Formula One 2016 in 15 Questions

Chris · Mar 11, 2016

This time next week the Formula One circus will kick off once again in Australia around the streets of Albert Park. With this in mind, who doesn't love a good pre-season guessing game? We have 15 questions and we want your predictions for the 2016 Formula One season!

Who will win the Drivers Championship?
Which team will win the Constructors Championship?
The top 3 drivers in the Drivers Championship will be...
Who will out-qualify their team mate the most? What will their head-to-head record be? (21 races)
Will Haas F1 score any podiums (If "yes", how many)?
Max Verstappen or Carlos Sainz Jr.?
Will Manor F1 score points (If "yes", how many)?
Which drivers will win a race?
Which teams will win a race?
What will be the biggest controversy of the season?
How many cars will finish in Australia?
Who will take the most pole positions?
Which race will be the best of the year?
How many points will McLaren-Honda score?
At which race will the Drivers Championship be decided?

Leave your predictions below!

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Ryan · Mar 11, 2016

1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team
3. Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg, Sebastian Vettel
4. Sebastian Vettel vs Kimi Räikkönen (17-4 Seb)
5. No (don't be silly now!)
6. Carlos Sainz Jr.
7. No
8. Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg, Sebastian Vettel, Daniel Riccardo, Valtteri Bottas (yep, finally)
9. Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull, Williams
10. Something about Alonso and something about Haas being a Ferrari B-team
11. Eighteen
12. Lewis Hamilton
13. Brazil
14. Ten
15. Mexico

Chris · Mar 11, 2016

Who will win the Drivers Championship? Lewis Hamilton
Which team will win the Constructors Championship? Mercedes
The top 3 drivers in the Drivers Championship will be... Hamilton, Rosberg, Vettel
Who will out-qualify their team mate the most? What will their head-to-head record be? (21 races) Grosjean over Gutierrez, 18-3
Will Haas F1 score any podiums (If "yes", how many)? No
Max Verstappen or Carlos Sainz Jr.? Max Verstappen
Will Manor F1 score points (If "yes", how many)? Yes, 4 points
Which drivers will win a race? Hamilton, Rosberg, Vettel, Bottas
Which teams will win a race? Mercedes, Ferrari, Williams
What will be the biggest controversy of the season? Strategy Group being dissolved (okay that's just my own wishful thinking )
How many cars will finish in Australia? 17
Who will take the most pole positions? Lewis Hamilton
Which race will be the best of the year? Montreal
How many points will McLaren-Honda score? 62
At which race will the Drivers Championship be decided? Sao Paulo

Alessandro Di Domenicantonio · Mar 11, 2016

Sebastian Vettel
Mercedes
Vettel, Hamilton, Rosberg
Pascal Wehrlein (19-2)
No
Max Verstappen
Yes (2)
Vettel, Hamilton, Rosberg, Raikkonen, Ricciardo.
Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull
Alonso leaving Mclaren in a bad way lol
18
Lewis Hamilton
Hungary
67
In the last one (let's have some hope )

Blimey · Mar 11, 2016

mod-edit: for once play a long and submit your predictions.

Bram Hengeveld · Mar 11, 2016

Who will win the Drivers Championship? Sebastian Vettel
Which team will win the Constructors Championship? Mercedes
The top 3 drivers in the Drivers Championship will be... Vettel, Rosberg, Hamilton
Who will out-qualify their team mate the most? What will their head-to-head record be? (21 races) Wehrlein over Haryanto, 20-1
Will Haas F1 score any podiums (If "yes", how many)? No
Max Verstappen or Carlos Sainz Jr.? Max Verstappen
Will Manor F1 score points (If "yes", how many)? No, 0 points
Which drivers will win a race? Verstappen , Hamilton, Rosberg, Vettel, Ricciardo,
Which teams will win a race? Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull Racing, Toro Rosso
What will be the biggest controversy of the season? Doping scandal & Mid-season return of Pastor Maldonado in F1. Or a combination of both. The crash of Rosberg & Hamilton (Lewis at fault) in Abu Dhabi leading up to Vettel's first title for Ferrari.
How many cars will finish in Australia? 15
Who will take the most pole positions? Rosberg
Which race will be the best of the year? Monaco, Verstappen's first ever GP win, whoohoo
How many points will McLaren-Honda score? 77 points (but 150 points in GP2)
At which race will the Drivers Championship be decided? Last lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Qazdar Karim · Mar 11, 2016

Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
Rosberg, Vettel, Hamilton
Wehrlein will beat Haryanto by 21 - 0
No
Max Verstappen
Yes, 34 points
Rosberg, Hamilton ,Ricciardo, Bottas and Vettel
Mercedes, RBR , Ferrari and Williams
Alonso ragequitting mid season
16 cars will finish the Australian GP
Rosberg
Hungary
80 points
20th race

PS: Can we have a "guess the pole lap" game ?

Mod-edit: yes, click here and make it happen please. We love games!

btk150 · Mar 11, 2016

Who will win the Drivers Championship? Vettel (let me believe)
Which team will win the Constructors Championship? Mercedes
The top 3 drivers in the Drivers Championship will be... Vettel, Hamilton and Rosberg
Who will out-qualify their team mate the most? What will their head-to-head record be? (21 races) Pascal (16-5)
Will Haas F1 score any podiums (If "yes", how many)? No
Max Verstappen or Carlos Sainz Jr.? Max
Will Manor F1 score points (If "yes", how many)? Yes, 5
Which drivers will win a race? Both merc, both ferraris and ricciardo
Which teams will win a race? Merc, Ferrari and Red Bull
What will be the biggest controversy of the season? Alonso
How many cars will finish in Australia? 16
Who will take the most pole positions? Rosberg
Which race will be the best of the year? BRAZIL!!!
How many points will McLaren-Honda score? 10
At which race will the Drivers Championship be decided? Suzuka

Hor-hay · Mar 11, 2016

Who will win the Drivers Championship? Lewis Hamilton
Which team will win the Constructors Championship? Mercedes
The top 3 drivers in the Drivers Championship will be... Hamilton, Rosberg & Vettel
Who will out-qualify their team mate the most? Grosjean
Will Haas F1 score any podiums (If "yes", how many)? Dream on Haas
Max Verstappen or Carlos Sainz Jr.? Max
Will Manor F1 score points (If "yes", how many)? 1
Which drivers will win a race? Hamilton, Rosberg & Vettel
Which teams will win a race? Mercedes, Ferrari
What will be the biggest controversy of the season? Hamilton's hair style
How many cars will finish in Australia? 18
Who will take the most pole positions? Lewis Hamilton
Which race will be the best of the year? any with rain
How many points will McLaren-Honda score? 42
At which race will the Drivers Championship be decided? US

Dolf4737 · Mar 11, 2016

Who will win the Drivers Championship? Nico Rosberg
Which team will win the Constructors Championship? Mercedes
The top 3 drivers in the Drivers Championship will be... Rosberg, Hamilton & (Vettel or Bottas)
Who will out-qualify their team mate the most? What will their head-to-head record be? Wehrlein by 21 to 0 (unless a reliability problems)
Will Haas F1 score any podiums (If "yes", how many)? Tricky but I believe in them
Max Verstappen or Carlos Sainz Jr.? Carlos Sainz Jr.
Will Manor F1 score points (If "yes", how many)? Yes, 4 points
Which drivers will win a race? Hamilton, Rosberg, Vettel, Bottas and Ricciardo
Which teams will win a race? Mercedes, Ferrari, Williams and Red Bull
What will be the biggest controversy of the season? Hamilton exiting Mercedes at the end of the season (sounds crazy but I think it could probably happen)
How many cars will finish in Australia? 15
Who will take the most pole positions? Rosberg
Which race will be the best of the year? Any race with rain
How many points will McLaren-Honda score? 65
At which race will the Drivers Championship be decided? Final round in Abu Dhabi (decider between Rosberg and Hamilton)

Manuel De Samaniego · Mar 11, 2016

Who will win the Drivers Championship? Sergio Perez
Which team will win the Constructors Championship? Ferrari
The top 3 drivers in the Drivers Championship will be... Sergio Perez, Esteban Gutierrez, Nico Rosberg
Who will out-qualify their team mate the most? What will their head-to-head record be? Nico Rosberg 21-0
Will Haas F1 score any podiums Yes 3
Max Verstappen or Carlos Sainz Jr. Carlos Sainz Jr.
Will Manor F1 score points? yes 20
Which drivers will win a race? Esteban Gutierrez, Sergio Perez, Sebastian Vettel, Nico Rosberg, Romain Grosjean
Which teams will win a race? Haas, Force India, Ferrari, Mercedes
What will be the biggest controversy of the season? Lack of parking spaces at the Baku GP
How many cars will finish in Australia? 19
Who will take the most pole positions? Vettel
Which race will be the best of the year? Mexico
How many points will McLaren-Honda score? 0
At which race will the Drivers Championship be decided? Mexico

FanOfF1 · Mar 11, 2016

Who will win the Drivers Championship? Sebastian Vettel
Which team will win the Constructors Championship? Ferrari
The top 3 drivers in the Drivers Championship will be... Vettel, Rosberg, Räikkonen
Who will out-qualify their team mate the most? Wehrlein
What will their head-to-head record be? 20-1
Will Haas F1 score any podiums (If "yes", how many)? Yes 4
Max Verstappen or Carlos Sainz Jr.? Max
Will Manor F1 score points (If "yes", how many)? 17
Which drivers will win a race? Vettel, Räikkonen, Rosberg, Hamilton, Verstappen , Peréz
Which teams will win a race? Mercedes, Ferrari, Toro Rosso
What will be the biggest controversy of the season? Manor Speed
How many cars will finish in Australia? 20
Who will take the most pole positions? Rosberg
Which race will be the best of the year? Monaco, Azerbaijan
How many points will McLaren-Honda score? 102
At which race will the Drivers Championship be decided? Abu Dhabi

Ville-Samuli Mutanen · Mar 11, 2016

Who will win the Drivers Championship? Sebastian Vettel
Which team will win the Constructors Championship? Mercedes
The top 3 drivers in the Drivers Championship will be... Vettel, Hamilton, Räikkönen
Who will out-qualify their team mate the most? What will their head-to-head record be? (21 races) Ricciardo, 19
Will Haas F1 score any podiums (If "yes", how many)? 1
Max Verstappen or Carlos Sainz Jr.? Max
Will Manor F1 score points (If "yes", how many)? No
Which drivers will win a race? Räikkönen, Vettel, Hamilton, Rosberg, Ricciardo
Which teams will win a race? Ferrari, Mercedes, Red Bull
What will be the biggest controversy of the season? New Qualification system
How many cars will finish in Australia? 17
Who will take the most pole positions? Hamilton
Which race will be the best of the year? Brazil
How many points will McLaren-Honda score? 85
At which race will the Drivers Championship be decided? Abu Dhabi

Caramidaru Andrei Bogdan · Mar 11, 2016

Who will win the Drivers Championship? KIMI!!! yeah baby
Which team will win the Constructors Championship? Ferrari by a long way
The top 3 drivers in the Drivers Championship will be...Kimi, Vettel, Hamster
Who will out-qualify their team mate the most? What will their head-to-head record be? (21 races)Wehrlein
Will Haas F1 score any podiums (If "yes", how many)?NO
Max Verstappen or Carlos Sainz Jr.?Carlos!
Will Manor F1 score points (If "yes", how many)?NO
Which drivers will win a race? Kimi,Hamster,Vettel,Rosberg,Massa,Bottas,Ricciardo
Which teams will win a race?Ferrari, Mercedes, Williams, Redbull , Mclaren ))))
What will be the biggest controversy of the season?Alonso
How many cars will finish in Australia?12
Who will take the most pole positions?Vettel
Which race will be the best of the year?Monza
How many points will McLaren-Honda score?69
At which race will the Drivers Championship be decided?USA

Deleted member 205301 · Mar 11, 2016

hamilton
Mercedes
Hamilton, Rosberg, Vettel
Grosjean (16-5)
No
Max Verstappen
Yes :1
Hamilton, Rosberg, Vettel, Raikkonen, Massa
Mercedes, ferrari, William's
Haas leaving at the end of season
16
Rosberg
Barhein
83
melbourne (1-Hamilton, 2Rosberg, 3Vettel, 4Raikkonen, no need to go further...)

Omer Said · Mar 11, 2016

Who will win the Drivers Championship? Lewis Hamilton
Which team will win the Constructors Championship? Mercedes GP
The top 3 drivers in the Drivers Championship will be... Hamilton, Rosberg, Vettel
Who will out-qualify their team mate the most? What will their head-to-head record be? (21 races) Grosjean 20 races
Will Haas F1 score any podiums (If "yes", how many)? no
Max Verstappen or Carlos Sainz Jr.? Verstappen
Will Manor F1 score points (If "yes", how many)? no
Which drivers will win a race? Hamilton, Rosberg, Vettel
Which teams will win a race? Mercedes, Ferrari
What will be the biggest controversy of the season? Hamilton vs Rosberg fight at a Grand Prix
How many cars will finish in Australia? 16
Who will take the most pole positions? Hamilton
Which race will be the best of the year? Austin Gp
How many points will McLaren-Honda score? 60
At which race will the Drivers Championship be decided? Abu Dhabi

Jimlaad43 · Mar 11, 2016

Who will win the Drivers Championship? Hamilton
Which team will win the Constructors Championship? Mercedes
The top 3 drivers in the Drivers Championship will be... Hamilton, Vettel, Rosberg
Who will out-qualify their team mate the most? What will their head-to-head record be? (21 races) Grosjean 18-3
Will Haas F1 score any podiums (If "yes", how many)? No
Max Verstappen or Carlos Sainz Jr.? Verstappen
Will Manor F1 score points (If "yes", how many)? 17
Which drivers will win a race? 4 (Hamilton, Rosberg, Vettel, Bottas)
Which teams will win a race? Mercedes, Ferrari, Williams
What will be the biggest controversy of the season? Someone getting a race ban for causing a massive pile-up
How many cars will finish in Australia? 15
Who will take the most pole positions? Hamilton
Which race will be the best of the year? British GP
How many points will McLaren-Honda score? 24
At which race will the Drivers Championship be decided? Mexico

Sasha Jednak · Mar 11, 2016

Who will win the Drivers Championship? Hamilton
Which team will win the Constructors Championship? Ferrari
The top 3 drivers in the Drivers Championship will be... Hamilton, Vettel, Raikkonen
Who will out-qualify their team mate the most? What will their head-to-head record be? (21 races) Vettel 17-4
Will Haas F1 score any podiums (If "yes", how many)? No
Max Verstappen or Carlos Sainz Jr.? Verstappen
Will Manor F1 score points (If "yes", how many)? Yes, 5 points
Which drivers will win a race? Hamilton, Rosberg, Vettel, Raikkonen
Which teams will win a race? Mercedes, Ferrari
What will be the biggest controversy of the season? Alonso contacting Ferrari for contract
How many cars will finish in Australia? 18
Who will take the most pole positions? Hamilton
Which race will be the best of the year? Austin (they will make the show as they no to do, now when they even have the team on the grid)
How many points will McLaren-Honda score? 60
At which race will the Drivers Championship be decided? In Austin, to complete the show (circus)

TobiasR · Mar 11, 2016

Who will win the Drivers Championship? Hamilton
Which team will win the Constructors Championship? Merc
The top 3 drivers in the Drivers Championship will be...Ham, Ros, Vet
Who will out-qualify their team mate the most? What will their head-to-head record be? (21 races)Wehrlein - 20-1
Will Haas F1 score any podiums (If "yes", how many)? nay
Max Verstappen or Carlos Sainz Jr.? Max
Will Manor F1 score points (If "yes", how many)? 1 lucky point I guess
Which drivers will win a race? Ham, Ros, Vet, Raik, Ricci
Which teams will win a race? Merc, Ferrari, RB
What will be the biggest controversy of the season? Nonsensical format debates and power struggles, Tech rules
How many cars will finish in Australia? 15
Who will take the most pole positions? Ros
Which race will be the best of the year? Brazil
How many points will McLaren-Honda score? 20
At which race will the Drivers Championship be decided? Second to last.

Milos · Mar 11, 2016

Who will win the Drivers Championship? Rosberg I believe in you this time
Which team will win the Constructors Championship? Mercedes, no doubt about that.
The top 3 drivers in the Drivers Championship will be... Rosberg, Hamilton, Vettel
Who will out-qualify their team mate the most? What will their head-to-head record be? (21 races) Wehrlein, 19-2
Will Haas F1 score any podiums (If "yes", how many)? No
Max Verstappen or Carlos Sainz Jr.? Max
Will Manor F1 score points (If "yes", how many)? Yes, 3
Which drivers will win a race? Hamilton, Rosberg, Vettel, Raikonnen, Ricciardo
Which teams will win a race? Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull
What will be the biggest controversy of the season? Elimination quali system
How many cars will finish in Australia? 17
Who will take the most pole positions? Rosberg
Which race will be the best of the year? A wet race Singapore let's say
How many points will McLaren-Honda score? 100
At which race will the Drivers Championship be decided? Final race