2016 F1 News and Prediction Tournament

[PeteC]

FYI, practice 1 and 2 at Monaco is already completed if you use that info to make your picks. I think Monaco is the only race with practice on the Thursday, as they have some kind of special event on Friday. To my knowledge practice 3 and qualifying is still on Saturday. Pete

[PeteC]

Monaco qualifying results:

1. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Red Bull-Renault 1m 13.622s
2. Nico Rosberg GER Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 13.791s
3. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 13.942s
4. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 14.552s
5. Nico Hulkenberg GER Force India-Mercedes 1m 14.726s
6. Kimi Raikkonen FIN Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 14.732s*
7. Carlos Sainz Jr ESP Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m 14.749s
8. Sergio Perez MEX Force India-Mercedes 1m 14.902s
9. Daniil Kvyat RUS Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m 15.273s
10. Fernando Alonso ESP McLaren-Honda 1m 15.363s

11. Valtteri Bottas FIN Williams-Mercedes 1m 15.273s
12. Esteban Gutierrez MEX Haas-Ferrari 1m 15.293s
13. Jenson Button GBR McLaren-Honda 1m 15.352s
14. Felipe Massa BRZ Williams-Mercedes 1m 15.385s
15. Romain Grosjean FRA Haas-Ferrari 1m 15.571s
16. Kevin Magnussen DEN Renault-Renault 1m 16.058s

17. Marcus Ericsson SWE Sauber-Ferrari 1m 16.299s
18. Jolyon Palmer GBR Renault-Renault 1m 16.586s
19. Rio Haryanto INA Manor-Mercedes 1m 17.295s
20. Pascal Wehrlein GER Manor-Mercedes 1m 17.452s
21. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull-Renault 1m 22.467s
22. Felipe Nasr BRA Sauber-Ferrari no time Q1

Read more at http://www.crash.net/f1/results/230818/ ... v1gXWMJ.99

[PeteC]

Hamilton wins Monaco after passing and holding off Ricciardo. http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/36408471

Pharvey had the best race with 16 points, as did Terry and RZR. Pharvey gets it based upon type of points. Our top three are now Parahandy, RZR and Pharvey.

1 ▲1 Parahandy 87.50
2 ▲2 redzonerocker 84.00
3 ▲3 pharvey (Yellow Cap) 82.50
4 ▼1 pitsch 81.00
5 ▼4 BigBoy 81.00
6 ▼1 mwbrown 79.00
7 - lindosfan 75.00
8 ▲2 Terry 73.50
9 - Vital Spark 70.00
10 ▼2 JJBones 70.00
11 - bsdk1960 66.00
12 - Pete 64.00

Next up is the Canadian GP on June 12. Good luck to all. Pete

Canadian Grand Prix
Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve

https://www.formula1.com/content/fom-we ... anada.html

Qualifying

Saturday 11 Jun 13:00 (local)
Sunday 12 Jun 00:00 (Thai time)

Race
Sunday 12 Jun 14:00 (local)
Monday 13 Jun 01:00 (Thai time)

[PeteC]

[PeteC]

You need to read the below along with the above report(s). That's two races in a row. I feel badly for the man. Pete

Monaco Grand Prix: Daniel Ricciardo 'screwed' by Red Bull mistake

http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/36409418

[Big Boy]

Whoops - what happened to the system

[PeteC]

Whoops - what happened to the system

Monaco is always a tough race to get right due to the track type. It's not the norm. Pete

[Terry]

............ Pharvey gets it based upon type of points. .............

No doubt "rocket assisted."

[arcadianagain]

If F1 were considering where to hold Grand Prix now Monaco wouldn`t get a look-in, difficult to overtake and winners win by other`s mistakes. Discount the aforementioned sentence if a Brit wins.

[PeteC]

Canada qualifying:

1. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 12.812s
2. Nico Rosberg GER Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 12.874s
3. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 12.990s
4. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Red Bull-TAG Heuer 1m 13.166s
5. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull-TAG Heuer 1m 13.414s
6. Kimi Raikkonen FIN Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 13.579s
7. Valtteri Bottas FIN Williams-Mercedes 1m 13.670s
8. Felipe Massa BRZ Williams-Mercedes 1m 13.769s
9. Nico Hulkenberg GER Force India-Mercedes 1m 13.952s
10. Fernando Alonso ESP McLaren-Honda 1m 14.338s

11. Sergio Perez MEX Force India-Mercedes 1m 14.317s
12. Jenson Button GBR McLaren-Honda 1m 14.437s
13. Daniil Kvyat RUS Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m 14.457s*
14. Esteban Gutierrez MEX Haas-Ferrari 1m 14.571s
15. Romain Grosjean FRA Haas-Ferrari 1m 14.803s
16. Carlos Sainz Jr ESP Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m 21.956s – crashed at Wall of Champions

17. Jolyon Palmer GBR Renault-Renault 1m 15.459s
18. Pascal Wehrlein GER MRT-Mercedes 1m 15.599s
19. Marcus Ericsson SWE Sauber-Ferrari 1m 15.635s*
20. Felipe Nasr BRZ Sauber-Ferrari 1m 16.663s
21. Rio Haryanto INA MRT-Mercedes 1m 17.052s
22. Kevin Magnussen DEN Renault-Renault No time - did not run after crash in FP3

Read more at http://www.crash.net/f1/results/231195/ ... dDgIjdb.99

[PeteC]

Canada results, more later...........

1. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes-Mercedes 70 laps 1h 31m 05.296s
2. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari-Ferrari +5.0s
3. Valtteri Bottas FIN Williams-Mercedes +46.4s
4. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull-TAG Heuer +53.0ss
5. Nico Rosberg GER Mercedes-Mercedes +62.0s (Fastest Lap)
6. Kimi Raikkonen FIN Ferrari-Ferrari +63.0s
7. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Red Bull-TAG Heuer +63.6s
8. Nico Hulkenberg GER Force India-Mercedes +1 lap
9. Carlos Sainz Jr ESP Toro Rosso-Ferrari +1 lap
10. Sergio Perez MEX Force India-Mercedes +1 lap

11. Fernando Alonso ESP McLaren-Honda +1 lap
12. Daniil Kvyat RUS Toro Rosso-Ferrari +1 lap
13. Esteban Gutierrez MEX Haas-Ferrari +2 laps
14. Romain Grosjean FRA Haas-Ferrari +2 laps
15. Marcus Ericsson SWE Sauber-Ferrari +2 laps
16. Kevin Magnussen DEN Renault-Renault +2 laps
17. Pascal Wehrlein GER MRT-Mercedes +2 laps
18. Felipe Nasr BRZ Sauber-Ferrari +2 laps
19. Rio Haryanto INA MRT-Mercedes +2 laps

Not Classified

Rtd. Felipe Massa BRZ Williams-Mercedes
Rtd. Jolyon Palmer GBR Renault-Renault
Rtd. Jenson Button GBR McLaren-Honda

Read more at http://www.crash.net/f1/results/231219/ ... 56pbYpE.99

[PeteC]

Hamilton wins it over Vettel due to better pit stop strategy, Rosberg not really in contention due to various problems, and young Verstappen continues to impress and climb the standings ladder.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/36513333

Parahandy had the best race with 20 points and extends his lead in the top position (it must be the new chair? ). The top three are now Parahandy, RZR and mwbrown.

1 - Parahandy 107.50
2 - redzonerocker 101.50
3 ▲3 mwbrown 97.00
4 - pitsch 94.50
5 ▼2 pharvey 94.00
6 ▲1 lindosfan 93.50
7 ▼2 BigBoy 93.00
8 - Terry 90.00
9 - Vital Spark 86.00
10 - JJBones 85.50
11 - bsdk1960 81.00
12 - Pete 79.50

Next up is the GP of Europe this coming weekend in Baku City, Azerbaijan which I predicted earlier will be the most screwed up race of the season due to the short turnaround time and distance from Canada. We'll see..... Good luck to all! Pete

GP of Europe

https://www.formula1.com/content/fom-we ... urope.html

Qualifying

Saturday 18 Jun 18:00 (local)
Saturday 18 Jun 21:00 (Thai time)

Race

Sunday 19 Jun 18:00 (local)
Sunday 19 Jun 21:00 (Thai time)

[PeteC]

[PeteC]

Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Formula 1 sets off on a journey into the unknown

http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/36489275

[PeteC]

European Grand Prix: Jenson Button and Nico Rosberg criticise Baku track

http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/36551737

"Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg said parts of the track in the Azerbaijani capital were "really not looking good".

Button added that some corners "don't have any run-off at all".

Rosberg hoped governing body the FIA had stuck to the safety guidelines that govern tracks, but added: "I'm doubting it a little because of those corners.".....