2017 Spanish Grand Prix – Predicament Predictions!

[Rob Dylan]

Welcome to the 2017™ Formula™ 1™ Pirelli™ Spanish™ Grand Prix™ – Predicament Predictions!

As usual, the most exciting race of the year is upon us at Catalunya: Home of the Overtake. Shall Bottas ride the high from Russia and win again in Europe? Shall Red Bull get some more pace any time soon? Shall the McLarens start the race? All of these questions shall be answered! But beforehand must come the predictions. My predictions are as follows:

1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Valtteri Bottas
3. Max Verstappen
4. Sebastian Vettel
5. Daniel Ricciardo
6. Kimi Räikönnen
7. Felipe Massa
8. Sergio Perez
9. Esteban Ocon
10. Carlos Sainz Jr.

Pole: Valtteri Bottas
Fastest Lap: Kimi Räikönnen
First retirement: Daniil Kvyat
ROTR: Lance Stroll
IIDOTR: Max Verstappen
DBTMOTR: Daniil Kvyat
MLP: Esteban Ocon
DNQ: Fernando Alonso / Stoffel Vandoorne

And as usual, double points are permitted once a season for whenever you want to use them.

[This Could Be You]

No one expects the Spanish Grand Prix! (To have any overtakes...)

1. HAM
2. BOT
3. VET
4. VER
5. RIC
6. RAI
7. SAI
8. PER
9. MAS
10. KVY

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Vettel
First Retirement: Alonso
RoTR: the race
IIDoTR: Sainz
DBTMoTR: Palmer
MLP: Stroll, by default
DNQ: N/A

[Aislabie]

Formula One In-Season Testing

1. Sebastian Vettel
2. Lewis Hamilton
3. Valtteri Bottas
4. Kimi Raikkonen
5. Max Verstappen
6. Daniel Ricciardo
7. Felipe Massa
8. Sergio Perez
9. Esteban Ocon
10. Lance Stroll

Pole: Lewis Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Kimi Raikkonen
First Retirement: Stoffel Vandoorne
ROTR: Circuit de Catalunya
IIDOTR: Lance Stroll
DBTMOTR: Jolyon Palmer
MLP: Lance Stroll

[CoopsII]

The 22nd Anniversary To The Day Of Nigel Mansell Incorrectly Thinking He Was Driving The Worse McLaren There Could Ever Be And Promptly Saying Adios Amigos Grand Prix Of Spain

1. Hamilton
2. Bottas
3. Vettel
4. Räikönnen
5. Ricciardo
6. Verstappen
7. Sainz
8. Stroll
9. Massa
10. Perez

Pole: Bottas
Fastest Lap: Vettel
First retirement: Alonso
ROTR: Palmer
IIDOTR: Stroll
DBTMOTR: Vandoorne
MLP:Ocon

[UncreativeUsername37]

Alonso's Final Grand Prix of 2017
1. Vettel
2. Räikkönen
3. Hamilton
4. Bottas
5. Verstappen
6. Ricciardo
7. Pérez
8. Massa
9. Ocon
10. Hülkenberg

Pole: Vettel
FL: Vettel
First retirement: Alonso
ROTR: Ericsson
IIDOTR: Alonso
DBTMOTR: Vandoorne
MLP: Ocon

[CoopsII]

Alonso's Final Grand Prix of 2017

Are you expecting the Indy 500 to go really well for him or, gulp, really really badly?

[dr-baker]

The Eurovision Song Contest Grand Prix Of Spain

1. Hamilton
2. Vettel
3. Bottas
4. Raikkonen
5. Ricciardo
6. Verstappen
7. Perez
8. Ocon
9. Massa
10. Alonso

Pole: Hammertime-ilton
Fastest Lap: Vettel
First retirement: J. Palmer
ROTR: Palmer
IIDOTR: Alonso
DBTMOTR: J. Palmer
MLP: Lance Stroll
DNQ: Alonso's hopes and ambitions

[Enforcer]

2017 Long Afternoon Siesta Grand Prix

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

Pole: Bottas
Fastest Lap: Hamilton
First Retirement: Alonso
RotR: Red Bull
IIDOTR: Hulkenberg
DBTMOTR: Palmer
MLP: Ocon (spreadbetting, lul)
DNQ: None

[AdrianBelmonte_]

2017 "Yesterday, Spain ended stone dead last (?) on Eurovision, today, it's Fernando Alonso's turn to embarrass the country" Grand Prix

1. Raikkonen
2. Hamilton
3. Vettel
4. Bottas
5. Ricciardo
6. Verstappen
7. Perez
8. Hulkenberg
9. Massa
10. Stroll (come on, the guy deserves it)

Pole: Vettel
Fastest Lap: Raikkonen
First retirement: Sainz
ROTR: Alonso (ending dead last, two laps down)
IIDOTR: Hulkenberg
DBTMOTR: J. Palmer
MLP: Ocon
DNQ: Nope

Double Points for this one

[TheFlyingCaterham]

2017 Gran Premi d'Espanya

1. Sebastian Vettel
2. Lewis Hamilton
3. Valtteri Bottas
4. Max Verstappen
5. Daniel Ricciardo
6. Kimi Räikönnen
7. Sergio Perez
8. Felipe Massa
9. Carlos Sainz Jr.
10. Romain Grosjean

Pole: Sebastian Vettel
Fastest Lap: Valtteri Bottas
First retirement: Stoffel Vandoorne
ROTR: The race
IIDOTR: Romain Grosjean
DBTMOTR: Lance Stroll
MLP: Esteban Ocon
DNQ: None

[CarloSpace]

Pastor Maldonado Memorial Grand Prix

1. Sebastian Vettel
2. Kimi Räikkönen
3. Lewis Hamilton
4. Valtteri Bottas
5. Daniel Ricciardo
6. Max Verstappen
7. Felipe Massa
8. Sergio Perez
9. Nico Hülkenberg
10. Lance Stroll

Pole: Sebastian Vettel
Fastest Lap: Kimi Räikkönen
First retirement: Marcus Ericsson
ROTR: Romain Grosjean
IIDOTR: Kimi Räikkönen
DBTMOTR: Jolyon Palmer
MLP: Lance Stroll

[Bleu]

Track is not funny but the streak of different winners is Grand Prix

1. Valtteri Bottas
2. Lewis Hamilton
3. Sebastian Vettel
4. Kimi Räikkönen
5. Daniel Ricciardo
6. Max Verstappen
7. Carlos Sainz
8. Sergio Perez
9. Daniil Kvyat
10. Nico Hülkenberg
Pole: Sebastian Vettel
Fastest Lap: Kimi Räikkönen
First retirement: Lance Stroll
ROTR: Felipe Massa (crashes with one of the Haases, which will take out Stroll)
IIDOTR: Kimi Räikkönen
DBTMOTR: Jolyon Palmer
MLP: Stoffel Vandoorne

[Aguvazk]

2017 pinchos Grand prix

1. Raikkonen
2. Vettel
3. Hamilton
4. Verstappen
5. Ricciardo
6. Hulkenberg
7. Sainz
8. Perez
9. Massa
10. Ocon
Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Vettel
First retirement: Ericsson
ROTR: Bottas
IIDOTR: Raikkonen
DBTMOTR: Palmer
MLP: Ocon

[Normal32]

2017 Grand Prix of the Independent Country of Catalonia

1. Kimi Raikkonen
2. Lance Stroll
3. Lewis Hamilton
4. Sebastian Vettel
5. Daniel Ricciardo
6. Max Verstappen
7. Felipe Massa
8. Pascal Wehrlein
9. Esteban Ocon
10. Carlos Sainz Jr.

Pole: Lance Stroll
Fastest Lap: Kimi Räikönnen
First retirement: Valterri Bottas
ROTR: Marcus Ericsson
IIDOTR: Lance Stroll
DBTMOTR: Marcus Ericsson
MLP: Lance Stroll
DNQ: wow

[Gonzalez]

2017 Grand Prix of the Independent Country of Catalonia

1. Sebastian Vettel
2. Fernando Alonso
3. Valterri Bottas
4. Daniel Ricciardo
5. Lewis Hamilton
6. Carlos Sainz Jr
7. Lance Stroll
8. Pascal Wehrlein
9. Marcus Erricson
10. Felipe Massa

Pole: Sebastian Vettel
Fastest Lap: Fernando Alonso
First retirement: Max Verstappen
ROTR: Daniil Kvyat
IIDOTR: Fernando Alonso
DBTMOTR: Kevin Magnussen
MLP: Lance Stroll
DNQ: none

[yannicksamlad]

The 2017 DRS overtakes only please Spanish Push-to-pass Prix

1.Sebastian Vettel
2. Valtteri Bottas
3. Kimi Räikönnen
4. Lewis Hamilton
5. Daniel Ricciardo
6. Max Verstappen
7. Felipe Massa
8. Sergio Perez
9. Carlos Sainz Junior
10. Nico Hulkenberg

Pole: Valtteri Bottas
Fastest Lap: Kimi Räikönnen
First retirement: Stoffel Vandoorne
ROTR: Jolyon Palmer
IIDOTR: Fernando Alonso
DBTMOTR: Jolyon Palmer
MLP: Esteban Ocon
DNQ: -

[Peteroli34]

1.Sebastian Vettel
2. Lewis Hamilton
3. Valtteri Bottas
4. Kimi Räikönnen
5. Max Verstappen
6. Daniel Ricciardo
7. Sergio Perez
8. Felipe Massa
9. Carlos Sainz
10. Esteban Ocon

Pole: Valtteri Bottas
Fastest Lap: Lewis Hamilton
First retirement: Fernando Alonso
ROTR: Jolyon Palmer
IIDOTR: Fernando Alonso
DBTMOTR: Marcus Ericsson
MLP: Esteban Ocon
DNQ: -

[RAK]

2017 Test Track Grand Prix

1) Hamilton
2) Bottas
3) Vettel
4) Verstappen
5) Raikkonen
6) Ricciardo
7) Hulkenberg
8) Massa
9) Sainz
10) Ocon

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Vettel
First Retirement: Palmer
ROTR: Sauber
IIDOTR: Ocon
DBTMOTR: Kvyat
MLP: Ocon
DNQ: None

Double Points

[Bobby Doorknobs]

2017 "He thinks there's a pigeon in Catalonia that's in control of his legs" Grand Prix

1. Hamilton
2. Bottas
3. Vettel
4. Raikkonen
5. Verstappen
6. Ricciardo
7. Grosjean
8. Pérez
9. Massa
10. Ocon

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Vettel
First Retirement: Stoffel
ROTR: Alonso
IIDOTR: Grosjean
DBTMOTR: Palmer
MLP: Ocon
DNQ: None

I'll go for one of them gimmicky double points thingies while I'm at it.

[mario]

1. Hamilton
2. Bottas
3. Räikönnen
4. Sebastian Vettel
5. Verstappen
6. Ricciardo
7. Massa
8. Hulkenberg
9. Sainz Jr.
10. Ocon

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Räikönnen
First retirement: Alonso
ROTR: Stroll
IIDOTR: Sainz Jr
DBTMOTR: Kvyat
MLP: Ocon
DNQ: None

[Dj_bereta]

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

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Raikkonen
First retirement: Alonso
ROTR: McLaren
IIDOTR: Hulkenberg
DBTMOTR: Stroll
MLP: Ocon
DNQ: 0

[tommykl]

2017 Token Race In A Separatist Area Grand Prix

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

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Bottas
First Retirement: Palmer
ROTR: Palmer
IIDOTR: Hülkenberg
DBTMOTR: Palmer
MLP: Ocon
DNQ: None

[AdrianBelmonte_]

2017 "Yesterday, Spain ended stone dead last (?) on Eurovision

Absolutely nailed it!

[Rob Dylan]

You're getting the best race title for that correct prediction alone

[watka]

Not doing my predictions this week is going to hurt...

[CarloSpace]

Will there be one for Monaco?

[Rob Dylan]

OK, so once again I greatly apologise for my slowness in getting these prediction results out there and for not organising the Monaco round. So, without further ado, here are the results from Spain:

1. RAK 28*
- Simtek 28*
3. tommykl 16
- AdrianBelmonte_ 16*
5. Aguvazk 15
- Dj_bereta 15
7. mario 14
8. This Could Be You 13
- dr-baker 13
10. Rob Dylan 12
- CoopsII 12
12. TheFlyingCaterham 9
- Bleu 9
- peteroli34 9
15. Ugncreativeusergname 8
- Enforcer 8
- yannicksamlad 8
18. Aislabie 7
- Normal32 7
20. Gonzales 6
21. CarloSpace 4
*used double points

So RAK and Simtek share the win with 28 points, using their double points to great effect. A great result for the latter as it is their debut this season! It has been a notably poor round for the championship leader Aislabie, and Tommykl was the highest single-points scorer. With 16 points earned, his score is the lowest high score in the first five rounds so far.

So after five rounds, the standings are cough:

1. Mario 85
2. Aislabie 81
3. Tommykl 73
4. AdrianBelmonte_ 70
5. CarloSpace 68
6. Enforcer 66
7. Rob Dylan 64
8. UgncreativeUsergname 63
9. CoopsII 63
10. dr-baker 63
11. Watka 62
12. RAK 61
13. Dj_bereta 55
14. This Could Be You 51
15. Yannicksamlad 50
16. pi314159 47
17. Normal32 41
18. Aguvazk 40
19. takagi_for_the_win 37
20. Ataxia 35
21. Miguel98 35
22. peteroli34 34
23. Simtek 28
24. mash 28
25. Pasta_Maldonado 26
26. Andrew 16
27. FullMetalJack 15
28. Dexter249 14
29. Dartanian 12
30. RedEyes504 12
31. DemocalypseNow 11
32. TheFlyingCaterham 9
33. Bleu 9
34. golic_2004 7
35. Gonzalez 6

Mario takes back the championship lead from Aislabie, and both Tommykl and AdrianBelmonte_ have closed in on the lead. Watka's absence from this round has meant he has dropped from 4th to 11th. We look forward to Round Six in Monaco next, which I will count up in the immediate future.