2019 F1 News and Prediction Tournament

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lindosfan1 wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2019 6:22 pm We are missing Parahandy and Vital Spark this year. A shame they were regular in this competition
They contacted me to say they are busy organizing their new life up there and taking a year off. They should be back for the next one. Pete :cheers:
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As usual, I'm off to a slow start, I had Vettel for pole. :laugh:

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Does anyone recognize the below name? He appeared on our F1 pool and I didn't get any notification from Superbru and I don't recognize him as a forum member.

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Don't forget that this race starts midday here in Thailand.
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Half of the Flying Finns duo, Bottas, wins in Australia and gets the new 1 point for the fastest lap. Hamilton second and Verstappen third. More later......

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And a much deserved win it was!
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Australia Results

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Driver standings same as above. Constructors standings below:

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After yesterday's celebrations ( :D ) didn't make the 5am (UK) start for the GP, but after reading the post race reports, it seems Ferrari's Charles Leclerc will be one to watch and certainly someone Vettel will need to watch out for!

Mercedes dominance looks a little ominous for their rivals, and also goes to show the pre-season "results" didn't really count for much. Reports again indicating that Mercedes/Hamilton still having issues with tyre wear - anymore info?

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As we've seen before many times, the one who gets off to a fast start in this pool often goes on to win it. Congratulations to Blacky who had the best race! :thumb:

Following are the pool race results, and pool standings which are the same given this is the first race.

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Reports again indicating that Mercedes/Hamilton still having issues with tyre wear - anymore info?
Some changes this year with tyres. Hamilton dodged around questions saying he would have to speak to the engineers first. Probably more to do with his long face when he doesn't win!

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/13950 ... 2019-tyres
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I wonder why myself and BB have the wooden spoon, when Dai l has the lowest score.
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I think because Dai was default, he didn't make any picks, and I don't think they give spoons for that.

In all these pools spoons seem to be a day behind before they adjust, old off and new on. Perhaps it will change later today.
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Thank you...a bit surprised to be leading the pack. I'm sure this will change with Bahrain. I had Ferrari down much stronger and they clearly have some work to do. Guess I was lucky with my choice of TOP 10.

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Nereus wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2019 6:15 pm
Reports again indicating that Mercedes/Hamilton still having issues with tyre wear - anymore info?
Some changes this year with tyres. Hamilton dodged around questions saying he would have to speak to the engineers first. Probably more to do with his long face when he doesn't win!
He looked perfectly upbeat in the post-race interviews to me...

I've not heard any reports of Mercedees or Hamilton complaining about issues with tyre wear, either.

Anyway, Mercedes have confirmed that Hamilton had floor damage to his car so that explains where some of his pace went.

pharvey wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2019 2:37 pm Mercedes dominance looks a little ominous for their rivals, and also goes to show the pre-season "results" didn't really count for much.
Possibly, but Melbourne Park tends to throw up a few odd results. It's not a particularly representative track. Ferrari were a similar margin behind Mercedes in qualifying last year and also faster in them during the race - Vettel only won due to the timing of the safety car. But it was a much closer season following that. Well, for a while at least.
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