Canada Results and Championship Standings (7/19)

Congratulations to MetalGatherer for a fantastic weekend which included a win while becoming only the second person this year to score over 20 points in a race weekend. Kim, Rajaram and Wander all stated their intent for the championship battle with strong performances. The key to this weekend was Vettel and Red Bull who dominated throughout the weekend. Many people opted towards Rosberg for qualifying and Alonso for race (myself included) which wasn't the ideal strategy this weekend. 

As a race and a spectacle Canada was far more entertaining than Monaco so hopefully you enjoyed the weekend regardless of the result.

Podium (see post for further results)

Constructors Championship

For constructors, so not to disadvantage teams with only one driver (or to protect against someone who doesn't post), players will score points in line with race finishes. See the overall results from Spain below, MetalGatherer will score 25 points for his 1st place this weekend. This is different to how the drivers championship will be scored. If players are tied they will be separated by the following criteria: Race > Constructors > Qualifying > Random > The time of the pick (earlier the better). 

 Now for further information:

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Round-up of Canada Picks

This is a round-up of the Canada picks. 

See the following for:

- Canada Picking Thread (http://formulaoneanalysis.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/canada-is-always-one-of-best-races-on.html)

- The Overall Championship Standings after Monaco - 6/19 (http://formulaoneanalysis.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/monaco-results-and-championship.html)

- Player Season Picks (http://formulaoneanalysis.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/round-up-of-season-and-australia-picks.html)

All top seven players picked Rosberg, the next seven Hamilton. Only last place picked Vettel. Qualifying was the biggest surprise in terms of picks because of this very random distribution. Race and Constructors also saw a number of difference choices with the top three picking different race winners and constructor for most points.

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Canada - F1 Prediction League (Round 7)

Canada is always one of the best races on the calendar so hopefully this year is no different. With rain scheduled, an already topsy turvy qualifying/race could turn out to be pretty chaotic. 

Last year saw a colossal battle between Hamilton, Alonso and Vettel with the latter two making strategy errors which gave us a very unpredictable podium. Will a similar shock happen this year?

This weekend is honestly very difficult to call, any of the top teams could shine so I'm expecting plenty of variety in the picks. It will be interesting to see how it all plays out!

 
Also will Dragan be able to build on their success and race win in Monaco. Joe and Rajaram have also been charging forward, with both Ferrari drivers occupying the first four places in the driver championship.

Just a quick round-up of the standings so far:

For other F1 prediction league articles, please go to: http://formulaoneanalysis.blogspot.co.uk/p/blog-page.html

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Random Category for Canada

Which team will make the most pit stops in the race?

 

Ties will be decided by the last pit stop made, the earlier the better. 

Points will be allocated based on the following:

1st - 3 points

2nd - 2 points

3rd - 1 point

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As before, post your picks in the following format -

Qualifying: 

Race:

Constructors:

Random:

Picks are due by Thursday 6th June 23:59 GMT.

Good luck all!

Monaco Results and Championship Standings (6/19)

Well done to Dragan who convincingly won this weekend! Both Ferrari drivers (Joe and Rajaram) finished off the podium. A lot of pickers went for Alonso (including myself) who struggled all weekend, anyone who went for Mercedes and Red Bull scored well as these teams locked out all of the big point scores.

Podium (see post for further results)

Constructors Championship

For constructors, so not to disadvantage teams with only one driver (or to protect against someone who doesn't post), players will score points in line with race finishes. See the overall results from Spain below, Dragan will score 25 points for his 1st place this weekend. This is different to how the drivers championship will be scored. If players are tied they will be separated by the following criteria: Race > Constructors > Qualifying > Random > The time of the pick (earlier the better). 

 Now for further information:

Round-up of Monaco Picks

This is a round-up of the Monaco picks. 

See the following for:

- Monaco Picking Thread (http://formulaoneanalysis.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/monaco-f1-prediction-league-round-6.html)

- The Overall Championship Standings after Spain - 5/19 (http://formulaoneanalysis.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/spain-results-and-championship.html)

- Player Season Picks (http://formulaoneanalysis.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/round-up-of-season-and-australia-picks.html)

There were some interesting picks this week. Mainly in the constructors category, the top four constructors scorers this season all went for Mercedes and Lotus as their constructors picks. All other eleven pickers went for Ferrari and Red Bull. 

Qualifying

Race

Constructors

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Monaco - F1 Prediction League (Round 6)

It's time for one of the classics on the calendar, Monaco. Monaco's considered by most as the crown jewel of the season and it promises to be a thrilling race. 

Can Mercedes capitalise on their fast qualifying pace to rack up another pole? If they can they're in for a great chance of podium finish at the very least. What do you think? Will Alonso continue his dominance or will Vettel or Raikkonen get a look in?

 
Just a quick round-up of the standings so far:

For other F1 prediction league articles, please go to: http://formulaoneanalysis.blogspot.co.uk/p/blog-page.html

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Random Category for Monaco

Which driver will beat their teammate by the most positions in the race?

 

Ties will be decided by the time differences, the larger the better. If there is a retirement in the team then 0 points will be scored.

Points will be allocated based on the following:

1st - 3 points

2nd - 2 points

3rd - 1 point

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As before, post your picks in the following format -

Qualifying: 

Race:

Constructors:

Random:

As a one-off, picks will be due by  Friday 24th May 23:59 GMT. I don't want the early practice on Thursday to catch anyone out so I've taken the decision to extend the deadline. Anyone who picks before free practice 1 & 2 is free to change their picks up to the deadline above.

Good luck all!

Spain Results and Championship Standings (5/19)

Overall Standings

A one-two finish for the Sauber drivers (the first instance of teammates on a 1-2) allows the team to extend their lead in the constructors championship. Alonso again carries through his promise and looks like the favourite for the drivers title in my opinion. At the top Joe cuts the lead by 5 points and positions 3 to 8 are separated by only 10 points! Things are really closing together there with all to play for.

Constructors Championship

For constructors, so not to disadvantage teams with only one driver (or to protect against someone who doesn't post), players will score points in line with race finishes. See the overall results from Spain below, Kiszol will score 18 points for his 2nd place this weekend. This is different to how the drivers championship will be scored. If players are tied they will be separated by the following criteria: Race > Constructors > Qualifying > Random > The time of the pick (earlier the better). 

 Now for further information: