2023 Qatar Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!

[Batty]

Another Sprint Race weekend!

Is this our first ever night sprint?

A Night Sprint in the desert aka Losail.

Template for predictions:

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: First to Pit

[Rob Dylan]

The 2023 "Sergio Perez's sort of redemption-ish moment, at least on Saturday at the" Qatar Grand Prix

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

1. Max Verstappen
2. Sergio Perez
3. Fernando Alonso
4. Charles Leclerc
5. Oscar Piastri
6. Lando Norris
7. George Russell
8. Carlos Sainz Jr.
9. Lewis Hamilton (early puncture)
10. Valtteri Bottas

PP: Max Verstappen
FL: Sergio Perez
First Retirement: Zhou Guanyu (car blows up)
ROTR: The 2023 Qatar Grand Prix weekend (absolutely dull, the results between the sprint and race are almost identical)
IIDOTR: Valtteri Bottas somehow getting points two days in a row
DBTMOTR: Lance Stroll
LP: Logan Sargeant
FtP: Valtteri Bottas (Alfa can into strategy)

[MyHamsterRacedAnOnyx]

2023:'I qhought I qaw a quddy Qat'-ar GP

Sprint:

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

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

PP:Max
FL:Lewis
FR:Sargeant
ROTR:Race control.Somehow somewhere they'll screw something up.
IIDOTR:McLaren
DBTMOTR:Sargeant
LP:Bottas
FtP:Magnussen

[dr-baker]

2023 Catarrh Grand Prix

S1: Driver finished 1st in the sprint VERSTAPPEN
S2: Driver finished 2nd in the sprint NORRIS
S3: Driver finished 3rd in the sprint RUSSELL
S4: Driver finished 4th in the sprint SAINZ
S5: Driver finished 5th in the sprint PIASTRI
S6: Driver finished 6th in the sprint ALONSO
S7: Driver finished 7th in the sprint PEREZ
S8: Driver finished 8th in the sprint HAMILTON

1. Driver finished 1st in the race VERSTAPPEN
2. Driver finished 2nd in the race LECLERC
3. Driver finished 3rd in the race SAINZ
4. Driver finished 4th in the race PIASTRI
5. Driver finished 5th in the race PEREZ
6. Driver classified 6th in the race ALONSO
7. Driver classified 7th in the race RUSSELL
8. Driver classified 8th in the race HAMILTON
9. Driver classified 9th in the race NORRIS
10. Driver classified 10th in the race GASLY

PP: The Pole Sitter from qualifying VERSTAPPEN
FL: Who gets the FL NORRIS
First Retirement: Also counts DNS HULKENBERG
ROTR: NORRIS
IIDOTR: RUSSELL
DBTMOTR: The driver who is mathematically the furthest behind their teammate in terms of positions when the race is done. SARGEANT
LP: Who ever is classified as last place STROLL
FtP: First to Pit SARGEANT

[rachel1990]

the 2023 stupidest way to win the title since- well last season

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

1: Max Verstappen
2: Charles LeClerc
3: Lewis Hamilton
4. Sergio Perez
5: Lando Norris
6: Oscar Piastri
7. George Russell
8. Carlos Sainz
9. Liam Lawson
10. Estaban Ocon

PP: Max
FL: Max
First Retirement: No Retirements
ROTR: Qatar
IIDOTR: Lawson
DBTMOTR: Logan Sargeant
LP: Logan Sargeant
FtP: Albon

[Forti]

The 2023 "Qat the bathplug was that Sergio?" GP

S1: M Verstappen
S2: L Norris
S3: O Piastri
S4: L Hamilton
S5: G Russell
S6: C Leclerc
S7: C Sainz
S8: Z Guanyu

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

PP: Max Verstappen
FL: Zhou Guanyu
First Retirement (from the race): Pierre Gasly
ROTR: Sergio Perez - screws up big-time in the sprint, easily handing it to Max
IIDOTR: Zhou Guanyu
DBTMOTR: Sergio Perez
LP: Logan Sargeant
FtP: Sergio Perez

[Batty]

S1: VER
S2: HAM
S3: PER
S4: NOR
S5: PIA
S6: LEC
S7: SAI
S8: ALO

1. VER
2. PER
3. NOR
4. HAM
5. PIA
6. LEC
7. RUS
8. SAI
9. ALO
10. STR

PP: Max
FL: Max
First Retirement: Bottas
ROTR: Russell
IIDOTR: Magnussen
DBTMOTR: Lawson
LP: Hulkenberg
FtP: Ocon

[Alextrax52]

2023 will Max ever win a title normally? GP

S1: VER
S2: NOR
S3: LEC
S4: PER
S5: PIA
S6: SAI
S7: HAM
S8: RUS

1: VER
2: NOR
3: PER
4: HAM
5: LEC
6: PIA
7: RUS
8: SAI
9: ALO
10: GAS

Pole: VER
Fastest Lap: VER
First Retirement: HUL
ROTR: Race Control
IIDOTR: Nobody
DBTMOTR: STR
LP: SAR
FTP: MAG

[mario]

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

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

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest Lap: Verstappen
First Retirement: Bottas
ROTR: Alfa Romeo
IIDOTR: Lawson
DBTMOTR: Stroll
LP: Sargeant
FTP: Hulkenberg

[RAK]

2023 Superfluous to Requirements Grand Prix

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

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

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest Lap: Perez
First Retirement: Stroll
ROTR: The entire race - the Drivers' Championship ultimately decided by a damp-squib glorified qualifying session, at an abysmal track in a country which exemplifies the petrostate domination of newly-awarded races
IIDOTR: None
FTP: Hamilton
LP: Magnussen

[IceG]

The 2023 Qatar "The sand people are back, and in greater numbers" F1 Grand Prix

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

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

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest Lap: Verstappen
First Retirement: Lawson
ROTR: Perez for shenanigans
IIDOTR: Hulkenberg
DBTMOTR: Perez
LP: Sargeant
FTP: Perez

[Bleu]

2023 Lose All Grand Prix
1. Verstappen
2. Leclerc
3. Sainz
4. Russell
5. Perez
6. Norris
7. Hamilton
8. Stroll

Grand Prix
1. Verstappen
2. Perez
3. Leclerc
4. Hamilton
5. Russell
6. Gasly
7. Norris
8. Ocon
9. Lawson
10. Bottas


PP: Verstappen
FL: Verstappen
First Retirement: Albon
ROTR: Williams
IIDOTR: Lawson
DBTMOTR: Sainz
LP: Zhou
FtP: Ocon


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[Enforcer]

2023 Slave Labour from the Indian Sub-continent Grand Prix:

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

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

PP: N/A (Verstappen already on pole when I made the prediction)
FL: Verstappen
First Retirement: Bottas
ROTR: Ferrari
IIDOTR: Alonso
DBTMOTR: sTroll
LP: Magnussen
FtP: Tsunoda

[Batty]

Scores

1. Forti - 24
2. IceG - 23
3. Batty - 22
MyHamsterRacedAnOnyx - 22
Enforcer - 22
6. mario - 21
Alextrax52 - 21
rachel1990 - 21 (+1 for title)
dr-baker - 21
10. Rob Dylan - 20
11. RAK - 19
12. Bleu - 18

Total

1. mario - 316
2. IceG - 299 - DP Used
3. rachel1990 - 297 - DP used
4. RAK - 293
5. Alextrax52 - 278
6. Enforcer - 269
7. Batty - 266
8. dr-baker - 264
9. MyHamsterRacedAnOnyx - 264
10. Rob Dylan - 226 - DP used
11. Hermann95 - 203
12. Forti - 194
13. Bleu - 169
14. noiceinmydrink - 165
15. yannicksamlad - 77
16. NickyDustyOwl - 53
17. Londoner - 41
18. Ducktanian - 38
19. pi314159 - 32
20. Carlospace - 26
21. Aerond - 25
22. Zenarcher - 13