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The end of the season is now very close and only one of the 3 Championships up for grabs this season could be resolved at the end of Round 15 in Italy. That Championship is the Prediction Championship. Der Nazi has won 4 of 14 and is consistantly in the top 3 and now only needs a 4th place to take the title.
The Drivers Championship is still on the line after Baumgartner felt the pressure at Belgium by spinning to the back of the field and scoring no points after a retirement but his main challenger Salo missed out of the chance to close the gap. The gap is still 10 points with 4 races remaining.
The Constructors Championship is totally wide open but one good race for any team at the front could give them a lead that might not get closed. There is still a maximum of 72 points available so the teams will have to be on their game.
[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!
As you would expect with every car the same, qualifying on a track with a lot of straight line speed, there isn't going to be much difference in times and qualifying proved it last year. All the cars were split by half a second and one mistake is obviously going to be costly this year.
Last year, Fisichella showed why he is one of the best qualifiers in SR F1 by taking pole position ahead of Raikkonen and Heidfeld. As Baumgartner and Salo weren't racing last year, let's concentrate on their teams. Minardi's were 5th and 11th and MG's were 7th and 22nd. Other notable mentions are Villeneuve 15th, Barrichello 20th, Button 18th, Ralf Schumacher 13th, Pizzonia 12th and Montoya 10th.
The race saw Coulthard come through from 6th on the grid to win ahead of Heidfeld, who always seems to do well in the last 6/7 races of the season, and Frentzen in 3rd. Minardi's finished 10th and the other retired. MG's finished 9th and the other retired. Some notable mentions include Villeneuve 16th, Barrichello 15th, Button 11th, Ralf Schumacher retired, Pizzonia retired and Montoya 5th.
Here is some more information you could sue in making your predictions:
Lap Records:
Qualifying: 1m22.143s - Webber (Minardi) - Set in 2002
Race: 1m22.984s - Heidfeld (Sauber) - Set in 2003
Previous Winners:
2002 - Webber (Minardi)
2003 - Coulthard (McLaren)
Top 3 Qualifying Last Year:
1st Fisichella (Jordan)
2nd Raikkonen (McLaren)
3rd Heidfeld (Sauber)
Top 3 Race Last Year:
1st Coulthard (McLaren)
2nd Heidfeld (Sauber)
3rd Frentzen (Sauber)
Top 3 Drivers after Round 15 last year:
1st Firman 65pts
2nd Alonso 48pts - NOT RACING THIS YEAR!
3rd Villeneuve 40pts
Top 3 Constructors after Round 15 last year:
1st Jordan 91pts
2nd Renault 83pts
3rd B.A.R 73pts
Onto the prediction questions. Ineedsleep needs to outscore Der Nazi by 6 points (for instance: Ineedsleep 1st - Der Nazi 5th) to keep the title race going to the next round.
Here are the questions:
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 qualifying and race lap total? (EXAMPLE: Qualifying 1m22.208s + Race 1m22.984s = 2m45.192s)
The key stage of the season is upon us and it's time to bring the A game to work with you.
As always with SR F1, the most important people are you, the loyal players who spend their time reading what I post and following your driver through good times and bad. If you have any ideas that you would like to see implemented, please make them known. I'm always looking to improve the spectacle and I need you lot to add fresh ideas. Either post them in SR F1 topics or email them to me if you have my email address. If you don't have my address, someone you know probably will have.
Thank you for supporting the SR F1 Championship!
The Drivers Championship is still on the line after Baumgartner felt the pressure at Belgium by spinning to the back of the field and scoring no points after a retirement but his main challenger Salo missed out of the chance to close the gap. The gap is still 10 points with 4 races remaining.
The Constructors Championship is totally wide open but one good race for any team at the front could give them a lead that might not get closed. There is still a maximum of 72 points available so the teams will have to be on their game.
[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!
As you would expect with every car the same, qualifying on a track with a lot of straight line speed, there isn't going to be much difference in times and qualifying proved it last year. All the cars were split by half a second and one mistake is obviously going to be costly this year.
Last year, Fisichella showed why he is one of the best qualifiers in SR F1 by taking pole position ahead of Raikkonen and Heidfeld. As Baumgartner and Salo weren't racing last year, let's concentrate on their teams. Minardi's were 5th and 11th and MG's were 7th and 22nd. Other notable mentions are Villeneuve 15th, Barrichello 20th, Button 18th, Ralf Schumacher 13th, Pizzonia 12th and Montoya 10th.
The race saw Coulthard come through from 6th on the grid to win ahead of Heidfeld, who always seems to do well in the last 6/7 races of the season, and Frentzen in 3rd. Minardi's finished 10th and the other retired. MG's finished 9th and the other retired. Some notable mentions include Villeneuve 16th, Barrichello 15th, Button 11th, Ralf Schumacher retired, Pizzonia retired and Montoya 5th.
Here is some more information you could sue in making your predictions:
Lap Records:
Qualifying: 1m22.143s - Webber (Minardi) - Set in 2002
Race: 1m22.984s - Heidfeld (Sauber) - Set in 2003
Previous Winners:
2002 - Webber (Minardi)
2003 - Coulthard (McLaren)
Top 3 Qualifying Last Year:
1st Fisichella (Jordan)
2nd Raikkonen (McLaren)
3rd Heidfeld (Sauber)
Top 3 Race Last Year:
1st Coulthard (McLaren)
2nd Heidfeld (Sauber)
3rd Frentzen (Sauber)
Top 3 Drivers after Round 15 last year:
1st Firman 65pts
2nd Alonso 48pts - NOT RACING THIS YEAR!
3rd Villeneuve 40pts
Top 3 Constructors after Round 15 last year:
1st Jordan 91pts
2nd Renault 83pts
3rd B.A.R 73pts
Onto the prediction questions. Ineedsleep needs to outscore Der Nazi by 6 points (for instance: Ineedsleep 1st - Der Nazi 5th) to keep the title race going to the next round.
Here are the questions:
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 qualifying and race lap total? (EXAMPLE: Qualifying 1m22.208s + Race 1m22.984s = 2m45.192s)
The key stage of the season is upon us and it's time to bring the A game to work with you.
As always with SR F1, the most important people are you, the loyal players who spend their time reading what I post and following your driver through good times and bad. If you have any ideas that you would like to see implemented, please make them known. I'm always looking to improve the spectacle and I need you lot to add fresh ideas. Either post them in SR F1 topics or email them to me if you have my email address. If you don't have my address, someone you know probably will have.
Thank you for supporting the SR F1 Championship!
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And just to prove I did read the whole topic:-
On the fresh ideas bit, I'm clueless. The prediction tournament was a very good idea and I think that you put a fair bit of work into these as it is.
On the fresh ideas bit, I'm clueless. The prediction tournament was a very good idea and I think that you put a fair bit of work into these as it is.
Who will qualify in pole position? (10 points)
Barrichello
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)
Bruni
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st Raikkonen
2nd Villeneuve
3rd Barrichello
4th Baumgartner
5th Montoya
6th Fisichella
7th Heidfeld
8th R Schumacher
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)
Renault
Who will win the race? (12 points)
Montoya
Who will be the first retirement? (10 points)
M Schumacher
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st R Schumacher
2nd Baumgartner
3rd Fisichella
4th Montoya
5th Button
6th Raikkonen
7th Villeneuve
8th Salo
TIE BREAKER: 2m44.735s
Barrichello
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)
Bruni
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st Raikkonen
2nd Villeneuve
3rd Barrichello
4th Baumgartner
5th Montoya
6th Fisichella
7th Heidfeld
8th R Schumacher
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)
Renault
Who will win the race? (12 points)
Montoya
Who will be the first retirement? (10 points)
M Schumacher
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st R Schumacher
2nd Baumgartner
3rd Fisichella
4th Montoya
5th Button
6th Raikkonen
7th Villeneuve
8th Salo
TIE BREAKER: 2m44.735s
Who will qualify in pole position? (10 points)
Fisichella
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)
Baumgartner
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st Fisichella
2nd Montoya
3rd Firman
4th Baumgartner
5th Raikonnen
6th Coulthard
7th R Schumacher
8th Da Matta
Who will make up the most positions in the race? (8 points)
Da Matta
Which team will score the most points in the race? (5 points)
Jordan
Who will win the race? (12 points)
Fisichella
Who will be the first retirement? (10 points)
Salo
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st Fisichella
2nd R Schumacher
3rd Baumgartner
4th Raikonnen
5th Firman
6th Da Matta
7th Frentzen
8th da Matta
TIE BREAKER: What will be the COMBINED qualifying and race lap total? (EXAMPLE: Qualifying 1m22.208s + Race 1m22.984s = 2m45.192s)
2min45.438
Fisichella
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)
Baumgartner
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st Fisichella
2nd Montoya
3rd Firman
4th Baumgartner
5th Raikonnen
6th Coulthard
7th R Schumacher
8th Da Matta
Who will make up the most positions in the race? (8 points)
Da Matta
Which team will score the most points in the race? (5 points)
Jordan
Who will win the race? (12 points)
Fisichella
Who will be the first retirement? (10 points)
Salo
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st Fisichella
2nd R Schumacher
3rd Baumgartner
4th Raikonnen
5th Firman
6th Da Matta
7th Frentzen
8th da Matta
TIE BREAKER: What will be the COMBINED qualifying and race lap total? (EXAMPLE: Qualifying 1m22.208s + Race 1m22.984s = 2m45.192s)
2min45.438
Who will qualify in pole position? (10 points)
Baumgartner
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)
Coulthard
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for driver being in correct place)
1st Villeneuve
2nd Baumgartner
3rd Salo
4th Raikkonen
5th Sato
6th Heidfeld
7th Ralf Schumacher
8th Montoya
Who will make up the most positions in the race? (8 points)
Ralf Schumacher
Which team will score the most points in the race? (5 points)
Williams
Who will win the race? (12 points)
Baumgartner
Who will be the first retirement? (10 points)
Pizzona
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st Baumgartner
2nd Ralf Schumacher
3rd Montoya
4th Villenueve
5th Sato
6th Salo
7th Michael Schumacher
8th Raikkonen
Baumgartner
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)
Coulthard
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for driver being in correct place)
1st Villeneuve
2nd Baumgartner
3rd Salo
4th Raikkonen
5th Sato
6th Heidfeld
7th Ralf Schumacher
8th Montoya
Who will make up the most positions in the race? (8 points)
Ralf Schumacher
Which team will score the most points in the race? (5 points)
Williams
Who will win the race? (12 points)
Baumgartner
Who will be the first retirement? (10 points)
Pizzona
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st Baumgartner
2nd Ralf Schumacher
3rd Montoya
4th Villenueve
5th Sato
6th Salo
7th Michael Schumacher
8th Raikkonen
Who will qualify in pole position? (10 points)
Firman
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)
Panis
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st Raikkonen
2nd Baumgartner
3rd Pizzonia
4th De La Rosa
5th Button
6th Firman
7th R Schumacher
8th Panis
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)
B. A. R
Who will win the race? (12 points)
Panis
Who will be the first retirement? (10 points)
Da Matta
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st Raikkonen
2nd Baumgartner
3rd Pizzonia
4th De La Rosa
5th Button
6th Firman
7th R Schumacher
8th Panis
TIE BREAKER: What will be the COMBINED qualifying and race lap total?
2m 45.023s
Firman
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)
Panis
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st Raikkonen
2nd Baumgartner
3rd Pizzonia
4th De La Rosa
5th Button
6th Firman
7th R Schumacher
8th Panis
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)
B. A. R
Who will win the race? (12 points)
Panis
Who will be the first retirement? (10 points)
Da Matta
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st Raikkonen
2nd Baumgartner
3rd Pizzonia
4th De La Rosa
5th Button
6th Firman
7th R Schumacher
8th Panis
TIE BREAKER: What will be the COMBINED qualifying and race lap total?
2m 45.023s
Who will qualify in pole position? (10 points)
Pizzonia
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)
Verstappen
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st Pizzonia
2nd Baumgartner
3rd Button
4th Barichello
5th R Schumacher
6th Sato
7th Raikonnen
8th Salo
Who will make up the most positions in the race? (8 points)
Firman
Which team will score the most points in the race? (5 points)
B. A. R
Who will win the race? (12 points)
Button
Who will be the first retirement? (10 points)
Coulthard
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st Button
2nd Baumgartner
3rd Pizzonia
4th Raikkonen
5th Pantano
6th Firman
7th R Schumacher
8th Salo
TIE BREAKER: What will be the COMBINED qualifying and race lap total?
Qualifying 1m 22. 321s + Race 1m 22. 465s = 2m 44. 786s
Pizzonia
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)
Verstappen
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st Pizzonia
2nd Baumgartner
3rd Button
4th Barichello
5th R Schumacher
6th Sato
7th Raikonnen
8th Salo
Who will make up the most positions in the race? (8 points)
Firman
Which team will score the most points in the race? (5 points)
B. A. R
Who will win the race? (12 points)
Button
Who will be the first retirement? (10 points)
Coulthard
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st Button
2nd Baumgartner
3rd Pizzonia
4th Raikkonen
5th Pantano
6th Firman
7th R Schumacher
8th Salo
TIE BREAKER: What will be the COMBINED qualifying and race lap total?
Qualifying 1m 22. 321s + Race 1m 22. 465s = 2m 44. 786s
Only a couple of days left to get your predictions in!
Who will qualify in pole position? (10 points)
Baumgartner
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)
Pizzonia
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st Baumgartner
2nd Fisichella
3rd Raikonnen
4th Coulthard
5th Button
6th Salo
7th R. Schumacher
8th Barrichello
Who will make up the most positions in the race? (8 points)
Firman
Which team will score the most points in the race? (5 points)
Jordan
Who will win the race? (12 points)
Baumgartner
Who will be the first retirement? (10 points)
Barrichello
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st Baumgartner
2nd Raikonnen
3rd Fisichella
4th Firman
5th Button
6th R. Schumacher
7th Salo
8th Verstappen
TIE BREAKER: What will be the COMBINED qualifying and race lap total?
2m45.351
Baumgartner
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)
Pizzonia
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st Baumgartner
2nd Fisichella
3rd Raikonnen
4th Coulthard
5th Button
6th Salo
7th R. Schumacher
8th Barrichello
Who will make up the most positions in the race? (8 points)
Firman
Which team will score the most points in the race? (5 points)
Jordan
Who will win the race? (12 points)
Baumgartner
Who will be the first retirement? (10 points)
Barrichello
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st Baumgartner
2nd Raikonnen
3rd Fisichella
4th Firman
5th Button
6th R. Schumacher
7th Salo
8th Verstappen
TIE BREAKER: What will be the COMBINED qualifying and race lap total?
2m45.351
Who will qualify in pole position? (10 points)
Button
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)
Panis
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st Button
2nd Baumgartner
3rd Raikkonen
4th Barichello
5th R Schumacher
6th Sato
7th Pantano
8th Salo
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)
B. A. R
Who will win the race? (12 points)
Button
Who will be the first retirement? (10 points)
M. Schumacher
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st Button
2nd Barrichello
3rd Baumgartner
4th Raikkonen
5th Pantano
6th R Schumacher
7th Sato
8th Salo
TIE BREAKER: What will be the COMBINED qualifying and race lap total? (EXAMPLE: Qualifying 1m22.208s + Race 1m22.984s = 2m45.192s)Who will qualify in pole position? (10 points)
Qualifying 1m 22. 101s + Race 1m 21. 999s = 2m 44. 100
Chris.
P.S - I'll try and think of some ideas. If I come up with any I'll tell you on MSN GP.
Button
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)
Panis
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st Button
2nd Baumgartner
3rd Raikkonen
4th Barichello
5th R Schumacher
6th Sato
7th Pantano
8th Salo
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)
B. A. R
Who will win the race? (12 points)
Button
Who will be the first retirement? (10 points)
M. Schumacher
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st Button
2nd Barrichello
3rd Baumgartner
4th Raikkonen
5th Pantano
6th R Schumacher
7th Sato
8th Salo
TIE BREAKER: What will be the COMBINED qualifying and race lap total? (EXAMPLE: Qualifying 1m22.208s + Race 1m22.984s = 2m45.192s)Who will qualify in pole position? (10 points)
Qualifying 1m 22. 101s + Race 1m 21. 999s = 2m 44. 100
Chris.
P.S - I'll try and think of some ideas. If I come up with any I'll tell you on MSN GP.
I off for an hour or so but I'll put my predictions up when I get back.
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