Well well well, another race, another Red Bull win. But this time it was Sergio that came out on top!!! Despite quali issues, Max stormed through the field, and made it back up to second, passing everyone but his teammate. Fernando got his second podium of the year!!! (Wait, what? What do you mean they gave him a penalty after the race? So he didn't? George got it? Ok Ok) Actually, it was George Russell who secured Mercedes' first trophy of the season!!! (Huh??? Wait they took the penalty back? So he didn't get one? Then why'd they give him- alright whatever nevermind) Congratulations Fernando!!!!!!
Other than that fiasco, this race was pretty bland. Surely there couldn't be too much of a shakeup in the standings after such a banal outing... *foreshadowing intensifies*
Saudi Arabia Results:
Whoa!!!!! A big congratulations to Onion City River Rats for their first ever win in BOF history!!!!! Welcome to a prestigious club! A dominant win as well, with the Winooski-based team scoring over 100 points higher than our second place team Moving Chicane!!!! Speaking of which, congratulations to Moving Chicane and KD0711 Racing for their fantastic results, each bringing home silverware early in the campaign!!! But what really makes this week a crazy week is the end of the results....
The three podium placeholders from Bahrain, Insomnia, The 2022 Champions, and Make Ferrari Great Again, made up the BOTTOM THREE THIS WEEK! This is a truly staggering result, with both The 2022 Champions and Make Ferrari Great Again failing to score above 400 points!!!! This might be the first time in BOF history that the first three podium finishers of the season also came in the last three positions in the following race. What a crazy turn of events! How might this impact the overall standings after two races????
Saudi Arabia GP Results Pos Name Team Name Total Points Driver 1 Driver 2 Driver 3 Driver 4 Constructor Engine Team Boss 1 Coooole Onion City River Rats 737 146 97 11 41 58 171 213 2 Brawn BGP 001 Moving Chicane 626 137 102 57 41 45 171 73 3 KWSN - DSM KD0711 Racing 602 137 92 45 21 46 166 95 4 Coooole Winooski Jets 564 137 60 47 41 46 171 62 5 M2000-5 Spy Holdings F1 553 146 17 57 8 115 170 40 6 jdubbya47 Guenther's Number One Fan 540 137 102 54 41 45 88 73 7 mark f1 Masi Motor Racing 499 137 102 8 11 49 97 95 8 Osiris Thunderstruck 465 111 102 54 20 50 88 40 9 scheivlak hunzerug 463 137 16 47 17 63 88 95 10 Makarias Insomnia 416 52 16 46 17 115 97 73 11 Anderis The 2022 Champions 399 137 17 47 8 58 88 44 12 GTA Make Ferrari Great Again 382 137 16 9 21 58 97 44
Overall Standings:
Wow. This has to be the biggest shakeup I've ever seen at BOFHQ! We've got four people that shifted at least six spots on the standings, and everyone except one team changed positions. Remarkable!!!!! Let's break it down:
Biggest Winners -
Onion City River Rats: up 7 to first
Obviously seeing a man go from eighth to first would be a remarkable acheivement, but to do it in your first year in the league? Bravo
KD0711 Racing: up 6 to fourth
Knocking on the door to the top three after languishing in tenth. Could this be the start of a title charge?
Moving Chicane & Spy Holdings F1: up 3 to second and sixth
Moving Chicane pushes further up the grid, only 64 points behind the leader! Spy Holdings also cruising through the midfield after a disappointing first weekend after their one year hiatus from the league.
Biggest Losers -
Make Ferrari Great Again: down 8 to tenth
Ouch. Going from second to tenth has got to sting, but it's only the second race! Still got a ton of time left to make a resurgence!
The 2022 Champions: down 6 to ninth
Super ouch. The reigning champs take a stumble, but if any team can recover, it's these guys!
Insomnia: down 4 to fifth
Mega ouch. Oh how the mighty have fallen, from first place to outside the podium positions. Let's see what happens next!
Overall Standings - Saudi Arabia Grand Prix Pos Name Team Name Cumulative Points Gap Position Change 1 Coooole Onion City River Rats 1368 - up 7 2 Brawn BGP 001 Moving Chicane 1304 64 up 3 3 jdubbya47 Guenther's Number One Fan 1221 147 up 1 4 KWSN - DSM KD0711 Racing 1173 195 up 6 5 Makarias Insomnia 1163 205 down 4 6 M2000-5 Spy Holdings F1 1156 212 up 3 7 mark f1 Masi Motor Racing 1139 229 no change 8 Osiris Thunderstruck 1126 242 down 2 9 Anderis The 2022 Champions 1087 281 down 6 10 GTA Make Ferrari Great Again 1080 288 down 8 11 Coooole Winooski Jets 1053 315 up 1 12 scheivlak hunzerug 1015 353 down 1
Medal Table:
Congratulations to Coooole for their first GOLD MEDAL of the year and their career!!! Well done! Likewise, congratulations for Brawn BGP 001 and KWSN - DSM for adding medals to their trophy cabinet. Well done everyone!!!!
Position Name Gold Silver Bronze Medal Points
1 Coooole 1 0 0 5
1 Makarias 1 0 0 5
3 GTA 0 1 0 3
3 Brawn BGP 001 0 1 0 3
5 KWSN - DSM 0 0 1 1
5 Anderis 0 0 1 1
7 scheivlak 0 0 0 0
7 mark f1 0 0 0 0
7 jdubbya47 0 0 0 0
7 Coooole 0 0 0 0
7 Osiris 0 0 0 0
7 M2000-5 0 0 0 0
Driver CEB Points Table:
Driver Number Driver 1 Driver 2 Driver 3 Driver 4 Lewis Hamilton 44 111 61 38 56 Carlos Sainz 55 112 78 80 40 George Russell 63 131 92 93 53 Max Verstappen 1 137 194 46 163 Charles Leclerc 16 97 79 25 70 Sergio Perez 11 180 131 129 89 Oscar Piastri 81 87 60 57 17 Esteban Ocon 31 99 30 27 27 Nico Hulkenberg 27 88 23 15 15 Fernando Alonso 14 146 102 104 64 Nyck de Vries 21 78 97 47 43 Lando Norris 4 74 36 6 24 Lance Stroll 18 52 15 21 21 Logan Sargeant 2 74 95 45 41 Kevin Magnussen 20 87 92 54 41 Yuki Tsunoda 22 83 69 9 54 Pierre Gasly 10 92 66 60 20 Valterri Bottas 77 77 17 11 11 Alex Albon 23 51 16 8 8 Guanyu Zhou 24 86 62 54 14 Code Cons Eng Boss MERC 63 171 62 FER 58 170 95 RBR 115 190 213 RSF1 71 175 40 MCL 42 160 62 AMF1 46 88 44 HAAS 50 166 73 RWR 37 97 44 ATF1 49 166 95 ARF1 45 161 40
See you all in Australia!!!
