2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!

[Batty]

The Last Race!!!!



Template for predictions:
1. Driver finished 1st
2. Driver finished 2nd
3. Driver finished 3rd
4. Driver finished 4th
5. Driver finished 5th
6. Driver classified 6th
7. Driver classified 7th
8. Driver classified 8th
9. Driver classified 9th
10. Driver classified 10th

PP: The Pole Sitter
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

[Rob Dylan]

The 2023 "The Incredibly Neat and Tidy And Utterly Eventless" Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

1. Max Verstappen
2. Sergio Perez
3. Charles Leclerc
4. Carlos Sainz Jr.
5. Lando Norris
6. Fernando Alonso
7. Pierre Gasly
8. Lance Stroll
9. Valtteri Bottas
10. Lewis Hamilton

PP: Max Verstappen
FL: Max Verstappen
First Retirement: George Russell (early reliability issue)
ROTR: Mercedes
IIDOTR: Nobody
DBTMOTR: George Russell
LP: Logan Sargeant
FtP: Esteban Ocon (the wrong move, because the SC after Russell royally screws him over)

[rachel1990]

The 2023 let's finish the season with another whimper

1. Max Verstappen (totally unexpected result nobody saw this coming

Several laps later
2. Lando Norris
3. Sergio Perez
4. Carlos Sainz
5. Charles Leclerc
6. Lewis Hamilton
7. George Russell (winless season for Merc)
8. Fernando Alonso
9. Lance Stroll
10. Alex Albon

PP: Max
FL: Max
First Retirement: Oscar Piastri
ROTR: everyone barring Red Bull (22 races and only beaten once)
IIDOTR: No-one
DBTMOTR: Logan Sargeant
LP: K-mag
FtP: Leclerc

[dr-baker]

2023 VerSTOPpen Grand Prix

Template for predictions:
1. Verstappen
2. Perez
3. Norris
4. Tsunoda the tsunami
5.Hamilton
6. Leclerc
7. Sainz
8. Russell
9. Piastri
10. Alonso

PP: Verstappen
FL: Verstappen
First Retirement: Ricciardo
ROTR: Ricciardo
IIDOTR: Tsunoda the Tsunami
DBTMOTR: Ricciardo
LP: Ricciardo
FtP: Verstappen

[Forti]

It's Zhouver.
1. M Verstappen
2. S Perez
3. C Sainz
4. L Hamilton
5. C Leclerc
6. F Alonso
7. P Gasly
8. L Norris
9. Zhouver
10. O Piastri

PP: M Verstappen
FL: Zhouver
First Retirement: E Ocon
ROTR: G Russell
IIDOTR: Zhouver
DBTMOTR: E Ocon
LP: K Magnussen
FtP: K Magnussen

[Alextrax52]

2023 let’s get it over with GP

(Will use double points as I haven’t yet)

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

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest Lap: Verstappen
First Retirement: Zhou
ROTR: Alfa Romeo
IIDOTR: Nobody
DBTMOTR: Stroll
LP: Sargeant
FTP: Hulkenberg

[mario]

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

PP: Verstappen
FL: Verstappen
First Retirement: Gasly
ROTR: The race
IIDOTR: Nobody
DBTMOTR: Stroll
LP: Sargeant
FtP: Ocon

I also guess that the double points joker kicks in now, since I've not used it in any of the previous races?

[MyHamsterRacedAnOnyx]

2023 Yabba-dabba-abu-dhabi-doo Grand Prix!

1.Max(as for ever more)
2.Sainz
3.Perez
4.Leclerc
5.Norris
6.Piastri
7.Hamilton
8.Russell
9.Ocon
10.Gasly

PP:Max
FL:Hamilton
First Retirement:Sergeant
ROTR:Aston Martin
IIDOTR:Nobody
DBTMOTR:Tsunoda
LP:Tsunoda
FtP:Magnussen

some little devils to add entertainment value

[IceG]

The 2023 Abu Dhabi (count-back for 2nd place in the WCC) F1 Grand Prix

1. Verstappen (25+1)
2. Leclerc (18)
3. Perez (15)
4. Norris (12)
5. Russell (10)
6. Piastri (8)
7. Hamilton (6)
8. Sainz (4)
9. Alonso (2)
10. Ocon (1)

PP: Verstappen
FL: Verstappen
First Retirement: Zhou
ROTR: Haas
IIDOTR: Nobody
DBTMOTR: Stroll
LP: Hulkenburg
FtP: Magnussen

[Enforcer]

2023 Red Bull turn their engines down a little bit Grand Prix

Double Points cos I haven't used them.

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

PP: Charles Leclerc
FL: Max Verstappen
First Retirement: Hulkenberg
ROTR: Alpine
IIDOTR: Nobody
DBTMOTR: Sargeant
LP: Sargeant
FtP: Esteban Ocon

[RAK]

2023 Dead Rubber Grand Prix

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

Pole: Leclerc
Fastest Lap: Zhou
First Retirement: Ocon
ROTR: Aston Martin
IIDOTR: Zhou
DBTMOTR: Sargeant
FTP: Russell
LP: Sargeant

Since I haven't used them this year, Double Points.

[Bleu]

Aiming for Nineteen Grand Prix

1. Verstappen
2. Norris
3. Perez
4. Russell
5. Stroll
6. Sainz
7. Hamilton
8. Ocon
9. Albon
10. Sargeant

PP: Norris
FL: Russell
First Retirement: Piastri
ROTR: Piastri
IIDOTR: Sargeant
DBTMOTR: Piastri
LP: Zhou
FtP: Gasly

I think I haven't used double points yet so it's time for them now.

[Batty]

Template for predictions:
1. Ver
2. Chuck
3. Lewis
4. Checo
5. norris
6. Alonso
7. Gorge
8. Piastri
9. Sainz
10. Stroll

PP: chuc
FL: Max
First Retirement: Tsunoda
ROTR: Haas
IIDOTR: Haas
DBTMOTR: Russell
LP: Magnussen
FtP: Ricciardo

[Forti]

2023 VerSTOPpen Grand Prix

Crofty should credit you for that one...

[dr-baker]

2023 VerSTOPpen Grand Prix

Crofty should credit you for that one...

I was thinking that when he said it. Is it good or bad that he and I thought up the same pun?

[dr-baker]

2023 VerSTOPpen Grand Prix

Crofty should credit you for that one...

I was thinking that when he said it. Is it good or bad that he and I thought up the same pun?

I do believe that Zoe Ball made the same pun on BBC Radio 2 this morning.

[Batty]

Here we go!

Results

1. dr-baker - 38 - DP used
2. MyHamsterRaceAnOnyx - 32 - DP Used
3. RAK - 30 - DP Used
mario - 30 - DP Used
Alextrax52 - 30 - DP Used
6. Enforcer - 22 - DP Used
7. Bleu - 20 - DP Used
Batty - 20
9. IceG - 19
10. rachel1990 - 16
Rob Dylan - 16 (including best title)
12. Forti - 15

FINAL RESULTS WILL BE RELEASED IN A COUPLE DAYS