F1 Zorg & Badger GP Fantasy Grand Prix 2017

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Damage to Max Verstappen's Red Bull. He collided with Felipe Massa's Williams through the first chicane.
The Dutchman's terrible season continues.
Verstappen has a puncture from that contact!

Team radio
Max Verstappen: "What the **** was he doing?"

Verstappen into the pit for a new front wing.
He returns to the track dead last.

Confirmation that the race stewards are investigating the crash between Verstappen and Massa.

No further action on Verstappen-Massa collision.

 

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Team radio

Nico Hulkenberg: *mumbles something inaudible*

Renault pitwall: "Your radio is still on, Nico."

Nico: "WHAT?"

Pitwall: "YOUR RADIO IS STILL ON!"

That is the F1 equivalent of a "butt dial"....

 

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Team radio
McLaren: "Palmer has a five second penalty (for overtaking off the track)"

Alonso: Five seconds is a joke!

Team radio
Red Bull engineer: "Great work - Felipe Massa is next."

Daniel Ricciardo: "I like them vulnerable"

McLaren team radio
Fernando Alonso is still furious - and we mean furious - about the five-second time penalty for Jolyon Palmer...

"What a joke! The five seconds - what a joke!"

Team radio - Palmer out
Renault: "Okay Jo we need to box the car - we need to retire. Sorry."

Palmer: "Ugh.... "

The latest from Fernando Alonso's always entertaining team radio...
McLaren engineer: "Palmer has had to retire."

Alonso: "Karma."

 

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Chequered flag

LEWIS HAMILTON WINS THE ITALIAN GRAND PRIX.

 

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Drivers' championship standings

1 Lewis Hamilton 238, 2 Sebastian Vettel 235, 3 Valtteri Bottas 197, 4 Daniel Ricciardo 144, 5 Kimi Raikkonen 138, 6 Max Verstappen 68

Summary

1. Hamilton wins to take championship lead
2. Mercedes driver leads Ferrari's Vettel by three points
3. Bottas second, Vettel third, Ricciardo fourth from 16th on grid
4. First back-to-back winner in F1 this season

Hamilton is three points ahead of Sebastian Vettel in the drivers championship and that - psychologically is huge.

 

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Are you saying boo or boo-urns?

Ferrari fans are leaving Lewis Hamilton in no doubt how they feel about his win today.

'Mercedes power is better than Ferrari power'

Race winner Lewis Hamilton: "You know what - I love it here in Italy. I love the passion of the fans especially the Ferrari fans. The energy - you never get to see it apart from Silverstone so I love it. I am happy. The team did an amazing job".

"Vallteri did a great job. Mercedes power is better than Ferrari power so that's one thing".

"The start was difficult - grip was quite low".

"A lot of British supporters so I am happy with that."

 

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Folojimi: 2017 championship is finely poised! I believe it is going down to the wires. Ferrari has been poor all weekend so great job by Vettel.

Bananaman: If the Red Bulls didn't have grid penalties today there wouldn't have been a Ferrari on the podium

Chamath de Silva: Easy 1-2 for Mercedes. Great drive by Ricciardo... Ferrari should be very concerned.

 

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MercedesAMGF1

1-2 in Ferrari country! #ItalianGP #F1

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Can't wait to see the BGP standings, I got 1st, 2nd & 3rd spot on.....

1. Hamilton wins to take championship lead
2. Mercedes driver leads Ferrari's Vettel by three points
3. Bottas second, Vettel third

 

[Gail]

Can't wait to see the BGP standings, I got 1st, 2nd & 3rd spot on.....

1. Hamilton wins to take championship lead
2. Mercedes driver leads Ferrari's Vettel by three points
3. Bottas second, Vettel third

I got all my predictions except fastest lap

 

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Mad Max's puncture......

 

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Nice speed bump.....

 

[Gail]

View attachment 64883 Here you go.....again!

Points updated.

 

[smiffy]

hmmmmm.....!

I'll be back!

 

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Here you go.....again!

Thank's Gail, my PC refuses to do screen shots for some reason, some software must have gone down.

I can't complain at the points I collected as I have Mad Max & Grosjean in my team.

 

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And by the way, where the hell did @Andy McDonnell come from?

 

[Gail]

And by the way, where the hell did @Andy McDonnell come from?

I'm sure he'll comment when he gets up.....it's a few hours ahead in China where he's currently working.

 

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it's a few hours ahead in China where he's currently working.

Oh dear, I have worked down there.....!

 

[BMBabe]

I have forgotten a few times to post my predictions How the hell have I managed these points

 

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How the hell have I managed these points

Go away
I have no chance of catching up with you anymore and I hate you for it......