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#1 SpaceHorseParty

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Posted 01 November 2015 - 08:40

It's November and, although there are still three more races to go, the silly season has pretty much ended with only the two Manor seats up for grabs (hopefully they will manage to be on the grid next year). So I've decided to restart an old game. Back in the early 2000s, Makarias held a silly season trophy to predict drivers two years from now. With his blessing, I declare the 2017 Silly Season Trophy open!

 

Previous winners:
2003: Brian O Flaherty
2004: Flying Panda
2005: lukywill, Viceroy, Makarias

 

Participation:
To participate, post a reply in this topic with the drivers you think will be on the grid in the 2017 Australian Grand Prix. Be sure to follow the rules and please make sure there is no confusion as to which driver you mean.

Rules and pointscoring:

For the first run, the rules will stay pretty much the same as they were in previous editions. There might be some changes for the next edition.

  • 2 drivers per team.
  • 5 points for correctly guessing driver/team
  • 2 points for correctly guessing driver (wrong team)
  • 0 points if driver doesn't compete. An exception is if the driver was supposed to participate but did not due to an injury or temporary ban (e.g. in 2015 you would get 5 points for guessing either Button, Alonso or Magnussen in the McLaren)
  • You get triple points if the driver you guessed was mentioned by nobody else.
  • If you list less than 13 teams and there are less than 13 teams on the grid in 2017, you score points for the teams you left out (5 points per team).
  • You can list an unknown driver (no given name) in a team. You will then score 5 points if a driver that was not mentioned by any other entry drives in the team you put him/her in. You will score no points if an unknown driver drives in a different team.
  • In the event of a tie, the player putting the most drivers in the correct teams is given preference. If there is still a tie, the player who submitted his guess first is given preference.

 

Deadline:
December 1, 2015, 00:00 (UTC)

 

My entry:

Mercedes	Lewis Hamilton		Nico Hülkenberg
Ferrari		Sebastian Vettel	Romain Grosjean
Williams	Valtteri Bottas		Daniil Kvyat
McLaren		Fernando Alonso		Jenson Button
Lotus		Sergio Pérez		Nico Rosberg
Force India	Esteban Ocon		Stoffel Vandoorne
Red Bull	Daniel Ricciardo	Max Verstappen
Toro Rosso	Carlos Sainz		Pierre Gasly
Sauber		Felipe Nasr		Rio Haryanto
Manor		Pascal Wehrlein		Dean Stoneman
Haas		Esteban Gutiérrez	Jean-Éric Vergne

Edited by SpaceHorseParty, 01 November 2015 - 12:18.


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#2 DutchQuicksilver

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Posted 01 November 2015 - 11:13

Mercedes          Lewis Hamilton           Nico Rosberg
Ferrari           Sebastian Vettel         Max Verstappen
Williams          Valtteri Bottas          Alex Lynn
Red Bull          Daniel Ricciardo         Daniil Kvyat
Force India       Nico Hulkenberg          Sergio Perez
McLaren           Fernando Alonso          Stoffel Vandoorne
Toro Rosso        Carlos Sainz             Pierre Gasly
Sauber            Felipe Nasr              Pastor Maldonado
Renault           Kevin Magnussen          Jean-Eric Vergne
Haas              Romain Grosjean          Esteban Gutierrez
Manor             Pascal Wehrlein          Esteban Ocon

Something like this I guess


Edited by DutchQuicksilver, 15 November 2015 - 11:44.


#3 Marklar

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Posted 01 November 2015 - 12:16

 Might change

Mercedes         Lewis Hamilton        Nico Rosberg
Ferrari          Sebastian Vettel      Romain Grosjean
Williams         Valtteri Bottas       Felipe Nasr
Red Bull         Daniel Ricciardo      Max Verstappen
Aston Martin/FI  Nico Hülkenberg       Sergio Perez
Renault/Lotus    Daniil Kvyat          Esteban Ocon        
Toro Rosso       Carlos Sainz          Pierre Gasly
Sauber           Pastor Maldonado      Marcus Ericsson
McLaren          Fernando Alonso       Stoffel Vandoorne
Haas             Esteban Guttierez     Charles Leclerc
Manor            Pascal Wehrlein       Jordan King         

Edited by Marklar, 30 November 2015 - 23:51.


#4 Anja

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Posted 01 November 2015 - 13:42

Mercedes         Lewis Hamilton        Valtteri Bottas
Ferrari          Sebastian Vettel      Romain Grosjean
Williams         Sergio Perez          Alex Lynn
Red Bull         Daniel Ricciardo      Max Verstappen
Aston Martin     Nico Rosberg          Nico Hulkenberg
Renault          Daniil Kvyat          Esteban Ocon
Toro Rosso       Carlos Sainz          Pierre Gasly
Sauber           Marcus Ericsson       Pastor Maldonado
McLaren          Fernando Alonso       Stoffel Vandoorne
Haas             Esteban Guttierez     Alexander Rossi       
Manor            Jolyon Palmer         Sergey Sirotkin

Edited by Anja, 01 November 2015 - 13:42.


#5 chadwick8505

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Posted 02 November 2015 - 15:36

Mercedes         Lewis Hamilton        Nico Rosberg
Ferrari          Sebastian Vettel      Romain Grosjean
Williams         Valtteri Bottas       Sergio Perez
Red Bull         Daniel Ricciardo      Max Verstappen
FI/Aston Martin  Nico Hulkenberg       Pascal Wehrlein
Renault/Entone   Daniil Kvyat          Alexander Rossi
Toro Rosso       Carlos Sainz          Callum Ilott
Sauber           Felipe Nasr           Sergey Sirotkin
McLaren          Fernando Alonso       Stoffel Vandoorne
Haas             Esteban Guttierez     Raffaele Marciello      
Manor            Jolyon Palmer         Mitch Evans

Great game! Here goes nothing



#6 KWSN - DSM

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Posted 11 November 2015 - 11:31

Mercedes         Lewis Hamilton        Nico Rosberg
Ferrari          Sebastian Vettel      Romain Grosjean
Williams         Valtteri Bottas       Pascal Wehrlein
Red Bull         Daniel Ricciardo      Max Verstappen
FI/Aston Martin  Nico Hulkenberg       Sergio Perez
Renault          Daniil Kvyat          Kevin Magnussen
Toro Rosso       Carlos Sainz          Antonio Giovinazzi
Sauber           Felipe Nasr           Raffaele Marciello
McLaren          Fernando Alonso       Stoffel Vandoorne
Haas             Alexander Rossi       Filipe Massa     
Manor            Mikkel Jensen         Rio Haryanto

:cool:



#7 AlguersuariJA

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Posted 11 November 2015 - 13:23

Mercedes Lewis Hamilton Nico Rosberg
Ferrari Sebastian Vettel Romain Grosjean
Williams Valtteri Bottas Felipe Nasr
Red Bull Daniel Ricciardo Max Verstappen
Aston Martin Nico Hulkenberg Daniil Kvyat
Renault Sergio Perez Esteban Ocon
Toro Rosso Carlos Sainz Pierre Gasly
Sauber Marcus Ericsson Jolyon Palmer
McLaren Fernando Alonso Stoffel Vandoorne
Manor Pascal Wehrlein Rio Haryanto
Haas Esteban Gutierrez Raffaele Marciello

#8 charly0418

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Posted 11 November 2015 - 17:28

Mercedes         Lewis Hamilton        Nico Rosberg
Ferrari          Sebastian Vettel      Sergio Perez
Williams         Valtteri Bottas       Felipe Nasr
Red Bull         Daniel Ricciardo      Max Verstappen
Aston Martin     Pascal Wherlein       Nico Hulkenberg
Renault          Daniil Kvyat          Joylon Palmer
Toro Rosso       Carlos Sainz          Pierre Gasly
Sauber           Marcus Ericsson       Pastor Maldonado
McLaren          Fernando Alonso       Jenson Button
Haas             Esteban Guttierez     Romain Grosjean       
Manor            Alexander Rossi       Jordan King

 

Feel good about this one, didnt want to go too crazy


Edited by charly0418, 11 November 2015 - 17:28.


#9 Gyan

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Posted 11 November 2015 - 20:36

Mercedes: Lewis Hamilton & Nico Rosberg

Ferrari: Sebastian Vettel & Romain Grosjean

Williams: Valtteri Bottas & Esteban Ocon

Red Bull: Daniel Ricciardo & Max Verstappen

Force India/Aston Martin: Nico Hulkenberg & Daniil Kvyat

Lotus/Renault: Sergio Perez & Jolyon Palmer

Toro Rosso: Carlos Sainz & Pierre Gasly

Sauber: Felipe Nasr & Sergey Sirotkin

McLaren: Fernando Alonso & Jenson Button

Manor: Will Stevens & Pascal Wehrlein

Haas: Alexander Rossi & Marvin Kirchhofer


Edited by Gyan, 11 November 2015 - 20:44.


#10 ANF

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Posted 12 November 2015 - 13:33

Mercedes       Lewis Hamilton      Valtteri Bottas
Ferrari        Sebastian Vettel    Sergio Pérez
Williams       Felipe Massa        Nico Rosberg
McLaren        Fernando Alonso     Stoffel Vandoorne
Lotus          Jolyon Palmer       Sébastien Buemi
Force India    Nico Hülkenberg     Pastor Maldonado
Red Bull       Daniel Ricciardo    Daniil Kvyat
Toro Rosso     Max Verstappen      Carlos Sainz
Sauber         Marcus Ericsson     Felipe Nasr
Haas           Romain Grosjean     Alexander Rossi

Edited by ANF, 12 November 2015 - 13:36.


#11 Cig35

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Posted 18 November 2015 - 14:51


Mercedes         Lewis Hamilton        Nico Rosberg
Ferrari          Sebastian Vettel      Romain Grosjean
Williams         Valtteri Bottas       Daniil Kyvat
Red Bull         Daniel Ricciardo      Max Verstappen
Aston Martin     Nico Hülkenberg       Marcus Ericsson
Renault          Jean-Eric Vergne      Sergio Perez
Toro Rosso       Carlos Sainz          Pierre Gasly
Sauber           Pastor Maldonado      Rio Haryanto
McLaren          Fernando Alonso       Felipe Nasr
Haas             Alexander Rossi       Esteban Guttierez     
Manor            Stoffel Vandoorne     Jolyon Palmer          


Edited by Cig35, 18 November 2015 - 15:06.


#12 TurnOffTheLights

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Posted 18 November 2015 - 15:45

Mercedes     Lewis Hamilton      Nico Rosberg
Ferrari      Sebastian Vettel    Kimi Räikkönen
Williams     Valtteri Bottas     Felipe Massa
Red Bull     Daniel Ricciardo    Max Verstappen
Aston Martin Nico Hülkenberg     Sergio Perez
Renault      Pastor Maldonado    Jolyon Palmer
Toro Rosso   Carlos Sainz        Unknown Driver
Sauber       Marcus Ericsson     Felipe Nasr
McLaren      Fernando Alonso     Jenson Button
Haas         Romain Grosjean     Esteban Gutierrez
Manor        Pascal Wehrlein     Unknown Driver


#13 MashedPotato

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Posted 18 November 2015 - 21:54


Mercedes     Lewis Hamilton      Valtteri Bottas
Ferrari      Sebastian Vettel    Kimi Raikkonen
Williams     Nico Rosberg        Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull     Max Verstappen      Daniil Kvyat
Force India  Nico Hülkenberg     Felipe Nasr
Renault      Jean Eric Vergne    Esteban Ocon
Toro Rosso   Carlos Sainz Jr.    Luca Ghiotto
Sauber       Marcus Ericsson     Jolyon Palmer
McLaren      Fernando Alonso     Stoffel Vandoorne
Haas         Romain Grosjean     Jenson Button
Manor*       Sergio Perez        Alexander Rossi
*New owner and name.


#14 SpaceHorseParty

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Posted 24 November 2015 - 10:01

Just one week until the deadline! Don't forget to post your predictions!



#15 Anderis

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Posted 25 November 2015 - 11:02

Mercedes         Lewis Hamilton        Nico Rosberg
Ferrari          Sebastian Vettel      Danil Kvyat
Williams         Valtteri Bottas       Felipe Nasr
Red Bull         Daniel Ricciardo      Max Verstappen
Aston Martin     Sergio Perez          Nico Hulkenberg
Renault          Romain Grosjean       Esteban Ocon
Toro Rosso       Carlos Sainz          Pierre Gasly
Sauber           Sergey Sirotkin       Pastor Maldonado
McLaren          Fernando Alonso       Stoffel Vandoorne
Haas             Esteban Guttierez     Unknown driver       
Manor            Alexander Rossi       Unknown driver


#16 Makarias

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Posted 25 November 2015 - 20:22

Mercedes         Lewis Hamilton        Nico Rosberg
Ferrari          Sebastian Vettel      Nico Hülkenberg
Williams         Valtteri Bottas       Felipe Massa
Red Bull         Daniil Kvyat          Max Verstappen
FI/Aston Martin  Sergio Perez          Felipe Nasr
Renault/Enstone  Daniel Ricciardo      Esteban Ocon
Toro Rosso       Carlos Sainz          Pierre Gasly
Sauber           Marcus Ericsson       Sergey Sirotkin
McLaren          Fernando Alonso       Stoffel Vandoorne
Haas             Romain Grosjean       Raffaele Marciello      
Manor            Alexander Rossi       Alex Lynn


#17 Viceroy

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Posted 29 November 2015 - 00:29

Mercedes: Lewis Hamilton & Nico Rosberg

Ferrari: Sebastian Vettel & Sergio Perez

Williams: Valtteri Bottas & Nico Hulkenberg

Red Bull: Daniel Ricciardo & Max Verstappen

Force India/Aston Martin: Pascal Wehrlein  & Daniil Kvyat

Lotus/Renault: Pastor Maldonado  & Jolyon Palmer

Toro Rosso: Carlos Sainz & Pierre Gasly

Sauber:Felipe Nasr & Sergey Sirotkin

McLaren: Fernando Alonso & Stoffel Vandoorne

Manor: Alexander Rossi  & unknown

Haas: Romain Grosjean  & Esteban Guttierez

 



#18 mark f1

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Posted 29 November 2015 - 02:13

Mercedes         Lewis Hamilton        Nico Rosberg
Ferrari          Sebastian Vettel      Sergio Perez
Williams         Valtteri Bottas       Felipe Nasr
Red Bull         Daniel Ricciardo      Max Verstappen
FI/Aston Martin  Nico Hulkenberg       Pascal Werlain
Renault/Enstone  Daniil Kvyat          Jolyon Palmer
Toro Rosso       Carlos Sainz          Pierre Gasly
Sauber           Marcus Ericsson       Sergey Sirotkin
McLaren          Fernando Alonso       Stoffel Vandoorne
Haas             Romain Grosjean       Esteban Guitterez      
Manor            Alexander Rossi       Will Stevens

Edited by mark f1, 29 November 2015 - 02:14.


#19 Kev00

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Posted 29 November 2015 - 22:24

Mercedes: Lewis Hamilton / Nico Rosberg
Ferrari: Sebastian Vettel / Romain Grosjean
Red bull: Daniel Ricciardo / Max Verstappen
Williams: Valtteri Bottas / Felipe Massa
Force India: Nico Hulkenberg / Sergio Perez
Lotus: Pastor Maldonado / Felipe Nasr
Toro Rosso: Pierre Gasly / Carlos Sainz
McLaren: Fernando Alonso / Stoffel Vandoorne
Sauber: Marcus Ericsson / Sergey Sirotkin
Haas: Daniil Kvyat / Esteban Gutierrez
Manor: Alexander Rossi / Pascal Wehrlein

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#20 SpaceHorseParty

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Posted 30 November 2015 - 08:00

Last day to post your predictions!



#21 Costaz

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Posted 30 November 2015 - 11:08

Mercedes: Lewis Hamilton / Nico Rosberg
Ferrari: Sebastian Vettel / Max Verstappen
Red bull: Daniel Ricciardo / Carlos Sainz         
Williams: Valtteri Bottas / Nico Hulkenberg
Force India / Aston Martin: Pascal Wehrlein / Sergio Perez
Lotus / Renault: Pastor Maldonado / Kimi Raikkonen
Toro Rosso: Pierre Gasly / Felipe Nasr
McLaren: Fernando Alonso / Stoffel Vandoorne
Sauber: Marcus Ericsson / Unknown driver
Haas: Romain Grosjean  / Kevin Magnussen
Manor (or new name): Alexander Rossi / Unknown driver



#22 noikeee

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Posted 30 November 2015 - 12:49

Mercedes                    Lewis Hamilton     Nico Rosberg
Ferrari                     Sebastian Vettel   Romain Grosjean
Red Bull                    Daniel Ricciardo   Max Verstappen
McLaren                     Fernando Alonso    Stoffel Vandoorne
Renault (Lotus)             Daniil Kvyat       Jolyon Palmer
Williams                    Valtteri Bottas    Sergio Perez
Aston Martin (Force India)  Jenson Button      Pascal Wehrlein
Sauber                      Felipe Nasr        Ryo Haryanto
Toro Rosso                  Carlos Sainz Jr    Pierre Gasly
Haas                        Nico Hulkenberg    Esteban Gutierrez
Manor                       Sergey Sirotkin    Esteban Ocon


#23 scheivlak

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Posted 30 November 2015 - 20:50

Mercedes:  Lewis Hamilton / Daniel Ricciardo
Ferrari:  Sebastian Vettel / Max Verstappen
Williams:  Valtteri Bottas / Oliver Rowland  
Red Bull:  Fernando Alonso / Daniil Kvyat   
Aston Martin:  Sergio Perez / Pascal Wehrlein
Renault:  Nico Rosberg / Charles Leclerc
Toro Rosso:  Carlos Sainz / Alex Lynn 
Sauber:  Marcus Ericsson / Esteban Gutierrez
McLaren:  Jenson Button / Stoffel Vandoorne
Manor:  Alexander Rossi / Jordan King
Haas:  Romain Grosjean / Joseph Newgarden



#24 Brawn BGP 001

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Posted 30 November 2015 - 23:34

Mercedes: Lewis Hamilton / Nico Rosberg
Ferrari: Sebstian Vettel / Max Verstappen
Williams: Valtteri Bottas / Nico Hulkenberg
Red Bull: Daniel Ricciardo / Danill Kvyat
Aston Martin (F India): Sergio Perez / Felipe Nasr
Renault: Joylon Palmer / Esteban Ocon
Toro Rosso: Carlos Sainz Jnr / Pierre Gasly
Sauber: Pastor Maldonado / Marcus Ericsson
McLaren: Fernando Alonso / Stoffel Vandoorne
Manor: Rio Haryanto / Pascal Wehrlein
Haas: Romain Grosjean / Alexander Rossi

#25 SpaceHorseParty

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Posted 01 December 2015 - 17:49

Thank you all for submitting your guesses! The deadline has now passed. We can look at some statistics:

 

Drivers

22: Alonso, Bottas, Grosjean, Hamilton, Pérez, Ricciardo, Rosberg, Sainz, Verstappen, Vettel
21: Hülkenberg
20: Kvyat, Nasr
19: Vandoorne
16: Gasly, Rossi, Wehrlein
15: Gutiérrez
14: Ericsson
13: Palmer
12: Maldonado
11: Ocon
9: Sirotkin
7: Button
6: Haryanto
5: Massa
4: Lynn, Marciello, Vergne
3: King, Magnussen, Räikkönen
2: Leclerc, Stevens
1: Buemi, Evans, Ghiotto, Giovinazzi, Ilott, Jensen, Kirchhöfer, Newgarden, Rowland, Stoneman

As can be seen, ten of the current drivers are universally expected to also be on the grid in 2017. Of the potential 2017 rookies the most popular pick is Stoffel Vandoorne, picked by 19 out of 22 contestants. Pierre Gasly and Pascal Wehrlein are not far behind with 16.

 

Of the 2015 drivers, the least popular picks are Roberto Merhi (picked by nobody), Will Stevens (picked by 2 people) and Kimi Räikkönen (picked by 3 people).

 

Teams

Mercedes: Hamilton (22), Rosberg (17), Bottas (3), Hülkenberg, Ricciardo (1)
Ferrari: Vettel (22), Grosjean (10), Pérez, Verstappen (4), Räikkönen (2), Hülkenberg, Kvyat (1)
Williams: Bottas (19), Nasr (5), Massa (4), Hülkenberg, Pérez (3), Kvyat, Lynn, Rosberg (2), Ocon, Ricciardo, Rowland, Wehrlein (1)
Red Bull: Ricciardo (19), Verstappen (17), Kvyat (6), Alonso, Sainz (1)
Force India: Hülkenberg (15), Pérez (10), Wehrlein (7), Kvyat, Nasr (3), Button, Ericsson, Maldonado, Ocon, Rosberg, Vandoorne (1)
Enstone: Palmer (8), Kvyat, Ocon (7), Maldonado, Pérez (4), Vergne (3), Magnussen, Rosberg (2), Buemi, Grosjean, Leclerc, Nasr, Räikkönen, Ricciardo, Rossi (1)
Toro Rosso: Sainz (21), Gasly (16), Ghiotto, Giovinazzi, Ilott, Lynn, Nasr, unknown driver, Verstappen (1)
Sauber: Ericsson (13), Nasr (9), Maldonado, Sirotkin (7), Haryanto (3), Palmer (2), Gutiérrez, Marciello, unknown driver (1)
McLaren: Alonso (21), Vandoorne (17), Button (5), Nasr (1)
Manor: Rossi (9), Wehrlein (8), unknown driver (4), Haryanto, King, Palmer (3), Ocon, Sirotkin, Stevens (2), Evans, Jensen, Lynn, Stoneman, Vandoorne (1)
Haas: Gutiérrez (14), Grosjean (11), Rossi (6), Marciello (3), Button, Hülkenberg, Kirchhöfer, Kvyat, Leclerc, Magnussen, Massa, Newgarden, unknown driver, Vergne (1)

Lewis Hamilton is universally expected to drive in Mercedes, as is Sebastian Vettel in Ferrari. Alonso, Bottas, Rosberg, Ricciardo and Sainz are also widely expected to stay in their current teams. The most popular moves are Max Verstappen to Red Bull and Stoffel Vandoorne to McLaren, both predicted by 17 participants. 16 people expect Pierre Gasly to join Toro Rosso.

 

Average pick

Mercedes	Lewis Hamilton		Nico Rosberg
Ferrari		Sebastian Vettel	Romain Grosjean
Williams	Valtteri Bottas		Felipe Massa
Red Bull	Daniel Ricciardo	Max Verstappen
Force India	Nico Hülkenberg		Sergio Pérez
Enstone		Jolyon Palmer		Daniil Kvyat
Toro Rosso	Carlos Sainz		Pierre Gasly
Sauber		Marcus Ericsson		Felipe Nasr
McLaren		Fernando Alonso		Stoffel Vandoorne
Manor		Alexander Rossi		Pascal Wehrlein
Haas		Esteban Gutiérrez	Raffaele Marciello

I tried to figure out an average pick. The hardest decision involved Grosjean's placement: 11 people expect him to stay in Haas, while 10 expect him to join Ferrari. Ultimately, I put him in Ferrari with Marciello joining Haas, as this seems slightly more popular than Grosjean and Räikkönen staying in their 2016 teams.

 

I also calculated the results if the average pick comes true:

 1. Kev00		104
 2. AlguersuariJA	 98
 3. mark f1		 98
 4. Marklar		 97
 5. chadwick8505	 93
 6. charly0418		 93
 7. TurnOffTheLights	 92
 8. noikeee		 91
 9. Makarias		 90
10. Viceroy		 90
11. KWSN – DSM		 88
12. Brawn BGP 001	 87
13. DutchQuicksilver	 86
14. Gyan		 86
15. Anderis		 86
16. Anja		 85
17. Cig35		 84
18. SpaceHorseParty	 80
19. ANF			 79
20. Costaz		 77
21. MashedPotato	 71
22. scheivlak		 66

Note to self: come up with a more elaborate tie-breaking procedure for next year. The amount of exact guesses might only come into play if somebody's unique guess ends up in the correct team, thus giving triple points. 

 

Seven out of 22 players managed to pick at least one unique driver, three of which picked two. ANF was the only contestant to predict that a team (namely, Manor) will not make the starting grid in 2017. Four participants predicted an unknown driver in Manor, one predicted the same for Sauber, Haas and Toro Rosso.

 

See you in 11 months for the 2018 Silly Season Trophy and in roughly 16 months for the results of this one!



#26 ANF

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Posted 27 January 2017 - 20:19

ANF was the only contestant to predict that a team (namely, Manor) will not make the starting grid in 2017.

And all I get for that is 5 points? :p