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Well it's two weeks today to the first race of the season, so I'm giving you plenty of time to get your thinking caps on and make your first predictions of the year. Below are the rules and of course, the all important things you need to make your selections for. Thanks to all who agreed to play already


Below are the five main predictions that will run every race. There will also be a chance to gain bonus points and that selection will change each race. All the teams will feature in some way or another at some point in the bonus feature. The first bonus round is a big one, so make sure you enter that one as potentially a lot of points are up for grabs.

All picks need to be in before the start of FP1. Remember, the first two races are on a Saturday, so FP1 is on Thursday, not Friday.


1. Who will start the race from 13th place on the grid? Guess correctly and you score 10 points, if your pick starts in either 12th or 14th, you score 5 points. Remember, it's not who qualifies 13th but who starts from 13th after all grid penalties and so on have been handed out.

2. Who will be the last driver on the starting grid? (pit lane starts don't count) 10 points for the correct driver.

3. Which driver will get the fastest lap? 10 points for the correct driver.

4. Who will be the first pointless driver? In other words, who will finish the race in 11th place? 10 points for the correct driver, 5 points if your driver finishes 10th or 12th.

5. How many cars will DNF? 10 points if you are correct.


Special bonus points for round 1 only.

Bonus: Name all three drivers who will finish on the podium.
10 points if your driver is there and in the correct position, 5 points if they are on the podium but in the wrong position. If they finish off the podium, too bad. Get all three drivers in their correct positions and you'll gain an extra 20 points, taking your total on this bonus to 50 points. Get all three drivers on the podium but in the wrong order and you gain an extra 10 points, so 25 points in total.
Edit on scoring for this bonus: If you get one driver in the correct place and two others but in the wrong place there will be an extra 15 points taking your total to 35 points.

Good luck to you all

Copy and paste to add your answers if it helps

1. (start 13th)
2. (last starter)
3. (fastest lap)
4. (finish 11th)
5. (DNF)

Bonus.
Podium 1st
Podium 2nd
Pdoium 3rd

Here are mine, which are subject to change before the deadline

1. (start 13th) Gasly
2. (last starter) Sargeant
3. (fastest lap) Verstappen
4. (finish 11th) Ricciardo
5. (DNF) 4

Bonus.
Podium 1st Verstappen
Podium 2nd Leclerc
Pdoium 3rd Perez


Almost missed my own deadline to edit

1. (start 13th) Stroll
2. (last starter) Sargeant (maybe we should try and pick the 19th, I guess that by selecting Sargeant as 20th and dead last by default for all the races one could earn quite a few points, unless Haas has come up with another hopeless car)
3. (fastest lap) Leclerc
4. (finish 11th) Tsunoda
5. (DNF) 3

Bonus.
Podium 1st Verstappen
Podium 2nd Leclerc
Pdoium 3rd Hamilton

Is it really only two weeks away? Im rally enjoying the break and not ready for it to end. But all good things come to an end as they say.
Best I have a look and see whats involved here in the game. Im a bit busy with proper motor racing atm, following a couple of mates racing in NZ this weekend, plus of course I am a bit absorbed in the Bathurst 12 hour race which starts at 5:30 tomorrow (Sunday) morning and will have me glued to the TV for 12 hours.

@P. Cornelius Scipio I am so glad you're playing too.

Yeah, I did consider doing who would start the race from 19th, but I figured there are likely to be plenty of incidents or penalties that would lead to someone other than Sargeant always being the last car. I'll see how it goes for a few races, I can amend it later on if it doesn't work.

Everso Biggyballies wrote: ↑3 months ago Is it really only two weeks away? Im rally enjoying the break and not ready for it to end. But all good things come to an end as they say.
Best I have a look and see whats involved here in the game. Im a bit busy with proper motor racing atm, following a couple of mates racing in NZ this weekend, plus of course I am a bit absorbed in the Bathurst 12 hour race which starts at 5:30 tomorrow (Sunday) morning and will have me glued to the TV for 12 hours.

Yep, two weeks today is race day Saturday 2nd March. I am with you, it's been nice to have a break from the racing, but it will be on us before we know it again. Enjoy your Bathurst 12 hour, my friend in Tasmania is talking about getting up early to watch it too. I hope your friends in NZ do well also.

Only one week to the first race, it's perhaps a good time to start making your picks

Can anyone sticky this thread for me please? Ta

Edit: Thanks to whoever stickied this for me

1. (Start 13th) Tsunoda
2. (Last starter) Magnussen
3. (Fastest lap) Verstappen
4. (Finish 11th) Piastri
5. (DNF) 5

Bonus.
Podium 1st Verstappen
Podium 2nd Leclerc
Podium 3rd Sainz

1. (start 13th) Albon
2. (last starter) Sargeant
3. (fastest lap) Sainz
4. (finish 11th) Albon
5. (DNF) Magnussen

Bonus.
Podium 1st Verstappen
Podium 2nd Perez
Pdoium 3rd Ricciardo

Hmm, let me think...

1. (start 13th) Ricciardo
2. (last starter) Magnussen
3. (fastest lap) Verstappen
4. (finish 11th) Stroll
5. (DNF) Sargeant

Bonus.
Podium 1st Verstappen
Podium 2nd Perez
Podium 3rd Leclerc

Loving the picks so far guys, thanks

I also note we all assume Max will pick up where he left off last year and win this race.

Keep them coming

On another forum, they play games as well, and one of it includes the question of "How many races will Verstappen win this year" - answers so far between 19 and 22!!

1. (start 13th) Bottas
2. (last starter) KMag
3. (fastest lap) Max
4. (finish 11th) Gasly
5. (DNF) 3. (Logan Sargeant will be the first, suffering a broken Willy)

Bonus.
Podium 1st. Max
Podium 2nd CLAP
Podium 3rd Perez

Everso Biggyballies wrote: ↑2 months ago

5. (DNF) 3. (Logan Sargeant will be the first, suffering a broken Willy)

Sounds painful

Star wrote: ↑2 months ago

Everso Biggyballies wrote: ↑2 months ago

5. (DNF) 3. (Logan Sargeant will be the first, suffering a broken Willy)

Sounds painful

I was feeling mischievous!

Everso Biggyballies wrote: ↑2 months ago

Star wrote: ↑2 months ago

Everso Biggyballies wrote: ↑2 months ago

5. (DNF) 3. (Logan Sargeant will be the first, suffering a broken Willy)

Sounds painful

I was feeling mischievous!

I noticed that