Formula One - Prediction League 2018 - Nudge's Biergarten

[bozziovai]

i'm sticking to good ol boring guy -   KIMI !!!

[Batard]

How long do I have until I have to predict? 

[Tommy]

9 hours ago, Batard said:

How long do I have until I have to predict? 

Before Quali starts, I think.

[Batard]

1 hour ago, Cannabis said:

Midnight Friday I'd say. You can do them well in advance though if it helps, I did my picks on Monday in case I forgot.

Done

[Stan]

1 hour ago, Batard said:

Done

thank you, as well. we need to win the constructors if we can't win individually!

[RandoEFC+]

Right folks, qualifying is at 7am on Saturday (UK time) so don't miss the boat.

According to F1.com, here are some tips based on Fridays practice sessions:

[Bluewolf]

1 hour ago, RandoEFC said:

Right folks, qualifying is at 7am on Saturday (UK time) so don't miss the boat.

 

7am??? 

Nudge will be just starting her second bottle of whisky by then I should imagine.... 

[nudge+]

1 minute ago, Bluewolf said:

7am??? 

Nudge will be just starting her second bottle of whisky by then I should imagine.... 

 It will be 1pm here already, so doesn't sound THAT bad 

[Bluewolf]

1 hour ago, nudge said:

 It will be 1pm here already, so doesn't sound THAT bad 

True.. I forget the time difference

[nudge+]

1 minute ago, Bluewolf said:

True.. I forget the time difference

I'm dealing with 4 different time zones daily, in one way or another, so it's always on my mind, hehe...

I find this race very hard to predict, to be honest.

[RandoEFC+]

I've gone for a Mercedes clean sweep. Hamilton pole and win, Bottas 2nd with fastest lap. A combination of a good qualifying session and Ferrari giving Vettel an optimal strategy will see him finish 3rd and Kimi sacrificed in 6th. The Red Bulls between them with Ricciardo to lead Verstappen. Grosjean to deliver with 7th and his team mate 9th with Hulkenberg a solid 8th and Alonso rounding off the points. Leclerc to gain the most positions after lining up in last place and jumping courtesy of a few retirements and one of the Williams drivers being passed by him.

[Bluewolf]

1 hour ago, nudge said:

I'm dealing with 4 different time zones daily, in one way or another, so it's always on my mind, hehe...

I find this race very hard to predict, to be honest.

I won't ask how that works as I struggle even knowing what time it is at any point in the day full stop let alone what zone I am in... 

[nudge+]

3 minutes ago, Bluewolf said:

I won't ask how that works as I struggle even knowing what time it is at any point in the day full stop let alone what zone I am in... 

 

Haha.

[Bluewolf]

1 hour ago, nudge said:

 

Haha.

Bloody hell.... try keeping up with that lot! 

[Stan]

19 minutes ago, Cannabis said:

Anyone confident this weekend then? 

I was fine with Vettel in 2nd and Ricciardo in 3rd then Verstappen had to go and be the ultimate whopper and ruin it.

Got Hulkenberg bang on in 6th. That's about as good as it gets for me!

Ericsson and Alonso both gained the most positions (4). 

[nudge+]

I think I got three right (Max, Alonso, Kimi), and two almost-right, so 5 pointers. Also I think most gained positions is Ricciardo (5)…?

[Stan]

23 minutes ago, nudge said:

I think I got three right (Max, Alonso, Kimi), and two almost-right, so 5 pointers. Also I think most gained positions is Ricciardo (5)…?

i meant apart from the winner  

[Stan]

a very strong 24 points for me from China  

[Tommy]

21 points, meh, I'll take it. Predicted the fastest lap right 

[nudge+]

46 points for me. Thought I'd get a few more, but most positions gained apparently went to Alonso  Still, a decent score for a weird race weekend haha.

[nudge+]

16 minutes ago, Cannabis said:

Nice work @nudge !

Thanks!  I rewarded myself with a steak and two beers for lunch 

Looking forward to Baku now, although it really is harder to predict than I expected it to be! When do we expect car updates for most teams? Most likely for Spain GP?

[bozziovai]

i only got 29 points from china.   

[Stan]

28 minutes ago, nudge said:

46 points for me. Thought I'd get a few more, but most positions gained apparently went to Alonso  Still, a decent score for a weird race weekend haha.

wonder if they took in to account Verstappen's 10 second penalty? Not sure if that would even have an effect but not sure how Ricciardo wouldn't win that tbh.

[nudge+]

13 minutes ago, Stan said:

wonder if they took in to account Verstappen's 10 second penalty? Not sure if that would even have an effect but not sure how Ricciardo wouldn't win that tbh.

Nah, just checked, Alonso gained 6 positions, so one more than Ricciardo...

[God is Haaland]

It's ok, I can forgive you Max, but only because I'm very mature.