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#1 Owen

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 10:58

We've had the testing, now do the predictions. If you dare...

All thoughts appreciated.

 

1. World Champion driver?

2. World Champion team?

3. Biggest surprise?

4. Dark horse?

5. Biggest disappointment?

6. Vintage year or disappointing year?

 



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#2 pdac

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 11:12

1. World Champion driver? Lewis Hamilton

2. World Champion team? Mercedes

3. Biggest surprise? Lotus

4. Dark horse? Red Bull

5. Biggest disappointment? Ferrari

6. Vintage year or disappointing year? Neither



#3 hamilton10000

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 11:15

1. World Champion driver? - Lewis Hamilton

2. World Champion team? - Mercedes

3. Biggest surprise? - Ferrari improvements

4. Dark horse? - Mclaren in 2nd half of the season

5. Biggest disappointment? Mclaren in the 1st half of the season

6. Vintage year or disappointing year? - Great from me as im a Hamilton fan but probably disappointing for most 



#4 Gilles4Ever

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 11:16

1. World Champion driver? Lewis Hamilton

2. World Champion team? Mercedes

3. Biggest surprise? STR

4. Dark horse? McLaren if they sort out the engine - Lotus if not

5. Biggest disappointment? McLaren if they don't sort out the engine - RBR if they do

6. Vintage year or disappointing year? disappointing



#5 The Kanisteri

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 11:17

1. World Champion driver? Hamilton, Button, Vettel, Räikkönen and Alonso

2. World Champion team? There sure will be.

3. Biggest surprise? Bernie decides F1 will drive at Russian GP

4. Dark horse? Ferrari's horse is quite dark, I would say even black.

5. Biggest disappointment?  Pastor Maldonado as 173 cm tall, is biggest disappointment.

6. Vintage year or disappointing year? Yes


Edited by The Kanisteri, 02 March 2015 - 11:18.


#6 Lotusseven

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 11:19

1. World Champion driver? Daniel Ricciardo
2. World Champion team? Mercedes
3. Biggest surprise? Sauber, Felipe Nasr
4. Dark horse? Toro Rosso, Max Verstappen
5. Biggest disappointment? McLaren
6. Vintage year or disappointing year? Both.


#7 Abranet

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 11:19

1. World Champion driver? (I'll say Rosberg just to be different but probably Hamilton)

2. World Champion team? Mercedes

3. Biggest surprise? Ferrari

4. Dark horse? Lotus

5. Biggest disappointment? McLaren/Honda

6. Vintage year or disappointing year? Average unless Ferrari have loads of tokens left, bring a mid-season monster of an engine upgrade, chase down and catch Mercedes for the WDC (in which case question 1 now becomes Vettel) :) 



#8 jjcale

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 11:20

NR

Merc

Macca - whichever way it goes

STR

None (to me anyway)

Vintage



#9 Newbrray

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 11:21

1. World Champion driver? Lewis Hamilton

2. World Champion team? Mercedes

3. Biggest surprise? Toro Rosso

4. Dark horse? Williams

5. Biggest disappointment? Force India

6. Vintage year or disappointing year? same as 2014



#10 SirVanhan

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 11:24

1. World Champion driver? Nico Rosberg

2. World Champion team? Mercedes

3. Biggest surprise? Toro Rosso

4. Dark horse? Williams

5. Biggest disappointment? McLaren

6. Vintage year or disappointing year? Vintage



#11 rjsports

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 11:25

1. World Champion driver? Nico Rosberg

2. World Champion team? Shocking, but I really think it's going to be Mercedes...

3. Biggest surprise? Toro Rosso

4. Dark horse? Ferrari

5. Biggest disappointment? Force India

6. Vintage year or disappointing year? Group behind Mercedes will be closer, so it will be better than last year but still boring podiums. Unless you sleep with a silver star bedsheet.



#12 KTownDevil

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 11:26

1. World Champion driver? Nico Rosberg 

2. World Champion team? Mercedes

3. Biggest surprise? 2 wins for Vettel

4. Dark horse? Toro Rosso

5. Biggest disappointment? Honda V6T

6. Vintage year or disappointing year? disappointing - boring as 2014 



#13 Donkey

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 11:28

1. World Champion driver? -  Rosberg (Hamilton will have a meltdown and start another crashing feud with Massa and then blame it on Nicole and Mercedes stifling his rap career).

2. World Champion team? - Mercedes.

3. Biggest surprise? -  Hamilton doesn't agree a new deal with Mercedes and decides to go fishing.

4. Dark horse? - STR for regular points finishes - two hungry young drivers and seems like they have funds for car development (at least compared to F1/Lotus/Sauber)

5. Biggest disappointment? - Kvyat, I'm yet to be convinced of his potential (also Mclaren, but that's kind of obvious).

6. Vintage year or disappointing year? - 1st half disappointing with a Mercedes romp, but Williams/Ferrari/RBR will catch up by midseason and make it more exciting (albeit too late to matter).



#14 hittheapex

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 11:30

1. World Champion driver? Hamilton

2. World Champion team? Mercedes-Benz

3. Biggest surprise? Vettel. I expect him to confound some of the critics from the last 12 months that have been writing him off indefinitely on the basis of one average season.

4. Dark horse?  Ferrari's horse is black, so I would have to say they have the darkest horse.....alright alright I'll answer the question, and I saw you got there first Kanisteri ;)  Dark horse will be Ferrari/Vettel

5. Biggest disappointment? McLaren

6. Vintage year or disappointing year? Average to mediocre



#15 ConsiderAndGo

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 11:32

1. Hamilton

2. Merc

3. Raikkonen / Ferrari & Merc failing to win ALL races! (I'll throw it out there)

4. Kvyat

5. Mclaren

6. It's going to be dreadful, isn't it?!


Edited by ConsiderAndGo, 02 March 2015 - 16:56.


#16 Beggysmalls

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 11:33

1. World Champion driver? rosberg
2. World Champion team? Mercedes
3. Biggest surprise? Ferrari
4. Dark horse? Toro Rosso
5. Biggest disappointment? Force India
6. Vintage year or disappointing year? I think the racing outside of the mercs will be good but the season will be marred by the financial insecurities of the bottom four team

Edited by Beggysmalls, 02 March 2015 - 11:42.


#17 Stallknecht

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 11:33

1. World Champion driver? Nico Rosberg

2. World Champion team? Mercedes

3. Biggest surprise? McLaren to finish second in WCC

4. Dark horse? Button to beat Alonso

5. Biggest disappointment? No teams able to challenge Mercedes

6. Vintage year or disappointing year? Disappointing year..


Edited by Stallknecht, 02 March 2015 - 11:33.


#18 Jvr

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 11:36

1. World Champion driver? Nico Rosberg

2. World Champion team? Mercedes

3. Biggest surprise? Bernie's mid season rule changes that will try to even the table

4. Dark horse? STR

5. Biggest disappointment? McLaren Honda not being able to "unleash their potential"

6. Vintage year or disappointing year? Hoping for a miracle but must suggest mediocre.



#19 NoSanityClause

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 11:38

1. World Champion driver? Either Lewis Hamilton or Carmen Jorda. 

2. World Champion team? Either Mercedes Benz or Stefan GP

3. Biggest surprise? Either McLaren or Stefan GP

4. Dark horse? Either Lotus or Stefan GP

5. Biggest disappointment? Either Stefan GP or Bernie still being alive

6. Vintage year or disappointing year? Either a vintage year or a disappointing year. Or Stefan GP.



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#20 Imateria

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 11:40

1. World Champion driver? Hamilton

2. World Champion team? Mercedes

3. Biggest surprise? Force India

4. Dark horse? Williams

5. Biggest disappointment? Renault

6. Vintage year or disappointing year? Neither



#21 Fisico54

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 11:40

Hamilton
Mercedes
All the teams finishing the season
Lotus
Ricciardo
Neither

#22 FullThrottleF1

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 11:44

1. World Championship Driver: Lewis Hamilton

2. World Championship Team: Mercedes

3. Biggest surprise: McLaren

4. Dark Horse: Sebastian Vettel

5. Biggest Disapointment: more stupid descions by FIA, FOM, Bernie, CVC etc

6. Vintage year or disappointing year? Disapointing



#23 Flamini

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 11:44

1. World Champion driver? Hamilton

2. World Champion team? Mercedes

3. Biggest surprise? Raikkonen to beat Vettel (but is that a surprise?)

4. Dark horse? Toro Rosso

5. Biggest disappointment? McLaren

6. Vintage year or disappointing year? Disappointing



#24 KnucklesAgain

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 11:45

We've had the testing, now do the predictions. If you dare...

All thoughts appreciated.

 

1. World Champion driver?

 

Hamilton

 

2. World Champion team?

 

Merc

 

3. Biggest surprise?

 

McLaren

 

4. Dark horse?

 

Toro Rosso

 

5. Biggest disappointment?

 

Ferrari

 

6. Vintage year or disappointing year?

 

Depends on your interests



#25 HP

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 11:46

  1. Nico Rosberg
  2. Mercedes
  3. Lotus
  4. Williams
  5. Renault
  6. Neither


#26 Amin

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 11:56

1. World Champion driver? Lewis Hamilton

2. World Champion team? Mercedes

3. Biggest surprise? Felipe Nasr will finish the season in the top 10

4. Dark horse? Sauber

5. Biggest disappointment? The gap between Mercedes and the rest

6. Vintage year or disappointing year? Disappointing



#27 Maustinsj

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 11:58

Can I answer those 6 questions? Yes.

 

Will I? No.

 

:cool:



#28 MensRea

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 12:21

1-Nico Rosberg

2-Mercedes

3-VJM08

4-Lotus

5-Felipe Massa not scoring enough with a very competitive car

6-Neither

 

:wave:



#29 SealTheDiffuser

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 12:27



1. World Champion driver?  RIC

2. World Champion team?   MERC

3. Biggest surprise? MAS faster tahn BOT

4. Dark horse? Williams

5. Biggest disappointment? LOTUS

6. Vintage year or disappointing year? a cracker



#30 Makarias

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 12:28

1. Hamilton

2. Mercedes

3. I'd be pleasantly surprised if Marussia showed up, positively stunned if they make it through the season. Max Verstappen might surprise too.

4. Lotus

5. Honda, Kvyat

6. Closer to disappointing.



#31 scheivlak

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 12:36

1. World Champion driver? Lewis Hamilton

2. World Champion team? Mercedes

3. Biggest surprise? I'm not telling you that   ;)

4. Dark horse? Lotus

5. Biggest disappointment? Not a disappointment but we'll have a laugh or two about McLaren before they get their problems sorted. Apart from that, any single day BE remains in office.

6. Vintage year or disappointing year? Quite possibly a bit like 2014: A two-way fight for the championship, some brilliant races and pleasant surprises, and ever growing financial problems lurking in the background.



#32 Spillage

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 12:38

Not with any confidence, but:
World champion driver - Hamilton
World champion team - Mercedes
Biggest surprise - Hmm. Force India to be more competitive than you'd think.
Dark horse - see above.
Biggest disappointment - McLaren and, I hate to say it, but Kvyat and Verstappen. I don't expect anything special from either.
Disappointing year - not only do I expect another year of dominance, but I think we'll see a couple mode teams going under. This could be a very unpleasant season indeed in that regard.

#33 RosannaG

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 12:54

World Champion driver? Nico Rosberg

World Champion team? Mercedes

Biggest surprise? Mercedes not winning the WCC

Dark horse? Bottas

Biggest disappointment? Rules not being changed during the season...  :lol:

Vintage year or disappointing year? None, it'll be an OK year.



#34 BRK

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 13:03

1. WDC - Nico Rosberg.

2. WCC - Mercedes.

3. Biggest surprise - Felipe Massa will briefly lead the world championship.

4. Dark horse - nobody and no team.

5. Biggest disappointment - Red Bull, won't win a single race and would be miles off the pace.

6. Will be a disappointing year.



#35 Button4life

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 13:06

1. World Champion driver? Lewis Hamilton

2. World Champion team? Mercedes

3. Biggest surprise? Lotus and Button will be close to Alonso

4. Dark horse?  McLaren+Bottas

5. Biggest disappointment? Ferrari and Sauber

6. Vintage year or disappointing year? Disappointing


Edited by Button4life, 02 March 2015 - 13:09.


#36 ninetyzero

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 13:08

1. World Champion driver? Hamilton (by a more convincing margin than last year.)

2. World Champion team?  Mercedes

3. Biggest surprise? Lotus (Grow John anyway)

4. Dark horse? McLaren (They'll get it together in the latter half of the season)

5. Biggest disappointment? Ferrari (not as quick as they looked in testing)

6. Vintage year or disappointing year? Disppointing


Edited by ninetyzero, 02 March 2015 - 13:09.


#37 lars75

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 13:14

Biggest disappointment - McLaren and, I hate to say it, but Kvyat and Verstappen. I don't expect anything special from either.
 

 

What did Verstappen already do to make you think he will be a disappointment?

 

He did well in 2014 in the free practice sessions he drove, he did well at the simulator so far (theJudge13) and did a great job at the tests this month. Everybody that saw him is impressed by him. So what makes you believe he will be a disappointment? What are your expectations?



#38 lars75

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 13:17

1. World Champion driver? I think Hamilton, I hope Rosberg (I think he deserves it ones)

2. World Champion team?  Mercedes

3. Biggest surprise? I hope Max Verstappen or Vettel and Ferrari

4. Dark horse? Williams

5. Biggest disappointment? Losing Monza after 2016

6. Vintage year or disappointing year? It will be a great year although the outcome is clear already


Edited by lars75, 02 March 2015 - 13:17.


#39 Tapz63

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 13:28


1. World Champion driver?

Lewis Hamilton.

2. World Champion team?

Mercedes.

3. Biggest surprise?

Ferrari.

4. Dark horse?

Red Bull.

5. Biggest disappointment?

Lotus.

6. Vintage year or disappointing year?

Vintage!

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#40 Spillage

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 13:30

What did Verstappen already do to make you think he will be a disappointment?

 

He did well in 2014 in the free practice sessions he drove, he did well at the simulator so far (theJudge13) and did a great job at the tests this month. Everybody that saw him is impressed by him. So what makes you believe he will be a disappointment? What are your expectations?

Well, he comes surrounded by an amount of hype unusual for any rookie, let alone one so young and with so little single-seater experience. Really I think it'd be an achievement for him to beat Sainz; I'd be very surprised if he can match the performances of Vergne and Kvyat last season, at least this year.



#41 goingthedistance

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 13:32

1. World Champion driver? Nico Rosberg.

2. World Champion team? Mercedes.

3. Biggest surprise? Daniil Kyvat. 

4. Dark horse? Ferrari, in Vettel's hands. 

5. Biggest disappointment? Red Bull. 

6. Vintage year or disappointing year? Disappointing year. Merc too dominant. 



#42 Button4life

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 13:35

Well, he comes surrounded by an amount of hype unusual for any rookie, let alone one so young and with so little single-seater experience. Really I think it'd be an achievement for him to beat Sainz; I'd be very surprised if he can match the performances of Vergne and Kvyat last season, at least this year.

You'll be surprised, he's quality believe me. You heard it 1st from a Dutchie.



#43 CrashPad

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 14:10

1. World Champion driver? - Nico Rosberg.

2. World Champion team? - Mercedes.

3. Biggest surprise? - McLaren getting their act together later in the year and matching the likes of Ferrari, RBR and Williams.

4. Dark horse? - I suspect the Lotus will be quite handy in some races... Also I expect Bottas to challenge the Mercs quite often and also to take his maiden win.

5. Biggest disappointment? - Kvyat, though I don't think he will be actually BAD. Just gotta feeling that RBR will consider ditching him after the season.

6. Vintage year or disappointing year? - Quite okay I believe. Better than 2014 at least.



#44 Tsarwash

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 14:12

1. World Champion driver? Lewis.

2. World Champion team? Mercedes.

3. Biggest surprise? Button.

4. Dark horse? Grosjean/Lotus.

5. Biggest disappointment? Vettel.

6. Vintage year or disappointing year? Middling.

 

Edit, for those answering Williams as the Dark Horse, I don't think they could really be considered that at the end of the season, unless they win one of the championships. They were second quickest in testing, were comfortably third in last years WCC, and Bottas beat both Alonso and Vettel in the WDC. Placing second in this years WCC would be a great achievement for them, but not a huge surprise. 


Edited by Tsarwash, 02 March 2015 - 14:22.


#45 xflow7

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 14:21

1. World Champion driver?  Hamilton

2. World Champion team?  MGP

3. Biggest surprise?  Max Verstappen

4. Dark horse?  McLaren-Honda in the latter half of the year

5. Biggest disappointment?  Lotus failing to capitalize on Merc power

6. Vintage year or disappointing year?  Vintage year for 2nd-4th in the WCC and WDC.  Disappointing if only judged by battle for 1st.



#46 senna da silva

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 14:41

1. World Champion driver? Lewis

2. World Champion team? Merc

3. Biggest surprise? Verstappen

4. Dark horse? Lotus

5. Biggest disappointment? McLaren Honda

6. Vintage year or disappointing year? Vintage in the fashion of 1978, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2011, 2013, 2014.



#47 RealRacing

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 14:58


1. World Champion driver?  Hipster Doofus
2. World Champion team?  Mercedes "design the rules for me" Benz
3. Biggest surprise?  Someone other than Mercedes winning a race
4. Dark horse?  Verstappen
5. Biggest disappointment? The teams that shouldn't be in F1 anyway
6. Vintage year or disappointing year?  Vintage disappointing



#48 superden

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 15:05

Vintage year or disappointing year?

How in the fiddler's **** can anyone possibly know the answer to this. Ask at the end of the season and even then, it's totally subjective.

What a pointless question.

#49 wj_gibson

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 15:23

1. Hamilton and by a much greater margin than last year
2. Merc
3. Maldonado will be neck and neck with Grosjean
4. Lotus
5. The continued head in the sand attitude of Ecclestone and CVC and the utter disinterest of the FIA in the sport's financial future
6. The title race will be disappointing. The competition for 3rd in the WDC downward will be more entertaining.

#50 TomNokoe

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 15:43

LewLew
Merc
Red Bull being quite close
Ricciardo for the WDC
Kvyat and Button
Better than last year