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Early season jitters mean mixed results for the champs
Qualifying saw defending champions Renault and the B.A.R's jump straight out of the blocks with stunning times to take the front 2 rows. Button looked particularly impressive as he took pole position, his 4th career pole position and first in Australia, by a comfortable margin, breaking the lap record in the process.
The Renaults took 2nd and 3rd with Pizzonia just pipping Barrichello. Pantano took 4th with Verstappen in 5th. Montoya will be disappointed with 6th looking at the times with Salo and Sato completing the top 8. The defending champion Baumgartner had to settle for 13th.
Full qualifying results:
1st Button (Der Nazi) 1m26.717s - Lap Record
2nd Pizzonia (Icarus) 1m26.930s - (+0.213s)
3rd Barrichello (Lipe) 1m26.966s - (+0.249s)
4th Pantano (Chris) 1m26.971s - (+0.254s)
5th Verstappen (Jae) 1m26.972s - (+0.255s)
6th Montoya (Afrojoe) 1m26.973s - (+0.256s)
7th Salo (Biggie Little) 1m26.977s - (+0.260s)
8th Sato (Poopots) 1m26.984s - (+0.267s)
9th Karthikeyan (Ortega) 1m26.985s - (+0.268s)
10th De La Rosa (Virtuoso) 1m26.997s - (+0.280s)
11th Villeneuve (Mike Swade) 1m27.002s - (+0.285s)
12th Webber (Shelljed) 1m27.007s - (+0.290s)
13th Baumgartner (Grandprix) 1m27.009s - (+0.292s)
14th Fisichella (Badgerman) 1m27.029s - (+0.312s)
15th Firman (Notorious Biggles) 1m27.057s - (+0.340s)
16th Alonso (N/A) 1m27.069s - (+0.352s)
17th Heidfeld (Shadow) 1m27.072s - (+0.355s)
18th R Schumacher (N/A) 1m27.082s - (+0.365s)
19th Panis (Foreman) 1m27.120s - (+0.403s)
20th Klien (Figo) 1m27.173s - (+0.456s)
21st M Schumacher (Vampyr) 1m27.177s - (+0.460s)
22nd Raikkonen (Ineedsleep) 1m27.256s - (+0.539s)
So, with rival teams Renault and B.A.R going head to head and a few more consistent names in the midfield, the start of the season was upon us.
The drama started straight away on lap 1 when Webber tapped Sato around. Heidfeld ran off the track on that lap as well as Alonso and De La Rosa tangling and running off the track.
The first retirement of the new season was the winner of Round 18 last season and the person from pole position, Jenson Button. Having lost the lead on the first lap, Button pushed too hard into the last corner and crashed into the wall on lap 2.
We didn't have to wait for the next retirement as, on lap 3, Klien hits Ralf Schumacher, knocking Panis off the track. Klien spins across the track, leading to Firman hitting him. Firman came off worse with a missing left front wheel and retirement. Klien survived with just a missing front wing.
De La Rosa was a spinner on lap 9 before Panis was forced to retire from the race with a right rear suspension failure on lap 12. Karthikeyan made a small mistake on lap 14 when he ran off the track.
Barrichello, at this point, was in the lead of the race by about 5 seconds until his car developed transmission and brake problems, the transmission finishing his race on lap 28.
The race was now on between Pizzonia and Pantano for the lead. Pantano went for an ambitious move on Pizzonia and spun trying to overtake on lap 40. The next lap saw Karthikeyan retire with a left front suspension failure.
The World Champion was the next to retire when an oil leak turned the back of Baumgartner's car into a fireball on lap 44. The last retirement was on lap 55, when Michael Schumacher and Heidfeld spin during an overtaking move, Schumacher stuck in the middle of the track and Salo flying into Schumacher's front wing. Salo had to retire with a missing left front wheel and Schumacher needed a new front wing.
We were left with a dramatic finale when Pizzonia started to slow down in the lead and Montoya started to hunt him down. Montoya couldn't find a way round and had to settle for 2nd.
That means that Renault start the season as they left last season, top of the Constructors Championship table after Pizzonia's win but they have to share it with Williams after Montoya's 2nd place finish and teammate Sato finishing in 7th. Villeneuve's Ferrari was 3rd with B.A.R having to settle for just 4th place with Pantano. Jordan had a quiet race with Fisichella in 5th. Ralf Schumacher gives Toyota a solid start with 6th and Verstappen gives Minardi a point with 8th.
Full race results:
1st Pizzonia (Icarus) 1h27m20.935s (Up 1)
2nd Montoya (Afrojoe) +1.111s (Up 4)
3rd Villeneuve (Mike Swade) +14.976s (Up 8)
4th Pantano (Chris) +17.869s (No Change)
5th Fisichella (Badgerman) +20.850s (Up 9)
6th R Schumacher (N/A) +27.277s (Up 12)
7th Sato (Poopots) +35.303s (Up 1)
8th Verstappen (Jae) +35.588s (Down 3)
9th Raikkonen (Ineedsleep) +38.370s (Up 13)
10th Alonso (N/A) +42.622s (Up 6)
11th Webber (Shelljed) +49.540s (Up 1)
12th Heidfeld (Shadow) +58.736s (Up 5)
13th Klien (Figo) +1m08.951s (Up 7)
14th De La Rosa (Virtuoso) +1m12.022s (Down 4)
15th M Schumacher (Vampyr) {B]-1lap[/B] (Up 6)
16th Salo (Biggie Little) -4laps (Down 9)
DNF
Baumgartner (Grandprix) Oil Fire
Karthikeyan (Ortega) Suspension
Barrichello (Lipe) Transmission
Panis (Foreman) Suspension
Firman (Notorious Biggles) Accident
Button (Der Nazi) Crashed
Drivers Championship
1st Pizzonia 10pts
2nd Montoya 8pts
3rd Villeneuve 6pts
4th Pantano 5pts
5th Fisichella 4pts
6th R Schumacher 3pts
7th Sato 2pts
8th Verstappen 1pt
Constructors Championship
1= Renault 10pts
1= Williams 10pts
3rd Ferrari 6pts
4th B.A.R 5pts
5th Jordan 4pts
6th Toyota 3pts
7th Minardi 1pt
Fastest Lap: M Schumacher 1m27.261s - Lap Record
PREDICTION WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
8 players have entered predictions (one of them wasn't the current title holder Der Nazi), so the usual points system applies and there will be no bonus points for the tie breaker. Here are the results:
Some did not check the current driver list and entered drivers that are not racing this year
1st Chris 10pts - (25pts - +5.307s)
2nd Biggie Little 8pts - (13pts - +2.155s)
3rd Ineedsleep 6pts - (13pts - N/A) You entered 1.2583, which is miles away)
4th Shadow 5pts - (9pts - +0.429s)
5th Foreman 4pts - (7pts - +0.282s)
6th Badgerman 3pts - (5pts - +0.098s)
7th Shelljed 2pts - (4pts - +4.300s)
8th Jae 1pt - (2pts - +0.306s)
The table (if you can't work it out) looks like this:
1st Chris 10pts
2nd Biggie Little 8pts
3rd Ineedsleep 6pts
4th Shadow 5pts
5th Foreman 4pts
6th Badgerman 3pts
7th Shelljed 2pts
8th Jae 1pt
Okay, the next round is in Malaysia and here are the all important prediction questions. Remember to look here: [URL]http://www.freewebs.com/gpsr/srf1.htm[/URL]
PREDICTION DEADLINE: 27th March
Who will qualify in pole position? (10 points)
Which team will qualify in pole position? (5 points)
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)
Which team will be last on the grid? (5 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 fastest race lap? (EXAMPLE: The lap record is 1m43.599s)
Thanks for reading.
Qualifying saw defending champions Renault and the B.A.R's jump straight out of the blocks with stunning times to take the front 2 rows. Button looked particularly impressive as he took pole position, his 4th career pole position and first in Australia, by a comfortable margin, breaking the lap record in the process.
The Renaults took 2nd and 3rd with Pizzonia just pipping Barrichello. Pantano took 4th with Verstappen in 5th. Montoya will be disappointed with 6th looking at the times with Salo and Sato completing the top 8. The defending champion Baumgartner had to settle for 13th.
Full qualifying results:
1st Button (Der Nazi) 1m26.717s - Lap Record
2nd Pizzonia (Icarus) 1m26.930s - (+0.213s)
3rd Barrichello (Lipe) 1m26.966s - (+0.249s)
4th Pantano (Chris) 1m26.971s - (+0.254s)
5th Verstappen (Jae) 1m26.972s - (+0.255s)
6th Montoya (Afrojoe) 1m26.973s - (+0.256s)
7th Salo (Biggie Little) 1m26.977s - (+0.260s)
8th Sato (Poopots) 1m26.984s - (+0.267s)
9th Karthikeyan (Ortega) 1m26.985s - (+0.268s)
10th De La Rosa (Virtuoso) 1m26.997s - (+0.280s)
11th Villeneuve (Mike Swade) 1m27.002s - (+0.285s)
12th Webber (Shelljed) 1m27.007s - (+0.290s)
13th Baumgartner (Grandprix) 1m27.009s - (+0.292s)
14th Fisichella (Badgerman) 1m27.029s - (+0.312s)
15th Firman (Notorious Biggles) 1m27.057s - (+0.340s)
16th Alonso (N/A) 1m27.069s - (+0.352s)
17th Heidfeld (Shadow) 1m27.072s - (+0.355s)
18th R Schumacher (N/A) 1m27.082s - (+0.365s)
19th Panis (Foreman) 1m27.120s - (+0.403s)
20th Klien (Figo) 1m27.173s - (+0.456s)
21st M Schumacher (Vampyr) 1m27.177s - (+0.460s)
22nd Raikkonen (Ineedsleep) 1m27.256s - (+0.539s)
So, with rival teams Renault and B.A.R going head to head and a few more consistent names in the midfield, the start of the season was upon us.
The drama started straight away on lap 1 when Webber tapped Sato around. Heidfeld ran off the track on that lap as well as Alonso and De La Rosa tangling and running off the track.
The first retirement of the new season was the winner of Round 18 last season and the person from pole position, Jenson Button. Having lost the lead on the first lap, Button pushed too hard into the last corner and crashed into the wall on lap 2.
We didn't have to wait for the next retirement as, on lap 3, Klien hits Ralf Schumacher, knocking Panis off the track. Klien spins across the track, leading to Firman hitting him. Firman came off worse with a missing left front wheel and retirement. Klien survived with just a missing front wing.
De La Rosa was a spinner on lap 9 before Panis was forced to retire from the race with a right rear suspension failure on lap 12. Karthikeyan made a small mistake on lap 14 when he ran off the track.
Barrichello, at this point, was in the lead of the race by about 5 seconds until his car developed transmission and brake problems, the transmission finishing his race on lap 28.
The race was now on between Pizzonia and Pantano for the lead. Pantano went for an ambitious move on Pizzonia and spun trying to overtake on lap 40. The next lap saw Karthikeyan retire with a left front suspension failure.
The World Champion was the next to retire when an oil leak turned the back of Baumgartner's car into a fireball on lap 44. The last retirement was on lap 55, when Michael Schumacher and Heidfeld spin during an overtaking move, Schumacher stuck in the middle of the track and Salo flying into Schumacher's front wing. Salo had to retire with a missing left front wheel and Schumacher needed a new front wing.
We were left with a dramatic finale when Pizzonia started to slow down in the lead and Montoya started to hunt him down. Montoya couldn't find a way round and had to settle for 2nd.
That means that Renault start the season as they left last season, top of the Constructors Championship table after Pizzonia's win but they have to share it with Williams after Montoya's 2nd place finish and teammate Sato finishing in 7th. Villeneuve's Ferrari was 3rd with B.A.R having to settle for just 4th place with Pantano. Jordan had a quiet race with Fisichella in 5th. Ralf Schumacher gives Toyota a solid start with 6th and Verstappen gives Minardi a point with 8th.
Full race results:
1st Pizzonia (Icarus) 1h27m20.935s (Up 1)
2nd Montoya (Afrojoe) +1.111s (Up 4)
3rd Villeneuve (Mike Swade) +14.976s (Up 8)
4th Pantano (Chris) +17.869s (No Change)
5th Fisichella (Badgerman) +20.850s (Up 9)
6th R Schumacher (N/A) +27.277s (Up 12)
7th Sato (Poopots) +35.303s (Up 1)
8th Verstappen (Jae) +35.588s (Down 3)
9th Raikkonen (Ineedsleep) +38.370s (Up 13)
10th Alonso (N/A) +42.622s (Up 6)
11th Webber (Shelljed) +49.540s (Up 1)
12th Heidfeld (Shadow) +58.736s (Up 5)
13th Klien (Figo) +1m08.951s (Up 7)
14th De La Rosa (Virtuoso) +1m12.022s (Down 4)
15th M Schumacher (Vampyr) {B]-1lap[/B] (Up 6)
16th Salo (Biggie Little) -4laps (Down 9)
DNF
Baumgartner (Grandprix) Oil Fire
Karthikeyan (Ortega) Suspension
Barrichello (Lipe) Transmission
Panis (Foreman) Suspension
Firman (Notorious Biggles) Accident
Button (Der Nazi) Crashed
Drivers Championship
1st Pizzonia 10pts
2nd Montoya 8pts
3rd Villeneuve 6pts
4th Pantano 5pts
5th Fisichella 4pts
6th R Schumacher 3pts
7th Sato 2pts
8th Verstappen 1pt
Constructors Championship
1= Renault 10pts
1= Williams 10pts
3rd Ferrari 6pts
4th B.A.R 5pts
5th Jordan 4pts
6th Toyota 3pts
7th Minardi 1pt
Fastest Lap: M Schumacher 1m27.261s - Lap Record
PREDICTION WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
8 players have entered predictions (one of them wasn't the current title holder Der Nazi), so the usual points system applies and there will be no bonus points for the tie breaker. Here are the results:
Some did not check the current driver list and entered drivers that are not racing this year
1st Chris 10pts - (25pts - +5.307s)
2nd Biggie Little 8pts - (13pts - +2.155s)
3rd Ineedsleep 6pts - (13pts - N/A) You entered 1.2583, which is miles away)
4th Shadow 5pts - (9pts - +0.429s)
5th Foreman 4pts - (7pts - +0.282s)
6th Badgerman 3pts - (5pts - +0.098s)
7th Shelljed 2pts - (4pts - +4.300s)
8th Jae 1pt - (2pts - +0.306s)
The table (if you can't work it out) looks like this:
1st Chris 10pts
2nd Biggie Little 8pts
3rd Ineedsleep 6pts
4th Shadow 5pts
5th Foreman 4pts
6th Badgerman 3pts
7th Shelljed 2pts
8th Jae 1pt
Okay, the next round is in Malaysia and here are the all important prediction questions. Remember to look here: [URL]http://www.freewebs.com/gpsr/srf1.htm[/URL]
PREDICTION DEADLINE: 27th March
Who will qualify in pole position? (10 points)
Which team will qualify in pole position? (5 points)
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)
Which team will be last on the grid? (5 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 fastest race lap? (EXAMPLE: The lap record is 1m43.599s)
Thanks for reading.
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Nice to see we have another member.
Also Grandprix . . . are you just owning a driver, but not predicting?
Also Grandprix . . . are you just owning a driver, but not predicting?
Sometimes I do races a long time in advance so as I know the results, it wouldn't be fair to enter predictions.
Oh I see. Oh well.
Who will qualify in pole position? (10 points)
Fisichella
Which team will qualify in pole position? (5 points)
Jordan
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)
M Schumacher
Which team will be last on the grid? (5 points)
MG F1
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for driver being in correct place)
1st Fisichella
2nd Raikonnen
3rd Montoya
4th Pizzonia
5th Panis
6th De La Rosa
7th Pantano
8th R Schumacher
Who will make up the most positions in the race? (8 points)
Verstappen
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)
Klien
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for driver being in correct place)
1st Fisichella
2nd Raikonnen
3rd De La Rosa
4th R Schumacher
5th Montoya
6th Verstappen
7th Sato
8th Villeneuve
TIE BREAKER: What will be the fastest race lap? (EXAMPLE: The lap record is 1m43.599s)
1m.43.637
Fisichella
Which team will qualify in pole position? (5 points)
Jordan
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)
M Schumacher
Which team will be last on the grid? (5 points)
MG F1
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for driver being in correct place)
1st Fisichella
2nd Raikonnen
3rd Montoya
4th Pizzonia
5th Panis
6th De La Rosa
7th Pantano
8th R Schumacher
Who will make up the most positions in the race? (8 points)
Verstappen
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)
Klien
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for driver being in correct place)
1st Fisichella
2nd Raikonnen
3rd De La Rosa
4th R Schumacher
5th Montoya
6th Verstappen
7th Sato
8th Villeneuve
TIE BREAKER: What will be the fastest race lap? (EXAMPLE: The lap record is 1m43.599s)
1m.43.637
Who will qualify in pole position? (10 points)
Firman
Which team will qualify in pole position? (5 points)
Sauber
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)
Sato
Which team will be last on the grid? (5 points)
MG F1
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st Verstappen
2nd De La Rosa
3rd Webber
4th Montoya
5th Fisichella
6th Heildfeld
7th Klien
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)
Ferrari
Who will win the race? (12 points)
Pantano
Who will be the first retirement? (10 points)
R Schumacher
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st Montoya
2nd Button
3rd Heidfeld
4th M Schumacher
5th Webber
6th Firman
7th Villeneuve
8th Pizzonio
TIE BREAKER: What will be the fastest race lap? (EXAMPLE: The lap
record is 1m43.599s)
1m.43.612
Firman
Which team will qualify in pole position? (5 points)
Sauber
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)
Sato
Which team will be last on the grid? (5 points)
MG F1
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st Verstappen
2nd De La Rosa
3rd Webber
4th Montoya
5th Fisichella
6th Heildfeld
7th Klien
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)
Ferrari
Who will win the race? (12 points)
Pantano
Who will be the first retirement? (10 points)
R Schumacher
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st Montoya
2nd Button
3rd Heidfeld
4th M Schumacher
5th Webber
6th Firman
7th Villeneuve
8th Pizzonio
TIE BREAKER: What will be the fastest race lap? (EXAMPLE: The lap
record is 1m43.599s)
1m.43.612
Today is the last full day to get your predictions in. Results will be posted tomorrow (27th).
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