Did you predict McLaren would outscore Aston Martin? Or that the race would be won from as low as sixth on the grid? How many of your pre-race predictions for the 2023 United States Grand Prix were correct? Find out below!
1. HOW MANY POINTS WILL McLAREN OUT-SCORE ASTON MARTIN BY?
1. By how many points will McLaren out-score Aston Martin over the 2023 #USGP weekend?#LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
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YOUR PREDICTION: 15+ points
CORRECT ANSWER: 15+ points
McLaren overtook Aston Martin for fourth place in the Constructors’ Championship as a result of the 2023 United States Grand Prix. While Oscar Piastri and Fernando Alonso retired, both Lando Norris and Lance Stroll finished in the points in Sunday’s race. Norris was on the podium, while Stroll was ninth. McLaren scored 18 points more than Aston Martin over the race weekend.
2. WHICH GRID SLOT WILL WIN THE 2023 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX?
2. From which grid position will the 2023 #USGP be won?#LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
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YOUR PREDICTION: POLE
CORRECT ANSWER: 4th or FURTHER BACK
Prior to the 2023 United States Grand Prix, no Formula 1 race at Circuit of The Americas had been won away from the front row of the grid. Max Verstappen started sixth and went on to win the race in a closer-than-usual battle with Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton.
3. WILL THE SAME DRIVER WIN ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY?
3. Will the winner of the #F1Sprint on Saturday also win the #USGP on Sunday? #LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
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YOUR PREDICTION: YES
CORRECT ANSWER: YES
While Max Verstappen won from sixth on the grid on Sunday, he won Saturday’s Sprint from pole position.
4. WHERE WILL THE TOP HAAS CAR FINISH?
4. Where will the top Haas car finish in Sunday’s #USGP?#LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
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YOUR PREDICTION: 11th, 12th or 13th
CORRECT ANSWER: 11th, 12th or 13th
Haas had hoped upgrades would move the team up the order at their home event – but it proved not to be the case. Nico Hulkenberg was the team’s top finisher at the 2023 United States Grand Prix, coming home 13th.
5. WILL STROLL OR GASLY SCORE?
5. Will Lance Stroll or Pierre Gasly score points in Sunday's #USGP?#LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
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YOUR PREDICTION: Gasly will score, Stroll won’t
CORRECT ANSWER: Both drivers will score
Neither Lance Stroll nor Pierre Gasly had previously scored at the United States Grand Prix heading into the 2023 race weekend. Both drivers finished in the top ten on Sunday, with Gasly eighth and Stroll ninth.
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!
