Predicament Predictions - 2012 Season Preview/Standings

[Wizzie]

TAKEN FROM 2011 PREVIEW:

Yeap, it's that time of year again.

In just over 3 weeks the lights will go green for the start of the Australian Grand Prix and with that comes the Predicament Predictions championship. The rules are pretty much the same as last year so all of it is copied and pasted from last year's preview:

______'s Predictions
2012 _______ Grand Prix:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Pole:
Fastest lap:
First Retirement:
ROTR:
IIDOTR:
DBTMOTR:
Minor League Premiership:
The Fall Guy:
Non-Qualifiers:

ROTR - Reject Of The Race - self explanatory and traditionally based on what Jamie and Enoch decide deserves that accolade
IIDOTR - Infinite Improbability Drive Of The Race - an award for the driver who puts in a surprisingly strong performance
DBTMOTR - Dead Beat Team Mate Of The Race - for the driver who puts in the worst performance relative to his team mate
Minor League Premiership - An award for the best rookie driver (one that's completed less than a full season) over the course of any given weekend
The Fall Guy - Given to whoever out of the established teams are eliminated in Q1

The points system as always:
Race Winner: 5 points
Other Poduim Getters: 3 points
Other Points Scorers: 2 points
"Right Driver, Wrong Position": 1 point
Pole: 2 points
Fastest Lap: 1 point
First Retirement: 1 point
ROTR: 3 points
IIDOTR: 3 points
DBTMOTR : 2 points
Minor League Premiership: 2 points
The Fall Guy: 1 point per correct prediction
Non-Qualifiers: 1 point per correct prediction
Double Points: x2 the score for that person for that weekend
Penalties:
-2 points for every name changed in predictions AFTER DEADLINE (Exceptions will be made if the driver is rendered unavaliable for the race after the deadline through unforseen circumstances)
-10 points for late submission AFTER DEADLINE

Double points works like this: Each competitior has one double points round which they can use once during the course of the season. To make it more strategic if a competitor wants to use it they must say so with their predictions before the deadline.

Remember that the predictions thread for each grand prix will be created on the TUESDAY AEST before each race depending on whether I remember or not and the deadline for each race is the conclusion of Free Practice 2 on the Friday (For Monaco the thread will be opened a day early to account for Thursday Practice).

Any questions? Complaints? Suggestions? If so they go here.
If not see you in Melbourne.

[Wizzie]

PREDICAMENT PREDICTIONS STANDINGS

1. DOSBoot: 270 points (1 win, 2 2nds, 1 =2nd, 3 =3rds)*
2. Ed24: 261 points (1 win, 1 =win, 1 2nd, 1 =2nd, 1 =3rd)*
3. Shizuka: 239 points (1 =win, 2 =3rds)
4. RAK: 230 points (1 win, 1 =win, 3 =3rds)*
5. Mario: 229 points (2 =3rds)*
6. Wizzie: 225.5 points (1 =win, 1 2nd, 3 =3rds)
7. Tommykl: 224.5 points (1 win, 1 =win, 1 2nd, 1 =2nd)*
8. Bleu: 221 points (1 =win, 1 =2nd, 3 =3rds)*
9. TMLW: 218 points (1 2nd, 1 =2nd, 2 =3rds)*
10. RealRacingRoots: 215 points (1 win, 1 =2nd, 1 =3rd)*
11. Tristan1117: 214 points (1 win, 1 =2nd, 1 =3rd)*
12. MinardiFan95: 212.5 points (1 =2nd, 4 =3rds)
13. Sswishbone : 209 points (2 2nds, 1 =3rd)
14. East Londoner: 207 points (1 win)*
15. Minardi Man: 206 points (1 win, 1 =2nd)*
16. Pamphlet: 200.6 points (1 =2nd, 1 =3rd)
17. DanielPT: 197.5 points (1 3rd)
18. AdrianSutil: 197 points (1 win, 1 =2nd, 1 =3rd)*
19. BaconLettuceNinja: 195.6 points (1 =3rd)
20. Dr-baker: 193.5 points (1 win, 1 =win, 1 =3rd)*
21. Ranig: 184 points (1 win, 1 2nd, 1 =2nd, 1 =3rd)*
22. Dj_bereta: 182 points (1 =2nd, 1 =3rd)*
23. Mash: 180 points (1 =win, 2 =2nds, 2 =3rds)*
24. Eurobrun: 178.5 points (1 =3rd)*
25. QuickYoda41: 176 points (2 =wins, 1 =3rd)
26. Phoenix: 176 points (2 =2nds, 1 3rd, 2 =3rds)
27. JeremyMcClean: 175.5 points (Best Result: 2 =4ths)*
28. Sunshine_Baby_[IT]: 164 points (1 =win, 1 =3rd)
29. UgncreativeUsergname: 155 points (1 =3rd)
30. Klon: 144 points (1 =2nd, 1 =3rd)*
31. Meatwad: 140 points (1 win, 1 =3rd)*
32. Nuppiz: 136 points (1 win, 1 2nd, 1 3rd, 1 =3rd)*
33. FMecha: 132 points (1 2nd, 1 3rd)*
34. FantometteBR: 124 points (1 =3rd)
35. WaffleCat: 113 points (1 =2nd)*
36. Pasta_Maldonado: 111.5 points (Best Result: 1 4th)
37. Boomstick: 111 points (Best Result: 2 =4ths)
38. Pi314159: 105 points (1 3rd)*
39. Benetton: 96 points (1 2nd, 1 =3rd)*
40. TheBigJ: 78 points (Best Result: 1 =6th)
41. RedBullJack14: 71 points (1 =win)
42. BlindCaveSalamander: 65 points (Best Result: 1 =6th)
43. Razta: 61 points (Best Result: 1 =4th)
44. Priceless: 58 points (2 =3rds)
45. Enforcer: 57 points (1 =2nd, 1 =3rd)
46. SolarCold: 53 points (Best Result: 1 =5th)
47. Big_sly_doc: 46 points (1 =win, 1 =3rd)
48. Daxam Stark: 43.5 points (Best Result: 1 =11th)
49. Rocks With Salt: 40 points (Best Result: 1 =4th)
50. Coloni Subaru: 38 points (1 win)
51. Aerond : 37 points (2 =3rds)
52. IceG: 34 points (1 =win)
53. Sublime FA11C: 33 points (Best Result: 1 =5th)
54. Eryx: 32 points (Best Result: 1 =7th)
55. Takagi For The Win: 32 points (Best Result: 1 =7th)
56. Dartanian: 30 points (1 =3rd)
57. Warren Hughes: 27 points (Best Result: 1 =5th)
58. Nome66: 26 points (Best Result: 1 6th)
59. Dinizintheoven: 25 points (1 3rd)*
60. jackanderton: 23 points (1 =3rd)
61. Dan B: 23 points (Best Result: 1 =8th)
62. Cynon: 19 points (Best Result: 2 =10ths)*
63. James1978: 18 points (Best Result: 1 =6th)
64. Copersucar: 17 points (Best Result: 1 =6th)
65. Pointrox: 16 points (Best Result: 1 =9th)
66. Eichy: 14 points (Best Result: 1 =4th)
67. Kostas22: 13 points (Best Result: 1 =10th)
68. SuperAguri: 12 points (Best Result: 1 =11th)*
69. Jeroen Krautmeir: 8 points (Best Result: 1 =11th)
70. AJ 37: 7 points (Best Result: 1 =8th)
71. Mdaclarke: 6 points (Best Result: 1 =8th)
72. McDuck: 3 points (Best Result: 1 13th)
73. Beiplewek: 1 point (Best Result: 1 =18th)
74. Shinji: 0 points (Best Result: 1 =11th)*
75. spam_v5_1_1: -6 points (Best Result: 1 11th)

*Used Double Points

Reject of the Predicament Predictions Round
Australia: Jackanderton - First penalty of the year puts campaign on back foot
Malaysia: RAK - Malaysia catches out defending champ for second year in a row
China: TommyKL - Out of all the people on single digits, he should have been the furthest up the field
Bahrain: Aerond - Costly error puts him virtually to the rear of the field
Spain: Wizzie - Forced into feeding himself on humble pie after incorrectly predicting Maldonado's demise
Monaco: TheBigJ - Predicts Wizzie will do rubbish in Monaco; Wizzie ends up winning the round
Canada: Klon/UgncreativeUsergname - There is some limited logic behind how this game works, you know
Europe: Mash - Would have been better off skipping the round altogether
Great Britain: Phoenix - Making Krautmeir look good at predictions since about three rounds ago
Germany: RBJ14 - Whether by accident or design, it doesn't change the fact that it's one of the most pathetic 'unaltered' scores in PP history
Hungary: Ranig - Germany hero, Hungary zero
Belgium: TommyKL/Dr Baker - Not a good day for some of the major title contenders
Italy: Nuppiz - Out of all the title challengers, he got burnt most badly
Singapore: Everyone else - For not spraying RRR with mace when Vettel won
Japan: Wizzie - Manages to screw up deadline in bout of incompetence
Korea: Dr Baker - Shocker of a round sinks title chances
India: Sunshine Baby IT - Missed the boat spectacularly in a high-scoring round
Aba Dabby: East Londoner - Whoops indeed
United States: The server - For continually playing up for the entire week before the race
Brazil: DJ Bereta - Manage to flunk badly despite using double points

Infinite Improbability Prediction of the Round
Australia: RealRacingRoots - Debut round for the Canadian and instantly competitive out of the box
Malaysia: Nuppiz - Emerges from the spray as a clear first-time winner in only his second event
China: Phoenix - Somehow continues stellar start to the year with a record-breaking (I think) third podium on the trot
Bahrain: Pamphlet - Does the best out of all the debutantes by quite some margin.
Spain: AdrianSutil - Win from nowhere propels him into early championship contention
Monaco: WaffleCat - First round of the year and slots into =2nd with the new championship leader
Canada: Dr Baker - Scores his (I think) first ever victory that wasn't double points assisted
Europe: Klon - Predicts Valencia would be a cracker for once and gets 1.5 bonus points for his troubles
Great Britain: Eichy - Solid job in equal 4th for PP rookie
Germany: BaconLettuceNinja - Second ever race, equal second place. Has a certain ring to it, doesn't it?
Hungary: Dinizintheoven - And I quote, "Get in there!"
Belgium: RBJ14 - Nope, I can't explain it either
Italy: Tristan1117/DJ Bereta - Both did an admirable job to be amongst the heavy hitters of the series
Singapore: RealRacingRoots - There's nothing like a good hoedown and a bottle of mace, is there?
Japan: Meatwad - Kobayashi gamble pays off handsomely
Korea: DOSBoot - Championship Leader nearly beat some of the Double Points players
India: Ugncreative Usergname/Pi314159 - Make the most out of the high scores to vault themselves into big results
Aba Dabby: FMecha - For correctly placing his faith in the Lotus team
United States: Coloni Subaru - For doing what the real Coloni never came close to achieving
Brazil: Beiplewek - Became the second ever spambot to score points in a Predicament Predictions round with a post full of inane ramblings.

[Wizzie]

And, for the record, Daniel Ricciardo, Jean-Eric Vergne, Charles Pic and the man with no vowels (Rrrrmmmnnnn Grrrrssssjjjjjnnnn) are the drivers eligible for the Minor League Premiership.

[East Londoner]

I suppose I could help out with the standings for some of the races this year.

[JeremyMcClean]

Why is Ricciardo considered a Rookie? He drove for HRT in the second half of the season...

[Wizzie]

Why is Ricciardo considered a Rookie? He drove for HRT in the second half of the season...

For precisely the same reason Alguersuari was during 2010. Neither of them did a full season at the time.

Besides, having only 2 contenders does sound kind of pathetic

EDIT: It's just occurred to me Rrrrmmmmnnnn Ggggrrrrjjjjssssnnnn is also eligible.

[Shizuka]

EDIT: It's just occurred to me Rrrrmmmmnnnn Ggggrrrrjjjjssssnnnn is also eligible.

You should add his name into the MLP post, in case if anyone forgets it

[dr-baker]

Looking forward to this already! Will Monza remain double points for everybody again? (I think I did alright out of that last year if I remember correctly...)

[Wizzie]

Looking forward to this already! Will Monza remain double points for everybody again? (I think I did alright out of that last year if I remember correctly...)

For the foreseeable future, Monza will remain double points.

[dr-baker]

Looking forward to this already! Will Monza remain double points for everybody again? (I think I did alright out of that last year if I remember correctly...)

For the foreseeable future, Monza will remain double points.

[AdrianSutil]

I think I did two rounds last year and won one of them so I'll give it a good crack this year.

Why is Monza double points?

[tommykl]

I think I did two rounds last year and won one of them so I'll give it a good crack this year.

Why is Monza double points?

Because the 2009 Italian GP was the first round of the Predicament Predictions championship

[DanielPT]

I think I did two rounds last year and won one of them so I'll give it a good crack this year.

Why is Monza double points?

Because the 2009 Italian GP was the first round of the Predicament Predictions championship

Unlike Bernie Ecclestone we care about traditions and history in F1Rejects. That is perhaps why we are not filthy rich and won't become in the near future.

[big_sly_doc]

Hey guys,

Long time listener and lurker, new time poster.

I haven't taken part in this before. What does IIDOTR mean? I'm assuming DBTMOTR means dead beat team mate of the race award?

Thanks!

[Sunshine_Baby_[IT]]

ROTR:
IIDOTR:
DBTMOTR:

What are ROTR, IIDOTR, DBTMOTR?

[mario]

Hey guys,

Long time listener and lurker, new time poster.

I haven't taken part in this before. What does IIDOTR mean? I'm assuming DBTMOTR means dead beat team mate of the race award?

Thanks!

ROTR:
IIDOTR:
DBTMOTR:

What are ROTR, IIDOTR, DBTMOTR?

ROTR - Reject Of The Race - self explanatory and traditionally based on what Jamie and Enoch decide deserves that accolade
IIDOTR - Infinite Improbability Drive Of The Race - an award for the driver who puts in a surprisingly strong performance
DBTMOTR - Dead Beat Team Mate Of The Race - for the driver who puts in the worst performance relative to his team mate

Wizzie, do you want to note in your original post what the various terms are? It might be useful for new posters who join in partway through the season.

[FMecha]

ROTR:
IIDOTR:
DBTMOTR:

What are ROTR, IIDOTR, DBTMOTR?

They are reject of the race, infinite imporability of the race, and deadbeat teammate of the race respectively.

Edit: Tree'd by Mario

[Sunshine_Baby_[IT]]

Hey guys,

Long time listener and lurker, new time poster.

I haven't taken part in this before. What does IIDOTR mean? I'm assuming DBTMOTR means dead beat team mate of the race award?

Thanks!

ROTR:
IIDOTR:
DBTMOTR:

What are ROTR, IIDOTR, DBTMOTR?

ROTR - Reject Of The Race - self explanatory and traditionally based on what Jamie and Enoch decide deserves that accolade
IIDOTR - Infinite Improbability Drive Of The Race - an award for the driver who puts in a surprisingly strong performance
DBTMOTR - Dead Beat Team Mate Of The Race - for the driver who puts in the worst performance relative to his team mate

Wizzie, do you want to note in your original post what the various terms are? It might be useful for new posters who join in partway through the season.

Thank you.

[Wizzie]

Standings for Australia now up

[wmetcalf68]

Wizzie, are we allowed to do races mid season?

[Wizzie]

Wizzie, are we allowed to do races mid season?

Yeah. In theory, there's nothing stopping you from entering for one round only, using double points, getting a massively high score and walking home with IIPOTR

[wmetcalf68]

Wizzie, are we allowed to do races mid season?

Yeah. In theory, there's nothing stopping you from entering for one round only, using double points, getting a massively high score and walking home with IIPOTR

Haha ok

[Wizzie]

Standings updated to Post-Malaysia

[JeremyMcClean]

28th!!!!!

[RealRacingRoots]

How am I still in sixth... Why don't I suck....

[eurobrun]

21st. I am officially the Timo Glock of Predicament Predictions.

[Wizzie]

Awards for Australia and Malaysia now up in the standings thread.

And it's fitting in a way that post 7000 comes from one of my babies on here

[DanielPT]

26th... I barely qualify. Worst than Moreno but better than Chaves!

[RAK]

I'll claw my way back with the same sort of boring Heidfeld-like consistency that kept me in the top of the running order during the last two years. A three-point deficit in one round won't affect me too badly over the whole year. I plan to finish in the top 10 this season, just as I have done since 2010.

[Nuppiz]

Meanwhile, my misplaced trust in the Red Bulls and Grosjean has put me into the DNPQ row. If my luck is as bad as it usually is, then just as I decide to change my preferences the Red Bulls and Grosjean start to perform well.

[JeremyMcClean]

How am I still in sixth... Why don't I suck....

We can trade positions if you want!

[RealRacingRoots]

How am I still in sixth... Why don't I suck....

We can trade positions if you want!

[sswishbone]

Pretty good start to the season so far, happy to be 5th in my first full season

[wmetcalf68]

TAKEN FROM 2011 PREVIEW:

Yeap, it's that time of year again.

In just over 3 weeks the lights will go green for the start of the Australian Grand Prix and with that comes the Predicament Predictions championship. The rules are pretty much the same as last year so all of it is copied and pasted from last year's preview:

______'s Predictions
2012 _______ Grand Prix:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Pole:
Fastest lap:
First Retirement:
ROTR:
IIDOTR:
DBTMOTR:
Minor League Premiership:
Non-Qualifiers:

ROTR - Reject Of The Race - self explanatory and traditionally based on what Jamie and Enoch decide deserves that accolade
IIDOTR - Infinite Improbability Drive Of The Race - an award for the driver who puts in a surprisingly strong performance
DBTMOTR - Dead Beat Team Mate Of The Race - for the driver who puts in the worst performance relative to his team mate
Minor League Premiership - An award for the best rookie driver (one that's completed less than a full season) over the course of any given weekend

The points system as always:
Race Winner: 5 points
Other Poduim Getters: 3 points
Other Points Scorers: 2 points
"Right Driver, Wrong Position": 1 point
Pole: 2 points
Fastest Lap: 1 point
First Retirement: 1 point
ROTR: 3 points
IIDOTR: 3 points
DBTMOTR : 2 points
Minor League Premiership: 2 points
Non-Qualifiers: 1 point per correct prediction
Double Points: x2 the score for that person for that weekend
Penalties:
-2 points for every name changed in predictions AFTER DEADLINE (Exceptions will be made if the driver is rendered unavaliable for the race after the deadline through unforseen circumstances)
-10 points for late submission AFTER DEADLINE

Double points works like this: Each competitior has one double points round which they can use once during the course of the season. To make it more strategic if a competitor wants to use it they must say so with their predictions before the deadline.

Remember that the predictions thread for each grand prix will be created on the TUESDAY AEST before each race depending on whether I remember or not and the deadline for each race is the conclusion of Free Practice 2 on the Friday (For Monaco the thread will be opened a day early to account for Thursday Practice).

Any questions? Complaints? Suggestions? If so they go here.
If not see you in Melbourne.

Where do you submit your predictions? Do we email you or something?

[wmetcalf68]

Oh, now I know.

[Sunshine_Baby_[IT]]

What about Chinese GP predictions? I can't find any topic...

[Wizzie]

What about Chinese GP predictions? I can't find any topic...

Oh shite. I completely forgot about it

[Wizzie]

My lazy arse finally got around to updating the standings to Post-China:

1. Big_sly_doc: 36 points (1 =win, 1 =3rd)
2. Phoenix: 36 points (1 =2nd, 1 3rd, 1 =3rd)
3. Enforcer: 35 points (1 =2nd, 1 =3rd)
4. Mash: 33 points (1 =2nd, 1 =3rd)
5. DOSBoot: 31 points (1 =3rd)
6. Shizuka: 31 points (1 =3rd)
7. Bleu: 30 points (1 =win)
8. Dr-baker: 30 points* (1 =win)
9. Sswishbone : 30 points (1 2nd)
10. Mario: 30 points (1 =3rd)

[Wizzie]

And here is the top 10 post-Bahrain:

1. Big_sly_doc: 46 points (1 =win, 1 =3rd)
2. Mash: 46 points (2 =2nds, 1 =3rd)
3. Enforcer: 46 points (1 =2nd, 1 =3rd)
4. Phoenix: 45 points (1 =2nd, 1 3rd, 1 =3rd)
5. DOSBoot: 44 points (1 =2nd, 1 =3rd)
6. Shizuka: 43 points (2 =3rds)
7. Bleu: 43 points (1 =win, 1 =3rd)
8. Dr-baker: 42 points* (1 =win, 1 =3rd)
9. Sswishbone : 42 points (1 2nd, =1 =3rd)
10. RealRacingRoots: 42 points (1 =2nd)

[Wizzie]

And now the standings have been updated to Post-Spain:

1. Enforcer: 57 points (1 =2nd, 1 =3rd)
2. Bleu: 56 points (1 =win, 2 =3rds)
3. DOSBoot: 56 points (1 =2nd, 1 =3rd)
4. Tommykl: 55 points (1 =win, 1 2nd, 1 =2nd)
5. Phoenix: 55 points (1 =2nd, 1 3rd, 1 =3rd)
6. RealRacingRoots: 53 points (1 =2nd)
7. Dr-baker: 52 points* (1 =win, 1 =3rd)
8. Shizuka: 52 points (2 =3rds)
9. Wizzie: 52 points (2 =3rds)
10. Nuppiz: 51 points (1 win, 1 =3rd)