Did you predict Haas would score a point? Or that there would be a single Safety Car period? How many of your pre-race predictions for the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix were correct? Find out below!
1. WILL VERSTAPPEN WIN THE 2024 SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX?
1. Will Max Verstappen win the 2024 #SaudiArabianGP?#LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
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YOUR PREDICTION: YES
CORRECT ANSWER: YES
Almost 90% of you backed Max Verstappen to secure a ninth consecutive victory at the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. He did so, securing his 56th victory – and his 100th podium finish – by finishing 13.643 seconds ahead of his team-mate.
2. WILL MERCEDES FINISH ON THE PODIUM?
YOUR PREDICTION: NO
CORRECT ANSWER: NO
After Mercedes finished fifth and seventh in the season-opening 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix, only 30% of voters backed them to finish in the top three at Jeddah Corniche Circuit. Neither driver finished in the top three. George Russell was the top Mercedes driver, finishing sixth, while Lewis Hamilton came home ninth.
3. HOW MANY SAFETY CAR PERIODS WILL THERE BE?
3. How many Safety Car or VSC periods will there be during the #SaudiArabianGP?#LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
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YOUR PREDICTION: 1
CORRECT ANSWER: 1
Prior to the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, there had been nine Safety Car or Virtual Safety Car deployments at Jeddah Corniche Circuit. There was a single Safety Car outing in the race, just as there was in 2023. The Safety Car was called early in the race due to a crash for Lance Stroll.
4. HOW MANY OF THE BOTTOM 5 TEAMS WILL SCORE POINTS?
4. Sauber, Haas, RB, Williams, Alpine. How many of the teams listed will score points in the 2024 #SaudiArabianGP?#LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
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YOUR PREDICTION: 1
CORRECT ANSWER: 1
Sauber, Haas, RB, Williams and Alpine all failed to score at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix and over half of you thought that only one or none of the five teams would manage to score in the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Haas became the sixth team to score a point in 2024, with Nico Hulkenberg scoring a single point with his 10th place finish.
5. WHO’LL SCORE MORE POINTS – McLAREN OR ASTON MARTIN?
5. Who'll score more points in the 2024 #SaudiArabianGP – McLaren or Aston Martin? #LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
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YOUR PREDICTION: McLAREN
CORRECT ANSWER: McLAREN
McLaren scored six points more than Aston Martin at the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. While Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris finished fourth and eighth respectively, Fernando Alonso was Aston Martin’s sole points-scorer, finishing in fifth.
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