With testing finished and the first race a mere two weeks away , it is that time for wild predictions and future embarrassment. So Who will be the top 3 in the WDC? Top 3 in the WCC? Surprise team? Surprise driver? Team that flops? Driver that flops? Rookie of the year? Who will come out in inter-team battles: - Button v Hamilton? - Rosberg v Schumacher? - Raikkonen v Grosjean? - Senna v Maldonado? - Hulkenberg v di Resta? - Perez v Kobayashi? - Ricciardo v Vergne? - Kovalainen v Petrov? How many Hamilton/Massa crashes will there be? First driver to get sacked (and for a bonus point who will replace them)? Top 3 midfield teams? Who will win the DHL Fastest Lap Award? Will Raikkonen win at Spa? When will the WDC be won? Will Vettel survive the season with his finger intact? How many wet races will there be? Which driver will win the most races and how many will they win? Who will come out the best of the very worst: HRT or Marussia? Just how **** will Valencia be? Will 2012 be more exciting than 2011? How about 2010?
Who will be the top 3 in the WDC? Vettel, Button, Alonso. In that order. Top 3 in the WCC? Mclaren, Red Bull, Lotus Surprise team? Sauber Surprise driver? Di Resta Team that flops? Ferrari Driver that flops? Massa Who will come out in inter-team battles: - Button v Hamilton? - Rosberg v Schumacher? - Raikkonen v Grosjean? - Senna v Maldonado? - Hulkenberg v di Resta? - Perez v Kobayashi? - Ricciardo v Vergne? - Kovalainen v Petrov? Also, for what it's worth, Glock and Karthikeyan will be "best of the rest" assuming the latter isn't replaced by a 14 year-old Red Bull prodigy. How many Hamilton/Massa crashes will there be? 4. You DO mean only in the first race right? First driver to get sacked (and for a bonus point who will replace them)? Massa to be replaced by Perez Top 3 midfield teams? Force India, Sauber, Williams Who will win the DHL Fastest Lap Award? Webber. Will Raikkonen win at Spa? No, he'll crash on lap 1. When will the WDC be won? Final race of the season Will Vettel survive the season with his finger intact? Hopefully not! How many wet races will there be? 3 - Spa, Valencia, and Abu Dhabi. Which driver will win the most races and how many will they win? Vettel will win 4, all at the beginning of the season. Who will come out the best of the very worst: HRT or Marussia? HRT Just how **** will Valencia be? It'll rain, which will probably double its rating from a 1/10 to at least a 2. Will 2012 be more exciting than 2011? On track, no, in terms of the championship, yes. How about 2010? The opposite of the above. [/QUOTE]
Who will be the top 3 in the WDC? Alonso, Button, Vettel. Top 3 in the WCC? Mclaren, Red Bull, Ferrari. Surprise team? Sauber. Surprise driver? Hulkenberg. Team that flops? Lotus - Looked good in testing but a few too many glory runs for me and with Boullier in charge they are likely to got backwards during the season. Driver that flops? Schumacher - Any suggestion that he got closer to Rosberg last year will be wiped out this year. Rookie of the year? Vergne. Who will come out in inter-team battles: - Button v Hamilton? Button. - Rosberg v Schumacher? Rosberg. - Raikkonen v Grosjean? Raikkonen. - Senna v Maldonado? Senna. - Hulkenberg v di Resta? Hulkenberg. - Perez v Kobayashi? Perez. - Ricciardo v Vergne? Vergne. - Kovalainen v Petrov? Kovalainen. How many Hamilton/Massa crashes will there be? 3 First driver to get sacked (and for a bonus point who will replace them)? Karthikeyan - replaced by Alguersuari. Top 3 midfield teams? Lotus, Sauber, Force India. Who will win the DHL Fastest Lap Award? Webber. Will Raikkonen win at Spa? Yes. When will the WDC be won? Brazil. Will Vettel survive the season with his finger intact? Just. How many wet races will there be? 4. Which driver will win the most races and how many will they win? Alonso - 4. Who will come out the best of the very worst: HRT or Marussia? HRT. Just how **** will Valencia be? - Very. Will 2012 be more exciting than 2011? Yes. How about 2010? About the same. Note to future self: You suck at this.
Who will be the top 3 in the WDC? Vettel, Hamilton, Button Top 3 in the WCC? Mclaren, Red Bull, Ferrari Surprise team? Ferrari coming good Surprise driver? Bottas Team that flops? Mercedes Driver that flops? Massa Rookie of the year? Bottas - when he gets the drive Who will come out in inter-team battles: - Button v Hamilton? - Rosberg v Schumacher? - Raikkonen v Grosjean? - Senna v Maldonado? - Hulkenberg v di Resta? - Perez v Kobayashi? - Ricciardo v Vergne? - Kovalainen v Petrov? How many Hamilton/Massa crashes will there be? 3 First driver to get sacked (and for a bonus point who will replace them)? Mald for Bottas Top 3 midfield teams? Lotus, Force India, Merc Who will win the DHL Fastest Lap Award? Vettel Will Raikkonen win at Spa? No When will the WDC be won? penultimate race Will Vettel survive the season with his finger intact? 50/50 How many wet races will there be? 3 Which driver will win the most races and how many will they win? Vettel - 4 Who will come out the best of the very worst: HRT or Marussia? HRT Just how **** will Valencia be? Biblically Will 2012 be more exciting than 2011? yes How about 2010? ...no
Who will be the top 3 in the WDC? Alonso, Hamilton, Vettel Top 3 in the WCC? Mclaren, Ferrari, Red Bull Surprise team? Lotus Surprise driver? Vergne Team that flops? Williams Driver that flops? Maldonado Rookie of the year? Vergne Who will come out in inter-team battles: - Button v Hamilton? - Rosberg v Schumacher? - Raikkonen v Grosjean? - Senna v Maldonado? - Hulkenberg v di Resta? - Perez v Kobayashi? - Ricciardo v Vergne? - Kovalainen v Petrov? How many Hamilton/Massa crashes will there be? 2 First driver to get sacked (and for a bonus point who will replace them)? Glock, Heidfeld to replace him Top 3 midfield teams? Force India, Toro Rosso, Sauber Who will win the DHL Fastest Lap Award? Alonso Will Raikkonen win at Spa? No When will the WDC be won? Abu Dhabi Will Vettel survive the season with his finger intact? Yes How many wet races will there be? 4 Which driver will win the most races and how many will they win? Alonso with 5 Who will come out the best of the very worst: HRT or Marussia? HRT Just how **** will Valencia be? Very Will 2012 be more exciting than 2011? Yes How about 2010? Yes
Who will be the top 3 in the WDC? Alonso, Hamilton, Webber Top 3 in the WCC? McLaren, Ferrari, Red Bull Surprise team? Sauber Surprise driver? Grosjean Team that flops? Mercedes, bigly Driver that flops? Schumacher again Rookie of the year? Vergne Who will come out in inter-team battles: - Button v Hamilton? Hamilton - Rosberg v Schumacher? Rosberg again - Raikkonen v Grosjean? Grosjean - Senna v Maldonado? Senna - Hulkenberg v di Resta? di Resta - Perez v Kobayashi? Perez - Ricciardo v Vergne? Vergne - Kovalainen v Petrov? Kovalainen How many Hamilton/Massa crashes will there be? 2 First driver to get sacked (and for a bonus point who will replace them)? Karthikeyan Top 3 midfield teams? Sauber, Mercedes, Toro Rosso Who will win the DHL Fastest Lap Award? Vettel Will Raikkonen win at Spa? No When will the WDC be won? Brazil Will Vettel survive the season with his finger intact? I guess How many wet races will there be? 4 requiring wet or intermediate tyres Which driver will win the most races and how many will they win? Alonso, 6 Who will come out the best of the very worst: HRT or Marussia? HRT Just how **** will Valencia be? It's due a thriller Will 2012 be more exciting than 2011? Thereabouts - 2012 was very exciting for racing How about 2010? Possibly not
Who will be the top 3 in the WDC? Alonso, Vettel, Webber Top 3 in the WCC? Red Bull, Ferrari, McLaren Surprise team? Sauber Surprise driver? Grosjean Team that flops? Lotus Driver that flops? Massa and Pic Rookie of the year? Ricciardo (if that counts) Who will come out in inter-team battles: - Button v Hamilton? Button - Rosberg v Schumacher? Rosberg - Raikkonen v Grosjean? Grosjean - Senna v Maldonado? Senna - Hulkenberg v di Resta? Hulkenburg - Perez v Kobayashi? Perez - Ricciardo v Vergne? Ricciardo - Kovalainen v Petrov? Kovalainen How many Hamilton/Massa crashes will there be? 2 First driver to get sacked (and for a bonus point who will replace them)? Karthikeyan, replaced by Clos Top 3 midfield teams? Mercedes, Lotus, Sauber Who will win the DHL Fastest Lap Award? Webber Will Raikkonen win at Spa? No When will the WDC be won? India Will Vettel survive the season with his finger intact? Never How many wet races will there be? 3 Which driver will win the most races and how many will they win? Alonso - seven wins Who will come out the best of the very worst: HRT or Marussia? HRT Just how **** will Valencia be? Same as 2011 Will 2012 be more exciting than 2011? Yes How about 2010? No
• Who will be the top 3 in the WDC? Vettel,Hamiltion,Alonso, • Top 3 in the WCC? Mclaren, Red Bull, Ferrari. • Surprise team? Lotus. • Surprise driver? Grosjean • Team that flops? Marussia • Driver that flops? Massa • Rookie of the year? Grosjean • Who will come out in inter-team battles: • - Button v Hamilton? Hamilton • - Rosberg v Schumacher? Schumacher • - Raikkonen v Grosjean? Raikkonen. • - Senna v Maldonado? Senna. • - Hulkenberg v di Resta? Hulkenberg. • - Perez v Kobayashi? Perez. • - Ricciardo v Vergne? Vergne. • - Kovalainen v Petrov? Kovalainen. • How many Hamilton/Massa crashes will there be? 2 • First driver to get sacked (and for a bonus point who will replace them)? Daniel Ricciardo - replaced by Sebastien Buemi • Top 3 midfield teams? Lotus, Sauber, Force India. • Who will win the DHL Fastest Lap Award? Vettel, • Will Raikkonen win at Spa? No • When will the WDC be won? No • Will Vettel survive the season with his finger intact? Just. • How many wet races will there be? 3 • Which driver will win the most races and how many will they win? Vettel - 6. • Who will come out the best of the very worst: HRT or Marussia? HRT. • Just how **** will Valencia be? - Very • Will 2012 be more exciting than 2011? Yes. • How about 2010? No
So Who will be the top 3 in the WDC? Vettel, Hamilton, Button Top 3 in the WCC?, Red Bull, McLaren, Ferrari Surprise team? Force India Surprise driver? Raikkonen Team that flops? Mercedes Driver that flops? Massa Rookie of the year? Grosjean (Vergne if RM doesn't count) Who will come out in inter-team battles: - Button v Hamilton? - Rosberg v Schumacher? - Raikkonen v Grosjean? - Senna v Maldonado? - Hulkenberg v di Resta? - Perez v Kobayashi? - Ricciardo v Vergne? - Kovalainen v Petrov? How many Hamilton/Massa crashes will there be? 2 First driver to get sacked (and for a bonus point who will replace them)?Karthikeyan replaced by Alguersuari Top 3 midfield teams? Lotus, Mercedes, Force India Who will win the DHL Fastest Lap Award? Webber Will Raikkonen win at Spa? YES When will the WDC be won? Abu Dhabi Will Vettel survive the season with his finger intact? Yes How many wet races will there be? 4 Which driver will win the most races and how many will they win? Vettel - 7 Who will come out the best of the very worst: HRT or Marussia? Just how **** will Valencia be? Same as usual Will 2012 be more exciting than 2011? Yes How about 2010? no My prediction from a few day ago:
* Who will be the top 3 in the WDC? Vettel, Button,Alonso * Top 3 in the WCC?, McLaren, Red Bull, Ferrari * Surprise team? Force India * Surprise driver? Grosjean * Team that flops? Mercedes * Driver that flops? Massa * Rookie of the year? Vergne * Who will come out in inter-team battles: - Button - Rosberg - Raikkonen - Maldonado - di Resta? - Perez - Vergne? - Petrov? * How many Hamilton/Massa crashes will there be? 0 * First driver to get sacked (and for a bonus point who will replace them)? pass * Top 3 midfield teams? Lotus, Force India, Mercedes * Who will win the DHL Fastest Lap Award? Vettel * Will Raikkonen win at Spa? no * When will the WDC be won? Austin * Will Vettel survive the season with his finger intact? Yes * How many wet races will there be? 3 * Which driver will win the most races and how many will they win? Button - 5 * Who will come out the best of the very worst: pass * Just how **** will Valencia be? Same as usual * Will 2012 be more exciting than 2011? Yes * How about 2010? Yes
Who will be the top 3 in the WDC? Vettel, Alonso,Hamilton. Top 3 in the WCC?, Red Bull, McLaren, Ferrari Surprise team? Force India Surprise driver? Schumacher Team that flops? Mercedes Driver that flops? Massa Rookie of the year? Grosjean Who will come out in inter-team battles: - Button v Hamilton? - Rosberg v Schumacher? - Improved in 2011 10 points behind - with 3 more DNF's remember. - Raikkonen v Grosjean? - Senna v Maldonado? - Hulkenberg v di Resta? - Perez v Kobayashi? - Ricciardo v Vergne? - Kovalainen v Petrov? How many Hamilton/Massa crashes will there be? 20 First driver to get sacked (and for a bonus point who will replace them)? Karthikeyan/Pic. Top 3 midfield teams? Lotus, FI, Torro Rosso. Who will win the DHL Fastest Lap Award? Vettel Will Raikkonen win at Spa? Hahahah When will the WDC be won? Suzuka Will Vettel survive the season with his finger intact? Yes How many wet races will there be? 2 Which driver will win the most races and how many will they win? Vettel - 5 Who will come out the best of the very worst: HRT or Marussia? Just how **** will Valencia be? Same as usual Will 2012 be more exciting than 2011? Yes How about 2010? no
• Who will be the top 3 in the WDC? Vettel, Hamilton, Raikkonen. • Top 3 in the WCC? McLaren, Red Bull, Mercedes. • Surprise team? Force India. • Surprise driver? Petrov. • Team that flops? Ferrari. If they don't sort the tyres out, Mercedes will lose more places in the Championship. But going from a win and 9 other podiums to having no hope of the podiums would in my opinion be a bigger fall than Mercedes dropping into Sauber-Torro Rosso territory. • Driver that flops? Kobayashi. • Rookie of the year? Vergne by default: he and Pic are the only true rookies, and Vergne has a better chance against Ricciardo than Pic does against Glock. • Who will come out in inter-team battles: • - Button v Hamilton? Hamilton in a fairly close contest. • - Rosberg v Schumacher? Schumacher in a very close contest. • - Raikkonen v Grosjean? Raikkonen. • - Senna v Bambi? Senna (duh). • - Hulkenberg v di Resta? Di Resta. • - Perez v Kobayashi? Perez • - Ricciardo v Vergne? Ricciardo, although I don't think Vergne will disgrace himself. • - Kovalainen v Petrov? Petrov, but I'd like to explain this one. I think Petrov will have the best result of the season, but Kovalainen will be far more consistent. The question is therefore whether the car is good enough for consistency to be rewarded with points. I think Caterham will take a step forward, but only their very best will be enough for points. On that basis Petrov will take it, although • How many Hamilton/Massa crashes will there be? None during normal racing conditions, although you can never rule out something in the pit lane or qualifying. At this point I don't think the two cars will be anywhere near each other, and even if they are I don't think Massa is good enough to get the Ferrari there. • First driver to get sacked (and for a bonus point who will replace them)? I think Karthikeyan will be demoted to test driver and replaced by Dani Clos • Top 3 midfield teams? Lotus, Force India, Mercedes (Torro Rosso if Mercedes don't count as midfield) • Who will win the DHL Fastest Lap Award? Vettel • Will Raikkonen win at Spa? No • When will the WDC be won? Mathematically at Interlagos, but I think someone will have a 20-odd point advantage at the end of the USGP. • Will Vettel survive the season with his finger intact? Depends. If a razor sharp steering wheel will make the car go faster, Adrian Newey will insist on one. • How many wet races will there be? 5 • Which driver will win the most races and how many will they win? Vettel - 6. • Who will come out the best of the very worst: HRT or Marussia? HRT. • Just how **** will Valencia be? - I think the tyres will make it decent by Valencia's standards. But that's the equivalent of saying "I think Pirelli will do an exceptional job at polishing this turd." • Will 2012 be more exciting than 2011? Yes, but only because I think it'll be closer at the front. If you ignore Vettel's boring magnificence, 2011 was an extremely exciting season. • How about 2010? No. 2010 is a season that will go down in history. Sorry for all the ifs, buts, clarifications and general fencesitting. For those who aren't interested I've bolded my answers. EDIT: You may have also noticed my inconsistency with Mercedes. I think they'll either be genuine competitors or awful, and would be very surprised if they end up somewhere in the middle.
Define Midfield team, how far down in the WCC does a team have to be to be the best midfielder? Is 4th the best midfielder or is 5th?
Who will be the top 3 in the WDC? Vettel, Button, Hamilton Top 3 in the WCC? McLaren, Red Bull, Mercedes Surprise team? Mercedes Surprise driver? Bruno Senna Team that flops? Ferrari Driver that flops? Webber, Massa (as Usual) Rookie of the year? Grosjean Who will come out in inter-team battles: - Button v Hamilton? - Rosberg (just) v Schumacher? - Raikkonen v Grosjean? - Senna v Maldonado? - Hulkenberg v di Resta? - Perez v Kobayashi? - Ricciardo v Vergne? - Kovalainen v Petrov? How many Hamilton/Massa crashes will there be? 0 (hamilton always too far ahead, He will have to crash into someone else instead ) First driver to get sacked (and for a bonus point who will replace them)? Massa (Perez) Top 3 midfield teams? Ferrari (until they improve), Force India, Sauber, Williams (i hope) Who will win the DHL Fastest Lap Award? Vettel Will Raikkonen win at Spa? No, but he will be on the podium When will the WDC be won? Brazil Will Vettel survive the season with his finger intact? I'll probably break it myself. How many wet races will there be? somewhere between 0 and 19 Which driver will win the most races and how many will they win? Seb Vettel, 7 Who will come out the best of the very worst: HRT or Marussia? HRT Just how **** will Valencia be? cataclysmically Will 2012 be more exciting than 2011? yes How about 2010? also Yes. Now to test how much i really learnt from testing
Who will be the top 3 in the WDC? Vettel, Hamilton, Button Top 3 in the WCC? Mclaren, RB, Ferrari Surprise team? STR Surprise driver? Kimi Team that flops? Marussia/Ferrari Driver that flops? Massa Rookie of the year? Ricciardo Who will come out in inter-team battles: - Button v Hamilton? - Rosberg v Schumacher? - Raikkonen v Grosjean? - Senna v Maldonado? - Hulkenberg v di Resta? - Perez v Kobayashi? - Ricciardo v Vergne? - Kovalainen v Petrov? How many Hamilton/Massa crashes will there be? 1 First driver to get sacked (and for a bonus point who will replace them)? Karthikeyan, Me Top 3 midfield teams? FI, STR, Sauber Who will win the DHL Fastest Lap Award? Webber Will Raikkonen win at Spa? Maybe When will the WDC be won? Brazil Will Vettel survive the season with his finger intact? No, arthirutus How many wet races will there be? 4 Which driver will win the most races and how many will they win? Vettel, 6 Who will come out the best of the very worst: HRT or Marussia? HRT Just how **** will Valencia be? ****E Will 2012 be more exciting than 2011? hopefully How about 2010? hopefully
Who will be the top 3 in the WDC? Vettel, Hamilton, Button Top 3 in the WCC? Red-Bull, McLaren, Ferrari Surprise team? Not sure what makes a team a surprise team but Lotus Surprise driver? Grosjean, will be really good Team that flops? Williams Driver that flops? Massa Rookie of the year? Grosjean Who will come out in inter-team battles: - Button v Hamilton? Hamilton - Rosberg v Schumacher? Rosberg - Raikkonen v Grosjean? Iceman - Senna v Maldonado? Senna will lead for as long as he is employed - Hulkenberg v di Resta? The hardest call of all: Di Resta - Perez v Kobayashi? Kobayashi - Ricciardo v Vergne? Vergne - Kovalainen v Petrov? Kovalainen How many Hamilton/Massa crashes will there be? 2 First driver to get sacked (and for a bonus point who will replace them)? Senna sacked and replaced with Bottas Top 3 midfield teams? Counting midfield as 4th down: Lotus, Mercedes, Force India Who will win the DHL Fastest Lap Award? Webber Will Raikkonen win at Spa? Naturally When will the WDC be won? 3rd race from the end Will Vettel survive the season with his finger intact? yes How many wet races will there be? 3 Which driver will win the most races and how many will they win? Vettel: 9 Who will come out the best of the very worst: HRT or Marussia? Marussia best, HRT worst Just how **** will Valencia be? I think it will be ok, not a classic but not a snoozefest either Will 2012 be more exciting than 2011? yes How about 2010? no
Who will be the top 3 in the WDC? Vettel, Lewis, Jenson • Top 3 in the WCC? Mclaren, RBR, Mercedes • Surprise team? Lotus • Surprise driver? Perez • Team that flops? Ferrari • Driver that flops? Massa • Rookie of the year? Grosjean • Who will come out in inter-team battles: - Button v Hamilton? - Rosberg v Schumacher? - Raikkonen v Grosjean? - Senna v Maldonado? - Hulkenberg v di Resta? - Perez v Kobayashi? - Ricciardo v Vergne? - Kovalainen v Petrov? • How many Hamilton/Massa crashes will there be? 1 • First driver to get sacked (and for a bonus point who will replace them)? Massa to Perez • Top 3 midfield teams? Sauber, Force India, Williams • Who will win the DHL Fastest Lap Award? Lewis • Will Raikkonen win at Spa? No • When will the WDC be won? United States • Will Vettel survive the season with his finger intact? Yes • How many wet races will there be? 3 • Which driver will win the most races and how many will they win? Vettel, 7 • Who will come out the best of the very worst: HRT or Marussia? Marussia • Just how **** will Valencia be? The best ever, because it will be canceled • Will 2012 be more exciting than 2011? No because I enjoyed Seb dominating • How about 2010? No
