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I had Perez.

3rd last now

Leader changes hands for 2nd race running

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Congrats

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and it's all gone for me, Perez

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Rosberg

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If anyone is wondering about updated scores then there might be another couple of weeks more delay. Travel schedule has been hectic recently and I'm off again for another 2 weeks on Tuesday. Stay tuned.

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Looked good for Gutierrez until he rookied out of the race

Booyah! I had Rosberg.

Picked Perez ya... Oh wait.

Pastor lol

picked Button. any chance of improvement?

EDIT: finished 4th, great

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Same for me and my father, was cheering for Massa, but hoping that Perez still made it to the end, finish couldn't be worse. But still was happy to see a crash and the lucky escape by Vettel, and all the drama filled last half of the race. Best since Monaco 2011.

Lewis

Rosberg for me in Canada...

Mega-update coming. Back in NJ now after nearly 6 weeks traveling for work. Watch this space and thanks for everyone's patience.

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Round 05 Spanish GP

Another weekend, another race steamrollered Mercedes.. which some people felt was more like a steamer...

An intense('ish) battle at the front which flattered to deceive. Barcelona has never been an easy track to pass on and even with a huge DRS advantage, 2011 proved the outcome of a potential lead battle. But anyway, happiness was found in Daniel Ricciardo picking up his maiden (legal) podium by finishing third and outperforming Vettel.

Congratulations to our round winners LucasWheldon and vince for picking (4th time in a row) the Mercedes driven by Lewis Hamilton.

DO YOU REMEMBER - After 4 rounds Philthy82 picks for the previous rounds had resulted in podiums each time and he sat atop of the title race. Well in Spain he had Felipe Massa. Oh dear!

Round winners (2 - Hamilton 1st) - LucasWheldon and vince
Pick of the week (6 - Alonso 6th) - Fish88, Bleu, osella 1986, Dicksplaash, Lucasjeha and Omega

Leaderboard after Round 05
19 - LucasWheldon
23 - Philthy82, Lucasjeha
28 - De Cesaris fan
32 - Stunky
34 - osella 1986, Slam, Artur Craft
40 - SFM
41 - Merton
42 - Omega
44 - racingdj, rallyman69, Sam, FREELAND
45 - vince
48 - a7b7u, Mäth
49 - stimaro
50 - Soul Reaver, acopip
51 - Vassago
52 - Tobias, F1Peter
54 - EsbenT, pimmy
55 - iks, phil1993
56 - LuckyStrike FAN
57 - StanV
59 - kart99
63 - speedworx, kals, Fish88
66 - dicksplaash
67 - erwin greven
71 - Bleu
76 - spekktrum
77 - Toto87

Throughout the season you'll be able to directly download and keep up to date copies of the scores after each race and see how you are comparing to fellow competitors on TBK and Fastlane forums.

To download the scores please go here (you cannot right click to download) - Round 05 Scores

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Round 06 Monaco GP

Another weekend, another race steamrollered Mercedes.. which some people felt was more like a steamer...

Oh wait, that was my intro for the Spanish race and instead we had a "did he or didn't he?" moment in final qualifying a la 2006. Whereas in 2006 we could all see how blatant Michael's actions were, the 2014 edition left a lot more scratching of heads. And those couple of seconds heading towards Mirabeau defined the entire weekend and race.

Come race day the dust had settled and did so in Lewis' eye, just about 15 laps before the end of the race. Or so he said over the radio as he began easing the pressure on Rosberg and falling into the clutches of Ricciardo who finished 3rd for the second race in a row (and triumphed over Vettel once again, but mostly thanks to a dodgy Renault motor... oh sacre bleu!).

Congratulations to our round winners F1Peter, pimmy, Philthy82, Bleu, Tobias, SFM, kart99 and spekktrum for picking a Mercedes, this time driven by Nico Rosberg.

DO YOU REMEMBER - In the final qualifying segment in Monaco for the 2006 edition, Schumi and Alonso were fighting for the pole when the German made an inexplicable "mistake" at La Rascasse on his final run, which just happened to bring out the yellow flags and thus denied Alonso the chance to wrestle the pole from Michael. Can you imagine what would have happened had the internet and TBK been around all those years ago? Oh wait, they were....! I can still remember F1Chump's fanboy protestations to this day.... urgh!

Round winners (8 - Rosberg 1st) - F1Peter, pimmy, Philthy82, Bleu, Tobias, SFM, kart99 and spekktrum
Pick of the week *copy and paste from line above*

Leaderboard after Round 06
24 - Philthy82
36 - Lucasjeha, Slam
40 - LucasWheldon
41 - SFM
45 - Stunky
50 - De Cesaris fan, rallyman69
51 - Omega, vince
52 - osella 1986
53 - Tobias, F1Peter
55 - Vassago, pimmy
56 - Artur Craft, Merton
60 - kart99
61 - iks
62 - Sam, FREELAND
63 - racingdj, Mäth
64 - phil1993
65 - stimaro
66 - a7b7u, EsbenT
68 - Soul Reaver, kals, dicksplaash
72 - acopip, StanV, Bleu
74 - LuckyStrike FAN
77 - spekktrum
81 - Fish88
84 - speedworx
87 - erwin greven
99 - Toto87

Throughout the season you'll be able to directly download and keep up to date copies of the scores after each race and see how you are comparing to fellow competitors on TBK and Fastlane forums.

To download the scores please go here (you cannot right click to download) - Round 06 Scores

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Round 07 Canadian GP

Wait what?! What just happened? Both Mercedes suffer exactly the same issue on the same lap and both start losing 2-3 seconds per lap as the pit lane boffins attempt to remedy the issue. And as a result of these maladies, Daniel Ricciardo storms through to secure his maiden F1 win. Awesome!

Canada is one of Lewis' strongest tracks but the curse of the commentator (well done NBCSN "he wins every other year, so he'll win this one") condemned him. Nico now sits 22 points ahead of his team mate atop the title standings with Riccardo almost the same number of points ahead of Vettel. Who'd have thought? At least Nico's good luck and Lewis' reliability issues are ensuring the title race is an exciting one.

Congratulations to our round winner erwin greven for being the only person to pick a Mercedes (hang on, sorry, force of habit)... the Red Bull of Daniel Ricciardo.

DO YOU REMEMBER - Canada seems to like producing first time winners (and sometimes in unusual circumstances)...

1989 - Thierry Boutsen, in a strange wet dry wet dry race that Senna looked set to win, as did Derek Warwick before the Williams driver took the chequered flag
1995 - Jean Alesi, this race was controlled by Michael Schumacher until late in the race when he could no longer control his car thanks to electrical issues that were remedied by a change of steering wheel
2007 - Lewis Hamilton, from start to finish it was all about Lewis... apart from when Alonso went off the road every couple of laps, apart from when Kubica had an almighty shunt, apart from when Sato in the Super Aguri stormed past a couple of people (including Alonso) to secure points for the small Japanese squad
2008 - Robert Kubica, BMW team orders played out to ensure a BMW 1-2 after Lewis Hamilton removed himself and Kimi Raikkonen in the best pitlane lolz since David Coulthard at the 1995 Australian GP
2014 - Daniel Ricciardo, well you know what happened yesterday...

Round winners (1 - Ricciardo 1st) - erwin greven
Pick of the week (7 - Button 4th) - LucasWheldon, pimmy, stimaro, kart99, a7b7u, speedworx and EsbenT

Leaderboard after Round 07
32 - Philthy82
44 - LucasWheldon
47 - Lucasjeha, Slam
58 - SFM, vince
59 - Omega, osella 1986, pimmy
62 - Stunky, Vassago
64 - kart99, Sam, FREELAND
65 - De Cesaris fan
66 - iks
68 - rallyman69, Merton
69 - Tobias, Artur Craft, stimaro
70 - F1Peter, a7b7u, EsbenT, kals
72 - racingdj
75 - phil1993
77 - dicksplaash
79 - Soul Reaver, Bleu
80 - LuckyStrike FAN
82 - Mäth
88 - speedworx, erwin greven
89 - StanV
92 - Fish88
94 - acopip
96 - spekktrum
107 - Toto87

Throughout the season you'll be able to directly download and keep up to date copies of the scores after each race and see how you are comparing to fellow competitors on TBK and Fastlane forums.

To download the scores please go here (you cannot right click to download) - Round 07 Scores

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Perez qualified as #11. At least some damage limitation, hurrrr.

even after getting 21 points in Monaco, I'm still on the race unbelievable

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I had Perez in Montreal, bad choice

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didn't have a good result yet, but also didn't have a bad result either. And I'll doubt anyone getting a better score than me for Bianchi in Monaco.