PWP: How did you fare after São Paulo?

Published on
06 Nov 2023
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How did your predictions compare to the field after a chaotic weekend in Brazil?

We sadly couldn't make it three point-scoring finish from the three races in our Americas tour, and we left Sao Paulo empty-handed on Sunday.
No amount of planning and preparation can account for the Lap 1 collision that took Alex out of the race, and although Logan advanced eight positions, he fell just short of points.
It proved a troublesome round in our free-to-play game Pit Wall Predictions, presented by Gulf, too, with 2/8 being the most common score.
Just one player beat everyone this week, taking 30 points for their 2023 tally. Was it The Strategist or someone else?
Read on below to compare your results against other players and our Grove guru.
Find out your results
See how you fared against other fans in the latest round of Pit Wall Predictions, presented by Gulf.

Q1: On which lap will Alex make his first stop?

As in our race, the Lap 1 incident that took Albono out of contention severely hampered any possible points in Pit Wall Predictions.
Even though 62% thought The Strategist would be right with Lap 11-20 for Alex's first stop, 'No Stop Made' was the correct answer here, with 0.2% scoring points.

Q2: On which lap will Logan make his first stop?

The early red flag had the remaining runners head into the pit lane to await barrier repairs, allowing teams a free tyre change.
Logan switched from mediums to softs, making his first stop on Lap 2, something only 13% predicted — and The Strategist wasn't among them.

Q3: Which Williams Racing driver will pit first?

As we now know, there was only one FW45 to make it to the Brazilian pit lane on Sunday, so Sarge was the first driver to stop.
This binary question caught The Strategist out again after they selected Alex, but 53% scored points here.

Q4: When the first Williams Racing driver pitsl, what position will they pit from?

Despite all the collisions and debris, Logan emerged unscathed from the Lap 1 skirmish to sit P14 when he entered the pit lane in the red flag period.
That meant points for the 62% who selected P11-P15 for this question, including The Strategist, who finally gets off the mark this week.

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Q5: When Alex makes his first stop, what will the gap between him and the car ahead be?

As with the opening question to this week's Pit Wall Predictions, there was no knowing how short Alex's Sao Paulo GP would be.
He never made it to the pit lane, and no one scored points for this one.

Q6: When Logan makes his first stop, what will the gap between him and the car ahead be?

There weren't sizeable gaps between anyone in the race after the Safety Car guided the remaining drivers back to the pit lane.
The Strategist correctly believed that "the pack will be bunched up" but incorrectly chose 2.6-5s as their answer.
Instead, the slow speeds had Logan's gap at 0.1-2.5s, as 28% thought.

Q7: How many Virtual Safety Car periods will there be?

It was a well-behaved race from the restart onwards, and the stewards didn't require the VSC to neutralise the action.
Only 18% followed The Strategist with the correct call of '0' here, while some 64% believed there'd be one VSC slowdown.

Q8: How many Safety Car periods will there be?

We couldn't complete a single lap before requiring the Safety Car's services, but that was its only appearance in Brazil.
The Strategist took another five points here, along with the 72% who also opted for a single Safety Car period.
The Strategist's Score: 3/8
That's 15 more points for The Strategist in these closing stages of the season as they continue to beat the average.
This low-scoring round saw 53% picking up 10 points or fewer, so pat yourself on the back if you grabbed 15 or more.
If you're judging yourself against The Strategist, they now have 345 points and sit P25 in the standings, while first place now has a single player with a spectacular 395 points.
Like Formula 1, Pit Wall Predictions, presented by Gulf, is taking a short break before returning for the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Come back then to see if you can play your cards right…
Emilia Romagna 2024
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