🏁🏎️ Sportsbet.io🏁 FORMULA 1 2024 Season🏁🏎️Prediction Pool Discussion Thread

[jeremypwr]

Big Congrats to @bullrun2020bro who won this week's Yellow Cap and also the Qatar Grand Prix Challenge

[swogerino]

Big Congrats to @bullrun2020bro who won this week's Yellow Cap and also the Qatar Grand Prix Challenge

Not only that but it changed dramatically the standings and it made them even more challenging now,from 10th to 4th it is about 2 or 2.5 points in the last 5 races remaining for this season.FIA with these changes of having to pit with a certain time frame have made a huge huge mistake as it has moved out any different strategy or thinking from the teams.Based on this it was a super boring race having to see people make 3 pit stops in a 57 lap race where I have seen in the years before people finishing this with just one pit stop.Another shameful error from FIA.

[bullrun2024bro]

Big Congrats to @bullrun2020bro who won this week's Yellow Cap and also the Qatar Grand Prix Challenge

Thanks a lot buddy! I myself am at least as surprised as you guys are, haha. As you know, my knowledge of F1 is still very limited, so I'm more than happy that I was able to win both tips.

Pretty sure such luck won't happen again for me. 

Not only that but it changed dramatically the standings and it made them even more challenging now,from 10th to 4th it is about 2 or 2.5 points in the last 5 races remaining for this season.FIA with these changes of having to pit with a certain time frame have made a huge huge mistake as it has moved out any different strategy or thinking from the teams.Based on this it was a super boring race having to see people make 3 pit stops in a 57 lap race where I have seen in the years before people finishing this with just one pit stop.Another shameful error from FIA.

Yep, you're right the pool got extremely close again. But that's great imho! In most pools it is often the case that the winner is determined relatively early during the season. And the F1 pool looks like it will remain very exciting until the last race.

Five more to go. 

[ILuckyGuyI]

Congrats @bullrun2020bro on the yellow cap! That Norris call for podium was really brave of you despite the FP1 results. Because McLaren drivers weren't good at all there and this made me hesitate about them this time. But of course the race was pretty interesting and McLaren drivers benefited from this chance great.

That start to the race was really unexpected. Hamilton pushed it to the limit to overtake his teammate however he was careless while doing this. It caused him to be out of the race and it could have been worse for Russell if he didn't climb to top places anyway.

It is a really great joy to watch Piastri climb the steps by having really good results this season. He is benefiting from the chance given to him amazingly. 

[buwaytress]

As I told you at the start of the season.
Piastri is a superb driver, it is one on the S tier.

With Verstappen and Leclerc he was able to win F3 and F2 in 2 consecutive years.

Shame on me for not entrusting him. I think if I sacrificed my EBP and went with Piastri podium I might actually have gotten 2 extra points anyway, and maybe even a bit more as I'd have rearranged the rest behind him. Of course, that's hindsight and easy to look back over my shoulder with regret.

Thanks a lot buddy! I myself am at least as surprised as you guys are, haha. As you know, my knowledge of F1 is still very limited, so I'm more than happy that I was able to win both tips.

Pretty sure such luck won't happen again for me.  

I'm praying you're right and you won't have this luck again Have to say, you and Trofo getting Norris in 3rd was inspired.

[CLS63]

bullrun2020bro, you have been doing really great for a person who has limited knowledge about Formula 1. Great job on that yellow cap as well. 

I wanted to give a place to a McLaren driver on podium among my predictions. I chose Norris for 3rd place. Maybe it was risky after seeing the first practice session but here we are. I was hopeful about Perez as well but he was a disappointment. After Mercedes had a serious crash at the beginning I hoped Perez also to take advantage of the chance but he had a bad race. 

[coinlocket$]

Who will be the next driver of RBR with MAX?

According to the media, Perez has an ultimatum of 2 GPs to keep his spot.

[CLS63]

Who will be the next driver of RBR with MAX?

According to the media, Perez has an ultimatum of 2 GPs to keep his spot.

The media are always spreading rumours about Perez to be replaced in times he doesn't manage to show the expected performance. It is difficult to believe them about this as a result until hearing from Red Bull about it as well. However it is the truth that there have been many times Perez made the race extra difficult for himself.

But all in all Perez has still managed to keep second place so far. I think he is just the kind of a driver Red Bull would like now. Because they don't want to have another driver like Verstappen. I don't think Verstappen would want a teammate as competitive as him either. Helmut Marko says that there isn't any alternative for Perez now.

[cryptofrka]

Agreed, Perez is a perfect teammate. He's happy to sit in 2nd, to have half the points Max does and to not rock the boat a lot.
It does sound a bit weird, but I'm sure that in RB they are happy with him. But in general, he's also a big reason as to why the season is mostly boring - it would be good for F1 in general if at least a teammate would occasionally challenge Verstappen.

Who is RB even looking at? Somebody like Norris/Ocon?

[swogerino]

Agreed, Perez is a perfect teammate. He's happy to sit in 2nd, to have half the points Max does and to not rock the boat a lot.
It does sound a bit weird, but I'm sure that in RB they are happy with him. But in general, he's also a big reason as to why the season is mostly boring - it would be good for F1 in general if at least a teammate would occasionally challenge Verstappen.

Who is RB even looking at? Somebody like Norris/Ocon?

I don't think McLaren would want to leave Norris,a driver completely grown up to McLaren to move to another team no matter the offer.I also don't think that Norris would want to leave.Ocon maybe and it would be a really good option to replace Perez as Redbull does not want to have fights between their drivers and I don't think that Ocon can challenge Verstappen at all.

As long as Verstappen is winning it is normal for Redbull to be happy with the situation as they normally also get the World Constructor titles as no matter how bad Perez does,he still manages to get enough points to please the team so why should they change things,there is no point in doing that.

[coinlocket$]

The media are always spreading rumours about Perez to be replaced in times he doesn't manage to show the expected performance. It is difficult to believe them about this as a result until hearing from Red Bull about it as well. However it is the truth that there have been many times Perez made the race extra difficult for himself.

But all in all Perez has still managed to keep second place so far. I think he is just the kind of a driver Red Bull would like now. Because they don't want to have another driver like Verstappen. I don't think Verstappen would want a teammate as competitive as him either. Helmut Marko says that there isn't any alternative for Perez now.

I don't think it was just a rumor.
I think it was an interview done by Horner with he press-

[jeremypwr]

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[CLS63]

Yeah we have entered another race week and there are going to be 3 races in total in the 3 weeks ahead. This must be great news for Formula 1 fans surely. 

Verstappen was the winner of the last Grand Prix organized in the United States. I don't expect a much different result than that. The difference might be the winning margin this time. Because I think that it will be another very comfortable race for Verstappen. He has already announced his 3rd title though but he wouldn't lose anything in his ambition as usual.

[slaman29]

Thank you for the nice reminder jeremypwr, I put my prediction picks in already nd I feel like we're going to have some unexpected stuff happening hence a lot of "No" for me

3 races in a row, that's really cool, going to be busy football, F1, and tennis, everything! Max will take everything here of course right guys?

[swogerino]

Yeah we have entered another race week and there are going to be 3 races in total in the 3 weeks ahead. This must be great news for Formula 1 fans surely. 

Verstappen was the winner of the last Grand Prix organized in the United States. I don't expect a much different result than that. The difference might be the winning margin this time. Because I think that it will be another very comfortable race for Verstappen. He has already announced his 3rd title though but he wouldn't lose anything in his ambition as usual.

Finally we are going to United States first but the race I am most looking forward to is the Las Vegas race which should be fantastic to say the least.For every fan it is great news when F1 races are in consecutive weekends and we as a pool here have an extra incentive which is the pool is ending and this three races may decide quite a lot regarding our pool.

I also don't think Verstappen will slow down his ambition to win again and I fully agree with him because by doing so he keeps himself in form even for the next season which honestly is not that far away,just some months away.

[tokeweed]

^  Lol.  I man Verstappen could 'slow down' his ambition but he'll end up still winning because he has the best car and prolly he's the best driver this season.  He's miles ahead of the driver he was 4 years ago.  Still too aggro at some spots but more controlled and a tad below reckless.    But you know it's still there in his back pocket if given a good challenge.  Most drivers would prolly fold against Verstappen's aggressive nature except Hamilton and possibly Alonso.

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I like this new format a lot better.  There's more stuff to think about and it's not just about who gets to post 'Verstappen, Verstappen, Verstappen, 10 secs' in the thread the fastest. 

[swogerino]

Who will be the next driver of RBR with MAX?

According to the media, Perez has an ultimatum of 2 GPs to keep his spot.

Whoever that might be I can say with 100% conviction that he will be much better than Perez recent 7-8 races and that is great news for all of us who want at least to see some competition even though this competition maybe between team mates,the 2016 season was a great one in my opinion to follow although only Mercedes was fighting for the title and no other car was able to match their performance back at that time.

I don't think with 2 GP-s at his disposal Perez will be able to change much of what he has been doing during all this time and I think it would be even better for Perez himself to get away from Redbull,he tried and didn't achieve anything.

[buwaytress]

My situation wasn't looking too dire just a few races ago but sitting in 9th place and with circuits quickly running out, I might have to take some wild risks in the next three... though one misstep would put me out of contention for good.

Piastri, anyone?

According to the media, Perez has an ultimatum of 2 GPs to keep his spot.

Whoever that might be I can say with 100% conviction that he will be much better than Perez recent 7-8 races and that is great news for all of us who want at least to see some competition even though this competition maybe between team mates

I kind of feel like that's really harsh on the guy, it's an unusual season for Max and I'd have waited another one (that's why I'm not managing F1 teams, huh) before pulling the plug. Suppose Perez hasn't exactly endeared himself to the hierarchy anyway.

[darxiaomi]

My situation wasn't looking too dire just a few races ago but sitting in 9th place and with circuits quickly running out, I might have to take some wild risks in the next three... though one misstep would put me out of contention for good.

Piastri, anyone?

Well that is one problem with the actual F1, you cant cut so much points in one race or in a few because, some positions are well know before the race, for example the winner and the pole sitter. Also we already know the 90% of the drivers who are gonna score points.

[CLS63]

My situation wasn't looking too dire just a few races ago but sitting in 9th place and with circuits quickly running out, I might have to take some wild risks in the next three... though one misstep would put me out of contention for good.

Piastri, anyone?

The same here.    I have been also in need of taking some risks especially while picking the drivers for podium. Verstappen is always there of course but it is quite difficult to pick the other two. I mean even Perez is surprising us quite often with a poor performance just like in Qatar.

Recently McLarens are on the rise. As for Piastri he has been doing pretty good. 2 podiums in a row together with Norris and one-time sprint winner... Piastri might be a good alternative to give him a chance maybe.