ANNOUNCING: Top 6 Predictions Competition

Besides the Fantasy Champ Car Competition at the Indy Racing forum and the recently launced Fantasy Formula One Competition in this forum, there's another competition coming your way.
The Top 6 Predictions Competition.
We did this last year just for fun but now it gets serious.
Who's crystal ball gives the best reflections, who's the master/mistress of clairvoyance?
These are the rules:

Before every Grand Prix you can tell us what you think the outcome of the race will be. Provide us with your top 6.
For every driver mentioned in the correct place you will receive 2 points. For every driver in the top 6, but not in the correct place, you will receive 1 point.

Announcements for every round of predictions will be given 1 week before the race.
Predictions have to be in before Saturday, i.e. before qualifying.
If in any case you want to change your top 6 predictions, you are allowed to change your predictions only once, again before Saturday.

You don't have to subscribe to this competition, just enter your top 6 whenever the announcement appears on the forum.
Remember, you may skip a round if you want, but ofcourse entering all rounds will gain you more points.

But, there is more.
In order to keep the competition exciting until the end, you can enter a top 6 of the final result of this season.
Who will be world champion, who will be runner-up etc. up to 6th place.
This time, for every driver in the right place you get 10 points, for every driver in the final top 6, but not in the right place, you get 5 points.

Ofcourse, you have to enter this final top 6 now in order to gain those extra points at the end of the season.
You can start entering now. Registration will close on the 3rd of March, the day before the first Grand Prix.

My end-of-season top 6 prediction:

1. Michael Schumacher
2. Mika Hakkinen
3. David Coulthard
4. Rubens Barrichello
5. Ralf Schumacher
6. Jacques Villeneuve

Gerard, just to help us poor schmucks who can't remember who is driving for which team, can you please direct us to where we can check this out? I also want to say that your predictions are predictable and not very original and lacks imagination. :p :laugh: :p :laugh: :rolleyes:

Well done gerard! I've been looking forward to this! :)

My 'End-of-Season' top 6 prediction:

1. Michael Schumacher
2. Mika Hakkinen
3. Ralf Schumacher
4. Jacques Villeneuve
5. J.P. Montoya
6. Jean Alesi

How soon (before each race) can we post the pre-race predictions?
I realise as late as possible is best (!), I just wondered. ;)

1)MICHAEL SCHUMACHER
2)MIKA HAKKINEN
3)DAVID COULTHARD
4)RUBENS BARRICHELLO
5)JACQUES VILLENEUVE
6)RALF SCHUMACHER

The announcement to enter your predictions for every round of the championship will be posted on this forum Sunday prior to the race.
That's 1 week before every race.
Indeed Sparky, it's probably best to enter the predictions as late as possible. But they have to be in before Saturday.
I will ofcourse consider everyone's local time zone.
And don't forget, you may change your predictions as long as you do it before Saturday. You may change only once.

Entry list 2001 season:

Ferrari: Michael Schumacher & Rubens Barrichello
McLaren-Mercedes: Mika Hakkinen & David Coulthard
Williams-BMW: Ralf Schumacher & Juan-Pablo Montoya
Benetton-Renault: Giancarlo Fisichella & Jenson Button
BAR-Honda: Jacques Villeneuve & Olivier Panis
Jordan-Honda: Heinz-Harald Frentzen & Jarno Trulli
Arrows-Asiatech: Jos Verstappen & Enrique Bernoldi
Sauber-Petronas: Nick Heidfeld & Kimi Raikkonen
Jaguar-Cosworth: Eddie Irvine & Luciano Burti
Minardi-European: Fernando Alonso & ???
Prost-Ferrari: Jean Alesi & Gaston Mazzacane

MAYBE A YEAR OF A UPSET'S
MICHEAL SCHUMACHER
DAVID COULTARD
RALF SCHUMACHER
MIKA HAKKIEN
JACQUES VILLENEUVE
RUBENS BARRICHELLO

I know your going to think this is nuts but this will be the winning FORMULA!

1.DAVID COULTHARD
2.JUAN MONTOYA
. 3.MIKA HAKKINEN
4.MICHEAL SCHUMACHER
5.H H FRENTZEN
6.JACQUES VILLENEUVE

Hello Adam Hughes and corvette kid, welcome to our abuse and insult free friendly forum. I hope you will post many more times here. Don't forget, when you post 1000 posts, you qualify for a lucky draw for a Ferrari. :)

:laugh: Welcome, Adam and corvette kid!

I should probably wait until another twelve days or so, but what the hey, ain't gonna change my mind anyway:

End of season prediction:
1. TGF
2. Mika Hakkinen
3. David Coulthard
4. Juan Pablo Montoya
5. Jacques Villeneuve
6. Ralf Schumacher

VB, do you know how disappointed people will be when they realise that the Ferrari doesn't exist...? :p :laugh: But welcome Adam and Corvette kid. :)

My end of season prediction...

1. Michael Schumacher
2. Mika Hakkinen
3. David Coulthard
4. Ralf Schumacher
5. Rubens Barrichello
6. Jacques Villeneuve

Okay, I might be a little reserved in my choices, but I'm not expecting an unpredictable season. :rolleyes:

I THINK IT WILL BE ONE OF THE MOST OPEN YEARS EVER?

1 Michael Schumacher
2 Mika Hakkinen
3 Jarno Trulli
4 Rubens Barichello
5 David Coulthard
6 Jos Verstappen

1. DC
2. TGF
3. Mika Hakinnen
4. JPM
5. RB
6. R. Scumacher

This should be interesting!!
My end of season predictions:

1. Hakkinnen
2. M. Schumacher
3. Coulthard
4. Villeneuve
5. Barrichello
6. Montoya

Good luck to everyone! :) :)

Welcome Adam and Corvette Kid. I hope you choose to stick around and visit some of our other Fora as well.


1) David Coulthard
2) Micheal Schumacher
3) Mika Hakkinen
4) Ralf Schumacher
5) Rubens Barrichello
6) Jaques Villeneuve

I've just had an idea. Perhaps we could summarize all the predictions by taking each poster's top six and give points in the descending order 10-6-4 and so on, and thereby see who the 10 Tenths community as a whole sees as favourite(s) to take the WDC this season. I'll volunteer to make this summarization of predictions. I'll do it after registration has closed on the 3rd of March (there'll be no recounts ;) ).

Okay Im not really expecting anything abnormal to happen so here's mine:
1. Mika Hakkinen
2. Michael Schumacher
3. Rubens Barrichello
4. Ralf Schumacher
5. DC
6. JPM
:rolleyes:

1)David Coulthard
2)Michael Schumacher
3)Mika Hakkinen
4)Rubens Barrichello
5)Ralf Schumacher
6)Jacques Villeneuve

Took me an age to be pick so they had better come up with the goods :rotate::):rotate:
Look's a bit boring doesn't it, can I have another go and be a bit more adventurous :rotate::):rotate:

R, good idea. Make it so! :)

Thanks to all,for the nice welcome.I have enjoyed reading your posts & predictions.I look forward to joining in on all the fun.

ook...here are mine..

1. Michael Schumacher :(
2. David Coulthard :D
3. Mika Hakkinen :cool:
4. Rubens Barichello :o
5. Jacques Villeneuve :rotate:
6. Ralf Schumacher :cool:

My honest opinion...

1. TGF (Bernie has already spoken)
2. DC
3. MH
4. Jean Alesi
5. Olivier Panis
6. Jarno Trulli

OK, here are mine:

Mika Hakkinen
David Coulthard
TGF
Ralf Schumacher
Jacques Villeneuve
Heinz Herald Frentzen

1)DC
2)Michael
3)Button
4)J.P. Montoya
5)Rubens
6)Alesi

Not a good year for Mika H....

The Orange 8-Ball has been shaken, and the resulting predictions for the top 6 of the 2001 WDC is as follows:

1. Michael Schumacher
2. Mika Hakkinen
3. Ralph Schumacher
4. Jaques Villneuve
5. David Coulthard
6. Rubens Barrichello

Conservative perhaps, but the Orange 8-Ball likes to win!!

ooops!...i almost missed this...!!

1]MICHAEL SCHUMACHER:rotate:
2]Jacques Villenueve
3]Mika Hakkinen
4]Ralf Schumacher
5]Juan Pablo
6]Rubens...

From the bear pit -

1. Coulthard
2. TGW
3. Mika
4. Frentzen
5. Barichello
6. Villeneuve

1 -- Michael
2 -- Mika
3 -- DC
4 -- Rubinho
5 -- Jacques
6 -- Juan Pablo

That was the easy part. And here are the bottom eight:
Marques
Alonso
Mazza
Bernoldi
Heidfeld
Burti
Raikonen
Verstappen
This gets very difficult after you pick the bottom 2, because any of the other 6 can pick up points. Alonso was picked second worst simply because he is in the Minardi. Most of these selections are no reflection on the drivers, but simply my guess on which teams will achieve the least.
Gerard, could you please save this also?? Ta!!

I agree with most of your picks for bottom eight, VB, but Heidfeld?! Surely he'll do better than that. I think he will be around 10th place in the final standings. My gut feeling says so! :p

1. MH
2. MS
3. JPM
4. DC
5. RB
6. JV

No more comments !

You are probably right R, it became very difficult to pick which cars won't perform, and I know nothing about Sauber's engine. So I just took a stab that it will not have reliability. Everyone is tipping that Nick will be the big improver, so I'll probably have to eat my words at the end of the season.

Downforce; Do you realise it's only you 'n' me who can't see DC in the top 6? :)


Most members' predictions seem to be a combination of the following characters:

1. Michael Schumacher
2. Mika Hakkinen
3. Rubens Barrichello
4. Jacques Villeneuve
5. Ralf Schumacher
6. David Coulthard

However, I (as you do) rate JPM highly, but DC not so.

I guess we'll see... ;)

Sparky, I rate JPM very highly, but I think top six in his first season in F1 in a second tier car is expecting a bit much. As for DC, I think he gets a bum rap and bad luck and a few ill-timed mistakes have undeservedly damaged his reputation. Picking DC in a Mac outside the top six means either that you really don't like him or are not taking a realistic view of the field.

Yeah Sparky yeah!

Eero!..DC aint goin nowhere this season! hes been in the best car LONG enuff!!

JPM?...hes gonna be good, tho hes still gonna finish behind ole Ralfy...but HE will make the "Schumacher" out of Ralf :eek:

My final top six:

1 Michael Schumacher
2 Mika Hakkinen
3 Rubens Barichello
4 DC
5 Jacques Villeneuve
6 Ralf Schumacher

So it shall be written, so it shall be done.

Exciting season judging from the predictions :p

1\2: TGF\Mika ... hmmm close call, let's assume Mika will be up there in the first half of the season as well; 3\4: RB\DC ... hard to say as well. DC will fall through I guess and RB will up his game; after that, tough to say, but I'll opt for Michelin having a rough first year so Williams won't be able to make that quantum leap yet; Jordan will IMO they're looking very strong as opposed to BAR who give a really messy impression ... so:

1. Mika
2. TGF
3. Rubens
4. DC
5. Trulli
6. Frentzen
(7. Villeneuve; 8. Montoya; 9. Panis; 10. Fisichella; 11. Heidfeld; 12. Ralf :laugh:; 13. Button; 14. Raikonnen; 15. Alesi; 16. Bernoldi; 17. Mazzacane; 18. Burti; 19. Irvine; 20. Verstappen; 21. Alonso; 22. Marques)

:rotate:

1: Michael Schumacher
2: Rubens Barrichello
3: Mika Hakkinen
4: David Coulthard
5: Jarno Trulli
6: Ralf Schumacher

"Rationale"..... by the end of the year the Mclaren/Illmor will be the best package but the Woking boys will have major reliability problems in the first half of the season and just will be too far behind the Ferrari's to catch up.

take care all and I pray that the season is a safe one for all drivers, course workers, team members, spectators, and their families. Hope to see some of ya at Indy in September...

Murph

Hey Gerard, we forgot the Constructors' Championship. Do you want to start a separate thread?
Dino, you are going to look awfully foolish by mid season putting Ralf that far down. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: Remembre the old saying: he who laughs last, .........

Valve Bounce, most of us are already participating in Fantasy F1, Fantasy Champ Cars and now Predictions Competition.
I think doing a Constructors Competition also is a bit of an overload.
Ofcourse when there are more people who want this, I'll go ahead with it.
Your wish is my command.

OK, I'll just plonk it down here.
McLaren
Williams
Ferrari
BAR
Jordan
Prost
:p

Count me in. Although I would love to see a MASSIVE upset;

1. TGF
2. Mika
3. Coultard
4. Rubino
5. Ralph
6. J. Vill


Just in case contructors is in;


1. Silver Cars
2. Red Cars
3. Franks Cars
4. BAAAAAAAR
5. Jordan
6. Prost

Here's to hoping none of the above finish in the top 6 :p

Mika
Micheal
Rubens
DC
Trulli
Alesi

No no no... THIS is how it will look after Suzuka...

1. TGF :(
2. Hakkinen :mad:
3. Frentzen :rotate:
4. Coulthard :mad:
5. Villeneuve :)
6. Trulli :rotate:

1. Michael Schumacher
2. Mika Hakkinen
3. David Coulthard
4. Rubens Barrichello
5. Ralf Schumacher
6. Jacques Villeneuve

1. Ferrari
2. McLaren
3. Williams
4. BAR
5. Prost
6. Jaguar

final driver top 6.

1) Michael Schumacher :rotate:
2) Rubens Barrichello
3) Mika Hakkinen
4) David Coulthard
5) Ralf Schumacher
6) Jacques V

Constructors (if its running.)

1) Ferrari :rotate:
2) Mclaren
3) Williams
4) Benneton
5) Jordan
6) BAR

Well, here's my constructors championship prediction, in case we're doing that as well:

1. Ferrari
2. McLaren
3. Williams
4. BAR
5. Jordan
6. Jaguar
7. Benetton (not seeing good things for them this year)

1. Michael Schumacher
2. Mika Hakkinen
3. Ralf Schumacher
4. David Coulthard
5. Rubens Barrichelo
6. Jean Alesi


And then Coulthard will finally get what he deserves and drive a Minardi in 02! Yay!


1. Ferrari
2. Mclaren Mercedes
3. Williams BMW
4. BAR Honda
5. Jordan Honda
6. Prost ACER

Drivers

1. TGF
2. Hakk
3. Coulthard
4. HHF
5. JPM
6. JVill

(7. Ralf (for those who are interested))

Constructors

1. Macs
2. Ferrari
3. Williams
4. Jordan
5. Bar
6. Prost.

I think these will be the top 6 drivers.

1.TGF(I have to be real, eventhough I dislike him)
2.Mika(after struggling, he will manage to finish second)
3.Rubens(not a great season but good enough for third)
4.Montoya(after a great debut season with a few podiums)
5.Ralph(overshadowed by montoya, but with some good results)
6.DC(bad season, lots of car trouble)
7.Jacques(back at the top, with some struggle with the bar)

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm..... the beard of wisdom has been sufficiantly strokéd:

1 Schumi
2 Mika
3 DC
4 Rubinho
5 Ralf
6 HHF

Constructors too eh?

1 Ferrari
2 McL
3 Williams
4 Jordan
5 BAR
6 Prost

1. Michael Schumacher
2. Mika Hakkinen
3. Rubens Barrichello
4. David Coulthard
5. Jean Alesi
6. Jacques Villeneuve

Good luck to all of you! ;)

Hello evbdy

1- Hakkinen
2- Michael Schumacher
3- Frentzen
4- Trulli
5- Panis
6- Alesi
:cool:

OK, here goes;

1. Mika Hakki (Ron hates to lose)
2. M Schumi (already expended all their effort)
3. D Coulthard (good car... but not good enough for No 1)
4. JP Montoya (awesome talent- I haven't said that since Senna)
5. Jacques V (will get most out of Honda power)
6. Rubens (BAR & Williams will be good enough to fill that big space between him and the top three this year)

Please don't show anyone these predictions after i have fininshed last... at least I can feel like a prophet before the fact.

Here's my top six for the season:

1) Hakkinen
2) M.Schumacher
3) Coulthard
4) Barrichello
5) Montoya
6) Villeneuve

My top 6 for this season:
[list=1] Michael Schumacher
Mika Hakkinen
David Coulthard
Rubens Barrichello
Ralf Schumacher
Jacques Villeneuve[/list=1]Don K.

My prediction wouldn't be original:

1. Michael Schumacher :(
2. Mika Hakkinen
3. Ralph Schumacher
4. Rubens Barricello
5. David Couldheart
6. Jaques Villneuve

teams:
1. Ferrary
2. Mclaren
3. Williams
4. BAR
5. Benneton
6. Jordan

Hello everybody this is my first posting on the F1 Forum. I have been following F1 for about 3 years now and am really excited for this season. Go BAR and Villeneuve!!! Too bad it looks like the Silver and Red will be dominating again so here are my predictions for the Australian GP:

1.) M.Schumacher
2.) R.Barrichello
3.) D.Coultard
4.) R.Schumacher
5.) J.Villeneuve
6.) J.Trulli

Hope I'm right and I look forward to future postings :)

Ha ha...well I guess my second post is coming sooner than expected I didn't realise you wanted end of season predictions too! So here goes:

1.) M. Schumacher
2.) D.Coultard (going out on a limb here)
3.) M.Hakkinen
4.) R.Barrichello
5.) R.Schumacher
6.) J.Villenuve (I'm hoping)

1)MICHAEL SCHUMACHER
2)MIKA HAKKINEN
3)RUBENS BARRICHELLO
4)DAVID COULTHARD
5)H-H FRENTZEN
6)RALF SCHUMACHER

My constructors top 6 for this season:
[list=1] Ferrari
McLaren
Williams
Jordan
BAR
Arrows[/list=1]Don K.

I realize I'm past the deadline for the Australian Gp prediction, but I tried to last night, but there was some problem with 10/10ths and I couldnt access the forum. Anyway I understand the rules but I will put my race prediction anyway ( this was done before I knew the grid I promise):

Australian GP prediction:

1. Michael Schumacher
2. Ralf Schumacher
3. Jacques Villeneuve
4. Jarno Trulli
5. Jean Alesi
6. Olivier Panis

WDC prediction:

1. Michael Schumacher
2. Mika Hakkinen
3. Rubens Barrichello
4. David Coulthard
5. Ralf Schumacher
6. Jacques Villeneuve

Don't worry AL Racing, you're in.
But registration is now closed.
Good luck to all 43 competitors.

Thanks Gerard!! I'll be making my GP a couple days earlier next time,just in case.