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[RyRy]

We're closing in towards the first race of the season, not too long to wait...

Who's ballsy enough to make their WCC top three constructors as well as the top three three drivers and a few other miscellaneous predictions. Please give predictions for every question, I'll compile a list

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WCC:
1st: 
2nd:
3rd:

WDC:
1st: 
2nd:
3rd:

First driver to crash: 

First driver to retire:

First driver to get a penalty:

First driver to win (Australia):

First wet track:

First driver or team to cause controversy:

First driver or team to do a tire change:

First OBVIOUS team strategy mess up:

First driver or team pit-lane error/mistake/mess up:

I'll be filling mine out once I see all the cars, should be an exciting year


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[LRW]

Too many randoms to do it with any accuracy I reckon.

I sure Cookin' would disagree, and has most of what you ask in his signature.

[CookinFlat6]

We have to differentiate between predictions made on the back of everything we have heard, seen and suspected so far, and pure guessing. So some of these can be boldly predicted on reading between the lines. Some cant, such as first driver to retire, these need more info about the cars, and apart from the pictures seen so far is pointless. So some predeictions now and some have to wait till after at least a day or two of testing.

WCC:
1st: Merc
2nd: Force India
3rd: Ferrari

WDC:
1st: Lewis
2nd: Nico
3rd: Hulkenburg

First driver to crash: A rookie

First driver to retire: Too early

First driver to get a penalty: Too early

First driver to win (Australia): Lewis

First wet track: Silverstone

First driver or team to cause controversy: Ferrari

First driver or team to do a tire change: Too early

First OBVIOUS team strategy mess up: Too early

First driver or team pit-lane error/mistake/mess up: Too early

[Hammer278]

WCC:
1st: Mercedes
2nd: Redbull
3rd: Force India

WDC:
1st: Lewis
2nd: Nico
3rd: Vettel

First driver to crash: Rookie

First driver to retire: Kimi Raikkonen

First driver to get a penalty: Maldonado

First driver to win (Australia): Lewis

First wet track: Silverstone

First driver or team to cause controversy: Ferrari

First driver or team to do a tire change: Huh?

First OBVIOUS team strategy mess up: Force India maybe lol

First driver or team pit-lane error/mistake/mess up: Let's just say Sauber.

I don't know if you'll get many responses for this since most people here prefer to just sit back and give many predictions/expectations of cars and drivers form guide/technical aspects/etcetc but when it comes down to naming the drivers and teams for success everyone suddenly loses their balls. I hope I'm wrong though. After all, it's all in good fun and no one's Nostradamus here.

[racechick]

1st: Merc
2nd: Force India
3rd: Ferrari

WDC:
1st: Lewis
2nd: Nico
3rd: Alonso

First driver to crash: Maldonado

First driver to retire: Maldonado

First driver to get a penalty: Maldonado

First driver to win (Australia): Lewis

First wet track: Germany

First driver or team to cause controversy: Ferrari

First driver or team to do a tire change: Vergne

First OBVIOUS team strategy mess up: McLaren

First driver or team pit-lane error/mistake/mess up: Force India


That's was hard. I've gone with guesses. Maybe I'll edit it after testing....if that's allowed...if not I'll stick with my guesses. Hardest one, who to put 2nd FI or Ferrari. I said in jabs thread that I thought those two and red Bull would be fighting for second place. That's one I might change after testing.

[geetface9]

WCC:
1st: Ferrari
2nd: Lotus
3rd: Merc

WDC:
1st: Alonso
2nd: Pastor
3rd: Kimi

First driver to crash: Grosjean

First driver to retire: Sutil

First driver to get a penalty: Massa

First driver to win (Australia): Pastor

First wet track: Malaysia

First driver or team to cause controversy: Ferrari

First driver or team to do a tire change: Merc

First OBVIOUS team strategy mess up: RBR (I'm sure they'll mess up ricciardo's strategy)

First driver or team pit-lane error/mistake/mess up: Mclaren

[1Lemon]

Are these only active at the start of qualifying in OZ? As red bull might cause controversy with their actual car at the testing before that.

[spankyham]

Here's an interesting prediction for this year...

[Hammer278]

This could actually happen. Very possibly since we have a rookie in a McLaren and Maldonado in the other car.

[RyRy]

@LRW
- Just guess then, a guess it's better than nothing.

@Cookin
- Yeah I realise that for some it's too early, ideally I'd like to have a bunch of pre-second test predictions and then if people want to make sure changes they should submit a new version.

@Hammer
- Of course it's just a bit of fun, interesting to see ones bias vs educated predictions.
- As for the tire change question, who's going to be the first one into the pits at Australia for new tires.

@RaceChick
- Interesting picks, similar to what mines going to be.

@Geet
- I laughed out loud at your rbr comment xD

@Lemon
- Ideally I'd like a set of guess/fun predictions before the second test and then if you want to make changes make a second version so we have a bias version vs a little bit of an educated predictions.

@Spanky
- I do hope you didn't Google car umpalumpa...



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[operaman]

WCC:
1st: Ferrari
2nd: Mercedes
3rd: Red Bull

WDC:
1st: Vettel (sadly)
2nd: Alonso
3rd: Hamilton

First driver to crash: big crash on first lap at Oz takes out 1/4 of the field

First driver to retire: see above

First driver to get a penalty: Maldo

First driver to win (Australia): Raikkonen

First wet track: Oz

First driver or team to cause controversy: Lotus

First driver or team to do a tire change: Mercedes

First OBVIOUS team strategy mess up: Lotus

First driver or team pit-lane error/mistake/mess up: Lotus

[sagi58]

There is a lot of pressure on both Ferrari and Mercedes.
Though they obviously won't be popular with some of you,
my picks reflect my faith in my team and their experience!

Good luck to everyone!! On and off the track!!

WCC:
1st: Ferrari
2nd: Mercedes
3rd: RB

WDC:
1st: Alonso
2nd: Kimi
3rd: Vettel

First driver to crash: Maldonado

First driver to retire: Maldonado

First driver to get a penalty: Hamilton

First driver to win (Australia): Alonso

First wet track: Malaysia

First driver or team to cause controversy: Red Bull

First driver or team to do a tire change: Mercedes

First OBVIOUS team strategy mess up: Mercedes

First driver or team pit-lane error/mistake/mess up: Mercedes

[LRW]

It's quite funny how biased some of these predictions are

[sagi58]

And, how some of us will admit they are!!

[Jabberwocky]

WCC:
1st: Ferrari
2nd: Mercedes
3rd: Red Bull

WDC:
1st: Vettel
2nd: Alonso
3rd: Hamilton

First driver to crash: Kyate (spl)

First driver to retire: Maldo

First driver to get a penalty: a rookie outline speed

First driver to win (Australia): Riccardo

First wet track: Spa

First driver or team to cause controversy: Ferrari

First driver or team to do a tire change: Maldo (will change his front wing at the same time lap 1)

First OBVIOUS team strategy mess up: Ferrari

First driver or team pit-lane error/mistake/mess up: Mclaren[/quote]


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