: Carlos Sainz. Jr (qualifies well but crashes on the first lap with Ricciardo)
Reject Of The Race (ROTR): Carlos Sainz Jr. (for the above reasoning)
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race (IIDOTR): Something bat-s**t crazy American thing that the promoters organise
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race (DBTMOTR): Daniel Ricciardo
Minor League Premiership (MLP): Pierre Gasly
Did Not Start (DNS): Sergey Sirotkin


You have until the end of Free Practice 3 to get your submissions in without penalty (This Could Be You, I advise you to set an alarm before that time!). Good luck :dance:
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2018 'Cause This is My United States of What a Shame Grand Prix
1. Hamilton
2. Bottas
3. Vettel
4. Verstappen
5. Räikkönen
6. Ocon
7. Grosjean
8. Pérez
9. Hülkenberg
10. Hartley

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Bottas
First retirement: Gasly
Reject Of The Race (ROTR): Renault engines
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race (IIDOTR): Hartley
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race (DBTMOTR): Magnussen
Minor League Premiership (MLP): Hartley
Did Not Start (DNS): My interest in this race
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The North Mexico Grand Prix of Tejas

Activating double points for this one

1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Sebastian Vettel
3. Max Verstappen
4. Kimi Raikkonen
5. Daniel Ricciardo
6. Valtteri Bottas
7. Romain Grosjean
8. Kevin Magnussen
9. Sergio Perez
10. Esteban Ocon

Pole: Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap: Sebastian Vettel
First retirement: Pierre Gasly
Reject Of The Race (ROTR): Vandoorne
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race (IIDOTR): Ericsson ( beats Leclerc)
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race (DBTMOTR): Vandoorne
Minor League Premiership (MLP): Leclerc
Did Not Start (DNS): Hartley
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1. Hamilton
2. Bottas
3. Raikkonen
4. Ricciardo
5. Verstappen
6. Ocon
7. Leclerc
8. Grosjean
9. Magnussen
10. Ericsson

Pole: Vettel
Fastest lap: Hamilton
First retirement: Vettel
Reject Of The Race (ROTR): Stewards for not penalizing Hamilton for his shunt with Vettel
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race (IIDOTR): Ocon
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race (DBTMOTR): Perez
Minor League Premiership (MLP): Leclerc
Did Not Start (DNS): None
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2018 Chase for the Silver Arrow

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

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Hamilton
First retirement: Pérez
Reject Of The Race (ROTR): National anthem performance
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race (IIDOTR): Toro Rosso's brakes
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race (DBTMOTR): Ericsson
Minor League Premiership (MLP): Leclerc
Did Not Start (DNS): Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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The "It can't possibly go any worse than 2005" 2018 US Grand Prix
1. Sebastian Vettel
2. Kimi Raikkonen
3. Max Verstappen
4. Valtteri Bottas
5. Daniel Ricciardo
6. Sergio Pérez
7. Esteban Ocon
8. Romain Grosjean
9. Nico Hulkenberg
10. Charles Leclerc

Pole: Vettel
Fastest lap: Raikkonen
First retirement: Sirotkin
Reject Of The Race (ROTR): Britney Spears
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race (IIDOTR): Vettel (he'll actually pull it back)
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race (DBTMOTR): Sirotkin
Minor League Premiership (MLP): Leclerc
Did Not Start (DNS): The race, on time.
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grand prix of nothing
1. hamilton
2. bottas
3. vettel
4. räikkönen
5. verstappen
6. ricciardo
7. magnussen
8. hülkenberg
9. pérez
10. leclerc

pp: hamilton
fl: vettel
first ret: alonso (running in 16th and just gives up)
rotr: alonso (for just giving up)
iidotr: sirotkin (runs in 10th for a bit)
dbtmotr: sainz
mlp: leclerc
dns: gasly
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The "Yet another Ferrari cock-up cascade" GP

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

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Vettel
First retirement: Stroll
Reject Of The Race (ROTR): Magnussen
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race (IIDOTR): Sainz
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race (DBTMOTR): Magnussen
Minor League Premiership (MLP): Leclerc
Did Not Start (DNS): None
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2018 I can't be bothered to make up a title Grand Prix
1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Valtteri Bottas
3. Max Verstappen
4. Kimi Raikkonen
5. Esteban Ocon
6. Sergio Perez
7. Fernando Alonso
8. Pierre Gasly
9. Romain Grosjean
10. Sergey Sirotkin

Pole: Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap: Lewis Hamilton
First retirement: Sebastian Vettel
Reject Of The Race (ROTR): Lance Stroll
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race (IIDOTR): Esteban Ocon
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race (DBTMOTR): Lance Stroll
Minor League Premiership (MLP): Pierre Gasly
Did Not Start (DNS): None
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2018 No Miracle Coming for Seb Grand Prix
1. Hamilton
2. Verstappen
3. Bottas
4. Vettel
5. Ricciardo
6. Perez
7. Raikkonen
8. Sainz
9. Grosjean
10. Hulkenberg

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Verstappen
First retirement: Harley
Reject Of The Race (ROTR): Williams
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race (IIDOTR): Perez
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race (DBTMOTR): Ocon
Minor League Premiership (MLP): Gasly
Did Not Start (DNS): None
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2018 "I Didn't Think It Was Allowed To Rain In Texas" Grand Prix

1) Hamilton
2) Bottas
3) Verstappen
4) Vettel
5) Raikkonen
6) Ricciardo
7) Sainz
8) Leclerc
9) Grosjean
10) Alonso

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Vettel
First Retirement: Perez
ROTR: Racing Point Force India
IIDOTR: Leclerc
DBTMOTR: Vandoorne
MLP: Leclerc
DNS: None
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2018 Not IndyCar gp

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

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Verstappen
First retirement: Alonso
Reject Of The Race (ROTR): Liberty Media
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race (IIDOTR): Vettel
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race (DBTMOTR): Ericsson
Minor League Premiership (MLP): Leclerc
Did Not Start (DNS):
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2018 "Thank goodness this race is in the Americas otherwise I would have missed the FP33 deadline" Grand Prix of the Circuit of the Americas

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

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Vettel
First retirement: Verstappen
Reject Of The Race (ROTR): the championship battle
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race (IIDOTR): Sainz
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race (DBTMOTR): Hartley
Minor League Premiership (MLP): Gasly
Did Not Start (DNS): Robert Kubica
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2018 Hamilton's Second Home Grand Prix
1. Hamilton
2. Bottas
3. Vettel
4. Verstappen
5. Räikkönen
6. Ocon
7. Leclerc
8. Gasly
9. Pérez
10. Hülkenberg

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Vettel
First retirement: Ricciardo
Reject Of The Race (ROTR): Haas
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race (IIDOTR): Gasly
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race (DBTMOTR): Ericsson
Minor League Premiership (MLP): Leclerc
Did Not Start (DNS): None

Might as well go for double points here!
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The Usually Sedate Afternoon Race

1. Hamilton
2. Bottas
3. Vettel
4. Raikonnen
5. Verstappen
6. Hulkenburg
7. Riccardo
8. Grosjean
9. Magnussen
10. Sainz

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Raikonnen
First retirement: Stroll
Reject Of The Race (ROTR): Vandoorne
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race (IIDOTR): Alonso
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race (DBTMOTR): Vandoorne
Minor League Premiership (MLP): Renault
Did Not Start (DNS): None
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2018 Bruno Mars/Britney Spears Warmup Act at CoTA

1. HAM
2. BOT
3. VER
4. RAI
5. RIC
6. VET
7. MAG
8. GRO
9. PER
10. GAS
Pole: HAM
F. Lap: BOT
1st Ret.: SIR
RoTR: Renault
IIDoTR: Err... Ericsson perhaps?
DBToTR: Vandoorne
MLP: Gasly
DNS: George Russell
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2018 Bring Back Stetsons Grand Prix
1. Hamilton
2. Vettel
3. Alonso
4. Vandoorne
5. Ocon
6. Räikkönen
7. Grosjean
8. Hülkenberg
9. Verstappen
10. Magnussen
Pole: Vettel
F. Lap: Vettel
1st Ret.: Hartley
RoTR: Red Bull
IIDoTR: McLaren
DBToTR: Bottas
MLP: Gasly
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Yeehaw, and the results have finally been counted. tommykl wins for the second time this season, as last year's runner-up zooms into third place, only 0.5 points off of where he finished before. Enforcer and Klon managed to make gains on the other front-runners, catching slowly on the runaway leader RAK. But for now they'll have to up their game in the final three rounds if they want to take this championship. The points distribution was quite huge, and there were many things that only one runner got, for example. Let's look at the results:

Results
1. tommykl 24**
2. yannicksamlad 16**
3. Rob Dylan 14

4. Enforcer 13
5. Klon 12
6. UncreativeUsername37 11
7. mario 10
- RAK 10
- Aguvazk 10
- Pacific 777 10
11. golic_2004 9
- CarloSpace 9
13. Gertrand Bachot 8
- This Could Be You 8
15. dr-baker 7
16. You-Gee-Eee-Day 6
- Bleu 6*
*funniest alternative race title
**used double points.



So the remaining points are getting lower, though there is still a mathematical chance for most of the regulars. dr-baker is the biggest loser from this round, having lost his place on the rostrum for now.

Standings
1. RAK 254
2. Klon 226
3. tommykl 225.5

4. Enforcer 225
5. mario 222.6
6. dr-baker 221.6
7. This Could Be You 216.8
8. CarloSpace 198.6
9. UncreativeUsername37 196
10. Aguvazk 193
11. Rob Dylan 186
12. Gertrand Bachot 184.6
13. Bleu 162.8
14. yannicksamlad 155
15. AdrianBelmonte_ 148
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16. You-Gee-Eee-Day 116
17. Wizzie 63.6
18. takagi_for_the_win 57
19. Dexter249 56.5
20. Pacific 777 36
21. Aislabie 36
22. Meatwad 32
23. Simtek 25
24. Normal32 20
25. Collieafc 17
26. mash 12
27. pasta_maldonado 9
= golic_2004 9
29. IceG 8
= The Flying Caterham 8
31. peteroli_34 7
- razta 0

Can anyone take the crown from RAK before season's end? Let's just see, shall we? :dance:
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Rob Dylan wrote:dr-baker is the biggest loser from this round, having lost his place on the rostrum for now.
Standings
6. dr-baker 221.6

What a loser. And he had the lead for so long over the summer! I [b]knew
he would lose out eventually!
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dr-baker wrote:
Rob Dylan wrote:dr-baker is the biggest loser from this round, having lost his place on the rostrum for now.
Standings
6. dr-baker 221.6

What a loser. And he had the lead for so long over the summer! I [b]knew
he would lose out eventually!
Geez these commentators are harsh :P
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While it's far from an unassailable lead, I'm pretty happy to be in this position at this point in the season, especially with most of the top competitors having used their double points round already. Still, there could be a big swing if somebody gets especially lucky over the next three rounds.
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