F1 Zorg & Badger GP Fantasy Grand Prix 2017

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Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas expressed his gratitude to team-mate Lewis Hamilton after the Briton honoured a promise during the closing stages of the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Hamilton cruised up behind third-place Bottas following the pit-stop phase, and Bottas was instructed to allow Hamilton through, in a bid to pass the Ferrari drivers.

Hamilton remained glued to the rear of Kimi Räikkönen's car for several laps but was unable to find a way through, by which time he had pulled clear of Bottas.

However, Hamilton slowed on the final lap by almost nine seconds, handing third back to Bottas at the last corner.

"Thanks to Lewis for keeping the promise and letting me by in the end, because I gave him the shot to try and get past the Ferraris," he said.

 

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Renault driver Nico Hülkenberg labelled Kevin Magnussen's racecraft as "nasty" and described him as an "asshole" after the two came to blows during the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Hülkenberg, who had been delayed by a slow stop, attempted to pass Magnussen around the outside of Turn 2, but the Danish driver forced his opponent onto the grass.

Magnussen consequently held onto the position but stewards deemed him responsible, and handed the Haas racer a five-second time penalty, along with two penalty points.

 

[andyglym]

I think the F1 circus need to evaluate either aero (which they won't) or tracks that are notorious to overtake at. A most frustrating race.

 

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You may be cool but you'll never be Fernando-Alonso-sitting-on-a-deckchair-next-to-a-painting-of-Fernando-Alonso-sitting-on-a-deckchair cool.

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[andyglym]

You may be cool but you'll never be Fernando-Alonso-sitting-on-a-deckchair-next-to-a-painting-of-Fernando-Alonso-sitting-on-a-deckchair cool.

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Great shot. Had a chuckle at that, good lad.

 

[andyglym]

Oh, clear second for me in the table

 

[hard top]

Oh,

S.O.B...!!!!

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Championship Standings

Pos Team Manager Pts
1 BMBabe Racing Stacey Jefferies 1359
2 Team Westfield Andy McDonnell 1287
3 HT HighTek Hard Top 1254
4 Team Smiffy Smiffy 1243
5 ZorgChampions2016 Gail Flint 1239
6 Mint Racing Mint 1238
7 Kraken Racing Tim Sharpe 1221
8 Pudding club Paul Rice 1192
9 thesaints 34 Chris Sharpe 1127
10 le chef torchey PRO 1087

 

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Lewis Hamilton says he was "nervous" when he handed back third place to Valtteri Bottas on the final lap of the Hungarian Grand Prix, as Max Verstappen threatened.

Hamilton rapidly closed in on Mercedes team-mate Bottas after the pit-stops and was given a run at Ferrari drivers Kimi Räikkönen and Sebastian Vettel.

He managed to get within DRS range of Räikkönen on several occasions, but could not get close enough to pass, and ultimately backed off to return third to Bottas, as agreed.

DRIVERS' CHAMPIONSHIP
# Driver Points
1. Sebastian Vettel Scuderia Ferrari 202
2. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes AMG Petronas 188
3. Valtteri Bottas Mercedes AMG Petronas 169
4. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing 117
5. Kimi Räikkönen Scuderia Ferrari 116
6. Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 67
7. Sergio Perez Sahara Force India F1 56
8. Esteban Ocon Sahara Force India F1 45
9. Carlos Sainz Jr. Scuderia Toro Rosso 35
10. Nico Hülkenberg Renault 26
11. Felipe Massa Williams Martini Racing 23
12. Lance Stroll Williams Martini Racing 18
13. Romain Grosjean Haas F1 Team 18
14. Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team 11
15. Fernando Alonso McLaren Honda 10
16. Pascal Wehrlein Sauber F1 Team 5
17. Daniil Kvyat Scuderia Toro Rosso 4
18. Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren Honda 1
19. Jolyon Palmer Renault 0
20. Marcus Ericsson Sauber F1 Team 0
21. Antonio Giovinazzi Sauber F1 Team 0
22. Paul di Resta Williams Martini Racing 0
23. Jenson Button McLaren Honda 0

 

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Pos Team Manager Pts
1 thesaints 34 Chris Sharpe 133
2 Team Smiffy Smiffy 132
3 BMBabe Racing Stacey Jefferies 113
4 Team Westfield Andy McDonnell 107
5 Kraken Racing Tim Sharpe 103
6 Pudding club Paul Rice 95
7 ZorgChampions2016 Gail Flint 89
8 le chef torchey PRO 83
9 HT HighTek Hard Top 74
10 Mint Racing Mint 67

Another result like that and @hard top will be history!

 

[Mint]

Well, I can't get any worse. Note to self, do predictions

 

[smiffy]

Well, I can't get any worse. Note to self, do predictions

TBH, I only got the Safety Car right any way!

 

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TBH, I only got the Safety Car right any way!

Yep, me too.....

Verstappen got me 15 points.
Hamilton 12
Grosjean 5 (Qualy)
Merc 27
SC 10

So don't know where the other 5 points came from?

You scored 74 points
The Top score was 213 points
Your World Ranking was: 7202 / 9958

 

[smiffy]

Yep, me too.....

Verstappen got me 15 points.
Hamilton 12
Grosjean 5 (Qualy)
Merc 27
SC 10

So don't know where the other 5 points came from?

You scored 74 points
The Top score was 213 points
Your World Ranking was: 7202 / 9958

I think we'd better knock them off then!

 

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How Belgian GP practice unfolded

Summary

1. Hamilton fastest in rain-interrupted session, Raikkonen second
2. Saturday's final practice and qualifying live on BBC Sport website
3. Raikkonen fastest in first practice, Massa crashes heavily
4. Vettel leads Hamilton by 14 points in title race

FP1 top 10

1) Raikkonen 1:45.502

2) Hamilton +0.053

3) Vettel +0.145

4) Verstappen +0.8

5) Ricciardo +0.850

6) Bottas +0.9

7) Sainz +1.944

8) Ocon +2.168

9) Kvyat +2.349

10) Vandoorne +2.363

FP1 - the rest

11) Palmer

12) Hulkenberg

13) Alonso

14) Perez

15) Stroll

16) Magnussen

17) Grosjean

18) Ericsson

19) Wehrlein

No time: Massa

 

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The Dutch are coming

Imagine 80,000 people.
A lot of people isn't it?

That's how many Dutch fans are heading to Belgium to cheer on Max Verstappen...

 

[andyglym]

The Dutch are coming

Imagine 80,000 people.
A lot of people isn't it?

That's how many Dutch fans are heading to Belgium to cheer on Max Verstappen...

I'm on my way to Holland for a feast as the Country will be almost empty

 

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I'm on my way to Holland for a feast as the Country will be almost empty

Don't think so mate, all these people live in this little sponge of a country......

• The current population of the Netherlands is 17,040,754 as of Friday, August 25, 2017, based on the latest United Nations estimates.
• The Netherlands population is equivalent to 0.23% of the total world population.
• The Netherlands ranks number 67 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
• The population density in the Netherlands is 505 per Km2 (1,308 people per mi2).
• The total land area is 33,717 Km2 (13,018 sq. miles)
• 90.9 % of the population is urban (15,489,476 people in 2017)
• The median age in the Netherlands is 42.9 years.

 

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TV personality and daredevil Guy Martin is getting well stuck into his weekend role as a Williams mechanic.

 

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Felipe Massa, Williams, Formule 1 Grand Prix van België 2017, Formule 1

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