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Grosjean please crash

picked one driven by renault, expecting kaboom on the straights

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I do wonder why I picked Hamilton, a track on which he excels.

because he retired last year?

yeah, probably that. Either he wins or retires.

They had that big brake/kers coolling problem. But now they have a bigger coolling hole when needed... But Ferrari doesn't need that as they are the best in that area, and could be in the game again. So this track may be a weak link for Hamilton.

The Canadian GP will not be remembered for long.

Hamilton is always a gamble in Canada, either he retires or he wins. (Let's for the sake of statistics ignore his podium of 2013). Bad luck for Tobias, who was the only one to vote for Hamilton.

Also bad luck for asshat and kals, they picked Maldonado who made it to the finish this time and actually scored his best result since Abu Dhabi 2012.

Nobody voted for one of the retired drivers, making in my opinion Ricciardo the best pick. He finished 13th but should obviously be capable of better results in the next races.

109 Bleu
103 F1Peter
95 asshat
92 pimmy
89 Fish88
88 LucasWheldon
87 Tobias
85 Mäth
84 kals
79 thedoctor46
79 Omega
78 viXious
77 dicksplaash
77 maclauren
72 De Cesaris fan
69 acopip
68 Beezle
67 Vassago (pen)
64 WilliamsF1 (pen)
60 Stunky (pen)
58 StanV
57 Soul Reaver
42 Toto87 (pen)

You had one job Maldanado....

The Austrian results are in:

Bottas was picked the most, but unfortunately for them he drove an uneventful steady race to 5th.
No McLaren was selected for this race, maybe people were optimistic that they would have gotten their act together by now. They clearly didn't.
The best pick was Raikkonen, who ended his race under a McLaren and was classyfied 19th. Congrats pimmy, who jumps to 3rd.

125 Bleu
113 F1Peter
111 pimmy
110 asshat
100 Fish88
97 LucasWheldon
95 Mäth
93 Tobias
89 maclauren
88 kals
84 viXious
83 dicksplaash
82 thedoctor46
80 Omega
77 De Cesaris fan
74 acopip
74 WilliamsF1 (pen)
72 Vassago (pen)
71 Beezle
67 StanV
64 Stunky (pen)
59 Soul Reaver
47 Toto87 (pen)

Yay, back in front with Hamilton pick, but now it's Merhi, Stevens, Maldonado, Grosjean

thank you Bottas for the puncture

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Well, it certainly took a while, but this is what happened in the British GP:

Despite an early lead of the Williams cars, it was again Hamilton who won the race. But only two members picked Hamilton, pimmy and asshat. These were our #3 and #4 in the ranking after Austria, they keep that position but the top two moves clear ahead. Bleu and F1Peter picked Button and Maldonado, who both retired in the first lap. So many points are gained by them.

I don't want to look at the back of the list because that's where I am...

The results:

144 Bleu
131 F1Peter
112 pimmy
111 asshat
110 LucasWheldon
109 Mäth
109 Fish88
108 kals
100 maclauren
97 thedoctor46
96 Tobias
94 acopip
92 WilliamsF1 (pen)
89 viXious
88 dicksplaash
87 StanV
86 Omega
83 De Cesaris fan
81 Beezle
78 Vassago (pen)
76 Stunky (pen)
71 Soul Reaver
62 Toto87 (pen)

Because our friends in Germany decided to cancel the race after the season had already started, I have a difficult situation. The first thought was to delete everyone's worst score, but as I think of it, that's not fair either. For emaple, people who picked Hamilton (a reasonably certain 1 or 2) would then be benefited twice.

Suggestions are welcome.

add 20 points to everybody

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The Hungarian GP was very interesting, and I'm not only talking about the on track action. Because, we have A NEW LEADER!

Previous leader Bleu picked Vettel who won, and runner up F1Peter has picked Hulkenberg, who was the first to retire. The difference couldn't have been bigger.
Our #3 after Great Brittain, pimmy, has dropped massively in the ranking, after scoring only 2 points in the last 2 races. That would have been a good score in the rules of last year, but we're not playing by these rules anymore are we? No Sir! (read that with the voice of General Melchett of Blackadder in your head)

Special mention I have to say for WilliamsF1, who is currently 10th despite a penalty of 20 points for entering too late.

Next race is Spa, where no less than 6 members will hope for a first corner crash of Kimi Raikkonen.

151 F1Peter
145 Bleu
129 asshat
123 LucasWheldon
119 Mäth
118 kals
117 Fish88
113 pimmy
113 maclauren
111 WilliamsF1 (pen)
109 Tobias
104 acopip
103 viXious
102 thedoctor46
100 De Cesaris fan
99 Omega
99 StanV
97 dicksplaash
95 Beezle
85 Soul Reaver
82 Vassago (pen)
78 Stunky (pen)
64 Toto87 (pen)

If I add 20 points to everybody, it would be a bit the same as not adding anything to anybody, wouldn't it?

exactly

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Not a bad race to chose Rosberg

I can admit that as German GP was in jeopardy when making our picks, I decided to choose a driver who is likely to do well. And I think many others thought the same way.

Score everyone with their picked drivers average score for either the entire season or for the season up to Germany.

Either that or set the scores by picking names out of a hat at random for 1-20

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