20 questions on the 2013 F1 season
2013 F1 season preview
The first practice session for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix is just one week ahead.
Are we in for a closely-fought and unpredictable season or will one team steal a march on the opposition and dominate the 19 races that lie ahead?
How will Lewis Hamilton fare at Mercedes and what’s in store for the five new drivers on the grid?
Make your predictions for the season ahead by answering these 20 questions – and at the end of the year we’ll see how many we got right.
1. How many different teams will win races?
2. Who will retire first in the Australian Grand Prix?
3. Who will set the most pole positions?
4. Who will crash out of the most races?
5. How many races will Lewis Hamilton win?
6. How many times will Kimi Raikkonen finish on the podium?
7. What will Nico Hulkenberg’s best result be?
8. Will Felipe Massa get a contract extension at Ferrari for 2014?
9. Will Mark Webber get the same at Red Bull?
10. Who will be the first driver to be replaced or substituted for a race?
11. And who will take their place?
12. Which driver will receive the most penalties for driving infringements?
13. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
14. Who will finish last in the constructors’ championship?
15. Which rookie driver will finish highest in the championship?
16. At which race will the drivers’ championship be decided?
17. What will be the biggest political story of the year?
18. What will be the most entertaining race of the year?
19. Who will win the constructors’ championship?
- Red Bull (58%)
- Ferrari (22%)
- McLaren (11%)
- Lotus (4%)
- Mercedes (5%)
- Sauber (0%)
- Force India (0%)
- Williams (0%)
- Toro Rosso (0%)
- Caterham (0%)
- Marussia (0%)
Total Voters: 579
20. Who will win the drivers’ championship?
- Sebastian Vettel (22%)
- Mark Webber (2%)
- Fernando Alonso (45%)
- Felipe Massa (1%)
- Jenson Button (10%)
- Sergio Perez (1%)
- Kimi Raikkonen (11%)
- Romain Grosjean (1%)
- Lewis Hamilton (6%)
- Nico Rosberg (1%)
- Nico Hulkenberg (0%)
- Esteban Gutierrez (0%)
- Paul di Resta (0%)
- Adrian Sutil (0%)
- Pastor Maldonado (0%)
- Valtteri Bottas (0%)
- Jean-Eric Vergne (0%)
- Daniel Ricciardo (0%)
- Charles Pic (0%)
- Giedo van der Garde (0%)
- Jules Bianchi (0%)
- Max Chilton (0%)
Total Voters: 580
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Sounak Chakrabarty (@sonkky) said on 8th March 2013, 18:09
1. How many different teams will win races?
5
2. Who will retire first in the Australian Grand Prix?
Sutil
3. Who will set the most pole positions?
Vettel
4. Who will crash out of the most races?
Maldonado
5. How many races will Lewis Hamilton win?
1
6. How many times will Kimi Raikkonen finish on the podium?
11
7. What will Nico Hulkenberg’s best result be?
3rd @ Monza
8. Will Felipe Massa get a contract extension at Ferrari for 2014?
No
9. Will Mark Webber get the same at Red Bull?
No
10. Who will be the first driver to be replaced or substituted for a race?
Van Der Garde
11. And who will take their place?
Luiz Razia
12. Which driver will receive the most penalties for driving infringements?
Sergio Perez
13. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
Lewis Hamilton
14. Who will finish last in the constructors’ championship?
Catreham
15. Which rookie driver will finish highest in the championship?
Valteri Bottas
16. At which race will the drivers’ championship be decided?
19th @ Brazil
17. What will be the biggest political story of the year?
V6 engines and their Cost
18. What will be the most entertaining race of the year?
Suzuka
19. Who will win the constructors’ championship?
Ferrari
20. Who will win the drivers’ championship?
Raikonnen
asdf1234 (@kobayashi) said on 8th March 2013, 18:15
1. How many different teams will win races?
4
2. Who will retire first in the Australian Grand Prix?
Sutil
3. Who will set the most pole positions?
Vettel
4. Who will crash out of the most races?
Maldonado
5. How many races will Lewis Hamilton win?
0
6. How many times will Kimi Raikkonen finish on the podium?
8
7. What will Nico Hulkenberg’s best result be?
3rd
8. Will Felipe Massa get a contract extension at Ferrari for 2014?
No
9. Will Mark Webber get the same at Red Bull?
No
10. Who will be the first driver to be replaced or substituted for a race?
No-one
11. And who will take their place?
N/A
12. Which driver will receive the most penalties for driving infringements?
Guttierez
13. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
Raikonen
14. Who will finish last in the constructors’ championship?
Marrusia
15. Which rookie driver will finish highest in the championship?
Bottas
16. At which race will the drivers’ championship be decided?
Brazil
17. What will be the biggest political story of the year?
2014 rule changes
18. What will be the most entertaining race of the year?
Canada
Colossal Squid (@colossal-squid) said on 8th March 2013, 18:21
1. How many different teams will win races?
Six: Red Bull, Ferrari, McLaren, Lotus, Mercedes, Sauber
2. Who will retire first in the Australian Grand Prix?
Max Chilton
3. Who will set the most pole positions?
Sebastian Vettel
4. Who will crash out of the most races?
Guttierez
5. How many races will Lewis Hamilton win?
Two
6. How many times will Kimi Raikkonen finish on the podium?
Seven
7. What will Nico Hulkenberg’s best result be?
First
8. Will Felipe Massa get a contract extension at Ferrari for 2014?
Yes
9. Will Mark Webber get the same at Red Bull?
Yes
10. Who will be the first driver to be replaced or substituted for a race?
Nobody
11. And who will take their place?
See above
12. Which driver will receive the most penalties for driving infringements?
Jules Bianchi
13. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
Raikkonen
14. Who will finish last in the constructors’ championship?
Marussia
15. Which rookie driver will finish highest in the championship?
Bottas
16. At which race will the drivers’ championship be decided?
Brazil, hopefully!
17. What will be the biggest political story of the year?
Unfortunately Bahrain. Again.
18. What will be the most entertaining race of the year?
Korea
19. Who will win the constructors’ championship?
Red Bull
20. Who will win the drivers’ championship?
Jenson Button
rez (@rez0) said on 8th March 2013, 19:05
I really like your 7 and 20!
Cucamest (@kevincucamest) said on 8th March 2013, 18:50
1. How many different teams will win races?
Five: Red Bull, McLaren, Ferrari, Lotus and Mercedes
2. Who will retire first in the Australian Grand Prix?
Max Chilton
3. Who will set the most pole positions?
Sebastian Vettel.
4. Who will crash out of the most races?
Pastor Maldonado
5. How many races will Lewis Hamilton win?
Two
6. How many times will Kimi Raikkonen finish on the podium?
Four
7. What will Nico Hulkenberg’s best result be?
Fourth
8. Will Felipe Massa get a contract extension at Ferrari for 2014?
Yes
9. Will Mark Webber get the same at Red Bull?
Yes
10. Who will be the first driver to be replaced or substituted for a race?
None
11. And who will take their place?
None
12. Which driver will receive the most penalties for driving infringements?
Pastor Maldonado
13. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
Fernando Alonso.
14. Who will finish last in the constructors’ championship?
Marussia
15. Which rookie driver will finish highest in the championship?
Valtteri Bottas.
16. At which race will the drivers’ championship be decided?
Brazilian GP
17. What will be the biggest political story of the year?
The 2014 season
18. What will be the most entertaining race of the year?
Canadian GP
19. Who will win the constructors’ championship?
Red Bull Racing.
20. Who will win the drivers’ championship?
Fernando Alonso.
t1cee (@t1cee) said on 8th March 2013, 18:57
1. How many different teams will win races? – 6
2. Who will retire first in the Australian Grand Prix? – Webber
3. Who will set the most pole positions? – Vettel
4. Who will crash out of the most races? – Perez
5. How many races will Lewis Hamilton win? -1
6. How many times will Kimi Raikkonen finish on the podium? – 5
7. What will Nico Hulkenberg’s best result be? – 4th
8. Will Felipe Massa get a contract extension at Ferrari for 2014? – No
9. Will Mark Webber get the same at Red Bull? – No
10. Who will be the first driver to be replaced or substituted for a race? – Charles Pic
11. And who will take their place? – Rossi
12. Which driver will receive the most penalties for driving infringements? – Hulkenberg
13. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix? – Raikkonen
14. Who will finish last in the constructors’ championship? – Caterham
15. Which rookie driver will finish highest in the championship? – Bottas
16. At which race will the drivers’ championship be decided? – Brazil
17. What will be the biggest political story of the year? Whitmarsh steps aside from Mclaren
18. What will be the most entertaining race of the year? – Canada
19. Who will win the constructors’ championship? – Ferarri
20. Who will win the drivers’ championship? Alonso
ynotmiha (@ynotmiha) said on 12th March 2013, 14:56
1. How many different teams will win races? – 6 (red bull, ferrari, mclaren, lotus, mercedes & williams)
2. Who will retire first in the Australian Grand Prix? – Perez
3. Who will set the most pole positions? – Vettel
4. Who will crash out of the most races? – Maldonado
5. How many races will Lewis Hamilton win? – 2
6. How many times will Kimi Raikkonen finish on the podium? – 3
7. What will Nico Hulkenberg’s best result be? – 5th
8. Will Felipe Massa get a contract extension at Ferrari for 2014? – yes
9. Will Mark Webber get the same at Red Bull? – yes
10. Who will be the first driver to be replaced or substituted for a race? – Giedo Van DEr Garde
11. And who will take their place? – Ma Qing Hua
12. Which driver will receive the most penalties for driving infringements? – Maldonado/Perez
13. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix? – Fernando Alonso
14. Who will finish last in the constructors’ championship? – Marussia
15. Which rookie driver will finish highest in the championship? – Giedo Van DEr Garde/Jules Bianchi
16. At which race will the drivers’ championship be decided? – United States Grand Prix/BraZil
17. What will be the biggest political story of the year? – wrong decision for penalizing driver/team for having unexpected violations
18. What will be the most entertaining race of the year? – Australia/Abu Dhabi
19. Who will win the constructors’ championship? – Ferrari
20. Who will win the drivers’ championship? – Vettel/Alonso/Button
rez (@rez0) said on 8th March 2013, 19:03
1. How many different teams will win races?
5
2. Who will retire first in the Australian Grand Prix?
Ricciardo
3. Who will set the most pole positions?
Sebastian Vettel
4. Who will crash out of the most races?
Gutteriez
5. How many races will Lewis Hamilton win?
1
6. How many times will Kimi Raikkonen finish on the podium?
5
7. What will Nico Hulkenberg’s best result be?
1!!! :D
8. Will Felipe Massa get a contract extension at Ferrari for 2014?
No
9. Will Mark Webber get the same at Red Bull?
No
10. Who will be the first driver to be replaced or substituted for a race?
van der Garde
11. And who will take their place?
Luiz Razia
12. Which driver will receive the most penalties for driving infringements?
Gutteriez
13. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
Webber!
14. Who will finish last in the constructors’ championship?
Caterham
15. Which rookie driver will finish highest in the championship?
Bottas
16. At which race will the drivers’ championship be decided?
Brazil
17. What will be the biggest political story of the year?
Engines
18. What will be the most entertaining race of the year?
Brazil
19. Who will win the constructors’ championship?
Red Bull
20. Who will win the drivers’ championship?
Vettel
Gagnon (@johnniewalker) said on 8th March 2013, 19:15
1. How many different teams will win races? 6
2. Who will retire first in the Australian Grand Prix? Max Chilton
3. Who will set the most pole positions? Sebastian Vettel
4. Who will crash out of the most races? Romain Grosjean
5. How many races will Lewis Hamilton win? 1
6. How many times will Kimi Raikkonen finish on the podium? 8th
7. What will Nico Hulkenberg’s best result be? 2nd
8. Will Felipe Massa get a contract extension at Ferrari for 2014? Yes
9. Will Mark Webber get the same at Red Bull? No
10. Who will be the first driver to be replaced or substituted for a race? Van Der Gaarde
11. And who will take their place? Ma Qing Hua
12. Which driver will receive the most penalties for driving infringements? Pastor Maldonado
13. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix? Fernando Alonso
14. Who will finish last in the constructors’ championship? Caterham
15. Which rookie driver will finish highest in the championship? Valtteri Bottas
16. At which race will the drivers’ championship be decided? Last, 19th
17. What will be the biggest political story of the year? Some rules red bull will push again
18. What will be the most entertaining race of the year? Montreal Grand Prix, THE BEST
19. Who will win the constructors’ championship? Red Bull
20. Who will win the drivers’ championship? Alonso
Christopher (@twiinzspeed) said on 8th March 2013, 19:44
1. How many different teams will win races? 5
2. Who will retire first in the Australian Grand Prix? Max Chilton
3. Who will set the most pole positions? Vettel
4. Who will crash out of the most races? Chilton or Verne
5. How many races will Lewis Hamilton win? 2
6. How many times will Kimi Raikkonen finish on the podium? 6
7. What will Nico Hulkenberg’s best result be? 2nd
8. Will Felipe Massa get a contract extension at Ferrari for 2014? Yes
9. Will Mark Webber get the same at Red Bull? Yes
10. Who will be the first driver to be replaced or substituted for a race? Vand er Garde
11. And who will take their place? Algesuari or someone who raced last year and is not on the grid in 2013
12. Which driver will receive the most penalties for driving infringements? Maldanado
13. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix? Alonso
14. Who will finish last in the constructors’ championship? Marrussia
15. Which rookie driver will finish highest in the championship? Bottas
16. At which race will the drivers’ championship be decided? USA
17. What will be the biggest political story of the year? A team is fined or penalized for breaking a design rule.
18. What will be the most entertaining race of the year? Canada/Brazil
19. Who will win the constructors’ championship? Red Bull
20. Who will win the drivers’ championship? Alonso
F1Rollout (@f1rollout) said on 8th March 2013, 20:02
1. Two – Mercedes, Ferrari
2. Massa
3. Rosberg
4. Sutil
5. Four
6. Five
7. 5th
8. Yes
9. No
10. Sutil
11. Razia
12. Maldanado
13. Rosberg
14. Catheram
15. Bottas
16. India
17. Engine
18. Canadian GP
19. Mercedes
20. Rosberg
Steven Smith (@ragwort) said on 8th March 2013, 20:09
1. How many different teams will win races? Five.
2. Who will retire first in the Australian Grand Prix? Giedo van der Garde
3. Who will set the most pole positions? Vettel (again)
4. Who will crash out of the most races? Grosjean (again)
5. How many races will Lewis Hamilton win? Two.
6. How many times will Kimi Raikkonen finish on the podium? Eight.
7. What will Nico Hulkenberg’s best result be? Fifth.
8. Will Felipe Massa get a contract extension at Ferrari for 2014? There’s more chance of Mansell returning.
9. Will Mark Webber get the same at Red Bull? No.
10. Who will be the first driver to be replaced or substituted for a race? Sutil
11. And who will take their place? Kartikeyan
12. Which driver will receive the most penalties for driving infringements? Mad Mal.
13. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix? Vettel
14. Who will finish last in the constructors’ championship? Marussia
15. Which rookie driver will finish highest in the championship? Bottas
16. At which race will the drivers’ championship be decided? Austin Texas.
17. What will be the biggest political story of the year? Bernie finally retiring after evidence in German Courts
18. What will be the most entertaining race of the year? Canada. Where else?
Constructors. Red Bull
Drivers. Fernando
David-jkfhd said on 8th March 2013, 20:15
a little question here: it is truth that mercedes use DRS at every opportunity in the last 2 days of testing?
Sounak Chakrabarty (@sonkky) said on 8th March 2013, 20:28
Not at every lap, but on the Quali sims.. Its tough to assign the extent of advantage of Drs as Gear Ratios may vary a lot during the Tests..
But there are no specific information to which Teams used DRS when and where..
andres Gadsden (@andresg91) said on 8th March 2013, 20:19
1. How many different teams will win races?
5
2. Who will retire first in the Australian Grand Prix?
max chilton
3. Who will set the most pole positions?
sebatian vettel
4. Who will crash out of the most races?
bianchi
5. How many races will Lewis Hamilton win?
0
6. How many times will Kimi Raikkonen finish on the podium?
8
7. What will Nico Hulkenberg’s best result be?
2nd
8. Will Felipe Massa get a contract extension at Ferrari for 2014?
yes
9. Will Mark Webber get the same at Red Bull?
yes
10. Who will be the first driver to be replaced or substituted for a race?
niko hulkenberg
11. And who will take their place?
robin frijins
12. Which driver will receive the most penalties for driving infringements?
jules bianchi
13. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
fernando alonso
14. Who will finish last in the constructors’ championship?
marussia
15. Which rookie driver will finish highest in the championship?
esteban gutierrez
16. At which race will the drivers’ championship be decided?
united states
17. What will be the biggest political story of the year?
bernie ecclestone out of FIA
18. What will be the most entertaining race of the year?
nurburgring
andres Gadsden (@andresg91) said on 8th March 2013, 20:36
19- redbull
20- alonso
zippyone (@zippyone) said on 8th March 2013, 20:34
1. How many different teams will win races? 6
2. Who will retire first in the Australian Grand Prix? van der Garde
3. Who will set the most pole positions? Vettel
4. Who will crash out of the most races? Maldonado
5. How many races will Lewis Hamilton win? 4
6. How many times will Kimi Raikkonen finish on the podium? 8
7. What will Nico Hulkenberg’s best result be? 5th
8. Will Felipe Massa get a contract extension at Ferrari for 2014? yes
9. Will Mark Webber get the same at Red Bull? no
10. Who will be the first driver to be replaced or substituted for a race? JEV
11. And who will take their place? ?? no idea
12. Which driver will receive the most penalties for driving infringements? Maldonado
13. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix? Lewis
14. Who will finish last in the constructors’ championship? Marussia
15. Which rookie driver will finish highest in the championship? Bottas
16. At which race will the drivers’ championship be decided? Interlagos (I hope)
17. What will be the biggest political story of the year? who cares ? maybe the poison dwarf will retire……hahahahaha……..yeah right
18. What will be the most entertaining race of the year? Interlagos
19. Who will win the constructors’ championship? Ferrari
20. Who will win the drivers’ championship? Alonso
Mallesh Magdum (@malleshmagdum) said on 8th March 2013, 20:42
1. How many different teams will win races?
5
2. Who will retire first in the Australian Grand Prix?
Perez
3. Who will set the most pole positions?
ALO
4. Who will crash out of the most races?
Bottas
5. How many races will Lewis Hamilton win?
1
6. How many times will Kimi Raikkonen finish on the podium?
4
7. What will Nico Hulkenberg’s best result be?
2
8. Will Felipe Massa get a contract extension at Ferrari for 2014?
NO
9. Will Mark Webber get the same at Red Bull?
No
10. Who will be the first driver to be replaced or substituted for a race?
Maldonado
11. And who will take their place?
Razia
12. Which driver will receive the most penalties for driving infringements?
Esteban
13. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
Adrian Sutil
14. Who will finish last in the constructors’ championship?
Marussia
15. Which rookie driver will finish highest in the championship?
Esteban
16. At which race will the drivers’ championship be decided?
Indian GP
17. What will be the biggest political story of the year?
Something regarding next season’s rules
18. What will be the most entertaining race of the year?
Singapore
Borja Ruiz (@f1borja) said on 8th March 2013, 20:46
1. How many different teams will win races? 5 teams
2. Who will retire first in the Australian Grand Prix? Adrian Sutil
3. Who will set the most pole positions? Vettel
4. Who will crash out of the most races? Charles Pic
5. How many races will Lewis Hamilton win? 2 wins
6. How many times will Kimi Raikkonen finish on the podium? 5 times
7. What will Nico Hulkenberg’s best result be? 3rd position
8. Will Felipe Massa get a contract extension at Ferrari for 2014? No
9. Will Mark Webber get the same at Red Bull? No
10. Who will be the first driver to be replaced or substituted for a race? Van der Garde
11. And who will take their place? Nicolas Prost
12. Which driver will receive the most penalties for driving infringements? Pastor Maldonado
13. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix? Fernando Alonso
14. Who will finish last in the constructors’ championship? Marussia
15. Which rookie driver will finish highest in the championship? Esteban Gutiérrez
16. At which race will the drivers’ championship be decided? Interlagos, Brazil
17. What will be the biggest political story of the year? The new FOTA Concorde Agreement
18. What will be the most entertaining race of the year? China
19. Who will win the constructors’ championship? Red Bull
20. Who will win the drivers’ championship? Alonso