2019 Monaco Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!

[Rob Dylan]

After five successive 1-2s for Mercedes, can we really predict a sixth come Monaco? Who knows! Let's get our votes in to see if the most predictable season in recent history can take a sudden turn for the unpredictable! Everyone's welcome to join in. Let's get our ideas on the table. First of all, here's your blank slate:

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Pole:
Fastest lap:
First retirement:
Reject of the Race:
Infinite Improbability of the Race:
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race:
Minor League Premiership:
Number of Safety Cars:

There's always a point for the funniest alternative race title you guys can come up with. The candidates for Minor League Premiership are: Alexander Albon; Antonio Giovinazzi; Lando Norris; George Russell. And you are always welcome to activate double points for one round only.



1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull come strong out of nowhere again!)
2. Lewis Hamilton
3. Valtteri Bottas
4. Pierre Gasly
5. Charles Leclerc
6. Sebastian Vettel
7. Kevin Magnussen
8. Sergio Pérez
9. Romain Grosjean
10. Nico Hulkenberg

Pole: Max Verstappen
Fastest lap: Lewis Hamilton
First retirement: Daniel Ricciardo
ROTR: Daniel Ricciardo (another stupid crash knocks himself out)
IIDOTR: Red Bull
DBTMOTR: Daniel Ricciardo
MLP: Lando Norris
SCs: 1


Get your predictions in before the end of Free Practice 3, to avoid any penalties. Good luck everyone

[ElBerto]

MON - The Better odds at roulette than winning the Grand Prix Grand Prix.

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

Pole: Vettel
Fastest lap: Leclerc
First retirement: Grosjean
Reject Of The Race (ROTR): Williams
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race (IIDOTR): Honda
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race (DBTMOTR): Stroll
Minor League Premiership (MLP): Albon
Number of Safety Cars (SCs): 0

[You-Gee-Eee-Day]

The race where the fastest cars on earth don't drive very fast of 2019

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

Pole: Bottas
Fastest lap: Bottas
First retirement: Russell
Reject of the Race: Hamilton
Infinite Improbability of the Race: Leclerc
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Giovinazzi
Minor League Premiership: Albon
Number of Safety Cars: 2

[UncreativeUsername37]

1. Verstappen
2. Hamilton
3. Bottas
4. Gasly
5. Leclerc
6. Vettel
7. Sainz
8. Magnussen
9. Norris
10. Grosjean

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest lap: Vettel
First retirement: Stroll
Reject of the Race: Ferrari
Infinite Improbability of the Race: Räikkönen
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Giovinazzi
Minor League Premiership: Norris
Number of Safety Cars: 1

[CaptainGetz12]

2019 "When Ricciardo Realizes that Leaving Red Bull was a Huge Mistake" Grand Prix

1. Max Verstappen
2. Lewis Hamilton
3. Valtteri Bottas
4. Sebastian Vettel
5. Charles Leclerc
6. Pierre Gasly
7. Romain Grosjean
8. Carlos Sainz Jr.
9. Kevin Magnussen
10. Daniil Kvyat

Pole: Max Verstappen
Fastest lap: Lewis Hamilton
First retirement: Daniel Ricciardo
Reject of the Race: Daniel Ricciardo (Overdrives and crashes thinking that he's driving a Red Bull)
Infinite Improbability of the Race: Max Verstappen
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Pierre Gasly
Minor League Premiership: Lando Norris
Number of Safety Cars: 0

[FortiWinks]

The 103rd Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge

1. Ed Carpenter
2. Alexander Rossi
3. Will Power
4. Scott Dixon
5. Marco Andretti
6. Simon Pagenaud
7. Tony Kanaan
8. Hélio Castroneves
9. Josef Newgarden
10. Marcus Ericsson

Pole: Simon Pagenaud
Fastest lap: Takuma Sato
First retirement: Matheus Liest
Reject of the Race: Fernando Alonso
Infinite Improbability of the Race: Ed Carpenter
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Zach Veach
Minor League Premiership: Marcus Ericsson
Number of Safety Cars: 6

[yannicksamlad]

The Charles Leclerc backyard Grand Prix of Monaco 2019

1. Charles Leclerc
2. Lewis Hamilton
3. Pierre Gasly
4.Max Verstappen
5. Valtteri Bottas
6. Sebastian Vettel
7. Sergio Pérez
8. Kimi Raikkonen
9. Antonio Giovinazzi
10. Daniil Kvyat

Pole: Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap: Max Verstappen
First retirement: Robert Kubica
ROTR: Kevin Magnussen
IIDOTR: Sergio Perez
DBTMOTR: Lance Stroll
MLP: Alexander Albon
SCs: 2

[mario]

1. Hamilton
2. Bottas
3. Verstappen
4. Vettel
5. Leclerc
6. Gasly
7. Raikkonen
8. Magnussen
9. Norris
10. Giovinazzi

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Hamilton
First retirement: Ricciardo
ROTR: Renault (expecting a weekend with poor results and poor reliability
IIDOTR: Raikkonen
DBTMOTR: Gasly
MLP: Norris
SCs: 0

[Faustus]

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

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Verstappen
First retirement: Kubica
ROTR: Ferrari
IIDOTR: Gasly
DBTMOTR: Gasly
MLP: Albon
SCs: 1

[RAK]

2019 "Gridlock on the Riviera" Grand Prix

1) Hamilton
2) Bottas
3) Verstappen
4) Vettel
5) Leclerc
6) Gasly
7) Magnussen
8) Raikkonen
9) Ricciardo
10) Albon

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Verstappen
First Retirement: Stroll
ROTR: McLaren
IIDOTR: Albon
DBTMOTR: Giovinazzi
MLP: Albon
SCs: 1

[dr-baker]

2019 Singapore of the Mediterranean Grand Prix

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

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Vettel
First retirement: Giovanazzi
Reject of the Race: something random, unpredictable and track-related like barriers or tarmac or kerbs or something. Or Alonso/McLaren...
Infinite Improbability of the Race: Pierre Gasly
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Pierre Gasly
Minor League Premiership: Alex Albon
Number of Safety Cars: 1

I also predict that Pippa Mann will finish in the top 12 in the Indy 500.

[Enforcer]

2019 No Verstappen is not going to do a Senna in 1992 Grand Prix

1. Hamilton
2. Verstappen
3. Bottas
4. Leclerc
5. Vettel
6. Magnussen
7. Gasly
8. Grosjean
9. Sainz
10. Norris

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Verstappen
First retirement: Kubica
Reject of the Race: The inability to nominate Apathy twice in a row.
Infinite Improbability of the Race: It is damn near impossible to nominate for this. I'm going to go with Hervey de Montmorency, a late 12th century English knight. It's as likely as anything else I can come up with.
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Gasly
Minor League Premiership: Albon
Number of Safety Cars: 2

[Gertrand Bachot]

2019 Meme Roundup Grand Prix
1. Lewis "LewLew" "The 3rd coming of Christ" "#blessed" "Hammy" Hamilton
2. Valtteri Bwoahttas, Special Agent 077
3. The King of Dutchies Max "Vercrashen" "Crashstappen" Verstappen, the Driver of the Day
4. Charles "Currently memeless" Leclerc
5. Pierre "You suck" Gasly
6. The God of all Memes ever created and that ever will be created Kimi "Bwoah Ice Cream Steering Wheel No Drinks" Raikkonen (Just leave him alone already guys, he knows what he is doing.)
7. Romain "Lewis turned into me" "Loves Turn 1" Grosjean
8. Kevin "Gets his honey Nico Hulkenberg to suck his balls" Magnussen
9. Sergio "Ocon was better guys, don't you know?" Perez
10. Daniil "The Torpedo" "Sebastian Vettel's best friend" "Helmut Marko's most loved prodigy" Kvyat

Pole: LewLew the #blessed
Fastest lap: Secret Agent Bwoahttas
First retirement: Daniel "The Honey Badger" "No Shoeys or smiling today" Ricciardo
Reject of the Race: B-Tec Michael Schumacher (The Chokeman)
Infinite Improbability of the Race: The Memelord himself
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Mr Chokeman
Minor League Premiership: No idea to be honest
Number of Safety Cars: The amount of safety cars that there will be in the race.

I was bored, OK?

[Fetzie]

2019 Annual Conga-Line Drive Around Monaco Grand Prix

1. Hamilton
2. Bottas
3. Vettel
4. Verstappen
5. LeClerc
6. Gasly
7. Albon
8. Magnussen
9. Raikonnen
10. Sainz

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Bottas
First retirement: Stroll
Reject of the Race: The race.
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Albon
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Giovinazzi
Minor League Premiership:Albon
Number of Safety Cars: 1

[FortiWinks]

The Niki Lauda tribute Grand Prix

1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Valtteri Bottas
3. Sebastian Vettel
4. Max Verstappen
5. Charles Leclerc
6. Alexander Albon
7. Kimi Räikkönen
8. Kevin Magnussen
9. Romain Grosjean
10. Carlos Sainz

Pole: Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap: Lewis Hamilton
First retirement: Daniil Kvyat
Reject of the Race: Renault
Infinite Improbability of the Race: Alexander Albon
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Lance Stroll
Minor League Premiership: Alexander Albon
Number of Safety Cars: 1

[Aguvazk]

2019 the "wake me up when the gp end" Grand Prix

1. Hamilton
2. Bottas
3. Vettel
4. Leclerc
5. Gasly
6. Raikkonnen
7. Albon
8. Magnussen
9. Hulkenberg
10. Norris

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Leclerc
First retirement: Verstappen
Reject of the Race: McLaren (in both races)
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Albon
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Stroll
Minor League Premiership: Norris
Number of Safety Cars: 2

[tommykl]

2019 Tommykl Forgets To Submit His Predictions Because He's A Dumbass Grand Prix

1. Bottas
2. Hamilton
3. Verstappen
4. Vettel
5. Gasly
6. Sainz
7. Leclerc
8. Albon
9. Hulkenberg
10. Magnussen

Pole: Bottas
Fastest lap: Leclerc
First retirement: Ricciardo
Reject of the Race: Ferrari
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Sainz
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Norris
Minor League Premiership: Albon
Number of Safety Cars: 2

[Rob Dylan]

A little bit delayed, but the results from Monaco are in. And we have a double-winner for the first time this season. One of them is the championship leader dr-baker who wins a second-race in a row - that's some top predicting! FortiWinks joins him in that, whilst defending champion scores well yet again only a point behind. Now that the pecking order is settling, our general points results are getting higher, though mario will be disappointed after a strong Spanish round. Here are the full results:

Results
1. dr-baker 18
- FortiWinks 18
3. RAK 17
- Fetzie 17
5. Enforcer 16
6. ElBerto 14
- tommykl 14
8. UncreativeUsername37 12
- Gertrand Bachot 12
10. CaptainGetz12 11
- Faustus 11
- Aguvazk 11
13. Rob Dylan 10
- You-Gee-Eee-Day 10*
- yannicksamlad 10
16. mario 8
*funniest alternative race title



So the results are that dr-baker has turned a small lead into at least a larger lead. It might not be much but it's better, and that kind of consistency is necessary to really make it as a Predicament Predictions champion. Perhaps this is his year? We'll see! Surprisingly enough, with four possibilities of Reject of the Race, none of us got any of them! As well as that, I find the downright lack of predictions for Gasly's success quite funny and tragic at the same time. Here are the full standings after six rounds:

Standings
1. dr-baker 102.5
2. ElBerto 95
3. RAK 83
4. tommykl 82
5. Gertrand Bachot 78
6. Rob Dylan 73
7. mario 72
8. Fetzie 69
9. Aguvazk 66
10. You-Gee-Eee-Day 65
11. Bleu 57
12. UncreativeUsername37 56
13. CaptainGetz12 54
14. FortiWinks 54
15. CarloSpace 52
16. Enforcer 51
17. AdrianBelmonte_ 50
18. yannicksamlad 42
19. This Could Be You 35
20. Klon 19
21. pi314159 15
22. golic_2004 13
23. Faustus 11
24. Pacific 777 8
25. Psyclepath 4

Good job everyone, and see you in Canada

[dr-baker]

I predict it'll be a repeat of last year. I will lead for a while, then fade off the podium into obscurity.