2017 F1 News and Prediction Tournament

[PeteC]

Vettel wins, Raikkonen should have IMO (team orders), and Hamilton fights his way to 7th after starting 14th. Seven cars crashed or retired. Monaco is always full of surprises.

http://www.crash.net/f1/news/249921/1/v ... rrari.html
http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/40076573

JJBones had the best race with 13 points, and the top 3 are now Pitsch, Pete and JJBones

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Next up is the Canadian GP. Good luck to all! Pete

https://www.formula1.com/en/championshi ... anada.html

Canadian Grand Prix
Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Montreal

Qualifying
Sun 11 Jun 00:00 (Thai Time)

Race
Mon 12 Jun 01:00 (Thai Time)

[PeteC]

[PeteC]

As a side note, Alonso retired from the Indianapolis 500 with just a few laps to go due to Honda engine failure. Honda should simply get out of the racing game. No racing engine they've produced is reliable. Alonso was in the lead shortly, and I think 7th when he retired. Pete

http://www.bbc.com/sport/motorsport/40079495

[mwbrown]

As a side note, Alonso retired from the Indianapolis 500 with just a few laps to go due to Honda engine failure. Honda should simply get out of the racing game. No racing engine they've produced is reliable. Alonso was in the lead shortly, and I think 7th when he retired. Pete

http://www.bbc.com/sport/motorsport/40079495

Yes, he walked away from the prestigious Monaco GP due to Honda problems, to race at Indy and his Honda engine failed. Oh the irony!

I know he's paid near the top, but as a frustrated racer I wonder if he should just walk away from McLaren and go race pickup trucks like Kimi did.

[PeteC]

Here's the schedule for the weekend, BST time. This is one of those North American races which doesn't fit well with our time zone here. Pete

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[PeteC]

Montreal qualifying results:

1. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes - Mercedes 1m 11.459s
2. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari - Ferrari 1m 11.789s
3. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes - Mercedes 1m 12.177s
4. Kimi Raikkonen FIN Ferrari - Ferrari 1m 12.252s
5. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull - TAG 1m 12.403s
6. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Red Bull - TAG 1m 12.557s
7. Felipe Massa BRA Williams - Mercedes 1m 12.858s
8. Sergio Perez MEX Force India-Mercedes 1m 13.018s
9. Esteban Ocon FRA Force India-Mercedes 1m 13.135s
10. Nico Hulkenberg GER Renault - Renault 1m 13.271s

11. Daniil Kvyat RUS Toro Rosso-Renault 1m 13.690s
12. Fernando Alonso ESP McLaren-Honda 1m 13.693s
13. Carlos Sainz ESP Toro Rosso-Renault 1m 13.756s
14. Romain Grosjean FRA Haas-Ferrari 1m 13.839s
15. Jolyon Palmer GBR Renault - Renault 1m 14.293s
16. Stoffel Vandoorne BEL McLaren-Honda 1m 14.182s
17. Lance Stroll CAN Williams - Mercedes 1m 14.209s
18. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas-Ferrari 1m 14.318s
19. Marcus Ericsson SWE Sauber - Ferrari 1m 14.495s
20. Pascal Wehrlein GER Sauber - Ferrari 1m 14.810s

Read more at http://www.crash.net/f1/results/252287/ ... vW7ZVqb.99

[PeteC]

Canadian results:

1. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes - Mercedes 70 laps (Fastest Lap)
2. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes - Mercedes +19.783s
3. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Red Bull - TAG +35.297s
4. Sergio Perez MEX Force India-Mercedes +35.907s
5. Esteban Ocon FRA Force India-Mercedes +40.476s
6. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari - Ferrari +40.716s
7. Kimi Raikkonen FIN Ferrari - Ferrari +58.632s
8. Nico Hulkenberg GER Renault - Renault +1m 00.374
9. Lance Stroll CAN Williams - Mercedes +1 lap
10. Romain Grosjean FRA Haas-Ferrari +1 lap

11. Jolyon Palmer GBR Renault - Renault +1 lap
12. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas-Ferrari +1 lap
13. Marcus Ericsson SWE Sauber - Ferrari +1 lap
14. Stoffel Vandoorne BEL McLaren-Honda +1 lap
15. Pascal Wehrlein GER Sauber - Ferrari +1 lap

Did not finish

16. Fernando Alonso ESP McLaren-Honda 67 laps completed
17. Daniil Kvyat RUS Toro Rosso-Renault 55 laps completed
18. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull - TAG 7 laps completed
19. Carlos Sainz ESP Toro Rosso-Renault 0 laps completed
20. Felipe Massa BRA Williams - Mercedes 0 laps completed

Read more at http://www.crash.net/f1/results/252344/ ... IW0H1XC.99

[PeteC]

[PeteC]

Hamilton wins and pulls closer to Vettel for the Championship. Three cars that usually finish in the top ten crashed or broke down.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/40241886

RZR had the best race with 14 points. The top three are now Pitsch, Pete and RZR.

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Next up is Azerbaijan on June 25. Good luck to all! Pete

https://www.formula1.com/en/championshi ... aijan.html

Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Baku City Circuit, Baku

Qualifying
Sat 24 Jun 20:00 (Thai Time)

RACE
Sun 25 Jun 20:00 (Thai Time)

[pharvey]

^ Had tickets for the above, but working away so shall not be attending - I think my superior leader has nicked them

Mind you, at least I've not lost any money!!

[PeteC]

^ Had tickets for the above, but working away so shall not be attending - I think my superior leader has nicked them Mind you, at least I've not lost any money!!

You had tickets for Baku and the LHG is going instead of you?!

[pitsch]

4. Sergio Perez MEX Force India-Mercedes +35.907s
5. Esteban Ocon FRA Force India-Mercedes +40.476s
6. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari - Ferrari +40.716s

The times are O.K., but the order is
4. Vettel
5. Perez
6. Ocon

[PeteC]

^ Thanks Pitsch. The BBC had it right and that's where I got the spreadsheet numbers from. It appears Superbru has it right as well. Crashnet has it wrong and is where I got the results immediately after the race finished. I guess they hurried too much. Pete

[pharvey]

^ Had tickets for the above, but working away so shall not be attending - I think my superior leader has nicked them Mind you, at least I've not lost any money!!

You had tickets for Baku and the LHG is going instead of you?!

Whilst the LHG is no doubt the leader in the house and home, I was refering to my company boss. He's taking his own "Superior Leader" to Baku with my tickets! Even taken over the appartment we'ld booked! I swear the bugger has sent me away purely so he could nab the holiday......

[PeteC]

2018 F1 SCHEDULE

Up to 21 races and appears that Malaysia out, and France and Germany back in.

Races: 1 in Australia, 4 in the Americas, 5 in Asia, and 11 in Europe with 5 taking place within a six week period. Pete

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/head ... ealed.html