2015 Chinese Grand Prix Predictions

[Shizuka]

Why isn't this open yet?

As usual, deadline is FP3

2015 Zhongguo Renmin Grand Prix

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

Pole: Hamilton
FL: Hamilton
ROTR: Sauber
IIDOTR: Ricciardo
First DNF: Ericsson
MLP: Sainz
DBTMOTR: Ericsson
DNQ: Nah...

[Pepsibottle1]

Mclaren will continue to have a bad time.

I'm curious as to if Vettel can keep up the Merc killing pace as of late.

[Shizuka]

Mclaren will continue to have a bad time.

I'm curious as to if Vettel can keep up the Merc killing pace as of late.

Uh, you'll have to be a bit more detailed than that.

- List your first ten, something like

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

(I'm going to quote from Biscione's Malaysian GP prediction)

Then list the following:
Pole:
Fastest Lap:
Reject of the Race:
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: (aka the driver who pulls off a great result unexpectedly)
First DNF:
MLP: (the best finisher of the rookie drivers)
Deadbeat Team-mate of the Race (DBTMOTR):
DNQ:

Hope this helps

[Miguel98]

2015 "I suck at this" CHINESE GRAND PROX

1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Nico Rosberg
3. Kimi Raikkonen
4. Daniel Ricciardo
5. Max Verstappen
6. Felipe Massa
7. Pastor Maldonado
8. Romain Grosjean
9. Marcus Ericsson
10. Carlos Sainz Jr.

Pole Position: Nico Rosberg
Fastest Lap: Kimi Raikkonen
ROTR: Daniil Kvyat (stupid move down the inside of the HULK takes him and Hulk out of the race)
IIDOTR: Daniel Ricciardo (awesome moves, and a great tyre strategy seems him finishing just 2 seconds behind Kimi)
First DNF: Sebastian Vettel (get's punted into the gravel trap by Nasr)
MLP: Max Verstappen
DBTMOTR: Nico Hulkenberg
DNQ: nope.avi

[Bobby Doorknobs]

Simtek's predictions:

2015 Qing Empire Grand Prix

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

Pole: Rosberg
Fastest lap: Hamilton
ROTR: McLaren
IIDOTR: Stevens
First DNF: Button
MLP: Sainz
DBTMOTR: Ericsson
DNQ: Still saying no

[FMecha]

1. Hamilton
2. Vettel
3. Rosberg
4. Raikkonen
5. Bottas
6. Alonso
7. Ricciardo
8. Sainz
9. Verstappen
10. Nasr

Pole: Rosberg
FL: Hamilton
ROTR: Force India
IIDOTR: Alonso
First DNF: Button
MLP: Sainz
DBTMOTR: Ericsson

(By the way, which drivers are eligible for MLP this season? )

[FullMetalJack]

(By the way, which drivers are eligible for MLP this season?

Nasr, Verstappen, Sainz, Merhi and Stevens.

[GwilymJJames]

(By the way, which drivers are eligible for MLP this season?

Nasr, Verstappen, Sainz, Merhi and Stevens.

Although technically Ericsson could count as well, as he hasn't completed a "full" season yet. He doesn't though.

[tommykl]

tommykl's predictions:

2015 "China This Week? Oh, Okay" Grand Prix

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

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Hamilton
ROTR: Pérez
IIDOTR: Kvyat
First DNF: Pérez
MLP: Nasr
DBTMOTR: Ericsson
DNQ: Nope

[pi314159]

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

Pole: Hamilton
FL: Vettel
ROTR: Honda
IIDOTR: Grosjean
First DNF: Alonso
MLP: Verstappen
DBTMOTR: Kvyat
DNQ: None

[UncreativeUsername37]

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

Pole: Hamilton
FL: Hamilton
ROTR: Kvyat
IIDOTR: Stevens
First Ret: Button
MLP: Verstappen
DBTMOTR: Maldonado
DNQ: I believe in Marussia (none)

[Ataxia]

Ataxibear's Predictions
2015 roblomas52's F1RNC Team Memorial Race

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

Pole: Rosberg
FL: Vettel
ROTR: Sainz Jr.
IIDOTR: Nasr
First Ret: Kvyat
MLP: Nasr
DBTMOTR: Sainz Jr.
DNQ: None

[Peteroli34]

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

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Hamilton
ROTR: Force India
IIDOTR: Bottas
First DNF: Maldonado
MLP: Verstappen
DBTMOTR: Ericsson
DNQ: No

[watka]

2015 F1 Idol Grand Prix

1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Nico Rosberg
3. Sebastian Vettel
4. Kimi Raikkonen
5. Valtteri Bottas
6. Daniil Kvyat
7. Marcus Ericsson
8. Daniel Ricciardo
9. Felipe Massa
10. Nico Hulkenberg

Pole Position: Lewis Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Lewis Hamilton
ROTR: Carlos Sainz Jr
IIDOTR: Marcus Ericsson
First DNF: Jenson Button
MLP: Max Verstappen
DBTMOTR: Felipe Nasr
DNQ: Zero

[AdrianBelmonte_]

2015 "There's a 1,2 km straight, perfect for Honda engines" Chinese Grand Prix

1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Sebastian Vettel
3. Nico Rosberg
4. Daniel Ricciardo
5. Kimi Raikkonen
6. Felipe Massa
7. Carlos Sainz Jr.
8. Max Verstappen
9. Felipe Nasr
10. Pastor Maldonado

Pole Position: Lewis Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Sebastian Vettel
ROTR: Both McLarens (engine problems)
IIDOTR: Daniel Ricciardo for finishing 4th
First DNF: Daniil Kvyat (engine problems, after the race, Red Bull threatens once again to quit F1)
MLP: Carlos Sainz Jr.
DBTMOTR: Sergio Pérez and Valtteri Bottas
DNQ: nope.jpg

[AxelP800]

Er Qian Shi Wu Nian Zhongguo Dajiangsai (hopeless, you Western are lazy enough to try how to read proper Chinese sound )

1. Kimi Raikkonen
2. Sebastian Vettel
3. Max Verstappen
4. Lewis Hamilton
5. Felipe Massa
6. Nico Rosberg
7. Carlos Sainz Jr.
8. Felipe Nasr
9. Romain Grosjean
10. Nico Hulkenberg

Pole Position: Lewis Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Vettel
ROTR: Merhi
IIDOTR: Verstappen
First DNF: Merhi
MLP: Verstappen
DBTMOTR: Merhi
DNQ: No need

[UncreativeUsername37]

Ni Qian Shi Wu Zhongguo Dajiangsai (hopeless, you Western are lazy enough to try how to read proper Chinese sound )

How am I supposed to read that with no tone marks??

[AxelP800]

Ni Qian Shi Wu Zhongguo Dajiangsai (hopeless, you Western are lazy enough to try how to read proper Chinese sound )

How am I supposed to read that with no tone marks??

Blame the forum for cannot post tone marks
Oops I typed "Ni"?! Effect of learning both Mandarin and Japanese at the same time
Correction:
Er Qian Shi Wu Nian Zhongguo Dajiangsai

[Shizuka]

Because he wasn't able to post it with tonation, neither am I.
Edit: Lol, you beat me to it by five minutes while I typed it down, nice

[mario]

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

Pole Position: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Raikkonen
ROTR: Force India
IIDOTR: Ricciardo
First DNF: Ericsson
MLP: Verstappen
DBTMOTR: Kvyat
DNQ: None

[FortiFord]

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

Pole: Hamilton
FL: Hamilton
ROTR: Honda
IIDOTR: Grosjean
First DNF: Sainz
MLP: Verstappen
DBTMOTR: Kvyat
DNQ: None

[tBone]

tBone's predictions
2015 Char Siu Grand Prix

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

Pole Position: Lewis Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Kimi Raikkonen
ROTR: Marcus Ericsson
IIDOTR: Felipe Nasr
First DNF: Felipe Massa
MLP: Felipe Nasr
DBTMOTR: Pastor Maldonado
DNQ: None

[Rob Dylan]

"Chinese Grand Prix. It's the Chinese Grand Prix" Grand Prix

1. Maldonado
2. Rosberg
3. Hamilton
4. Massa
5. Raikkonen
6. Bottas
7. Vettel
8. Fernando Alonso
9. Hulkenberg
10. Ricciardo

Pole Position: Rosberg
Fastest Lap: Rosberg
ROTR: Grosjean
IIDOTR: Alonso
First DNF: Grosjean
MLP: Nasr
DBTMOTR: Sergio Perez
DNQ: Stevens

[More_Blue_Flags]

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

Pole Position: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Hamilton
ROTR: Ericcson lives up to his last performance in Malaysia
IIDOTR: Nasr puts in another giant-killing performance
First DNF: Perez
MLP: Nasr
DBTMOTR: Alonso looks ill at ease and unmotivated compared to Button
DNQ: None, both Manors run in Q1 and make it under 107%.

[Meatwad]

Meatwad's predictions

2015 Chinese Grand Prix
1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Vettel
4. Räikkönen
5. Bottas
6. Verstappen
7. Massa
8. Sainz
9. Kvyat
10. Grosjean

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Hamilton
ROTR: Pérez
IIDOTR: Button
First retirement: Maldonado
MLP: Verstappen
DBTMOTR: Ericsson
DNQ: Merhi, Stevens

[Klon]

Klon's Predictions

2015 I Don't Know Why I Am So Harsh Grand Prix

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

Pole: Rosberg
FL: Massa
ROTR: Ricciardo - just awful out there
IIDOTR: Maldonado/Ericsson - unexpected performance leads to first tie for IIDOTR
First DNF: Alonso
MLP: Sainz
DBTMOTR: Grosjean
DNQ: >implying

[Dom_Wings]

Predictions for the 2015 Zhongguo GP:

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

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Rosberg
ROTR: Grosjean
IIDOTR: Bottas
First retirement: Alonso
MLP: Sainz
DBTMOTR: Maldonado
DNQ: NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN!!!!!!!

[RAK]

2015 "Hungrily Eyeing Up Hong Kong" Grand Prix

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

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Hamilton
First Retirement: Merhi
ROTR: Perez
IIDOTR: Manor
DBTMOTR: Ericsson
MLP: Nasr
DNQ: None

[Londoner]

East Londoner's Predictions
2015 Smog and Pollution Grand Prix

1. Hamilton
2. Vettel
3. Raikkonen
4. Bottas
5. Grosjean
6. Maldonado
7. Massa
8. Ricciardo
9. Ericsson
10. Nasr

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Raikkonen
First Retirement: Verstappen (over-exuberance into the first corner costs him dearly)
ROTR: Force India (outperformed by the fragile, but improving McLarens all weekend)
IIDOTR: Lotus (a solid point scoring performance from both cars)
DBTMOTR: Rosberg (puncture ruins his day)
MLP: Nasr
DNQ: nope.wmv

[GwilymJJames]

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

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Hamilton
First Retirement: Kvyat
ROTR: Red Bull
IIDOTR: Bottas
DBTMOTR: Perez
MLP: Nasr
DNQ: Stevens

[AndreaModa]

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

Pole: Hamilton
FL: Hamilton
ROTR: Raikkonen
IIDOTR: Alonso
First DNF: Maldonado
MLP: Nasr
DBTMOTR: Maldonado
DNQ: None

[Francis23]

2015 Back to Usual as Mercedes Dominate Grand Prix

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

Pole Position: Nico Rosberg
Fastest Lap: Lewis Hamilton
ROTR: Felipe Massa (dunno why, just think he'll do something silly)
IIDOTR: Kimi Raikkonen (first podium since 2013, wooooo!)
First DNF: Roberto Merhi (technical fault early on, plus it's about time Stevens got off the grid)
MLP: Max Verstappen
DBTMOTR: Pastor Maldonado (yes he'll finish! But in 14th place I reckon)
DNQ: Zero (I think even if the Manors are outside 107% Charlie Whiting and co will want to keep 20 cars on the grid)

[Dj_bereta]

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

Pole: Hamilton
FL: Raikkonen
ROTR: Mclaren (double retirement in the early stages of the race)
IIDOTR: Sainz Jr
First DNF: Button
MLP: Sainz
DBTMOTR: Ericsson
DNQ: None

[go_Rubens]

go_Rubens's Predictions
2014 Can't wait until Haas arrive next year with their "Made in China" car

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

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Räikkönen
First retirement: Button
ROTR: Red Bull brakes
IIDOTR: Ferrari
DBTMOTR: Maldonado
MLP: Verstappen
DNQ: None

[DOSBoot]

DOSBoot's Predictions

2015 You Know What They Call a Burrito in China Grand Prix

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

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Rosberg
ROTR: McLaren
IIDOTR: Torro Rosso
First DNF: Alonso
MLP: Nasr
DBTMOTR: Maldonaldo
DNQ: None

[GwilymJJames]

1. Hamilton (5pts)
2. Rosberg (3pts)
3. Vettel (3pts)
4. Raikkonen (2pts)
5. Massa (2pts)
6. Bottas (2pts)
7. Grosjean (2pts)
8. Nasr (2pts)
9. Ricciardo (2pts)
10. Ericsson (2pts)
1pt for Right Driver, Wrong Position


Pole. 2pts for Hamilton
FL. 1pt for Hamilton
ROTR. 3pts for the Marshals
IIDOTR. 3pts for Verstappen
First Ret. 1pt for Hulkenberg
MLP. 2pts for Nasr
DBTMOTR: 2pts for Maldonado
DNQ: 1 point for saying no-one.



As the order begins to establish, the points start to increase.

Chinese GP results

1. AndreaModa: 24
1. UgncreativeUsergname: 24
3. Dj_bereta: 22
4. FortiFord: 21
4. GwilymJJames: 21
4. watka: 21
7. pi314159: 20
7. RAK: 20
9. DOSBoot: 19
9. Meatwad: 19
9. peteroli34: 19
9. Shizuka: 19
9. tommykl: 19

14. East Londoner: 18
14. Francis23: 18
14. tBone: 18
17. Ataxia: 17
17. go_Rubens: 17
19. mario: 16
20. AxelP800: 15
20. Klon: 15
20. More_Blue_Flags: 15
23. AdrianBelmonte_: 14
23. Miguel98: 14
23. Reject_Dom: 14
26. Fmecha: 13
26. Simtek: 13
28. Rob Dylan: 11

Overall standings

1. UgncreativeUsergname: 59
2. AndreaModa: 52
2. RAK: 52
4. Shizuka: 50
5. Meatwad: 49
5. peteroli34: 49
5. watka: 49
8. GwilymJJames: 47
8. More_Blue_Flags: 47
10. mario: 43
10. tommykl: 43

12. Simtek: 41
13. Klon: 38
14. Dj_bereta: 37
14. DOSBoot: 37
14. FortiFord: 37
17. Miguel98: 36
18. tBone: 34
19. go_Rubens: 33
20. Francis23: 32
21. Datanian: 31
22. AxelP800: 30
23. East Londoner: 28
23. pi314159: 28
25. AdrianBelmonte_: 25.5
26. Ataxia: 25
26. Dr-Baker: 25
26. Rob Dylan: 25
29. Bleu: 23
30. wsrgo: 18

31. TheFlyingCaterham: 17
32. tzerof1: 16.5
33. Cynon: 15
34. Frogfoot9013: 14
34. Reject_Dom: 14
36. Dan B: 13
36. Fmecha: 13
38. Biscione: 12
39. Pheonix: 10
40. A Very Coolman: 9
40. WeirdKerr: 9
42. Pointrox: 7
42. W12: 7
44. roblomas52: 6