2023 Belgian GP - Predictions Thread

[Batty]

Last race before the summer
(Also I'll have scores done during the summer break...)



This time we are adding First to Pit and it only counts if they don't retire coming into the pits. Also there's a sprint race...

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S1: Driver finished 1st in the sprint
S2: Driver finished 2nd in the sprint
S3: Driver finished 3rd in the sprint
S4: Driver finished 4th in the sprint
S5: Driver finished 5th in the sprint
S6: Driver finished 6th in the sprint
S7: Driver finished 7th in the sprint
S8: Driver finished 8th in the sprint

1. Driver finished 1st in the race
2. Driver finished 2nd in the race
3. Driver finished 3rd in the race
4. Driver finished 4th in the race
5. Driver finished 5th in the race
6. Driver classified 6th in the race
7. Driver classified 7th in the race
8. Driver classified 8th in the race
9. Driver classified 9th in the race
10. Driver classified 10th in the race

PP: The Pole Sitter from qualifying
FL: Who gets the FL
First Retirement: Also counts DNS
ROTR:
IIDOTR:
DBTMOTR: The driver who is mathematically the furthest behind their teammate in terms of positions when the race is done.
LP: Who ever is classified as last place
FtP: Who ever pits first (not for retirement) in the race

[rachel1990]

The 2023 I really don't care if its a wash out gp

S1: Max Verstappen
S2: Sergio Perez
S3: Lewis Hamilton
S4: George Russell
S5: Lando Norris
S6: Pierre Gasly
S7: Estaban Ocon
S8: Alex Albon


1. Max Verstappen (what a surprise)
2. Sergio Perez
3. Lewis Hamilton (disappointing poduim sums up a disappointing race)
4. George Russell
5. Lando Norris
6. Carlos Sainz
7. Oscar Piastri
8. Alex Albon
9. Logan Sargeant
10. Pierre Gasly

PP: Verstappen
FL: Verstappen
First Retirement: Ocon
ROTR: Ferrari
IIDOTR: Sargeant
DBTMOTR: K-mag
LP: K-mag
FTP- Leclerc

[MyHamsterRacedAnOnyx]

2023 'Eau Rouge...Eau no it's another Taureau Rouge win' Grand Prix

S1:Perez
S2:Lando
S3:Max
S4:Alonso
S5:Piastri
S6:Hamilton
S7:Ocon
S8:Stroll

1:Max
2:Lando
3:Alonso
4:Perez
5:Piastri
6:Hamilton
7:Leclerc
8:Sainz
9:Ocon
10:Stroll

PP:Max
FL:Perez
First Retirement:Sergeant
ROTR:Ferrari strategy. Somehow somewhere....
IIDOTR:Oh who knows? No one methinks
DBTMOTR:Sergeant
LP:Sergeant
FtP:Gasly

[Forti]

The 2023 "I live in Spain without the in" GP

S1: M Verstappen
S2: L Norris
S3: O Piastri
S4: L Hamilton
S5: S Perez
S6: G Russell
S7: C Sainz
S8: A Albon

1. M Verstappen
2. L Norris
3. O Piastri
4. L Hamilton
5. G Russell
6. S Perez
7. C Leclerc
8. C Sainz
9. A Albon
10. F Alonso

PP: M Verstappen
FL: M Verstappen
First Retirement: L Stroll
ROTR: Aston Martin
IIDOTR: O Piastri - manages to lead a lap and gives us all some hope
DBTMOTR: L Stroll
LP: L Sargeant
FtP: E Ocon

[Enforcer]

The 2023 Save Us Lando! Grand Prix

S1: Max Verstappen
S2: Sergio Perez
S3: Lando Norris
S4: Lewis Hamilton
S5: George Russell
S6: Oscar Piastri
S7: Fernando Alonso
S8: Charles Leclerc


1. Lando Norris
2. Max Verstappen
3. Sergio Perez
4. George Russell
5. Charles Leclerc
6. Lewis Hamilton
7. Oscar Piastri
8. Carlos Sainz
9. Fernando Alonso
10. Lance Stroll

PP: Norris
FL: Verstappen
First Retirement: Zhou
ROTR: The weather / FIA Incompetence in the face of rain
IIDOTR: Norris
DBTMOTR: Sainz
LP: Magnussen
FTP: Sainz

[Batty]

S1: Max
S2: Perez
S3: Lewis
S4: Norris
S5: Piastri
S6: Russell
S7: Chuck
S8: Sainz

1. Hamilton
2. Verstappen
3. Checo
4. Chuck
5. Lando
6. Sainz
7. Russell
8. Piastri
9. Nando
10. Stroll

PP: Charles
FL: Checo
First Retirement: Magnussen
ROTR: Spa
IIDOTR: Zhou
DBTMOTR: Russell
LP: Bottas
FtP: Ricciardo

[Rob Dylan]

The 2023 "maybe we can start to pretend that it's interesting because Verstappen might break even more records? Belgian Grand Prix

S1: Max Verstappen
S2: Charles Leclerc
S3: George Russell
S4: Esteban Ocon
S5: Lando Norris
S6: Fernando Alonso
S7: Lewis Hamilton
S8: Oscar Piastri

1. Max Verstappen
2. Lando Norris
3. Oscar Piastri
4. Charles Leclerc
5. George Russell
6. Lewis Hamilton
7. Fernando Alonso
8. Esteban Ocon
9. Kevin Magnussen
10. Alex Albon

PP: Charles Leclerc
FL: Max Verstappen
First Retirement: Logan Sargeant
ROTR: Sergio Perez (spins out from something like 6th and everybody groans)
IIDOTR: Esteban Ocon (super qualifying and only bad luck dropped him that far down the order)
DBTMOTR: Sergio Perez
LP: Logan Sargeant
FtP: Daniel Ricciardo

[mario]

The "are we even trying to pretend that Max won't win by miles" GP?

S1: Verstappen
S2: Perez
S3: Norris
S4: Hamilton
S5: Piastri
S6: Russell
S7: Leclerc
S8: Sainz

1. Verstappen
2. Perez
3. Norris
4. Hamilton
5. Piastri
6. Leclerc
7. Russell
8. Sainz
9. Alonso
10. Stroll

PP: Verstappen
FL: Verstappen
First Retirement: Gasly
ROTR: Alpine (another pair of DNF's provide the only interest in a rather predictable race)
IIDOTR: None
DBTMOTR: Sargeant
LP: L Sargeant
FtP: Ocon

[Alextrax52]

2023 something about waffles GP

S1: Verstappen
S2: Hamilton
S3: Perez
S4: Norris
S5: Piastri
S6: Leclerc
S7: Russell
S8: Sainz

1: Verstappen
2: Perez
3: Norris
4: Hamilton
5: Leclerc
6: Sainz
7: Piastri
8: Ocon
9: Alonso
10: Russell

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest Lap: Verstappen
First Retirement: Hulkenberg
ROTR: Williams
IIDOTR: Ocon
DBTMOTR: Russell
LP: Sargeant

[Bleu]

2023 Dilano van't Hoff Memorial Grand Prix
S1. Verstappen
S2. Hamilton
S3. Norris
S4. Piastri
S5. Ocon
S6. Sainz
S7. Hülkenberg
S8. Alonso

1. Norris
2. Verstappen
3. Piastri
4. Sainz
5. Hamilton
6. Ocon
7. Gasly
8. Leclerc
9. Russell
10. Ricciardo

Pole: Norris
Fastest Lap: Verstappen
First Retirement: Magnussen
ROTR: Aston Martin
IIDOTR: Norris
DBTMOTR: Perez
LP: Sargeant

[noiceinmydrink]

2023 "Slick Tyres? What are those?" Belgain Grand Prix

S1: Verstappen
S2: Norris
S3: Perez
S4: Leclerc
S5: Piastri
S6: Sainz
S7: Russell
S8: Hamilton

1: Verstappen
2: Perez
3: Leclerc
4: Sainz
5: Piastri
6: Hamilton
7: Russell
8: Alonso
9: Albon
10: Stroll

PP: Verstappen
FL: Verstappen
First Retirement: Ricciardo
ROTR: Tsunoda for crashing Ricciardo out at Le Combes
IIDOTR: The Sun (the big star not the newspaper)
DBTMOTR: Sargeant
LP: Tsunoda
FtP: Tsunoda

[IceG]

2023 "Longest Belgian F1 race in two years" Grand Prix

S1: Verstappen
S2: Norris
S3: Piastri
S4: Leclerc
S5: Perez
S6: Sainz
S7: Russell
S8: Hamilton

1: Verstappen
2: Norris
3: Leclerc
4: Piastri
5: Perez
6: Hamilton
7: Russell
8: Albon
9: Alonso
10: Ricciardo

PP: Norris
FL: Verstappen
First Retirement: Zhou/Bottas/Gasly/Tsunoda
ROTR: Zhou for taking out half the field into the first corner
IIDOTR: Ricciardo
DBTMOTR: Stroll
LP: Sergeant
FtP: Ocon

[Hermann95]

The 2023 I really don't care if its a wash out gp

S1: Max Verstappen
S2: Lando Norris
S3: George Russell
S4: Lewis Hamilton
S5: Charles Leclerc
S6: Sergio Perez
S7: Oscar Piastri
S8: Carlos Sainz


1. Max Verstappen
2. Sergio Perez
3. Lando Norris
4. Lewis Hamilton
5. George Russell
6. Charles Leclerc
7. Oscar Piastri
8. Carlos Sainz
9. Fernando Alonso
10. Pierre Gasly

PP: Verstappen
FL: Verstappen
First Retirement: Esteban Ocon
ROTR: The Rain
IIDOTR: The SC
DBTMOTR: Logan Sargeant
LP: Kevin Magnusen
FTP: Carlos Sainz

[RAK]

2023 Not-Flemish Grand Prix

S1: Verstappen
S2: Piastri
S3: Norris
S4: Sainz
S5: Hamilton
S6: Leclerc
S7: Perez
S8: Russell

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

Pole: Piastri
Fastest Lap: Verstappen
First Retirement: Bottas
ROTR: Bottas
IIDOTR: Piastri
DBTMOTR: Stroll
LP: Sargeant
FTP: Leclerc

[Batty]

This was a hodge podge of results.

Scores

1. mario - 24 (+1 title)
Freeze-O-Kimi - 24
3. Rob Dylan - 23
noiceinmydrink - 23
Hermann95 - 23
6. RAK - 22
7. IceG - 21
8. GT_Forti1 - 19
9. Batty - 18
10. rachel1990 - 17
11. MyHamsterRacedAnOnyx - 16
12. Enforcer - 15
13. Bleu - 12


Overall

1. mario - 229
2. RAK - 218
3. IceG - 205
4. rachel1990 - 195
Freeze-O-Kimi - 195
6. Enforcer - 193
7. Batty - 192
8. dr-baker - 191
9. MyHamsterRacedAnOnyx - 184
10. Hermann95 - 182
11. Rob Dylan - 157
12. noiceinmydrink - 144
13. Bleu - 137
14. GT_Forti1 - 122
15. NickyDustyOwl - 53
16. yannicksamlad - 47
17. Londoner - 41
18. pi314159 - 32
19. Carlospace - 26
20. Aerond - 25
21. Ducktanian - 22
22. Zenarcher - 13

[dr-baker]

Wow, missing just one round made a big difference, dropping me from third to 8th.