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[URL]http://www.freewebs.com/gpsr/srf1.htm[/URL] for the current driver line up. Please check the site as not everyone I mention in the preview is racing this year!
Let's have a check of the qualifying from last year. It was Frentzen on the back of a dismal year that took pole position ahead of the Champion to be Ralf Firman. Times were really bunched up at the front.
Out of the drivers within 10 points of the lead in this years Championship, Villeneuve qualified in 9th and Ralf Schumacher qualified 3rd.
The race saw Ralf Firman take the advantage of Frentzen throwing his car into the wall and gave himself a home victory, well on his way to the Drivers title. He managed to hold off the challenge of Ralf Schumacher and Raikkonen, who were 2nd and 3rd.
Out of this year's contenders, I already mentioned Ralf Schumacher finishing 2nd but Villeneuve had an early spin and couldn't recover so finished 12th.
Here is some more information that might be of use:
Lap Records:
Qualifying: 1m20.366s - Button (Renault) Set in 2002
Race: 1m21.656s - Verstappen (Minardi) Set in 2003
Previous Winners:
2002 - Villeneuve (B.A.R)
2003 - Firman (Jordan)
Top 3 Qualifying last year:
1st Frentzen (Sauber)
2nd Firman (Jordan)
3rd R Schumacher (Williams)
Top 3 Race last year:
1st Firman (Jordan)
2nd R Schumacher (Williams)
3rd Raikkonen (McLaren)
Top 3 Drivers after Round 11 last year:
1st Alonso 45pts (NOT RACING THIS YEAR!)
2nd Firman 44pts
3rd Villeneuve 39pts
Top 3 Constructors after Round 11 last year:
1st Renault 74pts
2nd B.A.R 72pts
3rd Jordan 68pts
Okay, onto the prediction questions. Mike Swade took the win in France in what was a low scoring race and the gap was cut from 12 to 7. Der Nazi has had the lead from the start. Will he be overtaken?
Remember that some of the drivers racing last year aren't in this year's Championship!
Who will qualify in pole position? (10 points)
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
Who will make up the most positions in the race? (8 points)
Which team will score the most points in the race? (5 points)
Who will win the race? (12 points)
Who will be the first retirement? (10 points)
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
TIE BREAKER: What will be the combined fastest QUALIFYING and RACE lap? (EXAMPLE: Qual: 1m20.514s + Race: 1m21.656s = 2m42.170s)
There you have the questions that need to be answered. Keep checking that your driver is doing well and enter your predictions otherwise you may lose your driver before the season ends!
People in danger of losing their drivers:
Quinty (Baumgartner)
Figo (Frentzen)
RoJ (Bruni)
For anyone who is interested in joining for the remainder of the season, these drivers may become available soon.
Who will make up the most positions in the race? (8 points)
De la Rossa
Which team will score the most points in the race? (5 points)
BAR
Who will win the race? (12 points)
Raikkon
Who will be the first retirement? (10 points)
Panis
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st Raikkonen
2nd Montayo
3rd Baumongartner
4th Pizziona
5th R Schumacher
6th Sato
7th Coulthard
8th Pantano
TIE BREAKER: What will be the combined fastest QUALIFYING and RACE lap? (EXAMPLE: Qual: 1m20.514s + Race: 1m21.656s = 2m42.170s)
Qual: 1m 19. 612s + Race: 1m 19. 954s = 2m 39. 566s
*goes and looks at the qualifiers to see if his predictions are any good*
So would I be able to predict on the race results but obviously not on the qualyfying ones?
It counts Foreman, so I think that's 6 predictions. I'll have to see what I can do with the spare points.
Ralf Schumacher
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)
Fisichella
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st R.Schumacher
2nd Salo
3rd Coulthard
4th Villeneuve
5th Sato
6th Montoya
7th M.Schumacher
8th Raikkonen
Who will make up the most positions in the race? (8 points)
Panis
Which team will score the most points in the race? (5 points)
McClaren
Who will win the race? (12 points)
Villeneuve
Who will be the first retirement? (10 points)
Firman
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st R.Schumacher
2nd Salo
3rd Coulthard
4th Villeneuve
5th Sato
6th Montoya
7th M.Schumacher
8th Raikkonen
TIE BREAKER
2MINS40.666
Forgot about this.
R Schumacher
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)
Bruni
The top 8 qualifiers
Villeneuve
Coulthard
Salo
Montoya
Barrichello
Button
Panis
Baumgartner
Who will make up the most positions in the race? (8 points)
De La Rosa
Which team will score the most points in the race? (5 points)
Williams
Who will win the race? (12 points)
Verstappen
Who will be the first retirement? (10 points)
Raikkonen
The top 8 finish
Montoya
Firman
R Schumacher
Villeneuve
Pizzonia
Salo
Fisichella
Verstappen
TIE BREAKER: 2m40.490s