Pick the Podium - F-1 - MSC Cruises, Belgian Grand Prix, Circuit of Spa-Francorechamp, Stavelot, Belgium, July 28-30, 2023

[Retroram52]

This is the last race before the big summer break that takes us to the end of August. This is also a Saturday Sprint Race. Another chance to get points like Austria. Same scoring for the top 8 places, Yippee!! We shall see if Hamilton finally breaks through and wins a race. Maybe!

 

[Hank Kingsley]

This is a silly track to have a sprint race at, not that sprint races themselves aren't silly or anything...

 

[forty_three]

First:

Hopefully it won't be another parade farce if it comes to that. And it might. Smallest chance of rain is 45% at race time. Sprint race chance of rain is like 85%


Second:

Seems Merc has revised three of the four major aero systems.

Third:

I am out of town all weekend and won't be watching so my picks will be total guesses. I will probably do better.

 

[Retroram52]

Nice info update on the Mercs, 43. Maybe they will get back in the game here at the end of the season. Picks can be fairly random. You may just take the sweep on both races if they have them at all!

 

[forty_three]

Race:
VER
PER
HAM
LEC

 

[Hank Kingsley]

For the race:

Verstappen
Perez
Hamilton
Piastri


For the sprint:

Verstappen
Perez
Hamilton
Norris
Leclerc
Piastri
Russell
Sainz

 

[ckhokie]

Race
VER
PER
HAM
PIA

Will get a set of sprint picks in just in case I can’t tomorrow. I may edit these if I catch qualifying
sprint
VER
PER
LEC
PIA
HAM
NOR
SAI
RUS

 

[Retroram52]

For the Sprint:
Verstappen
Perez
LeClerc
Hamilton
Norris
Russell
Sainz
Piastri

 

[forty_three]

Sprint
VER
PER
HAM
RUS
LEC
PIA
NOR
SAI

 

[Schmoopy1000]

Sprint race

Verstappen
Sainz
Piastri
Perez
Leclerc
Norris
Hamilton
Russell

 

[forty_three]

Amended Sprint
VER
PER
HAM
PIA
NOR
RUS
LEC
SAI

 

[obxyankeefan]

Sprint

VER
PIA
NOR
HAM
PER
SAI
LEC
GAS

 

[obxyankeefan]

Race

VER
PER
SAI
NOR

 

[Retroram52]

On second thought for the Sprint:
Verstappen
Perez
Piastri
Hamilton
Norris
Sainz
Leclerc
Russell

 

[Schmoopy1000]

Sprint race

Verstappen
Sainz
Piastri
Perez
Leclerc
Norris
Hamilton
Russell

thanks to Hamiltons penalty
All I have to say is

 

[Retroram52]

The final order for the Sprint Race is:

Verstappen
Piastri
Gasley (who knew)
Sainz (once again out-drives Leclerc)
LeClerc
Norris
Hamilton
Russell

 

[Schmoopy1000]

The final order for the Sprint Race is:

Verstappen
Piastri
Gasley (who knew)
Sainz (once again out-drives Leclerc)
LeClerc
Norris
Hamilton
Russell

yeah I took Sainz over Leclerc because Ferrari couldnt use "strategy" to screw Sainz.

 

[Retroram52]

Here's How We Did for the Sprint:

ckhokie: 12 points - Correctly selected Verstappen for the win; Correctly selected Norris for Sixth Place; Correctly selected Russell for Eighth Place

Forty_three: 8 points - Correctly selected Verstappen for the win

Hank Kinsley: 12 points - Correctly selected Verstappen for the win; Correctly selected LeClerc for Fifth Place

Obxyankeefan: 15 points - Correctly selected Verstappen for the win; Correctly selected Piastri for Second Place

RetroRam: 9 points- Correctly selected Verstappen for the win; Correctly selected Russell for Eighth Place

Schmoopy: 18 points- Correctly selected Verstappen for the win; Correctly selected LeClerc for Fifth Place; Correctly selected Norris for Sixth Place; Correctly selected Hamilton for Seventh Place; Correctly selected Russell for Eighth Place

Season Totals

ckhokie -175 points
forty_three - 146 points
Hank Kingsley- 163 points
Obxyankeefan - 156 points
RetroRam - 183 points
Schmoopy - 179 points

 

[Retroram52]

Congrats to The Schmoopster has he takes the points total for the Sprint. Honorable mention goes to Obxyankeefan with a close second.

 

[Retroram52]

The Race is tomorrow. Plenty of time to get picks in and to make changes if you wish.