Predicament Predictions - 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 20 Mar 2012, 07:00

Since my Half-Yearlies start next week, it may be a while before I get the standings for Australia and Malaysia done for a little while yet. However, we'll cross that bridge once we get to it. Anyways, deadline is the conclusion of FP2 as usual.

Wizzie's Predictions
2012 Australian Grand Prix:
1. Button
2. Hamilton
3. Vettel
4. Raikkonen
5. Webber
6. Schumacher
7. Alonso
8. Rosberg
9. Kobayashi
10. Di Resta

Pole: Webber
Fastest lap: Raikkonen
First Retirement: De la Rosa
ROTR: Jean-Eric Vergne (Q3 appearance turns into race from hell)
IIDOTR: Raikkonen
DBTMOTR: Massa (It's almost too obvious once you think about it :lol:

)
Minor League Premiership: Ricciardo
Non-Qualifiers: Karthikeyan

Post by **Nuppiz** » 20 Mar 2012, 07:18

2012 Australian Grand Prix:
1. Vettel
2. Button
3. Hamilton
4. Webber
5. Räikkönen
6. Alonso
7. Rosberg
8. Kobayashi
9. Perez
10. GRRRJJJNN

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Räikkönen
First Retirement: Schumacher
ROTR: Schumacher (takes out three cars with him in the first corner)
IIDOTR: Räikkönen
DBTMOTR: Massa
Minor League Premiership: GRRRJJJNN
Non-Qualifiers: The Great Indian Mobile Chicane

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 20 Mar 2012, 08:32

TMLW's Predictions
2012 Malaysian Grand Prix
1. Hamilton
2. Webber
3. Button
4. Vettel
5. Schumacher
6. Raikkonen
7. Alonso
8. Rosberg
9. Hulkenberg
10. Kobayashi

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Hamilton
First retirement: Maldonado
ROTR: Maldonado (Australian heros (almost) to Malaysian zeros)
IIDOTR: Schumacher
DBTMOTR: Grosjean
MLP: Ricciardo
DNQ: Karthikeyan

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 20 Mar 2012, 08:49

Predictions
2012 Malaysian Grand Prix:
1. Hamilton
2. Vettel
3. Rosberg
4. Button
5. Webber
6. Raikkonen
7. Alonso
8. Senna
9. Kobayashi
10. Hulkenberg

Pole: Webber
Fastest lap: Rosberg
First Retirement: Petrov
ROTR: Force India pit crew (will stuff up in some way)
IIDOTR: Raikkonen
DBTMOTR: Massa
Minor League Premiership: Ricciardo (11th)
Non-Qualifiers: Karthikeyan

Post by **Londoner** » 20 Mar 2012, 09:01

East Londoner's Predictions
2012 Malaysian Grand Prix

1. Hamilton
2. Vettel
3. Button
4. Rosberg
5. Alonso
6. Schumacher
7. Raikkonen
8. GRJJJSSSNNN
9. Perez
10. Maldonado

Pole: Vettel
Fastest lap: Hamilton
First Retirement: Senna's gearbox goes kaput
ROTR: Massa (another pathetic showing, ending with him taking out Kobayashi...)
IIDOTR: Kovalainen gets the Caterham oh-so-close to the points, in 11th
DBTMOTR: Massa (no explanation necessary)
MLP: Pic
DNQ: Karthikeyan

ranig · Post by **ranig** » 20 Mar 2012, 09:20

Ranig Predictions
2012 Malaysian Grand Prix

1. Button
2. Vettel
3. Schumacher
4. Hamilton
5. Raikkonen
6. Webber
7. Grosjean
8. Alonso
9. Hulkenberg
10. Kovalainen

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Vettel
First Retirement: Massa
ROTR: Rosberg
IIDOTR: Kova
DBTMOTR: Petrov
MLP: Grosjean
DNQ: de la Rosa and Khartikeyan, again

jackanderton · Post by **jackanderton** » 20 Mar 2012, 09:39

2012 Malaysian Grand Prix:
1. Vettel
2. Button
3. Hamilton
4. Raikkonen
5. Alonso
6. Webber
7. Kobayashi
8. Rosberg
9. Grosjean
10. Schumacher

Pole: Button
Fastest lap: Button
First Retirement: Senna
ROTR: Massa (always a safe bet)
IIDOTR: Raikkonen
DBTMOTR: Massa
Minor League Premiership: Kobayashi
Non-Qualifiers: None

AdrianSutil · Post by **AdrianSutil** » 20 Mar 2012, 10:04

AdrianSutil's predictions
2012 Malaysian Grand Prix:
1. Hamilton
2. Vettel
3. Button
4. Webber
5. Alonso
6. Schumacher
7. Raikkonen
8. Grosjean
9. Kobayashi
10. Kovalainen (It will happen one day!)
Pole: Vettel
Fastest Lap: Hamilton
First retirement: Rosberg
ROTR: Massa (pretty much guaranteed these days)
IIDOTR: Kovalainen
DBTMOTR: Massa (getting sad isn't it)
MLP: Grosjean
DNQ: Both HRT and Pic

Post by **tommykl** » 20 Mar 2012, 17:52

tommykl's predictions
2012 Malaysian Grand Prix:
1. Button
2. Webber
3. Hamilton
4. Vettel
5. Räikkönen
6. Alonso
7. Maldonado
8. Grosjean
9. Ricciardo
10. Pérez
Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Webber
First retirement: Petrov
ROTR: Caterham
IIDOTR: Räikkönen
DBTMOTR: Massa
MLP: Grosjean
DNQ: Karthikeyan

IceG · Post by **IceG** » 20 Mar 2012, 19:00

2012 Malaysian Grand Prix:
1. Button
2. Hamilton
3. Webber
4. Vettel
5. Schumacher
6. Räikkönen
7. Pérez
8. Alonso
9. Senna
10. Maldonado

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Button
First retirement: Hulkenberg
ROTR: Caterham
IIDOTR: No-one (Räikkönen should be up there)
DBTMOTR: Massa (Who will get Perez' seat at Sauber after China when Massa is fired?)
MLP: Kovalainen
DNQ: PDLR & Karthikeyan (PDLR allowed to start)

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 20 Mar 2012, 19:33

Klon's Predictions
2012 Australian Grand Prix:
1. Hamilton
2. Vettel
3. Button
4. Webber
5. Schumacher
6. Grosjean
7. Räikkönen
8. Perez
9. Maldonado
10. Hülkenberg

Pole: Button
Fastest lap: Vettel
First Retirement: Petrov
ROTR: Kobayashi
IIDOTR: HRT
DBTMOTR: Kobayashi
Minor League Premiership: Grosjean
Non-Qualifiers: Nope

Minardi Man · Post by **Minardi Man** » 20 Mar 2012, 19:59

1. Button (see Australia, but with more effort after poorer start)
2. Hamilton (saved by raikkonen battling Vetttel)
3. Raikkonen
4. Vettel (battles with raikkonen, loses ofcourse)
5. Webber (poor qualifying and typical bad start holds him back, manages to keep the faster Grosjean behind him though)
6. Grosjean
7. Rosberg (qualifies well this time, falls back in the race)
8. Koboyashi
9. Senna
10. Perez

Pole: Button
Fastest lap: Raikkonen
First Retirement: Petrov (Car failure #3 for Caterham)
ROTR: Schumacher (Driver error leads to early retirement while running in 5th
IIDOTR: Raikkonen
DBTMOTR: Massa
Minor League Premiership: Ricciardo
Non-Qualifiers: Karthikeyan

I think I must secretly be a Raikkonen fan, that's the second time i've automatically thought he could get onto the podium...

Ducktanian · Post by **Ducktanian** » 20 Mar 2012, 20:56

1. Button
2. Vettel
3. Schumacher
4. Hamilton
5. Grosjean
6. Alonso
7. Rosberg
8. Webber
9. di Resta
10. Perez

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Vettel
First Retirement: Vergne
ROTR: Senna
IIDOTR: Grosjean
DBTMOTR: Massa
Minor League Premiership: GROSJEAN
Non-Qualifiers: Karthikeyan

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 20 Mar 2012, 20:59

Already now?

JeremyMcClean's Predictions
2012 Malaysian Grand Prix
1. Vettel
2. Hamilton
3. Webber
4. Alonso
5. Massa
6. Kobayashi
7. Perez
8. Schumacher
9. Raikkonen
10. Hulkenburg

Pole: Webber (and then falls to 7th at the start!)
Fastest Lap: Webber
First retirement: Rosberg
ROTR: Maldonado (who else?)
IIDOTR: Massa
DBTMOTR: di Resta (really the only candidate that won't retire from the race IMO)
MLP: Pic (this will be interesting)
Non-Qualifiers: None (unless if you count HRT but they will be re-instated...)

Sunshine_Baby_[IT] · Post by **Sunshine_Baby_[IT]** » 20 Mar 2012, 21:05

1. Hamilton
2. Button
3. Vettel
4. Raikkonen
5. Alonso
6. Rosberg
7. Schumacher
8. Hulkenberg
9. Massa
10. Grosjean

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Button
First Retirement: Maldonado
ROTR: Maldonado
IIDOTR: Hulkenberg
DBTMOTR: Webber
Minor League Premiership: Hulkenberg
Non-Qualifiers: Karthikeyan

DOSBoot · Post by **DOSBoot** » 20 Mar 2012, 22:58

DOSBoot's Perdictions:
2012 Maylaysian Grand Prix:
1. Hamilton
2. Button
3. Webber
4. Vettel
5. Raikkonen
6. Rosberg
7. Alonso
8. Grojean
9. Kobayashi
10. Perez

Pole: Webber
Fastest lap: Button
First Retirement: Pic
ROTR: HRT
IIDOTR: Raikkonen
DBTMOTR: Massa
MLP: Ricciardo
DNQ: HRT

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 20 Mar 2012, 23:02

tristan1117's Predictions
2012 Malaysian Grand Prix:
1. Webber
2. Hamilton
3. Button
4. Schumacher
5. Grosjean
6. Vettel
7. Alonso
8. Perez
9. Hulkenberg
10. Raikkonen

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Hamilton
First Retirement: Vergne
ROTR: Bruno Senna
IIDOTR: Grosjean
DBTMOTR: Di Resta
Minor League Premiership: Grosjean
Non-Qualifiers: Karthikeyan

Priceless · Post by **Priceless** » 21 Mar 2012, 03:11

Priceless' Predictions
2012 Malaysian Grand Prix:

1. Jenson Button
2. Lewis Hamilton
3. Michael Schumacher
4. Sebastian Vettel
5. Kimi Räikkönen
6. Fernando Alonso
7. Rmmnnn Grrrjnnn
8. Kamui Kobayashi
9. Sergio Perez
10. Bruno Senna

Pole: Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap: Michael Schumacher
First Retirement: Mark Webber (qualifies high, but gets crashed into after another slow start)
ROTR: Charles Pic
IIDOTR: Michael Schumacher
DBTMOTR: Felipe Massa
Minor League Premiership: Rmmnnn Grrrjnnn
Non-Qualifiers: Narain Karthikeyan

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 21 Mar 2012, 08:07

1. Vettel
2. Hamilton
3. Button
4. Webber
5. Schumacher
6. Alonso
7. Kobayashi
8. Rosberg
9. Maldonado
10. GRRRSSJJJN

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Vergne (yes, I did write Vergne!)
First Retirement: Petrov
ROTR: Räikkönen (first lap accident)
IIDOTR: Alonso
DBTMOTR: Massa (finishes 12th)
Minor League Premiership: GRRRSSJJN
Non-Qualifiers: Both HRTs.

Enforcer · Post by **Enforcer** » 21 Mar 2012, 11:47

1. Hamilton
2. Vettel
3. Button
4. Schumacher
5. Raikkonen
6. Rosberg
7. Webber
8. Alonso
9. Grosjean
10. Senna

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Vettel
First Retirement: Pic
ROTR: Massa
DBTMOTR: Massa
IIDOTR: Senna
MLP: Grosjean
DNQ: Karthikeyan, de la Rosa

Benetton · Post by **Benetton** » 21 Mar 2012, 12:10

Benetton's Predictions
2012 Australian Grand Prix:

1. Hamilton
2. Button
3. Raikkonen
4. Vettel
5. Webber
6. Alonso
7. Rosberg
8. Schumacher
9. Grosjean
10. Kobayashi

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Raikkonen
First Retirement: Maldonado
ROTR: Maldonado
IIDOTR: Raikkonen
DBTMOTR: Massa
Minor League Premiership: Grosjean
Non-Qualifiers: Karthikeyan, de la Rosa

Ed24 · Post by **Ed24** » 21 Mar 2012, 13:09

Ed24's Predictions
2012 Australian Grand Prix:

1. Vettel
2. Hamilton
3. Button
4. Raikkonen
5. Webber
6. Schumacher
7. Alonso
8. Massa
9. Grosjean
10. Hulkenberg

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Hamilton
First Retirement: Senna
ROTR: Mark Webber's start
IIDOTR: Raikkonen
DBTMOTR: Senna
Minor League Premiership: Grosjean
Non-Qualifiers: None

FMecha · Post by **FMecha** » 21 Mar 2012, 13:55

1. Button
2. Hamilton
3. Vettel
4. Alonso
5. Schumacher
6. Raikkonen
7. Rosberg
8. Webber
9. Grosjean
10. Kovalainen

Pole: Button
Fastest Lap: Webber
First Retirement:
ROTR: Senna
DBTMOTR: Massa
IIDOTR: Kovalainen (first points

)
MLP: Grosjean
DNQ: HRTs (they won't be allowed to start and will gone bankrupt after this race :twisted:

)

Edited since push-start DSQ doesn't make sense - especially for Vettel.

razta · Post by **razta** » 21 Mar 2012, 14:22

I'm not gonna predict anything.. don't want to Jinx it.. I'm at the Track this weekend..
But all i can say is .. when ever i've attended a GP.. Lewis has had a bad result (DNF) :-)

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 21 Mar 2012, 18:03

Aerond´s predictions

1. Hamilton
2. Button
3. Schumacher
4. Vettel
5. Rosberg
6. Raikkonen
7. Alonso
8. Grosjean
9. Senna
10. Perez

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Webber
First Retirement: Karthikeyan
DBTMOTR: Massa
IIDOTR: Grosjean
MLP: Kovalainen
DNQ: None

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 21 Mar 2012, 23:35

1. Button
2. Hamilton
3. Vettel
4. Alonso
5. Rosberg
6. Senna
7. Webber
8. Maldonado
9. di Resta
10. whoever Vergne's teammate at Toro Rosso is

Pole: Button
Fastest lap: Webber
First Retirement: Schumacher
DBTMOTR: Massa
IIDOTR: Senna
MLP: Fat John (aka GGGGGRRRRJJJJJNNNNN)
DNQ: both HRTs

Aerond wrote:Aerond´s predictions
MLP: Kovalainen

Kovy is not a 2012 debutant driver (or at least not competing in his first full season in 2012).

MinardiFan95 · Post by **MinardiFan95** » 22 Mar 2012, 09:14

MinardiFan's Predictions
2012 Malaysian Grand Prix:
1. Button
2. Vettel
3. Webber
4. Hamilton
5. Rosberg
6. Alonso
7. Grosjean
8. Kobayashi
9. Ricciardo
10. Raikonnen

Pole: Button
Fastest lap: Vettel
First Retirement: Petrov
ROTR: Massa
IIDOTR: Grosjean
DBTMOTR: Massa
Minor League Premiership: Grosjean
Non-Qualifiers: Both HRT's

Boomstick · Post by **Boomstick** » 22 Mar 2012, 10:26

2012 Malaysian Grand Prix:
1. Webber
2. Vettel
3. Button
4. Raikonnen
5. Maldonado
6. Alonso
7. Grosjean
8. Rosberg
9. Senna
10. Hulkenberg

Pole: Button
Fastest lap: Vettel
First Retirement: Schumacher
ROTR: Massa....sadly a easy one!
IIDOTR: Maldonado.....don't bin it this time!
DBTMOTR: Massa
Minor League Premiership: Kobayashi
Non-Qualifiers: None

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 22 Mar 2012, 11:09

DanielPT's 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix:
1. Button
2. Hamilton
3. Vettel
4. Raikonnen
5. Schumacher
6. Webber
7. Grrrrrrrrrjjjjjjjjjnnnnnnnnn
8. Kobayashi
9. Maldonado
10. Hulkenberg

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Button
First Retirement: Rosberg
ROTR: Senna
IIDOTR: Kobayashi
DBTMOTR: Massa
Minor League Premiership: Grrrrrrjjjjjnnnnnnn
Non-Qualifiers: HRTs

solarcold · Post by **solarcold** » 22 Mar 2012, 12:04

1. Button
2. Massa
3. Schumacher
4. Rosberg
5. Maldonado
6. Ricciardo
7. Hulkenberg
8. Senna
9. De La Rosa
10. no one; only 9 made it to the chequered flag

Pole: Button
Fastest lap: Vettel
First Retirement: Vergne
ROTR: Senna
IIDOTR: Massa
DBTMOTR: Senna
Minor League Premiership: dunno
Non-Qualifiers: Karthikeyan

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 22 Mar 2012, 15:27

Phoenix's predictions:
1.- Hamilton
2.- Button
3.- Grosjean (no, I'm not jumping into a cheap bandwagon, I do have faith in this happening)
4.- Schumacher
5.- Webber
6.- Rosberg
7.- Pérez
8.- Alonso
9.- di Resta
10.- Maldonado

Pole position: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Schumacher
RotR: Vettel
IIDotR: Grosjean
DBTMotR: Massa
First retirement: Vettel
MLP: Grosjean
DNQs: no one

QuickYoda41 · Post by **QuickYoda41** » 22 Mar 2012, 18:05

Quite hard with all the rain predicted

QuickYoda41's predictions:
1. Button
2. Vettel
3. Webber
4. Schumacher
5. Hamilton
6. Rosberg
7. Alonso
8. Hülkenberg
9. Räikkönen
10. Grosjean

Pole position: Webber
Fastest lap: Vettel
RotR: Vergne
IIDotR: Webber
DBTMotR: Massa
First retirement: Di Resta
MLP: Grosjean
DNQs: Karthikeyan (allowed to start)

Bleu · Post by **Bleu** » 22 Mar 2012, 21:25

Bleu's Predictions
2012 Malaysian Grand Prix:
1. Button
2. Hamilton
3. Vettel
4. Rosberg
5. Webber
6. Schumacher
7. Räikkönen
8. Grosjean
9. Kobayashi
10. Ricciardo
Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Vergne
First Retirement: Senna
ROTR: Ferrari
IIDOTR: Grosjean
DBTMOTR: Massa
Minor League Premiership: Grosjean
Non-Qualifiers: Karthikeyan

Warren Hughes · Post by **Warren Hughes** » 22 Mar 2012, 21:59

Better do this now

Warren Hughes's Predictions
2012 Australian Grand Prix:
1. Hamilton
2. Vettel
3. Button
4. Schumacher
5. Webber
6. Alonso
7. Rosberg
8. Raikkonen
9. Kobayashi
10. Maldonado

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Hamilton
First Retirement: Petrov
ROTR: Massa
IIDOTR: Maldonado
DBTMOTR: Massa
Minor League Premiership: Ricciardo
Non-Qualifiers: de la Rosa, Karthikeyan

Post by **mario** » 22 Mar 2012, 22:19

2012 Malaysian Grand Prix
1. Button
2. Hamilton
3. Vettel
4. Schumacher
5. Webber
6. Räikkönen
7. Alonso
8. Grosjean
9. Rosberg
10. Perez

Pole position: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Webber
RotR: Di Resta
IIDotR: Räikkönen
DBTMotR: Massa
First retirement: Di Resta
MLP: Grosjean
DNQs: None

Dj_bereta · Post by **Dj_bereta** » 23 Mar 2012, 02:33

1. Button
2. Hamilton
3. Vettel
4. Webber
5. Raikkonen
6. Schumacher
7. Maldonado
8. Rosberg
9. Grosjean
10. Kobayashi

Pole position: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Button
RotR: Ferrari
IIDotR: Maldonado
DBTMotR: Massa
First retirement: Vergne
MLP: Grosjean
DNQs: HRTs

sswishbone · Post by **sswishbone** » 23 Mar 2012, 06:01

sswishbone's Predictions
2012 Malaysian Grand Prix:
1. Hamilton
2. Button
3. Schumacher
4. Vettel
5. Webber
6. Alonso
7. Raikonnen
8. Rosberg
9. Kobayashi
10. Di Resta

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Hamilton
First Retirement: Senna
ROTR: Massa (second dead rubber race puts him on chopping block)
IIDOTR: Kovaleinen (Gets close to the points)
DBTMOTR: Massa (Idouble scoop of ROTR and DBTMOTR)
Minor League Premiership: Grosjean
Non-Qualifiers: Karthikeyan, De La Rosa

big_sly_doc · Post by **big_sly_doc** » 23 Mar 2012, 06:07

Big Sly's predictions:

1. Hamilton
2. Button
3. Vettel
4. Raikkonen
5. Schumacher
6. Grosjean
7. Webber
8. Alonso
9. Maldonado
10. Hulkenberg

Pole position: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Vettel
RotR: Massa
IIDotR: Maldonado
DBTMotR: Massa
First retirement: Vergne
MLP: Grosjean
DNQs: Karthikeyan

RealRacingRoots · Post by **RealRacingRoots** » 23 Mar 2012, 06:54

RRR's Predictions
2012 Malaysia Grand Prix:
1. Hamilton
2. Button
3. Webber
4. Vettel
5. Alonso
6. Schumacher
7. Ricciardo
8. Rosberg
9. Hulkenberg
10. Maldonado

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Button
First Retirement: Massa
ROTR: Massa
IIDOTR: Ricciardo
DBTMOTR: Massa
Minor League Premiership: Ricciardo
Non-Qualifiers: No One

mash · Post by **mash** » 23 Mar 2012, 07:30

mash's Predictions
2012 Australian Grand Prix:
1. Button
2. Hamilton
3. Vettel
4. Webber
5. Rosberg
6. Raikkonen
7. Schumacher
8. Alonso
9. Grosjean
10. Hulkenberg

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Hamilton
First Retirement: Petrov
ROTR: Massa
IIDOTR: Vergne (Challenges for high points position before retiring late in the race)
DBTMOTR: Massa
Minor League Premiership: Grosjean
Non-Qualifiers: de la Rosa & Karthikeyan