Welcome to round 2 of the F1 prediction league 2014! So we emerge from the first race with plenty of contraversy - mainly around Red Bull and some strange rumours about the FIA limiting the Ferrari power unit.
Let's not forget that there were some major successes too although there were a large number of unhappy drivers - for many different reasons.
On the successes well done to Magnussen, Button and Rosberg. Malaysia raises some interesting questions - can Rosberg extend his championship lead? Can he beat Hamilton in a fair fight? Can McLaren find a magic half a second like Ron Dennis suggests? And can Red Bull and Ferrari bounce back from mostly disappointing Australia weekends?
As always here is a re-cap from the standings from the first race:
The season is still young so expect major changes after the next race. Saying that in the previous four seasons the leader after the first race has won the championship twice.
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Many called for more complicated randoms, akin to Brazil 2013. I agree so here is one for you. I'm breaking the track into the three different sectors, for each there will be a different theme.
Sector 1
Which driver will qualify the highest and lowest on the grid out of the following choices: Vettel, Ricciardo, Alonso, Raikkonen, Button, Magnussen, Hulkenberg, Perez, Massa, Bottas?
Also which driver will qualify the highest and lowest on the grid out of the following choices: Hamilton (4 second penalty on best time), Rosberg (4 second penalty on best time), Grosjean, Maldonado, Sutil, Gutierrez, Vergne, Kvyat, Chilton, Bianchi, Kobayashi?
Sector 2
Which team will run the longest race stint? (laps) - ties will be decided by whichever team pits earlier.
Sector 3
Which driver will have the highest speed through the speed trap in qualifying?
Which driver will have the lowest (highest*) speed through the speed trap in qualifying?
* F1.com will record the best speed through the speed trap in the session so it's not the lowest speed at any point, it's the lowest best speed.
Scoring
Points will be scored for each sector based on the real F1 points - 25 points for the best pick, 18 for second etc. Each category within a category is worth a 25 point maximum. So sector 1 is worth 100 points, sector 2 worth 25 points and sector 3 worth 50 points.
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Feel free to post picks in the following format:
Qualifying:
Race:
Constructors:
Random:
Sector 1
Highest -
Lowest -
Highest -
Lowest -
Sector 2 -
Sector 3
Fastest -
Slowest -
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Good luck everyone. Let's hope for an exciting race with plenty of action and a fiercely contested battle for the lead!
And don't forget...
Let's not forget that there were some major successes too although there were a large number of unhappy drivers - for many different reasons.
On the successes well done to Magnussen, Button and Rosberg. Malaysia raises some interesting questions - can Rosberg extend his championship lead? Can he beat Hamilton in a fair fight? Can McLaren find a magic half a second like Ron Dennis suggests? And can Red Bull and Ferrari bounce back from mostly disappointing Australia weekends?
As always here is a re-cap from the standings from the first race:
The season is still young so expect major changes after the next race. Saying that in the previous four seasons the leader after the first race has won the championship twice.
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Random
Many called for more complicated randoms, akin to Brazil 2013. I agree so here is one for you. I'm breaking the track into the three different sectors, for each there will be a different theme.
Sector 1
Which driver will qualify the highest and lowest on the grid out of the following choices: Vettel, Ricciardo, Alonso, Raikkonen, Button, Magnussen, Hulkenberg, Perez, Massa, Bottas?
Also which driver will qualify the highest and lowest on the grid out of the following choices: Hamilton (4 second penalty on best time), Rosberg (4 second penalty on best time), Grosjean, Maldonado, Sutil, Gutierrez, Vergne, Kvyat, Chilton, Bianchi, Kobayashi?
Sector 2
Which team will run the longest race stint? (laps) - ties will be decided by whichever team pits earlier.
Sector 3
Which driver will have the highest speed through the speed trap in qualifying?
Which driver will have the lowest (highest*) speed through the speed trap in qualifying?
* F1.com will record the best speed through the speed trap in the session so it's not the lowest speed at any point, it's the lowest best speed.
Scoring
Points will be scored for each sector based on the real F1 points - 25 points for the best pick, 18 for second etc. Each category within a category is worth a 25 point maximum. So sector 1 is worth 100 points, sector 2 worth 25 points and sector 3 worth 50 points.
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Feel free to post picks in the following format:
Qualifying:
Race:
Constructors:
Random:
Sector 1
Highest -
Lowest -
Highest -
Lowest -
Sector 2 -
Sector 3
Fastest -
Slowest -
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Good luck everyone. Let's hope for an exciting race with plenty of action and a fiercely contested battle for the lead!
And don't forget...
I dont have any idea who will take pole/win this weekend, its gonna be crazy, especially if monsoon hit for qual,and race.......
ReplyDeleteBtw i like random categories for this weekend.
Qualifying: Hamilton
Race: Hamilton
Constructors:Mercedes
Random:
Sector 1
Highest -Vettel
Lowest -Perez
Highest - Hamilton
Lowest - Chilton
Sector 2 -Force India
Sector 3
Fastest - Bottas
Slowest - Maldonado
Hey, cheers Dragan.
ReplyDeleteJust to make it clear. If anyone has any ideas for random for Bahrain or any other race please feel free to post on the random discussion page (http://formulaoneanalysis.blogspot.co.uk/p/random-2014.html). It's on one of the tabs at the top of the site too.
Qualifying: Hamilton
ReplyDeleteRace: Button
Constructors: Ferrari
Random:
Sector 1
Highest - Vettel
Lowest - Hulkenberg
Highest - Vergne
Lowest - Kobayashi
Sector 2 - Toro Rosso
Sector 3
Fastest - Rosberg
Slowest - Chilton
Edit: I think RBR will come back:
DeleteQualifying: Vettel
Race: Vettel
Constructors: Red Bull
Random:
Sector 1
Highest - Vettel
Lowest - Hulkenberg
Highest - Vergne
Lowest - Kobayashi
Sector 2 - Toro Rosso
Sector 3
Fastest - Rosberg
Slowest - Chilton
Qualifying: Hamilton
ReplyDeleteRace: Rosberg
Constructors: Mercedes
Random:
Sector 1
Highest - Vettel
Lowest - Perez
Highest - Vergne
Lowest - Chilton
Sector 2 - Force India
Sector 3
Fastest - Bottas
Slowest - Maldonado
Rajaram has emailed his picks:
ReplyDeleteQualifying: Hamilton
Race: Rosberg
Constructors: Mercedes
Random:
Sector 1
Highest - Vettel
Lowest - Perez
Highest - Hamilton
Lowest - Bianchi
Sector 2 - Mclaren Mercedes
Sector 3
Fastest - Magnussen
Slowest - Chilton
Aled Lewis also:
ReplyDeleteQualifying: Rosberg
Race: Rosberg
Constructors: Red Bull
Sector 1
Highest - Vettel
Lowest - Raikkonen
Highest - Rosberg
Lowest - Chilton
Sector 2 - Ferrari
Sector 3
Fastest - Button
Slowest - Grosjean
I'm happy about the result from the previous race. Can I keep it up? Only six points off the lead so hopefully I can turn that around.
ReplyDeleteQualifying: Hamilton
Race: Hamilton
Constructors: Mercedes
Sector 1
Highest - Ricciardo
Lowest - Perez
Highest - Vergne
Lowest - Chilton
Sector 2 - Ferrari
Sector 3
Fastest - Magnussen
Slowest - Bianchi
Qualifying: Rosberg
ReplyDeleteRace: Alonso
Constructors: Ferrari
Sector 1
Highest - Alonso
Lowest - Massa
Highest - Kvyat
Lowest - Kobayashi
Sector 2 - Ferrari (Kimi)
Sector 3
Fastest - Bottas
Slowest - Maldonado
How do I add a photo to my profile?
DeleteI think I've sorted it now! Woo...Alonso.
DeleteQualifying: Hamilton
ReplyDeleteRace: Hamilton
Constructors: Mercedes
Sector 1
Highest - Vettel
Lowest - Hulk
Highest - Vergne
Lowest - Chilton
Sector 2 - Ferrari
Sector 3
Fastest - Bottas
Slowest - Chilton
Sorry to disappoint everyone but I feel another 18 straight podiums coming on!
Joe's picks:
ReplyDeleteQualifying: Hamilton
Race: Alonso
Constructors: Ferrari
Random:
Sector 1
Highest - Alonso
Lowest - Perez
Highest - Grosjean
Lowest - Chilton
Sector 2 - Ferrari
Sector 3
Fastest - Rosberg
Slowest - Chilton
Rose31's picks:
ReplyDeleteQualifying: Rosberg
Race: Button
Constructors: McLaren
Random:
Sector 1
Highest -Vettel
Lowest - Perez
Highest - Vergne
Lowest - Chilton
Sector 2 - Button
Sector 3
Fastest - Bottas
Slowest - Ericsson
With Sector 2 Rose31 meant McLaren just to avoid any confusion.
DeleteA few interesting decisions here especially with random.
ReplyDeleteQualifying: Hamilton
Race: Hamilton
Constructors:Mercedes
Random:
Sector 1
Highest - Massa
Lowest - Perez
Highest - Kvyat
Lowest - Kobayashi
Sector 2 - McLaren
Sector 3
Fastest - Perez
Slowest - Maldonado
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ReplyDeleteThis was deleted after the Malaysia misspelling.
DeleteLast of the late brakers here. My picks for Malaysia are
ReplyDeleteQualifying: Lewis Hamilton
Race: Lewis Hamilton
Constructors: Mercedes
Random:
Sector 1
Highest –Sebastian Vettel
Lowest –Sergio Perez
Highest – Daniel Kyvat
Lowest – Kamui Kobayashi
Sector 2 -Mercedes
Sector 3
Fastest - Valtteri Bottas
Slowest – Pastor Maldonado
Hello People! my picks:
ReplyDeleteQualifying: Rosberg
Race: Hamilton
Constructors: McLaren
Random:
Sector 1
Highest - Button
Lowest - Perez
Highest - Maldonado
Lowest - Chilton
Sector 2 - Lotus
Sector 3
Fastest - Bottas
Slowest - Chilton
Keba picked:
ReplyDeleteQualifying: Hamilton
Race: Hamilton
Constructors: Mercedes
Random:
Sector 1
Highest Vettel
Lowest Perez
Highest Vergne
Lowest Chilton
Sector 2 McLaren
Sector 3
Fastest Rosberg
Slowest Riccardo
Qualifying: Hamilton
ReplyDeleteRace: Raikkonen
Constructors: Ferrari
Random:
Sector 1
Highest - Alonso
Lowest - Hulkenburg
Highest - Grosjean
Lowest - Bianchi
Sector 2 - Ferrari
Sector 3
Fastest - Rosberg
Slowest - Chilton