2017 F1 News and Prediction Tournament

[PeteC]

Brazil Results

Quite a race and with 10 more laps and a new set of tires Hamilton could have won it coming all the way from the back IMO. Pool results later on. Pete


1.Sebastian Vettel GER Scuderia Ferrari 71 laps

2.Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport +2.7s

3.Kimi Raikkonen FIN Scuderia Ferrari +4.6s

4.Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport +5.4s (Fastest Lap)

5.Max Verstappen NED Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer +32.9s

6.Daniel Ricciardo AUS Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer +48.6s

7.Felipe Massa BRA Williams Martini Racing-Mercedes +1m 08.8s

8.Fernando Alonso ESP McLaren-Honda +1m 09.3s

9.Sergio Perez MEX Sahara Force India-Mercedes +1m 09.5s

10.Nico Hulkenberg GER Renault Sport F1 +1 lap

11.Carlos Sainz Jr ESP Renault Sport F1 +1 lap

12.Pierre Gasly FRA Scuderia Toro Rosso-Renault +1 lap

13.Marcus Ericsson SWE Sauber-Ferrari +1 lap

14.Pascal Wehrlein GER Sauber-Ferrari +1 lap

15.Romain Grosjean FRA Haas-Ferrari +2 lap

16.Lance Stroll CAN Williams Martini Racing-Mercedes +2 lap


DNF:

Brendon Hartley NZL Scuderia Toro Rosso-Renault

Esteban Ocon FRA Sahara Force India-Mercedes

Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas-Ferrari

Stoffel Vandoorne BEL McLaren-Honda

[PeteC]

[PeteC]

Vettel wins and Hamilton made the day exciting. Massa placed seventh in his last race in Brazil.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/41962001

In our pool Lindosfan had the best race with 13 points. The top three remain Pitsch, Pete and JJBones.

Next up and last up for the season is Abu Dhabi in two weeks time. Good luck to all! Pete

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

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Yas Marina, Abu Dhabi

Qualifying
Sat 25 Nov 17:00 (Thai Time)

Race
Sun 26 Nov 17:00 (Thai Time)

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[PeteC]

I don't like what I'm reading about next season and beyond. Weight of the cars increased significantly because of the new halo device and other additions, and engines limited to 3, down from 4 this year, and 5 in years previous to that. I thought this new F1 ownership regime would make the sport better rather than worse?

Hamilton's take is that it will be like driving a bus or a NASCAR car, and we'll see many top drivers starting at the back due to grid penalties based upon the engine restrictions. Also mentioned was drivers "taking it easy" to preserve engines!

Doesn't seem very spectator friendly to me. Pete

[Pleng]

Not to mention the Halo making the cars look just awful

[Thailightzone]

I don't like what I'm reading about next season and beyond. Weight of the cars increased significantly because of the new halo device and other additions, and engines limited to 3, down from 4 this year, and 5 in years previous to that. I thought this new F1 ownership regime would make the sport better rather than worse?

Hamilton's take is that it will be like driving a bus or a NASCAR car, and we'll see many top drivers starting at the back due to grid penalties based upon the engine restrictions. Also mentioned was drivers "taking it easy" to preserve engines!

Doesn't seem very spectator friendly to me. Pete

I despise grid penalties based on power plant replacements, it detracts from the sport. Next year is going to be worse. And those halo's are rediculous.

[PeteC]

Abu Dhabi qualifying results:

Q3

1.Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport 1m 36.231s

2.Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport 1m 36.403s

3.Sebastian Vettel GER Scuderia Ferrari 1m 36.777s

4.Daniel Ricciardo AUS Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1m 36.959s

5.Kimi Raikkonen FIN Scuderia Ferrari 1m 36.985s

6.Max Verstappen NED Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1m 37.328s

7.Nico Hulkenberg GER Renault Sport F1 1m 38.282s

8.Sergio Perez MEX Sahara Force India-Mercedes 1m 38.374s

9.Esteban Ocon FRA Sahara Force India-Mercedes 1m 38.397s

10.Felipe Massa BRA Williams Martini Racing-Mercedes 1m 38.550s

Q2

11.Fernando Alonso ESP McLaren-Honda 1m 38.636s

12.Carlos Sainz Jr ESP Renault Sport F1 1m 38.725s

13.Stoffel Vandoorne BEL McLaren-Honda 1m 38.808s

14.Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas-Ferrari 1m 39.298s

15.Lance Stroll CAN Williams Martini Racing-Mercedes 1m 39.646s

Q1

16.Pierre Gasly FRA Scuderia Toro Rosso-Renault 1m 39.516s

17.Romain Grosjean FRA Haas-Ferrari 1m 39.724s

18.Pascal Wehrlein GER Sauber-Ferrari 1m 39.930s

19.Marcus Ericsson SWE Sauber-Ferrari 1m 39.994s

20.Brendon Hartley NZL Scuderia Toro Rosso-Renault 1m 40.471s

[PeteC]

Abu Dhabi results:

1.Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport 55 laps, 1hr 34m 14.063s (Fastest Lap)

2.Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport +03.899s

3.Sebastian Vettel GER Scuderia Ferrari +19.330s

4.Kimi Raikkonen FIN Scuderia Ferrari +45.386s

5.Max Verstappen NED Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer +46.269s

6.Nico Hulkenberg GER Renault Sport F1 +1m 25.713s

7.Sergio Perez MEX Sahara Force India-Mercedes +1m 32.062s

8.Esteban Ocon FRA Sahara Force India-Mercedes +1m 38.911s

9.Fernando Alonso ESP McLaren-Honda +1 lap

10.Felipe Massa BRA Williams Martini Racing-Mercedes +1 lap

11.Romain Grosjean FRA Haas-Ferrari +1 lap

12.Stoffel Vandoorne BEL McLaren-Honda +1 lap

13.Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas-Ferrari +1 lap

14.Pascal Wehrlein GER Sauber-Ferrari +1 lap

15.Brendon Hartley NZL Scuderia Toro Rosso-Renault +1 lap

16.Pierre Gasly FRA Scuderia Toro Rosso-Renault +1 lap

17.Marcus Ericsson SWE Sauber-Ferrari +1 lap

18.Lance Stroll CAN Williams Martini Racing-Mercedes +1 lap

DNF

Carlos Sainz Jr ESP Renault Sport F1

Daniel Ricciardo AUS Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer

[PeteC]

[PeteC]

^ Note: The winning points of 15.5 for Bamboo Grove may change, as Superbru posted results but didn't yet calculate points for the fastest lap. Corrections will be made if needed when they do.

[PeteC]

I'm not going to wait for Superbru any longer to update their system. No idea why they are so late with fastest lap scoring as it was available from a dozen sources 30 minutes after the race.

The charts below should read Bamboo Grove 16.5 race points/235 season points, and Vital Spark 14.0/218 . They were the only two to pick Bottas for the fastest lap.

[PeteC]

An uneventful race which Bottas lead start to finish.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/42129318

Bamboo Grove had the best race with 16.5 points. The final top three are Pitsch, Pete and JJBones.

Pitsch has lead our tournament since the second race, China, in April. A well deserved championship for him as he's been the most consistent throughout the season and has 5 first place finishes, more than anyone else. Well done Pitsch!

That's a wrap folks. Thanks for playing. Pete

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[pitsch]

Thank you. I had luck at the first races and could defend my first place then. Looking forward to next year.

[Big Boy]

Well done pitsch.

Personally, I'm quite happy with my 5th place overall - still using my system, so no thought whatsoever put into my selections.

[jjbones]

Congratulations Pitsch! A well deserved win

And thank you Pete for setting up and managing the tournament so well throughout the season, it's very much appreciated.

So, I think it's lights out in Australia in about 120 days or so...