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[rich42]

Hi guys, we're almost ready for another fantastic season of F1 action and with it, a new season of the Guess the Times competition. The format is slightly changed for this year, partially to take account of the rule changes and partially because last year's format needed a couple of tweaks :-)
The rules are as follows (changes in bold) :

1. Guesses are to be posted for the fastest lap time recorded in Saturday qualifying 1, Saturday qualifying 2 and the race itself, along with the driver predicted to record each time.

2. The error in the guesses for each session will be added together to give the score (the lower the better).

3. If the predicted driver is recorded in the top three (in fastest lap time in the session), bonus time will be deducted from the score as follows:
1st: -0.5s
2nd: -0.3s
3rd: -0.1s
This applies to all three guesses, for a maximum deduction of 1.5s.

4. The total score for each participant will be given by the total time (including deductions) minus the winner's time (including deductions). This takes wet races into account, where all participants may be wildly out. The best result possible in any race will be 0.000, which the winner of each race will get.
e.g. A scores -0.390 (and wins the round)
B scores 1.010 (both raw scores)
As the winner of the round, A would score 0.000 and B would go to 1.400 to compensate.

5. The competition will run for all 18 races of the season, and the overall winner will be determined by the average of their best 10 results.

6. Guesses must be entered by the start of the Friday testing session each race. Preferable format:
Saturday 1: time - name
Saturday 2: time - name
Race: time - name
I will accept other formats, but this is the clearest for me to process quickly.

OK, I think that's it. I hope everyone enjoys the competition this year, and get guessing!

Richard

[Estwald]

Saturday 1: 1'25.580 - M Schumacher
Saturday 2: 1'26.121 - M Schumacher
Race: 1'26.330 - M Schumacher

[LB]

does anyone know offhand the exact rule regarding fuel levels in Q1 and Q2?

[weasle]

Saturday 1: 1'25.884 - F Alonso
Saturday 2: 1'26.763 - JP Montoya
Race: 1'26.419 - M Schumacher

[Estwald]

LB, the regs. for qualifying:
-the session will be held in two parts separated by two minutes;
-during the first part each driver will carry out a single timed lap as now starting in the order they finished in the previous race. At the first race of the year the order of the last Event of the previous year's World Championship will be used (in both cases any new drivers will be arranged in numerical order);
-any car stopping in the first part will not be allowed to take part in the second, if the car is brought back to the pits before the end of the session it must remain in parc ferme until the end of the session;
-refuelling rigs will be allowed in the first part subject to everyone wearing suitable clothing and photographers being restricted as for a race;
-the running order for the second part will be determined by the times achieved in the first part reversed;
-cars will run with race fuel and race settings as in 2003 ;

Based off this, I would have to guess that the 1st run will be low fuel like friday last year

[KWSN - DSM]

Saturday 1: 1:26:711 - Michael Schumacher
Saturday 2: 1:26:711 - Michael Schumacher
Race: 1:26:711 - Michael Schumacher

[MortenF1]

Sat 1 Michael Schumacher 1.26.619
Sat 2 Juan Pablo Montoya 1.26.777
Race Fernando Alonso 1.26.856

[Prostfan]

Sat 1 1:26.000 Barrichello
Sat 2 1:26.800 Montoya
Sun 1:27.500 Räikkönen

[Ric Bol]

Saturday 1: 1m26s415 - Jarno Trulli
Saturday 2: 1m26s727 - Michael Schumacher
Race: 1m27s011 - Kimi Raikkonen

[LB]

Sat 1 - 1m26.032 Montoya
Sat 2 - 1m26. 543 R Schumacher
Race - 1m 26. 643 K Raikkonen

[Pioneer]

Saturday 1: Montoya 1:26.302
Saturday 2: M Schumacher 1:26.724
Race: Barrichello 1:27.013

[Jimmino]

Saturday 1: 1:25:926 - Michael Schumacher
Saturday 2: 1:26:828 - Michael Schumacher
Race: 1:27:419 - Michael Schumacher

[Ladaman]

Saturday 1: 1:25.555 R.Schumacher
Saturday 2: 1:26.555 Barrichello
Race : 1:26.855 Alonso

[TT6]

Saturday 1: 1:25.666 R.Schumacher
Saturday 2: 1:26.247 Räikkönen
Race : 1:25.433 Räikkönen

[wioyet]

Saturday 1: 1'26.100 Montoya
Saturday 2: 1'26.573 Montoya
Race 1'25.800 Montoya

[titrisol]

Saturday 1: 1'27.884 - Montoya
Saturday 2: 1'28.363 - JP Montoya
Race: 1'27.419 - Raikonnen

[Nasty McBastard]

Saturday 1: 1'26.894 MSchumacher
Saturday 2: 1'27.014 JMontoya
Race: 1'26.550 MSchumacher

[lukywill]

Saturday 1: 1'26.900 - Button
Saturday 2: 1'26.900 - Ralf Schumacher
Race: 1'26.200 - Montoya

[Apex]

Saturday 1: 1.26.765 - Montoya
Saturday 2: 1.26.543 - Montoya
Race: 1.26.838 - Montoya

[130R]

Saturday 1: 1'26.200 - Msch
Saturday 2: 1'26.700 - Msch
Race: 1'26.400 - Mont

[dnbn]

Saturday 1: 1:26.100 - Alonso
Saturday 2: 1:26.600 - R Schumacher
Race: 1:26.900 - Montoya

[Makarias]

Sat 1: 1:26.555 - Montoya
Sat 2: 1:26.821 - M Schumacher
Race: 1:27.226 - Montoya

[Daisy]

Sat 1 1.26.150 Raik
Sat 2 1.26.543 MSch
Sun 1.26.365 Mont

[scheivlak]

sat 1: Michael Schum 1.25.224
sat 2: F Alonso 1.26.336
sun: JP Montoya 1.26.669

[Schuting Star]

Sat 1 - 1:25.897 R Schumacher
Sat 2 - 1:26.637 R Schumacher
Race - 1:26.295 M Schumacher

[Marcel Schot]

Sat 1 : 1:26.019 Barrichello
Sat 2 : 1:25.684 M Schumacher
Race : 1:26.327 Raikkonen

[TheGoalie]

Sat 1 1:26.875 Button
Sat 2 1:26:045 Montya
Sun 1:26.542 RB

[QdfV]

Saturday 1: 1'26.562 - M. Schumacher
Saturday 2: 1'25.998 - R. Barrichello
Race: 1'26.5670 - M. Schumacher

[Ventura]

Saturday 1: 1'25.954 - F Alonso
Saturday 2: 1'26.845 - M Schumacher
Race: 1'26.158 - M Schumacher

[Bjorn]

Sat 1 - 1m26.044 J Button
Sat 2 - 1m26.678 Montoya
Race - 1m 26.666 M Schumacher

[skylark68]

Saturday 1: 1'25.987 - Barr
Saturday 2: 1'27.003 - Montoya
Race: 1'26.555 - Michael Schumacher

[garth_b]

Saturday 1: 86.084 - Button
Saturday 2: 86.882 - Barrichello
Race: 87.542 - Montoya

[Pascal]

Saturday 1: 1'26.271 - Michael Schumacher
Saturday 2: 1'26.456 - Michael Schumacher
Race: 1'26.398 - Fernando Alonso

[Viss1]

Saturday 1: 1:26.599 - M. Schumacher
Saturday 2: 1:26.988 - Montoya
Race: 1:26.699 - M. Schumacher

[d_view7]

Saturday 1: 1'25.856 - Montoya
Saturday 2: 1'26.755 - Montoya
Race: 1'26.334 - M Schumacher

[shays]

Saturday 1: 1:26.105 - M. Schumacher
Saturday 2: 1:26.442 - Montoya
Race: 1:27.111 - M. Schumacher

[AD]

Saturday 1: 1:25.763 - J. Trulli
Saturday 2: 1:26.142 - M. Schumacher
Race: 1:26.711 - M. Schumacher

[WillieF1]

Sat 1: 1:26.455 - M. Schumacher
Sat 2: 1:26.899 - M. Schumacher
Race: 1:26.600 - M. Schumacher

[DeathMasteR]

Saturday 1: .24.536 - Raikkonen
Saturday 2: 1.26.122time - M.Schumacher
Race: 1.25.526 - Barrichello