2024 Chinese Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions

[Batty]

The first Sprint Race of the season and it is in Shanghai. We are back after 5 years. Wooo!




Template for predictions:

S1: Driver finished 1st in the sprint
S2: Driver finished 2nd in the sprint
S3: Driver finished 3rd in the sprint
S4: Driver finished 4th in the sprint
S5: Driver finished 5th in the sprint
S6: Driver finished 6th in the sprint
S7: Driver finished 7th in the sprint
S8: Driver finished 8th in the sprint
Sprint Pole:
First Retirement or None:

1. Driver finished 1st in the race
2. Driver finished 2nd in the race
3. Driver finished 3rd in the race
4. Driver finished 4th in the race
5. Driver finished 5th in the race
6. Driver classified 6th in the race
7. Driver classified 7th in the race
8. Driver classified 8th in the race
9. Driver classified 9th in the race
10. Driver classified 10th in the race
Race Pole: 2 points
FL: 1 point
First Retirement: 2 points
ROTR: 3 points
IIDOTR: 3 points
DBTMOTR: 2 points
LP: 1 point
F2P: 1 point
Yellow Flag: 1 point
Worst Team: 1 point
Funniest Alternative Title: 1 point

[rachel1990]

the 2024 lets not get up at 4am to watch a sprint GP

S1: Max Verstappen
S2: Sergio Perez
S3: Carlos Sainz
S4: Charles leclerc
S5: Fernando Alonso
S6: Lando Norris
S7: Oscar Piastri
S8: George Russell
Sprint Pole:Max Verstappen
First Retirement or None: NONE

1. Max Verstappen
2. Sergio Perez
3. Carlos Sainz
4. Charles Leclerc
5. Fernando Alonso
6. Lando Norris
7. Oscar Piastri
8. George Russell
9. Lewis Hamiltion
10. Lance Stroll
Race Pole:Max Verstappen
FL: Max Verstappen
First Retirement: none
ROTR: the state of f1
IIDOTR: NONE
DBTMOTR: Logan Sargent
LP: Logan Sargent
F2P: Lance Stroll
Yellow Flag: none
Worst Team: Williams

[Batty]

S1: VER
S2: PER
S3: LEC
S4: SAI
S5: NOR
S6: PIA
S7: ALO
S8: HAM
Sprint Pole: VER
First Retirement or None: ALB

1. VER
2. PER
3. LEC
4. SAI
5. PIA
6. NOR
7. HAM
8. ALO
9. RUS
10. STR
Race Pole: VER
FL: VER
First Retirement: RIC
ROTR: GAS
IIDOTR: MAG
DBTMOTR: RIC
LP: GAS
F2P: TSU
Yellow Flag: NOR
Worst Team: Alpine

[Row Man Gross-Gene]

Year of the Wood Dragon Grand Prix

S1: Verstappen
S2: Leclerc
S3: Sainz
S4: Perez
S5: Alonso
S6: Norris
S7: Piastri
S8: Hamilton
Sprint Pole: Verstappen
First Retirement or None: None

1. Verstappen
2. Perez
3. Leclerc
4. Sainz
5. Norris
6. Piastri
7. Alonso
8. Hamilton
9. Russell
10. Tsunoda
Race Pole: Verstappen
FL: Sainz
First Retirement: Gasly
ROTR: Aston Martin
IIDOTR: Tsunoda
DBTMOTR: Ricciardo
LP: Sargeant
F2P: Hulkenberg
Yellow Flag: Ocon
Worst Team: Alpine

[RAK]

2024 Zhou: "Go Slow? No!" Grand Prix

S1: Verstappen
S2: Perez
S3: Sainz
S4: Hamilton
S5: Leclerc
S6: Alonso
S7: Russell
S8: Norris
Sprint Pole: Verstappen
First Retirement: None

1) Verstappen
2) Perez
3) Sainz
4) Leclerc
5) Norris
6) Hamilton
7) Piastri
8) Alonso
9) Russell
10) Zhou

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest Lap: Sainz
First Retirement: Stroll
ROTR: Alpine
IIDOTR: Zhou
DBTMOTR: Sargeant
LP: Sargeant
F2P: Russell
Yellow Flag: Stroll
Worst Team: Alpine

[Enforcer]

2024 Struggling to Care GP

S1: Verstappen
S2: Leclerc
S3: Sainz
S4: Perez
S5: Hamilton
S6: Alonso
S7: Russell
S8: Norris
Sprint Pole: Verstappen
First Retirement: None

1) Verstappen
2) Perez
3) Leclerc
4) Sainz
5) Hamilton
6) Norris
7) Piastri
8) Russell
9) Alonso
10) Tsunoda

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest Lap: Verstappen
First Retirement: Hulkenberg
ROTR: Ricciardo
IIDOTR: No one
DBTMOTR: Sergeant
LP: Sargeant
F2P: Ricciardo
Yellow Flag: Hulkenberg
Worst Team: Alpine

[Forti]

Zhou mama so slow Sauber got the pitstop world record!

S1: M Verstappen
S2: S Perez
S3: C Leclerc
S4: L Norris
S5: C Sainz
S6: N Hulkenberg
S7: O Piastri
S8: K Magnussen
Sprint Pole: M Verstappen
First Retirement: None

1. M Verstappen
2. C Leclerc
3. S Perez
4. C Sainz
5. L Norris
6. O Piastri
7. G Russell
8. F Alonso
9. L Hamilton
10. N Hulkenberg
Race Pole: M Verstappen
FL: Zhou G
First Retirement: V Bottas
ROTR: Williams
IIDOTR: Haas
DBTMOTR: L Stroll
LP: L Sargeant
F2P: K Magnussen
Yellow Flag: L Sargeant
Worst Team: Alpine

[mario]

S1: Verstappen
S2: Perez
S3: Sainz
S4: Leclerc
S5: Norris
S6: Alonso
S7: Piastri
S8: Russell
Sprint Pole: Verstappen
First Retirement or None: None

1. Verstappen
2. Perez
3. Sainz
4. Leclerc
5. Norris
6. Piastri
7. Alonso
8. Russell
9. Hamiltion
10. Tsunoda
Race Pole: Verstappen
FL: Verstappen
First Retirement: Ocon
ROTR: Alpine
IIDOTR: Tsunoda
DBTMOTR: Sargent
LP: Sargent
F2P: Stroll
Yellow Flag: Ocon
Worst Team: Williams

[IceG]

The 2024 "What Mario said" Chinese F1 Grand Prix

S1: Verstappen
S2: Perez
S3: Sainz
S4: Leclerc
S5: Norris
S6: Alonso
S7: Piastri
S8: Russell
Sprint Pole: Verstappen
First Retirement or None: None

1. Verstappen
2. Perez
3. Sainz
4. Leclerc
5. Norris
6. Piastri
7. Alonso
8. Russell
9. Hamilton
10. Tsunoda

Race Pole: Verstappen
FL: Verstappen
First Retirement: Ocon
ROTR: Alpine
IIDOTR: Tsunoda
DBTMOTR: Stroll
LP: Gasly
F2P: Sergeant
Yellow Flag: Ocon
Worst Team: Alpine

So basically we just line up eight of the drivers from the top four teams in team/driver points order, randomly drop Alonso in somewhere, and then choose tenth from Tsunoda, Hulkenberg and Stroll?

[Alextrax52]

2024 the last pre-COVID race is back GP

S1: Verstappen
S2: Leclerc
S3: Perez
S4: Sainz
S5: Hamilton
S6: Alonso
S7: Norris
S8: Russell

Sprint Pole: Verstappen
First Retirement: None

1: Verstappen
2: Perez
3: Leclerc
4: Sainz
5: Norris
6: Hamilton
7: Russell
8: Alonso
9: Piastri
10: Stroll

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest Lap: Verstappen
First Retirement: Zhou
ROTR: Zhou
IIDOTR: Nobody
DBTMOTR: Sargeant
LP: Sargeant
FTP: Alonso
Yellow Flag: Zhou
Worst Team: Alpine

[MyHamsterRacedAnOnyx]

2024 Shang-hai-ho-hai-ho-it's another Max win oh no! Grand Prix

S1:Max Verstappen
S2:Sergio Perez
S3:Charles Leclerc
S4:Carlos Sainz
S5:Oscar Piastri
S6:Lando Norris
S7:Fernando Alonso
S8:Lewis Hamilton

Sprint Pole:Max
Retirement:Gasly

1:Max Again...
2:Perez
3:Leclerc
4:Sainz
5:Hamilton
6:Piastri
7:Alonso
8:Russell
9:Norris
10:Bottas

Race pole:Max
FL:Leclerc
First Retirement:Ocon
ROTR:Alpine
IIDOTR:Bottas
DBTMOTR:Sergeant
LP:Sergeant
F2P:Ocon
Yellow Flag:Zhou
Worst Team:Alpine

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[dr-baker]

Dammit. Just realised Petit Prix qualifying has already taken place. Am I too late to put my predictions in? If not, when do I have until to get them in?

(Too focussed on my interview today…)

[Row Man Gross-Gene]

Dammit. Just realised Petit Prix qualifying has already taken place. Am I too late to put my predictions in? If not, when do I have until to get them in?

(Too focussed on my interview today…)

Best of luck!

I can't remember the rules exactly, but if you are a little late, I think you are still eligible for reduced points, so its worth to put them in still I believe.

[dr-baker]

Dammit. Just realised Petit Prix qualifying has already taken place. Am I too late to put my predictions in? If not, when do I have until to get them in?

(Too focussed on my interview today…)

Best of luck!

I can't remember the rules exactly, but if you are a little late, I think you are still eligible for reduced points, so its worth to put them in still I believe.

True, and it’s only the best 18 results of the year that count anyway, so here goes…

Does the return of this Grand Prix mean that COVID is finally over? No! Chinese Grand Prix 2024

S1: Driver finished 1st in the sprint Verstappen
S2: Driver finished 2nd in the sprint Norris
S3: Driver finished 3rd in the sprint Perez
S4: Driver finished 4th in the sprint Hamilton
S5: Driver finished 5th in the sprint Alonso
S6: Driver finished 6th in the sprint Leclerc
S7: Driver finished 7th in the sprint Sainz
S8: Driver finished 8th in the sprint Russell
Sprint Pole: Would have said Verstappen yesterday…
First Retirement or None: none.

1. Driver finished 1st in the race Verstappen
2. Driver finished 2nd in the race Perex
3. Driver finished 3rd in the race Norris
4. Driver finished 4th in the race Piastri
5. Driver finished 5th in the race Alonso
6. Driver classified 6th in the race Hamilton
7. Driver classified 7th in the race Russell
8. Driver classified 8th in the race Sainz
9. Driver classified 9th in the race Leclerc
10. Driver classified 10th in the race Zhou
Race Pole: 2 points - Verstappen
FL: 1 point - Verstappen
First Retirement: 2 points - Hulkenberg
ROTR: 3 points - grass fires or new track surface
IIDOTR: 3 points - Albon’s helmet panda
DBTMOTR: 2 points - Sargeant
LP: 1 point - Sargeant
F2P: 1 point - Ocon
Yellow Flag: 1 point - grass fire?
Worst Team: 1 point - Williams

[Jarvis]

My prediction for the top 10 in the race:

1: Verstappen
2: Perez
3: Leclerc
4: Alonso
5: Sainz
6: Norris
7: Piastri
8: Russell
9: Hamilton
10: Ricciardo