F1 Predicta: Round 16 - JAPAN

[Panda]

It's time for Round 16 of F1 Predicta!

In this game, you predict on various parts of a Grand Prix weekend and receive points depending on how right you are.



We will be predicting on the following:

Top 3 finishers
Points finishers
Qualifying
First retirement
Fastest lap
Safety car

Here's how the scoring works:

TOP 3 FINISHERS (Max. 30 points)
You predict the top 3 in the race in order:
1.
2.
3.

You score 10 points for each you get spot on, 5 if the position is wrong but they're in the top 3, and 1 if they finish in the points but outside the top 3.


POINTS FINISHERS (Max. 35 points)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

No positions required for this one, just predict the drivers you think will finish in the top 10 (note: you can't pick a driver you already picked to finish in the top 3). You get 5 points for each one that finishes between 4th and 10th, 1 point for each one that finishes in the top 3.

POLE POSITION (Max. 10 points)
Simply predict which driver will start on pole. 10 points if you're right, 5 points if your driver is 2nd on the grid and 1 point if they are 3rd or 4th.

DRIVERS ELIMINATED IN QUALIFYING 1 (Max. 7 points)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Here you predict the drivers to be eliminated after the first session of qualifying (note: not necessarily the last 7 on the grid as penalties can affect grid positions). 1 point for each you get right.


FIRST RETIREMENT (5 points)
Here you predict which driver will be the first to retire from the race on Sunday. If more than one driver retires at the same time, each driver will score points. 5 points if you're right.

FASTEST LAP OF RACE (5 points)
Predict which driver will set the fastest lap time during the race.

SAFETY CAR GAMBLE (Max. 10 points)
For the Safety Car Gamble, you simply have to state "yes" or "no" based on whether you think the safety car will be deployed at any point during the race. If you predict yes, you will score 10 points if the safety car comes out but will LOSE 10 if it doesn't. If you predict no, you will not gain or lose any points, regardless of whether the safety car comes out or not.

All that adds up to a maximum of 102 points for each GP weekend.

Good luck. If you have any questions, please ask.

All predictions must be made before the start of Saturday's Free Practice. Please DO NOT edit your posts.

Here is a template you can use to make your predictions:

TOP 3 FINISHERS
1.
2.
3.

POINTS FINISHERS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

POLE POSITION
1.

ELIMINATED IN QUALIFYING 1
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

FIRST RETIREMENT
1.

FASTEST LAP
1.

SAFETY CAR
Yes/No

[Panda]

TOP 3 FINISHERS
1. Vettel
2. Webber
3. Alonso

POINTS FINISHERS
1. Hamilton
2. Button
3. Massa
4. Kubica
5. Rosberg
6. Schumacher
7. Sutil

POLE POSITION
1. Vettel

ELIMINATED IN QUALIFYING 1
1. Yamamoto
2. Senna
3. Glock
4. di Grassi
5. Trulli
6. Kovalainen
7. Alguersuari

FIRST RETIREMENT
1. Buemi

FASTEST LAP
1. Vettel

SAFETY CAR
No

[Shireblogger]

TOP 3 FINISHERS
1. Vettel
2. Webber
3. Alonso

POINTS FINISHERS
1. Massa
2. Hamilton
3. Button
4. Kubica
5. Rosberg
6. Schumacher
7. Sutil

POLE POSITION
1. Vettel

ELIMINATED IN QUALIFYING 1
1. Kovaleinen
2. Trulli
3. di Grassi
4. Glock
5. Senna
6. Yamamoto
7. Alguesuari

FIRST RETIREMENT
1. Yamamoto

FASTEST LAP
1. Vettel

SAFETY CAR
Yes

[Paul]

I completely forgot to predict! Here's my predictions if they are still open

TOP 3 FINISHERS
1. Vettel
2. Webber
3. Alonso

POINTS FINISHERS
1. Massa
2. Button
3. Hamilton
4. Kubica
5. Rosberg
6. Sutil
7. Schumacher

POLE POSITION
1. Vettel

ELIMINATED IN QUALIFYING 1
1. Yamamoto
2. Senna
3. di Grassi
4. Glock
5. Trulli
6. Kovalainen
7. Heidfeld

FIRST RETIREMENT
1. Buemi

FASTEST LAP
1. Vettel

SAFETY CAR
No

[Paddy]

I did mine yesterday afternoon and they've fecking disappeared.

TOP 3 FINISHERS
1. Vettel
2. Webber
3. Alonso

POINTS FINISHERS
1. Massa
2. Button
3. Hamilton
4. Rosberg
5. Schumacher
6. Sutil
7. Barrichello

POLE POSITION
1. Vettel

ELIMINATED IN QUALIFYING 1
1. di grassi
2. Glock
3. Trulli
4. Kovi
5. senna
6. Sakon
7. Liuzzi

FIRST RETIREMENT
1. Kobayashi

FASTEST LAP
1. Vettel

SAFETY CAR
Yes

[Panda]

As practice was a nothing event, I'll let them go this time. You're lucky qualifying was moved back...

[Panda]

Scores for Japan:

misterhamster
TOP 3: 30
TOP 10: 15
QUALIFYING: 16
FIRST RETIREMENT: 0
FASTEST LAP: 0
SAFETY CAR: 0
Total: 61

Shireblogger
TOP 3: 30
TOP 10: 15
QUALIFYING: 16
FIRST RETIREMENT: 0
FASTEST LAP: 0
SAFETY CAR: 10
Total: 71

Paul
TOP 3: 30
TOP 10: 15
QUALIFYING: 16
FIRST RETIREMENT: 0
FASTEST LAP: 0
SAFETY CAR: 0
Total: 61

Paddy
TOP 3: 30
TOP 10: 20
QUALIFYING: 16
FIRST RETIREMENT: 0
FASTEST LAP: 0
SAFETY CAR: 10
Total: 76


Total scores after Round 16:
1. Paul 797
2. misterhamster 768
3. Paddy 655
4. Shireblogger 617
5. frag 421


Winner of each round this season:
Bahrain - Paul
Australia - Paddy
Malaysia - misterhamster
China - Paul
Spain - Shireblogger
Monaco - Paul
Turkey - Paul
Canada - misterhamster
Europe - Paul
Britain - Shireblogger
Germany - misterhamster
Hungary - Shireblogger
Belgium - Paddy
Italy - misterhamster/Paddy
Singapore - Paul
Japan - Paddy

[Shireblogger]

Oct 9, 2010 18:55:03 GMT 1 Panda said:

As practice was a nothing event, I'll let them go this time. You're lucky qualifying was moved back...

I thought the rule was that entries had to be submitted before the final round of practice, nevermind 8 hours after the scheduled start of qualification ?

I'm sure you've penalised me in the past for this, so why the pandering to paddy's incompetence ?

Perhaps I'll wait to see if Korean practice, qualifying and the race are nothing events, and then submit my entry sometime on Monday, pleading drunkeness / dog ate my computer / legitimised cheating.

[Shireblogger]

P.S. Do tell me if you think I'm being over-competitive.

[Panda]

The rule is in place to prevent "predictions" being made based on certain events during final practice (such as someone having an accident that puts them out of qualifying).

Final practice was a virtual washout and qualifying was then moved back a day because of the rain, effectively making Saturday afternoon another Friday which is why I allowed their predictions to stand. Had qualifying not been moved back, then their predictions would not have been allowed to stand.

As it turned out, Paul would've actually had a higher score for this race had I rejected his predictions for Japan and carried over his predictions from Singapore.

[Paddy]

Oct 20, 2010 13:54:11 GMT 1 Shireblogger said:

Oct 9, 2010 18:55:03 GMT 1 Panda said:

As practice was a nothing event, I'll let them go this time. You're lucky qualifying was moved back...

I thought the rule was that entries had to be submitted before the final round of practice, nevermind 8 hours after the scheduled start of qualification ?

I'm sure you've penalised me in the past for this, so why the pandering to paddy's incompetence ?

Perhaps I'll wait to see if Korean practice, qualifying and the race are nothing events, and then submit my entry sometime on Monday, pleading drunkeness / dog ate my computer / legitimised cheating.

I'd like to point out that i'd already done them on friday afternoon but for some unknown reason disappeared, I actuallly did the same predictions. If you can tell me why they disappeared i'f be pleased to know.