2017 F1 News and Prediction Tournament

[pharvey]

Not thought of that

Cheers Pete..

[PeteC]

Italy qualifying. Will be an interesting race with Ferrari starting back so far. On their home soil as well. If it rains at race time as much as it did today it will be a very messy race. Pete


http://www.crash.net/f1/news/881698/1/h ... ime-record


1.Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport 1m 35.554s

2.Max Verstappen NED Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1m 36.792s

3.Daniel Ricciardo AUS Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1m 36.841s

4.Lance Stroll CAN Williams Martini Racing-Mercedes 1m 36.932s

5.Esteban Ocon FRA Sahara Force India-Mercedes 1m 37.719s

6.Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport 1m 37.833s

7.Kimi Raikkonen FIN Scuderia Ferrari 1m 37.987s

8.Sebastian Vettel GER Scuderia Ferrari1m 38.064s

9.Felipe Massa BRA Williams Martini Racing-Mercedes 1m 38.251s

10.Stoffel Vandoorne BEL McLaren-Honda 1m 39.157s

11.Sergio Perez MEX Sahara Force India-Mercedes 1m 37.582s

12.Nico Hulkenberg GER Renault Sport F1 1m 38.059s

13.Fernando Alonso ESP McLaren-Honda 1m 38.202s

14.Daniil Kvyat RUS Scuderia Toro Rosso-Renault 1m 38.245s

15.Carlos Sainz Jr. ESP Scuderia Toro Rosso-Renault 1m 38.526s

16.Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas-Ferrari 1m 40.489s

17.Jolyon Palmer GBR Renault Sport F1 1m 40.646s

18.Marcus Ericsson SWE Sauber-Ferrari 1m 41.732s

19.Pascal Wehrlein GER Sauber-Ferrari 1m 41.875s

20.Romain Grosjean FRA Haas-Ferrari 1m 43.355s

[Thailightzone]

Don't worry about 7 & 8, the Ferraris will be behind Lewis in no time, subject to how well Bottas does holding them back.

[PeteC]

Italian reaults:

1.Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport 53 laps

2.Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport +4.4s


3.Sebastian Vettel GER Scuderia Ferrari +36.3s

4.Daniel Ricciardo AUS Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer +40.3s (Fastest Lap)

5.Kimi Raikkonen FIN Scuderia Ferrari +1m 0.0.s

6.Esteban Ocon FRA Sahara Force India-Mercedes +1m 11.5s

7.Lance Stroll CAN Williams Martini Racing-Mercedes +1m 14.1s

8.Felipe Massa BRA Williams Martini Racing-Mercedes +1m 14.8s

9.Sergio Perez MEX Sahara Force India-Mercedes +1m 15.2s

10.Max Verstappen NED Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer +1 lap

11.Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas-Ferrari +1 lap

12.Daniil Kvyat RUS Scuderia Toro Rosso-Renault +1 lap

13.Nico Hulkenberg GER Renault Sport F1 +1 lap

14.Carlos Sainz Jr. ESP Scuderia Toro Rosso-Renault +1 lap

16.Romain Grosjean FRA Haas-Ferrari +1 lap

17.Pascal Wehrlein GER Sauber-Ferrari +2 laps


Did not finish

Fernando Alonso ESP McLaren-Honda

Marcus Ericsson SWE Sauber-Ferrari

Stoffel Vandoorne BEL McLaren-Honda

Jolyon Palmer GBR Renault Sport F1

[PeteC]

[PeteC]

Hamilton wins another and now leads in Championship points. Something has gone wrong with Ferrari in the short term it appears, and Verstappen's bad luck continues.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/41141109

In our pool Pitsch had the best race with 19 points, the highest pool point total so far this season. Pitsch is beginning to pull away with only seven races remaining. The top three are now Pitsch, Pete and RZR.

Next up in two weeks is Singapore. Good luck to all! Pete

Singapore Grand Prix

Qualifying
Sat 16 Sep 20:00 (Thai Time)

Race
Sun 17 Sep 19:00 (Thai Time)

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[404cameljockey]

The 'replacement engine parts penalty' fiasco may ruin the end of the season. That rule HAS to be altered. I know it's to make F1 more exciting/balanced, giving smaller teams a chance to compete with the big money boys, but....

Go, Lewis!
Go, Kimi!
Go, Danny!
Cheer up, F.Alonso.

[Nereus]

Singapore will host Formula One races until 2021

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asean/1 ... recent_box

SINGAPORE: Singapore will continue to host Formula One races until 2021 after agreeing on a four-year deal on Friday.
The street circuit, which has unique appeal as a night race, first hosted a race in 2008.

“We are incredibly happy to announce this extension and very proud of our partnership,” F1 chief executive Chase Carey said at a news conference at the racetrack. “The Singapore race is clearly a signature event, the spectacular skyline of Singapore lit up at night (with) a crowd that's truly from around the world. It's really our gateway into Asia, which is an incredible region to our future and our growth.”

The motorsport series came under new ownership this year when the U.S. sports and entertainment firm Liberty Media bought out investment fund CVC Capital Partners, and Mr Carey ended Bernie Ecclestone's reign lasting nearly 40 years.

Mr Carey has big plans to expand F1's reach, both in terms of adding more races and increasing its digital appeal, an area largely neglected by Ecclestone.

“We're in the early days of the plans we have for the future,” Mr Carey said. “Asia is tremendously important. Asia and the Americas are truly unique opportunities for us.”

The Singapore GP has generated 1.4 billion in Singapore dollars (about $1 billion or 870 million euros) over the past decade.
Officials said on Friday that the cost of hosting the race has been reduced to S$135 million ($100 million or 84 million euros). During Ecclestone's tenure, contract negotiations were often difficult for track owners struggling with rising costs and dwindling gates.

Singapore has considerable appeal as a popular tourist destination, with about “40 to 50% of visitors (to the race) from overseas,” said Lionel Yeo, the chief executive of Singapore's tourism board.

There are no immediate plans to change or modify the five-kilometre track.
Because it is a street circuit, like the iconic Monaco GP, the planning implications could be troublesome if any changes were made.

[PeteC]

How about this one. Do we have an "out of your mind" emoticon? A BBC F1 sports page notation on the "Live Practice" page.

"McLaren sign three-year deal with Renault, Toro Rosso join with Honda from 2018" Presto-Changeo.
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Singapore P2 results

1 RIC Red Bull
2 VPN Red Bull
3 HAM Mercedes
4 BOT Mercedes
5 HUL Renault
6 VAN McLaren
7 ALO McLaren
8 PER Force India
9 RAI Ferrari
10 OCO Force India
11 VET Ferrari
12 SAI Toro Rosso
13 KVY Toro Rosso
14 PAL Renault
15 MAS Williams
16 STR Williams
17 MAG Haas
18 GRO Haas
19 WEH Sauber
20 ERI Sauber

[Thailightzone]

... and tied up with the engine changes, Sainz to Renault and Palmer out

[PeteC]

Singapore qualifying results:

Q3

1.Sebastian Vettel GER Scuderia Ferrari 1m 39.491s

2.Max Verstappen NED Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1m 39.814s

3.Daniel Ricciardo AUS Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1m 39.840s

4.Kimi Raikkonen FIN Scuderia Ferrari 1m 40.069s

5.Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport 1m 40.126s

6.Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport 1m 40.810s

7.Nico Hulkenberg GER Renault Sport F1 1m 41.013s

8.Fernando Alonso ESP McLaren-Honda 1m 41.179s

9.Stoffel Vandoorne BEL McLaren-Honda 1m 41.398s

10.Carlos Sainz SPA Scuderia Toro Rosso-Renault 1m 42.056s

Q2

11.Jolyon Palmer GBR Renault Sport F1 1m 42.107s

12.Sergio Perez MEX Sahara Force India-Mercedes 1m 42.246s

13.Daniil Kvyat RUS Scuderia Toro Rosso-Renault 1m 42.338s

14.Esteban Ocon FRA Sahara Force India-Mercedes 1m 42.760s

15.Romain Grosjean FRA Haas-Ferrari 1m 43.883s

Q1

16.Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas-Ferrari 1m 43.756s

17.Felipe Massa BRA Williams Martini Racing-Mercedes 1m 44.014s

18.Lance Stroll CAN Williams Martini Racing-Mercedes 1m 44.728s

19.Pascal Wehrlein GER Sauber-Ferrari 1m 45.059s

20.Marcus Ericsson SWE Sauber-Ferrari 1m 45.570s

[pharvey]

Certainly believe on the likes of the Singapore "Street Course", the likes of Red Bull and Ferrari (Force India?) are way more suited - Mercedes have raw power and are way better suited to long straits and speed. One of the races where drivers truly show their worth IMHO. Anywho, we'll see.

[pharvey]

Arrogant German barsterward that is Vettel... he really needs to be brought to justice. What an absolute

[Dannie Boy]

Arrogant German barsterward that is Vettel... he really needs to be brought to justice. What an absolute

Seems like you have influence in high places Mr Harvey ?

[Nereus]

Yes, and evidently Ferrari are blaming Max Verstappen!