Pick the Podium - F-1 - MyWorld Grosser Preis von Osterreich, Austrian Grand, Prix, Austria, 2019

[Retroram52]

Wow, already Bottas, Verstappen, and Vettel have wrecked on the Red Bull ring in Spielberg, Austria in FP2. LeClerc is the fastest after two practice sessions as the three aforementioned teams and drivers have to recoup with fixed or back-up cars. This should be interesting.

 

[Retroram52]

LeClerc dominates in qualifying and Hamilton may suffer a penalty. The squeaky wheel gets the grease especially in F-1. Or in this case, since the Ferrari bitchfest from Canada, scrutiny of Hamilton has increased. Eyes are watching now.

 

[forty_three]

Hammy gets a 3 place penalty and Vettel doesn't make a run in q3 leading to one very mixed up grid.

I'll go:
VER
LEC
BOT
HAM

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Leclerc
Hamilton
Verstappen
Bottas

 

[Retroram52]

I'll go with:
LeC
Ham
Vera
Bot

 

[forty_three]

Okay, so MAG penalty drops him out of Hammy's way. HAM and BOT on row 2. That changes it for me.

HAM
BOT
VER
LEC

 

[Retroram52]

Verstappen takes it, followed by LeClerc, Bottas, Vettel, and Hamilton finished fifth.

Wow, what a drive by Verstappen. He had a horrible start and came roaring all the way back from ninth place to win it in the last three laps by passing LeClerc. The Mercs were neutralized.

Wow, 43. Your first offering was nearly a clean sweep. The axiom that your first choices are statistically better than if you change the offering is still intact.

 

[Retroram52]

Here's How We Did:

BoiseStateFan27: 0 points-No show
forty_three: 0 points-skunked
Hank Kingsley: 0 points- skunked
Retroram52: 0 points- skunked

2019 Season totals:

BoiseStateFan27: 30 points
forty_three: 27 points
Hank Kingsley: 52 points
Retroram52: 34 points

Next Race: Rolex British Grand Prix, July 12-14, 2019

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Okay, so MAG penalty drops him out of Hammy's way. HAM and BOT on row 2. That changes it for me.

HAM
BOT
VER
LEC

What would hindsight tell you now??

 

[Retroram52]

I only succeeded in naming the podium correctly once changing my initial selections. Nearly every other time I pulled that switcharoo, I got hammered and my original choices were the correct ones.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

I hope that great race doesn't soil us for the rest of the season.

1 race back, France, there was a lot of bitching about BORING and STRIPES.

I loved it.

Even if that crazy Dutch bastard won....

 

[pachyderm]

Is it too late to play this season?

Great race by the way.

NOw if we can only get Brundle to shut up.

 

[Retroram52]

No pachyderm, it is not too late. The F-1 season is a long one going to November. If you need a heads-up on how points are awarded, go on the initial 2019 F-1 Pick-the-Podium post where you will find an explanation. If you have any questions, just get a hold of me here on the Hoop.la. You can start this week if you like with the British GP.

There is also a IRL competition you'll find on the same forum. I am the only "competitor" on that series. There is a race this week in Toronto on that series and it is not too late to join that competition as well.