Who is the best predictor on the podcast?

Since the podcast started in 2015 we’ve each been predicting the top 3 in each race, but until now we’ve never gone back to see who was right or wrong. So now we’re into our 4th season of F1 coverage it’s time to put it to the test and find out if any of us are actually any good at it.

The rules are, all 5 of us will predict the top 3 for each race during the week before and you get 3 points for each correct prediction in the right place and 1 point for a driver you predict finishing inside the top 3 in a different position to where you thought they would be. So by the end of this season we’ll know who is the prediction King or Queen of the podcast!

The final scores are:

 Predictor Points
Paul 65
Lee 61
Sian 61
Chris 55
Dan 54

 

The top 3 in the Australian Grand Prix were:

    1. Vettel
    2. Hamilton
    3. Raikkonen

And the predictions were:

Sian

  1. Hamilton – 1pt
  2. Vettel – 1pt
  3. Bottas – 0pts

Chris

  1. Bottas – 0pts
  2. Hamilton – 3pts
  3. Verstappen – 0pts

Paul

  1. Vettel – 3pts
  2. Hamilton – 3pts
  3. Verstappen – 0pts

Dan

  1. Hamilton -1pt
  2. Vettel – 1pt
  3. Ricciardo – 0pts

Lee

  1. Hamilton – 1pt
  2. Bottas – 0pts
  3. Alonso – 0pts

Bahrain top 3

  1. Vettel
  2. Bottas
  3. Hamilton

And the predictions and points were:

Chris

  1. Hamilton 1pt
  2. Bottas 3pts
  3. Raikkonen 0pts

Dan

  1. Hamilton 1pt
  2. Bottas 3pts
  3. Raikkonen 0pts

Lee

  1. Hamilton 1pt
  2. Bottas 3pts
  3. Vettel 1pt

Paul

  1. Vettel 3pts
  2. Hamilton 1pt
  3. Verstappen 0pts

Sian

  1. Hamilton 1pt
  2. Vettel 1pt
  3. Raikkonen 0pts

China Top 3:

  1. Ricciardo
  2. Bottas
  3. Raikkonen

Predictions  and points for China

Chris

  1. Raikkonen – 1pt
  2. Vettel – 0pts
  3. Hamilton – 0pts

Dan

  1. Hamilton – 0pts
  2. Bottas – 3pts
  3. Raikkonen – 3pts

Lee

  1. Vettel – 0pts
  2. Raikkonen – 1pt
  3. Hamilton – 0pts

Paul

  1. Hamilton – 0pts
  2. Vettel – 0pts
  3. Raikkonen – 3pts

Sian

  1. Hamilton – 0pts
  2. Vettel – 0pts
  3. Verstappen – 0pts

The top 3 in Baku were:

  1. Hamilton
  2. Raikkonen
  3. Perez

So the points are:

Chris

  1. Raikkonen – 1pt
  2. Hamilton – 1pt
  3. Bottas – 0pts

Dan

  1. Hamilton -3pts
  2. Vettel – 0pts
  3. Magnussen – 0pts

Lee

  1. Hamilton – 3pts
  2. Vettel – 0pts
  3. Bottas – 0pts

Paul

  1. Vettel – 0pts
  2. Ricciardo – 0pts
  3. Bottas – 0pts

Sian

  1. Vettel – 0pts
  2. Bottas – 0pts
  3. Ricciardo – 0pts

Top 3 for Spain:

  1. Hamilton
  2. Bottas
  3. Verstappen

And the predictions and points were

Chris

  1. Hamilton – 3pts
  2. Alonso – 0pts
  3. Vettel – 0pts

Dan

  1. Hamilton – 3pts
  2. Vettel – 0pts
  3. Bottas – 1 pt

Lee

  1. Vettel – 0pts
  2. Raikkonen – 0pts
  3. Alonso – 0pts

Paul

  1. Vettel – 0pts
  2. Hamilton – 1pt
  3. Bottas – 1pt

Sian

  1. Bottas – 1pt
  2. Vettel – 0pts
  3. Hamilton – 1pt

Top 3 for the race was

  1. Ricciardo
  2. Vettel
  3. Hamilton

And the predictions and points for this race were:

Chris

  1. Bottas – 0pts
  2. Ricciardo – 1pt
  3. Hamilton – 3pts

Dan

  1. Ricciardo – 3pts
  2. Verstappen – 0pts
  3. Alonso – 0pts

Lee

  1. Hamilton – 1pt
  2. Vettel – 3pts
  3. Ricciardo – 1pts

Paul

  1. Hamilton – 1pt
  2. Bottas – 0pts
  3. Vettel – 1pt

Sian

  1. Vettel – 1pt
  2. Ricciardo – 1pts
  3. Hamilton – 3pts

The top 3 in Canada was:

  1. Vettel
  2. Bottas
  3. Verstappen

Chris

  1. Hamilton – 0pts
  2. Vettel – 1pt
  3. Bottas – 1pt

Dan

  1. Hamilton – 0pts
  2. Raikkonen – 0pts
  3. Perez – 0pts

Lee

  1. Bottas – 1pt
  2. Ricciardo – 0pts
  3. Hamilton – 0pts

Paul

  1. Hamilton – 0pts
  2. Bottas – 3pts
  3. Ricciardo – 0pts

Sian

  1. Verstappen – 1pt
  2. Hamilton – 0pts
  3. Raikkonen – 0pts

Top 3 in France were

  1. Hamilton
  2. Verstappen
  3. Raikkonen

Chris

  1. Bottas – 0pts
  2. Raikkonen – 1pt
  3. Hamilton – 1pt

Dan

  1. Hamilton – 3pts
  2. Bottas – 0pts
  3. Vettel – 0pts

Lee (who didn’t send his in so we picked for him)

  1. Alonso – 0pts
  2. Sirotkin – 0pts
  3. Stroll – 0pts

Paul

  1. Vettel – 0pts
  2. Hamilton – 1pt
  3. Raikkonen – 3pts

Sian

  1. Vettel – 0pts
  2. Raikkonen – 1pt
  3. Hamilton – 1pt

The top 3 in Austria was

  1. Verstappen
  2. Raikkonen
  3. Vettel

Chris

  1. Hamilton – 0pts
  2. Vettel – 1pt
  3. Sainz – 0pts

Dan

  1. Hamilton – 0pts
  2. Ricciardo – 0pts
  3. Sainz – 0pts

Lee

  1. Vettel – 1pt
  2. Hamilton – 0pts
  3. Verstappen – 1pt

Paul

  1. Hamilton – 0pts
  2. Bottas – 0pts
  3. Vettel – 3pts

Sian

  1. Bottas – 0pts
  2. Hamilton – 0pts
  3. Raikkonen – 1pt

The top 3 for Silverstone was

  1. Vettel
  2. Hamilton
  3. Raikkonen

Chris

  1. Hamilton – 1pt
  2. Raikkonen – 1pt
  3. Ricciardo – 0pts

Dan

  1. Hamilton – 1pt
  2. Bottas – 0pts
  3. Vettel – 1pt

Lee

  1. Ricciardo – 0pts
  2. Hamilton – 3pts
  3. Vettel – 1pt

Paul

  1. Hamilton – 1pt
  2. Verstapppen – 0pts
  3. Vettel – 1pt

Sian

  1. Vettel – 3pts
  2. Hamilton – 3pts
  3. Verstappen – 0pts

After a bit of a wait thanks to the stewards, the top 3 in Germany was:

  1. Hamilton
  2. Bottas
  3. Raikkonen

Chris

  1. Verstappen – 0pts
  2. Vettel – 0pts
  3. Raikkonen – 3pts

Dan

  1. Ricciardo – 0pts
  2. Vettel – 0pts
  3. Hamilton – 1pt

Lee

  1. Hamilton – 3pts
  2. Ricciardo – 0pts
  3. Raikkonen – 3pts

Paul

  1. Hamilton – 3pts
  2. Verstappen – 0pts
  3. Bottas – 1pt

Sian

  1. Hamilton – 3pts
  2. Vettel – 0pts
  3. Raikkonen – 3pts

Top 3 for Hungary

  1. Hamilton
  2. Vettel
  3. Raikonnen

Chris

  1. Verstappen – 0pts
  2. Hamilton – 1pt
  3. Vettel – 1pl

Dan

  1. Hamilton – 3pts
  2. Vettel – 3pts
  3. Verstappen – 0pts

Lee

  1. Hamilton – 3pts
  2. Vettel – 3pts
  3. Bottas – 0pts

Paul

  1. Verstappen – 0pts
  2. Hamilton – 1pt
  3. Bottas – 0pts

Sian

  1. Verstappen – 0pts
  2. Vettel – 3pts
  3. Hamilton 1pt

Back after the Summer Break for the Belgian GP the top 3 was

  1. Vettel
  2. Hamilton
  3. Verstappen

Chris

  1. Hamilton – 1pt
  2. Vettel – 1pt
  3. Bottas – 0pts

Dan

  1. Vettel – 3pts
  2. Raikkonen – 0pts
  3. Hamilton – 1pt

Lee

  1. Hamilton – 1pt
  2. Vettel – 1pt
  3. Raikkonen – 0pts

Paul

  1. Vettel – 3pts
  2. Hamilton – 3pts
  3. Raikkonen – 0pts

Sian

  1. Hamilton – 1pt
  2. Vettel – 1pt
  3. Raikkonen – 0pts

Top 3 in Italy

  1. Hamilton
  2. Raikkonen
  3. Bottas

And the predictions were:

Chris

  1. Vettel – 0pts
  2. Hamilton – 1pt
  3. Raikkonen – 1pt

Dan

  1. Vettel – 0pts
  2. Raikkonen – 3pts
  3. Hamilton – 1pt

Lee

  1. Vettel – 0pts
  2. Raikkonen – 3pts
  3. Hamilton  – 1pt

Paul

  1. Vettel – 0pts
  2. Hamilton – 1pt
  3. Raikkonen – 1pt

Sian

  1. Vettel – 0pts
  2. Raikkonen – 3pts
  3. Bottas – 3pts

Top 3 for Singapore

  1. Hamilton
  2. Verstappen
  3. Vettel

Chris

  1. Vettel – 1pt
  2. Verstappen – 3pts
  3. Raikkonen – 0pts

Dan

  1. Bottas – 0pts
  2. Raikkonen – 0pts
  3. Grosjean – 0pts

Lee

  1. Hamilton – 3pts
  2. Bottas – 0pts
  3. Grosjean – 0pts

Paul

  1. Vettel – 1pt
  2. Hamilton – 1pt
  3. Raikkonen – 0pts

Sian

  1. Vettel – 1pt
  2. Verstappen – 3pts
  3. Raikkonen – opts

Top 3 for Russia was

  1. Hamilton
  2. Bottas
  3. Vettel

And the points came out like this

Chris

  1. Hamilton – 3pts
  2. Bottas – 3pts
  3. Vettel – 3pts (our first 9 pointer of the season)

Dan

  1. Vettel – 1pt
  2. Raikkonen – 0pts
  3. Hamilton – 1pt

Lee

  1. Hamilton – 3pts
  2. Raikkonen – 0pts
  3. Bottas – 1pt

Paul

  1. Hamilton – 3pts
  2. Vettel – 1pt
  3. Bottas – 1pt

Sian

  1. Hamilton – 3pts
  2. Bottas – 3pts
  3. Verstappen – 0pts

Top 3 for Japan

  1. Hamilton
  2. Bottas
  3. Verstappen

Chris

  1. Hamilton – 3pts
  2. Verstappen – 1pt
  3. Vettel – 0pts

Dan

  1. Vettel – 0pts
  2. Hamilton – 1pt
  3. Ricciardo – 0pts

Lee

  1. Hamilton – 3pts
  2. Bottas – 3pts
  3. Ricciardo – 0pts

Paul

  1. Hamilton – 3pts
  2. Vettel – 0pts
  3. Verstappen – 3pts

Sian

  1. Vettel – 0pts
  2. Hamilton – 1pt
  3. Raikkonen – 0pts

Top 3 for the US Grand Prix

  1. Raikkonen
  2. Verstappen
  3. Hamilton

Chris

  1. Hamilton – 1pt
  2. Ricciardo – 0pts
  3. Vettel – 0pts

Dan

  1. Hamilton – 1pt
  2. Bottas – 0pts
  3. Vettel – 0tps

Lee

  1. Hamilton – 1pt
  2. Bottas – 0pts
  3. Vettel – 0pts

Paul

  1. Hamilton – 1pt
  2. Vettel – 0pts
  3. Bottas – 0pts

Sian

  1. Hamilton – 1pt
  2. Verstappen – 3pts
  3. Vettel – 0pts

Top 3 for Mexico

  1. Verstappen
  2. Vettel
  3. Raikkonen

Chris

  1. Ricciardo – 0pts
  2. Verstappen – 1pt
  3. Vettel – 1pt

Dan

  1. Vettel – 1pt
  2. Raikkonen – 1pt
  3. Hamilton – 0pts

Lee

  1. Hamilton – 0pts
  2. Verstappen – 1pt
  3. Ricciardo – 0pts

Paul

  1. Hamilton – 0pts
  2. Vettel – 3pts
  3. Verstappen – 1pt

Sian

  1. Hamilton – 0pts
  2. Verstappen – 1pt
  3. Bottas – 0pts

Result for Brazil

  1. Hamilton
  2. Verstappen
  3. Raikkonen

And the predictions & Points were:

Chris

  1. Bottas – 0pts
  2. Hamilton – 1pt
  3. Vettel – 0pts

Dan

  1. Hamilton – 3pts
  2. Vettel – 0pts
  3. Verstappen – 1pt

Lee

  1. Hamilton – 3pts
  2. Bottas – 0pts
  3. Vettel – 0pts

Paul

  1. Verstappen – 1pt
  2. Vettel – 0pts
  3. Raikkonen – 3pts

Sian

  1. Vettel – 0pts
  2. Verstappen – 3pts
  3. Bottas – 0pts

The final predictions of the season for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Top 3:

  1. Hamilton
  2. Vettel
  3. Verstappen

Chris

  1. Raikkonen – 0pts
  2. Bottas – 0pts
  3. Hamilton – 1pt

Dan

  1. Bottas 0 pts
  2. Hamiltion -1pt
  3. Vettel – 1pt

Lee

  1. Hamilton – 3pts
  2. Raikkonen – 0pts
  3. Ricciardo – opts

Paul

  1. Vettel – 1pt
  2. Raikkonen – 0pts
  3. Bottas – 0pts

Sian

  1. Bottas – 0pts
  2. Vettel – 3pts
  3. Ricciardo – 0pts

 

 

 

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