2018 Season - Bet the top 10

[Chrill]

This is always a bit of fun. How will the Australian GP finish, who will score points?

I'll have a go:

1. Hamilton
2. Vettel
3. Bottas
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4. Ricciardo
5. Magnussen
6. Hulkenberg
7. Sainz
8. Vandoorne
9. Grosjean
10. Hartley

DNFs:
Raikkonen
Verstappen
Alonso
Sirotkin
Leclerc

[Penfold]

Easy.

1. Vettel
2. Verstappen
3. Hamilton
4. Bottas
5. Grosjean
6. Kimi
7. Alonso
8. Hulk
9. Sainz
10. Perez

DNFs:
Magnussen - He hit someone
Ricciardo - Was hit by someone
Sirotkin - Hit a wall
Hartley - Turbo failure

DNS:
Vandoorne - Suffered a mild concussion on Sunday morning after being clobbered by an aggressively opened van door.

[Chrill]

OK, we at least place a Haas at P5, however you believe Mercedes will miss out on a front row finish (is that a thing?). I do hope you're right, it'd be healthy for F1 to have Ferrari up front. Especially so since a Swede will be racing for them next season. It's been a while since this happened:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvGaTAkAxdQ

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Hamilton made a small but costly error in his first Q3 run and his second run was compromised by traffic, hence him starting from P7.  Either that or he got clipped early on and had to dive into the pits for a new wing.  For some reason I can't seem to remember which it was....

[Chrill]

Did he get caught out in the Magnussen-Ricciardo incident and escaped with merely a broken front wing?

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Of course!  How the hell could I forget?  That Magnussen is a bloody menace at times....

[Chrill]

Right. Bahrain then. I think we'll hear the Finnish anthem, boys. Just not sure which other anthem will be playing.

1. Raikkonen
2. Bottas
3. Vettel
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4. Verstappen
5. Hamilton
6. Ricciardo
7. Alonso
8. Magnussen
9. Sainz
10. Gasly

DNFs:
Hulkenberg (lap 0, crash)
Grosjean (lap 0, crash)
Ericsson (lap 33, unsafe release from pits)

You know, Sauber has the same bolts Haas do. And Ferrari as well, they had issues with Raikkonen in free practice yesterday.

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Forgot all about this.  Have I missed the cut-off for Bahrain?

[Chrill]

Worry not, you may still predict the top 10. Perhaps this time you can be accurate.

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... at least I picked the winner in Australia. 

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China.  People might call this a prediction, but it's closer to a simple statement of what will happen:

1. Hammy
2. Vettel
3. Max
4. Bottas
5. Ricciardo
6. Kimi
7. KMag
8. Hulk
9. Grosjean
10. Perez

DNFs:
Gasly - Engine blows at end of main straight on lap 37
Alonso - Engine blows at end of main straight on lap 28
Sainz - Engine blows at end of main straight on lap 41

[Chrill]

Here are the actual results.

1. Vettel (3 out of 3 boii)
2. Hamilton
3. Verstappen
4. Raikkonen
5. Ricciardo
6. Hulkenberg
7. Magnussen
8. Gasly
9. Alonso
10. Sainz

Retirements:
Bottas - Hydraulics issue on lap 0.
Grosjean - Braked too late onto the pit straight and got stuck in the gravel on lap 17.
Ericsson - Thought he was a big shot after Bahrain and over-ambitiously tried to pass Ocon, resulting in a crash that makes him retire on lap 33.
Ocon - See Ericsson.

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Baku.

1. Kimi
2. Dan
3. Vettel
4. Hammy
5. Max
6. Valerie
7. Ocon
8. KMag
9. Perez
10. Hulk

DNFs:
Gasly - Engine blows at end of main straight on lap 37
Alonso - Engine blows at end of main straight on lap 28
Sainz - Engine blows at end of main straight on lap 41

[Chrill]

That's funny. You are real close to the real results this weekend. Here's the actual outcome:

1. Sebastian Vettel
2. Daniel Ricciardo
3. Kimi Raikkonen
4. Valtteri Bottas
5. Lewis Hamilton
6. Esteban Ocon
7. Sergio Perez
8. Fernando Alonso
9. Nico Hulkenberg
10. Lance Stroll

DNFs:
Romain Grosjean - retired into the pits on lap 40 with brake related issues
Max Verstappen - crashes when trying to pass Ocon after a Safety Car restart on lap 33
Charles Leclerc - bins the car at turn 2 on lap 29

[Chrill]

DNFs:
Romain Grosjean - retired into the pits on lap 40 with brake related issues
Max Verstappen - crashes when trying to pass Ocon after a Safety Car restart on lap 33
Charles Leclerc - bins the car at turn 2 on lap 29

Well, two out of 3. Romain did not have brake related issues, he had "what the fuck, that's absurd" related issues. Verstappen did crash but not with Ocon. That was Raikkonen's job.

And Leclerc did not bin it into turn 2, he was magnificent all race.