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Pizzonia perfect in dream start to season
Qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix was wet and miserable with only 3 cars having near perfect conditions. It just so happened that 2 out of the 3 cars were Renaults. They didn't get pole position, however, as Verstappen stormed through to keep the Renaults off the top and take his first career pole position.
The Renaults of Barrichello and Pizzonia were in 2nd and 3rd, the reverse of Australia with Alonso in the McLaren 4th, Pantano 5th, De La Rosa 6th, the World Champion Baumgartner in 7th and Button in 8th place.
Full Qualifying Results:
1st Verstappen (Jae) 1m50.327s
2nd Barrichello (Lipe) 1m50.468s - (+0.141s)
3rd Pizzonia (Pizzonia) 1m50.635s - (+0.308s)
4th Alonso (Jules) 1m52.030s - (+1.703s)
5th Pantano (Chris) 1m52.207s - (+1.880s)
6th De La Rosa (Virtuoso) 1m52.262s - (+1.935s)
7th Baumgartner (Grandprix) 1m52.286s - (+1.959s)
8th Button (Der Nazi) 1m52.351s - (+2.024s)
9th Raikkonen (Ineedsleep) 1m52.387s - (+2.060s)
10th R Schumacher (N/A) 1m52.401s - (+2.074s)
11th Montoya (Afrojoe) 1m52.407s - (+2.080s)
12th Webber (Shelljed) 1m52.409s - (+2.082s)
13th Karthikeyan (Ortega) 1m52.443s - (+2.116s)
14th Villeneuve (Mike Swade) 1m52.449s - (+2.122s)
15th Fisichella (Badgerman) 1m52.476s - (+2.149s)
16th Sato (Poopots) 1m52.492s - (+2.165s)
17th Panis (Foreman) 1m52.504s - (+2.177s)
18th Klien (Figo) 1m52.527s - (+2.200s)
19th M Schumacher (Vampyr) 1m52.656s - (+2.329s)
20th Salo (Biggie Little) 1m52.673s - (+2.346s)
21st Firman (Notorious Biggles) 1m52.866s - (+2.539s)
22nd Heidfeld (Shadow) 1m52.963s - (+2.636s)
In the previous 3 years in Malaysia, there has never been a dry race. So, it was a surprise to see it dry for the race this year. This means that the grid probably won't be a fair reflection of everyones race pace.
It wasn't as action packed as Round 1 in Australia but with soaring temperatures, it was going to be a tough race for the engines. Michael Schumacher was the first to make a mistake as he ran off the track on lap 2.
Salo only managed 3 laps before his car developed a water leak and retired. He has failed to finish a race this season. Pantano then had a spin trying to keep pace with the leaders on lap 4. Panis also had an off on lap 5.
Alonso was the first of the engine retirements as his engine blew on lap 7. The race settled down a little with the drivers holding their positions. Baumgartner was the next to throw it off the track with a spin on lap 13. Ralf Schumacher managed to get himself ahead of Barrichello when Barrichello had a go back, resulting in a Ralf Schumacher spin and Barrichello losing time on lap 16.
De La Rosa ended another miserable race day for MG F1 when his transmission failed on lap 18. Again, the race started to settle down with pit stops taking centre stage. Ralf Schumacher was pushing too hard to make up time and spun on lap 29.
Pizzonia was the quicker car and found himself over 40 seconds ahead at this point of the race but he ran off the track and lost time on lap 41. This allowed Verstappen to leapfrog Pizzonia for the lead as Verstappen was doing 1 stop to Pizzonia's 2 stop strategy.
Also on lap 41, Klien's engine blew resulting in retirement. Michael Schumacher found himself off the track again on lap 42. Montoya retired on lap 43 with transmission problems. Heidfeld and Pantano were having a scrap, Heidfeld tried a move but had a small spin on lap 45.
Sato ended Williams' day when his engine blew on lap 47. Ralf Schumacher was in the wars most of the race and he had another tangle and spin on lap 51 with Baumgartner.
Pizzonia was obviously the fastest car on the track and easily passed Verstappen with a few laps to go. Verstappen had no response. Pizzonia went on to win the Malaysian Grand Prix, his 2nd Malaysian Grand Prix win (having won in 2004), his 4th career win and he joins Villeneuve as the only other driver to win 2 races back to back. He'll be looking to match Villeneuve's hattrick of wins by winning in Brazil.
Verstappen takes a well earned 2nd with a solid drive. Raikkonen again had a quiet race, but is doing something right as he keeps moving up places, finishing in 3rd. Barrichello completes a great day for Renault with 4th place and 5 points. Fisichella takes 5th place for the 2nd race in a row and Webber gets himself and Red Bull off the mark with 6th. Villeneuve scores more points for Ferrari with 7th and Firman crosses the line (just about) for 8th place. Firman was battling with Villeneuve in 7th but his car began to slow down, gifting Villeneuve 7th but he did manage to come 8th.
Full Race Results
1st Pizzonia (Icarus) 1h30m09.485s (Up 2)
2nd Verstappen (Jae) +8.082s (Down 1)
3rd Raikkonen (Ineedsleep) +29.287s (Up 6)
4th Barrichello (Lipe) +45.704s (Down 2)
5th Fisichella (Badgerman) +48.838s (Up 10)
6th Webber (Shelljed) +49.124s (Up 6)
7th Villeneuve (Mike Swade) +51.635s (Up 7)
8th Firman (Notorious Biggles) +53.105s (Up 13)
9th Heidfeld (Shadow) +58.057s (Up 13)
10th Pantano (Chris) +1m05.389s (Down 5)
11th Panis (Foreman) +1m14.529s (Up 6)
12th Karthikeyan (Ortega) +1m19.554s (Up 1)
13th Button (Der Nazi) +1m20.348s (Down 5)
14th M Schumacher (Vampyr) +1m30.237s (Up 5)
15th Baumgartner (Grandprix) +1m31.319s (Down 8)
16th R Schumacher (N/A) +1m35.870s (Down 6)
DNF
Sato (Poopots) Engine
Montoya (Afrojoe) Transmission
Klien (Figo) Engine
De La Rosa (Virtuoso) Transmission
Alonso (Jules) Engine
Salo (Biggie Little) Water Leak
Drivers Championship
1st Pizzonia 20pts
2nd Verstappen 9pts
3= Montoya 8pts
3= Villeneuve 8pts
3= Fisichella 8pts
6th Raikkonen 6pts
7= Pantano 5pts
7= Barrichello 5pts
9= Webber 3pts
9= R Schumacher 3pts
11th Sato 2pts
12th Firman 1pt
Constructors Championship
1st Renault 25pts
2nd Williams 10pts
3= Minardi 9pts
3= Jordan 9pts
5th Ferrari 8pts
6th McLaren 6pts
7th B.A.R 5pts
8= Red Bull 3pts
8= Toyota 3pts
Fastest Lap: 1m36.541s - Pizzonia - Lap Record
PREDICTION WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
8 players have entered predictions again so no bonus points for the tie breaker. Here are the results:
1st Chris 10pts (14pts - +7.520s)
2nd Icarus 8pts (12pts - +7.114s)
3rd Shelljed 6pts (10pts - +5.855s)
4th Shadow 5pts (10pts - +7.071s)
5th Badgerman 4pts (9pts - +7.096s)
6th Foreman 3pts (8pts - +6.511s)
7th Jae 2pts (8pts - +6.676s)
8th Jules 1pt (6pts - +0.669s)
The table looks like this after Round 2:
1st Chris 20pts (2 wins)
2nd Shadow 10pts
3= Icarus 8pts
3= Biggie Little 8pts
3= Shelljed 8pts
6= Badgerman 7pts
6= Foreman 7pts
8th Ineedsleep 6pts
9th Jae 3pts
10th Jules 1pt
All 3 Championships already have a dominant force taking early leads. Pizzonia is 11 points clear, Renault 15pts clear and Chris 10pts clear after just Round 2. Unfortunately, there is still 17 rounds to go. The next round is in Brazil.
Remember to look here for the current driver lineup: [URL]http://www.freewebs.com/gpsr/srf1.htm[/URL]
PREDICTION DEADLINE: 6th APRIL
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 combined qualifying and race fastest laps? (FOR EXAMPLE: Last year, Qual - 1m13.818s + Race - 1m16.955s = 2m30.783s)
Thanks for reading.
Qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix was wet and miserable with only 3 cars having near perfect conditions. It just so happened that 2 out of the 3 cars were Renaults. They didn't get pole position, however, as Verstappen stormed through to keep the Renaults off the top and take his first career pole position.
The Renaults of Barrichello and Pizzonia were in 2nd and 3rd, the reverse of Australia with Alonso in the McLaren 4th, Pantano 5th, De La Rosa 6th, the World Champion Baumgartner in 7th and Button in 8th place.
Full Qualifying Results:
1st Verstappen (Jae) 1m50.327s
2nd Barrichello (Lipe) 1m50.468s - (+0.141s)
3rd Pizzonia (Pizzonia) 1m50.635s - (+0.308s)
4th Alonso (Jules) 1m52.030s - (+1.703s)
5th Pantano (Chris) 1m52.207s - (+1.880s)
6th De La Rosa (Virtuoso) 1m52.262s - (+1.935s)
7th Baumgartner (Grandprix) 1m52.286s - (+1.959s)
8th Button (Der Nazi) 1m52.351s - (+2.024s)
9th Raikkonen (Ineedsleep) 1m52.387s - (+2.060s)
10th R Schumacher (N/A) 1m52.401s - (+2.074s)
11th Montoya (Afrojoe) 1m52.407s - (+2.080s)
12th Webber (Shelljed) 1m52.409s - (+2.082s)
13th Karthikeyan (Ortega) 1m52.443s - (+2.116s)
14th Villeneuve (Mike Swade) 1m52.449s - (+2.122s)
15th Fisichella (Badgerman) 1m52.476s - (+2.149s)
16th Sato (Poopots) 1m52.492s - (+2.165s)
17th Panis (Foreman) 1m52.504s - (+2.177s)
18th Klien (Figo) 1m52.527s - (+2.200s)
19th M Schumacher (Vampyr) 1m52.656s - (+2.329s)
20th Salo (Biggie Little) 1m52.673s - (+2.346s)
21st Firman (Notorious Biggles) 1m52.866s - (+2.539s)
22nd Heidfeld (Shadow) 1m52.963s - (+2.636s)
In the previous 3 years in Malaysia, there has never been a dry race. So, it was a surprise to see it dry for the race this year. This means that the grid probably won't be a fair reflection of everyones race pace.
It wasn't as action packed as Round 1 in Australia but with soaring temperatures, it was going to be a tough race for the engines. Michael Schumacher was the first to make a mistake as he ran off the track on lap 2.
Salo only managed 3 laps before his car developed a water leak and retired. He has failed to finish a race this season. Pantano then had a spin trying to keep pace with the leaders on lap 4. Panis also had an off on lap 5.
Alonso was the first of the engine retirements as his engine blew on lap 7. The race settled down a little with the drivers holding their positions. Baumgartner was the next to throw it off the track with a spin on lap 13. Ralf Schumacher managed to get himself ahead of Barrichello when Barrichello had a go back, resulting in a Ralf Schumacher spin and Barrichello losing time on lap 16.
De La Rosa ended another miserable race day for MG F1 when his transmission failed on lap 18. Again, the race started to settle down with pit stops taking centre stage. Ralf Schumacher was pushing too hard to make up time and spun on lap 29.
Pizzonia was the quicker car and found himself over 40 seconds ahead at this point of the race but he ran off the track and lost time on lap 41. This allowed Verstappen to leapfrog Pizzonia for the lead as Verstappen was doing 1 stop to Pizzonia's 2 stop strategy.
Also on lap 41, Klien's engine blew resulting in retirement. Michael Schumacher found himself off the track again on lap 42. Montoya retired on lap 43 with transmission problems. Heidfeld and Pantano were having a scrap, Heidfeld tried a move but had a small spin on lap 45.
Sato ended Williams' day when his engine blew on lap 47. Ralf Schumacher was in the wars most of the race and he had another tangle and spin on lap 51 with Baumgartner.
Pizzonia was obviously the fastest car on the track and easily passed Verstappen with a few laps to go. Verstappen had no response. Pizzonia went on to win the Malaysian Grand Prix, his 2nd Malaysian Grand Prix win (having won in 2004), his 4th career win and he joins Villeneuve as the only other driver to win 2 races back to back. He'll be looking to match Villeneuve's hattrick of wins by winning in Brazil.
Verstappen takes a well earned 2nd with a solid drive. Raikkonen again had a quiet race, but is doing something right as he keeps moving up places, finishing in 3rd. Barrichello completes a great day for Renault with 4th place and 5 points. Fisichella takes 5th place for the 2nd race in a row and Webber gets himself and Red Bull off the mark with 6th. Villeneuve scores more points for Ferrari with 7th and Firman crosses the line (just about) for 8th place. Firman was battling with Villeneuve in 7th but his car began to slow down, gifting Villeneuve 7th but he did manage to come 8th.
Full Race Results
1st Pizzonia (Icarus) 1h30m09.485s (Up 2)
2nd Verstappen (Jae) +8.082s (Down 1)
3rd Raikkonen (Ineedsleep) +29.287s (Up 6)
4th Barrichello (Lipe) +45.704s (Down 2)
5th Fisichella (Badgerman) +48.838s (Up 10)
6th Webber (Shelljed) +49.124s (Up 6)
7th Villeneuve (Mike Swade) +51.635s (Up 7)
8th Firman (Notorious Biggles) +53.105s (Up 13)
9th Heidfeld (Shadow) +58.057s (Up 13)
10th Pantano (Chris) +1m05.389s (Down 5)
11th Panis (Foreman) +1m14.529s (Up 6)
12th Karthikeyan (Ortega) +1m19.554s (Up 1)
13th Button (Der Nazi) +1m20.348s (Down 5)
14th M Schumacher (Vampyr) +1m30.237s (Up 5)
15th Baumgartner (Grandprix) +1m31.319s (Down 8)
16th R Schumacher (N/A) +1m35.870s (Down 6)
DNF
Sato (Poopots) Engine
Montoya (Afrojoe) Transmission
Klien (Figo) Engine
De La Rosa (Virtuoso) Transmission
Alonso (Jules) Engine
Salo (Biggie Little) Water Leak
Drivers Championship
1st Pizzonia 20pts
2nd Verstappen 9pts
3= Montoya 8pts
3= Villeneuve 8pts
3= Fisichella 8pts
6th Raikkonen 6pts
7= Pantano 5pts
7= Barrichello 5pts
9= Webber 3pts
9= R Schumacher 3pts
11th Sato 2pts
12th Firman 1pt
Constructors Championship
1st Renault 25pts
2nd Williams 10pts
3= Minardi 9pts
3= Jordan 9pts
5th Ferrari 8pts
6th McLaren 6pts
7th B.A.R 5pts
8= Red Bull 3pts
8= Toyota 3pts
Fastest Lap: 1m36.541s - Pizzonia - Lap Record
PREDICTION WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
8 players have entered predictions again so no bonus points for the tie breaker. Here are the results:
1st Chris 10pts (14pts - +7.520s)
2nd Icarus 8pts (12pts - +7.114s)
3rd Shelljed 6pts (10pts - +5.855s)
4th Shadow 5pts (10pts - +7.071s)
5th Badgerman 4pts (9pts - +7.096s)
6th Foreman 3pts (8pts - +6.511s)
7th Jae 2pts (8pts - +6.676s)
8th Jules 1pt (6pts - +0.669s)
The table looks like this after Round 2:
1st Chris 20pts (2 wins)
2nd Shadow 10pts
3= Icarus 8pts
3= Biggie Little 8pts
3= Shelljed 8pts
6= Badgerman 7pts
6= Foreman 7pts
8th Ineedsleep 6pts
9th Jae 3pts
10th Jules 1pt
All 3 Championships already have a dominant force taking early leads. Pizzonia is 11 points clear, Renault 15pts clear and Chris 10pts clear after just Round 2. Unfortunately, there is still 17 rounds to go. The next round is in Brazil.
Remember to look here for the current driver lineup: [URL]http://www.freewebs.com/gpsr/srf1.htm[/URL]
PREDICTION DEADLINE: 6th APRIL
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 combined qualifying and race fastest laps? (FOR EXAMPLE: Last year, Qual - 1m13.818s + Race - 1m16.955s = 2m30.783s)
Thanks for reading.
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I always pick pure pish drivers.
Who will qualify in pole position? Raikkonen
Which team will qualify in pole position? Ferrari
Who will be last on the grid? Baumgartner
Which team will be last on the grid? MGF1
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1stPizzonia
2ndBarrichello
3rdM Schumaker
4thD Coulthard
5thMontoya
6thSato
7thWebber
8thKarthikeyan
Who will make up the most positions in the race? (Red Bull racing
Which team will score the most points in the race? Red Bull Racing
who will win the race? Webber
Who will be the first retirement? Karthikeyan
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1stPizzonia
2ndBarrichello
3rdM Schumaker
4thD Coulthard
5thMontoya
6thSato
7thWebber
8thKarthikeyan
TIE BREAKER: What will be the combined qualifying and race fastest laps? 2.31.623
Which team will qualify in pole position? Ferrari
Who will be last on the grid? Baumgartner
Which team will be last on the grid? MGF1
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1stPizzonia
2ndBarrichello
3rdM Schumaker
4thD Coulthard
5thMontoya
6thSato
7thWebber
8thKarthikeyan
Who will make up the most positions in the race? (Red Bull racing
Which team will score the most points in the race? Red Bull Racing
who will win the race? Webber
Who will be the first retirement? Karthikeyan
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1stPizzonia
2ndBarrichello
3rdM Schumaker
4thD Coulthard
5thMontoya
6thSato
7thWebber
8thKarthikeyan
TIE BREAKER: What will be the combined qualifying and race fastest laps? 2.31.623
Now if this lot of guess work is as good as my last lot! we may have a new leader!? some chance! I would have more luck in the National Lottery
Wow, good qualifying and race for me. Shame about the predictions though. I've done rubbish again. :( :D
I'll post my predictions up later..
I'll post my predictions up later..
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)
Klien
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 Pizzonia
4th Montoya
5th Firman
6th Verstappen
7th Pantano
8th M Schumacher
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)
Renault
Who will win the race? (12 points)
Fisichella
Who will be the first retirement? (10 points)
De La Rosa
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 Verstappen
4th Sato
5th Pizzonia
6th Pantano
7th Montoya
8th Barrichello
TIE BREAKER: What will be the combined qualifying and race fastest laps? (FOR EXAMPLE: Last year, Qual - 1m13.818s + Race - 1m16.955s = 2m30.783s)
Qualifying- 1m13.746s
Race- 1m17.238s
Overall- 2m30.984
Fisichella
Which team will qualify in pole position? (5 points)
Jordan
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)
Klien
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 Pizzonia
4th Montoya
5th Firman
6th Verstappen
7th Pantano
8th M Schumacher
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)
Renault
Who will win the race? (12 points)
Fisichella
Who will be the first retirement? (10 points)
De La Rosa
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 Verstappen
4th Sato
5th Pizzonia
6th Pantano
7th Montoya
8th Barrichello
TIE BREAKER: What will be the combined qualifying and race fastest laps? (FOR EXAMPLE: Last year, Qual - 1m13.818s + Race - 1m16.955s = 2m30.783s)
Qualifying- 1m13.746s
Race- 1m17.238s
Overall- 2m30.984
I don't get it - What are you taking away from our prediction scores?
I think your tie breaker time is a bit off Chris.
Two week break now I do beleive? I need to go and give me and my team a good talking too! we need some team bonding! some BEERS! some wild nights out and then some serious training! ready to take on Europe am sure the climate will suit us better in Europe.
Can I come?
Well that really depends if you will be coming to mock my team as you are currently in 4th place or help my team prepare mentaly and physicaly do you have deep pockets and short arms? or do you know the price of a tinny? and above all you must have a sense of humour to join the training camp.
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