F1 2009: Your predictions
Will Brawn GP be on the podium at their first race?
The new season is almost upon us so it’s time for the traditional round of new season predictions.
Tackle these 15 questions on how the 2009 season will unfold and compare your answers with those of other F1 fans.
1. Will Brawn GP get a car on the podium in their first race?
2. How many cars will be classified at Melbourne?
3. Which driver will be the first to leave his team?
4. How many races will McLaren win?
5. Who will Fernando Alonso announce he is driving for in 2010?
6. Which teams will go all season without using KERS?
7. How many drivers will have to get their front wings replaced after the first lap at Melbourne?
8. Will Renault score more points than Red Bull-Renault?
9. Which drivers will win their home race/s?
10. Will Max Mosley win the FIA President election?
11. How many teams will announce before the final race they are leaving F1?
12. Which of BMW’s drivers will have the best season?
13. Will Ferrari win the constructors’ title for the 17th time?
14. Which driver will announce his retirement?
15. Who will win the drivers’ championship?
Earlier this week I wrote some predictions of my own for Planet-F1 – read them here.
Here’s my answers to the 15 questions above – post yours below:
1. Yes
2. 12
3. Nelson Piquet Jnr
4. Two
5. Ferrari
6. Brawn GP, Red Bull and Toro Rosso
7. Two
8. No
9. Felipe Massa
10. Yes
11. Two
12. Robert Kubica
13. Yes
14. Giancarlo Fisichella
15. Robert Kubica
More on F1 2009
F14EVA said on 25th March 2009, 13:21
1. Yes – I’ll go Button
2. 16
3. Piquet
4. 5
5. Ferrari
6. None
7. 2
8. Yes
9. Hamilton, Massa, Alonsa (either Valencia or Barca!
10. Yes, he cant lose!
11. None
12. Kubica
13. No
14. Fisichella
15. Lewis Hamilton
Cristian Fenichi said on 25th March 2009, 13:27
1. No
2. 18
3. Piquet
4. 5
5. Ferrari
6. Brawn, Torro Rosso
7. 2
8. Yes
9. None
10. Yes
11. 1
12. Kubica
13. No
14. Fisichela
15. Raikkonen
todd said on 25th March 2009, 13:28
1. yes
2. 16
3. nelson
4. 0
5. ferrari
6. none
7. 3
8. yes
9. massa
10. no
11. none
12. kubica
13. yes
14. kimi
15. barichello
EGC said on 25th March 2009, 13:29
Two in one: Me, Husband
1. Will Brawn GP get a car on the podium in their first race? Yes
/ May be.
2. How many cars will be classified at Melbourne? 10 / 12
3. Which driver will be the first to leave his team? Nelsinho
/ Barrichello
4. How many races will McLaren win? 2 / 6
5. Who will Fernando Alonso announce he is driving for in 2010? Brown
GP / Brown GP
6. Which teams will go all season without using KERS? 1 / 0
7. How many drivers will have to get their front wings replaced after the first
lap at Melbourne? 5 / 8
8. Will Renault score more points than Red Bull-Renault? No
/ Yes
9. Which drivers will win their home race/s? Alonso, Ham, Massa
/ None
10. Will Max Mosley win the FIA President election? No / Yes
11. How many teams will announce before the final race they are leaving F1?
Toyota and Williams / Toyota
12. Which of BMW’s drivers will have the best season? Kubica
/ NicK
13. Will Ferrari win the constructors’ title for the 17th time? Yes
/ Yes
14. Which driver will announce his retirement? Físico
/ Barrichello
15. Who will win the drivers’ championship? Alonso /
Hamilton
Williams 4ever said on 25th March 2009, 13:30
1. Will Brawn GP get a car on the podium in their first race?
==> No, Front wing incident
2. How many cars will be classified at Melbourne?
==> 12
3. Which driver will be the first to leave his team?
==> Webber ( I suspect he is still nursing his injury, akin to JPM return in 2005)
4. How many races will McLaren win?
==> zero
5. Who will Fernando Alonso announce he is driving for in 2010?
==> Ferrari
6. Which teams will go all season without using KERS?
==>Brawn GP, FIFI
7. How many drivers will have to get their front wings replaced after the first lap at Melbourne?
==> 4
8. Will Renault score more points than Red Bull-Renault?
==> Yes
9. Which drivers will win their home race/s?
==> Massa, Alonso, Button ( Donington) and Hamilton for Podium in Monaco (His home race)
10. Will Max Mosley win the FIA President election?
==> The members of FIA may be replaced, not Max. If indeed there are his enemies in paddock (as he claims) they need to hire an assassin now.
11. How many teams will announce before the final race they are leaving F1?
==> Zero ( or possible Brawn GP after Honda monies dry out)
12. Which of BMW’s drivers will have the best season?
==> Heidfeld points, Kubica wins honors shared
13. Will Ferrari win the constructors’ title for the 17th time?
==> Yes
14. Which driver will announce his retirement?
==> Fisichella, Barrichello will be left in lurch after Brawn GP runs out of cash
15. Who will win the drivers’ championship?
==> Alonso
ajokay said on 25th March 2009, 16:03
Button will be hard pressed to win the British Grand Prix at Donington this year.
john said on 25th March 2009, 13:32
leiws hamilton will win championship and mclaren will win constructors, end of…….
todd said on 25th March 2009, 13:35
…..reality?
Arun said on 25th March 2009, 13:46
your are super optimistic man.He may maximum start winning may be after 6 or 7 races.But he will have to play catch up big time.So he may finish the season may be like how alonso finished it last year.
Arun said on 25th March 2009, 13:43
1. Will Brawn GP get a car on the podium in their first race?
Yes
2. How many cars will be classified at Melbourne?
16
3. Which driver will be the first to leave his team?
sutil
4. How many races will McLaren win?
1 i guess when it rains.
5. Who will Fernando Alonso announce he is driving for in 2010?
Ferrari
6. Which teams will go all season without using KERS?
2. force india and brawn(they don’t need KERS..they r fast without it iteslf… )
7. How many drivers will have to get their front wings replaced after the first lap at Melbourne?
2
8. Will Renault score more points than Red Bull-Renault?
Yes(obviously)
9. Which drivers will win their home race/s?
Massa
10. Will Max Mosley win the FIA President election?
Yes(unfortunately)
11. How many teams will announce before the final race they are leaving F1?
None
12. Which of BMW’s drivers will have the best season?
Heidfeld
13. Will Ferrari win the constructors’ title for the 17th time?
Yes
14. Which driver will announce his retirement?
Fisi,Barri ,(may be )kimi
15. Who will win the drivers’ championship?
Massa
mani said on 25th March 2009, 13:47
1. Yes
2. all of them
3. Barrichello, with his retirement note
4. 2, I suppose we’ll see many different teams winning this season
5. Renault
6. Force India, and possible BGP
7. 4
8. No
9. Massa, Lewis (one of the two McLaren wins)
10. Yes, but I personally don’t want him to
11. None (but it is in FIA’s hands)
12. Kubica
13. Yes
14. Rubens Barrichello & Giancarlo Fisichella
15. Kimi Raikkonen
May be Keith, you could have added few more questions to predict like,
How many different teams will win at least one GP this season? (4 or 5)
What would be the maximum number of wins a single team can score this season? (4)
ajokay said on 25th March 2009, 14:35
It’s a bit late to be adding in questions now, don’t you think?
mani said on 25th March 2009, 17:00
yes it is, but I just had my say :)
fn1m said on 25th March 2009, 13:47
1.Yes
2.10-13
3.Piquet
4.5
5.No one
6.Brawn
7.Zero
8.Yes
9.Hamilton
10.Yes
11.Zero
12.Heidfeld
13.No
14.No one
15.Barrichello
Top Cat said on 25th March 2009, 13:48
1. Will Brawn GP get a car on the podium in their first race? No
2. How many cars will be classified at Melbourne? 13
3. Which driver will be the first to leave his team? HK
4. How many races will McLaren win? 6
5. Who will Fernando Alonso announce he is driving for in 2010? Ferrari
6. Which teams will go all season without using KERS? 3
7. How many drivers will have to get their front wings replaced after the first lap at Melbourne? 3
8. Will Renault score more points than Red Bull-Renault? Yes
9. Which drivers will win their home race/s? Alonso
10. Will Max Mosley win the FIA President election? No!
11. How many teams will announce before the final race they are leaving F1? Three
12. Which of BMW’s drivers will have the best season? NH
13. Will Ferrari win the constructors’ title for the 17th time? No
14. Which driver will announce his retirement? Fisi, RB, KR
15. Who will win the drivers’ championship? LH
Graham said on 25th March 2009, 13:50
1.No
2.15
3.None of them
4.7
5.Brawn GP
6.Force India
7.6
8.No
9.Hamilton, Massa, maybe Alonso
10.Yes
11.Possibly 2
12.Kubica
13.No
14.Fisichella
15.Lewis Hamilton
Becken said on 25th March 2009, 13:51
Well, I made a good score last year, been THE ONLY ONE who predicted Lewis Hamilton winning the championship and the first race, so be aware at my predictions to 2009 guys:
1. OH, YES
2. 13 (MY LUCKY NUMBER!)
3. MY FELLA, PIQUET JT
4. 4
5. NO
6. BRAWN
7. NICO ROSBERG, DEFINITELY, FERNANDO ALONSO, ROBERT KUBICA, GIANDCARLO FISICHELLA and SEBASTIAN VETTEL
8. YES
9. LEWIS HAMILTON and FELIPE MASSA
10. YES
11. None
12. “QUICK NICK”
13. NO
14. GIANCARLO
15. NICK HEIDFELD
Breza said on 25th March 2009, 14:02
now you’re pushin’ it BIG TIME…
bimbaj said on 25th March 2009, 15:04
“Quick Nick” would need a rocket to achive that.
tim said on 25th March 2009, 13:55
I don’t understand the people predicting Räikkönen to win championship and Alonso going to Ferrari. Do you reckon Massa is gonna leave?
Hugo Bourgeois said on 25th March 2009, 14:00
1. Yes
2. 16
3. Sebastian Bourdais
4. 3
5. Brawn GP (who will then not be good anymore ;) )
6. None
7. 2
8. Yes
9. Hamilton, Massa
10. Yes
11. Just Toyota, after another anonymous season
12. Kubica (after Heidfeld bores out of F1)
13. No
14. Heidfeld, Webber, Button
15. Kubica or Raikkonnen
Breza said on 25th March 2009, 14:01
1. Yes
2. 10
3. Piquet JR
4. 1
5. Renault
6. Force India, Brawn,
7. 7
8. Yeah
9. Vettel, Massa
10. Hope not
11. None
12. Kubica
13. Big Yes
14. Fisico,Rubens,
15. KIMI