F1 Predicta: Round 18 - BRAZIL

[Panda]

It's time for Round 18 of F1 Predicta!

In this game, you predict on various parts of a Grand Prix weekend and receive points depending on how right you are.



We will be predicting on the following:

Top 3 finishers
Points finishers
Qualifying
First retirement
Fastest lap
Safety car

Here's how the scoring works:

TOP 3 FINISHERS (Max. 30 points)
You predict the top 3 in the race in order:
1.
2.
3.

You score 10 points for each you get spot on, 5 if the position is wrong but they're in the top 3, and 1 if they finish in the points but outside the top 3.


POINTS FINISHERS (Max. 35 points)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

No positions required for this one, just predict the drivers you think will finish in the top 10 (note: you can't pick a driver you already picked to finish in the top 3). You get 5 points for each one that finishes between 4th and 10th, 1 point for each one that finishes in the top 3.

POLE POSITION (Max. 10 points)
Simply predict which driver will start on pole. 10 points if you're right, 5 points if your driver is 2nd on the grid and 1 point if they are 3rd or 4th.

DRIVERS ELIMINATED IN QUALIFYING 1 (Max. 7 points)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Here you predict the drivers to be eliminated after the first session of qualifying (note: not necessarily the last 7 on the grid as penalties can affect grid positions). 1 point for each you get right.


FIRST RETIREMENT (5 points)
Here you predict which driver will be the first to retire from the race on Sunday. If more than one driver retires at the same time, each driver will score points. 5 points if you're right.

FASTEST LAP OF RACE (5 points)
Predict which driver will set the fastest lap time during the race.

SAFETY CAR GAMBLE (Max. 10 points)
For the Safety Car Gamble, you simply have to state "yes" or "no" based on whether you think the safety car will be deployed at any point during the race. If you predict yes, you will score 10 points if the safety car comes out but will LOSE 10 if it doesn't. If you predict no, you will not gain or lose any points, regardless of whether the safety car comes out or not.

All that adds up to a maximum of 102 points for each GP weekend.

Good luck. If you have any questions, please ask.

All predictions must be made before the start of Saturday's Free Practice. Please DO NOT edit your posts.

Here is a template you can use to make your predictions:

TOP 3 FINISHERS
1.
2.
3.

POINTS FINISHERS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

POLE POSITION
1.

ELIMINATED IN QUALIFYING 1
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

FIRST RETIREMENT
1.

FASTEST LAP
1.

SAFETY CAR
Yes/No

[Panda]

TOP 3 FINISHERS
1. Vettel
2. Webber
3. Hamilton

POINTS FINISHERS
1. Alonso
2. Button
3. Massa
4. Rosberg
5. Kubica
6. Barrichello
7. Schumacher

POLE POSITION
1. Webber

ELIMINATED IN QUALIFYING 1
1. Kovalainen
2. Trulli
3. Glock
4. di Grassi
5. Senna
6. Klien
7. Alguersuari

FIRST RETIREMENT
1. di Grassi

FASTEST LAP
1. Webber

SAFETY CAR
Yes

[Paul]

TOP 3 FINISHERS
1. Webber
2. Vettel
3. Alonso

POINTS FINISHERS
1. Massa
2. Hamilton
3. Button
4. Kubica
5. Rosberg
6. Barrichello
7. Kobayashi

POLE POSITION
1. Vettel

ELIMINATED IN QUALIFYING 1
1. Klien
2. Senna
3. di Grassi
4. Glock
5. Trulli
6. Kovy
7. Buemi

FIRST RETIREMENT
1. Petrov

FASTEST LAP
1. Vettel

SAFETY CAR
Yes

[Paddy]

TOP 3 FINISHERS
1. Vettel
2. Webber
3. Alonso

POINTS FINISHERS
1. Hamilton
2. Button
3. Schumacher
4. Rosburg
5. Massa
6. Kubica
7. Barrichello

POLE POSITION
1. Vettel

ELIMINATED IN QUALIFYING 1
1. di grassi
2. senna
3. Klien
4. Glock
5. Kovi
6. Trulli
7. Liuzzi

FIRST RETIREMENT
1. Senna

FASTEST LAP
1. Vettel

SAFETY CAR
Yes

[Shireblogger]

TOP 3 FINISHERS
1. Vettel
2. Webber
3. Alonso

POINTS FINISHERS
1. Massa
2. Hamilton
3. Button
4. Kubica
5. Rosberg
6. Heidfeld
7. Barrichello

POLE POSITION
1. Vettel

ELIMINATED IN QUALIFYING 1
1. Alguesuari
2. Trulli
3. Glock
4. di Grassi
5. Senna
6. Klien
7. Kovaleinen

FIRST RETIREMENT
1. Petrov

FASTEST LAP
1. Vettel

SAFETY CAR
No

[Paul]

I'm amazed that everyone is predicting a Vettel Webber 1-2 with Sebastien winning. Despite Webber's petulent outburst this week I think Red Bull will do what they can to win the drivers championship regardless of driver given how they have fallen behind again. It will be fascinating to see what will happen if Vettel gets pole ahead of Webber and scampers off into the lead tomorrow, which is looking quite likely.

[Panda]

Scores for Brazil:

misterhamster
TOP 3: 21
TOP 10: 21
QUALIFYING: 7
FIRST RETIREMENT: 0
FASTEST LAP: 0
SAFETY CAR: 10
Total: 59

Paul
TOP 3: 20
TOP 10: 25
QUALIFYING: 11
FIRST RETIREMENT: 0
FASTEST LAP: 0
SAFETY CAR: 10
Total: 66

Paddy
TOP 3: 30
TOP 10: 25
QUALIFYING: 11
FIRST RETIREMENT: 0
FASTEST LAP: 0
SAFETY CAR: 10
Total: 76

Shireblogger
TOP 3: 30
TOP 10: 20
QUALIFYING: 11
FIRST RETIREMENT: 0
FASTEST LAP: 0
SAFETY CAR: 0
Total: 61


Total scores after Round 18:
1. Paul 906
2. misterhamster 879
3. Paddy 764
4. Shireblogger 721
5. frag 421


Winner of each round this season:
Bahrain - Paul
Australia - Paddy
Malaysia - misterhamster
China - Paul
Spain - Shireblogger
Monaco - Paul
Turkey - Paul
Canada - misterhamster
Europe - Paul
Britain - Shireblogger
Germany - misterhamster
Hungary - Shireblogger
Belgium - Paddy
Italy - misterhamster/Paddy
Singapore - Paul
Japan - Paddy
South Korea - misterhamster
Brazil - Paddy

[Panda]

Just to put this year's scores into perspective, last year's winning total (after 17 races) was 622. That = 40.65% of points available.

Paul's total after 18 races this season (taking into account the increase in points on offer) = 49.34%