Post your (baseless? researched?) predictions, let’s all eat our hats

  • actionjbone@sh.itjust.works
    15·
    3 days ago

    I mean if we are posting baseless predictions, I’d say at least one driver misses the race because they were thrown in jail for unsubstantiated drug charges.

    It’s UAE, after all.

    • CaptDust@sh.itjust.worksOP
      2·
      3 days ago

      Under assumption no one actually knows the future, I’d say that’s not out of the question. Very low odds though, I think.

  • Rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    3 days ago

    I have a horrible feeling that it’s going to be a largely processional race, and Norris will take the WDC by finishing second, behind Max, ahead of Oscar.

    However, I have put a cheeky fiver on an Oscar WDC. So, you know. I lost that fiver for sure.

  • Munkisquisher@lemmy.nz
    141·
    3 days ago

    Max overcooks turn 1, comes back on track way ahead, gets let off by the FIA, and wins another wdc in dubious circumstances.

  • Olap@lemmy.world
    10·
    3 days ago

    Turn 1 spiceyness. Max ending up with Oscar behind him, but some minor damage so only just. Norris keeping clean, but running 4th. Max pits early for alt strat and new front wing. Then has to hunt. And he does, car after car taken each lap and he’s back in 4th himself. With Russell in 3rd having taken fresh tires himself. Oscar beside himself with the 1st, but Norris still keeping it clean and managing the gap. Then we see Russell go wide in a strange corner, blaming a wind gust/back marker. Max takes 3rd and Norris is next. Norris basically pulls over to let him through, wasting no time at all on Max. Oscar now sweating bullets does the same, tries to back Lando up to Russell, who does not want anything to do with being kingmaker. Retires the car so much so. Then Tsunoda is there, in 4th and he wipes out both McLarens on the last corner in a very obvious team call. Meaning the FIA have to decide: scrap the last lap from standings or let it stand. Lawyers are armed and ready, this to be the most legally fought for racing lap in history with the FIA announcing a special last 2 lap shoot out to occur in 2h instead. All cars in park ferme to receive 2L of fuel and to start on the grid in 2h in last but one lap order. Then Lance stroll, somehow in 5th himself, causes a last lap 10 car pile up and causes a red flag. Shoot out is declared void and last 2 laps too, meaning Lando takes it

    Popcorn at the ready

  • Goodeye8@piefed.socialEnglish
    6·
    3 days ago

    Nothing spicy happens, Norris wins the WDC by finishing in the top three.

    Alright, I’ll throw in my spicy take as well. McLaren mess up Norris’s pitstop letting Russell into third. Russell then let’s Norris pass when Norris gets close enough to Russell, coming back to the previous Norris in top three winning the WDC prediction.

    • hydrashok@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      2 days ago

      Well blue flags or no, Yuki didn’t do shit to prevent Norris from passing. RBR demotion looking like a great decision now.

  • slartibartfast141@piefed.zipEnglish
    3·
    3 days ago

    Either it’s an unexciting race and Norris is champion or it’s controversial and Max wins his 5th. Either way, the ending will match the driver.

  • galaxy_nova@lemmy.world
    4·
    3 days ago

    Crash between some combination of Norris Piastri and Verstappen or, Norris tries to play so safely he tosses and ends up far back

  • baldingpudenda@lemmy.world
    3·
    3 days ago

    VER gets a puncture and finishes fifth for his fifth, PIA and NOR take each other fighting. Stella, PIA, NOR are seen beating Zac at the back of the garage.