2016 F1 News and Prediction Tournament

[PeteC]

Rosberg wins and gets closer to the Championship, Mercedes clinches the Constructors title, Hamilton has a bad start and falls to 8th before finishing third.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/37595520

Lindosfan had the best race with 19 points. The top three remain RZR, Parahandy and Pitsch, with Parahandy clawing away another 1/2 point from RZR. We're going to have a real race down to the wire for 1st place in our pool!

1 -  redzonerocker 262.00
2 -  Parahandy 261.50
3 -  pitsch 249.00
4 -  mwbrown 248.50
5 -  lindosfan 245.50 (Yellow Cap)
6 -  JJBones 239.00
7 -  pharvey 232.00
8 ▲1  Pete 230.50
9 ▼1  Terry 228.00
10 ▲1  BigBoy 227.50
11 ▼1  bsdk1960 227.00
12 -  Vital Spark 217.50

lindosfan 19.0
mwbrown 18.0
pitsch 17.5
JJBones 17.5
BigBoy 16.0
Parahandy 15.5
redzonerocker 15.0
Pete 14.5
bsdk1960 14.5
Terry 11.5
pharvey 11.0
Vital Spark 11.0

USA is up next in 2 weeks time. Good luck to all! Pete

USA GP

Qualifying

Saturday 22 Oct 13:00 (local)
Sunday 23 Oct 01:00 (Thai time)

Race

Sunday 23 Oct 14:00 (local)
Monday 24 Oct 02:00 (Thai time)

[PeteC]

[mwbrown]

Rosberg wins and gets closer to the Championship, Mercedes clinches the Constructors title, Hamilton has a bad start and falls to 8th before finishing third.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/37595520

Lindosfan had the best race with 19 points. The top three remain RZR, Parahandy and Pitsch, with Parahandy clawing away another 1/2 point from RZR. We're going to have a real race down to the wire for 1st place in our pool!

1 -  redzonerocker 262.00
2 -  Parahandy 261.50
3 -  pitsch 249.00
4 -  mwbrown 248.50
5 -  lindosfan 245.50 (Yellow Cap)
6 -  JJBones 239.00
7 -  pharvey 232.00
8 ▲1  Pete 230.50
9 ▼1  Terry 228.00
10 ▲1  BigBoy 227.50
11 ▼1  bsdk1960 227.00
12 -  Vital Spark 217.50

lindosfan 19.0
mwbrown 18.0
pitsch 17.5
JJBones 17.5
BigBoy 16.0
Parahandy 15.5
redzonerocker 15.0
Pete 14.5
bsdk1960 14.5
Terry 11.5
pharvey 11.0
Vital Spark 11.0

USA is up next in 2 weeks time. Good luck to all! Pete

USA GP

Qualifying

Saturday 22 Oct 13:00 (local)
Sunday 23 Oct 01:00 (Thai time)

Race

Sunday 23 Oct 14:00 (local)
Monday 24 Oct 02:00 (Thai time)

I'm only one point away from the podium! I think RZR and Parahandy are off in the distance and uncatchable...

[PeteC]

Yes, I should have mentioned that. You shaved 1/2 point off of Pitsch's lead over you. Two battles going on for the podium at the moment. Pete

[Nereus]

Mark Webber to retire from motor racing

https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport ... cing/#stop

Mark Webber has announced he'll retire from professional racing at the end of the world endurance season in Bahrain next month.

The 40-year-old Canberran competed in over 200 F1 grands prix, winning nine and finishing third in the drivers' championship on three occasions with Red Bull.

The Australian won the World Endurance title with Porsche last year with Germany's Timo Bernhard and New Zealander Brendon Hartley but said the time is right to hang up his helmet.

[PeteC]

Yes, or course. I've been picking Hamilton for pole and win for a few races now, and Rosberg has prevailed. Now, I pick Rosberg and Hamilton prevails, at least with pole.

USA qualifying results:
1. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 34.999s
2. Nico Rosberg GER Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 35.215s
3. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Red Bull-TAG Heuer 1m 35.509s
4. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull-TAG Heuer 1m 35.747s
5. Kimi Raikkonen FIN Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 36.131s
6. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 36.358s
7. Nico Hulkenberg GER Force India-Mercedes 1m 36.628s
8. Valtteri Bottas FIN Williams-Mercedes 1m 37.116s
9. Felipe Massa BRZ Williams-Mercedes 1m 37.269s
10. Carlos Sainz Jr ESP Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m 37.326s

11. Sergio Perez MEX Force India-Mercedes 1m 37.353s
12. Fernando Alonso ESP McLaren-Honda 1m 37.417s
13. Daniil Kvyat RUS Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m 37.480s
14. Esteban Gutierrez MEX Haas-Ferrari 1m 37.773s
15. Jolyon Palmer GBR Renault-Renault 1m 37.935s
16. Marcus Ericsson SWE Sauber-Ferrari 1m 39.356s

17. Romain Grosjean FRA Haas-Ferrari 1m 38.308s
18. Kevin Magnussen DEN Renault-Renault 1m 38.317s
19. Jenson Button GBR McLaren-Honda 1m 38.327s
20. Pascal Wehrlein GER MRT-Mercedes 1m 38.548s
21. Felipe Nasr BRZ Sauber-Ferrari 1m 38.583s
22. Esteban Ocon FRA MRT-Mercedes 1m 38.806s

Read more at http://www.crash.net/f1/results/234659/ ... MsreAxw.99

[redzonerocker]

Yes, or course. I've been picking Hamilton for pole and win for a few races now, and Rosberg has prevailed. Now, I pick Rosberg and Hamilton prevails, at least with pole.

tut tut tut.
Next you'll be telling us you had Arsenal as your banker on IKTS?

[PeteC]

Yes, or course. I've been picking Hamilton for pole and win for a few races now, and Rosberg has prevailed. Now, I pick Rosberg and Hamilton prevails, at least with pole.

tut tut tut.
Next you'll be telling us you had Arsenal as your banker on IKTS?

Where is the middle finger emoticon when you need one!

[Terry]

Here you go Pete

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[Nereus]

About par for the course with the arrogant P***K.
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Hamilton unaware of Mercedes' overnight sensations

https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport ... ons/#page1

Austin (AFP) - Lewis Hamilton admitted he was unaware his Mercedes team had worked through the night to deliver a car which carried him to a blistering pole position for Sunday's United States Grand Prix.

The 31-year-old defending champion grabbed the 58th pole of his career, edging out teammate Nico Rosberg who leads the title race by 33 points with four races remaining.

It was his first pole in five attempts at the Circuit of the Americas.

Hamilton, using a car with a new fuel injection system which was fitted overnight, said he had no idea about the repairs carried out by mechanics who worked until 4am to keep his title push on track.

[Nereus]

About time the young fellow was pulled into line, before he either kills himself, or somebody else.
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Formula 1 outlaws moving under braking after protests over Max Verstappen

http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/37741994

Drivers' concerns about the defensive tactics of Red Bull's Max Verstappen have led to Formula 1 outlawing moving under braking.

The Dutchman has employed this tactic as a trademark in battles with rivals but many other drivers have complained that it is extremely dangerous.

Race director Charlie Whiting was told at the US Grand Prix that there would be a big accident if he did not act.

Whiting has issued a ruling saying such moves will be considered illegal.

"It is like it is," Verstappen said about the rule.
"It's good to make it clearer what's allowed and what's not.

"I'm just going to race and then we will see how it is going to be defending and how it will affect the racing."

This is likely to become known as the "Verstappen rule" after a series of controversies involving the 19-year-old this year.

[PeteC]

Hamilton pulls off a win, and is now only 26 points behind Rosberg for the Championship.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/37746926

1. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes-Mercedes 56 laps / 1h 38m 12.618s
2. Nico Rosberg GER Mercedes-Mercedes +4.5s
3. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Red Bull-TAG Heuer +19.6s
4. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari-Ferrari +43.1s
5. Fernando Alonso ESP McLaren-Honda +92.5s
6. Carlos Sainz Jr ESP Toro Rosso-Ferrari +93.4s
7. Felipe Massa BRZ Williams-Mercedes +1 lap
8. Sergio Perez MEX Force India-Mercedes +1 lap
9. Jenson Button GBR McLaren-Honda +1 lap
10. Romain Grosjean FRA Haas-Ferrari +1 lap

11. Kevin Magnussen DEN Renault-Renault +1 lap
12. Daniil Kvyat RUS Toro Rosso-Ferrari +1 lap
13. Jolyon Palmer GBR Renault-Renault +1 lap
14. Marcus Ericsson SWE Sauber-Ferrari +1 lap
15. Felipe Nasr BRZ Sauber-Ferrari +1 lap
16. Valtteri Bottas FIN Williams-Mercedes +1 lap
17. Pascal Wehrlein GER MRT-Mercedes +1 lap
18. Esteban Ocon FRA MRT-Mercedes +2 laps

Not Classified

Rtd. Kimi Raikkonen FIN Ferrari-Ferrari
Rtd. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull-TAG Heuer
Rtd. Esteban Gutierrez MEX Haas-Ferrari
Rtd. Nico Hulkenberg GER Force India-Mercedes

Fastest lap

Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 39.877s

Read more at http://www.crash.net/f1/results/234695/ ... fVpDGkV.99

Terry had the best race with 19 points and pips RZR, who also had 19, because of point type. The top 3 are now RZR, Parahandy, and MWBrown who takes over 3rd place.

1 -  redzonerocker 281.00
2 -  Parahandy 275.00
3 ▲1  mwbrown 266.50
4 ▼1  pitsch 265.00
5 -  lindosfan 256.00
6 -  JJBones 248.00
7 ▲2  Terry  247.00 (Yellow Cap)
8 ▼1  pharvey 245.50
9 ▼1  Pete 241.50
10 ▲1  bsdk1960 241.00
11 ▼1  BigBoy 240.50
12 -  Vital Spark 235.50

Terry 19.0
redzonerocker 19.0
Vital Spark 18.0
mwbrown 18.0
pitsch 16.0
bsdk1960 14.0
Parahandy 13.5
pharvey 13.5
BigBoy 13.0
Pete 11.0
lindosfan 10.5
JJBones 9.0

Next up next weekend is Mexico. Good luck to all! Pete

Mexican Grand Prix
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez

https://www.formula1.com/en/championshi ... exico.html

Qualifying

Saturday 29 Oct 13:00 (local)
Sunday 30 Oct 01:00 (Thai time)

Race

Sunday 30 Oct 13:00 (local)
Monday 31 Oct 02:00 (your time)

[PeteC]

[PeteC]

Mexico qualifying results:

1. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 18.704s
2. Nico Rosberg GER Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 18.958s
3. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull-TAG 1m 19.054s
4. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Red Bull-TAG 1m 19.133s
5. Nico Hulkenberg GER Force India-Mercedes 1m 19.330s
6. Kimi Raikkonen FIN Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 19.376s
7. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 19.381s
8. Valtteri Bottas FIN Williams-Mercedes 1m 19.551s
9. Felipe Massa BRZ Williams-Mercedes 1m 20.151s
10. Carlos Sainz Jr ESP Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m 20.382s

11. Fernando Alonso ESP McLaren-Honda 1m 20.282s
12. Sergio Perez MEX Force India-Mercedes 1m 20.287s
13. Jenson Button GBR McLaren-Honda 1m 20.673s
14. Kevin Magnussen DEN Renault-Renault 1m 21.131s
15. Marcus Ericsson SWE Sauber-Ferrari 1m 21.536s
16. Pascal Wehrlein GER Manor-Mercedes 1m 21.785s

17. Esteban Gutierrez MEX Haas-Ferrari 1m 21.401s
18. Daniil Kvyat RUS Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m 21.454s
19. Felipe Nasr BRA Sauber-Ferrari 1m 21.692s
20. Esteban Ocon FRA Manor-Mercedes 1m 21.881s
21. Romain Grosjean FRA Haas-Ferrari 1m 21.916s
22. Jolyon Palmer GBR Renault-Renault No Time

Read more at http://www.crash.net/f1/results/234856/ ... pEkR1Z2.99

[PeteC]

Mexico results:
1. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes-Mercedes 71 laps
2. Nico Rosberg GER Mercedes-Mercedes +8.3s
3. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari-Ferrari +17.3
4. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Red Bull-TAG Heuer +20.8s (Fastest Lap)
5. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull-TAG Heuer +21.3s*
6. Kimi Raikkonen FIN Ferrari-Ferrari +49.3s
7. Nico Hulkenberg GER Force India-Mercedes +58.8s
8. Valtteri Bottas FIN Williams-Mercedes +65.6s
9. Felipe Massa BRZ Williams-Mercedes +76.2
10. Sergio Perez MEX Force India-Mercedes +76.7s

11. Marcus Ericsson SWE Sauber-Ferrari +1 lap
12. Jenson Button GBR McLaren-Honda +1 lap
13. Fernando Alonso ESP McLaren-Honda +1 lap
14. Jolyon Palmer GBR Renault-Renault +1 lap
15. Felipe Nasr BRZ Sauber-Ferrari +1 lap
16. Carlos Sainz Jr ESP Toro Rosso-Ferrari +1 lap
17. Kevin Magnussen DEN Renault-Renault +1 lap
18. Daniil Kvyat RUS Toro Rosso-Ferrari +1 lap
19. Esteban Gutierrez MEX Haas-Ferrari +1 lap
20. Romain Grosjean FRA Haas-Ferrari +1 lap
21. Esteban Ocon FRA MRT-Mercedes +2 laps

Not Classified

Rtd. Pascal Wehrlein GER MRT-Mercedes

Read more at http://www.crash.net/f1/results/234887/ ... 6uz6IMq.99