2013 F1 Pool

[PeteC]

Vettel dominates once again. Eight of us picked him to win. He's now at 247 points compared to 187 for Alonso and 151 for Hamilton with six races remaining.

I had the best race this week with 21 points. The top three are now myself, Lindosfan and Pharvey. I'm overdue for a crash so expect it. It's off to Korea now for October 6 with Japan following the week after. Good luck to all!

1 - Pete (Yellow Cap) 183.00
2 ▲1 lindosfan 177.50
3 ▼1 pharvey 174.00
4 - BigBoy 170.00
5 ▲1 Vital Spark 169.50
6 ▲2 redzonerocker 162.00
7 - Terry 161.50
8 ▲2 JJBones 157.00
9 - Richard 156.50
10 ▼5 Parahandy 155.00
11 - JW 148.50
12 ▲1 mwbrown 43.00
13 ▼1 platinumpools 36.00

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/24195262

Korean Grand Prix

http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/korea_907/

(Thai time)

Fri 04 October 2013
Practice 1 08:00 - 09:30
Practice 2 12:00 - 13:30

Sat 05 October 2013
Practice 3 09:00 - 10:00
Qualifying 12:00

Sun 06 October 2013
Race 13:00

[PeteC]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/24380139

Korean GP: Formula 1 officials monitoring storm

Formula 1 organisers are monitoring Tropical Storm Fitow that is passing through parts of Asia ahead of this weekend's Korean Grand Prix.

Weather forecasts suggest the storm is set to veer west of South Korea and into China, meaning it will miss Mokpo, where Sunday's race will be held.

While it may not hit South Korea, the storm could still cause heavy rain and strong winds to affect the region.

The first Korean Grand Prix, held in 2010, was disrupted by a heavy storm.

A huge downpour soaked the circuit, causing the race to be suspended for over an hour.

[PeteC]

Vettel has the pole in Korea. Weather could still be a big factor tomorrow. Too soon to be sure how close the typhoon will get.

The only one with his head screwed on right appears to be Lindosfan. All the rest of us* forgot Webber will start in 13th position (3+10) due to his penalty from the last race. * is a gift for VS and spouse as they haven't picked yet. Pete

1 Germany S Vettel Red Bull
2 Great Britain L Hamilton Mercedes
3 Australia M Webber Red Bull
4 France R Grosjean Lotus
5 Germany N Rosberg Mercedes
6 Spain F Alonso Ferrari
7 Brazil F Massa Ferrari
8 Germany N Hulkenberg Sauber
9 Mexico E Gutierrez Sauber
10 Finland K Raikkonen Lotus
11 Mexico S Perez McLaren
12 Great Britain J Button McLaren
13 Australia D Ricciardo Toro Rosso
14 Germany A Sutil Force India
15 Great Britain P Di Resta Force India
16 France J Vergne Toro Rosso
17 Finland V Bottas Williams
18 Venezuela P Maldonado Williams
19 France C Pic Caterham
20 Netherlands G van der Garde Caterham
21 France J Bianchi Marussia
22 Great Britain M Chilton Marussia

[PeteC]

Vettel wins yet again. He can take the championship next week in Japan if he wins and Alonso comes in 8th or lower. Some tire problems evident but I have to read more if a Pirelli problem once again or a track debris problem.

Terry had the best race of the week with 16 points. Although mwbrown had 16 points also, Terry had more margin points which count higher than the fastest lap point, therefore Terry won the Yellow Cap. The top three remain myself, Lindosfan and Pharvey.

Good to see Parahandy found his way out of the pits this week. Thought he was lost in there for a moment.

Japan is next weekend. Good luck to all!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/24410076

1 - Pete 198.00
2 - lindosfan 193.00
3 - pharvey 185.50
4 - BigBoy 183.00
5 - Vital Spark 182.50
6 - Parahandy 180.00
7 ▲1 Terry (Yellow Cap) 177.50
8 ▼1 redzonerocker 172.00
9 - JJBones 170.00
10 - Richard 167.00
11 - JW 163.00
12 - mwbrown 59.00
13 - platinumpools 36.00

Japan Grand Prix (Thai Time)

http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/japan_908/

Fri 11 October 2013
Practice 1 08:00 - 09:30
Practice 2 12:00 - 13:30

Sat 12 October 2013
Practice 3 09:00 - 10:00
Qualifying 12:00

Sun 13 October 2013
Race 13:00

[Nereus]

Turned into a circus there for awhile, although there was some brilliant driving towards the end. Poor old Webber cannot take a trick--moved up from starting 13th to 5th before he was robbed.

The tyre appeared to explode, the complete casing disintegrated into several large parts.

I guess there will be words spoken about the fire truck coming out without authority, and without any flashing lights!

[PeteC]

Webber has the pole in Japan. A bit of a surprise but he did well in practice. No one picked him for the pole. This could be Webber's week, and his final win in F1? Pete

1 Australia M Webber Red Bull
2 Germany S Vettel Red Bull
3 Great Britain L Hamilton Mercedes
4 France R Grosjean Lotus
5 Brazil F Massa Ferrari
6 Germany N Rosberg Mercedes
7 Germany N Hulkenberg Sauber
8 Spain F Alonso Ferrari
9 Finland K Raikkonen Lotus
10 Great Britain J Button McLaren
11 Mexico S Perez McLaren
12 Great Britain P Di Resta Force India
13 Finland V Bottas Williams
14 Mexico E Gutierrez Sauber
15 Venezuela P Maldonado Williams
16 Australia D Ricciardo Toro Rosso
17 Germany A Sutil Force India
18 France J Vergne Toro Rosso
19 Great Britain M Chilton Marussia
20 France C Pic Caterham
21 Netherlands G van der Garde Caterham
22 France J Bianchi Marussia

[Big Boy]

Sat down comfortably to watch the Grand Prix, and what do I get?

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Thank you very much Metro Electric Authority (MEA)

[richard]

I'm ok on BBC sport

[Big Boy]

Thank you richard, I didn't realise it was on terrestrial TV. I'll use my catch-up service then

[PeteC]

Vettel wins......I sound like a broken record. Alonso finished 4th though so Vettel needs the India race to capture the championship.

Pharvey had the best race with 18 points, and the top three remain the same.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/24510640

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/201 ... sults/race

Two weeks time in India on October 27. Good luck to all!

1 - Pete 214.00
2 - lindosfan 207.00
3 - pharvey (Yellow Cap) 203.50
4 ▲1 Vital Spark 198.00
5 ▼1 BigBoy 196.50
6 - Parahandy 196.00
7 - Terry 190.50
8 ▲1 JJBones 184.00
9 ▼1 redzonerocker 182.50
10 - Richard 181.50
11 - JW 163.00
12 - mwbrown 75.50
13 - platinumpools 36.00

India Grand Prix (Thai Time)

http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/india_909/

Fri 25 October 2013
Practice 1 11:30 - 13:00
Practice 2 15:30 - 17:00

Sat 26 October 2013
Practice 3 12:30 - 13:30
Qualifying 15:30

Sun 27 October 2013
Race 16:30

[PeteC]

Vettel on pole again in India:

1 Germany S Vettel Red Bull
2 Germany N Rosberg Mercedes
3 Great Britain L Hamilton Mercedes
4 Australia M Webber Red Bull
5 Brazil F Massa Ferrari
6 Finland K Raikkonen Lotus
7 Germany N Hulkenberg Sauber
8 Spain F Alonso Ferrari
9 Mexico S Perez McLaren
10 Great Britain J Button McLaren
11 Australia D Ricciardo Toro Rosso
12 Great Britain P Di Resta Force India
13 Germany A Sutil Force India
14 France J Vergne Toro Rosso
15 Finland V Bottas Williams
16 Mexico E Gutierrez Sauber
17 France R Grosjean Lotus
18 Venezuela P Maldonado Williams
19 France J Bianchi Marussia
20 Netherlands G van der Garde Caterham
21 France C Pic Caterham
22 Great Britain M Chilton Marussia

[PeteC]

Vettel wins again, and in so doing captures the Championship for this season. Really not a surprise but congratulations to him.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/24691160

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/201 ... sults/race

JJBones had the best race this week with 15 points, Lindosfan having 15 also but the Cap goes to JJ due to the type of points achieved. The top 3 remain the same this week, but I am losing ground just in time to get knocked off by the last race perhaps?

EDIT: I guess the below indicates that there is still a race going on for 2nd and 3rd spots:

2 Fernando Alonso Spa Ferrari 207
3 Kimi Raikkonen Fin Lotus 183
4 Lewis Hamilton GB Mercedes 169

....and the Constructors' championship:

2 Mercedes 313
3 Ferrari 309
4 Lotus 285

This coming Sunday is Abu Dahbi. Will Vettel remain competitive or ease off? Good luck to all!

1 - Pete 226.50
2 - lindosfan 222.00
3 - pharvey 217.00
4 - Vital Spark 211.50
5 ▲1 Parahandy 210.50
6 ▼1 BigBoy 206.50
7 - Terry 200.50
8 - JJBones 199.00 (Yellow Cap)
9 - redzonerocker 193.50
10 - Richard 189.50
11 - JW 173.00
12 - mwbrown 90.00
13 - platinumpools 36.00

Abu Dhabi GP

(Thai Time)

http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/abu_dhabi_910/

Fri 01 November 2013
Practice 1 16:00 - 17:30
Practice 2 20:00 - 21:30

Sat 02 November 2013
Practice 3 17:00 - 18:00
Qualifying 20:00

Sun 03 November 2013
Race 20:00

[PeteC]

Abu Dhabi qualifying. JJBones was the only one to pick Webber on pole. Raikkonen starting from that back or the pits due to an infraction.

1 Australia M Webber Red Bull
2 Germany S Vettel Red Bull
3 Germany N Rosberg Mercedes
4 Great Britain L Hamilton Mercedes
5 Finland K Raikkonen Lotus
6 Germany N Hulkenberg Sauber
7 France R Grosjean Lotus
8 Brazil F Massa Ferrari
9 Mexico S Perez McLaren
10 Australia D Ricciardo Toro Rosso
11 Spain F Alonso Ferrari
12 Great Britain P Di Resta Force India
13 Great Britain J Button McLaren
14 France J Vergne Toro Rosso
15 Venezuela P Maldonado Williams
16 Finland V Bottas Williams
17 Mexico E Gutierrez Sauber
18 Germany A Sutil Force India
19 Netherlands G van der Garde Caterham
20 France J Bianchi Marussia
21 France C Pic Caterham
22 Great Britain M Chilton Marussia

[PeteC]

Awk, Vettel does it again.......said Pete the Parrot He's at 7 consecutive wins and 9 is the record set be Alberto Ascari 60 years ago. He's at 11 victories and the record is Schumacher with 13 in one season. So, there should still be fire in his racing as he can tie these records if he wins the last two races of the season.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/24795236

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/2013/results

JJBones is on fire also as he had the best race again this week with 16.5 points. The top three are now myself, Lindosfan and Vital Spark has moved into 3rd place. Pharvey didn't make picks this week.

Next up on November 17th is the USA in Austin, Texas. Good luck to all!

1 - Pete 239.50
2 - lindosfan 234.50
3 ▲1 Vital Spark 226.00
4 ▲1 Parahandy 223.50
5 ▲1 BigBoy 219.00
6 ▼3 pharvey 217.00
7 ▲1 JJBones 215.50 (Yellow Cap)
8 ▼1 Terry 214.50
9 ▲1 Richard 203.50
10 ▼1 redzonerocker 203.00
11 - JW 189.00
12 - mwbrown 104.00
13 - platinumpools 36.00

USA (Thai Time)

http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail ... tates_911/

Fri 15 November 2013
Practice 1 22:00 - 23:30
Practice 2 (Sat) 02:00 - 03:30

Sat 16 November 2013
Practice 3 22:00 - 23:00
Qualifying (Sun) 01:00

Sun 17 November 2013
Race (Mon) 02:00

[pharvey]

JJBones is on fire also as he had the best race again this week with 16.5 points. The top three are now myself, Lindosfan and Vital Spark has moved into 3rd place. Pharvey didn't make picks this week.

Actually made my picks Saturday morning (China time)........ but don't seem to have been saved

Personally I just think it's a conspiracy by several members to keep me away from a Podium Finish!!

I shall however be back......