F1 Prediction Game 2009

[Keith Peppiatt]

Podium :
1-) Button
2-) Glock
3-) Rosberg

Pole Position : Button

Fastest Lap : Rosberg

First DNF : Massa

 

[richardbolton]

Podium :
1-) Button
2-) Barrichello
3-) Truli

Pole Position : Button

Fastest Lap : Button

First DNF : Massa

Cant see anyone competing with Brawn at the moment...

 

[Lewis Owen]

Podium :
1-) Barrichello
2-) Button
3-) Rosberg

Pole Position : Button

Fastest Lap : Barrichello

First DNF : Piquet

 

[Rhys Gardiner]

Podium:
1-) Barrichello
2-) Button
3-) Webber (please, oh please... ray

Pole Position: Button

Fastest lap: Raikkonen

 

[kalniel]

They've already been practising on the track - predictions after thursday don't count because you get a benchmark.

 

[kalniel]

Hehe no - because despite making your 'prediction' after the race, you still got the result wrong

 

[kalniel]

Round 1 - Australia
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Damian Dainhumain: 7
Lewis Owen: 7
Lewis Fergusson: 7

Rhys Gardiner: 5

Mark Birney: 3

Richard Kay: 2
123456789aa: 2
Richardbolton: 2
Eric Tozer: 2
Ben Tusting: 2
Niklas Vesterinen: 2

Andreas Hultgren: 0
Andy Marsden: 0
Peter Bartfai: 0
Resi Respati: 0
Omer Said: 0
Max-Yvan Liegrace: 0
Myles Thomas: 0
Dave Stephenson: 0
Daniel Plaikner: 0
Brad Johnson: 0
JEarnoWEldonL: 0
ricardo_rosset: 0
Rob Goldthorpe: 0
Hannu Karesola: 0
kalniel: 0
Sander Hogendoorn: 0

Petr Kantor: -100


(please correct me if I've got anyone wrong).

 

[Resi Respati]

hmm...
Can you just arrange it with the most points on top? (of course )

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

(Playing along without points )

Podium :
1-) Hamilton
2-) Kubica
3-) Massa

Pole Position : Kubica

Fastest Lap : Hamilton

First DNF : Button

 

[Ben Tusting]

Podium :
1-)Rubens
2-)Jenson
3-)Rosberg

Pole Position :Rubens

Fastest Lap : Rosberg

First DNF iquet

 

[kalniel]

Done

I think the points scheme is very harsh - you only get points for getting it exactly right! Next year I'll have to suggest a different one

PS I hope all those with moderator powers are honourable enough not to silently edit their predictions

 

[Resi Respati]

***2009 PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GP***
***OFFICIAL GRID LINE-UP***

1 J.Button Brawn GP
2 J.Trulli Toyota
3 T.Glock Toyota
4 N.Rosberg Williams
5 M.Webber Red Bull
6 R.Kubica BMW Sauber
7 K.Raikkonen Ferrari
8 R.Barrichello Brawn GP - Penalty
9 F.Alonso Renault
10 N.Heidfeld BMW Sauber
11 K.Nakajima Williams
12 L.Hamilton McLaren
13 S.Vettel Red Bull - Penalty
14 H.Kovalainen McLaren
15 S.Bourdais Toro Rosso
16 F.Massa Ferrari
17 N.Piquet Jr Renault
18 G.Fisichella Force India
19 A.Sutil Force India
20 S.Buemi Toro Rosso

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Button on pole... 2 points for me :victory:

 

[Rhys Gardiner]

They've already been practising on the track - predictions after thursday don't count because you get a benchmark.

:question:

The original rules stated that predictions had to be made before midnight Friday... Did I make the prediction after Friday? :struggle:

 

[Keith Peppiatt]

Podium :
1-) Button
2-) Glock
3-) Rosberg

Pole Position : Button

Fastest Lap : Rosberg

First DNF : Massa

rofl.... my flier at an outsider for 2nd paid off!!!

 

[Lewis Owen]

rofl.... my flier at an outsider for 2nd paid off!!!

Glock got 3rd.

 

[Richard Kay]

:question:

The original rules stated that predictions had to be made before midnight Friday... Did I make the prediction after Friday? :struggle:

The time quoted was 00:00 Friday which is midnight before Friday morning so that it was not possible to make predictions after seeing FP1 or 2. Not sure how that rule will work at Monaco though. They run FP1 and 2 on Thursday there.

So your entry was late, according to the original rules. What you are thinking abut is 00:00 Saturday.

 

[Keith Peppiatt]

Glock got 3rd.

so i see... took the lap previous... damn!

/me shakes fist

 

[kalniel]

The time quoted was 00:00 Friday which is midnight before Friday morning so that it was not possible to make predictions after seeing FP1 or 2. Not sure how that rule will work at Monaco though. They run FP1 and 2 on Thursday there.

So your entry was late, according to the original rules. What you are thinking abut is 00:00 Saturday.

That's what I understood as well (also by the comments on the first round which said we shouldn't take results after practise). I suggest we just change the wording to 'make your predictions before first practise'.

But if anyone wants to do different then just take it on and make it clear - I only started because no-one else was doing anything.

 

[kalniel]

Rule clarification (at least until someone else steps in): Predictions have to be made before first practise.

This avoids the situation for Monaco where friday is a day off so they practise early

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Round 2 results

Lewis Fergusson: 8
richardbolton: 8

Resi Respati: 7
Keith Peppiatt: 7

Kyle Evers: 5
Richard Kay: 5

123456789aa: 3

Lewis Owen: 2

Peter Bartfai: 1

Ross McGregor: 0
kalniel: 0

The decision to take a gearbox change for Barrichello clearly threw a couple of people expecting the wet weather master to come good. Then a race with unusually mild rain before the deludge which caused an early end and confusing results as those that pitted at the wrong time found themselves out of the running means only those who picked button grabbed the points - the weighting of the scoring system rendering most placings outside of the winner/pole rather insignificant.

 

[kalniel]

Standings so far

Lewis Fergusson: 15
richardbolton: 10
Lewis Owen: 9
Damian Dainhumain: 7
Richard Kay: 7
Resi Respati: 7
Keith Peppiatt: 7
123456789aa: 5
Rhys Gardiner: 5
Kyle Evers: 5
Eric Tozer: 2
Ben Trusting: 2
Niklas Vesterinen: 2
Peter Bartfai: 1

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