As the Formula One world welcomes Alonso and Bottas back to their respective offices, the F1B staff return to their crystal balls in the hopes of correctly picking the winners and losers of Malaysia. It doesn’t happen often, but the second round of the season sees every single staffer picking the same driver for the win: Lewis Hamilton.
Seems a pretty smart choice, unless he doesn’t! The choices for First Out are considerably more varied, with grid returnee Fernando getting two picks, along with Stevens and perennial favorite Maldonado, who scored last time out as a means to smite everyone of us for not picking him. Perez, Button and Rosberg each get a nod to pack up and go home early, as well. Other than Dave, who did indeed pick Nico as First Out, is the only staffer who did not pick the German to come home on the second step of the podium.
1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Bottas
4. Vettel
5. Massa
6. Raikkonen
FO Alonso
Grace
1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Vettel
4. Raikkonen
5. Massa
6. Bottas
FO Alonso
Paul
1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Vettel
4. Raikkonen
5. Massa
6. Kvyat
FO Stevens
Andrew
1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Bottas
4. Vettel
5. Massa
6. Raikkonen
FO Maldonado
Tony
1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Massa
4. Vettel
5. Bottas
6. Ricciardo
FO Maldonado
Dave
1. Hamilton
2. Bottas
3. Raikkonen
4. Vettel
5. Massa
6. Nasr
FO Rosberg
JP
1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Bottas
4. Raikkonen
5. Vettel
6. Massa
FO Stevens
Mark
1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Vettel
4. Massa
5. Raikkonen
6. Bottas
FO Button
Tom
1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3 Vettel
4. Massa
5. Verstappen
6. Bottas
FO Perez
I’m going with:
1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Vettel
4. Massa
5. Bottas
6. Ricciardo
First out will be Verstappen.
Looks like I only got 2 points for my troubles.