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An avid F1 fan earlier:
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F1 is like making love to a beautiful woman... First you inspect the course to work out the best lines, then choose the right rubber and head out for some practice, tweaking your technique until it's just right, then once everything is warmed up go flat out to the finish. But be careful with the power so you don't wear out the rubber and finish in the pits.
Its clearly been a long off season!
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I hope the last few posts have cheered up McLaren-Honda personnel
Does anyone know of any free Fantasy F1 games?
There was a really good one a few years ago where you could create your own friends leagues but it got closed down by Bernie!
Entered - I think!
the-muffin-man - Member
Entered - I think!
Yep, I see ya!
Great shout, cheers. 🙂
nice one, I'm in 🙂
Need to work out my team!
I'm in, and top of the league lol 🙂
Team picked, although I think you can have a free transfer up to Thursday. Excited! 🙂
Is anyone else a little surprised that you can see everyone's real name as well as their screen name? Kind of negates that point of having a screen name, non?
It is odd.
You can change it though in the profile section - just fill out the form with fake info.
i'm in
It is odd.You can change it though in the profile section - just fill out the form with fake info.
I've tried that- computer says no. Will try again later! 🙂
You have to fill out all the fields to update (with any random rubbish!).
Yah! Double figures.
It will be interesting to see who we've all chosen.
I'm in, quite looking forward to this weekends racing even though I cant see past Hamilton for the win. Any bets on Mclaren needing a pair of engine changes before the race starts?
You have to fill out all the fields to update (with any random rubbish!).
Done! 🙂
Whoop!
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Any bets on Mclaren needing a pair of engine changes before the race starts?
they'll probably breakdown on the warm up lap assuming they get through practise and quali!
Any bets on Mclaren needing a pair of engine changes before the race starts?
I'm still hoping for McLaren to be the biggest surprise of the season! Even considered Stoffel Vandourne as a cheapo option in my team. But only considered lol 😉
I'm in!
Lucky for me & red bull??? #13 (I've given my selection literally seconds of thought, so expect to be the Sauber of the pack)
In 😀
Quite surprised that more people have chosen McLaren than Renault 😯
I'm in! Has anyone been brave/stupid enough to pick Alonso & McLaren together? 🙂
I mean, I'd love for them to do well but I just can't see it happening
Quite surprised that more people have chosen McLaren than Renault
And more Sauber than Toro Rosso!!
I'm in to! 😀
Tick.
I'm in. Just a random selection, may have a fiddle if I get a chance before the weekend. Not even read the rules to see how the scoring works yet 🙂
I can't decide between Max Verstappen and D. Ricciardo, and I can't afford to have both! Daniel is more likely to finish whereas Max is more likely to finish higher. Argh!
I'm in! See how it goes now
Im In 🙂
In, and I'm not last!
Also in, that points system seems way too generous....
Legend, i was thinking that - but it's an even field regardless. It means for once in a fantasy f1 league you'll actually get to see the racers you've picked racing!
I'm in, agree it seemed fairly generous on the team allowance.
I'm in too, give me something to do when I'm bored at work 🙂
In..
Joined. Nice. Its quite generous but i think then the points will be close.
Be mindful aswell that every few races the value of drivers and teams change depending on performance.
You can also make a limited (25 i think, 3 max per race) changes to your team through the season.
Ok, I'm in. Same username .
In!
Let's see if I'm any less hopeless at this as I was a fantasy football at university!
Be mindful aswell that every few races the value of drivers and teams change depending on performance.
Do you think that this will mean that every so often you will have to kick a driver off your team if they get too pricey?
Do you think that this will mean that every so often you will have to kick a driver off your team if they get too pricey?
no, you keep whatever team you have even if their individual element value goes up. I can't remember what happens with your budget if for whatever reason you wanted to get rid of an element which had gone up in value.
Yikes you folks have read the rules - I'm doomed!
Barring dropped/injury/death it's very very unlikely I'll touch my team again this year
Now that can be taken as supreme confidence or an admission of a certain level of disorganisation...
Mostly laziness and doubt that I'll watch any more races than last year (1)
Up to 41 in the STW Fantasy league - get your team in quick!...
http://fantasy.udt.co.za/f1 /p>
Search for team code 14760134287437
And it really is pink...
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Very sweet of Vijay to run the Mother's Day livery 🙂
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I think someone jsut did something sensible to F1, but its so weird for that to happen that I could be wrong: http://www.crash.net/f1/news/242990/1/verstappen-braking-rule-scrapped-as-fia-relaxes-penalties.html
I blame Ross Brawn
I think someone jsut did something sensible to F1
Whaaaaaat?!?!?!?!?!?!?! 😉
Don't worry, I'm sure they'll revert to the old version by the end of FP2
It starts with a small thing like a sensible rule change, then they let the teams use video clips on social media during the race, then they let promoters actually promote the event they're paying for, then they come up with a long term strategy for development, then before you know it f1 has got new teams, new viewers and people are talking about the racing rather than the politics. Shame it'll all be on pay TV though.
Hamilton by more than half a second in the quali run in practise 2.
Vertstappen doing a good impression of a high speed lawnmower 🙂
So far in the 2 practice sessions Mercedes are still the quickest, over 0.5 seconds on low fuel and more than a second on high fuel, Alonso in 12th but 2.4 seconds off the pace. Seems testing as always was a lot of smoke and mirrors 😀
As a Lewis fan that's good to hear but hopefully come the race the Ferrari's will give Merc a run for their money.
Let's hope the TV director focuses on the midfield battles because that actually looks quite close. It's hard to judge Bottas' relative pace based on 2 practice sessions but if those times are representative...
It is looking very ominous for a Merc walkover this weekend isn't it, at least from HAM 😕 The cars don't look overly fast either, but then it is a low grip track so that should change at the next race.
As an aside the STW F1 Fantasy League Avatar is the only thing it could have been, nice work retro83 😀
Just read LH was on the faster tyre. Any chance the times are closer on the same tyre?
The cars don't look overly fast either, but then it is a low grip track so that should change at the next race.
Lap record* 1’24.125 (226.934 kph) by Michael Schumacher, 2004
Fastest lap 1’23.529 (228.553 kph) by Sebastian Vettel, 2011
*Fastest lap set during a Grand Prix
lewis today 1:23.620 on a relatively green track I'd say thats pretty fast.
I'm in, thanks for setting it up, go Merkelbeek Straat!
I'm in too, first timer at fantasy league, here's hoping for beginners luck!! Excited about the new season...
I didn't say it wasn't fast, it just didn't look it on the TV! Seem to remember that Melbourne always looked slower than expected anyway, they definitely looked quick from the Barcelona footage online. Maybe a balls-out lap in qualy will look properly spectacular 😀
Wait till 20 wide cars are barrelling into the first corner - that bit of grass on the left will see some wheeltracks and carbon fibre!
Still to early to call things.
And who will be up at silly-o-clock to watch qualifying?
Nah, will do my usual of recording and watching 'live' at a sensible time 🙂
Ref the leage pic, it should really be pumping up an F1 tyre... 😉
Ericsson faster than Wehrlein in both sessions (and by a decent margin). If Pascal is slower over the season it could be a career ending year.
That's F1 though isn't it?
As pointed out on Sky if Bottas turns out to be slower than LH then it shines an interesting light on Rosberg.
Mind you it's only FP2, too early to be writing off careers 🙂
What's it on? Just sky/now?
Highlights from all races and 10 live races on Channel 4 too.
Mind you it's only FP2, too early to be writing off careers
Yeah but the comparison is Ericsson*, not Hamilton! 😀
He should slaughter him if he's got hopes of bagging a top drive.
(*who's only in F1 because his backer bought the team).
Well yes, but it's FP2...
If Pascal is slower over the season it could be a career ending year.
Isn't this one of the first times he's driven the car after his spectacular RoC crash? Only cleared to drive this week from what I heard.
No he drove in the second week of testing in Spain.
[quote=nemesis ]As pointed out on Sky if Bottas turns out to be slower than LH then it shines an interesting light on Rosberg.
Yeah - it suggests NR had just as much time to get familiar with the car as LH. I note that NR was also consistently slower than LH.