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Remember to consider the whole weekend, not just the race.
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Step 1 - GP takes place & voting opens
Step 2 - Everybody votes for the three drivers they genuinely think did well in the GP weekend. One top driver and two running up. If I feel you are simply voting for the fav driver each time I'll put you on the blacklist for a while. (I won't be voting myself, to make it fairer) Also not arguing over somebody elses votes or again on the blacklist you go. Posts should be along the lines of:

...Top Drive: Driver X - The one guy who impressed you most over the GP Weekend

...Runner Ups : Driver Y, Driver Z - The next two guys who impressed you.

Make it clear which Schumacher you mean, and which driver is Top Drive. Don't use the abbreviation JV, as it can mean both Jacques Villeneuve and Jos Verstappen. Also be clear about Ralf Schumacher and Ralph Firman.

Step 3- Voting will close in about a week

Step 4 - I'll add up the total number of votes. 2 pts for a top vote and 1 for a runner-up vote. This will produce a 'race result'. Should drivers have the same voting score then I will split them by who has had the most Top Votes. If that fails then in reversed race result order.

Step 5 - The drivers will then be awarded championship points on a 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 system.
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Rate the race
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Please rate the race from 0-10, using the following guide.

Quality of race
This should be a reflection of how good the race was, not how much you liked the results. Please don't give it a one or two just because driver X failed to win the championship. Think about how much it had your pulse racing and you guessing at what the end result was going to be. Use the guide below to help, and think carefully. Try to compare it not just to the last few races, but all the grand prix you've ever watched. Votes of 9 and 10 should be quite rare.

10 The best race I've ever seen
9 Contender for the best race of the last few seasons
8 Contender for the best race of the season
7 Brilliant race, I was on the edge of my seat for a lot of the race
6 Better than average, more than a few on the edge the seat moments
5 An average race, nothing spectacular but worth watching
4 Below average, too few exciting moments
3 Well, there was one or two moments of interest
2 That was completely predictable
1 I struggled to watch it all the way through
0 I slept through most of it

Satisfaction with the results
Please also rate the race in terms of how satisfied you are with the results. This one
should be based on if driver X wins the championship or not! Also factors such controversy
over DQ's that sour the event should be considered.

10 All the right results, and done with style
9 All the right results, if not in the best manner
8 Mostly the right results
7 Mostly the right results with a bit of luck
6 Some of drivers/teams I liked did well
5 Neither happy nor sad with the results
4 My likes didn't quite manage to do well
3 My likes did quite badly
2 My likes did quite badly and my dislikes did good
1 All the wrong drivers/teams did very well but I'll give them credit for doing it well
0 All the wrong drivers/teams did very well and the right ones did badly

Note: people who are on the Voting Championship blacklist can still participate in Rate the race.

2003 so far:
Australian GP scored 7.89 for race quality and 6.91 in results satisfaction.

Top drive - Raikkonen
Runner ups - Alonso, Barrichello

(Last place - Michael Schumacher)

Quality - 7
Satisfaction - 8

Ok straight in.

1/ Alonso - ahead of teammate all weekend put a renault on the podium

2/ the two McLaren drivers again, Kimi for the win DC for the qualifying and should have won - he was the faster this weekend.

honerable mentions to Ralf and Ralph, Justin Wilson (again) and little nicky.

Race 6
Results 7

Top drive: Räikkönen
Runner ups: Alonso, Barrichello
Race 7
Results 8

Top Drive - Raikkonen

2nd - Alonso and Barrichello (not quite fast enough, but didn't get in trouble and drove a good race).

Race - 8 (since i was there)

Results - 10

Top Drive - Raikkonen

2nd - Alonso, Wilson
Race - 6

Results - 4

Top Drive: Raikonnen
Runners up: Alonso and Ralf Schumacher

Race: 6
Results: 3

Top: Kimi Räikkönen
Runner ups: Alonso, Barríchello

Quality: 8
Satisfaction: 10

Top drive: Fernando Alonso

Runner up: Kimi Räikkönen, Jarno Trulli

Quality of race: 6

Satisfaction with the results: 6 (MS screwed up again ;))

Top driver: Kimi Räikkönen
2nd: Alonso, Firman
Quality: 7
Satisfaction: 9

Top: Räikkönen
Runners-up: Alonso, Barrichello

Quality: 7
Satisfaction: 10

Top drive: Fernando Alonso - not just a low-fuel gambit

Runners-up: Kimi Raikonnen - cool, collected drive to first win
Jenson Button - Held off Trulli despite huge pressure...just a shame about the final corner spin.


Quality: 8
Satisfaction: 8

Top: Räikkönen
Runners-up: Alonso, Barrichello

Quality: 4
Satisfaction: 7

Top: Raikkonen
Runner ups: Alonso, Barrichello

Q: 8
S: 10

1st: KR
Runner-ups: FA, JT

Quality: 7
Satisfaction: 7

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Damn, if KR keeps this up I'll get on the black list for voting for my fav driver every time even though he deserves it! So Kimi, screw up once in a while, OK?

;)

By the way, though we're supposed to consider the whole weekend, that's actually pointless in the new format. Friday, and especially Saturday are NOTHING BUT build-up for the race, so IMO only Sunday counts.

Top Drive: Kimi
Runners Up: Alonso, Barrichello

Quality: 6
Satisfaction: 3

top drive-- Kimi

runner up - Alonso/rubens

quality - 7

satisfied - 7

top drive- trulli (wouldve beaten Alonso if it wasnt for ms imo)
runner ups- KR, FA
quality-6
satifaction-6

Difficult choice for first, and a difficult choice for "the next second".....

Top: Fernando Alonso
Rup: Kimi Raikkonen
Rup: Ralph Firman

Quality: 7 (despite pretty bad TV coverage)

Top Drive Alonso, I had bucketsfull of doubt about him but he had a great weekend

2nd Kimi, Flawless drive to take his maiden victory
3rd Button, wiped the floor with his team mate in qualy & resisted a lot of pressure in the race.


Race

Quality 8
Satis 8

1.Kimi
2.Alonso
3.TROLLEY

Quality: 7
Satisfaction: 7

Winner: Fernando Alonso. In one world, his race could be called an Olé!

Runner-ups:
Kimi Haikkonen, a deserved win
Jenson Button. Speaking of that, Jax, remember what you said about being beaten by your temmate? Want some help packing?

Quality of the race: 5

Satisfaction with the results: 7

Top Drive-Alonso (overcame adversity)
Runners Up-Raikonon(won the race from a terrible start position)
-Barichello(2nd is a great result after first lap problems)

Race Qaulity-8
Results -7

Top drive - Raikkonen
Runner ups - Alonso
Trulli


Quality - 7
Satisfaction - 9

Top drive: Alonso
Runner ups: Räikkonen, Barrichello
Race 7
Results 8

Winner - F Alonso
Runners-up - K Raikkonen & J Wilson

Quality - 8
Satisfaction - 4

1 : Alonso
2 : Barrichello
2 : Firman

Quality : 7
Satisfaction : 7

Top: Alonso Incredible!!!!!

RU: Kimi, Trulli

Race: 8
Satisfaction: 10

KR

FA

RB

1. Raikkonen
2. Alonso ( I thought both were outstanding, but Kimi gets the nod for his 1st GP win)

3. Trulli


Quality. 7
Satisfaction. 8

Top drive - Alonso
Runner ups - Raikkonen, Jenson Button



Quality - 6 (new rules, still cast a shadow of what may take longer to think about)
Satisfaction - 6

Top: Räikkönen
Runner ups: Alonso, Firman

Race: 6
Result: 9

*Bump*

The voting is now closed. Results will be up later tonight.