2019 Italian Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!

[Rob Dylan]

Welcome back folks, already, as it's the double-header as F1 rolls back into town. We're at Monza, and there's already no time to lose as the deadline draws closer to get your crazy predictions in. After a maiden winner in Belgium, who's going to guess at two in a row? My money's all on Albon. The end of FP3 is your deadline!


Here's your blank slate:

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Pole:
Fastest lap:
First retirement:
Reject of the Race:
Infinite Improbability Drive 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.


My predictions will be:

1. Alexander Albon
2. Max Verstappen (makes a mistake on the penultimate lap)
3. Lewis Hamilton
4. Charles Leclerc
5. Valtteri Bottas
6. Carlos Sainz Jr.
7. Romain Grosjean
8. Daniel Ricciardo
9. Nico Hulkenberg
10. Lance Stroll

Pole: Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap: Max Verstappen
First retirement: Sebastian Vettel
ROTR: Sebastian Vettel (starting to crack under pressure)
IIDOTR: Alexander Albon
DBTMOTR: Lando Norris
MLP: Alexander Albon
SCs: 1



Good luck everyone

[yannicksamlad]

The Who brings the Big Ferrari flag Grand Prix of Ice cream country

1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Valtteri Bottas
3. Charles Leclerc
4. Sebastian Vettel
5. Alexander Albon
6. Max Verstappen
7. Kimi Raikkonen
8. Sergio Perez
9. Carlos Sainz Jr.
10. Lance Stroll

Pole: Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap: Sebastian Vettel
First retirement: Romain Grosjean ( he's not lucky)
ROTR: Antonio Giovinazzi
IIDOTR: Alexander Albon
DBTMOTR: Lando Norris
MLP: Alexander Albon
SCs: zero

[ElBerto]

ITA - The Whats-a behind-a me is not-a important 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

[CaptainGetz12]

2019 "Ferrari Planned for 2 Years for this Race" Grand Prix

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

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Leclerc
First retirement: Magnussen
Reject of the Race: Haas (Both drivers crash out)
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Raikkonen
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Giovinazzi
Minor League Premiership: Albon
Number of Safety Cars: 0

[You-Gee-Eee-Day]

2019 Funiculi Funiculand Prix

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

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest lap: Hamilton
First retirement: Magnussen
Reject of the Race: Gasly
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Raikkonen
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Giovinazzi
Minor League Premiership: Albon
Number of Safety Cars: 0

[dr-baker]

2019 Gran Premio di Rettifilo, Grande Curva, Roggia, Lesmo 1, Lesmo 2, Ascari e Parabolica

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

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Verstappen
First retirement: Raikkonen
Reject of the Race: Red Bull
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Albon
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Gasly
Minor League Premiership: Albon
Number of Safety Cars: one

[RAK]

2019 "Ferrari's Last Gasp" Grand Prix

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

Pole: Vettel
Fastest Lap: Hamilton
First Retirement: Grosjean
ROTR: Grosjean
IIDOTR: Russell
DBTMOTR: Hulkenberg
MLP: Albon
SCs: 0

[mario]

Guess it is time for that race where everybody plays up the history and heritage of the race to disguise the fact that quite a few of the recent races have actually been pretty dull.

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

Pole: Leclerc
Fastest lap: Hamilton
First retirement: Giovinazzi
ROTR: Giovinazzi
IIDOTR: Grosjean
DBTMOTR: Giovinazzi
MLP: Albon
SCs: 0

[CarloSpace]

No more booing for Lewis, here comes Charles: The 2019 Grand Prix at Monza

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

Pole: Leclerc
Fastest lap: Bottas
First retirement: Giovinazzi
ROTR: Red Bull pit crew
IIDOTR: Kvjat
DBTMOTR: Grosjean
MLP: Albon
SCs: 1

[Fetzie]

The 2019 Monzarella, Parabolica and Ascari Grand Pizza

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

Pole: Leclerc
Fastest lap: Verstappen
First retirement: Giovinazzi
ROTR: Ferrari strategy
IIDOTR: Albon
DBTMOTR: Grosjean
MLP: Albon
SCs: 1

[Pacific Edge]

The three corner drag race GP

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

Pole:Vettel
Fastest lap:Verstappen
First retirement:Perez
Reject of the Race:Haas
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race:Russell
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race:Giovinazzi
Minor League Premiership:Albon
Number of Safety Cars:0 Actual 1 Virtual

[dr-baker]

Monzarella

Genuinely put a smile on my face, I like it.

[Gertrand Bachot]

2019 I'm a late bathplug Grand Prix
1. Hamilton
2. Bottas
3. Verstappen
4. Leclerc
5. Albon
6. Sainz
7. Raikkonen
8. Norris
9. Stroll
10. Kubica

Pole: blank
Fastest lap: Bottas
First retirement: Gasly
Reject of the Race: Vettel
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Kubica
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Vettel
Minor League Premiership: Albon
Number of Safety Cars: The number of safety cars that there will be in the race.

[tommykl]

Well damn, I entirely forgot to enter...

[Rob Dylan]

A surprisingly low score, possibly due to the Renaults and a lack of Sebastian Vettel in the top 10, but here we are with the results from Monza! We got a repeat winner, our 2017 Predicament Predictions champion mario launching his real push for a second championship here as the title looks like it could come down to the wire. dr-baker still leads, but with another low showing, has his rivals catching him race by race. Could he survive to the finish as his competitors keep outscoring him? Let's find out! Here are the results from Monza:


Results
1. mario 15
2. yannicksamlad 13**
- RAK 13
4. Rob Dylan 10
- ElBerto 10
- You-Gee-Eee-Day 10
- Pacific 777 10
8. Fetzie 9
9. CaptainGetz12 8
- dr-baker 8
- CarloSpace 8
12. Gertrand Bachot 5.5*
*half-points awarded for submitting after qualifying.
**Funniest alternative race title




And so there you have it. dr-baker leads with a significant, yet still dwindling lead. How many times have I typed that this year? How many more times will I type it? Let's look at the standings with two thirds of the championship done:


Standings
1. dr-baker 215.17
2. Fetzie 209
3. RAK 208
4. mario 197
5. ElBerto 188
6. tommykl 171
7. Gertrand Bachot 168.5
8. CaptainGetz12 166
9. Aguvazk 161
10. Rob Dylan 155
11. You-Gee-Eee-Day 153
12. yannicksamlad 148
13. Bleu 144
14. CarloSpace 127
15. UncreativeUsername37 113
16. FortiWinks 95
17. Pacific 777 82.5
18. AdrianBelmonte_ 70
19. Enforcer 51
20. Faustus 36
21. Psyclepath 36
22. This Could Be You 35
23. golic_2004 19
24. Klon 19
25. pi314159 15
26. dinizintheoven 1



Well done everyone, and see you in Singapore

[dr-baker]

I'm surprised I have any kind of significant lead at this stage at all! I'll be surprised if it lasts until the end of the season...