F1 Zorg & Badger GP Fantasy Grand Prix 2016

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Me too

Bugger......

 

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Not a fan but.......Sebastian Vettel's fantastic drive.
The German, a four-time winner in Singapore, climbed from dead last to finish fifth.

 

[andyglym]

Do you get points for watching?

 

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Daniel Ricciardo refrained from drinking champagne from his boot. Given the fact he has just had to do a two hour race in those boots in that heat and humidity, it's a very wise choice.

 

[Gail]

I appear to have extended my lead at the top of the league

 

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With six races to go, I don't think anyone is going to catch you now @Gail........
Sorry, my hardware still refuses to do screen shots so you will have to live with cut and paste.

Championship Standings
Pos Team Manager Pts
1 WitchesWinners Wicked Witch of the West 1877
2 RTRacers RTRacer 1781
3 F1Zedroadster2016 Hard Top 1750
4 Team Westfield Andy McDonnell 1655
5 Mint F1 Mint 1589
6 Team Smiffy smiffy 1587
7 Pist n Broke Michael Buckingham 1494

 

[andyglym]

I appear to have extended my lead at the top of the league

It's only a game ......

I appear to be rubbish at this predictions mularky Fair play to you @Gail

 

[Gail]

It's only a game ......

I appear to be rubbish at this predictions mularky Fair play to you @Gail

I'm not great at the predictions either....I rarely get more than one or two right. It's all about having the right team in the first place.

 

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Lewis Hamilton quickest in second practice in Malaysia as Magnussen suffers fire.​

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A leaking fuel breather pipe forced the Dane to jump quickly out of his car after just two laps of the first practice session, and it took repeated attempts to extinguish the fire as fuel continued to escape while the team frantically tried to empty the full tank.

 

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First Practice
Sepang, 30 September 2016

1

Mercedes 1:35.227
2

Mercedes 1:35.721
3

Ferrari 1:36.315
4

Ferrari 1:36.331
5

McLaren 1:36.510
6

Red Bull 1:36.753
7

Red Bull 1:36.973
8

Force India 1:37.513
9

Force India 1:37.601
10

McLaren 1:37.613
11

Toro Rosso 1:37.847
12

Williams 1:37.861
13

Haas F1 1:37.886
14

Haas F1 1:37.921
15

Toro Rosso 1:38.055
16

Sauber 1:38.184
17

Sauber 1:38.313
18

Williams 1:38.339
19

Renault 1:39.148
20

Manor 1:40.036
21

Manor 1:40.627
22

Renault

 

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Second Practice
Sepang, 30 September 2016

1

Mercedes 1:34.944
2

Mercedes 1:35.177
3

Ferrari 1:35.605
4

Ferrari 1:35.842
5

Red Bull 1:36.037
6

Force India 1:36.284
7

McLaren 1:36.296
8

Red Bull 1:36.337
9

Force India 1:36.390
10

McLaren 1:36.715
11

Toro Rosso 1:36.836
12

Renault 1:36.940
13

Williams 1:37.016
14

Haas F1 1:37.048
15

Williams 1:37.110
16

Toro Rosso 1:37.297
17

Sauber 1:37.449
18

Sauber 1:37.547
19

Renault 1:37.664
20

Haas F1 1:37.789
21

Manor 1:37.878
22

Manor 1:37.990

 

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How Malaysian GP qualifying unfolded

Summary

1. Hamilton on pole position by four tenths, Rosberg 2nd, Verstappen 3rd
2. Sunday race at 08:00
3. Ricciardo 4th, Vettel 5th, Raikkonen 6th
4. Grosjean hit by own wing mirror

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Qualifying top 10

1) Hamilton 2) Rosberg 3) Verstappen 4) Ricciardo 5) Vettel 6) Raikkonen 7) Perez 8) Hulkenberg 9) Button 10) Massa

Qualifying - the rest

11) Bottas 12) Grosjean 13) Gutierrez 14) Magnussen 15) Kvyat 16) Sainz 17) Ericsson 18) Nasr 19) Palmer 20) Econ 21) Wehrlein 22) Alonso

 

[andyglym]

Great race but shame about Hamiltons engine. Interesting comments on the engine, "43 Mercedes Engines and only mine fail". That's just put the pressure on somebody. Just bad luck I feel though, or is it .............

 

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Yep Andy, weird science indeed.
Who ever got their predictions right on this race must have a crystal ball...

Ricciardo wins as Hamilton retires with engine fire

Summary

1. Ricciardo wins after Hamilton retires with engine fire
2. Verstappen 2nd, Rosberg 3rd
3. Rosberg battles back from 21st after first-corner crash with Vettel
4. German makes aggressive move on Raikkonen - gets penalty
5. Vettel, Grosjean, Magnussen, Hamilton, Gutierrez, Nasr out

 

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Rosberg leads by 23 points

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Interesting comments on the engine, "43 Mercedes Engines and only mine fail"

'No failure planned'

Mercedes executive director Paddy Lowe has been speaking to Sky Sports about Lewis Hamilton's failure, and Hamilton request for answers as to why it seems to happen to him more often.

"It is difficult. No failure is planned. We work as hard as we can to increase reliability. We have eight Mercedes power units in the field and there is no pattern for why it should fall on Lewis Hamilton's car."

 

[andyglym]

'No failure planned'

Mercedes executive director Paddy Lowe has been speaking to Sky Sports about Lewis Hamilton's failure, and Hamilton request for answers as to why it seems to happen to him more often.

"It is difficult. No failure is planned. We work as hard as we can to increase reliability. We have eight Mercedes power units in the field and there is no pattern for why it should fall on Lewis Hamilton's car."

Agreed, not really one for conspiracy theories, at this race of all races. In the heat of the moment but the words from Lewis will defo put additional and unwanted pressure where it's not needed. The Fat Lady won't be singing until November, let's see what happens.

 

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'It doesn't sit right with me'

Hamilton seeks answers from Mercedes

My question is to Mercedes. We have so many engines made for drivers, but mine are the only ones failing this year. Someone need to give me some answers because this is not acceptable. We are fighting for the championship and only my engines are failing. It does not sit right with me. I will try and recollect myself and try to get myself together for the race next week. There are many decisive races but this is one of those. Someone doesn't want me to win this year but I won't give up. I will keep pushing.

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Great race but shame about Hamiltons engine. Interesting comments on the engine, "43 Mercedes Engines and only mine fail". That's just put the pressure on somebody. Just bad luck I feel though, or is it .............

the common denominator is the driver. He could just be driving it that little bit harder than the others. I doubt there is a conspiracy theory worth chasing!