F1 Badger GP 2014

[PeterJ]

I have just registered 'Biggles Racing' & joined the ZORG league OK ...although have probably done something wrong as usual!

 

[badman gee]

I'm joining to challenge ht!

Long dong silver will be my name

 

[Jackster]

I'm in, this certainly livens the season up. Good luck everyone!

 

[t-tony]

I'm guessing you have to register before the season gets under way?

 

[hard top]

Yep....

 

[t-tony]

Thanks Mike, I think I will muck in with you guys.

 

[GazHyde]

Was just browsing the badger site and for you 'droid users, there is an app for the Fantasy F1 as a rather measly 69 UK pennies!

http://badgergp.com/2014/02/fantasy-gp-f1-2014-is-here/

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.badgergp.fgpapp

 

[GazHyde]

Just found this 360 degree thingumyjig which is quite impressive.

http://www.mercedesamgf1.com/en/car/f1-w05-360-video/

 

[Mint]

Great find Gaz, the V6 certainly sounds different to the V8

 

[GazHyde]

This is a great introduction to the 2014 regulation changes

View: http://youtu.be/hFHmYFlbFn8

 

[hard top]

Second Practice
Albert Park, Friday 14 March 2014

DriverCarTeamFastest Lap
1Lewis Hamilton44Mercedes1:29.625
2Nico Rosberg6Mercedes1:29.782
3Fernando Alonso14Ferrari1:30.132
4Sebastian Vettel1Red Bull1:30.381
5Jenson Button22McLaren1:30.510
6Daniel Ricciardo3Red Bull1:30.538
7Kimi Raikkonen7Ferrari1:30.898
8Valtteri Bottas77Williams1:30.920
9Kevin Magnussen20McLaren1:31.031
10Nico Hulkenberg27Force India1:31.054
11Jean-Eric Vergne25Toro Rosso1:31.060
12Felipe Massa19Williams1:31.119
13Sergio Perez11Force India1:31.283
14Adrian Sutil99Sauber1:32.355
15Esteban Gutierrez21Sauber1:32.468
16Daniil Kvyat26Toro Rosso1:32.495
17Jules Bianchi17Marussia1:33.486
18Romain Grosjean8Lotus1:33.646
19Max Chilton4Marussia1:34.757
20Marcus Ericsson9CaterhamNo time
21Kamui Kobayashi10CaterhamNo time
22Pastor Maldonado13LotusNo time
First Practice
Albert Park, Friday 14 March 2014

DriverCarTeamFastest Lap
1Fernando Alonso14Ferrari1:31.840
2Jenson Button22McLaren1:32.357
3Valtteri Bottas77Williams1:32.403
4Felipe Massa19Williams1:32.431
5Daniel Ricciardo3Red Bull1:32.599
6Nico Rosberg6Mercedes1:32.604
7Sebastian Vettel1Red Bull1:32.793
8Kevin Magnussen20McLaren1:32.847
9Kimi Raikkonen7Ferrari1:32.977
10Jean-Eric Vergne25Toro Rosso1:33.446
11Nico Hulkenberg27Force India1:33.533
12Sergio Perez11Force India1:33.855
13Daniil Kvyat26Toro Rosso1:34.272
14Esteban Gutierrez21Sauber1:35.578
15Adrian Sutil99Sauber1:36.445
16Jules Bianchi17Marussia1:40.859
17Max Chilton4Marussia1:46.922
18Marcus Ericsson9CaterhamNo time
19Lewis Hamilton44MercedesNo time
20Kamui Kobayashi10CaterhamNo time
21Pastor Maldonado13LotusNo time
22Romain Grosjean8LotusNo time

 

[Stormy_be]

And the first place in our challenge league is for........

 

[GazHyde]

And the first place in our challenge league is for........

Here is the league table after Australia. I'm sure @hard top will be along with the full results, but WTF was going on with the results today.

I don't think any of my predictions finished the race

 

[Brian H]

This is a great introduction to the 2014 regulation changes

View: http://youtu.be/hFHmYFlbFn8

This little video is fantastic

 

[GazHyde]

A little dig...

 

[hard top]

I do not know what to think of that race...................

In Summary

• Ricciardo excluded from 2nd for fuel irregularity
• Rosberg wins, Magnussen 2nd, Button 3rd
• Alonso 4th, Bottas 5th, Hulkenberg 6th
• Raikkonen 7th, Vergne 8th
• Kvyat 9th, Perez 10th
• Hamilton, Vettel out
• Massa, Kobayashi out after crash
• Bianchi, Ericsson, Maldonado, Grosjean out

Reporting by

• Lawrence Barretto, BBC Sport

Williams driver Felipe Massa, after being taken out at the first corner by Kamui Kobayashi, who had a brake
failure:
Those eight points for Williams is three more than the team managed in the entire 2013 season. It could have been even more if Felipe Massa hadn't been taken out by Kamui Kobayashi at the start.

Neil Trangmar: Delighted to see Sebastian Vettel not win a Formula 1 race.

BBC F1 co-commentator David Coulthard
"I have thoroughly enjoyed this race. There have been so many unknown factors and it's great to see young drivers at the front. Rosberg has been in control from the lights going out and it has been a case of managing these new power units."

 

[GazHyde]

I do not know what to think of that race...................

Make that 2 of us... Means the points above will be subject to change pending any Red Bull appeal.

Top points scorer on any league was 188 points, how the heck they guessed so badly to get that many points is beyond me.

 

[GazHyde]

Scalextric? This video says it all...

View: http://youtu.be/jS4Dh_EAfJI

 

[Stormy_be]

Scalextric? This video says it all...

View: http://youtu.be/jS4Dh_EAfJI

That's because of the change of rev limiter from 18000 rpm to 15000 rpm....a shame.

 

[GazHyde]

Points following post race adjustments...