Did you predict that the polesitter would not win? Or that Schumacher would fail to score? How many of your pre-race predictions for the 2022 Miami Grand Prix were correct? Find out below!
1. WILL BOTH MERCEDES FINISH IN THE TOP 8?
1. Will both Mercedes drivers finish in the top 8 at the #MiamiGP?#LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
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YOUR PREDICTION: NO
CORRECT ANSWER: YES
For the third time this year, both Lewis Hamilton and George Russell finished in the top six. Russell recorded the better result with fifth place, while Hamilton came home one position behind his team-mate.
2. WILL SCHUMACHER SCORE?
2. Will Mick Schumacher score the first points of his F1 career at the #MiamiGP? #LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
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YOUR PREDICTION: NO
CORRECT ANSWER: NO
So close but so far for Mick Schumacher. The Haas driver was set to score the first points of his F1 career until the closing stages, when he made contact with Sebastian Vettel. While the Aston Martin driver retired, Schumacher was able to finish only 15th.
3. WHAT WILL THE WIN MARGIN BE?
3. What will the #MiamiGP win margin be? #LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
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YOUR PREDICTION: 5-10 SECONDS
CORRECT ANSWER: LESS THAN 5 SECONDS
Max Verstappen took victory by finishing 3.786 seconds ahead of Charles Leclerc. It was the second smallest win margin of the year to date, behind the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
4. WILL THE POLESITTER WIN THE RACE?
4. Will the #MiamiGP polesitter win the race? #LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
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YOUR PREDICTION: NO
CORRECT ANSWER: NO
Charles Leclerc failed to convert his pole position into a win at the Miami Grand Prix. It was the first race at a new venue not to be won from pole position since the 2012 United States Grand Prix.
5. WHERE WILL CARLOS SAINZ FINISH?
5. Where will Carlos Sainz finish in the #MiamiGP?#LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
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YOUR PREDICTION: ON THE PODIUM
CORRECT ANSWER: ON THE PODIUM
Carlos Sainz finished where he started at the Miami Grand Prix, recording his first podium since the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. It was also his first finish since then, having completed just a single lap in the previous two Grands Prix.
Let us know how you got on with this race’s predictions! There’ll be more predictions to be made ahead of the next Grand Prix. Follow Lights Out on twitter to take part: @LightsOutF1Blog!
After graduating in 2015 with a First Class honours degree in English Language and Literature, Nicky Haldenby, a lifelong fan of Formula 1, founded the Lights Out F1 Blog in 2016. The blog has become a firm fan-favourite, delving deep into the sport’s history books and lifting the cover on unusual F1 statistics.
Nicky also writes at F1Destinations and Motorsport Guides and can be heard as the resident stats man on the 2 Soft Compounds Podcast. His work has appeared on WTF1, BadgerGP, motorsport.com, Sky Sports F1 and BBC Radio 5 Live. Nicky is also the host of the F1 Rewind Podcast.
