Grand Prix Rejects

We are back from Summer Vacay and just in time for the most orange GP in the history of GPs, the Dutch GP! Will the flare ban actually work? lol no

There's gonna be a lot of orange!



Template for predictions:
1. Driver finished 1st
2. Driver finished 2nd
3. Driver finished 3rd
4. Driver finished 4th
5. Driver finished 5th
6. Driver classified 6th
7. Driver classified 7th
8. Driver classified 8th
9. Driver classified 9th
10. Driver classified 10th

PP: The Pole Sitter
FL: Who gets the FL
First Retirement: Also counts DNS
ROTR:
IIDOTR:
DBTMOTR: The driver who is mathematically the furthest behind their teammate in terms of positions when the race is done.
LP: Who ever is classified as last place
FtP: Who ever pits first (not for retirement) in the race

The 2023 "Defending Two-Time World Champion's Dad Invades Circuit Halfway Through 2023 Dutch Grand Prix in Protest Over Penalty" Dutch Grand Prix

1. Sergio Perez
2. Lewis Hamilton
3. Max Verstappen
4. Carlos Sainz Jr.
5. Fernando Alonso
6. Lance Stroll
7. Oscar Piastri
8. Charles Leclerc
9. Pierre Gasly
10. Lando Norris

PP: Max Verstappen
FL: Max Verstappen
First Retirement: George Russell (another Merc blow-up this year, only a few laps into the race)
ROTR: Jos Verstappen (for invading the circuit, getting arrested, and actually in hindsight hindering further his son's chances at victory).
IIDOTR: Lewis Hamilton (holds off Verstappen in a Merc that was deliberately detuned after George's retirement)
DBTMOTR: George Russell
LP: Alex Albon (bizarre tyre strategy has him finishing an extra lap down for no reason)
FtP: Lando Norris (as the McLarens destroy their tyres)

The 2023 SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE ORANGE SMOKE ORANGE ORANGE SMOKE SMOKE ORANGE SMOKE SMOKE ORANGE SMOKE ORANGE SMOKE Grand Prix
1. MAX MAX MAX SUPER MAX
2. L Hamilton
3. G Russell
4. L Norris
5. S Perez
6. O Piastri
7. E Ocon
8. P Gasly
9. F Alonso
10. Y Tsunoda

PP: MAX MAX MAX SUPER MAX
FL: MAX MAX MAX SUPER MAX
First Retirement: D Ricciardo
ROTR: Flares and Ferrari
IIDOTR: Nobody
DBTMOTR: L Sargeant
LP: L Sargeant
FtP: C Sainz

1. VERSTAPPEN
2. PEREZ
3. HAMILTON
4. NORRIS
5. LECLERC
6. RUSSELL
7. ALONSO
8. SAINZ
9. PIASTRI
10. OCON

PP. VERSTAPPEN
FL. VERSTAPPEN
RETIREMENT: GASLY
IIDOTR: THE COLOUR ORANGE
ROTR: THE COLOUR ORANGE
DBTMOTR: BOTTAS
LP: SERGEANT
FTP: BOTTAS

The 2023 3 weeks off and it's still the same.e

1. VERSTAPPEN (nothing changes)
2. Norris
3. Hammy
4. Russell
5. Sainz
6. Leclerc
7. Piastri
8. Alonso
9. Albon
10. Perez

PP. Max
FL. Max
FIRST RETIREMENT: Bottas
IIDOTR: Albon
ROTR: Perez
DBTMOTR: Perez
LP: Danny Ric
FTP: Perez

The 2023 Dutch 'More orange than the lovechild of Donald Trump and Ginny Weasley' Grand Prix

1.Max (does anything think even if Sergio gets ahead, he'll be allowed to win at Max's home race?)
2.Norris
3.Sergio
4.Alonso
5.Leclerc
6.Hamilton
7.Piastri
8.Russell
9.Albon
10.Sainz

Pole:Max
Fastest Lap:Max
FR:Ocon
IIDOTR:Norris
ROTR:Race control.Somehow some way they'll manage it..
DBTMOTR:Stroll
LP:Zhou
FTP:Magnussen

And now for your entertainment... a parade of dancing orange hamsters. Just to liven things up....

1. Super Max
2. Checo
3. Lewis
4. Piastri
5. Norris
6. Chuck
7. Stroll
8. Nando
9. George
10. Sainz

PP: Max
FL: Max
First Retirement: Ricciardo
ROTR: Flares after being told flares were banned
IIDOTR: Haaassss
DBTMOTR: Russell
LP: Magnussen
FtP: Ocon

2023 Double Dutch GP

1: Max
2: Checo
3: Lewis
4: Nando
5: Georgie boy
6: Oscar
7: Lando
8: Charles
9: Esteban
10: Carlos

Pole: Max
FL: Max
First retirement: K-Mag
ROTR: Lance
IIDOTR: Dutch Crowd
DBTMOTR: Lance
LP: Sargeant
FtP: Charles

I would say it's the "let's be honest, Max will win by miles" race, but it seems you can copy and paste that for pretty much every race this season now. Maybe it should instead be the "all hell will break loose if Max doesn't win" GP...

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

PP: Verstappen
FL: Verstappen
First Retirement: Ocon
ROTR: Alpha Tauri
IIDOTR: Alonso
DBTMOTR: Stroll
LP: Hulkenberg
FtP: Bottas

2023 MAX VERSTAPPEN MAX VERSTAPPEN MAX VERSTAPPEN Grand Prix MAX VERSTAPPEN

1. MAX VERSTAPPEN
2. Norris
3. Perez
4. Hamilton
5. Alonso
6. Albon
7. Leclerc
8. Russell
9. Sainz
10. Piastri

PP: Verstappen
FL: Verstappen
First Retirement: Zhou
ROTR: Ferrari
IIDOTR: Albon
DBTMOTR: Stroll
LP: Hulkenberg

2023 "OK, we get it Max" Grand Prix

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

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest Lap: Verstappen
First Retirement: Perez
ROTR: Haas
IIDOTR: Piastri
DBTMOTR: Russell
LP: Hulkenberg
FtP: Bottas

MAX

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

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest Lap: Verstappen
First Retirement: Lawson
ROTR: AlphaTauri
IIDOTR: Bottas
DBTMOTR: Russell
LP: Magnussen
FtP: Lawson

2023 Let’s be honest, nobody’s going to be passing the Dutches on the left hand side, nor the right, Grand Prix of the Netherlands


1. Verstappen
2. Leclerc
3. Norris
4. Russell
5. Hamilton
6. Perez
7. Alonso
8. Stroll
9. Ocon
10. Gasley

PP: Verstappen
FL: Verstappen
First Retirement: Lawson
ROTR: Sargeant
IIDOTR: Lawson
DBTMOTR: Perez
LP: Lawson
FtP: Norris

2023 Dutch "Muad'Dib - mouster of the sand dunes" F1 Grand Prix

Are we still doing double points, 'cos if so this is my double points round

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

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest Lap: Verstappen
First Retirement: Lawson
ROTR: Ferrari
IIDOTR: Lawson
DBTMOTR: Sainz
LP: Lawson
FtP: Lawson

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

PP: Verstappen
FL: Verstappen
First Retirement: Gasly
ROTR: Daniel Ricciardo
IIDOTR: Alonso
DBTMOTR: Sargeant
LP: Magnussen
FtP: Gasly

The Red Flag of Zandvoort GP of the Netherlands

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

PP: Verstappen
FL: Verstappen
First Retirement: Sargeant
ROTR:
IIDOTR: Piastri
DBTMOTR: Perez
LP: Zhou
FtP: Zhou

Results
1. IceG - 30 (Double Points used)
2. noiceinmydrink - 21
3. mario - 19
4. RAK - 17
5. rachel1990 - 16
Ducktanian - 16
7. Alextrax52 - 15
Batty - 15
yannicksamlad - 15
10. MyHamsterRaceAnOnyx - 14
Enforcer - 14
dr-baker - 14
Forti - 14
14. Hermann95 - 13
Rob Dylan - 13 (+1 funniest title cause I really would be a Jos thing to do)


Total so Far

1. mario - 248
2. RAK - 235
IceG - 235 (DP Used)
4. rachel1990 - 211
5. Alextrak52 - 210
6. Enforcer - 207
Batty - 207
7. dr-baker - 205
8. MyHamsterRacedAnOnyx - 198
9. Hermann95 - 195
10. Rob Dylan - 170
11. noiceinmydrink - 165
12. Bleu - 137
13. Forti - 136
14. yannicksamlad - 62
15. NickyDustyOwl - 53
16. Londoner - 41
17. Ducktanian - 38
18. pi314159 - 32
19. Carlospace - 26
20. Aerond - 25
21. Zenarcher - 13