![]() 03/13/2015 at 17:16 Filed to: fo | ![]() | ![]() |
Welcome to the opening round of the 2015 season of the ultimate F1 guessing game of the website known as Oppositelock. Time to gather your friends, grab your dog, a few beers, 'n' get ready to make this season the one that counts. Because !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! is back, rugrat!
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Last year, Mercedes F1 absolutely dominated wining all but three races, with Lewis Hamilton taking the overall win. Nico Rosberg came in second and Captain Crest came in third. His teammate was so embarrassed by this that he turned tail on Red Bull and went to the prancing horse. Ferrari, which had an absolutely abysmal year lost one of its drivers. That drivers name is Fernando Alonso, and he now drives for his former team, McLaren. Caterham and Marussia did their best impressions of Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru, but Manor F1 was able to rise from the smoldering corpse of Marussia and race this year with last year's car, much to the chagrin of Force India, who fought so hard against them rejoining and using last year's car. Force India, of course, will be using last year's car. Team Lettuce kept their drivers, for better !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , but ditched their lousy Renault power units and will be suckling from them sweet, sweet Mercedes titties. MMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmm, MMMMMMMMM, are them some sweet titties. Speaking of nice tits, they also got a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! Will.I.Am's Racing will continue to be cool as fuck with that Martini sponsorship. Red Bull will now be rocking the young Russian from their junior team to be along side Smiles McSmiley. Red Calf now has some driver from somewhere and a rugrat who was just plucked from the womb, prematurely according to many. That leaves Sauber, who lets face it, probably wont be doing much. But our overall winner was piratesecu, who won the Gilded Bernie and bragging rights for the winter. So, with the new rules and regulations, which one of you fuckers will win this year?
Here are your drivers for the race:
Lewis Hamilton- Mercedes
Nico Rosberg- Mercedes
Daniel Ricciardo- Red Bull
Daniil Kvyat- Red Bull
Felipe Massa- Williams
Valtteri Bottas- Williams
Sebastian Vettel- Ferrari
Kimi Raikkonen- Ferrai
Fernando Alonso Kevin Magnussen- McLaren
Jenson Button- McLaren
Nico Hulkenberg- Force India
Sergio Perez- Force India
The Wee Baby Max Verstappen- Torro Rosso
Carlos Sainz, Jr.- Torro Rosso
Pastor Maldonado- Lotus
Romain Grosjean- Lotus
Felipe Nasr- Sauber
Marcus Ericsson- Sauber
(Giedo van der Garde?-Sauber
Will Stevens- Manor
Roberto Merhi- Manor
Here are the way your picks shall be presented, I'll use my picks as an example in every preview:
Q. Lewis Hamilton
1. Nico Rosberg
2. Lewis Hamilton
3. Daniel Riciardo
Curse: Racer X, I don't believe he'll make it. Roberto Merhi, note I didn't change my pick, just updated the name.
There are mine, what will yours be? You have until Q1 (2:00 am EST Saturday March 14th) to make them known.
G'Day Mates!
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Frankly, F1 has become too easy to predict. It's either going to be Hamilton or Ricciardo.
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If it's that easy then pony up, buttercup.
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Okay.
Q. Daniel Ricciardo
1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Nico Hulkenberg
3. Daniel Ricciardo
Curse: Jenson Button
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Q. Hamilton
1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Vettel
Curse. Stevens
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No surprises this week:
Q: Rosberg
1. Rosberg
2. Hamilton
3. Felipe Massa
Curse: Crashtor Maldonado
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Q. Rosberg
1. Rosberg
2. Hamilton
3. Vettel
Curse: Button
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Q:Hamilton
1: Hamilton
2: Rosberg
3: (Going on a limb here) Vettel
Curse: Maldonado
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Q. Rosberg
1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Ricciardo
Curse: Magnussen
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Q. Hamilton
1. Riccardo
2. Rosberg
3. Bottas
Curse: Kvyat
YAY!! Formula one is back!! Hopefully we all don't have to watch Lewis win every race again!
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Q: Nico Rosberg
1. Nico Rosberg
2. Lewis Hamilton
3. Felipe Massa
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Q: Rosberg
1: Hamilton
2: Rosberg
3: Riciardo
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Q: Hamilton
1: Hamilton
2: Rosberg
3: Riciardo
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Q. Hamilton
1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Vettel
This seems to be the standard answer looking through the comments.
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TURN THE FUCK UP FOR FO
Q. Hamilton
1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Ricciardo
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Q. Hamilton
1. Rosberg
2. Ricciardo
3. Bottas
Curse: Hamilton
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Q: Rosberg
1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Bottas
Curse: Button
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Q. Rosberg
1. Ricciardo
2. Jenson
3. Bottas.
Curse: Hamilton
I have a feeling that red bulls have the reliability and speed to really challenge this year. And I think the new Merc isn't as solid as it was last year in terms of staying power. And come on, Honda and williams have to do well
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1. Hammy
2. Nico R.
3. Kimi
Curse ~ Alonso, he forgets where he is and parks the car. (ok he won't be there but its fun)
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Q?
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I'm not expecting McLaren to do well. Honda hasn't built an F1 engine in over a decade and it's completely different from what they used to build for McLaren. Also McLaren has been fairly shoddy as well.
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Oh I meant Hammy too, Q->Win
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I will be making my selections after Practice and at least after Q3. I have acquired a source to view the practice sessions and Q3 and Q2.
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you will not be able to submit picks after Q1. P3 is fine, Q3 is right out.
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Again thank you for the clarity. Okay, so I can make my actual pick after P3?
For some reason I was counting backwards in regard to practice and Quali.
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after p3 is fine, just have to hurry and not wait until q1. If you get confused, I put the deadline for each race after my picks in every post.
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Q: Rosberg
1: Rosberg
2: Hamilton
3: Bottas
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Yes, but I can hope. Yes that haven't built a great car since 2012, but I have faith in Honda. They are dumping so much money into this project that they can't let it fail
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Q. Hamilton
1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Bottas
Curse: Massa
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Q: Nico
1: Nico
2: Kimi
3: Bottas
Curse: HAM
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Q - Rosberg
1 - Hamilton
2 - Rosberg
3 - Vettel
Curse - KMag
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Q. Bottas
1. Bottas
2. Magnussen
3. Hamilton
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I hope I'm wrong, but I really don't see any way for McLaren to do well at the start of the season. They can't even get the car to run most of the time, let alone hold itself together.
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Did you make an actual Gilded Bernie?
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it's a papercraft trophy.
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Curse: Racer X, I don't believe he'll make it.
This is why
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Q. Hamilton
1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Ricciardo
C. Racer X, I'll beleive it when I see it.
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I'll be there this year if you want a "reporter on the ground". in which I'll be too busy to post anything from the track and probably spend most of the time gawking at the historic touring cars in the paddock when I'm not watching the track, and then run out of battery on my phone and be unable to post anything until I get back to my mates house.
Q Rosberg
1 Ham sandwich
2 Nico Bellic
3 Dan the Man
no curse
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Q. Rosberg
1. Bottas
2. Ricciardo
3. Vettel
Curse: Lotus Maldonado
The Mercs will probably start off well, but who knows how the first race of the season could go. Will Lewis and Nico continue their childish hatred? We know the happy Aussie is fast, so I'm sure he'll put on a show for his home race. And the Seb/Ferrari is a wildcard, but one to watch IMO.
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Your curse has now been changed to
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Which particular Lotus driver? You must pick one if you want to curse.
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I was going to curse the whole team. But if I can't do that, I'll go with Maldonado.
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Q: Hamilton
1: Ricciardo
2: Rosberg
3: Magnussen
Going out on a limb with this one but what the heck.
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Q. Ham
1. Ham
2. Ros
3. Ric
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Q: Rosberg
1. Hamilton
2. Bottas
3. Rosberg
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Curse: Alonso
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Q: Hamilton
1. Bottas
2. Rosberg
3. Vettel
Curse: Verstappen
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Q. Rosberg
1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Ricciardo
Curse. Button
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Q: Rosberg
1: Rosberg
2: Hamilton
3: Massa
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Q: Rosberg
1. Ricciardo
2. Bottas
3. Hamilton
Curse: Maldonado
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Q: Hamilton
1: Hamilton
2: Rosberg
3: Bottas
Curse: Sauber Marcus Ericcson
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McLaren is in the same situation as Lotus was at the start of last year. If they finish the race it will be nothing short of a miracle. As for Red Bull the Renault engine improvements pale in comparison to Ferrari and haven't touched Mercedes. I actually expect them to struggle to see the top 5.
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Yup. No doubt. If Mags sees the finish line it'll be a miracle.
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I sincerely doubt Ricciardo will finish in the top 5. The Renault engine is even more of a dog this year than last year due to bigger gains by Ferrari and Mercedes. Red Bull is going to struggle this year I think.
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Pre-Season Constructors Prediction. The fight for 6th will be beastly as will the fight for 2nd. A fight I don't believe Red Bull will be involved in.
Mercedes
Williams
Ferrari
Red Bull
Lotus
Toro Rosso
McLaren
Sauber
Force India
Manor
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To all interested... the golden Bernie trophy for winning last years FO has just been constructed, and will be unveiled to the world tonight.
While my name is on it for the 2014 season, we are about to enter into a 20 race battle for the right and honor of possessing the golden Bernie for an entire year and adding your name to this most historic and storied award.
The game is afoot gentleman.
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Q. Rosberg
1. Rosberg
2. Hamilton
3. Bottas
Curse: Magnussen
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Q. HAM
1. HAM
2. ROS
3. RIC
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"and will be suckling from them sweet, sweet Mercedes titties. MMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmm, MMMMMMMMM, are them some sweet titties. Speaking of nice tits, they also got a new test driver "
LMAO
Anyways-
Q. Ham
1. Ham
2. Vet
3. Ros
Honestly, making a curse is too much of a risk right now. It could be anyone.
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And by anyone I mean any of the rookies, Maldonado, either McLarens, either Manors, a surprise fuck up from anyone else, or either Saubers.
However, I will say that a curse of a different kind, particularly legal, will continue to fall upon Sauber and Monisha Kaltenborn. Ya fucked up, Monisha.
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1. Hamilton
2. K-mag
3. Massa
Curse. Giedo will crash turn 3
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1. HAM
2. ROS
3. VET
Q. ROS
Thanks for doing all this again, Max!
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Q. Rosberg
1. Rosberg
2. Ricciardo
3. Bottas
I won't curse Hamilton but I have a hunch that only one Mercedes finishes the race.
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Q: Rosberg
1, Vettel
2, Hamilton
3, Rosberg
Ferrari is going to pull one out with Vettel.
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Q. Nico
1. Lewis
2. Nico
3. Smiles
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If it pleases the court I'd like to make a petition for points.
I'd like to petition the court for 5 points. I have cursed Mr. Ericsson for this race prior to the beginning of on track activity. During the first session of on track activity Mr. Ericsson sat in his car. The whole time. He was not allowed bathroom breaks. He was only allowed to wait for the decisions of the court. He never moved for 90 minutes.
During the second on track session Mr. Ericsson went out on track but his car broke. He did not complete a lap.
Due to the ruling of the courts Mr. Ericsson potentially will not get back in the car this weekend. Despite his contract as a race driver for 2015 he may lose his seat to another driver with a contract for 2015 as the courts have ruled that their verdict is binding in all countries... in the world.
I argue that my curse has been successful and thus I should be awarded 5 points for this race and for any future race I nominate Mr. Ericsson to be cursed in which he does not compete.
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If he is in fact not in the race come Sunday, then yes, you will get your 5 points. In future races, the drivers list will be updated accordingly.
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Time for my pics:
Q: Rosberg - he is more hungry for wins than ever and i think he is really going to hang it all out there
1: Rosberg (Mind you I am no Merc fan and not really a fan of Rosberg's but i think he will take no prisoners this year)
2: Ricciardo - the drive with the most improved talent and likely the best attitude on the grid is going to be on another level this year with the Renault power bump and increased reliability. (So long as he doesn't have another off at T15)
3: Hamilton - Unfortunately, while immensely capable, I believe that Hammertime may struggle throughout the first couple of races with focus and tidyness on track. I do wish him the best, as he can definitely bring more new fans to the series.
Curse: if this is permitted, Sauber, if not then I suppose I shall have to curse Perez. I see the Force India's struggling all season potentially ending up lower than Sauber and one of the Manor's.
I may be able to wake up early to watch it with my new best friend. He's an Aussie Shepherd-Border Collie mix named Scout.
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PUPPY!
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Q. Lewis Hamilton
1. Riciardo
2. Hamilton
3. Raikkonen
Curse: Van Der Garde. He'll be let around for one lap to satisfy the courts and then retire due to "mysterious circumstances".
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Q-Rosberg
1. Hamilton
2. Vettel
3.Rosberg
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Q. Hamilton
1. Hamilton
2. Bottas
3. Raikkonen
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Q: Rosberg
1. Rosberg
2. Bottas
3. Geido Kimi
Not curses, but just generally want to show that I can predict the future: Lewis is going to have an issue of some sort, self-inflicted or other. Massa will have a puncture. Vettel and Kimi will be bumper to bumper all race, but Kimi will have better tires in the end. Red Bulls both will have long run issues.
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Q: Rosberg
1. Hamilton
2. Smiley (riccardo)
3. Bottas
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Hamilton still got game, you know. So do Mercedes and their split turbo V6. And now I'm curious about that turbocharger. How did they do it, and can I do it using a Garrett?
And why do I suddenly want a Sprinter AMG with that engine?
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Q: Hamilton
1: Hamilton
2: Ricciardo
3: Vettel
Curse: Toss-up between Crashtor or Grumpy Kimi Kimi.
Surprise (why don't you have this, Arch Duke?): Nasr at 6th.
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As a tifoso, I approve of this.
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Q Rosberg
1 Rosberg
2 Hamilton
3 Ricciardo
Curse Nasr
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Q: Hamilton
1: Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Bottas
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oh I wasn't doubting their capability, Lewis just rubs me the wrong way as a person. And that much winning by one party means something isn't right. Who knows how to fix that, but in the highest caliber of most sports, it's very difficult to have the streaks we've seen so many of recently in formula one. I mean are they really just going to let the same thing happen with Mercedes that red bull just ended? I don't want to see one person win for the next 4 years... I hope they at least make different mistakes, and prevent such recent mistakes from reoccurring.
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Q. Hamilton
1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Ricciardo
Curse: Magnussen
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As much as it makes my blood run like tomato sauce with rage, i have to place my pics as follows......
Q. Hamilton...
1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Sebastian "I wish your mother fucking finger would get stuck in a wood chipper" vettel
In the spirit of friendship i name no curse.
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Woohoo!
Q. Rosberg
1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Bottas
No curse, but I'm thinking there'll be bumper cars at the first corner.
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doesn't look like it was that easy to predict there after all.
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I made the trophy... It took me almost 4 hours of work with an exacto blade.... I keep meaning to post pictures, I will do it on the results thread. The golden Bernie is sitting over my shoulder glaring at me as we speak....
Don't look the golden troll in the eyes, he will eat your soul.
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Wow i literally could not have been more wrong with my picks. Hammertime crushed it, apparently. I havent finished watching and dont mind the spoilers as i am not independently wealthy and able to watch the gp's whenever.