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Dr. Hfuhruhurr · Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 12:42 pm Post subject: F1 Game - Monza

Time for more guesses that will doubtless be rent asunder by another random qualifying session, but come Monday you'll find you got nine points for getting the correct drivers in fifth, seventh and eighth. Or something.

Anyway, have a go at guessing who'll finish in positions one to eight, who'll take pole and who'll annoy their team by setting fastest lap just before the finish, having been as slow as a slow thing all afternoon.

And don't forget the bonus question, whose vagueness reflects that fact we don't yet know who'll be the second Ferrari: who will be the slowest driver in Q3?

Deadline: Friday 11 September 2359 GMT

(let's hope the CIA don't take me out for writing "dead" and "11 September" in the same paragraph)

Big Blue · Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 2:35 pm Post subject:

Cheers Nick: you just reminded me I'll be on a plane on the morning of 11th September when I fly to Milan :sigh:

Result if I get to see an Italian driving a Ferrari at Monza; not a common sight.
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Gooner · Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 11:18 pm Post subject:

Who's gonna win? Who bloody knows! I'll try to guess once I know who's peddling the second Ferrari.
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DaveGibson · Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 11:52 pm Post subject:

Gooner · Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 6:18 am Post subject:

Yeah, Badoa sneaked one away when noone was looking after hearing those filthy swine's were planning not to pay him for his show stopping performances.
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Dr. Hfuhruhurr · Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 7:39 am Post subject:

Big Blue · Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 5:15 pm Post subject:

Might as well have a wild stab as I won't be anywhere near a computer on Friday.

1. Raikkonen
2. Hamilton
3. Vettel
4. Button
5. Webber
6. Trulli
7. Fisichella
8. Barrichello

F/L: Hamilton
Pole: Vettel
Bonus: Rosberg
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BeN · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 1:12 pm Post subject:

It's Thursday already.

1) Fisichella (going out on a limb here)
2) Raikkonen
3) Vettel
4) Button
5) Barrichello
6) Webber
7) Alonso
8) Hamilton

Pole: Raikkonen
Fastest: Fisichella (here's hoping!

)
Bonus: Alguesuari (or however you spell it)
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Dr. Hfuhruhurr · Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 2:55 pm Post subject:

Hehehe ... good luck predicting this race after today's practice sessions: the McLarens were fastest in the morning session, but in the afternoon it was Sutil top, followed by Grosjean ...

Not a good second session for title contenders: Webber 14th, Barrichello 16th, Vettel 18th, Button 19th.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/m...t/formula_one/results/7921008.stm

Scouse · Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 3:04 pm Post subject:

1) Raikkonen
2) Button
3) Hamilton
4) Fisichella
5) Barrichello
6) Webber
7) Vettel
8) Rosberg

Pole: Raikkonen
Fastest: Vettel
Bonus: Alguewhatshisface
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Humphrey The Pug · Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 3:05 pm Post subject:

Pole: Hamilton
F/L: Glock
Bonus: Liuzzi

1. Hamilton
2. Raikkonen
3. Sutil
4. Alonso
5. Button
6. Webber
7. Fisichella
8. Kovy
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Eff One · Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 3:16 pm Post subject:

Looks like KERS is quite an advantage. I thought both debutantes did a respectable job, despite Fisi ending up in the Badoer position. Three-quarters of a second down on Kimi ain't bad and there's more to come. Liuzzi was just under a second away from Sutil. I suspect that the margins will be rather smaller when they knuckle down and go for it tomorrow.

Pole: Sutil
F/L: Kubica
Bonus: Trulli

1. Kovalainen
2. Kubica
3. Raikkonen
4. Sutil
5. Heidfeld
6. Alonso
7. Barrichello
8. Webber
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Dr. Hfuhruhurr · Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 3:49 pm Post subject:

Pole: Hamilton
Lap: Raikkonen
Bonus: Grosjean

1 Hamilton
2 Raikkonen
3 Alonso
4 Button
5 Vettel
6 Sutil
7 Fisichella
8 Trulli

TimR · Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 4:25 pm Post subject:

Pole: Trulli
Fastest Lap: Kimi
Bonus: Rosberg

1 Kimi
2 Hamilton
3 Trulli
4 Fisi
5 Button
6 Barrichello
7 Vettel
8 Alonso

Nice Guy Eddie · Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 5:32 pm Post subject:

Pole - Raikonnen
FL - Hamilton
Bonus - Trulli

1. Hamilton
2. Raikonnen
3. Vettel
4. Webber
5. Barrichello
6. Button
7. Kovalinen
8. Alonso
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the other ct · Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 8:09 pm Post subject:

Pole: Hamilton
F/L:
Bonus: Alguersuari

1. Kovalainen
2. Hamilton
3. Raikkonen
4. Button
5. Alonso
6. Barrichello
7. Fisichella
8. Vettel

Oh and a prediction that Sutil will be looking really good for some decent points until a red car forces him off the track.
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Big TC · Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:12 pm Post subject:

Pole: Sutil
F/L: Kovalainen
Bonus: Webber

1. Raikkonen
2. Alonso
3. Sutil
4. Hamilton
5. Grosjean
6. Kovalainen
7. Rosberg
8. Fisichella
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Rodge · Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:16 pm Post subject:

Pole: Hamilton
FL: Webber
Bonus: Glock

1: Hamilton
2: Webber
3: Sutil
4: Raikkonen
5: Barricello
6: Fisicella
7: Button
8: Alonso
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Chris M Wants a V-10 · Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:51 pm Post subject:

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Sutil
Bonus: Alguersuari (copied and pasted from another site!)

1. Hamilton
2. Alonso
3. Fisichella
4. Sutil
5. Kovalainen
6. Raikkonen
7. Button
8. Barrichello
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Skyhook · Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:35 pm Post subject:

Pole: Vettel
Fastest lap: Vettel
Bonus: Liuzzi

1st: Hamilton
2nd: Raikkonen
3rd: Vettel
4th: Button
5th: Kovalainen
6th: Barrichello
7th: Webber
8th: Fisichella
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Mrs Skyhook · Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 11:32 pm Post subject:

Pole: Hamilton
F/L: Kimi
Bonus: Button

1. Hamilton
2. Vettel
3. Kimi
4. Sutil
5. Barrichello
6. Webber
7. Rosberg
8. Heidfeld
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Sav · Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 11:35 pm Post subject:

1. Hamilton
2. Raikkonen
3. Barrichello
4. Kovalainen
5. Webber
6. Alonso
7. Fisichella
8. Vettel

Pole position: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Raikkonen
Bonus question: Vettel
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Pole: Hamilton
F/L: Sutil
Bonus: Alguer....

1. Hamilton
2. Kovalinen
3. Alonso
4. Sutil
5. Button
6. Heidfeld
7. Kimi
8. Fisi

the other ct · Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 12:33 am Post subject:

Matt · Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 12:37 am Post subject:

Bugger, I forgot.
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DaveGibson · Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 12:07 pm Post subject:

Gooner · Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 4:17 pm Post subject:

So did I, whoops!
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Matt · Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 10:59 pm Post subject:

BeN · Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 11:40 am Post subject:

Fisichella must feel bummed. Regretting the move from Force India yet?
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Chris M Wants a V-10 · Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 8:09 pm Post subject:

Woo Hoo - got Sutil correct as F/L :-)
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Eff One · Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 10:31 am Post subject:

Some quality driving there. I've never seen Ruby look so confident, and Button is right back where he belongs too. Raikkonen has returned to his 2007 levels of metronomic consistency and Sutil put in a storming effort after Fisi hogged the limelight at Spa. But I was even more impressed by Liuzzi - barely a hint of rustiness, I look forward to seeing him push Sutil very hard in the near future. Ferdy and Quick Nick were stealthily excellent, as usual.

Such was the standard that it threw Kovalainen's performance into sharp relief. Nothing wrong with his core pace, but there's clearly a problem there - presumably with his ability to make the tyres work in the early stages of a stint.

Mind you, he still outscored Hamilton... no regrets my arse, that was a very silly mistake for a topline driver.
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Big TC · Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 12:22 pm Post subject:

Another one who was impressed by Liuzzi - I really thought he would struggle at Monza. To qually 7th having never driven a latest generation car is quuite remarkable, considering the hash Fisi was making of his Ferrari opportunity.
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TimR · Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 12:29 pm Post subject:

+1 for Liuzzi.

It was great to see Rubens driving the wheels off his car mid-race too.
It actually came across like that from the in-car pictures.

Chris M Wants a V-10 · Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 12:46 pm Post subject:

Eff One · Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 2:21 pm Post subject:

Dr. Hfuhruhurr · Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 2:44 pm Post subject:

Results:

Pole: Hamilton
Lap: Sutil
Bonus: Webber

1 Barrichello
2 Button
3 Raikkonen
4 Sutil
5 Alonso
6 Kovalainen
7 Heidfeld
8 Vettel
9 Fisichella

Scores:

10 - the other ct
8 - Mrs Skyhook
7 - Eff One, BJH
6 - Big TC, Chris M, Sav
4 - Scouse, Humphrey
3 - Skyhook, Rodge
2 - Dr H, Nice Guy Eddie
1 - BeN, TimR
0 - Big Blue

Deemed (0 points):

Matt, Gooner, Stuntman, Andy C, Giant

Standings:

79 - Sav
78 - Mrs Skyhook
75 - the other ct
67 - Nice Guy Eddie, Chris M, Big TC
60 - Big Blue, Humphrey
59 - Dr H, BJH
57 - Eff One, Rodge
56 - Skyhook
54 - Scouse
53 - TimR
52 - BeN
49 - Matt
45 - Gooner
41 - Stuntman
40 - Andy C
28 - Giant

So well done the other ct, who now moves closer to the leaders, who themselves close up a bit.

BeN · Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 2:45 pm Post subject:

Oh shit. I think many of us (me included) misread the bonus question.

It was slowest driver in Q3 (meaning 10th position), not slowest in qualifying.

Bummer.
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the other ct · Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 3:09 pm Post subject:

Think I’m the Kimi of the forum F1 game! Rubbish in the first third of the season (by refusing to believe that the Brawns were as strong as they were), finally getting my act together and picking up some of the lower points, then a few podium finishes and a lucky(ish) win.
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Dr. Hfuhruhurr · Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 3:12 pm Post subject:

The top three are certainly opening up a gap on the rest of us. But there are still 108 points up for grabs ...

Rodge · Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 6:01 pm Post subject:

Dr H, I should be on 3 points as I got 3/4 places the wrong way around and also got Pole.

Dr. Hfuhruhurr · Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:44 am Post subject:

So you are - corrected!

Chris M Wants a V-10 · Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 10:17 am Post subject:

Big Blue · Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 11:06 am Post subject:

What a tremendous effort by me. I couldn't have got 0 points if I'd deliberately tried to!

Shows how much I know about F1 so for the next race I'm going for the Renault with the Pit wall under the crossover. Cluedo is much easier.
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Big TC · Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:43 pm Post subject:

No offence to Sav, but I'd much rather see Mrs S win this year. Wonder if she'll be able to get to a 'puter for the next race's prediction, or will she have her hands full with something else???

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Scouse · Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 1:03 pm Post subject:

Oh and by the way BBC. If the race is on at 1pm on BBC1,

WHY THE FUCK SHOW THE REPLAY AT 6PM ON BBC3 YOU CUNTS?
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