Grand Prix Rejects

And so we're back, ladies and gentlemen, to the site of the Australian Grand Prix. We haven't had one of these in two years, and the last time it was technically the championship deciding round (of one) Let's hope that round 3 of this season is a little more successful logistics-wise than that one was. That goes for our predictors just as much as it does for the drivers. By now you should have a basic understanding of who's fast and who's slow. Show us how much you know! Get predicting. Here is your blank slate:

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Fastest lap:
First retirement:
ROTR:
IIDOTR:
DBTMOTR:
LP:
HFB:

Anyone who has any questions, just ask here or send me a DM. All the rules are in the Bahrain Grand Prix thread. As always, the player with the funniest alternative race title gets a bonus point.

For me, I will guess something outrageous. I think it is finally time for Carlos Sainz to win a race:

1. Carlos Sainz Jr.
2. Max Verstappen
3. Sergio Pérez
4. Charles Leclerc
5. Lewis Hamilton
6. Fernando Alonso
7. Valtteri Bottas
8. Pierre Gasly
9. Lance Stroll
10. Sebastian Vettel

Pole: Charles Leclerc
Fastest lap: Charles Leclerc
First retirement: Nicholas Latifi
ROTR: Ferrari Strategy reawakening (20 second stationary time for Leclerc due to a mechanic putting his shoes on )
IIDOTR: Sergio Pérez (amazing driving to hold off the Ferrari, being the perfect wingman to his teammate)
DBTMOTR: George Russell
LP: Mick Schumacher (has an accident / crap pitstop and spends the whole second half tumbling around at the back)
HFB: 1 lap

Good luck everyone! The deadline is the end of FP3 if you don't want to incur penalties

The this will turn into a night race for the Europeans soon

1. Verstappen
2. Leclerc
3. Sainz
4. Perez
5. Bottas
6. Hamilton
7. Russell
8. Alonso
9. Zhou
10. Gasly

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest lap: Verstappen
First retirement: Albon
ROTR: Danny Ric
IIDOTR: Bottas
DBTMOTR: Ocon
LP: Latifi
HFB: 2 lap

2022 Men at Work in a Land Down Under with the Wizard of Oz Grand Prix

1. Verstappen
2. Leclerc
3. Sainz
4. Hamilton
5. Russell
6. Perez
7. Magnussen
8. Alonso
9. Gasly
10. Ocon

Pole: Leclerc
Fastest lap: Perez
First retirement: Zhou
ROTR: Zhou
IIDOTR: Magnussen
DBTMOTR: Schumacher
LP: Latifi
HFB: 1 lap

The least anticipated return GP of 2022

1. Sergio Pérez
2. Max Verstappen
3. Carlos Sainz
4. Charles Leclerc
5. Pierre Gasly
6. Valtteri Bottas
7. Lewis Hamilton
8. George Russell
9. Fernando Alonso
10. Sebastian Vettel

Pole: Max Verstappen
Fastest lap: Charles Leclerc
First retirement: Lance Stroll
ROTR: Mick Schumacher
IIDOTR: Sergio Pérez
DBTMOTR: Esteban Ocon
LP: Zhou Guan Yu
HFB: 1 lap

2022 DRS DRS DRS DRS Grand Prix


1. Leclerc
2. Verstappen
3. Perez
4. Sainz
5. Bottas
6. Hamilton
7. Russell
8. Alonso
9. Ocon
10. Magnussen

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest lap: Leclerc
First retirement: Albon
ROTR: Williams
IIDOTR: Bottas
DBTMOTR: Zhou
LP: Latifi
HFB: 1 lap

It's too late on the calendar Grand Prix
1. Verstappen
2. Sainz
3. Leclerc
4. Russell
5. Hamilton
6. Gasly
7. Bottas
8. Alonso
9. Magnussen
10. Ocon

Pole: Sainz
Fastest lap: Leclerc
First retirement: Schumacher
ROTR: Perez
IIDOTR: Gasly
DBTMOTR: Perez
LP: Latifi
HFB: 0 laps

2022 Respite from the Desert Sands Grand Prix

1) Leclerc
2) Verstappen
3) Sainz
4) Perez
5) Alonso
6) Bottas
7) Hamilton
8) Ocon
9) Gasly
10) Ricciardo

Pole: Leclerc
Fastest Lap: Sainz
First Retirement: Tsunoda
ROTR: Haas
IIDOTR: Alonso
DBTMOTR: Zhou
LP: Latifi
Laps behind: 2 laps

2022 Australian "Why do they call it porpoising and not kangarooing?" Grand Prix

1) Leclerc
2) Verstappen
3) Sainz
4) Perez
5) Russell
6) Bottas
7) Hamilton
8) Ocon
9) Alonso
10) Ricciardo

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest Lap: Sainz
First Retirement: Vettel
ROTR: Aston Martin
IIDOTR: Schumacher
DBTMOTR: Zhou
LP: Stroll
Laps behind: 2 laps

The 2022 Welcome (back) to the upside down GP

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

Pole: Leclerc
Fastest Lap: Perez
First Retirement: Latifi
ROTR: Aston Martin
IIDOTR: Alonso
DBTMOTR: Zhou
LP: Stroll
Laps behind: 1 lap

1. Sainz.
2. Verstappen
3. Leclerc
4. Perez
5. Alonso
6. Bottas
7. Hamilton
8. Russell
9. Ocon
10. Gasly

Pole: Leclerc
Fastest lap: Verstappen
First retirement: Schumacher
ROTR: Ricciardo
IIDOTR: Alonso
DBTMOTR: Schumacher
LP: Latifi
HFB: 1 lap

French Carlos vs Spanish Charles: The Duel GP

1. Sainz
2. Leclerc
3. Max
4. Perez
5. Norris
6. Alonso
7. Ocon
8. Russell
9. Hamilton
10. Gasly

Pole: Leclerc
Fastest lap: Max
First retirement: Zhou
ROTR: Aston Martin
IIDOTR: Alonso
DBTMOTR: Latifi
LP: Schumacher
HFB: 1 Lap

Forza Ferrari or Whatever the Frick Grand Prix

1. Sainz
2. Leclerc
3. Verstappen
4. Bottas
5. Pérez
6. Hamilton
7. Russell
8. Alonso
9. Ocon
10. Gasly

Pole: Leclerc
Fastest lap: Leclerc
First retirement: Tsunoda
ROTR: Tsunoda
IIDOTR: Bottas
DBTMOTR: Zhou
LP: Albon
HFB: 1 laps

2022 Build a Bypass over Albert Park and bring F1 back to Adelaide Grand Prix

1. Sainz
2. Verstappen
3. Alonso
4. Leclerc
5. Pérez
6. Bottas
7. Norris
8. Gasly
9. Russell
10. Tsunoda

Pole: Sainz
Fastest lap: Leclerc
First retirement: Ocon
ROTR: Mercedes
IIDOTR: Alonso
DBTMOTR: Ricciardo
LP: Latifi
HFB: 1 laps

1. Leclerc
2. Verstappen
3. Pérez
4. Sainz Jr.
5. Ocon
6. Hamilton
7. Gasly
8. Russell
9. Alonso
10. Bottas

Pole: leclerc
Fastest lap: Sainz Jr.
First retirement: vettel
ROTR: Tsunoda
IIDOTR: Ocon
DBTMOTR: Schumacher
LP: Latifi
HFB: 1 lap

1. Leclerc
2. Verstappen
3. Sainz
4. Alonso
5. Perez
6. Ocon
7. Norris
8. Hamilton
9. Bottas
10. Gasly

Pole: Leclerc
Fastest lap: Sainz
First retirement: Tsunoda
ROTR: Haas
IIDOTR: Alonso
DBTMOTR: Latifi
LP: Latifi
HFB: +1 Lap

1. Verstappen
2. Charles
3. Carlos
4. Checo
5. Bottas
6. Hamilton
7. Alonso
8. Guanyu
9. Ocon
10. Norris

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest lap: Charles
First retirement: Ricciardo
ROTR: Riccardo
IIDOTR: Albon
DBTMOTR: Yuki
LP: Latifi
HFB: 1

2022 Pointlessly Logistically Difficult Grand Prix
1. Sainz
2. Leclerc
3. Verstappen
4. Pérez
5. Bottas
6. Ocon
7. Zhou
8. Hamilton
9. Russell
10. Norris

Pole: Leclerc
Fastest lap: Verstappen
First retirement: Alonso
ROTR: Alonso
IIDOTR: Alfa Romeo
DBTMOTR: Alonso
LP: Latifi
HFB: 1

A bit behind with getting these results up, but here we are! Hermann95 wins the race with a clear gap to their opponents. Interestingly now in retrospect, it's fun to see how nobody guessed the McLarens or Russell would do well, and especially not Ricciardo! As a result of Verstappen's retirement, it was a low-scoring round, as nobody got more than one person in the correct place on the podium. Therefore, Hermann95 wins with a loadd of people in second place.

For our championship it means that Aerond's run of good results continues and indeed pushes him into the outright lead of the championship. Hermann95's win puts him into the runner-up spot, while IceG must be applauded for managing to score three 14 point rounds in a row!


Race Results
1. Hermann95 18
2. RAK 14
- IceG 14
- Aerond 14
- CarloSpace 14
- pi314159 14
7. Enforcer 12
8. dr-baker 11
- Batty 11
10. mario 10
- Klon 10
- tommykl 10
13. Rob Dylan 9
14. yannicksamlad 8
- Londoner 8
16. Bleu 7
17. rachel1990 6

*funniest alternative race title not awarded.




Updated Standings
1. Aerond 48
2. Hermann95 42
3. IceG 42
4. CarloSpace 40
5. dr-baker 39
6. tommykl 38
7. mario 38
8. Klon 38
9. RAK 38
10. pi314159 37
11. Enforcer 37
12. Rob Dylan 35
13. Fetzie 34
14. Batty 31
15. Bleu 28
16. rachel1990 27
17. Miguel98 22
18. DigitDan7 20
19. Londoner 20
20. yannicksamlad 15
21. Aislabie 14
22. CaptainGetz12 14
23. Frogfoot9013 12
24. mash 7
25. dj_vicious 6


See you in San Marino!