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[McG 6969]

On 02/11/2023 at 16:23, iqon said:

we all need a clothing brand - I ll stick to m&s 

 

... absolutely, Igor...

 

... and we all need some 'colours' in our lifes... I'll stick to M&M's...

 

Chris

[John Privett]

Evening all!

 

With Channel 4's highlights programme coming towards the end,  it's time to have a look at our results this weekend from Brazil;

 

Pos	League Rank	Team	Manager	Pts
1	1 0	Pitts Specials	john stones	285
2	2 0	Essex Racing	Tony Clark	239
3	8 1	PSS Power	Flyer	226
4	7 0	DMFC Racing Team	Simon Webb	225
5	12 1	Norfolk Flyers	Kevin Fairgrieve	209
6	4 0	GASTON Formula	Chris McG	206
7	15 0	teewrex	John Tee	197
8	5 1	LetsGoTotoLetsGo	GrumpyGnome	190
9	11 0	Team Charles Picd	Charles Pic	188
10	10 0	Hans Brake	Zoonie	185
=	9 1	The JP Specials	johnpflyrc	185
12	3 0	Iqonic racing	iqon	171
=	13 1	Mannschaft	Carl Brotherton	171
14	16 0	Torque of the devil	Stu	170
15	14 0	Oyster f1	Glenn Philbrick	161
16	6 1	Revers Racing	Pete B	148

 

And it's John S who tops the scores for this weekend with 285 points.

Tony is over 40 points back on 239 taking second place.

And third is Ade with 226 points this weekend.

 

Well done to today's top 3!

 

So how has this altered the overall scores?

 

Pos	League Rank	Team	Manager	Pts
1	1 0	Pitts Specials	john stones	3896
2	2 0	Essex Racing	Tony Clark	3811
3	3 0	Iqonic racing	iqon	3640
4	4 0	GASTON Formula	Chris McG	3615
5	5 1	LetsGoTotoLetsGo	GrumpyGnome	3434
6	6 1	Revers Racing	Pete B	3397
7	7 0	DMFC Racing Team	Simon Webb	3351
8	8 1	PSS Power	Flyer	3287
9	9 1	The JP Specials	johnpflyrc	3255
10	10 0	Hans Brake	Zoonie	3112
11	11 0	Team Charles Picd	Charles Pic	3027
12	12 1	Norfolk Flyers	Kevin Fairgrieve	3012
13	13 1	Mannschaft	Carl Brotherton	2996
14	14 0	Oyster f1	Glenn Philbrick	2723
15	15 0	teewrex	John Tee	2567
16	16 0	Torque of the devil	Stu	2379

 

Obviously John S's top place today means he holds on to top place overall - now with a lead of 85 points from Tony.

 

A little further down the table,  GrumpyGnome grabs 5th from Pete, who slips to 6th.  Ade takes 8th, pushing me down to 9th.  And finally Kev moves up ahead of Carl into 12th, leaving Carl in 13th.

 

All other places are unchanged.

 

So after 3 races in 3 weekends there's a 2-week gap until the next race - Las Vegas.  It's night-racing tere,  the earliest sessions (P1 and P3) are at 20:30 local time,  with P2 and Qualifying each starting at midnight and the race is at 22:00 on Saturday - all local times. For us here in the UK, this means that P1 is at 04:30 on the Friday, with P2 following at 08:00.  P3 is at 04:30 on Saturday with Qualifying at 08:00 on Saturday.  Sunday's race is at 06:00 for us - though it's actually Saturday in Las Vegas.

 

Anyway,  the main point of the above paragraph is that predictions for Las Vegas need to be done by 08:00 UK-time on Saturday 18 November.

[iqon]

Well Done top 3

 

had to look twice at that score - well done , well it was a sprint weekend lol

 

had to look twice at my score as well lucky to have held onto 3rd with how my drivers / cars performed.

 

looking foreward to Las Vegas but not at those times.

 

Edited November 6, 2023 by iqon

[GrumpyGnome]

I was pleasantly surprised as well!

 

Congrats to those that did well...... Commiserations to those that didn't

[john stones 1 - Moderator]

Well done top 3, Checo eased the pressure on himself then.

Nice to see McClaren performing well.

[Simon Webb]

Yes well done top 3....

 

...I missed the Podium by 1 point.....lol 

[McG 6969]

Congrats to JohnS, Tony & Ade.

 

With two races to go, it seems that Tony might have some hard times to beat John in the standings. Forza Tony...

It looks like I still have a slight possibility to catch up with Igor. Forza Chris as well then.  😎

 

Anyhow we had a great battle between grand'pa Fernando and Checo. Well done to both.

 

See you all in The City of Sin...

 

Chris

[Tony Clark]

Well done JohnS and Ade.

I was pleasantly surprised with 2nd place considering that I failed to register any predictions…

[iqon]

On 06/11/2023 at 01:13, iqon said:

 

looking foreward to Las Vegas but not at those times.

 

 

Done my predictions, just in case i dont get up at stupid o`clock.

[McG 6969]

F1 learns it overestimated fan demand for Las Vegas, the most expensive race of the year (Star Tribune)

 

'Well, the big race has finally arrived and tickets are still available, both directly and on a dramatically reduced secondary market. Hotel prices along the Strip have plummeted and all signs suggest first-time F1 race promoter Liberty appears to have grossly overshot the price point for drawing in new fans and spenders.'...

 

Not really surprising when you see the skyhigh 'packages' rates even with the included catering deals... !!! ...

 

Chris

[iqon]

just had a look on f1 site    WOW

 

1,200 euro for just saturday.

 

I`ll settle for tv highlights

[Erfolg]

Tony, I thought I had made my predictions, the points I made were dismal if I did. 

 

This weekends race I Have defiantly made predictions, yet I have less confidence than usual, where the points made have been poor. In many ways it is always surprising to me, in that the results have not really surprised me. An instance of this is expect Mercedes to do well, as the pundits suggest a low down force circuit. We all now know that they run with minimum rear gap normally to obtain high downforce, at the expense of drag, so we will see.

 

I have been surprised that Red Bulls, three in a row world driver championship, is seen as boring, needing more rule changes. Whereas there was deafening silence at Mercedes seven or was it eight builders record wins. A refusal to allow the other engine builders to develop their power package.

 

Hopefully I can do better next year.🙂

[John Privett]

Afternoon all,

 

And so, after 40 years of on-and-off planning,  a Las Vegas GP is finally upon us - and with plenty of controversy!

 

P1 kicked-off on Thursday evening and was abandoned nine minutes later after a manhole cover came loose, damaging Sainz's Ferrari.  Only 5 laps had been run, so any times recorded are not really worth mentioning.  Ferrari had to replace Sainz's chassis and a battery pack - the latter incurring a 10-place grid penalty for use of components outside his permitted allocation.  An appeal - on the grounds that this was caused by the track problem - was rejected.  Not sure we've heard the end of that...  Ocon's Alpine also needed a replacement chassis after hitting the manhole.  And Zhou Guanyu, the driver behind Sainz on the track at the time, narrowly avoided hitting the dislodged manhole cover.

 

P2 was delayed due to the necessary track repairs and checks.  Originally scheduled for midnight (Las Vegas time) this morning, it eventually started just before 2:30am in front of empty grandstands which had been closed an hour earlier.  Fastest time was set by Leclerc,  half a second faster than Sainz in a Ferrari 1-2.  Alonso was 3rd fastest with Perez 4th.  Verstappen was 6th fastest with Hamilton only 9th.

 

P3 is scheduled for 04:30 (UK time) tomorrow morning,  with qualifying following at 08:00.  The race is scheduled for 06:00 Sunday morning UK-time,  which is 22:00 on Saturday in Las Vegas.  Not sure we've had a GP on a Saturday (local time) before - nor a GP weekend with qualifying and the race on the same day (quali starts at 00:00 Saturday Las Vegas time.)

 

So, finally;

 

Don't forget your predictions!

 

And good luck everyone.

[iqon]

Well as it was late I got to listen to some of it then had stuff to do ( not listening to 90 minutes ) .

 

found it draining........... learned nothing apart from sainz

 

$900 and got kicked out - ouch.

[Erfolg]

It is clearly wrong that a track fault that has caused car damage can result in a penalty when reporting the damage to the car, rather than the track owners being penalised.

 

I thought that on other circuits where manholes are present are welded in place to prevent such issues?

[John Privett]

Afternoon all!

 

Well that was a better race than I was expecting - thogh not so good for my team or my predictions...

 

But let's have a look at today's scores;

 

Pos	League Rank	Team	Manager	Pts
1	3 0	Iqonic racing	iqon	182
2	7 0	DMFC Racing Team	Simon Webb	176
3	4 0	GASTON Formula	Chris McG	163
4	2 0	Essex Racing	Tony Clark	162
5	6 0	Revers Racing	Pete B	152
6	16 0	Torque of the devil	Stu	141
=	5 0	LetsGoTotoLetsGo	GrumpyGnome	141
8	1 0	Pitts Specials	john stones	133
9	13 0	Mannschaft	Carl Brotherton	126
=	14 0	Oyster f1	Glenn Philbrick	126
11	11 0	Team Charles Picd	Charles Pic	124
12	12 0	Norfolk Flyers	Kevin Fairgrieve	122
13	9 0	The JP Specials	johnpflyrc	110
14	10 0	Hans Brake	Zoonie	105
15	8 0	PSS Power	Flyer	102
16	15 0	teewrex	John Tee	83

 

Top spot is taken today by Iqon with 182 points.

Simon takes takes second today just six points back on 176.

And Chris grabs third with 163,  but only a single point ahead of Tony!

 

Well done to today's top 3!

 

So,  how does this affect the overall table?

 

os	League Rank	Team	Manager	Pts
1	1 0	Pitts Specials	john stones	4029
2	2 0	Essex Racing	Tony Clark	3973
3	3 0	Iqonic racing	iqon	3822
4	4 0	GASTON Formula	Chris McG	3768
5	5 0	LetsGoTotoLetsGo	GrumpyGnome	3575
6	6 0	Revers Racing	Pete B	3549
7	7 0	DMFC Racing Team	Simon Webb	3527
8	8 0	PSS Power	Flyer	3389
9	9 0	The JP Specials	johnpflyrc	3365
10	10 0	Hans Brake	Zoonie	3217
11	11 0	Team Charles Picd	Charles Pic	3151
12	12 0	Norfolk Flyers	Kevin Fairgrieve	3134
13	13 0	Mannschaft	Carl Brotherton	3122
14	14 0	Oyster f1	Glenn Philbrick	2849
15	15 0	teewrex	John Tee	2650
16	16 0	Torque of the devil	Stu	2520

 

And, in terms of positions,  not at all!  No place changes at all today.

 

So going into the final race, John S is still in top spot,  but Tony couuld still catch him - it's a 56 point gap,  maybe unlikely, but possible.

 

Next weekend is Abu Dhabi with race/quali/practice at more-or-less 'normal' times of the day for us.

[iqon]

Viva Las Vegas.

 

Race was better than expected.

 

Prediction as expected just the 1.

[Simon Webb]

Things are definitely improving since I took my handbrake off 😃

 

Well done everyone 👍

[john stones 1 - Moderator]

Well done top 3.

Twas "Woe Las Vegas" for me, got off lightly I think.

[Kevin Fairgrieve]

One race left!!!

I am going to change all three teams and drivers. I have 0 to loose.🤣

 

[McG 6969]

Congrats to Igor, Simon and... Gaston.

 

With over 50 points to 'cover up', Tony will have a very hard time to beat John.

With about the same 'bridge' to cross, I 'll have the same unprobability to close up the gap to Igor...

 

See you all in the desert

 

Chris

[iqon]

34 minutes ago, McG 6969 said:

Congrats to Igor, Simon and... Gaston.

 

With over 50 points to 'cover up', Tony will have a very hard time to beat John.

With about the same 'bridge' to cross, I 'll have the same unprobability to close up the gap to Igor...

 

See you all in the desert

 

Chris

Good. 🏁 lol

[John Privett]

Evening all!

 

Sorry for being a bit late today...  It's the last race of the season,  and we're in Abu Dhabi.

 

P1 saw a lot of unfamiliar names, as many teams were providing their reserve drivers with the mandatory session in a GP weekend.  Russell set fastest time in P1 from Drugovish (Aston Martin) with Ricciardo, Bottas and Stroll setting the next best times.  Hamilton and Verstappen (amongst others) sat-out P1, with reserve drivers taking their places.

 

P2 saw a bit of a return to 'normality',  though the session was shortened to 20 mins due to repair work being needed after a crash by Sainz. Leclerc set fastest time from Norris and Verstappen.  Bottas, Perez and Russell were next fastest, with Hamilton 8th.

 

P3 is on Saturday morning at 10:30 with qualifying at 14:00 (UK-time)  Which leads me to remind you all - for the last time this year;

 

Don't forget your predictions!

 

Sunday's race is at 13:00.

 

Good luck, everyone!

[Kevin Fairgrieve]

On 19/11/2023 at 18:18, Kevin Fairgrieve said:

One race left!!!

I am going to change all three teams and drivers. I have 0 to loose.🤣

 

All change!!!!

[iqon]

5 hours ago, Kevin Fairgrieve said:

All change!!!!

just rememberes i was going to change my team but it`s too late now.....never mind , I just hope ferrari do better than in fp3.