2015 Australian Grand Prix Predictions

TheFlyingCaterham · Post by **TheFlyingCaterham** » 10 Mar 2015, 20:41

Kinda surprised this thread hasn't been made yet

My 2015 Down Under GP Prediction

Pole: Rosberg
FL: Bottas
1. Rosberg
2. Bottas
3. Ricciardo
4. Massa
5. Vettel
6. Raikkonen
7. Kyvat
8. Magnussen
9. Hulkenburg
10. Verstappen

ROTR: Hamilton's PU, McLaren unreliability
IIDOTR: Manor for getting to Australia, Verstappen, Hulkenburg, Magnussen getting points.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 10 Mar 2015, 21:02

DR-Baker's Grand Prix from a land down under

1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Nico Rosberg
3. Magnussen
4. Bottas
5. Vettel
6. Ricciardo
7. Button
8. Kvyat
9. Raikkonen
10. Grosjean

Pole: Nico Rosberg
Fastest lap: Bottas
ROTR: The Sauber/van de Garde situation
IIDOTR: Kevin Magnussen
First DNF: Merhi
MLP: Will Stevens
Deadbeat teammate: Maldonado (even though I have no idea how this is decided or by whom)
DNQ: Button, Merhi, Stevens - Button allowed to start anyway.

AdrianBelmonte_ · Post by **AdrianBelmonte_** » 10 Mar 2015, 21:10

1. Will Stevens
2. Roberto Merhi

You don't need to know more

roblo97 · Post by **roblo97** » 10 Mar 2015, 21:15

2015 "Well, we might as well give you the bloody urn in advance" GP

1. Rosberg
2. Bottas
3. Ricciardo
4. Kyvat
5. Grosjean
6. Verstappen
7. Button
8. Vettel
9. Raikkonen
10. Sainz

Pole: Nico Rosberg
Fastest lap: Bottas
ROTR: Bernie
IIDOTR: Manor
First DNF: K-Mags (massive engine failure on the grid)
MLP: Verstappen
Deadbeat teammate: Maldonado
DNQ: Merhi - allowed to start anyway.

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 10 Mar 2015, 21:15

2015 MANOR'S BACK! Grand Prix

1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Nico Rosberg
3. Valtteri Bottas
4. Felipe Massa
5. Sebastian Vettel
6. Daniel Ricciardo
7. Romain Grosjean
8. Daniil Kvyat
9. Kimi Raikkonen
10. Pastor Maldonado

Pole: Rosberg
Fastest lap: Hamilton
ROTR: Sauber
IIDOTR: MANOR'S BACK!
First DNF: Button
MLP: Sainz
DBTMOTR: Maldonado
DNQ: No (fingers crossed)

Post by **mario** » 10 Mar 2015, 21:28

1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Nico Rosberg
3. Bottas
4. Vettel
5. Ricciardo
6. Massa
7. Raikkonen
8. Kvyat
9. Grosjean
10. Sainz Jr

Pole: Nico Rosberg (if the trend is anything like last, year, it looks like Hamilton may trade a little bit of single lap pace for better performance in race trim)
Fastest lap: Vettel (I bet he will not be able to resist going for it)
ROTR: Sauber (I expect that their shortcomings will be rather brutally exposed in Australia)
IIDOTR: Manor (they get this by default by simply appearing)
First DNF: Nasr
MLP: Sainz Jr
Deadbeat teammate: Ericsson
DNQ: Merhi and Stevens

Post by **Ataxia** » 10 Mar 2015, 22:16

1. Rosberg
2. Hamilton
3. Vettel
4. Bottas
5. Ricciardo
6. Raikkonen
7. Verstappen
8. Grosjean
9. Kvyat
10. Hulkenberg

Pole: Rosberg
Fastest lap: Bottas
ROTR: Massa
IIDOTR: Verstappen
First DNF: Button
MLP: Verstappen
DBTMOTR: Sainz Jr.
DNQ: Stevens

go_Rubens · Post by **go_Rubens** » 10 Mar 2015, 23:18

go_Rubens's Predictions

2014 Let the Crescendo begin GP

Hamilton
Rosberg
Bottas
Ricciardo
Massa
Vettel
Raikkonen
Verstappen
Grosjean
Hülkenberg

Pole - Hamilton
Fastest lap - Rosberg
First retirement - Ericsson
ROTR - Sauber
IIDOTR - Manor
DBTMOTR - Kvyat
MLP - Verstappen
DNQ - Stevens, Merhi (allowed to start)

Post by **Frogfoot9013** » 11 Mar 2015, 00:32

Frogfoot9013's predictions for the Australian GP

1. Rosberg
2. Hamilton
3. Vettel
4. Ricciardo
5. Bottas
6. Massa
7. Kvyat
8. Verstappen
9. Sainz Jnr.
10. Raikkonen

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Hamilton
First DNF: Magnussen (engine failure)
ROTR: McLaren (both cars' engines fail within the first few laps)
DBTMOTR: Raikkonen
MLP: Verstappen
IIDOTR: Verstappen
DNQ: Stevens, Mehri, Van Der Garde (under 'mysterious' circumstances)

Post by **tommykl** » 11 Mar 2015, 09:37

tommykl's Predictions

2014 This Week, On Sauber Scandals GP

1. Rosberg
2. Bottas
3. Hamilton
4. Ricciardo
5. Vettel
6. Massa
7. Räikkönen
8. Pérez
9. Kvyat
10. Sainz

Pole - Hamilton
Fastest lap - Bottas
First retirement - Verstappen
ROTR - Sauber
IIDOTR - Manor
DBTMOTR - Kvyat
MLP - Sainz
DNQ - Stevens, Merhi

Peteroli34 · Post by **Peteroli34** » 11 Mar 2015, 10:08

1.Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Bottas
4. Ricciardo
5. Kyvat
6. Massa
7. Vettel
8. Grosjean
9. Raikkonen
10. Hulkenberg

Pole - Hamilton
Fastest lap - Rosberg
First retirement - Magnussen
ROTR - Sauber
IIDOTR - Hulkenberg
DBTMOTR - Maldonado
MLP - Sainz
DNQ - Stevens, Merhi

Pointrox · Post by **Pointrox** » 11 Mar 2015, 10:29

2015 F1Rejects.com Memorial Grand Prix

1. Rosberg
2. Bottas
3. Hamilton
4. Grosjean
5. Vettel
6. Massa
7. Raikkonen
8. Verstappen
9. Maldonado
10. Sainz Jr.

Pole: Bottas
Fastest lap: Rosberg
ROTR: Force India/Sauber
IIDOTR: Manor
First DNF: Button
MLP: Verstappen
Deadbeat teammate: Ericsson
DNQ: Roberto Merhi or Will Stevens, if not both

wsrgo · Post by **wsrgo** » 11 Mar 2015, 10:55

1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Ricciardo
4. Bottas
5. Raikkonen
6. Massa
7. Verstappen
8. Sainz, Jr.
9. Grosjean
10. Perez

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Hamilton
ROTR: Sauber
First DNF: Vettel, taken out by Kvyat
IIDOTR: Verstappen
DBTMOTR: Hulkenberg
MLP: Verstappen
DNQ: Stevens, Merhi

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 11 Mar 2015, 13:55

2015 Oh god I'm making music for an Australian label as we predict Grand Prix

1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Ricciardo
4. Vettel
5. Bottas
6. Kvyat
7. Magnussen
8. Massa
9. Räikkönen
10. Button

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Hamilton
ROTR: Force India - double DNF
IIDOTR: Ricciardo for keeping strongly up with the Mercs on home soil
First DNF: Perez
MLP: Nasr
DBTMOTR: Merhi
DNQ: Merhi

watka · Post by **watka** » 11 Mar 2015, 14:00

Watka's predictions for the "Salute our Cyber-Forefathers" Grand Prix

1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Bottas
4. Vettel
5. Ricciardo
6. Massa
7. Maldonado
8. Raikkonen
9. Kvyat
10. Verstappen

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Bottas
ROTR: Sauber/van der Garde have got this sewn up already
IIDOTR: Manor, for just being there
First DNF: Button
MLP: Verstappen
Deadbeat teammate: Kvyat
DNQ: None

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 11 Mar 2015, 14:25

Klon's Predictions

2015 I Would Like To Show Grand Prix

1. Hamilton
2. Räikkönen
3. Vettel
4. Massa
5. Bottas
6. Kwjat
7. Sainz
8. Ricciardo
9. Pérez
10. Hülkenberg

Pole: Rosberg
Fastest lap: Vettel
ROTR: ... wait a motherlovin' second, we ain't got nobody to decide that anymore.
IIDOTR: Ferrari (were on track to beating Rosberg on track until he had a car failure)
First DNF: Verstappen
MLP: Sainz
Deadbeat teammate: Verstappen
DNQ: >implying

tzerof1 · Post by **tzerof1** » 11 Mar 2015, 15:50

Predictions:

1. Räikkönen(steady, reliable, ice cool drive allows him to leapfrog into the lead)
2. Hamilton(pit stop mishaps cost him the lead)
3. Vettel(leads some laps, but pits a lap earlier than Kimi, unable to get by Hamilton)
4. Bottas(solid, fairly quick drive for Williams)
5. Ricciardo(uneventful afternoon for the Red Bull #1)
6. Kvyat (not really fast enough to challenge his teammate, but not slow enough to be challenged by those below him either)
7. Hülkenberg(ends up in a dogfight with recovering Massa for the last 10 laps, holds his nerve and comes out on top)
8. Massa(recovers well from a spin on the second lap)
9. Sainz(does well to put the Toro Rosso in the points, despite nearly being taken out by his teammate in the first corner)
10. Pérez (Grrrrrrrrrrrrjnnnnn is faster throughout the race, but loses out to Sergio after suffering a puncture late in the race)

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Vettel
IIDOTR: Ferrari
First DNF: Either and/or both of the McLarens
MLP: Sainz
Deadbeat teammate: Verstappen(youthful over exuberance sees him nearly take out his teammate in the first corner, lose his front wing, and later retire with floor damage)
DNQ: Manor Marussia(their effort to make it to Australia is a valiant one, but their inexperienced drivers, combined with a lack of testing of the new car, lead to them getting lost on setup direction and subsequently miss the 107% by about a second.)

UncreativeUsername37 · Post by **UncreativeUsername37** » 11 Mar 2015, 16:20

1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Ricciardo
4. Bottas
5. Kvyat
6. Massa
7. Vettel
8. Hülkenberg
9. Sainz Jr.
10. Pérez

Pole: Hamilton
FL: Hamilton
ROTR: What Klon said
IIDOTR: Force India
First Ret: Merhi
MLP: Sainz
DbTmOTR: Räikkönen
DNQ: No one

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 11 Mar 2015, 20:01

Bout time I jumped on this bandwagon!

AndreaModa's Vegemite GP Predictions:

1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Massa
4. Ricciardo
5. Vettel
6. Bottas
7. Raikkonen
8. Grosjean
9. Kvyat
10. Hulkenberg

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Hamilton
ROTR: Sauber
IIDOTR: Manor
First DNF: Magnussen
MLP: Verstappen
Deadbeat teammate: Maldonado
DNQ: None

I've also created a GP Rejects prediction league on Autosport: Unique code: f53c6724c1ff9ca401727fb89b055119
Unique league link: http://gppredictor.com/league/join/code/f53c6724c1ff9ca401727fb89b055119

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 11 Mar 2015, 20:32

AndreaModa wrote:I've also created a GP Rejects prediction league on Autosport: Unique code: f53c6724c1ff9ca401727fb89b055119
Unique league link: http://gppredictor.com/league/join/code/f53c6724c1ff9ca401727fb89b055119

And just to make things confusing, my team name over there is Coloni.

800th post!

AdrianBelmonte_ · Post by **AdrianBelmonte_** » 11 Mar 2015, 21:08

AndreaModa wrote:I've also created a GP Rejects prediction league on Autosport: Unique code: f53c6724c1ff9ca401727fb89b055119
Unique league link: http://gppredictor.com/league/join/code/f53c6724c1ff9ca401727fb89b055119

Only for UK?

Ducktanian · Post by **Ducktanian** » 11 Mar 2015, 22:03

Dartanian's Neighbours GP Predictions:

1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Vettel
4. Ricciardo
5. Massa
6. Button
7. Bottas
8. Kyvat
9. Verstappen
10. Grosjean

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Vettel
ROTR: Sauber
IIDOTR: Manor
First DNF: Magnussen
MLP: Verstappen
Deadbeat teammate: Raikkonen
DNQ: Mehri & Stevens

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 11 Mar 2015, 22:12

AdrianBelmonte_ wrote:
AndreaModa wrote:I've also created a GP Rejects prediction league on Autosport: Unique code: f53c6724c1ff9ca401727fb89b055119
Unique league link: http://gppredictor.com/league/join/code/f53c6724c1ff9ca401727fb89b055119

Only for UK?

Nope should be open for everyone, not aware of any geographical restrictions.

UncreativeUsername37 · Post by **UncreativeUsername37** » 11 Mar 2015, 22:33

AndreaModa wrote:
AdrianBelmonte_ wrote:
AndreaModa wrote:I've also created a GP Rejects prediction league on Autosport: Unique code: f53c6724c1ff9ca401727fb89b055119
Unique league link: http://gppredictor.com/league/join/code/f53c6724c1ff9ca401727fb89b055119

Only for UK?

Nope should be open for everyone, not aware of any geographical restrictions.

Worked fine for me.

Meatwad · Post by **Meatwad** » 12 Mar 2015, 00:06

Meatwad's predictions

2015 Australian Grand Prix
1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Ricciardo
4. Bottas
5. Vettel
6. Kvyat
7. Massa
8. Grosjean
9. Maldonado
10. Räikkönen

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Rosberg
ROTR: Sauber (hands down!)
IIDOTR: Maldonado
First retirement: Hülkenberg
MLP: Verstappen
DBTMOTR: Räikkönen
DNQ: Merhi, Stevens, Nasr (car impounded)

Dj_bereta · Post by **Dj_bereta** » 12 Mar 2015, 00:23

1. Rosberg
2. Hamilton
3. Vettel
4. Bottas
5. Massa
6. Ricciardo
7. Raikkonen
8. Kvyat
9. Magnussen
10. Maldonado

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Raikkonen
First retirement: Sainz jr
ROTR: Button
IIDOTR: Magnussen
MLP: Verstappen jr
DBTMOTR: Raikkonen
DNQ: Merhi, Stevens

AdrianBelmonte_ · Post by **AdrianBelmonte_** » 12 Mar 2015, 15:21

Simtek wrote:
AndreaModa wrote:I've also created a GP Rejects prediction league on Autosport: Unique code: f53c6724c1ff9ca401727fb89b055119
Unique league link: http://gppredictor.com/league/join/code/f53c6724c1ff9ca401727fb89b055119

And just to make things confusing, my team name over there is Coloni.

800th post!

Joined, my team name over there is Racing for Foxes (what a surprise...)

Congratulations!

Normal32 · Post by **Normal32** » 12 Mar 2015, 16:10

AdrianBelmonte_ wrote:
Simtek wrote:
AndreaModa wrote:I've also created a GP Rejects prediction league on Autosport: Unique code: f53c6724c1ff9ca401727fb89b055119
Unique league link: http://gppredictor.com/league/join/code/f53c6724c1ff9ca401727fb89b055119

And just to make things confusing, my team name over there is Coloni.

800th post!

Joined, my team name over there is Racing for Foxes (what a surprise...)

Congratulations!

I also joined, as ''Mastercard Life Racing Engines''

TheFlyingCaterham · Post by **TheFlyingCaterham** » 12 Mar 2015, 21:27

I've joined as well. my team name is Andrea Moda's Spare Parts

GwilymJJames · Post by **GwilymJJames** » 12 Mar 2015, 22:08

Before I predict is anyone volunteering to, you know, do the results this year? Cause I will if no-one else wants to.

And now...

1. Hamilton
2. Vettel
3. Grosjean
4. Bottas
5. Massa
6. Ricciardo
7. Raikkonen
8. Button
9. Hulkenberg
10. Sainz Jr.

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Hamilton
First retirement: Perez
ROTR: Sauber
IIDOTR: Grosjean
MLP: Sainz Jr.
DBTMOTR: Rosberg
DNQ: Stevens

RAK · Post by **RAK** » 12 Mar 2015, 23:32

RAK's Predictions
2015 "Mercedes Benefit" Grand Prix

1) Hamilton
2) Rosberg
3) Ricciardo
4) Massa
5) Bottas
6) Vettel
7) Kvyat
8) Raikkonen
9) Grosjean
10) Perez

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Hamilton
First Retirement: Magnussen
ROTR: McLaren-Honda
IIDOTR: Manor (for making it onto the grid at all!)
DBTMOTR: Maldonado
MLP: Sainz
DNQ: None (incredibly)

DOSBoot · Post by **DOSBoot** » 13 Mar 2015, 03:14

DOSBoot's Predictions

2015 "Crikey! That's a big bad crocodile!" Grand Prix.

1. Rosberg
2. Hamilton
3. Riccardo
4. Bottas
5. Massa
6. Raikkonen
7. Vettel
8. Kvyat
9. Grosjean
10. Sainz Jr.

Pole: Rosberg
Fastest Lap: Hamilton
ROTR: Force India
IIDOTR: Manor (Gotta give it to them simply for just showing up.)
First DNF: Merhi
MLP: Sainz Jr
Deadbeat Teammate: Vettel
DNQ: Merhi and Stevens (Allowed to start.)

W12 · Post by **W12** » 13 Mar 2015, 06:01

W12's predictions

1. Rosberg
2. Bottas
3. Hamilton
4. Button
5. Ricciardo
6. Raikkonen
7. Grosjean
8. Sainz, Jr.
9. Kvyat
10. Maldonado

Pole: Rosberg
Fastest lap: Hamilton
ROTR: Sauber
IIDOTR: Sainz, Jr.
First DNF: Merhi
MLP: Sainz
Deadbeat teammate: Magnussen
DNQ: Stevens, Merhi - both allowed to start

More_Blue_Flags · Post by **More_Blue_Flags** » 13 Mar 2015, 09:28

MoreBlueFlags Predictions - Australian GP

1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Vettel
4. Bottas
5. Ricciardo
6. Raikkonen
7. Sainz
8. Kvyat
9. Massa
10. Maldonaldo

Pole: Rosberg
Fastest lap: Vettel
ROTR: Sauber, though Force India also look a bit underwhelming
IIDOTR: Sainz
First DNF: Magnussen
MLP: Sainz
Deadbeat teammate: Ericcson
DNQ: Manor are outside 107% but still start

Edit - I have joined the Autosport prediction thing as well (as Blue Goat Racing)

AxelP800 · Post by **AxelP800** » 13 Mar 2015, 15:18

Kangaroo Grand Prix

1. Raikkonen
2. Ricciardo
3. Verstappen
4. Massa
5. Vettel
6. Kvyat
7. Magnussen
8. Perez
9. Nasr
10. Stevens

Pole: Rosberg
Fastest lap: Vettel
ROTR: Mercedes, instant engine (ehm....PU) failure
IIDOTR: Verstappen
First DNF: Rosberg
MLP: Verstappen
Deadbeat teammate: Ericcson
DNQ: None

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 13 Mar 2015, 15:26

AxelP800 wrote:(ehm....PU)

In my current job, the abbreviation PU means Passed Urine...

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 13 Mar 2015, 16:31

dr-baker wrote:
AxelP800 wrote:(ehm....PU)

In my current job, the abbreviation PU means Passed Urine...

That does it. I am arranging a GP Rejects meeting IRL just so I can do this to you:

Post by **Miguel98** » 13 Mar 2015, 19:03

2015 "MercedesWINSLOL" Wizzie Grand Prix

1. Nico Rosberg
2. Lewis Hamilton
3. Bottas
4. Vettel
5. Ricciardo
6. Kvyat
7. Raikkonen
8. Nasr
9. Maldonado
10. Sainz Jr.

Pole Position: Nico Rosberg
Fastest Lap: Lewis Hamilton
RoTR: McLaren (both cars don't last 10 laps, and we're way off the pace)
IIDOTR: Nasr
First DNF: Felipe Massa
MLP: Nasr
DBTOTR: Max Verstappen
DNQ: Lol nope

Bleu · Post by **Bleu** » 13 Mar 2015, 21:01

2015 Manor is back (or not) Grand Prix

Pole: Rosberg
1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Ricciardo
4. Bottas
5. Vettel
6. Raikkonen
7. Kvyat
8. Maldonado
9. Grosjean
10. Verstappen
FL: Bottas
ROTR: Sauber
IIDOTR: Verstappen
1st Ret: Nasr
MLP: Verstappen
DBTOTR: Massa
DNQ: Stevens, Merhi

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 13 Mar 2015, 21:19

2015 Australian GP

1.- Nico Rosberg
2.- Lewis Hamilton
3.- Sebastian Vettel
4.- Valtteri Bottas
5.- Kimi Räikkönen
6.- Felipe Massa
7.- Carlos Sáinz Jr.
8.- Daniel Ricciardo
9.- Pastor Maldonado
10.- Daniil Kvyat

Pole position: Nico Rosberg
Fastest lap: Nico Rosberg
ROTR: Sauber
IIDR: Carlos Sáinz Jr.
First retirement: Kevin Magnussen
MLP: Carlos Sáinz Jr.
DBTMR: Max Verstappen
DNQ: both Saubers and Manors