F1B Staff Picks: Belgian GP

The long summer break of our discontent is finally over and what better way for Formula One to return than at Spa?! While Andre Lotterer makes his Grand Prix debut and Alexander Rossi apparently doesn’t, the F1B staff are back to their normal ways of trying to decide which Mercedes driver will win this time around. Unless you’re Paul, that is. While six staffers are picking Hamilton for the victory, twice as many nods as teammate Rosberg gets, our resident driving instructor is going with Valterri Bottas to pick up his first win at one of F1’s most storied circuits.

Meanwhile, at the much less sharp end of the grid, the battle to claim two points for First Out sees Maldonado, Vergne and Raikkonen each get two picks, with one apiece going to Guitterez, Massa, Perez and Bianchi. With the battle up front between Tony and JP down to just three points and the fight for third having four staffers separated by six points, a big shake up of the Staff Championship points could definitely be in the making come Sunday.

Todd
1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Ricciardo
4. Bottas
5. Vettel
6. Alonso
FO Vergen

Grace
1. Rosberg
2. Vettel
3. Hamilton
4. Bottas
5. Ricciardo
6. Alonso
FO Raikkonen

Paul
1. Bottas
2. Hamilton
3. Ricciardo
4. Alonso
5. Massa
6. Hulkenberg
FO Guitterez

Laura
1. Hamilton
2. Bottas
3. Rosberg
4. Ricciardo
5. Vettel
6. Alonso
FO Maldonado

Tony
1. Rosberg
2. Hamilton
3. Vettel
4. Ricciardo
5. Alonso
6. Hulkenberg
FO Bianchi

Dave
1. Rosberg
2. Bottas
3. Hamilton
4. Magnussen
5. Hulkenberg
6. Alonso
FO Massa

JP
1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Bottas
4. Ricciardo
5. Massa
6. Alonso
FO Vergne

Jake
1. Hamilton
2. Alonso
3. Ricciardo
4. Vettel
5. Button
6. Rosberg
FO Perez

Mark
1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Bottas
4. Massa
5. Alonso
6. Ricciardo
FO Maldonado

Tom
1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Ricciardo
4. Bottas
5. Massa
6. Hulkenebrg
FO Raikkonen

Current Standings
1. Tony 99
2. Johnpierre 96
3. Andrew 82
4. Todd 81
5. Laura 80
6. Tom 76
7. Paul 70
8. Jake 68
9. Mark 59
10. Dave 58
11. Grace 56