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#1 LB

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Posted 23 March 2009 - 15:46

Since Gerry name checked me in the main forum as a game runner I better run a game lol.

Season Guesses
1. Who will be the first of the 20 announced drivers not to be on the grid of a GP?
2. What will be Sebastian Vettel's final standing in this year Drivers' Championship?
3. How many different drivers will be on the podium all over the season?
4. Which race(s) will have the most number of DNFs?
5. How often will the pole-setter win the GP this year?
6. What will be the point different between teams that finished second and fourth in Constructors' Championship? (in interval of 5 points..0-5,6-10,11-15...you get the idea).
7. Which driver will be the most outclassed by his teammate based on the final Championship standings (i.e. not points but places)?
8. Which driver will have the longest streak of consecutive finishes within the season?


Australia Guesses : note a couple of question changes, mainly cos 3 and 4 were usually the same.
1. Who will start 9th on the grid in Melbourne?
2. The drivers of which team will have the biggest difference in their grid position (not time, only position)?
3. Which team will complete the lowest number of laps in the race?
4. What lap will the first race retirement take place?
5. Which driver will move up most spots from grid (including from pit lane) to race finish?
6. Who will finish the race in 5th position?
7. How many drivers will finish the race in the lead lap including the winner?
8. How great will be the margin between winner and 2nd?

All answers will be as it stands on midnight GMT Sunday

Just put down your answer for each question by the strat of friday practice and muggins here will trawl the FIA website on monday to get the answers, and probably post them by June given my track record.

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#2 Apex

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Posted 23 March 2009 - 16:47

Season:

1. Everyone will start every GP this year.
2. 10th
3. 13
4. Monaco
5. 9
6. 36-40
7. Piquet
8. Kovalainen

Australia:

1. Vettel
2. Renault
3. Toro Rosso
4. 1st
5. Nakajima
6. Heidfeld
7. 8
8. 0-5

#3 brunopascal

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Posted 23 March 2009 - 18:51

Season Guesses:
1. Everyone will be on the grid for every GP
2. 9th
3. 12
4. British GP
5. 9
6. 26-30
7. Piquet
8. Kubica

Australia:
1. Hamilton
2. Renault
3. Toro Rosso
4. Lap 1
5. Rosberg
6. Alonso
7. 10
8. 0-5 secs

#4 mark f1

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Posted 23 March 2009 - 19:45

Season guesses:

1. No-one - all will start all races
2. 10th
3. 12
4. Australia
5. 9
6. 40-45
7. Piquet
8. Heidfeld

Australia guesses:

1. Webber
2. Renault
3. Force India
4. Lap 1
5. Hamilton
6. Alonso
7. 9
8. 10-15 secs

#5 scheivlak

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Posted 23 March 2009 - 22:11

Season Guesses
1. No one - All will start all races
2. 10th
3. 12
4. The Malaysian GP
5. 9 times
6. 20-25 points
7. Nelsinho Piquet
8. Jarno Trulli


Australia Guesses
1. Timo Glock
2. Renault
3. Toro Rosso
4. lap 1
5. Lewis Hamilton
6. Nick Heidfeld
7. eight
8. 0-5 secs

#6 Xig

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Posted 23 March 2009 - 22:26

Season Guesses
1. Fisichella
2. 8th
3. 13
4. Monza
5. 6 times
6. 31-35
7. Piquet
8. Heidfeld


Australia Guesses : note a couple of question changes, mainly cos 3 and 4 were usually the same.
1. Glock
2. Renault
3. Force India
4. 1
5. Hamilton
6. Kubica
7. 7
8. 0-5 secs.

#7 asterix

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Posted 23 March 2009 - 22:50

Season Guesses
1. Noone - all will start
2. 4th
3. 11
4. Malaysia
5. 10
6. 34-42
7. Piquet
8. Trulli


Australia Guesses : note a couple of question changes, mainly cos 3 and 4 were usually the same.
1. Webber
2. Renault
3. Force India
4. 1
5. Barricello
6. Heidfeld
7. 13
8. 10-15sec

#8 Estwald

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Posted 24 March 2009 - 02:41

Season
1. Buemi
2. 12
3. 10
4. Australia
5. 11
6. 61-65
7. Piquet
8. Kubica

Australia
1. Vettel
2. Renault
3. Force India
4. 16
5. Webber
6. Raikkonen
7. 7
8. 5-10 sec

#9 gerry nassar

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Posted 24 March 2009 - 06:24

:lol: LB, because you made the effort, I'll play!

Season Guesses
1. Noone - all will start
2. 6th
3. 14 drivers
4. Australia
5. 7 times
6. 11-15
7. Piquet
8. Heidfeld


Australia Guesses : note a couple of question changes, mainly cos 3 and 4 were usually the same.
1. Hamilton
2. Renault
3. Ferrari
4. Lap 1
5. Hamilton
6. Glock
7. 8
8. 5-10sec

#10 fisichella_2001

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Posted 24 March 2009 - 13:58

Season:

1. S Bourdais
2. 9th
3. 14
4. Monaco
5. 10
6. 40-45
7. Piquet
8. R Kubica

Australia:

1. T Glock
2. Renault
3. Toro Rosso
4. 1
5. N Rosberg
6. J Trulli
7. 10
8. 10-15 secs

#11 Kooper

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Posted 24 March 2009 - 14:09

Season Guesses

1. None - all will start all races
2. 9th
3. 13
4. Monaco
5. 6
6. 21-25
7. Piquet
8. Barrichello


Australia Guesses

1. Hamilton
2. Renault
3. Force India
4. 1
5. Bourdais
6. Kubica
7. 9
8. 0-5s

#12 Makarias

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Posted 25 March 2009 - 00:22

Season:
1. Piquet
2. 12th
3. 13
4. Australia
5. 8 times
6. 31-35
7. Piquet as we all agree
8. Heidfeld

Australia:
1. Glock
2. Williams
3. Williams
4. 1st lap
5. Fisichella
6. Alonso
7. 12
8. 0-5 s

#13 dnbn

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Posted 25 March 2009 - 00:51

Season Guesses
1. Fisichella
2. 6th
3. 12
4. Monaco
5. 7
6. 16-20
7. Piquet
8. Kubica


Australia Guesses :
1. Glock
2. Renault
3. Force India
4. 1st
5. Kovalainen
6. Kubica
7. 11
8. 0-5

#14 LB

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Posted 25 March 2009 - 01:30

Might all agree Piquet Mak. we did that last year and it ended up being Bourdais!


Season Guesses
1. Sutil
2. 7th
3. 14
4. Australia as bloody usual
5. 6 times
6. 40-45 points
7. Kovaleinen :p
8. Dependable Nicky Heidfeld


Australia Guesses :
1. Glock
2. Renault
3. Force India
4. Oh go on lap 1
5. Bourdais
6. Trulli
7. 9
8. 0-5

#15 MattFoster

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Posted 25 March 2009 - 03:47

Season guesses:

1. No one
2. 10th
3. 12
4. Monaco
5. 9
6. 40-45
7. Piquet
8. Heidfeld

Australia guesses:

1. Webber
2. Renault
3. Force India
4. Lap 1
5. Hamilton
6. Alonso
7. 9
8. 10-15 secs

#16 dank

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Posted 25 March 2009 - 12:06

Season Guesses

1. No one.
2. 7th
3. 12
4. Australia
5. 7 times
6. 36-41
7. Piquet
8. Heidfeld


Australia Guesses

1. Webber
2. Renault
3. Toro Rosso
4. 1st
5. Vettel
6. Vettel
7. 10
8. 15s

#17 wewantourdarbyback

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Posted 25 March 2009 - 12:17

Season:
1. None
2. 7th
3. 11
4. Aus
5. 9
6. 20-25
7. Piquet
8. Heidlfeld


Aus:
1. Vettel
2. Renault
3. Torro Rosso
4. 1
5. Hamilton
6. Massa
7. 9
8. 20-25

#18 Frogman

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Posted 25 March 2009 - 14:01

Season Guesses
1. Buemi
2. 8
3. 9
4. Silverstone
5. 5 times
6. 76-80
7. Piquet
8. Hamilton

Australia Guesses
1. Bourdais
2. Toyota
3. Force India
4. 1
5. Raikkonen
6. Alonso
7. 7
8. 5-10 secs

#19 estoril85

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Posted 25 March 2009 - 14:55

Season Guesses
1. Bourdais
2. 7th
3. 9
4. Monaco
5. 10
6. 35-40
7. Kovaleinen
8. Buemi


Australia Guesses
1. Trulli
2. BMW
3. Toro Rosso
4. 5
5. Fisichella
6. Rosberg
7. 9
8. 0-5 secs

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#20 D82

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Posted 25 March 2009 - 18:16

Season:
1. No one
2. 5
3. 12
4. Monaco
5. 6
6. 71-75
7. Piquet
8. Heidfeld


Australia:
1. Alonso
2. Renault
3. Force India
4. 1
5. Alonso
6. Alonso
7. 7
8. 5-10

#21 Alapan

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Posted 25 March 2009 - 19:50

Season Guesses
1. Barrichelo
2. 5
3. 9
4. Belgium
5. 10
6. 6-10
7. Buemi
8. Kubica

Australia Guesses : note a couple of question changes, mainly cos 3 and 4 were usually the same.
1. Hamilton
2. Renault
3. Force India
4. 1
5. Heidfeld
6. Vettel
7. 8
8. 0-5 sec

#22 skylark68

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Posted 26 March 2009 - 03:16

SEASON:

1) All will start
2) 8th
3) 11
4) Chinese
5) 6
6) 75 - 80
7) Piquet
8) Kubica

RACE:

1) Glock
2) Sauber
3) Williams
4) 3
5) Hamilton
6) Raik
7) 9
8) 10-15 sec

#23 shays

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Posted 26 March 2009 - 09:45

SEASON:
1. Piquet Jr
2. 8th
3. 9 drivers
4. Monaco
5. 9 times
6. 51-55 points
7. Piquet
8. Kubica

MELBOURNE GP:
1. Vettel
2. Renault
3. Force India
4. Lap 1
5. Webber
6. Heidfeld
7. 8 drivers
8. 0 - 5 secs

#24 Nads.Dams

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Posted 26 March 2009 - 10:15

Season Guesses:
1. Piquet
2. 10th
3. 12
4. Belgium
5. 8
6. 111-115
7. Piquet
8. Glock


Australia Guesses :
1. Vettel
2. Renault
3. Toro Rosso
4. 1
5. Fisichella
6. Kubica
7. 8
8. 10-15 sec

#25 garth_b

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Posted 26 March 2009 - 10:42

Season Guesses
1. Mark Webber
2. 5
3. 9
4. Monaco
5. 6 times
6. 45-50
7. Piquet
8. Trulli

Australia Guesses
1. Rosberg
2. Renault
3. Force India
4. 1
5. Bourdais
6. Heidfeld
7. 9
8. 15-20 secs

#26 Costaz

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Posted 26 March 2009 - 11:57

Season
1. Bourdais
2. 9th
3. 12
4. Australia
5. 12
6. 20-5
7. Piquet
8. Hamilton

Australia
1. Kovalainen
2. Williams
3. Force India
4. 1st
5. Heifeld
6. Trulli
7. 5
8. 20-5 seconds

#27 kismet

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Posted 26 March 2009 - 17:26

Season:
1. Webber
2. 10th
3. 13
4. Australia
5. 9 times
6. 45-50
7. Piquet
8. Barrichello

Australia:
1. Glock
2. Renault
3. Toro Rosso
4. 1
5. Kovalainen
6. Alonso
7. 8
8. 0-5 seconds

#28 italiansdoitbetter

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Posted 26 March 2009 - 19:29

Season Guesses
1. sutil
2. 11
3. 11
4. monaco
5. 10
6. 45-50
7. kova
8. hami


Australia Guesses : note a couple of question changes, mainly cos 3 and 4 were usually the same.
1. rosberg
2. renault?
3. toro rosso
4. 2
5. vettel
6. massa
7. 7
8. 0-5

#29 fullcourseyellow

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Posted 26 March 2009 - 23:44

Season:

1. Piquet
2. 9th
3. 12
4. Australia
5. 9
6. 30-35
7. Piquet
8. Heidfeld

Australia:

1. Alonso
2. Renault
3. Force India
4. 1
5. Kovalainen
6. Glock
7. 6
8. 0-5 sec.

#30 Crazy Canuck

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Posted 27 March 2009 - 01:51

Season Guesses
1. none
2. 10
3. 14
4. Austrailia
5. 9
6. 16-20
7. Piquet
8. Heidfeld


Australia Guesses
1. Alonso
2. Renault
3. Force India
4. 10
5. Rosberg
6. Heidfeld
7. 7
8. 10-15

#31 LB

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Posted 27 March 2009 - 02:35

Game closed for Australia :)

#32 scheivlak

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Posted 30 December 2009 - 18:17

The 8UG bets somehow sank into the deep sea during the season but I suddenly remembered that there were some season's guesses made here that could be checked!


These were the right answers I think:

1. Who will be the first of the 20 announced drivers not to be on the grid of a GP?
S Bourdais / F Massa (both missing on the grid of the 2009 Hungarian GP)

2. What will be Sebastian Vettel's final standing in this year Drivers' Championship?
Second (!)

3. How many different drivers will be on the podium all over the season?
13

4. Which race(s) will have the most number of DNFs?
The Australian GP

5. How often will the pole-setter win the GP this year?
9 times

6. What will be the point different between teams that finished second and fourth in Constructors' Championship? (in interval of 5 points..0-5,6-10,11-15...you get the idea)
83.5 => 81-85

7. Which driver will be the most outclassed by his teammate based on the final Championship standings (i.e. not points but places)?
Among those that started the season: Kazuki Nakajima (13 places)

8. Which driver will have the longest streak of consecutive finishes within the season?
Nico Rosberg (the first 15 races in a row)


There were two participants with 3 correct answers:
kismet and
Crazy Canuck !

Congrats :clap:

Next are Apex, mark f1, Makarias, wewantourdarbyback, Costaz and fullcourseyellow with 2.

brunopascal, scheivlak, Xig, Estwald, gerry nassar, fisichella2001, Kooper. LB, Matt Foster. dank, estoril85 and shays had 1 correct answer while
asterix, dnbn, Frogman, D82, Alapan, skylark68, Nads.Dams, garth b and italiansdoitbetter finished at 0.

Edited by scheivlak, 30 December 2009 - 18:19.


#33 scheivlak

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Posted 30 December 2009 - 18:22

Some other facts:

The first question “Who will be the first of the 20 announced drivers not to be on the grid of a GP?” was answered by no less than 13 participants with "all will start every race". How wrong we were :D
Nobody named Massa but 3 participants named Bourdais.
Nelson Piquet jr. was chosen 4 times as the earliest driver to be substituted. He was replaced just 1 GP later.

Nobody guessed the right answer to question 2 but honourable mentions should be made to Asterix who thought Vettel would finish 4th and d82, Alapan and garth b who thought that he would end 5th. OTOH Estwald, Makarias thought he would finish 12th in the final standings.

No less than 11 people had the right answer to to question 4 (Australia), while Monaco was mentioned 10 times.

Nobody had question 6 right, but Frogman and Skylark68 came very close with 76-80!
Most of the other guesses were way off.

Nobody had question 7 right either.
Most of us had N.Piquet jr. who finished 12 places behind Alonso, while not competing the entire season.

And finally question 8: Nobody guessed it should be Nico!
Most of us chose Nick Heidfeld who –as we know- was torpedoed by Adrian Sutil at the Singapore GP.

Edited by scheivlak, 30 December 2009 - 18:23.