The 2011 F1 season in 20 questions

245 comments on “The 2011 F1 season in 20 questions”

1. 

   Dan Thorn (@dan-thorn)
   22nd March 2011, 12:22

   1. What will be the best surprise? – Heidfeld finally winning a race
   2. What will be the worst surprise? – McLaren having an alright car :P
   3. Which driver will be replaced first? – D’Ambrosio
   4. Who will he be replaced by? – Grosjean
   5. What will be the biggest political story? – Drivers strike mid seaon over the DRS
   6. How many races will McLaren win? – 4
   7. Will Mark Webber extend his Red Bull contract before the end of the season? – Yes
   8. What will the Horse Whisperer’s first complaint be about? – HRT, after Massa is taken out by one of their cars
   9. What will Michael Schumacher’s best result be? – 2nd
   10. Who will crash out of the most races? – Karthikeyan
   11. Which team will have the worst reliability? – McLaren
   12. Which rookie driver will score the most points? – Perez
   13. Which will be the most entertaining race? – Monza
   14. Who will set the most pole positions? – Vettel
   15. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix? – Massa
   16. Who will be the first retirement at Melbourne? – Hamilton
   17. At which race will the drivers’ title be won? – India
   18. How many points will the winning driver score? – 349
   19. Ferrari
   20. Alonso
   1. 

      damonsmedley (@damonsmedley)
      22nd March 2011, 23:01

      5. What will be the biggest political story? – Drivers strike mid seaon over the DRS

      They might threaten it, but I doubt the FIA would keep the rule and see only half of the field race. The FIA don’t even seem to be very proud of it themselves. If it’s not welcome, I can expect to see the FIA dropping the rule almost immediately.

      I think there should have been a question about who will come up with the best/most copied innovation.
   2. 

      DC
      23rd March 2011, 12:39

      Almost all the answers are good. but alonso will win monaco and not hamilton but karthykian will be the first retirement.the second will be liuzzi
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   Todfod (@todfod)
   22nd March 2011, 12:28

   1. What will be the best surprise?
   Nick Heidfeld taking his maiden win.

   2. What will be the worst surprise?
   HRT dropping out just after the Indian GP

   3. Which driver will be replaced first?
   Buemi

   4. Who will he be replaced by?
   Daniel Riccardio

   5. What will be the biggest political story?
   Ferrari and Mclaren re unite to fight the legality of some red bull innovation

   6. How many races will McLaren win?
   Two. Both wins by Hamilton

   7. Will Mark Webber extend his Red Bull contract before the end of the season?
   No.

   8. What will the Horse Whisperer’s first complaint be about?
   How the tyres have made this year’s races a lottery.

   9. What will Michael Schumacher’s best result be?
   3rd

   10. Who will crash out of the most races?
   Karthikeyan

   11. Which team will have the worst reliability?
   HRT

   12. Which rookie driver will score the most points?
   Maldonado. Only because of the car advantage..

   13. Which will be the most entertaining race?
   Brazil
   14. Who will set the most pole positions?
   Vettel
   15. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
   Alonso

   16. Who will be the first retirement at Melbourne?
   D’Ambrosio

   17. At which race will the drivers’ title be won?
   Brazil

   18. How many points will the winning driver score?
   276
   1. 

      Macca (@macca)
      27th March 2011, 12:03

      1. Second year team score points
      2. HRT don’t make it to the end of the season
      3. Sebastien Buemi
      4. Daniel Ricciardo
      5. Renualt Lotus forced to change name
      6. 5
      7. Yes
      8. Slow backmarkers
      9. 3rd
      10. Pastor Maldonado
      11. HRT
      12. Sergio Perez
      13. Canada
      14. Sebastian Vettel
      15. Fernando Alonso
      16. Pastor Maldonado
      17. Brazil
      18. 268
      19. Red Bull
      20. Mark Webber
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   RIISE (@riise)
   22nd March 2011, 12:30

   1. What will be the best surprise? Button beating Hamilton
   2. What will be the worst surprise? Hamilton signing for Ferrari =)
   3. Which driver will be replaced first? Buemi
   4. Who will he be replaced by? Ricciardo
   5. What will be the biggest political story? Bernie Ecclestone Sex scandal
   6. How many races will McLaren win? 1
   7. Will Mark Webber extend his Red Bull contract before the end of the season? Nope
   8. What will the Horse Whisperer’s first complaint be about? Schumacher after he disrespects Ferrari by putting Massa into the gravel trap.
   9. What will Michael Schumacher’s best result be? 1st (x8)
   10. Who will crash out of the most races? Vettel
   11. Which team will have the worst reliability? HRT
   12. Which rookie driver will score the most points? Di Resta
   13. Which will be the most entertaining race? Canada
   14. Who will set the most pole positions? Vettel
   15. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix? Schumacher
   16. Who will be the first retirement at Melbourne? Hamilton
   17. At which race will the drivers’ title be won? Suzuka
   18. How many points will the winning driver score? 280
   1. 

      Tommy C (@tommy-c)
      22nd March 2011, 20:11

      “What will be the biggest political story? Bernie Ecclestone Sex scandal”

      eeeewwwww…. not while i’m eating
      1. 

         Last Pope Eye
         22nd March 2011, 21:44

         Hahaha sex scandal! good one
   2. 

      Anthony
      23rd March 2011, 15:01

      Why cant everybody get over of hamilton being better than button?
      1. 

         Alex W
         3rd January 2012, 23:28

         eat your words now!
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   McGregski (@mcgregski)
   22nd March 2011, 12:31

   1. What will be the best surprise?
   Team Lotus on the podium

   2. What will be the worst surprise?
   Ferrari winning either of the titles

   3. Which driver will be replaced first?
   Buemi… STR haven’t played musical chairs in a while

   4. Who will he be replaced by?
   Ricciardo

   5. What will be the biggest political story?
   Something relating to the Drag Reduction System

   6. How many races will McLaren win?
   6

   7. Will Mark Webber extend his Red Bull contract before the end of the season?
   Depends on how much he plays number 2

   8. What will the Horse Whisperer’s first complaint be about?
   Ferrari getting in trouble for bringing the sport into desrepute after applying team orders in Malaysia to assist Fernando

   9. What will Michael Schumacher’s best result be?
   1st (In Spa is my guess)

   10. Who will crash out of the most races?
   Karthakayen

   11. Which team will have the worst reliability?
   HRT

   12. Which rookie driver will score the most points?
   Perez

   13. Which will be the most entertaining race?
   Canada – based on tyres last year they should need 6-7 pit stops this year!!

   14. Who will set the most pole positions?
   Vettel

   15. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
   Lewis

   16. Who will be the first retirement at Melbourne?
   Someone driving an HRT

   17. At which race will the drivers’ title be won?
   Abu Dhabi

   18. How many points will the winning driver score
   272
   1. 

      Tommy C (@tommy-c)
      22nd March 2011, 20:15

      “13. Which will be the most entertaining race?
      Canada – based on tyres last year they should need 6-7 pit stops this year!!”

      yeh, true, that’ll be interesting, if not a little crazy!
   2. 

      Sien
      23rd March 2011, 23:26

      9. What will Michael Schumacher’s best result be?
      1st (In Spa is my guess)

      I second that! :)
5. 

   Dan_the_McLaren_fan (@dan_the_mclaren_fan)
   22nd March 2011, 12:35

   1. What will be the best surprise? Obviously for me, it would be the MP4-26 becoming a front runner.

   2. What will be the worst surprise? Kubica’s crash is already a very bad surprise.

   3. Which driver will be replaced first? Kubica actually is, but if we don’t count him, I think it would be Liuzzi

   4. Who will he be replaced by? a driver with a lot a money in his pockets (maybe Van Der Garde)

   5. What will be the biggest political story? Probably the renewal of Concorde agreements

   6. How many races will McLaren win? As many as possible!

   7. Will Mark Webber extend his Red Bull contract before the end of the season? I don’t think so

   8. What will the Horse Whisperer’s first complaint be about? Who is the Horse Whisperer?

   9. What will Michael Schumacher’s best result be? Second

   10. Who will crash out of the most races? Pastor maldonaldo

   11. Which team will have the worst reliability? HRT

   12. Which rookie driver will score the most points? Sergio Perez

   13. Which will be the most entertaining race? I would pick Spa

   14. Who will set the most pole positions? Red Bull, or Vettel

   15. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix? Vettel

   16. Who will be the first retirement at Melbourne? Tough one of course. Karthykeyan

   17. At which race will the drivers’ title be won? Interlagos, I hope

   18. How many points will the winning driver score? 230
   1. 

      TommyB (@tommyb89)
      22nd March 2011, 12:54

      The Horse Whisperer is the official Ferrari blog.

      Last year they ranted and moaned a lot about Valencia penalties and criticism from Niki Lauda.
   2. 

      Poul
      22nd March 2011, 14:20

      It’a the site where the main goal is to flame, criticize and basically bitch about everything but Ferrari. On a “normal” fan site (like here) we discuss details of various aspects of the sport and since we have a lot of McLaren fans we talk about the current issues and how things might pan out. On the Horse Whisperer right now the main topic seems to be how bad everyone HOPES that it will go for McLaren. It’s not about how to get a pace-edge over Red Bull or if Alonso’s experience can outsmart Vettel as apparently the only real importance is that McLaren fails!
      1. 

         bananarama
         22nd March 2011, 16:04

         On the other hand, for some people the only purpose of this site seems to be bitching about everything related to Ferrari …..
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   Aetost (@aetost)
   22nd March 2011, 12:41

   1.Kubica returning before the end of the season
   2.A team folds midway through the season
   3.Liuzzi
   4.Yuji Ide
   5.Lotus vs. Lotus
   6.Four
   7.Yes
   8.About Red Bull’s unfair dominance
   9.2nd
   10.Maldonado
   11.Lotus
   12.Maldonado
   13.Canada
   14.Vettel
   15.Webber
   16.Trulli
   17.India
   18.320
   19.Red Bull
   20.Alonso
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   attarda (@attarda)
   22nd March 2011, 12:42

   1. What will be the best surprise? – McLaren Winning the first Race
   2. What will be the worst surprise? – HRT not Qualifying in the 107% for entire season
   3. Which driver will be replaced first? – Karthikeyan
   4. Who will he be replaced by? – Teixeira
   5. What will be the biggest political story? – Team Lotus vs Lotus Renault
   6. How many races will McLaren win? – 5
   7. Will Mark Webber extend his Red Bull contract before the end of the season? – Yes
   8. What will the Horse Whisperer’s first complaint be about? – DRS (though I hope that it will work)
   9. What will Michael Schumacher’s best result be? – Win
   10. Who will crash out of the most races? – Liuzzi
   11. Which team will have the worst reliability? – HRT
   12. Which rookie driver will score the most points? – Maldonado
   13. Which will be the most entertaining race? – Brasil
   14. Who will set the most pole positions? – Alonso
   15. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix? – Hamilton
   16. Who will be the first retirement at Melbourne? – If they wualify the HRT’s
   17. At which race will the drivers’ title be won? Brasil (Hopefully)
   18. How many points will the winning driver score? – 312
   19. Ferrari
   20. Alonso
   1. 

      Ben Needham (@ben-n)
      22nd March 2011, 13:17

      How will Liuzzi crash out of the most races if, according to Q.2., he doesn’t compete in them…?

      Not to be picky… ;)
      1. 

         bananarama
         22nd March 2011, 13:24

         Maybe he wil crash out in the first 6 races and therefore be sacked .. and then noone else matches that number ……
         1. 

            bananarama
            22nd March 2011, 13:32

            Oops, didn’t read his answer to q2 :-P .. yes, in that case he can’t crash, I thought he woud be the first to be sacked .. sorry
            1. 

               attarda (@attarda)
               22nd March 2011, 16:43

               lol you got me there guys.

               But answer 10 is active if answer 2 is not good.
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   Xenon2 (@xenon2)
   22nd March 2011, 12:42

   1. What will be the best surprise?
   Force India winning a race

   2. What will be the worst surprise?
   Force India winning a race

   3. Which driver will be replaced first?
   Massa

   4. Who will he be replaced by?
   Fisichella

   5. What will be the biggest political story?
   Vettel failing a drugs test

   6. How many races will McLaren win?
   2

   7. Will Mark Webber extend his Red Bull contract before the end of the season?
   Yes

   8. What will the Horse Whisperer’s first complaint be about?
   New teams unlapping themselves

   9. What will Michael Schumacher’s best result be?
   2nd

   10. Who will crash out of the most races?
   Kobayashi

   11. Which team will have the worst reliability?
   Renault or HRT

   12. Which rookie driver will score the most points?
   di Resta

   13. Which will be the most entertaining race?
   Canada

   14. Who will set the most pole positions?
   Vettel

   15. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
   Vettel

   16. Who will be the first retirement at Melbourne?
   Button

   17. At which race will the drivers’ title be won?
   Abu Dhabi

   18. How many points will the winning driver score?
   365
   1. 

      Ben Needham (@ben-n)
      22nd March 2011, 13:18

      As much as I’d love to see Fisichella given another shot in the Ferrari, I can’t see them replacing Massa with him mid-season. Can you explain why you think they will?

      If Massa is replaced, surely it will be by someone with more recent experience.
      1. 

         ed24f1 (@ed24f1)
         22nd March 2011, 13:58

         Why do you want to see Fisichella in the Ferrari again?

         He was worse than Badoer in 2009 in my opinion if you consider all the circumstances.
         1. 

            Ben Needham (@ben-n)
            22nd March 2011, 14:44

            I agree that he was worse than Badoer – but I think the 2009 Ferrari did not flatter either of them. Fisichella was one of my favourite drivers in the Benetton and Jordan days and I would love to see him doing a few more races.
   2. 

      Babis1980
      22nd March 2011, 14:37

      If for some mysterious reason Ferrari had to replace Massa it would be only with Hamilton (in case McLaren isn’t fast enough for Lewis). Don’t forget they paid $$ million to Kimi just to sit out in 2010.
      1. 

         Ben Needham (@ben-n)
         22nd March 2011, 14:45

         I can’t see Hamilton going to Ferrari, and certainly not mid-season, even if the McLaren is a tractor.
         1. 

            Scribe (@scribe)
            22nd March 2011, 16:42

            I’m suprised none of the comments under this posts picked up on Vettle failing a drug test thingy.
            Now that would be a suprise, an not really a pleasant one, though we’d loose a very boring talent.
            1. 

               Ben N
               22nd March 2011, 19:48

               Haha, I completely missed that! I wouldn’t call Vettel boring – on the contrary, his interesting take on overtaking made many talking points last year!
            2. 

               Scribe
               23rd March 2011, 11:51

               He drives a fast car quickly. He occasionaly crashes when he attempts anything unusual. The only time Vettle has actually excited me was his first race win. Since then every race win he’s got has been exactly the same.
      2. 

         Tom M in Australia
         22nd March 2011, 19:51

         Alonso and Hamilton in the same team… I think that could work!
   3. 

      UKfanatic (@)
      23rd March 2011, 6:17

      its unlikely to see a champ decided in abu dhabi by a guy with 365
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   Bleu (@bleu)
   22nd March 2011, 12:43

   1. What will be the best surprise?
   Fernandes’s Lotus team will finish at least 9th in constructors’ championship.

   2. What will be the worst surprise?
   McLaren will have to wait half a season before getting into the podium.

   3. Which driver will be replaced first?
   Buemi

   4. Who will he be replaced by?
   Alguersuari

   5. What will be the biggest political story?
   2013 engine rules

   6. How many races will McLaren win?
   One, wet race late in the season.

   7. Will Mark Webber extend his Red Bull contract before the end of the season?
   No.

   8. What will the Horse Whisperer’s first complaint be about?
   DRS after some airborne crash in early race.

   9. What will Michael Schumacher’s best result be?
   3rd.

   10. Who will crash out of the most races?
   Maldonado

   11. Which team will have the worst reliability?
   Virgin

   12. Which rookie driver will score the most points?
   Perez

   13. Which will be the most entertaining race?
   Belgium

   14. Who will set the most pole positions?
   Vettel

   15. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
   Rosberg

   16. Who will be the first retirement at Melbourne?
   di Resta

   17. At which race will the drivers’ title be won?
   Brazil

   18. How many points will the winning driver score?
   281

   Champions: Vettel/Red Bull
   1. 

      Adel (@)
      22nd March 2011, 14:18

      How could Alguersuari possibly replace Buemi? They both race for the same team at the same time?
      1. 

         Ben Everard
         22nd March 2011, 22:50

         If that’s even possible don’t rule our Buemi replacing himself :D
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    JustAnF1Fanatic (@justanf1fanatic)
    22nd March 2011, 12:44

    1. What will be the best surprise? – McLarens car actually being good after a few upgrades

    2. What will be the worst surprise? – That red bull are still king

    3. Which driver will be replaced first? – Liuzzi

    4. Who will he be replaced by? – Klein

    5. What will be the biggest political story? – Team Orders bringing the sport into dispute

    6. How many races will McLaren win? 5

    7. Will Mark Webber extend his Red Bull contract before the end of the season? No

    8. What will the Horse Whisperer’s first complaint be about? McLarens exhaust

    9. What will Michael Schumacher’s best result be? 2nd

    10. Who will crash out of the most races? Karthikeyan (if his car last long enough to crash)

    11. Which team will have the worst reliability? HRT

    12. Which rookie driver will score the most points? Maldonado

    13. Which will be the most entertaining race? Australia

    14. Who will set the most pole positions? Vettel

    15. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix? Alonso

    16. Who will be the first retirement at Melbourne? Karthikeyan

    17. At which race will the drivers’ title be won? Brazil

    18. How many points will the winning driver score? 282
    1. 

       JustAnF1Fanatic (@justanf1fanatic)
       22nd March 2011, 12:47

       btw,
       2. Redbull will be dominant and secretly favour vettel whilst telling the world they are fair, about the racing etc.
       7. Webber gets fed up of vettel and horner and decides to leave to renault to join kubica next season
       1. 

          Calum (@calum)
          23rd March 2011, 8:03

          … allowing Hamilton to leave to the Fizzy Drink Racers for 2012 – only for Mclaren to make an MP4-4 which allows Button to take the title in 2012!!
11. 

    glue (@glue)
    22nd March 2011, 12:47

    1. What will be the best surprise?
    Toro Rosso gaining a podium

    2. What will be the worst surprise?
    Sauber’s lack of pace

    3. Which driver will be replaced first?
    Karthikeyan

    4. Who will he be replaced by?
    Yamamoto

    5. What will be the biggest political story?
    Banning DRS mid-season because of safety concerns

    6. How many races will McLaren win?
    four or five
    7. Will Mark Webber extend his Red Bull contract before the end of the season?
    Yes

    8. What will the Horse Whisperer’s first complaint be about?
    Back-markers being allowed to use DRS to un-lap themselves

    9. What will Michael Schumacher’s best result be?
    1st

    10. Who will crash out of the most races?
    Pastor Maldonado

    11. Which team will have the worst reliability?
    Virgin

    12. Which rookie driver will score the most points?
    Di Resta
    13. Which will be the most entertaining race?
    Brazil

    14. Who will set the most pole positions?
    Vettel

    15. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
    Rosberg

    16. Who will be the first retirement at Melbourne?
    Button

    17. At which race will the drivers’ title be won?
    Brazil

    18. How many points will the winning driver score?
    200
    1. 

       Philonso (@philonso)
       22nd March 2011, 18:58

       Karthikeyan may be poor, but, Yamamoto? Seriously?
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    Ben 91 (@ben-91)
    22nd March 2011, 12:51

    1. What will be the best surprise?-Massa back to winning ways
    2. What will be the worst surprise?-HRT or Virgin failing to complete the season
    3. Which driver will be replaced first?-Buemi
    4. Who will he be replaced by?-Riccardo
    5. What will be the biggest political story?-Something to do with DRS
    6. How many races will McLaren win?-2
    7. Will Mark Webber extend his Red Bull contract before the end of the season?-No
    8. What will the Horse Whisperer’s first complaint be about?-3 Car Teams
    9. What will Michael Schumacher’s best result be?-3rd
    10. Who will crash out of the most races?-Maldonado
    11. Which team will have the worst reliability?-Team Lotus
    12. Which rookie driver will score the most points?-Maldonado
    13. Which will be the most entertaining race?-Canada GP
    14. Who will set the most pole positions?-Vettel
    15. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?-Alonso
    16. Who will be the first retirement at Melbourne?-Karthikeyan
    17. At which race will the drivers’ title be won?-Abu Dhabi
    18. How many points will the winning driver score?
    -275
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    TommyB (@tommyb89)
    22nd March 2011, 12:51

    1. What will be the best surprise?
    A surprise podium from a midfielder

    2. What will be the worst surprise?
    No one winning a race other than Ferrari, Red Bull and McLaren

    3. Which driver will be replaced first?
    Karthikeyan

    4. Who will he be replaced by?
    Yamamoto

    5. What will be the biggest political story?
    Driver strike over safety concerns

    6. How many races will McLaren win?
    Two

    7. Will Mark Webber extend his Red Bull contract before the end of the season?
    Yes

    8. What will the Horse Whisperer’s first complaint be about?
    The British Press

    9. What will Michael Schumacher’s best result be?
    4th

    10. Who will crash out of the most races?
    Perez

    11. Which team will have the worst reliability?
    HRT

    12. Which rookie driver will score the most points?
    Maldonado

    13. Which will be the most entertaining race?
    Montreal as always

    14. Who will set the most pole positions?
    Vettel

    15. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
    Webber

    16. Who will be the first retirement at Melbourne?
    Buemi

    17. At which race will the drivers’ title be won?
    Abu Dhabi

    18. How many points will the winning driver score?
    302

    19. WCC – Red Bull

    20. WDC – Fernando Alosno
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    raymondu999 (@raymondu999)
    22nd March 2011, 12:53

    1. What will be the best surprise?
    Virgin will score points earlier than Lotus

    2. What will be the worst surprise?
    HRT will only qualify for half the races in 2011. AND Canada will require 7 stop racing.

    3. Which driver will be replaced first?
    Buemi

    4. Who will he be replaced by?
    Ricciardo

    5. What will be the biggest political story?
    Webber says he gets into another incident and says he raced with a broken arm for half the season

    6. How many races will McLaren win?
    3

    7. Will Mark Webber extend his Red Bull contract before the end of the season?
    No

    8. What will the Horse Whisperer’s first complaint be about?
    Is that Montezemelo? If so, he’ll get into a rant like Lewis did recently and talk about how RBR are only a fizzy drinks company

    9. What will Michael Schumacher’s best result be?
    Win, or a VERY close 2nd.

    10. Who will crash out of the most races?
    D’Ambrosio

    11. Which team will have the worst reliability?
    Virgin

    12. Which rookie driver will score the most points?
    Perez

    13. Which will be the most entertaining race?
    Spa.

    14. Who will set the most pole positions?
    S. Vettel

    15. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
    S. Vettel

    16. Who will be the first retirement at Melbourne?
    D’Ambrosio

    17. At which race will the drivers’ title be won?
    At the end of Suzuka

    18. How many points will the winning driver score?
    287

    19. Ferrari

    20. McLaren
    1. 

       FullSpe3d (@dryyoshi)
       22nd March 2011, 20:27

       Isn’t 7 stop racing kinda interesting? ;D
15. 

    Nathan
    22nd March 2011, 12:55

    1. What will be the best surprise?
    Kamui Kobayashi getting a podium
    2. What will be the worst surprise?
    Williams going backwards from last year
    3. Which driver will be replaced first?
    Sebastian Buemi
    4. Who will he be replaced by?
    Daniel Ricciardo
    5. What will be the biggest political story?
    I hope none!
    6. How many races will McLaren win?
    4
    7. Will Mark Webber extend his Red Bull contract before the end of the season?
    No
    8. What will the Horse Whisperer’s first complaint be about?
    Something to do with KERS
    9. What will Michael Schumacher’s best result be?
    2nd
    10. Who will crash out of the most races?
    Pastor Maldonado
    11. Which team will have the worst reliability?
    HRT
    12. Which rookie driver will score the most points?
    Paul di Resta
    13. Which will be the most entertaining race?
    Spa
    14. Who will set the most pole positions?
    Sebastian Vettel
    15. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
    Nick Heidfeld
    16. Who will be the first retirement at Melbourne?
    Adrian Sutil, turn 2
    17. At which race will the drivers’ title be won?
    Korea
    18. How many points will the winning driver score?
    214
16. 

    Master firelee (@master-firelee)
    22nd March 2011, 12:56

    1. What will be the best surprise? Kubica returns for last GP and wins

    2. What will be the worst surprise? Indain gp cancelled

    3. Which driver will be replaced first? Vitaly Petrov

    4. Who will he be replaced by? Bruno Senna

    5. What will be the biggest political story? Something about the DRS

    6. How many races will McLaren win? 3

    7. Will Mark Webber extend his Red Bull contract before the end of the season? No, if he does it would only be one year

    8. What will the Horse Whisperer’s first complaint be about? Whos the Horse Whisperer but maybe team orders.

    9. What will Michael Schumacher’s best result be? 1st

    10. Who will crash out of the most races? Maldonado

    11. Which team will have the worst reliability? Hispania

    12. Which rookie driver will score the most points? Sergio Perez

    13. Which will be the most entertaining race? Australia

    14. Who will set the most pole positions? Alonso

    15. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix? M.Schumacer

    16. Who will be the first retirement at Melbourne? luizzi

    17. At which race will the drivers’ title be won? Brazil

    18. How many points will the winning driver score? 332

    19.Mercedes

    20.Three way battle between Schumacer, Rosberg and Alonso, Alonso wins.
    1. 

       Ben Needham (@ben-n)
       22nd March 2011, 13:20

       Re: Q.1. – that would be the sweetest win ever!
17. 

    supernicebob (@supernicebob)
    22nd March 2011, 12:59

    1. Consistent and good performance from Team Lotus
    2. Poor facilities at the Indian GP
    3. Buemi
    4. Ricciardo
    5. Engine regulations for the future
    6. 5
    7. No
    8. DRS
    9. 1st
    10. Petrov
    11. HRT
    12. Di Resta
    13. Canada
    14. Vettel
    15. Hamilton
    16. Karthikeyan
    17. Brazil
    18. 242
    19. Red Bull
    20. Vettel
18. 

    Dominic
    22nd March 2011, 12:59

    1. What will be the best surprise? Michael Schumacher winning again
    2. What will be the worst surprise? McLaren not getting to Q3 in Australia
    3. Which driver will be replaced first? Sebastien Buemi
    4. Who will he be replaced by? Daniel Ricciardo
    5. What will be the biggest political story? Team Lotus vs Lotus Renault
    6. How many races will McLaren win? 3
    7. Will Mark Webber extend his Red Bull contract before the end of the season? Yes
    8. What will the Horse Whisperer’s first complaint be about? Adjustable Rear Wing
    9. What will Michael Schumacher’s best result be? 1st (x4)
    10. Who will crash out of the most races? Vitaly Petrov
    11. Which team will have the worst reliability? Virgin
    12. Which rookie driver will score the most points? Sergio Perez
    13. Which will be the most entertaining race? Belgian GP
    14. Who will set the most pole positions? Vettel
    15. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix? Schumacher
    16. Who will be the first retirement at Melbourne? Jerome d’Ambrosio
    17. At which race will the drivers’ title be won? Brazil
    18. How many points will the winning driver score? – between 230 – 280
    19. Mercedes
    20. Michael Schumacher
19. 

    Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys)
    22nd March 2011, 13:01

    1. What will be the best surprise?
    Vitaly Petrov and Renault.

    2. What will be the worst surprise?
    Cat-fighting over the Lotus name and agggressive Cold War rhetoric from both sides overshadowing the early races.

    3. Which driver will be replaced first?
    Sebastien Buemi.

    4. Who will he be replaced by?
    Daniel Ricciardo.

    5. What will be the biggest political story?
    Lotus vs. Lotus. We haven’t heard the end of it. It will probably have something to do with Team Lotus being told to stop using the name and refusing to comply for fear of losing their FOM payout.

    6. How many races will McLaren win?
    More than most people expect them to, but less than they would like.

    7. Will Mark Webber extend his Red Bull contract before the end of the season?
    No. He will retire at the end of 2011.

    8. What will the Horse Whisperer’s first complaint be about?
    Somebody other than Ferrari winning a race.

    9. What will Michael Schumacher’s best result be?
    A podium finish.

    10. Who will crash out of the most races?
    Sebastien Buemi.

    11. Which team will have the worst reliability?
    Tony Fernandes’ verison of Lotus.

    12. Which rookie driver will score the most points?
    Sergio Perez.

    13. Which will be the most entertaining race?
    Istanbul or Silverstone.

    14. Who will set the most pole positions?
    Sebastian Vettel.

    15. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
    Someone unexpected. A Mercedes or a Renault.

    16. Who will be the first retirement at Melbourne?
    Fernando Alonso.

    17. At which race will the drivers’ title be won?
    India.

    18. How many points will the winning driver score?
    Impossible to predict.

    19. Who will win the 2011 constructors championship?
    Red Bull Racing.

    20. Who will win the 2011 drivers championship?
    Sebastian Vettel.
    1. 

       Steve
       22nd March 2011, 18:14

       Your probably right about no.16.
       1. 

          Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys)
          22nd March 2011, 22:28

          I’m predicting the traditional first-corner accident at Melbourne, with Alonso in the thick of it.
20. 

    Rob Wilson
    22nd March 2011, 13:04

    1. What will be the best surprise? –
    Schumacher back to his best.
    2. What will be the worst surprise? –
    McLaren can’t develop the car fast enough to keep up.
    3. Which driver will be replaced first? –
    No driver will be replaced.
    4. Who will he be replaced by?
    No driver will be replaced.
    5. What will be the biggest political story? –
    Something like Red Bull finding a loophole in the diffuser rules.
    6. How many races will McLaren win? –
    Only 2.
    7. Will Mark Webber extend his Red Bull contract before the end of the season? –
    Yes, for one more year, then retire at the end of 2012.
    8. What will the Horse Whisperer’s first complaint be about? –
    The horse whisperer???
    9. What will Michael Schumacher’s best result be? –
    1st.
    10. Who will crash out of the most races? –
    Narain Karthikeyan.
    11. Which team will have the worst reliability? –
    HRT
    12. Which rookie driver will score the most points? –
    Pastor Maldonado.
    13. Which will be the most entertaining race? –
    Turkish Grand Prix.
    14. Who will set the most pole positions? –
    Sebastian Vettel
    15. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix? –
    Sebastian Vettel
    16. Who will be the first retirement at Melbourne? –
    Vitantonio Liuzzi
    17. At which race will the drivers’ title be won? –
    Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
    18. How many points will the winning driver score? –
    318
    19. Who will win the 2011 constructors championship? –
    Red Bull Racing.
    20. Who will win the 2011 drivers championship? –
    Nico Rosberg.
    1. 

       Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys)
       23rd March 2011, 2:16

       8. What will the Horse Whisperer’s first complaint be about? –
       The horse whisperer???

       “The Horse Whisperer” is Ferrari’s unofficial blog. It’s meant to be a satirical jab at the sport, and the current issues affecting it. What it’s really being used for is an outlet for Ferrari to complain about things they can’t be seen to be complaining about.
21. 

    Ben N
    22nd March 2011, 13:07

    1. What will be the best surprise? – HRT will score a few points…
    2. What will be the worst surprise? – Virgin will be the slowest team by a margin.
    3. Which driver will be replaced first? – Sebastien Buemi
    4. Who will he be replaced by? – Daniel Ricciardo
    5. What will be the biggest political story? – A controversy relating to the Safety Car amidst all the pit stops.
    6. How many races will McLaren win? – 4 – 2 apiece.
    7. Will Mark Webber extend his Red Bull contract before the end of the season? – I think he will retire at the end of the year.
    8. What will the Horse Whisperer’s first complaint be about? – A form of on-track behaviour
    9. What will Michael Schumacher’s best result be? – I hope, and will predict that he wins a race.
    10. Who will crash out of the most races? – Pastor Maldonado
    11. Which team will have the worst reliability? – Lotus… the green one…
    12. Which rookie driver will score the most points? – Sergio Perez
    13. Which will be the most entertaining race? Canada again!
    14. Who will set the most pole positions? – Seb Vettel again
    15. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix? – a random one… Lewis Hamilton
    16. Who will be the first retirement at Melbourne? – Numerous on the first lap – one will be Sutil.
    17. At which race will the drivers’ title be won? – I hope the last one in Brazil
    18. How many points will the winning driver score? – 271

    19. WDC – Can’t see past Vettel again.
    20. WCC – Will say Ferrari.
22. 

    wificats (@wificats)
    22nd March 2011, 13:07

    1. What will be the best surprise?
    Kobayashi grabbing a podium.

    2. What will be the worst surprise?
    Team Lotus getting into financial difficulties/ losing the naming rites. That, or Bahrain making it back onto the calendar.

    3. Which driver will be replaced first?
    Trulli

    4. Who will he be replaced by?
    Chandhok will do the Indian GP for Lotus.

    5. What will be the biggest political story?
    DRS rule modifications.

    6. How many races will McLaren win?
    2

    7. Will Mark Webber extend his Red Bull contract before the end of the season?
    No

    8. What will the Horse Whisperer’s first complaint be about?
    The DRS, after Alonso loses out on a victory due to it.

    9. What will Michael Schumacher’s best result be?
    3rd

    10. Who will crash out of the most races?
    Maldonado

    11. Which team will have the worst reliability?
    Lotus

    12. Which rookie driver will score the most points?
    Perez

    13. Which will be the most entertaining race?
    Belgium

    14. Who will set the most pole positions?
    Vettel

    15. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
    Alonso

    16. Who will be the first retirement at Melbourne?
    Petrov

    17. At which race will the drivers’ title be won?
    Abu Dhabi, sigh.

    18. How many points will the winning driver score?
    305

    19. Who will win the 2011 Constructors Championship?
    Red Bull

    20. Who will win the 2011 Drivers Championship?
    Mark Webber.
23. 

    Bigbadderboom (@bigbadderboom)
    22nd March 2011, 13:09

    Best Suprise: Lotus brand dispute being sorted

    Worst suprise: Kubica retirement (Hope Not)

    Driver replaced First: Buemi

    Replaced by: Grosjaen

    Biggest political story: The purchase of F1 by CVC, a story of Bribery and blackmail may be uncovered this year.

    Race wins for McLaren: 4

    Mark webber Red Bull Extension: No

    Horse Whisperer : Schumacher driving tactics over aggresive.

    Schumacher best result: Win, probably wet race.

    Who will crash out the most: Kobayashi

    Worst Reliability: HRT

    Which Rookie scores most points: Maldonado

    Most etertaining Race: Silverstone (Hope)

    Most Poles: Vettel

    Monaco Winner: Button ( A tyre thing i think)

    First Retirement Melbourne :Beumi

    WDC Decided at :Brazil

    Winning score WDC: 262

    WCC: McLaren

    WDC:Alonso
24. 

    OEL
    22nd March 2011, 13:11

    1. What will be the best surprise? Massa champion
    2. What will be the worst surprise? Petrov outclassed by Heidfeld
    3. Which driver will be replaced first? Noone
    4. Who will he be replaced by? Noone
    5. What will be the biggest political story? Dangerous ARW
    6. How many races will McLaren win? 5
    7. Will Mark Webber extend his Red Bull contract before the end of the season? Yes
    8. What will the Horse Whisperer’s first complaint be about? ARW
    9. What will Michael Schumacher’s best result be? 2nd
    10. Who will crash out of the most races? Karthikeyan
    11. Which team will have the worst reliability? Lotus
    12. Which rookie driver will score the most points? Perez
    13. Which will be the most entertaining race? Brazil
    14. Who will set the most pole positions? Massa
    15. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix? Massa
    16. Who will be the first retirement at Melbourne? Karthikeyan
    17. At which race will the drivers’ title be won? Brazil
    18. How many points will the winning driver score? 262
    1. 

       OEL
       22nd March 2011, 13:12

       19. WCC Scuderia Ferrari
       20. WDC Felipe Massa!
25. 

    Adrian J (@adrian-j)
    22nd March 2011, 13:12

    Okay, I took this not at all seriously….

    1. What will be the best surprise?
    Damon Hill’s shock victory in the drivers’ championship after a surprise comeback for Virgin Racing.

    2. What will be the worst surprise?
    Alonso gets beaten by Massa and reveals that Ferrari had been using data stolen from HRT resulting in Ferrari being excluded from the championship and Alonso announcing that he’ll be driving Renault in 2012 which has meanwhile been bought again by Flavio Briatore.

    3. Which driver will be replaced first?
    Bernd Mayländer after LDM complains about Mercedes being allowed a 3rd car when Ferrari aren’t.

    4. Who will he be replaced by?
    The Stig in a new Safety Car designed by the boys from Top Gear.

    5. What will be the biggest political story?
    Sauber announcing a tie-in with Lotus software resulting in a 3rd team called Lotus.

    6. How many races will McLaren win?
    20

    7. Will Mark Webber extend his Red Bull contract before the end of the season?
    No, but only because he’ll sign as Ferrari’s new lead driver and go on to win the next 5 WCC’s

    8. What will the Horse Whisperer’s first complaint be about?
    Mercedes being allowed a 3rd car – See my answer to number 3.

    9. What will Michael Schumacher’s best result be?
    Winning his guest appearance on Celebrity Mastermind with the specialist subject on the painting of Pablo Piccasso

    10. Who will crash out of the most races?
    The Stig after Jeremy Clarkson decided to use Brillo pads for the brakes on the new Safety Car

    11. Which team will have the worst reliability?
    The BBC production team after Eddie Jordan’s shirts consistently break the cameras.

    12. Which rookie driver will score the most points?
    Toro Rosso’s late season signing – Keith Collantine after winning the Korean GP

    13. Which will be the most entertaining race?
    The India GP when Bernie announces that in order to increase overtaking each driver will have to stop and take part in a Bollywood dance routine, judged by Len and Bruno from Strictly, during their pit-stops. Nico Rosberg goes on to win the race after dazzling the judges.

    14. Who will set the most pole positions?
    Damon Hill

    15. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
    The race will be cancelled after Jenson Button’s dad forgets where he left his car again – unfortunately it’s in the middle of the Rascasse and he’s lost both sets of keys.

    16. Who will be the first retirement at Melbourne?
    Adrian Newey – after being offered the chance to design the next space-shuttle by McLaren

    17. At which race will the drivers’ title be won?
    China

    18. How many points will the winning driver score?
    42
    1. 

       OEL
       22nd March 2011, 13:19

       So McLaren will win all 20 races despite Monaco gets cancelled, and so Damon Hill takes the title for Virgin with 42 points. I see…
       1. 

          Adrian J (@adrian-j)
          23rd March 2011, 8:42

          Yes, I was going for irony since it is unlikely we’ll get the Bahrain Grand Prix so there are already only 19.

          And how could Damon Hill win the championship for Virgin if McLaren win all the races and how could the McLaren drivers not score more than 42 points if they won all the race between them etc etc….
          1. 

             OEL
             23rd March 2011, 9:12

             Well, I didn’t mean to be negative.
    2. 

       GeeMac (@geemac)
       22nd March 2011, 14:10

       Number 3…awesome.
    3. 

       BasCB (@bascb)
       22nd March 2011, 15:40

       I must say I am really looking forward to a stunning season like that!

       A bit of a contradiction with McLaren winning 20 races, Monaco cancelled and you forgot to mention Rosberg changing to McLaren before the Indian GP.
       But it will be a nice show altogether!
26. 

    sato113 (@sato113)
    22nd March 2011, 13:13

    1. What will be the best surprise? -the tyres creating racing…
    2. What will be the worst surprise? DRS
    3. Which driver will be replaced first? Heidfeld
    4. Who will he be replaced by? Kubica
    5. What will be the biggest political story? flexi wings
    6. How many races will McLaren win? 1
    7. Will Mark Webber extend his Red Bull contract before the end of the season? no
    8. What will the Horse Whisperer’s first complaint be about? red bull
    9. What will Michael Schumacher’s best result be? 3rd
    10. Who will crash out of the most races? d’ambrosio
    11. Which team will have the worst reliability? virgin
    12. Which rookie driver will score the most points? maldonado
    13. Which will be the most entertaining race? canada!
    14. Who will set the most pole positions? Vettel…
    15. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix? Alonso
    16. Who will be the first retirement at Melbourne? trulli
    17. At which race will the drivers’ title be won? India
    18. How many points will the winning driver score? 270
27. 

    narboza22 (@narboza22)
    22nd March 2011, 13:19

    1. What will be the best surprise?
    – Lotus on the podium
    2. What will be the worst surprise?
    – DRS does nothing to improve racing
    3. Which driver will be replaced first?
    – Karthikeyan
    4. Who will he be replaced by?
    – Klien
    5. What will be the biggest political story?
    – Red Bull having some alleged illegal element on their car that is completely responsible for their pace
    6. How many races will McLaren win?
    – 3
    7. Will Mark Webber extend his Red Bull contract before the end of the season?
    – No
    8. What will the Horse Whisperer’s first complaint be about?
    – Red Bull cheating
    9. What will Michael Schumacher’s best result be?
    – One win
    10. Who will crash out of the most races?
    – Petrov
    11. Which team will have the worst reliability?
    – Virgin
    12. Which rookie driver will score the most points?
    – di Resta
    13. Which will be the most entertaining race?
    – Spa
    14. Who will set the most pole positions?
    – Vettel
    15. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
    – Webber
    16. Who will be the first retirement at Melbourne?
    – Karthikeyan
    17. At which race will the drivers’ title be won?
    – Brazil
    18. How many points will the winning driver score?
28. 

    Spaulding (@spaulding)
    22nd March 2011, 13:30

    1. What will be the best surprise? Team Lotus scoring points
    2. What will be the worst surprise? Passing doesn’t improve due to excessive marbles off line and rapidly dwindling lap times
    3. Which driver will be replaced first? Liuzzi
    4. Who will he be replaced by? Yamamoto or other random driver with money
    5. What will be the biggest political story? Tires leading to crap racing
    6. How many races will McLaren win? 2
    7. Will Mark Webber extend his Red Bull contract before the end of the season? Yes
    8. What will the Horse Whisperer’s first complaint be about? HRT/Virgin being in the way
    9. What will Michael Schumacher’s best result be? 3rd
    10. Who will crash out of the most races? d’Ambrosio
    11. Which team will have the worst reliability? Virgin
    12. Which rookie driver will score the most points? Perez
    13. Which will be the most entertaining race? Canada
    14. Who will set the most pole positions? Vettel
    15. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix? Alonso
    16. Who will be the first retirement at Melbourne? Liuzzi
    17. At which race will the drivers’ title be won? Abu Dhabi
    18. How many points will the winning driver score? 300
    19. Who will win the 2011 constructors championship? Ferrari if they don’t screw up strategy… again. Otherwise -> Red Bull.
    20. Who will win the 2011 drivers championship? Alonso
29. 

    davey (@djdaveyp87)
    22nd March 2011, 13:34

    1. What will be the best surprise?

    McLaren’s radical changes working straight out of the box!

    2. What will be the worst surprise?

    Robert Kubica unable to drive again.

    3. Which driver will be replaced first?

    Buemi

    4. Who will he be replaced by?

    Ricciardo

    5. What will be the biggest political story?

    Tyres

    6. How many races will McLaren win?

    11

    7. Will Mark Webber extend his Red Bull contract before the end of the season?

    No

    8. What will the Horse Whisperer’s first complaint be about?

    Tyres

    9. What will Michael Schumacher’s best result be?

    A win.

    10. Who will crash out of the most races?

    Vitaly Petrov

    11. Which team will have the worst reliability?

    Virgin

    12. Which rookie driver will score the most points?

    Paul Di Resta

    13. Which will be the most entertaining race?

    Montreal

    14. Who will set the most pole positions?

    Sebastian Vettel

    15. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?

    Pastor Maldonado

    16. Who will be the first retirement at Melbourne?

    Vitaly Petrov

    17. At which race will the drivers’ title be won?

    India

    18. How many points will the winning driver score?

    265
30. 

    james_gastovski (@james_gastovski)
    22nd March 2011, 13:38

    1. What will be the best surprise? – more teams fighting for podiums
    2. What will be the worst surprise? – HRT won’t complete the season, Virgin outside of 107% in a couple of races
    3. Which driver will be replaced first? – Buemi
    4. Who will he be replaced by? – Ricciardo
    5. What will be the biggest political story? – disagreement over the new engines and other rules for 2013
    6. How many races will McLaren win? – 2
    7. Will Mark Webber extend his Red Bull contract before the end of the season? – yes
    8. What will the Horse Whisperer’s first complaint be about? – Pirellis
    9. What will Michael Schumacher’s best result be? – 3rd
    10. Who will crash out of the most races? – Maldonado
    11. Which team will have the worst reliability? – Williams
    12. Which rookie driver will score the most points? – Maldonado
    13. Which will be the most entertaining race? – Montreal
    14. Who will set the most pole positions? – Vettel
    15. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix? – Alonso
    16. Who will be the first retirement at Melbourne? – Perez
    17. At which race will the drivers’ title be won? – Abu Dhabi
    18. How many points will the winning driver score? – 225
    19. Who will win the 2011 constructors championship? – Red Bull
    20. Who will win the 2011 drivers championship? – Alonso
31. 

    richevans123 (@richevans123)
    22nd March 2011, 13:39

    1. Schumi doing alonso round the outside somewhere.
    2. HRT missing the 107% rule in Australia
    3. Buemi
    4. Ricciardo
    5. 2013 Regs
    6. 4
    7. No
    8. Exhausts
    9. 1
    10. Kobayashi
    11. HRT
    12. Di resta
    13. Aussi
    14. Vettel
    15. Hamilton
    16. Petrov turn 1, with Buemi(same incident)
    17. Brazil
    18. 205
32. 

    AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner)
    22nd March 2011, 13:41

    I’ve gone with the majority on this…surprised that other people think Fernando could do it as well.

    20 questions on the 2011 F1 season
    1. What will be the best surprise? Kubica coming back before the end of the season
    2. What will be the worst surprise? HRT vanish before the season end
    3. Which driver will be replaced first? Karthikeyan
    4. Who will he be replaced by? Klien
    5. What will be the biggest political story?Legal team orders from Ferrari
    6. How many races will McLaren win? Four
    7. Will Mark Webber extend his Red Bull contract before the end of the season? Doubt it
    8. What will the Horse Whisperer’s first complaint be about? Back-markers holding up the front-runners
    9. What will Michael Schumacher’s best result be? Second
    10. Who will crash out of the most races? Liuzzi
    11. Which team will have the worst reliability? HRT
    12. Which rookie driver will score the most points? Paul Di Resta
    13. Which will be the most entertaining race? Monza…’cos i’m going ;)
    14. Who will set the most pole positions? Vettel
    15. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix? Alonso
    16. Who will be the first retirement at Melbourne? Karthikeyan
    17. At which race will the drivers’ title be won? Interlagos
    18. How many points will the winning driver score? 300…ish
    19. Red Bull
    20. Alonso
33. 

    roberttty (@roberttty)
    22nd March 2011, 13:44

    1. What will be the best surprise?
    Nico Rosberg winning a race

    2. What will be the worst surprise?
    A driver getting injured due to DRS

    3. Which driver will be replaced first?
    Sebastien Buemi

    4. Who will he be replaced by?
    Daniel Ricciardo

    5. What will be the biggest political story?
    Concorde Agreement

    6. How many races will McLaren win?
    Two

    7. Will Mark Webber extend his Red Bull contract before the end of the season?
    Yes

    8. What will the Horse Whisperer’s first complaint be about?
    Three-car teams

    9. What will Michael Schumacher’s best result be?
    3rd

    10. Who will crash out of the most races?
    Pastor Maldonaldo

    11. Which team will have the worst reliability?
    HRT

    12. Which rookie driver will score the most points?
    Sergio Perez

    13. Which will be the most entertaining race?
    Canada

    14. Who will set the most pole positions?
    Sebastien Vettel

    15. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
    Fernando Alonso

    16. Who will be the first retirement at Melbourne?
    Narain Karthikeyan

    17. At which race will the drivers’ title be won?
    Brazil

    18. How many points will the winning driver score?
    299

    19. Who will win the 2011 constructors championship?
    Red Bull

    20. Who will win the 2011 drivers championship?
    Sebastian Vettel
34. 

    ed24f1 (@ed24f1)
    22nd March 2011, 13:57

    1. Team Lotus scores 5+ points
    2. Alonso refusing to obey team orders
    3. Karthikeyan
    4. Klien
    5. CVC and ownership of F1
    6. 2
    7. No
    8. Adjustable rear-wing
    9. 1st
    10. Maldonado
    11. HRT
    12. Perez
    13. Melbourne
    14. Vettel
    15. Webber
    16. Maldonado
    17. Brazil
    18. 312
    19. Ferrari
    20. Massa
    1. 

       berlinerkindlGP (@berlinerkindlgp)
       22nd March 2011, 22:20

       2. Alonso refusing to obey team orders
       17. Brazil
       20. Massa

       Nice!
       I wouldn’t mind waiting one more year for MSC VIII, if that really happens
       1. 

          ed24f1 (@ed24f1)
          23rd March 2011, 4:29

          It would be great to see Schumacher in the title battle at least!
35. 

    GeeMac (@geemac)
    22nd March 2011, 13:57

    1. What will be the best surprise? Lotus scoring points in the first half of the season
    2. What will be the worst surprise? McLaren struggling for pace in the early part of the season (not sure if that qualifies as a surprise!)
    3. Which driver will be replaced first? jarno Trulli
    4. Who will he be replaced by? Karun Chandhok (Indian GP once off replacement)
    5. What will be the biggest political story? The 4-pot Turbo Saga.
    6. How many races will McLaren win? 3
    7. Will Mark Webber extend his Red Bull contract before the end of the season? Yes
    8. What will the Horse Whisperer’s first complaint be about? The fact that too many fans at the circuits haven’t bought Ferrari caps.
    9. What will Michael Schumacher’s best result be? 2nd
    10. Who will crash out of the most races? Pastor Maldonado
    11. Which team will have the worst reliability? Virgin
    12. Which rookie driver will score the most points? I’d like to say Di Resta, but the Williams looks better than tyhe Force India, so I’ll say Maldonado despite the prediction at 11.
    13. Which will be the most entertaining race? canada or OZ, they always are.
    14. Who will set the most pole positions? Sebastian Vettel
    15. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix? Fernando Alonso
    16. Who will be the first retirement at Melbourne? Felipe Massa (in a first corner collision, he’s prone to that)
    17. At which race will the drivers’ title be won? Brazil
    18. How many points will the winning driver score? 250
    19. Constructors Champions? Red Bull
    20. Driver’s Champion? Mark Webber