[Kingshark]

First of all, I like you to know that this topic is made for a laugh, a random prediction of the 2012 season. We’ll see how close we were by 11/25/12.

Answer these questions INSTINCTIVELY:

How many different drivers will be on pole position? who will they be?
How many drivers will win a race? who will they be?
Who’ll get first pole of the year?
First win of the year?
Last pole of the year?
Last win of the year?
Who will have the best car at the start of the year?
Best car at the end of the year?
Which drivers will win their first grand prix?
Which will be the most entertaining race of the season?
The most boring race of the season?
Which team will be the biggest surprise of 2012?
What team will be the biggest dissapointment?
What will be the biggest story/contreversy of 2012?
Who will retire at the end of 2012?
Which drivers will move to a big team at the end of 2012?
What will be some huge achievements (by anyone)?

Drivers champion?
Constructors champions?

[raymondu999]

I love these threads! Btw you should do one too :P

How many different drivers will be on pole position?
who will they be? 4 – the Red Bulls, Lewis and Nando

How many drivers will win a race? who will they be?
6 – Vettel Hamilton Nando Button and Massa – who will finally get his first comeback win and get his mojo back. You heard it here first :P So will Schumi win 1 race

Who’ll get first pole of the year?
Vettel

First win of the year?
Vettel

Last pole of the year?
For Brazil eh… Is it too much to ask for a return to pole for Felipe?

Last win of the year?
Schumacher in a fantastic wet weather drive

Who will have the best car at the start of the year?
Red Bull

Best car at the end of the year?
Ferrari are VERY close to Red Bull. But Red Bull.

Which drivers will win their first grand prix?
None next year, unfortunately.

Which will be the most entertaining race of the season?
Spa. Need I say more?

The most boring race of the season?
Valencia.

Which team will be the biggest surprise of 2012?
Toro Rosso, as they will begin challenging for strong points and the odd podium.

What team will be the biggest dissapointment?
Lotus/Caterham; who will fail to pick up a point or the 3rd year in a row

What will be the biggest story/contreversy of 2012?
Eddie Jordan’s clothes

Who will retire at the end of 2012?
Boobinho

Which drivers will move to a big team at the end of 2012?
I’d hedge my bets on Vergne or Ricciardo moving to partner Seb Vet; and Hulkenberg joins Ferrari in a surprise move

Drivers champion?
Vettel

Constructors champions?
Red Bull

[Kingshark]

My own prediction:

How many different drivers will be on pole position? who will they be?
5 – Vettel, Alonso, Hamilton, Webber, and Rosberg.

How many drivers will win a race? who will they be?
9 – Vettel, Alonso, Button, Hamilton, Rosberg, Webber, Schumacher, Kobayashi, and Di Resta.

Who’ll get first pole of the year?
Mark Webber.

First win of the year?
Sebastian Vettel.

Last pole of the year?
Lewis Hamilton.

Last win of the year?
Nico Rosberg.

Who will have the best car at the start of the year?
Red Bull.

Best car at the end of the year?
Ferrari and Mercedes.

Which drivers will win their first grand prix?
Rosberg, Kobayashi, and Di Resta.

Which will be the most entertaining race of the season?
Canadian GP – Schumacher wins in the rain after starting 17th.

The most boring race of the season?
Abu Dhabi GP.

Which team will be the biggest surprise of 2012?
Team Lotus.

What team will be the biggest dissapointment?
Williams, they will fall behind Lotus.

What will be the biggest story/contreversy of 2012?
Red Bull complaining about Ferrari not being completely legal.

Who will retire at the end of 2012?
Webber, Trulli, Schumacher, and Barrichello.

Which drivers will move to a big team at the end of 2012?
Di Resta (to Mercedes), Kobayashi (to Red Bull), Perez (to Ferrari), and Ricciardo (to Renault)

What will be some huge achievements (by anyone)?
Rosberg, Kobayashi, and Di Resta win their first race. Grosjean, Sutil, and Perez score a podium. Kovelainen scores points for Team Lotus, and Ricciardo scores a lucky point for HRT.

Drivers champion? Fernando Alonso
Constructors champions? Red Bull.

[bananarama]

How many different drivers will be on pole position? who will they be?
Hamilton, Vettel, Alonso, Rosberg, Webber, Massa – 6

How many drivers will win a race? who will they be?
Hamilton, Alonso, Vettel, Button, Schumacher – 5

Who’ll get first pole of the year?
Vettel

First win of the year?
Alonso

Last pole of the year?
Hamilton

Last win of the year?
Hamilton

Who will have the best car at the start of the year?
RedBull but only just

Best car at the end of the year?
McLaren but pretty equal to Ferrari

Which drivers will win their first grand prix?
None next season unless there is a complete chaos race

Which will be the most entertaining race of the season?
Brazil will be great as always (Monaco and Spa are good candidates aswell)

The most boring race of the season?
Spain, Bahrein or AbuDhabi

Which team will be the biggest surprise of 2012?
Hmm.. either Mercedes for challenging for a win (but that wouldn’t be that surprising) or Lotus Caterham for scoring a point or HRT for showing up at winter testing

What team will be the biggest dissapointment?
Williams

What will be the biggest story/contreversy of 2012?
Ferraris extreme use of teamorders will drive Hamilton mad one day so he’ll hit Massa in the face and get his license taken away for 2 races but after one race he is allowed to return and wins the race.

Who will retire at the end of 2012?
Barrichello, Trulli, Webber and maybe Massa and Schumacher if he either loses badly against Rosberg or wins the title :-P
Which drivers will move to a big team at the end of 2012?
Alguersuari to RedBull and Perez to Ferrari if he continues to impress, DiResta to Mercedes if Schumacher retires

What will be some huge achievements (by anyone)?
Schumacher winning at Spa in the rain lapping everyone up to the podium, or if the Merc is awesome him winning his 100th race or .. very very unlikely, Hamilton silencing his critics or Vettel silencing those who say he can’t race properly .. or .. dunno ..

Drivers champion? Alonso Constructors champions? McLaren

[Asanator]

@raymondu

How many drivers will win a race? who will they be?
5 – Vettel Hamilton Nando Button and Massa – who will finally get his first comeback win and get his mojo back. You heard it here first

then

Last win of the year?
Schumacher in a fantastic wet weather drive

a slight contradiction me thinks ;)

[Asanator]

@raymondu

How many drivers will win a race? who will they be?
5 – Vettel Hamilton Nando Button and Massa – who will finally get his first comeback win and get his mojo back. You heard it here first

then

Last win of the year?
Schumacher in a fantastic wet weather drive

a slight contradiction me thinks ;)

[Asanator]

How many different drivers will be on pole position? who will they be? – 5 – Vettel, Button, Hamilton, Alonso, Massa

How many drivers will win a race? who will they be? – 7 Velttel, Button, Hamilton, Webber, Alonso, Massa, Schumacher

Who’ll get first pole of the year? Vettel

First win of the year? Button

Last pole of the year? Vettel

Last win of the year? Vettel

Who will have the best car at the start of the year? Red Bull

Best car at the end of the year? Ferrari

Which drivers will win their first grand prix? none

Which will be the most entertaining race of the season? Brazil

The most boring race of the season? Spain (Barcelona)

Which team will be the biggest surprise of 2012? Lotus/Caterham

What team will be the biggest dissapointment? Williams

What will be the biggest story/contreversy of 2012? Robert Kubica’s Failed return for 2 races before admitting he has lost the feeling he once had

Who will retire at the end of 2012? Rubens Barrichello

Which drivers will move to a big team at the end of 2012? Sergio Perez

What will be some huge achievements (by anyone)?Hamilton NOT being penalised for continued reckless driving

Drivers champion? Fernando Alonso
Constructors champions? Red Bull

[Lin1876]

How many different drivers will be on pole position? 6
who will they be? Vettel, Webber, Hamilton, Button, Alonso, Rosberg

How many drivers will win a race? 7
who will they be? Vetttel, Webber, Hamilton, Button, Alonso, Rosberg, Schumacher

Who’ll get first pole of the year? Vettel
First win of the year? Button
Last pole of the year? Vettel
Last win of the year? Alonso
Who will have the best car at the start of the year? Red Bull
Best car at the end of the year? McLaren
Which drivers will win their first grand prix? Rosberg
Which will be the most entertaining race of the season? Canada, Monaco
The most boring race of the season? Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, Spain
Which team will be the biggest surprise of 2012? Lotus/Caterham
What team will be the biggest dissapointment? Renault
What will be the biggest story/contreversy of 2012? Massa swaps places with Perez, is told to move over for Kobayashi at Hockenheim.

Who will retire at the end of 2012? Schumacher, Barrichello(if he races next year), Webber, Trulli, Massa?
Which drivers will move to a big team at the end of 2012? Perez (to Ferrari)
What will be some huge achievements (by anyone)? Lotus get a bag of points, Sauber get their first win, Mercedes challenge for the title, HRT survive

Drivers champion? Alonso/Button
Constructors champions? McLaren

Watch these get proved wrong…

[raymondu999]

@Asanator – Good golly you’re right! Hmmm…

[Colossal Squid]

How many different drivers will be on pole position? who will they be?
6 – Vettel, Webber, Alonso, Massa, Button, Hamilton

How many drivers will win a race? who will they be?
6 – Same as above

Who’ll get first pole of the year?
Vettel

First win of the year?
Alonso

Last pole of the year?
Vettel

Last win of the year?
Vettel

Who will have the best car at the start of the year?
Red Bull, with Ferrari close

Best car at the end of the year?
Nip and tuck between RBR, Ferrari and McLaren but RBR just.

Which drivers will win their first grand prix?
Nico Rosberg if something unusual happens.

Which will be the most entertaining race of the season?
Canada!

The most boring race of the season?
Valencia, as always!

Which team will be the biggest surprise of 2012?
Sauber to start fighting at the top of midfield

What team will be the biggest dissapointment?
Mercedes who will chronically underperform again.

What will be the biggest story/contreversy of 2012?
Hamilton to have public row with McLaren over contract, he eventually signs.

Who will retire at the end of 2012?
Schumacher, Webber, Barrichello, Trulli

Which drivers will move to a big team at the end of 2012?
Perez to Ferrari, Alguersuari to Red Bull

What will be some huge achievements (by anyone)?
Kovalainen gives Lotus their first point

Drivers champion?
Alonso

Constructors champions?
Red Bull

[raymondu999]

Lol @colossal-squid your answers are pretty much the 2010 season, especially these parts:

Who’ll get first pole of the year?
Vettel

First win of the year?
Alonso

Last pole of the year?
Vettel

Last win of the year?
Vettel

Who will have the best car at the start of the year?
Red Bull, with Ferrari close

Best car at the end of the year?
Nip and tuck between RBR, Ferrari and McLaren but RBR just.

Which drivers will win their first grand prix?
Nico Rosberg if something unusual happens.

Which will be the most entertaining race of the season?
Canada!

The most boring race of the season?
Valencia, as always!

Which team will be the biggest surprise of 2012?
Sauber to start fighting at the top of midfield

What team will be the biggest dissapointment?
Mercedes who will chronically underperform again.

[Cristian]

How many different drivers will be on pole position? 5 who will they be?Alonso, Vettel, Button, Webber, Hamilton
How many drivers will win a race?6 who will they be? same as above + Schumacher
Who’ll get first pole of the year?Vettel
First win of the year?Vettel
Last pole of the year?Alonso
Last win of the year?Vettel
Who will have the best car at the start of the year?Red Bull
Best car at the end of the year?Red Bull
Which drivers will win their first grand prix?none
Which will be the most entertaining race of the season?Canada
The most boring race of the season?Valencia
Which team will be the biggest surprise of 2012?Mercedes
What team will be the biggest dissapointment?Lotus
What will be the biggest story/contreversy of 2012?Massa’s form
Who will retire at the end of 2012?Webber
Which drivers will move to a big team at the end of 2012?Alguersuari, Perez
What will be some huge achievements (by anyone)?Schumacher winning a race, third title by Vettel

Drivers champion?Vettel
Constructors champions?Red Bull

[Colossal Squid]

@raymondu999 Well wouldya look at that. Huh. Wouldn’t be a bad season to repeat!
I wouldn’t exactly call Sauber fighting at the top of midfield in 2010 though. They came 8th in the constructors championship with 40 something points and never came higher than 6th. I wanna see them in a tussle for a podium once or twice next year!

[Juan Pablo Heidfeld]

How many different drivers will be on pole position? who will they be?
4 – Vettel, Webber, Hamilton, Alonso
How many drivers will win a race? who will they be?
5 – Vettel, Webber, Hamilton, Alonso, Button
Who’ll get first pole of the year?
Vettel
First win of the year?
Vettel
Last pole of the year?
Webber
Last win of the year?
Alonso
Who will have the best car at the start of the year?
Red Bull
Best car at the end of the year?
McLaren
Which drivers will win their first grand prix?
No-one
Which will be the most entertaining race of the season?
Canada
The most boring race of the season?
Abu Dhabi
Which team will be the biggest surprise of 2012?
Lotus
What team will be the biggest dissapointment?
Renault
What will be the biggest story/contreversy of 2012?
Kubica’s retirement :( mid way through
Who will retire at the end of 2012?
Schumi, Barrichello
Which drivers will move to a big team at the end of 2012?
Perez – Ferrari
Di Resta – Mercedes
Alguesuari – Red Bull
What will be some huge achievements (by anyone)?
Alonso will finish every race on the podium

Drivers champion?
Alonso
Constructors champions?
McLaren

[Master firelee]

How many different drivers will be on pole position? who will they be? 5 = Vettel – Alonso – Webber – Hamilton – Button.
How many drivers will win a race? who will they be? 7 = Vettel – Alonso – Webber – Hamilton – Button – Rosberg – Schumacher
Who’ll get first pole of the year? Hamilton
First win of the year? Hamilton
Last pole of the year? Webber
Last win of the year? Rosberg
Who will have the best car at the start of the year? Mclaren
Best car at the end of the year? Mercedes
Which drivers will win their first grand prix? Rosberg
Which will be the most entertaining race of the season? Brazil
The most boring race of the season? Monaco
Which team will be the biggest surprise of 2012? Mercedes
What team will be the biggest dissapointment? Renault
What will be the biggest story/contreversy of 2012? Mercedes accused of cheating on race days because of the difference in speed from quali and the race.
Who will retire at the end of 2012? Barrichello, Trulli.
Which drivers will move to a big team at the end of 2012? Paul Di Resta, Kobiashi and Algisuari.
What will be some huge achievements (by anyone)? Algisuari, Paul, and Kobiashi get top 5 finnishes

Drivers champion? Rosberg
Constructors champions? Mercedes

This is what i want more than what i think will happen.

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