The 2017 Formula One season: 15 questions

Jimlaad43 · Mar 20, 2017

Formula 1 is nearly back! To celebrate this, we will be reviving the 15 pre-season questions to get your brains ticking. With new regulations comes a massive shake-up that may change the order, bringing the field potentially closer together. So, how do you think the season will go? Answer our 15 questions below.

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? (20 races?
Which drivers will win a race?
How many teams will score a podium finish?
Will any drivers be replaced (if yes, who for who?)?
Will Sauber score points (If "yes", how many)?
What will be the biggest controversy of the season?
How many Red Flags will there be during races?
Who will take the most pole positions?
Which race will be the best of the year?
How many wet races will there be (at least 1 driver running on Intermediate or Wet tyres)?
At what race will McLaren-Honda first get both cars to the finish?
At which race will the Drivers Championship be decided?

Post your predictions below

DutchDevil79 · Mar 20, 2017

Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
1 Hamilton, 2 Verstappen, 3 Vettel
Massa - Stroll 17-3
Hamilton, Verstappen, Vettel, , Riccardo, Bottas
6 teams
No replacements
Yes, 2 points
In the last race Vettel will crash with Verstappen leaving the WC to Hamilton.
3 red flasg in total
Hamilton
Spa
There will be 3 wet races
At Barcelona
In the last race.

TobiasR · Mar 20, 2017

Who will win the Drivers Championship? Kimi Raikkonen
Which team will win the Constructors Championship? Ferrari
The top 3 drivers in the Drivers Championship will be... Kimi, Hamilton, Vettel
Who will out-qualify their team mate the most? What will their head-to-head record be? (20 races?) Lewis: 15-5
Which drivers will win a race? Max Verstappen
How many teams will score a podium finish? 5
Will any drivers be replaced (if yes, who for who?)? No
Will Sauber score points (If "yes", how many)? Yes, 4
What will be the biggest controversy of the season? Kimi winning the championship in the second to last round because Lewis and Vettel wreck each other
How many Red Flags will there be during races? 1
Who will take the most pole positions? Lewis
Which race will be the best of the year? Brazil
How many wet races will there be (at least 1 driver running on Intermediate or Wet tyres)? 3
At what race will McLaren-Honda first get both cars to the finish? 4th grand prix
At which race will the Drivers Championship be decided? second to last round

Bert Austen · Mar 20, 2017

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 - Bottas - Verstappen
Who will out-qualify their team mate the most? What will their head-to-head record be? (20 races? Riccardo - Verstappen
Which drivers will win a race? Verstappen
How many teams will score a podium finish? 4
Will any drivers be replaced (if yes, who for who?)? Yes - Stroll
Will Sauber score points (If "yes", how many)? yes 3
What will be the biggest controversy of the season? Our Verstappen World Champion in the last race , beat Hamilton
How many Red Flags will there be during races? 0
Who will take the most pole positions? Hamilton
Which race will be the best of the year? Brazil
How many wet races will there be (at least 1 driver running on Intermediate or Wet tyres)? 3
At what race will McLaren-Honda first get both cars to the finish? Not any race of the season
At which race will the Drivers Championship be decided? Brazil

Matthew Allington · Mar 20, 2017

Who will win the Drivers Championship? Vettel
Which team will win the Constructors Championship? Ferrari
The top 3 drivers in the Drivers Championship will be... Vettel, Hamilton, Raikkonen
Who will out-qualify their team mate the most? What will their head-to-head record be? (20 races?) Massa 18-2
Which drivers will win a race? Hamilton, Bottas, Ricciardo, Verstappen, Vettel, Raikkonen
How many teams will score a podium finish? 7
Will any drivers be replaced (if yes, who for who?)? No.
Will Sauber score points (If "yes", how many)? Yes, 2
What will be the biggest controversy of the season? Red Bull drivers go to war with ech other.
How many Red Flags will there be during races? 2
Who will take the most pole positions? Hamilton
Which race will be the best of the year? Canada
How many wet races will there be (at least 1 driver running on Intermediate or Wet tyres)? 5
At what race will McLaren-Honda first get both cars to the finish? Hungary
At which race will the Drivers Championship be decided? Brazil

There's some pretty hopeful stuff in there, but I can dream!

LeSunTzu · Mar 20, 2017

1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Ferrari
3. Hamilton, Vettel, Raikkonen
4. Massa (20-0)
5. Hamilton, Vettel, Raikkonen, Verstappen, Bottas
6. 4 teams
7. no
8. no
9. Tire failures at Silverstone
10. 0 red flag
11. Hamilton
12. Spa
13. 3 races
14. Australia
15. the last one

KoshaPashkin · Mar 20, 2017

1. Kimi Raikkonen
2. Ferrari
3. Raikkonen, Vettel, Hamilton
4. Massa (16-4)
5. Bottas, Hamilton, Raikkonen, Vettel
6. 4
7. Kviat to Gasly
8. Wehrlein 5 points
9. Kimi will win title and retire
10. 3
11. Vettel
12. Austria
13. 4
14. Spain
15. Abu Dhabi

Paul Glover · Mar 20, 2017

Who will win the Drivers Championship? Lewis Hamilton
Which team will win the Constructors Championship? Ferrari
The top 3 drivers in the Drivers Championship will be... Hamilton, Vettel, Verstappen
Who will out-qualify their team mate the most? What will their head-to-head record be? (20 races? - Verstappen 12/8
Which drivers will win a race? - Vettel, Verstappen, Hamilton, Botta, Raikkonen, Ricciardo, Alonso
How many teams will score a podium finish? 6
Will any drivers be replaced (if yes, who for who?)? Doubt it
Will Sauber score points (If "yes", how many)? Yes - 3
What will be the biggest controversy of the season? Drivers weaving under braking
How many Red Flags will there be during races? 1
Who will take the most pole positions? Hamilton
Which race will be the best of the year? Hungary - Budapest
How many wet races will there be (at least 1 driver running on Intermediate or Wet tyres)? 6
At what race will McLaren-Honda first get both cars to the finish? Spain
At which race will the Drivers Championship be decided? Mexico

Sky · Mar 20, 2017

Who will win the Drivers Championship? No one unexpected
Which team will win the Constructors Championship? As Above
The top 3 drivers in the Drivers Championship will be... I refer you to my previous comment
Who will out-qualify their team mate the most? Palmer's teammate. whoever that is.
Which drivers will win a race? The ones that cross the finish line first.
How many teams will score a podium finish? 2 or 3 each race.
Will any drivers be replaced? Alonso, by a haunted wicker basket.
Will Sauber score points? Is Will Sauber related to Peter?
What will be the biggest controversy of the season? Brundle will call the canadian marshalls 'Pikeys' again.
How many Red Flags will there be during races? Depends on whether the Phantom Flagwaver of Beijing turns up.
Who will take the most pole positions? Someone that wears an oversized baseball cap.
Which race will be the best of the year? Le mans, maybe an indy or gt race. definitely not an f1 race.
How many wet races will there be (at least 1 driver running on Intermediate or Wet tyres)? Wet tires could be used in the dry, it depends how passive-aggressive mclaren get towards honda.
At what race will McLaren-Honda first get both cars to the finish? A BOSS gp race with mp4/4s
At which race will the Drivers Championship be decided? Melbourne, when we see if Bottas has got into Hamiltons head already.

Jimlaad43 · Mar 20, 2017

Who will win the Drivers Championship? Bottas
Which team will win the Constructors Championship? Mercedes
The top 3 drivers in the Drivers Championship will be... Bottas, Vettel, Hamilton
Who will out-qualify their team mate the most? What will their head-to-head record be? (20 races)? Massa 18-2 Stroll
Which drivers will win a race? Bottas, Hamilton, Vettel, Raikkonen, Massa, Ricciardo
How many teams will score a podium finish? 7, Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull, Williams, Renault, Force India, Toro Rosso
Will any drivers be replaced (if yes, who for who?)? Palmer replaced by Sirotkin, Rosberg does 1 race for Mercedes after Hamilton or Bottas get injured/ill/banned
Will Sauber score points (If "yes", how many)? 5 points in a crash-tastic Monaco
What will be the biggest controversy of the season? Liberty media escort Bernie away from a race
How many Red Flags will there be during races? 0
Who will take the most pole positions? Hamilton
Which race will be the best of the year? British
How many wet races will there be (at least 1 driver running on Intermediate or Wet tyres)? 6 (China, Spain, Austria, UK, Italy, Mexico)
At what race will McLaren-Honda first get both cars to the finish? Bahrain
At which race will the Drivers Championship be decided? Brazil

Deleted member 6919 · Mar 20, 2017

Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
1 Hamilton, 2 Verstappen, 3 Raikkonen
Alonso - Vandoorne 15-5
Hamilton, Verstappen, Vettel, Riccardo, Bottas
6 teams
No replacements
5 points
There will be a serious accident..
3 red flasg in total
Hamilton
Silverstone
There will be 6 wet races
At Australia
Race 18.

Alx^ · Mar 20, 2017

Bottas
Merc
Bottas, Hamilton, Verstappen
Alonso, by about 70%
Bottas, Hamilton, Ricciardo, Verstappen, Raikonnen
3
Mid-season, no. End of season, Raikonnen retires, Hamilton to Ferrari after losing to Bottas, Alonso to Merc.
8
Downforce and car sizes creating the worst "racing" we've ever seen
1
Hamilton
One that isn't in F1
5
Russia
Brazil

El-ahrairah · Mar 20, 2017

Who will win the Drivers Championship? Maldonado
Which team will win the Constructors Championship? Force Venezuela
The top 3 drivers in the Drivers Championship will be... Maldonado, Maldonado, Maldonado
Who will out-qualify their team mate the most? What will their head-to-head record be? (20 races) Maldonado will out qualify Maldonado 20:0.
Which drivers will win a race? Maldonado
How many teams will score a podium finish? 1
Will any drivers be replaced (if yes, who for who?)? All of them. Maldonado will be traded for Maldonado 20 times.
Will Sauber score points (If "yes", how many)? Yes. 2020 (all available).
What will be the biggest controversy of the season? Maldonado qualifies first and last for every race. People don't understand how that's possible.
How many Red Flags will there be during races? ∞
Who will take the most pole positions? Maldonado
Which race will be the best of the year? Venezuelan Grand Prix
How many wet races will there be (at least 1 driver running on Intermediate or Wet tyres)? 20
At what race will McLaren-Honda first get both cars to the finish? Venezuelan Grand Prix
At which race will the Drivers Championship be decided? 20th consecutive running of the Venezuelan Grand Prix.

grahamw · Mar 20, 2017

1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Mercedes
3.Hamilton, Vettel and Ricciardo
4. Hamilton : 15-5
5. Hamilton, Verstappen, Vettel, , Riccardo, Bottas
6. 6 teams
7. Possibly Alonso will quit if they don't get the car to work after 3rd GP.
8. 3 points
9. Alonso will lose it with the team and walk out before race 4.
10. 2
11. Hamilton
12. Monaco
13. 4
14. Race 5
15. Mexico

Qazdar Karim · Mar 20, 2017

Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
Hamilton - Vettel - Bottas
Massa (18) Stroll (2)
Hamilton - Bottas - Vettel - Raikonen
5 teams
Yes, Alonso by Button
Yes, 10
Alonso leaving McLaren mid season.
6
Hamilton
Hungary
3
4th race
17th race

Omer Said · Mar 20, 2017

Lewis Hamilton
Ferrari
Hamilton, Vettel, Raikkonen
Hamilton with 17-3.
Hamilton, Vettel, Raikkonen, Ricciardo, Verstappen, Bottas.
6
No.
Yes. 19 points.
Hamilton-Vettel crash at a race.
0
Hamilton
That is a very subjective question, but USA might be a good spectacle.
4.
None.
Abu Dhabi.

Bram Hengeveld · Mar 20, 2017

Who will win the Drivers Championship? Max Verstappen
Which team will win the Constructors Championship? Red Bull Racing
The top 3 drivers in the Drivers Championship will be... 1 Verstappen 2 Hamilton 3 Vettel
Who will out-qualify their team mate the most? What will their head-to-head record be? (20 races? Wehrlein 19 - Ericsson 1
Which drivers will win a race? Hamilton, Bottas, Vettel, Raikkonen, Ricciardo, Verstappen
How many teams will score a podium finish? Four
Will any drivers be replaced (if yes, who for who?)? Yes! Alonso by Wehrlein, Palmer by X, Ericsson by Y,
Will Sauber score points (If "yes", how many)? Yes 5 points
What will be the biggest controversy of the season? Alonso leaving McLaren
How many Red Flags will there be during races? 3
Who will take the most pole positions? Hamilton
Which race will be the best of the year? Belgian Grand Prix
How many wet races will there be (at least 1 driver running on Intermediate or Wet tyres)? 3
At what race will McLaren-Honda first get both cars to the finish? Chinese Grand Prix
At which race will the Drivers Championship be decided? Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Matthew327 · Mar 20, 2017

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, Vettel, Ricciardo
Who will out-qualify their team mate the most? What will their head-to-head record be? (20 races) Massa-Stroll 14:6
Which drivers will win a race? Hamilton, Bottas, Vettel, Ricciardo, Verstappen
How many teams will score a podium finish? 4
Will any drivers be replaced (if yes, who for who?)? Wehrlein replaces Stroll at Williams, Giovinazzi replaces Wehrlein at Sauber
Will Sauber score points (If "yes", how many)? Yes - 8 pts
What will be the biggest controversy of the season? Alonso ending his career with immediate effect
How many Red Flags will there be during races? 3
Who will take the most pole positions? Hamilton
Which race will be the best of the year? Brazilian Grand Prix
How many wet races will there be (at least 1 driver running on Intermediate or Wet tyres)? 6
At what race will McLaren-Honda first get both cars to the finish? Russian Grand Prix
At which race will the Drivers Championship be decided? Mexican Grand Prix

Nox · Mar 20, 2017

Who will win the Drivers Championship? Valtteri Bottas
Which team will win the Constructors Championship? Mercedes
The top 3 drivers in the Drivers Championship will be... Bottas, Hamilton, Vettel
Who will out-qualify their team mate the most? What will their head-to-head record be? (20 races?) Perez 16-4
Which drivers will win a race? Bottas, Hamilton, Vettel, Verstappen, Ricciardo, Raikkonen.
How many teams will score a podium finish? Four
Will any drivers be replaced (if yes, who for who?)? Yes; Pierre Gasly in for Kvyat,
Will Sauber score points (If "yes", how many)? Yes, 2 points.
What will be the biggest controversy of the season? Verstappen
How many Red Flags will there be during races? 1
Who will take the most pole positions? Bottas
Which race will be the best of the year? Montreal
How many wet races will there be (at least 1 driver running on Intermediate or Wet tyres)? 5
At what race will McLaren-Honda first get both cars to the finish? Melbourne
At which race will the Drivers Championship be decided? Mexico City