2023 F1 News and Prediction League

[sateeb]

Well done Alex Albon to get himself into Q3. Noticed that one of his helmet sponsors is Hua Hin's Monsoon Valley

Certainly didn't see the sponsor, but fair play to him.

The arrogance that is BS and Crashappen take Pole, but the Mercs are there!! Alonso also in 4th, Christ - a challenge indeed!! The Scuderia, what's happened today?!

Could well be a race!!

Look no further than Verstwatten's dad to see where his attitude comes from.No attempt from JV at the last race to acknowledge Perezs' win.

[pharvey]

Look no further than Verstwatten's dad to see where his attitude comes from.No attempt from JV at the last race to acknowledge Perezs' win.

Well yes - just didn't want to mention the "wife beater".... Doesn't go down well!

[pharvey]

Well..... Not short of anything really!

Red BS and their illegal advantage (gained through overspending, use of Wind Tunnels etc) are there again, Mercedes looking somewhat better but the ambient temperature certainly told a story - Red BS struggling at low temp, but way up on Race Day with higher temps.... Tyre selection (and temp) as always a big issue. Ferrari did look good speed-wise, as did Aston. Great race from Norris also.

Have to feel sorry for several who went out - not so much for those who caused things!! Russel and Alonso very unlucky - Leclerc no.

Red BS are way too far ahead as was clearly shown with straight line speed even without DRS... Lot's to do for other teams!

As for the Prediction League, congrats to Parahandy on the Yellow Cap and extending his lead (have a word VS)....
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Next up after a month's break will be Azerbaijan - another "Street Circuit" and with the bigger cars, could certainly be interesting!!

[Bamboo Grove]

Some new rules coming into effect this weekend; sprint being separate race and not affecting the starting order on Sunday. Does anybody know, when the predictions must be done? Friday, Saturday?

[Bamboo Grove]

The reminder from Superbru has just answered my question:

F1 has today announced a fairly significant change to the format of race weekends that contain a sprint race, including this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Summary: if a Grand Prix has a sprint race, qualifying will be on Friday. This means chance to pick pole, plus the Early Bru Point deadline, will be the start of qualifying on Friday.

Last season, a Grand Prix that included a sprint would see the outcome of a sprint race on a Saturday determine the grid for the main race on a Sunday. As a result, our Early Bru Point (EBP) pick deadline for predicting the driver who will start the race in pole position would be for the start of the sprint race, since the winner of the sprint would be awarded with Pole.

However, in a change for this season, F1 has announced that there will now be separate qualifying sessions for both the main race and the sprint, meaning they essentially take place independently from one another as races. A major reason behind this decision is so that drivers can attempt to be as successful in the sprint as possible without potentially jeopardising their chances in Sunday’s main race.

This news means that for this season, as we couldn’t anticipate this change ahead of the campaign, sprints are not something to consider when making your Superbru picks. The EBP deadline to select Pole will be the start of the main race qualifying session just as it would be for any Grand Prix that doesn’t feature a sprint race at all, though it's important to note that the qualifying session for the main race on weekends that include a sprint will be on Friday rather than Saturday.

If this new format proves to be successful and F1 choose to stick with the change for future seasons, we will adapt our game accordingly to include the ability to make some sprint predictions for the necessary Grand Prix weekends.

The first of 6 Grands Prix to include a Sprint in 2023 is this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

[pharvey]

The reminder from Superbru has just answered my question:

Thanks for posting BG

Below is the schedule for Friday - Sunday in Baku. All times UK. www.cricfree.tv is generally a good source.
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Good luck to all!

[pitsch]

www.cricfree.tv gets the message that it is blacklisted

[pharvey]

www.cricfree.tv gets the message that it is blacklisted

I don't have a problem, though I do use a VPN. You could try https://hd.cricfree.io/

[EDIT] Having had a look through, some others to try: -

https://www.vipstand.st/
https://buffstreams.sx/
https://myp2p.biz/index.php?part=home
http://www.sportp2p.com/live-sport/

[pharvey]

Some useful info for those with an interest: -

EXPLAINED: Everything you need to know about the 2023 F1 Sprint format

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/arti ... nnel=email

[pharvey]

Nice to see someone other than RED BS on Pole this season! Mercs struggling with speed and will have a tough time of it this weekend IMHO. Some hopeful signs from MClaren also (?)

"Ferrari's Charles Leclerc became the first non-Red Bull driver to take a pole position this year with a stunning lap at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Leclerc beat Red Bull's Max Verstappen by 0.188 seconds. Sergio Perez was third in the second Red Bull ahead of Leclerc's team-mate Carlos Sainz.

Lewis Hamilton took fifth ahead of Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso.

Hamilton's Mercedes team-mate George Russell failed to make it into the final session and will start 11th."
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|Good luck to all in the Prediction League!

[pharvey]

NOTE: Times advertised above are LOCAL and NOT BST... As I found out today!!

[pharvey]

NOTE: Times advertised above are LOCAL and NOT BST... As I found out today!!

Christ - Scrap that, more bum information!

[pharvey]

Well, it's been an interesting couple of days at Baku so far. Things were certainly looking up when Leclerc took Pole for both the Sprint and tomorrow's main race. Unfortunately, the Sprint has shown Red BS are still ahead on straightline speed. A couple of points which could make things interesting though - 1. The Scuderia may have a slight advantage in the lower speed corners and the "street type circuit" 2. Tyre degradation - evidence from the Sprint Race certainly points to the fact that tactics and tyre management/strategies are going to play a major part.......

Results of the Sprint: -
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[dtaai-maai]

NOTE: Times advertised above are LOCAL and NOT BST... As I found out today!!

NOTE: Times advertised above are LOCAL and NOT BST... As I found out today!!

Christ - Scrap that, more bum information!

Oh come on, Pietro, get your bloomin' act together!
The race is tomorrow, in case you're not sure...

[pharvey]

Oh come on, Pietro, get your bloomin' act together!
The race is tomorrow, in case you're not sure...

Oh it's the stress.... And the meds.... and....

Thanks for the heads up though!!