1 week before the first race of this season, I asked you 15 questions about the (then) upcoming season of Formula 1. 8 months later, and one absolute belter of an F1 season later, we have the answers. It's time to see how we did!
In total, 38 people gave (sensible) answers.
- Who will win the Drivers Championship?
- Lewis Hamilton - 45% were correct.
- Which team will win the Constructors Championship?
- Mercedes - 58% were correct.
- The top 3 drivers in the Drivers Championship will be...
- Hamilton, Vettel, Bottas - Only 8% got the top 3 in the right order correct.
- Who will out-qualify their team mate the most? What will their head-to-head record be? (20 races)
- Vettel 15-5 Raikkonen - (Massa and Alonso outqualified team mates the most, but all 20 races were specified in the question (meaning Hulkenberg's 15-0 shut out of Palmer also didn't count). Both missed a race unfortunately. Am I being picky? Of course I am
) - 0% said Vettel. Reading through this there was way too much hope for Raikkonen this season...
- Vettel 15-5 Raikkonen - (Massa and Alonso outqualified team mates the most, but all 20 races were specified in the question (meaning Hulkenberg's 15-0 shut out of Palmer also didn't count). Both missed a race unfortunately. Am I being picky? Of course I am
- Which drivers will win a race?
- Hamilton - 95%
- Vettel - 92%
- Bottas - 92%
- Verstappen - 74%
- Ricciardo - 82%
- Wrong answers included a load for Raikkonen, a good few for Massa, a couple for Perez and one for Hulkenberg. - 31 in total.
- Hamilton - 95%
- How many teams will score a podium finish?
- 4, Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull, Williams - Yes, you read that right. Lance Stroll was the only non-Mercedes, Ferrari or Red Bull to stand on the podium!- 26% said 4 teams.
- Will any drivers be replaced (if yes, who for who?)?
- Wehrlein by Giovinazzi - 1
- Alonso by Button - 3
- Massa by Di Resta - 1 (not specified)
- Kyvat by Gasly - 4(some not specified)
- Palmer by Sainz - 1 (not specified)
- Sainz by Kvyat
- Gasly by Hartley
- Kvyat by Hartley
- Yeah, Toro Rosso got all a bit confusing by the end of the season. Some people didn't specify who a driver would be replaced by, but a lot of people wrote "No", and boy did they get proved wrong.
- Wehrlein by Giovinazzi - 1
- Will Sauber score points (If "yes", how many)?
- Yes, 5 - 87% were correct, 13% got the points total too.
- What will be the biggest controversy of the season?
- Obviously this is subjective, but here's a good list
- Vettel and Hamilton colliding behind the Safety Car in Azerbaijan. - Someone said Vettel and Hamilton colliding. I'll give you that.
- Force India's inter-team collisions.
- Toro Rosso sacking Kvyat twice. - Not mentioned "twice", but mentioned as a controversy.
- Grid Penalties, especially Italy.
- Verstappen's (100% totally fair and just) post-race penalty in Austin.
- Ferrari team orders in Monaco and Hungary
- Other correct statements included "Red Bull drivers colliding (Hungary)" and "McLaren leaving Honda at the end of the season"
- Vettel and Hamilton colliding behind the Safety Car in Azerbaijan. - Someone said Vettel and Hamilton colliding. I'll give you that.
- Obviously this is subjective, but here's a good list
- How many Red Flags will there be during races?
- 1, Azerbaijan - 16% were correct.
- Who will take the most pole positions?
- Lewis Hamilton, 11 - 76% were correct.
- Which race will be the best of the year?
- Race Department voted overwhelmingly for Azerbaijan - 0% of you guessed it though!
- How many wet races will there be (at least 1 driver running on Intermediate or Wet tyres)?
- 2, China and Singapore - 8% were correct.
- At what race will McLaren-Honda first get both cars to the finish?
- Azerbaijan (Round 8) - 3%, and even then, they said "Canada or Baku", so I was very close to being harsh and counting it as a wrong answer. They were saved by everyone else being wrong.
- At which race will the Drivers Championship be decided?
- Mexico (Round 18) - 26% were correct.
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