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Dr. Hfuhruhurr

F1 Game - Japan

So Hamilton wins on the tight street circuit at Singapore, but Suzuka isn't anything like it, so the results for the next race are anyone's guess. And that's exactly what this thread is for - guess the top eight finishers, the pole taker and fastest lapper at the Japanese GP, as well as answering the bonus question: how many Force Indias will Fisichella finish ahead of?

Deadline: Friday 2 October 2359 GMT
Big Blue

Right, having wasted my time last Friday waiting for practice to end and making an assessment based on that, I'm now going to just have a stab at it today to see if I can beat my 1 point of Malaysia.

1. Button
2. Glock
3. Hamilton
4. Webber
5. Raikkonen
6. Rosberg
7. Alonso
8. Trulli

Pole: Button
F/L: Hamilton
Bonus: 1

This result means that Button will be champion which would be great to do in Japan in the car that was a Honda at Suzuka, a circuit owned by....Honda
Big TC

Having had a poor-scoring round, I'm following BB's train of thought too:

Pole: Raikkonen
F/L: Hamilton
Bonus: 0

1. Hamilton
2. Raikkonen
3. Button
4. Barrichello
5. Vettel
6. Kovalainen
7. Sutil
8. Rosberg
Scouse

Pole: Hamilton
F/L: Button
Bonus: 0

1: Button
2: Barrichello
3: Hamilton
4: Vettel
5: Alonso
6: Raikonen
7: Rosberg
8: Sutil
Eff One

A long overdue return to a truly great circuit - matched only by Spa in my opinion. Can't wait - I reckon Suzuka 2005 is still one of the finest F1 races this decade. Here's hoping for something similarly epic this weekend.
BeN

1) Button
2) Barrichello
3) Vettel
4) Glock
5) Rosberg
6) Hamilton
7) Trulli
8) Sutil

Pole: Button
Fastest: Button

Bonus: None. Force India will show Fisi what he's missing...
Dr. Hfuhruhurr

Love or hate Hamilton, you can't fault his attitude:

Quote:
"This track is awesome! This is the best track I’ve ever driven. It’s something very special for me and I had a great time today, even though it was wet. We didn’t do much running - we weren’t supposed to be running this afternoon, but I couldn’t help it: I just had to go out and have a little bit of fun! I’ve heard it’s going to be dry for the race, I’m just looking forward to getting out there in the dry and seeing how fast you can push around here."
Humphrey The Pug

I haven't a scooby doo with this one so here goes.

Pole: Button
F/L:Sutil

1. Hamilton
2. Button
3. Raikkonnen
4. Sutil
5. Webber
6. Barrichello
7. Alonso

Bonus: 0
Dr. Hfuhruhurr

Nobody has a clue, because both practice sessions were wet - the second so much so that hardly anybody did any running at all.
Eff One

Like every hobby/wannabe racing driver, I have a tiny voice in my head which tells me I'd be up to the job of peddling an F1 car. And about twice a year it's silenced.

The final minutes of practice 2 this morning was one such moment - the sight of Alonso hammering through the Esses in what looked like half an inch of standing water, absolutely flat out on his first flying lap, was pure magic. Welcome back Suzuka.

Pole: Vettel
F/L: Hamilton

1. Vettel
2. Webber
3. Button
4. Alonso
5. Barrichello
6. Rosberg
7. Raikkonen
8. Sutil

Bonus: 1
Dr. Hfuhruhurr

Here goes:

Pole: Alonso
Lap: Raikkonen
Bonus: 1

1 Raikkonen
2 Alonso
3 Hamilton
4 Button
5 Vettel
6 Rosberg
7 Trulli
8 Kovalainen
Nice Guy Eddie

Pole hamilton
FL hamilton
Bonus zero

1.hamilton
2. Vettel
3. Raikonnen
4. Webber
5. Sutil
6. Button
7. Alonso
8. Barrichello
TimR

Pole Hamilton
FL Hamilton
Bonus 0

1.Hamilton
2. Button
3. Alonso
4. Webber
5. Barrichello
6. Sutil
7. Kimi
8. Liuzzi
the other ct

1. Webber
2. Raikkonen
3. Button
4. Barrichello
5. Hamilton
6. Alonso
7. Kovalainen
8. Sutil

Pole: Vettel
F/L: Vettel
Bonus: 1
Sav

1. Vettel
2. Barrichello
3. Hamilton
4. Alonso
5. Button
6. Kovalainen
7. Webber
8. Räikkönen

Pole: Vettel
Fastest lap: Alonso
Bonus: 1
Chris M Wants a V-10

Pole: Hamilton
F/Lap: Alonso
Bonus: 1

1. Vettel
2. Hamilton
3. Alonso
4. Sutil
5. Button
6. Webber
7. Kovalainen
8. Kubica
Rodge

1.  Barricello  
2.  Vettel      
3.  Liuzzi      
4.  Hamilton    
5.  Nakajima    
6.  Button      
7.  Alonso      
8.  Trulli        

Pole: Vettel
FL: Barry's Cello
Bonus: 0, zilch, nada zippo
Gooner

For me: Vettel Pole
FL Glock

1. Vettel
2. Hamilton
3. Barrichello
4. Webber
5. Glock
6. Alonso
7. Button
8. Raikkonen

Bonus. 0.
Mrs Skyhook

Pole: Hamilton
F/L: Alonso
Bonus: 0

1.  Hamilton
2.  Button
3.  Vettel
4.  Alonso
5.  Kimi
6.  Sutil
7.  Barrichello
8.  Rosberg
Skyhook

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Sutil
Bonus: 0

1st: Hamilton
2nd: Barrichello
3rd: Raikkonen
4th: Vettel
5th: Button
6th Webber
7th: Sutil
8th: Rosberg
BJH

Pole: Hamilton
F/L: Vettel
Bonus: 1

1. Hamilton
2. Sutil
3. Button
4. Kovalainen
5. Nakajima
6. Raikkonen
7. Barrichello
8. Alonso
BeN

Oh my word.

Three red flags and five massive crashes. And it's only qualifying.

It just goes to show that while Suzuka can look deceptively easy with those fast, flowing corners, it is actually very tricky and can chew you up and spit you out if you're too overconfident.
Big Blue

BeN wrote:
Oh my word.

Three red flags and five massive crashes. And it's only qualifying.

It just goes to show that while Suzuka can look deceptively easy with those fast, flowing corners, it is actually very tricky and can chew you up and spit you out if you're too overconfident.


Not sure who has ever said Suzuka is easy. Enjoyable, yes but that's because it's challenging
Humphrey The Pug

Oh dear, Buemi has been dropped 5 places due to returning to the pits in his damaged car and Alonso, Button, Barrichello and Sutil have all been dropped 5 places too due to not slowing under the waved yellows:

Revised Grid
01. Vettel Red Bull-Renault
02. Trulli Toyota
03. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes
04. Heidfeld BMW-Sauber
05. Raikkonen Ferrari
06. Rosberg Williams-Toyota
07. Kubica BMW-Sauber
08. Sutil Force India-Mercedes *
09. Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes *
10. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari
11. Button Brawn-Mercedes *
12. Fisichella Ferrari
13. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes **
14. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari *
15. Nakajima Williams-Toyota
16. Grosjean Renault
17. Alonso Renault *
18. Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes
19. Glock Toyota ***
20. Webber Red Bull-Renault ***


* Five-place grid penalty
** Five-place grid penalty for changing gearbox
*** Will use new chassis so will start from the pit lane
BeN

Seems like qualifying used up all the action for the weekend. Nothing of note during the race save for the young Spanish bloke's accident.
Dr. Hfuhruhurr

Pole: Vettel
Lap: Webber
Bonus: 2

1 Vettel
2 Trulli
3 Hamilton
4 Raikkonen
5 Rosberg
6 Heidfeld
7 Barrichello
8 Button
9 Kubica

Scores:

7 - Sav
5 - Big Blue, Eff One, Chris M, Gooner
4 - Dr H, Mummy Skyhook
3 - Scouse, BeN, Nice Guy Eddie, Rodge, BJH
2 - Humphrey
1 - the other ct, Daddy Skyhook
0 - Big TC, TimR

Deemed (0 points):

Matt, Stuntman, Andy C, Giant

Standings:

90 - Sav
86 - Mrs Skyhook
79 - the other ct, Chris M
75 - Nice Guy Eddie
69 - Big TC
68 - BJH
66 - Big Blue
65 - Dr H, Humphrey
64 - Skyhook
63 - Rodge, Eff One
60 - BeN
59 - Scouse
57 - TimR
51 - Matt, Gooner
42 - Stuntman
41 - Andy C
29 - Giant
BeN

Anchored in mid table.

Looks like a two horse race between defending champion and the missus now.  
the other ct

Arse! As suspected my recent success was nothing more than fluke.
Humphrey The Pug

Don't know why I bother!!
Eff One

Don't think I've ever seen such carnage during a qualifying session. On the points for style front, Kovalainen's my winner for his double 360 spin (and recovery) in between the two Degners.
Big TC

Humphrey The Pug wrote:
Don't know why I bother!!


Me neither - nil fucking points!
Dr. Hfuhruhurr

Big TC wrote:
Humphrey The Pug wrote:
Don't know why I bother!!

Me neither - nil fucking points!

At least you screwed the guys who didn't post an entry ...
Eff One

Fantastic demonstration of the Suzuka challenge with Vettel's pole lap. Spot the two underwear-soiling moments:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8288259.stm
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