Grand Prix Rejects

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Round 5 incoming, and it's at Monaco. Will it be a predictable and easy round this time, or will shenanigans shape things up and give us a crazy result (and some low points for you lot!)? Can Aislabie hold their excellent lead they got from Spain, or was it only a flash in the pan. The only way to find out is through MORE PREDICTING! Remember that the cut-off is at the end of FP3, and Alexander Albon no longer drives for Red Bull this year


Here is your blank slate to predict with:


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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:
How Far Back:

There is always a point for the funniest race title you can come up with. The Minor League Premiership for this round contains Nikita Mazepin, Mick Schumacher, Yuki Tsunoda. You can also use double points at any time you like



Because I am very intelligent, I am going to make the best predictions ever:

1. Sergio Pérez
2. Charles Leclerc
3. Lewis Hamilton
4. Valtteri Bottas
5. Daniel Ricciardo
6. Esteban Ocon
7. Fernando Alonso
8. Pierre Gasly
9. Lando Norris
10. Nicholas Latifi

Pole: Max Verstappen
Fastest lap: Lewis Hamilton
First retirement: Max Verstappen
Reject of the Race: Max Verstappen
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Nicholas Latifi
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Max Verstappen
Minor League Premiership: Mick Schumacher
How Far Back: 0 laps


Get your predictions in by the end of FP3, and good luck to everyone

2021 "Formula E is better racing" GP

1. Verstappen
2. Perez
3. Bottas
4. Leclerc
5. Sainz
6. Gasly
7. Norris
8. Ocon
9. Ricciardo
10. Giovinazzi

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest lap: Verstappen
First retirement: Tsunoda
Reject of the Race: Hamilton
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Gasly
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Raikkonen
Minor League Premiership: Schumacher
How Far Back: 1 lap

Round 5 of the 2021 HAM-VER-BOT Championship

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

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Perez
First retirement: MazesBin
Reject of the Race: The whole race. Unless there's rain or loads of crashes, this is going to be the most boring thing since the Dulux Paint Drying Championship.
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Anything remotely interesting that happens. A crash. Maybe McLaren's livery. Crofty getting abducted by the Elachi, perhaps.
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Stroll
Minor League Premiership: Tsunoda
How Far Back: 1 lap

The One Race Where Red Bull Get The Strategy Right
1. Verstappen
2. Hamilton
3. Bottas
4. Pérez
5. Leclerc
6. Ricciardo
7. Norris
8. Sainz
9. Ocon
10. Gasly

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest lap: Pérez
First retirement: Mazepin
Reject of the Race: The manhole cover that caused a safety car
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Schumacher
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Alonso
Minor League Premiership: Tsunoda
How Far Back: 2

The race where biggest excitement is on which lap Nikita Mazepin will crash out of the race Grand Prix

1. Norris
2. Verstappen
3. Perez
4. Hamilton
5. Ricciardo
6. Bottas
7. Gasly
8. Alonso
9. Leclerc
10. Schumacher

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest lap: Hamilton
First retirement: Tsunoda
Reject of the Race: Sainz
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Norris
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Mazepin
Minor League Premiership: Schumacher
How Far Back: 1 lap

The 2021 Self-referential Alex Albon Memorial Grand Prix de Monaco

1. Hamilton
2. Verstappen
3. Bottas
4. Leclerc
5. Albon Perez
6. Sainz
7. Lando
8. Ricciardo
9. Gasly
10. Russell

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Bottaa
First retirement: Tsunoda
Reject of the Race: McLaren Gulf livery
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: McLaren Gulf livery
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Vettel
Minor League Premiership: Tsunoda
How Far Back: 1 lap

2021 Manhole Covers Grand Prix

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

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest lap: Verstappen
First retirement: Mazepin
Reject of the Race: Manhole covers (cause safety car(s))
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Alonso
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Sainz
Minor League Premiership: Tsunoda
How Far Back: 2 laps

1. Hamilton
2. Bottas
3. Leclerc
4. Perez
5. Sainz
6. Norris
7. Gasly
8. Kimi
9. Gio
10. Vettel

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Hamilton
First retirement: Mazepin
Reject of the Race: Verstappen
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Ferrari
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Tsunoda
Minor League Premiership: Schumacher
How Far Back: 1 lap

Is the Ferrari pace legit? Grand Prix

1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Max Verstappen
3. Charles Leclerc
4. Carlos Sainz
5. Valtteri Bottas
6. Sergio Perez
7. Lando Norris
8. Antonio Giovinazzi
9. Kimi Raikkonen
10. Sebastian Vettel

Pole - Carlos Sainz
FLap - Lewis Hamilton
First retirement - Yuki Tsunoda
ROTR - Yuki Tsunoda
DBTMOTR - Lance Stroll
MLP - Mick Schumacher
HFB - + 1 lap

2021 "Cars, Yachts and Lots of Money? Oh My!" Grand Prix

1) Verstappen
2) Hamilton
3) Leclerc
4) Perez
5) Bottas
6) Sainz
7) Norris
8) Gasly
9) Vettel
10) Alonso

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest Lap: Verstappen
First Retirement: Ricciardo
ROTR: Ricciardo
IIDOTR: Ferrari
DBTMOTR: Tsunoda
MLP: Tsunoda
Laps behind: 2

2021 Championship is over, let's go home Grand Prix

1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Charles Leclerc
3. Carlos Sainz
4. Sergio Pérez
5. Valtteri Bottas
6. Sebastian Vettel
7. Lando Norris
8. Daniel Ricciardo
9. Pierre Gasly
10. Kimi Raikkonen

Pole: Charles Leclerc
Fastest lap: Valtteri Bottas
First retirement: Yuki Tsunoda
Reject of the Race: Max Verstappen
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Sebastian Vettel
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Yuki Tsunoda
Minor League Premiership: Mick Schumacher
How Far Back: 2 Laps

"The 2021 Stochastic Sampling Grand Prix"

1) Sainz
2) Norris
3) Leclerc
4) Bottas
5) Perez
6) Gasly
7) Ricciardo
8) Alonso
9) Russell
10) Schumacher

Pole: Sainz
Fastest Lap: Verstappen
First Retirement: Mazapin
ROTR: Verstappen (takes himself and Hamilton out braking into the chicane out of the tunnel)
IIDOTR: Schumacher
DBTMOTR: Latifi
MLP: Schumacher
Laps behind: 3

2021 Time to Gamble on Monte Carlo Grand Prix

1. Sainz
2. Verstappen
3. Hamilton
4. Bottas
5. Norris
6. Pérez
7. Gasly
8. Ricciardo
9. Räikkönen
10. Tsunoda

Pole: Leclerc
Fastest lap: Bottas
First Retirement: Leclerc
ROTR: Alpine
IIDOTR: Sainz
DBTMOTR: Giovinazzi
MLP: Tsunoda
HFB: 3 laps

I'm being dangerous and buying into the FP2 hype
1.Hamilton
2.Leclerc
3.Sainz
4.Verstappen
5.Bottas
6.Perez
7.Vettel
8.Stroll
9.Alonso
10.Ricciardo

Pole: Sainz
Fastest lap: Verstappen
First retirement: Tsunoda
Reject of the Race: Ferrari Pit Stop for pitting Sainz out of the lead and a sure win.
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Vettel driving a clean race for Best of the Non-Ferrari Rest
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Tsunoda will go off at St Devote on lap 1 being outshone by Gasly
Minor League Premiership: Alonso will take 2 points for a brilliant drive to 9th.
How Far Back: Haas will sit 2 laps down.

The Albon-dr baker tribute GP

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

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest lap: Hamilton
First retirement: Mazepin
Reject of the Race: Ricciardo
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Sainz
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Ricciardo
Minor League Premiership: Tsunoda
How Far Back: 2

No title

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

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Bottas
First retirement: Alonso
Reject of the Race: Sainz
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Stroll
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Sainz
Minor League Premiership: Mick
How Far Back: 1 - Banking on a SC

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

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest lap: Verstappen
First retirement: Schumacher
Reject of the Race: Circuit de Monaco
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Leclerc
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Perez
Minor League Premiership: Tsunoda
How Far Back: 1

mario wrote:The Albon-dr baker tribute GP

Thank you mario!

I'm going double points here!


Monaco Grand Prix F1 Team
1. Bottas
2. Leclerc
3. Perez
4. Sainz
5. Norris
6. Stroll
7. Alonso
8. Ocon
9. Ricciardo
10. Vettel

Pole: Bottas
Fastest lap: Bottas
First retirement: Hamilton
Reject of the Race: Verstappen and Hamilton
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Stroll
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Verstappen/Hamilton
Minor League Premiership: Tsunoda
How Far Back: 2 laps

2021 "They really are running this many FREC cars at once, huh?" Grand Prix

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

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest lap: Bottas
First retirement: Sainz
Reject of the Race: Alpine
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Pérez
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Tsunoda
Minor League Premiership: Tsunoda
How Far Back: 2

2021 2 hour nap grand prix.

1. Hamilton
2. Verstappen
3. Bottas
4. Norris
5. Leclerc
6. Perez
7. Sainz
8. Gasly
9. Stroll
10. Raikkonen

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Bottas
First retirement: Mazepin
Reject of the Race: Ricciardo
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Raikkonen
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Ricciardo
Minor League Premiership: Tsunoda
How Far Back: 2 Laps

2021 "More predictable than the house winning in the Casinos" Grand Prix of Monaco

1) Hamilton
2) Verstappen
3) Leclerc
4) Bottas
5) Perez
6) Sainz
7) Norris
8) Gasly
9) Vettel
10) Alonso

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Verstappen
First Retirement: Mazepin
ROTR: The "racing"
IIDOTR: Ferrari
DBTMOTR: Tsunoda
MLP: Tsunoda
Laps behind: 2

The 2021 Watching the yachts in the marina is more exiting GP

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

Pole:Hamilton
Fastest lap:Verstappen
First retirement:Mazepin
Reject of the Race:The (lack of) racing
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race:An overtake
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race:Mazepin
Minor League Premiership:Tsunoda
How Far Back:2 L

2021 "wait, the 500's next week?" Monaco GP
1. HAM
2. LEC
3. SAI
4. VER
5. BOT
6. RIC
7. PER
8. GAS
9. ALO
10. NOR

Pole: HAM
Fastest lap: HAM
First retirement: TSU
Reject of the Race: Aston Martin
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Ferrari
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: BOT
Minor League Premiership: SCH
How Far Back: +2L

I'm using my double points


POSH NO OVERTAKING GP 21

1. Sir Lewis
2. le clerk
3. Carlos "trata de arrancarlo" Sainz
4. Meksh
5. Shittas
6. Perez
7. Lando
8. Lancelot
9. Ricciardo
10. Ocon

Pole: Sir Lewis
Fastest lap: Leclerc
First retirement: Marzipan
Reject of the Race: Marzipan
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Ferrari
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Vettel
Minor League Premiership: Schumacher
How Far Back: 2 laps

The maybe we shouldnt be driving 3 meter long cars on a 2 meter wide track at 4 million miles per hour Grand Prix

1. VER
2. LEC
3. HAM
4. PER
5. BOT
6. NOR
7. RAI
8. SAI
9. STR
10. GIO

Pole: VER
Fastest lap: VER
First retirement: Mazepin
Reject of the Race: Mazepin
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Raikkonen
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Mazepin
Minor League Premiership: Tsunoda
How Far Back: 2

Had a busy week so the results for this are a little late. But here we are back with the results and standings for Monaco. Some things to note: almost nobody guessed that Vettel would be in the points - never mind 5th! Same for Stroll, as Aston Martin got severely underrated for this race. Otherwise much of the points were made in guessing the lower half of the top ten, rather than in the usual points haul of guessing the podium.

Let's look at the results from Monaco

Results
1. Aerond 16**
2. Frogfoot9013 15* **
- You-Gee-Eee-Day 15
4. tBone 14*
- UncreativeUsername37 14
6. RAK 13
- Klon 13
8. Miguel98 12
- mario 12
- pi314159 12
- tommykl 12
12. CaptainGetz12 11
13. Hermann95 9
- dj_vicious 9
- Ducktanian 9
16. dr-baker 8***
- Aislabie 8
- Batty 8
- Fetzie 8
20. Enforcer 7
- Pacific Edge 7
- This Could Be You 7
23. Rob Dylan 6
- Bleu 6
- IceG 6

*As I make these rules up as I go along, tBone, who said Hamilton, got 1 point as he is a PART of the Mercedes (minus Bottas) ROTR award. Frogfoot9013 said Verstappen AND Hamilton, so I’ll have to split that in two as a half point, which in double points is a point.
**used double points
***dr-baker regains his point out of humorous sympathy


So the double points runners win, but as you can see the actual haul overall was very small. If you consider that the average points haul in Spain was 20, the average haul here at Monaco was 10. Aerond takes what I believe to be their debut win, whilst You-Gee-Eee-Day came close to scoring their own debut win. It was a day for the midfielders to shine on Predicament Predictions at Monaco, but what does it mean for the championship?


Standings
1. Aislabie 97
2. RAK 90
3. mario 85
4. Ducktanian 84
5. dr-baker 84
6. tommykl 79
7. Enforcer 77
8. Bleu 74
9. Fetzie 74
10. pi314159 74
11. Frogfoot9013 74
12. Miguel98 73
13. CaptainGetz12 71
14. UncreativeUsername37 69
15. Londoner 67
16. Klon 66
17. tBone 63
18. Hermann95 62
19. Rob Dylan 61
20. This Could Be You 60
21. Aerond 60
22. CarloSpace 59
23. Batty 55
24. takagi_for_the_win 45
25. Pacific Edge 38
26. You-Gee-Eee-Day 37
27. yannicksamlad 31
28. WaffleCat 26
29. rachel1990 26
30. Pilot 16
31. Gertrand Bachot 11
32. dj_vicious 9
33. Pieman 8
34. Spooder918 7
35. IceG 6

So Aislabie keeps their lead. Not too big a surprise really, as their finish at Monaco remains a record haul. The only noticeable change is that mario subtly moves into 3rd with a decent points finish. RAK too has crept up on the leader by five points, and is hoping that after Azerbaijan they can take the championship lead and a third Predicament Predictions trophy.

How will they do at Baku? Who knows, that race turned out to be a little crazy in itself! I'll count up those scores for you once the ROTR/IIDOTR results are out! Until then, see you in Azerbaijan

And down the table I slip and slide, like a game of snakes and ladders!