[Official] The 2011 Predictions Time Capsule

[Super Hans]

Welcome to the third annual Ten-Tenths Predictions Time Capsule.

To take part, simply submit five predictions about the coming season. I'll close and bury the thread at 5pm on Thursday 10th March, the eve of the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend. Then at the end of the season, I'll dig it up and we can see how wrong we were.

The only rule is that the predictions must be easily verifiable (ie - 'Schumacher will beat Rosberg' is fine, whereas 'Schumacher will suprise a few people' isn't).

Right, here's mine:

1) Sebastian Vettel will have the title tied-up with three races remaining
2) At least four drivers will feature for HRT
3) Renault will score at least one win.
4) Williams will score at least one win.
5) Two drivers will win their maiden Grands Prix.

[ECW Dan Selby]

1) Renault will win at least once
2) Hulkenberg will race at least once this season
3) Team Lotus will score at least a point
4) Virgin will not score a point
5) Schumacher will score a podium or two, Rosberg will win a race.

Selby

[Marbot]

1) HRT, Lotus and Virgin will all score at least 1 point this season.
2) Schumacher will be on the podium more than 10 times.
3) Ferrari will finish lower than 3rd in the constructors championship.
4) Alonso will not win the WDC.
5) There will be another scandal.

[Chatters]

1. Lewis Hamilton will outscore Jenson Button.
2. Lotus will score their first points between between Rounds 1 and 7.
3. Daniel Ricciardo will make his Formula 1 race debut.
4. The 107% qualifying rule will not be, or need to be, enforced at all.
5. HRT will fail to score a point, nor will they ever qualify above 20th on the grid on merit (grid penalties to other drivers do not count).

[Greem]

1. At least one team principal will moan about the season being too long before we get to the half way point.
2. Hamilton will win the WDC.
3. Vettel and Webber will take each other off the track twice.
4. HRT will quit before the end of the season.
5. Renault will remain Renault, and Team Lotus will remain Team Lotus.

[Mr V]

Originally Posted by Super Hans

3) Renault will score at least one win.

Unfortunately i think that that is now unlikely

[Knowlesy]

Kubica to make comeback at tail end of season.
Webber and Vettel will crash into each other at least once.
Hamilton will own Button.
Mercedes will not win a race.
Barrichello will take a podium.

[jab]

Hard to tell performance at this stage but I guess that's what this is all about - time to make ourselves look stupid at the end of the year:

1) Team Lotus will still be called that at the last race
2) Not all the teams will score points (unless there's an Indy 05-type withdrawal, which won't count)
3) The championship won't be as close as last year - specifically the number of points covering the top 3 or 4, or the number of contenders at the end
4) Kubica won't be back this year
5) And my big gamble...Jenson Button won't win any races

[dsg]

1. Alonso will win the title.
2. Webber and Vettel will crash into each other at least once.
3. Button and Hamilton will crash into each other at least once.
4. Webber will announce retirement before end of the season.
5. Schumacher will win one (controversial) race (and retire).

[Knowlesy]

Originally Posted by jab

(unless there's an Indy 05-type withdrawal, which won't count)

You can't make your own rules!

[Grandpa_Rob]

1: Bruno Senna will start the Australian GP
2: Vettel will be a double World Champion
3: Webber will win at Monaco
4: Kobayashi will win a GP
5: Sutil will get a podium finish

[skells22]

1. Di Resta will be best rookie
2. Hamilton wins the championship
3. Schumacher will win 2 races
4. Vettel will beat Webber
5. we will have a new winner this year

[Daisy]

1. The drivers championship will be decided in Brazil.
2. Vettel will win more races than Webber.
3. Rosberg will win his first carreer race before the German GP.
4. Toro Rosso will announce a driver change before the season is over.
5. Hamilton will suffer at least 2 times during the season of a flat tyre during a race.

[GTRMagic]

1) Mark Webber will win the 2011 WDC
2) McLaren will win the 2011 WCC
3) Daniel Ricciardo will start for, and score points for, Scuderia Toro Rosso
4) Rubens Barrichello will score a win for Williams
5) Team Lotus (nee 1Malaysia) will finish higher in the WCC than Lotus Renault (nee Group Lotus/RenaultF1)

[bravo]

1) At least one driver will retire from a race with >75% complete from 1st place.
2) We will see a pole position from outside Ferrari, Mclaren & Red Bull
3) Before 50% the season is complete, we will have a double retirement for one of the top 5 teams based on last years WCC.
4) Schumacher will on average score higher than Rosberg over the whole season
5) We wont see any races with less than 10 finishers.

[Marbot]

Originally Posted by bravo

1)
5) We wont see any races with less than 10 finishers.

No chance of another 'Indy 05' then?

Which I'd just thought of stating the obvious.

[Knowlesy]

Very brave predictions there bravo.

I must admit to not fully understanding point 4.

[bravo]

Originally Posted by Knowlesy

Very brave predictions there bravo.

I must admit to not fully understanding point 4.

He'll finish above Rosberg more times than below, even if Rosberg gets more points.

I didn't want to do the obvious X will be WDC/WCC Although I'll risk it and up my minimum finishers to 12.

p.s. your Alonso avatar is spookey...

[Super Hans]

Originally Posted by bravo

p.s. your Alonso avatar is spookey...

I thought it was supposed to be Jason Plato.

[mattt]

1. Rosberg will beat Schumacher again.
2. Vettel, Hamilton and Button will finish top 3
3. Renaults forward exhaust will be banned for next season (2012)
4. Mclaren will win the WCC
5. Massa will be asked to move over for Alonso more than 3 times.

[Burp]

1, Buemi will be dropped mid season for Ricciardo
2, Maldonaldo will damage a car (at least a wheel off) before we get to Malaysia
3, Schumacher will score a podium
4, There will be a 1st time winner this season (Driver)
5, The drivers title will be decided before the final race

[chunterer]

1. Alonso will win the WDC.
2. Red Bull will win most races.
3. Whoever replaces Kubica will fully exploit the opportunity and impress.
4. At least 7 different drivers will win races.
5. Perez will be on terms or ahead of Kobayashi before season's end....

[Hawkwood]

1. Alonso will win the title.
2. Virgin will beat Team Lotus.
3. Toro Rosso will make a driver change during the season.
4. Hispania won't score points, but will make it to the season's end.
5. There will be no new winning drivers.

[Teretonga]

1. Ferrari will win the WCC
2. Renault's forward exhausts will result in at least one fire at an event.
3. Button will not win a race
4. Barrichello will not get a podium in 2011
5. Schumacher will get a podium

[ScotsBrutesFan]

1. Red Bull will win the constructors but not the Drivers champs
2. Paul Di Resta will outscore Adrian Sutil over the season.
3. There will be atleast 4 races in which it rains (wet or extreme tyres need to be used)
4. No Podiums for Schumacher in 2011
5. Rosberg to have 2 race wins in 2011.