The 2017 Formula One season: 15 questions

[MrCharme]

1. Sebastian Vettel
   
2. Ferrari
3. Vettel, Hamilton, Ricciardo
   
4. Lewis Hamilton (16:4)
   
5. Vettel, Hamilton, Raikkonen, Bottas, Ricciardo
   
6. 5
   
7. No
8. yes (11)
   
9. Verstappen and Vettel will crash into each other by changing their side whilst breaking.
   
10. 7
11. Hamilton
12. Belgium
    
13. 4
14. Shanghai
    
15. Abu Dhabi

 

[Mark Aalberts]

1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Ferrari
3. Lewis, Kimi, Max, Seb , Ricci, Bottas ( Lewis champ, and the other 5 will be close, can be any order)
4. Massa - Stroll 15-5 (unless Massa is hold back by Daddy Stroll ofcourse, who is paying the bills huh.)
5. Lewis, Bottas, Kimi, Vettel, Max , Ricci (they all gonna win, Mercs en Ferrari first half of the season, towards end of the year RBR can challenge them.)
6. 5
   
7. No
8. No (year old engines, see what happend with STR in 2016)
9. Valteri Bottas making a statement against Lewis >> they will crash/contact costing them a double podium finish.
10. 2
11. Lewis
12. COTA
13. 2
14. None (they changed how many engines during winter testing? Unless they drive in safe mode Melbourne).
    
15. Mexico

 

[MrRandom287]

1. Who will win the Drivers Championship? Lewis Hamilton
2. Which team will win the Constructors Championship? Marcedes
3. The top 3 drivers in the Drivers Championship will be... Hamilton, Ricciardo, Vettel
4. Who will out-qualify their team mate the most? What will their head-to-head record be? (20 races? Hulkenberg (18-2)
5. Which drivers will win a race? Vettel, Perez, Hamilton, Bottas, Ricciardo, Verstappen and Massa
6. How many teams will score a podium finish? 6
   
7. Will any drivers be replaced (if yes, who for who?)? Verstappen (Injury) not sure who will replace for the brief time
8. Will Sauber score points (If "yes", how many)? 9
9. What will be the biggest controversy of the season? The Two Red Bull drivers taking each other out
10. How many Red Flags will there be during races? 2
11. Who will take the most pole positions? Hamilton
12. Which race will be the best of the year? Belgian Grand Prix
13. How many wet races will there be (at least 1 driver running on Intermediate or Wet tyres)? 3
14. At what race will McLaren-Honda first get both cars to the finish? Russia (Round 4)
    
15. At which race will the Drivers Championship be decided? Abu Dhabi

 

[friday]

1. Lewis Hamilton
   
2. Mercedes
3. Hamilton, Vettel, Bottas
   
4. Perez 15 - 5 Ocon
   
5. Hamilton, Bottas, Vettel, Ricciardo, Verstappen
   
6. 5
   
7. no
8. yes, ~ 5
   
9. McLaren going back to Mercedes
   
10. 3
11. Lewis Hamilton
12. Barcelona GP
    
13. 5
14. China
    
15. Mexico

 

[roni istianto]

1. Kimi Räikkönen
2. Ferrari
3. Kimi Räikkönen, Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen
4. Felipe Massa (16-4)
5. Kimi Räikkönen, Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, Max Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo
6. 6
7. No (None)
8. No (Never)
9. Team Order (Because 3 Drivers can be a champions until last race)
10. 1
11. Kimi Räikkönen
12. Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
13. 3
14. Australian Grand Prix
15. 20th Race

 

[Dolf4737]

1. Who will win the Drivers Championship? Raikkonen
   
2. Which team will win the Constructors Championship? Ferrari
   
3. The top 3 drivers in the Drivers Championship will be... Raikkonen, Vettel, Bottas,
   
4. Who will out-qualify their team mate the most? What will their head-to-head record be? (20 races?) Wehrlein-Ericcson 15-5
   
5. Which drivers will win a race? Hamilton, Bottas, Ricciardo, Vettel, Raikkonen, Massa
   
6. How many teams will score a podium finish? 5
7. Will any drivers be replaced (if yes, who for who?)? No.
   
8. Will Sauber score points (If "yes", how many)? Yes, 4
   
9. What will be the biggest controversy of the season? Red Bull drivers colliding.
   
10. How many Red Flags will there be during races? 2
    
11. Who will take the most pole positions? Vettel
    
12. Which race will be the best of the year? Canada
    
13. How many wet races will there be (at least 1 driver running on Intermediate or Wet tyres)? 5
    
14. At what race will McLaren-Honda first get both cars to the finish? Spain
    
15. At which race will the Drivers Championship be decided? Abu Dhabi

 

[Chris]

Hey nice to see this back! Hopefully we can make it an annual tradition

Here's my picks:

1. Who will win the Drivers Championship? Lewis Hamilton
2. Which team will win the Constructors Championship? Mercedes Benz
3. The top 3 drivers in the Drivers Championship will be... Hamilton, Bottas, Ricciardo
4. Who will out-qualify their team mate the most? What will their head-to-head record be? (20 races) Romain Grosjean, 15-5
5. Which drivers will win a race? Hamilton, Bottas, Vettel, Ricciardo, Verstappen
6. How many teams will score a podium finish? 4
   
7. Will any drivers be replaced (if yes, who for who?)? No.
8. Will Sauber score points (If "yes", how many)? No.
9. What will be the biggest controversy of the season? McLaren announcing their relationship with Honda will be terminated at the end of 2017.
10. How many Red Flags will there be during races? 2
11. Who will take the most pole positions? Lewis Hamilton
12. Which race will be the best of the year? Monza
13. How many wet races will there be (at least 1 driver running on Intermediate or Wet tyres)? 4
14. At what race will McLaren-Honda first get both cars to the finish? Bahrain
    
15. At which race will the Drivers Championship be decided? Mexico

 

[ronald kasteel]

Lol

I just hope he will be better then Riciardo

 

[Diogo Goetz Brand]

1. Hamilton
2. Mercedes
3. Hamilton, Bottas and Vettel
4. Massa. 18-2
5. Hamilton, Bottas, Ricciardo and Vettel
6. 5
   
7. No
8. 2
9. Some new device that makes use of the new ruleset.
10. 2
11. Hamilton
12. USA
13. 4
14. Bahrain
    
15. Brazil

 

[Jimlaad43]

Hey nice to see this back! Hopefully we can make it an annual tradition

I was waiting for you to post it again, but as you took too long...

 

[Chris]

I was waiting for you to post it again, but as you took too long...

Had planned to post it this past Sunday, but I ran out of time.
Some interesting picks this year

 

[U wot m8]

1. Who will win the Drivers Championship? Tiametmarduk
2. Which team will win the Constructors Championship? Ermm... Ferrari if Ben chooses Ferrari with Araava
3. The top 3 drivers in the Drivers Championship will be... Tiametmarduk, Araava, Noble.
4. Who will out-qualify their team mate the most? What will their head-to-head record be? Ben - Massa 20-0 if Ben chooses Williams
5. Which drivers will win a race? Tiametmarduk, Araava, and AIs.
6. How many teams will score a podium finish? Ferrari, Williams, Mercedes, and Red Bull
   
7. Will any drivers be replaced (if yes, who for who?)? None
8. Will Sauber score points (If "yes", how many)? None, cause xMattyG already killed all of them
9. What will be the biggest controversy of the season? 1. Either Araava hitting Ben because of "lag" or 2. xMattyG for doing something...
10. How many Red Flags will there be during races? ...... Araava?
11. Who will take the most pole positions? Hamilton
12. Which race will be the best of the year? The ones that xMattG rages in.
13. How many wet races will there be (at least 1 driver running on Intermediate or Wet tyres)? 4
14. At what race will McLaren-Honda first get both cars to the finish? ..... Ask Honda
    
15. At which race will the Drivers Championship be decided? The last one, because it is double points and 50%

 

[John Jorell]

Here's my take.

1. Who will win the Drivers Championship? Lewis HAMILTON
2. Which team will win the Constructors Championship? Mercedes
3. The top 3 drivers in the Drivers Championship will be... 1st - Lewis HAMILTON, 2nd - Valtteri BOTTAS, 3rd - Sebastian VETTEL
4. Who will out-qualify their team mate the most? What will their head-to-head record be? (20 races?) - McLaren duo of Fernando ALONSO out-qualifying Stoffel VANDOORNE (ALONSO 14 - VANDOORNE 6)
5. Which drivers will win a race? Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes), Valtteri BOTTAS (Mercedes) (this is his perfect chance to win a single race this season since he's driving in a far superior F1 team), Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari), Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing), Daniel RICCIARDO (Red Bull Racing) and Sergio PEREZ (Force India)
6. How many teams will score a podium finish? 5 (Mercedes, Force India, Williams, Red Bull Racing and Ferrari)
   
7. Will any drivers be replaced (if yes, who for who?)? None
8. Will Sauber score points (If "yes", how many)? Yes, 4 points
9. What will be the biggest controversy of the season? Vettel and Verstappen clash
10. How many Red Flags will there be during races? 4
11. Who will take the most pole positions? Lewis HAMILTON
12. Which race will be the best of the year? Italian Grand Prix
13. How many wet races will there be (at least 1 driver running on Intermediate or Wet tyres)? 2
14. At what race will McLaren-Honda first get both cars to the finish? Monaco Grand Prix
    
15. At which race will the Drivers Championship be decided? Brazilian Grand Prix

 

[M² Designworks | Maxwellus]

1. Who will win the Drivers Championship? Sebastian Vettel
2. Which team will win the Constructors Championship? Ferrari
3. The top 3 drivers in the Drivers Championship will be... Vettel-Raikkonen-Bottas
4. Who will out-qualify their team mate the most? What will their head-to-head record be? (20 races?) Massa - Stroll (15-5)
5. Which drivers will win a race? Vettel, Raikkonen, Bottas, Hamilton
6. How many teams will score a podium finish? 4
   
7. Will any drivers be replaced (if yes, who for who?)? possible when big crash
8. Will Sauber score points (If "yes", how many)? no
9. What will be the biggest controversy of the season? Mercedes doing "grey zone" upgrades to catch a Ferrari
10. How many Red Flags will there be during races? 2
11. Who will take the most pole positions? Vettel
12. Which race will be the best of the year? Austrian GP
13. How many wet races will there be (at least 1 driver running on Intermediate or Wet tyres)? 4
14. At what race will McLaren-Honda first get both cars to the finish? 4th
    
15. At which race will the Drivers Championship be decided? 18th

Accept it, Mercedes was sandbagging. Ferrari ain't winning much this year.