2013 F1 Pool

[Big Boy]

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

Not that old chestnut again. Did you cut and paste straight from the rugby thread?

[Terry]

................I shall however be back......

Rocket powered - no doubt...........

[pharvey]

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

Not that old chestnut again. Did you cut and paste straight from the rugby thread?

Damn You!!! And I'll have you know each and EVERY prediction was correct...... Maybe that was it - confused the computer?

................I shall however be back......

Rocket powered - no doubt...........

Now you come to mention it.........

[PeteC]

Kimi Raikkonen to miss final two F1 races of the season

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/24889383

....back surgery the reason given, but he also hasn't been paid by Lotus all year and he's leaving for Ferrari anyway. Lotus always seems to have money/sponsorship problems. Perhaps we won't see them next year?

[PeteC]

McLaren to replace Sergio Perez with Kevin Magnussen in 2014

Perez has been linked with a potential move to Force India in 2014.......

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/24903504

Felipe Massa joins Williams for 2014 to replace Pastor Maldonado

Maldonado is likely to move to Lotus to replace Kimi Raikkonen but also has options at Force India or Sauber...........

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/24897809

[PeteC]

USA GP qualifying results:

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

[pharvey]

AAAAAAAArrrrrrrrrrrrggggggghhhhhhhh!!!!!!!! Forgot to feckin' pick!!!!! The world is against me for a podium finish

[PeteC]

Well, to give you a little help if not too late.....I think Button has a 3 place grid penalty. BBC should have details. It happened in practice. I hadn't seen it before I picked.

[PeteC]

Vettel wins again and sets a new record for consecutive wins in a single season. This conflicts with info I posted after the last race. No idea which BBC article is correct.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/24981602
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/201 ... sults/race

Richard, Parahandy and myself all had 18 points this race. Richard takes the Yellow Cap due to type of points achieved. Parahandy nudges VS out of third place due to type of points achieved, and with one race remaining it looks like an in house battle between those two for a podium spot.

Next and last for this season is Brazil next Sunday. Good luck to all!

1 - Pete 257.50
2 - lindosfan 251.50
3 ▲1 Parahandy 241.50
4 ▼1 Vital Spark 241.50
5 - BigBoy 235.00
6 ▲1 JJBones 233.00
7 ▲1 Terry 232.00
8 ▼2 pharvey 229.50
9 - Richard 221.50 (Yellow Cap)
10 - redzonerocker 215.00
11 - JW 205.00
12 - mwbrown 121.00
13 - platinumpools 36.00

Brazil GP (Thai Time)

http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/brazil_912/

Fri 22 November 2013
Practice 1 19:00 - 20:30
Practice 2 23:00 - (Sat) 00:30

Sat 23 November 2013
Practice 3 20:00 - 21:00
Qualifying 23:00

Sun 24 November 2013
Race 23:00

[PeteC]

This should clarify any confusion concerning records.

".....Vettel charges into next weekend's season finale in Brazil with a chance to tie Michael Schumacher's Formula One record of 13 victories in a single season. Schumacher set the mark in 2004, and also won seven straight races that year.

Vettel also is closing on the overall Formula One record for consecutive victories of nine, set by Alberto Ascari over parts of the 1952 and '53 seasons......"

http://news.yahoo.com/vettel-wins-us-gr ... --spt.html

[Parahandy]

Those of you with particularly eagle eyes may have noticed that Ms. Spark, of the Vital variety, and I are currently level-pegging in this, the most exciting and important contest of the year as it nears its climax.

I just thought that you would like to know that there is absolutely no feeling of competition in the household at all. No 'crackly' atmosphere. No 'hisses' or 'spits'. No heightened tensions between us. Oh no - not for a minute. Please understand that we are totally relaxed about the the situation. Totally.

Completely. Really. Oh yes.

Each one of us knows exactly which one will come out on top, so we're cool with that.

At least I am.

P.

[richard]

Easy really. The winner buys the champagne

[Vital Spark]

Got a nice bottle chillin' in the fridge. Might let Mr.VS have half a glass.

VS

[PeteC]

Brazil qualifying results:

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

[Terry]

Got a nice bottle chillin' in the fridge. Might let Mr.VS have half a glass.

VS

As much as THAT
If that were Mrs. T, she wouldn't let me near the bottle...............