Six drivers to watch if rain reaches the Singapore opener

Qualifying is always dry in IMS to give the league a consistent baseline of driver pace. Darth Webbah’s final race forecast is:

D1: BULLDOGGER’s podiums and Webbah’s recent form

BULLDOGGER47 has the clearest historical D1 case: three podiums, including a win, and no retirements from six mixed-weather starts. Five came in D1. His Season 3 Miami win is the stuff of IMS legend. Season 4 Brazil brought second from seventh, while the mixed Season 3 Singapore opener brought fourth from third. His latest mixed-weather start was in Season 4, so those results still need to translate to F1 26.

Webbah87 has a podium on the current game: second in the mixed Season 7 D1 race at Australia. He has finished all eleven of his mixed-weather starts, with two podiums.

D2: Aardvark returns, McBeth can recover

Aardvark returns after a season away with a forecast that suits him. His three mixed-weather starts in Season 6 ended third, first and first. All came from pole in E3 on F1 25; he now faces faster D2 opposition on F1 26.

McBeth655 is a recovery pick if qualifying goes badly. He finished fourth from sixth at Season 6 Australia and seventh from twentieth at China, both mixed-weather E3 races. Both came in E3 on F1 25; D2 gives him tougher opposition.

E3: Tullo has the podiums, Opts has the recoveries

Tullo_Formula1 was already part of the Red Bull pairing backed in our E3 constructors’ preview. His mixed-weather record adds two podiums from four starts, compared with one from 33 dry starts. He finished second from fifth at Season 6 Australia E3, then sixteenth from eleventh at China a round later.

Opts Tryhard has produced podium recoveries against higher-division opposition: second from thirteenth at Season 4 Spa D2, then third from ninth at Imola. He has two podiums from six mixed starts, against three from 49 dry starts. Singapore is the gap in that record: his previous mixed-weather races here ended in fourteenth and a DNF.