Pick the Podium - F-1 - Qatar Airways, Qatar Grand Prix, LuSail International Circuit, Doha, Qatar, October 06-08, 2023

[Retroram52]

Congrats to Hank for a nice haul of points with a last-minute change. Very nice. Obxyankeefann moves into Third Place. Next up: the Race tomorrow!

 

[Schmoopy1000]

Here's How We Did for the Sprint:

ckhokie: 3 points - Correctly selected Sainz for Sixth Place

Forty_three: 5 points - Correctly selected Russell for Fourth Place

Hank Kinsley: 12 points - Correctly selected Verstappen for Second Place; Correctly selected Russell for Fourth Place

Obxyankeefan: 11 points - Correctly selected Norris for Third Place; Correctly selected Russell for Fourth Place

RetroRam: 11 points- Correctly selected Norris for Third Place; Correctly selected Russell for Fourth Place

Schmoopy: 11 points- Correctly selected Norris for Third Place; Correctly selected Russell for Fourth Place

Season Totals

ckhokie - 245 points
forty_three - 219 points
Hank Kingsley- 237 points
Obxyankeefan - 246 points
RetroRam - 263 points
Schmoopy - 262 points
Shaqdaddy - 22 points

Yeah Hamiltons late run cost us some points.
Could have had Sainz, Leclerc & Hamilton if his selfish ass would have stayed in 8th LOL

 

[Retroram52]

I was thinking of switching Piastri with Verstappen but I waited too long and the race was 8 seconds away from the start. Damn!

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Sometimes it pays to change selections, eh Hank?

When I changed I had Piastri 1st and Norris 3rd and then changed it...

 

[Retroram52]

Good third moves, Hank. If there is ever a time to do last minute changes, it is with the Sprint races because the odds of getting things right nearly doubles because your selections options increase by a factor of two.

 

[Schmoopy1000]

I was thinking of switching Piastri with Verstappen but I waited too long and the race was 8 seconds away from the start. Damn!

I thought about it too, but didnt have the guts to do it LOL

 

[Retroram52]

Well now we have the race and Verstappen has clinched his Third consecutive F-1 Championship already when Perez wrecked.

 

[Schmoopy1000]

Guess I should get my race picks in.
I can see this going in so many different ways actually.

1. Verstappen (of course)
2. Russell
3. Piastri
4. Hamilton

 

[ckhokie]

VER
NOR
PIA
HAM

 

[Retroram52]

I'll go with:
Verstappen
Norris
Piastri
Russell

 

[obxyankeefan]

VER
NOR
PIA
RUS

 

[forty_three]

Race:
VER
HAM
RUS
LEC

Hopefully, I don't forget to do the sprint race after that quali tomorrow. Please kill the print races. Please.

My picks pretty well shredded after turn one.

 

[Retroram52]

Well, despite having already crowned champion, Verstsppen takes another followed by Piastri, Norris, and Russell takes Fourth Place!!

 

[Retroram52]

My gut told me to take Piastri over Norris. Did I go with it?? Nooooo!!. Chickened-out damn it. What a weekend!

 

[ckhokie]

My gut told me to take Piastri over Norris. Did I go with it?? Nooooo!!. Chickened-out damn it. What a weekend!

Watching I thought, “nice. 3 of 4.” Not sure why I flopped them too.

 

[Retroram52]

Here's How We Did for the Race:

ckhokie: 10 points - Correctly selected Verstappen for the win

Forty_three: 10 points - Correctly selected Verstappen for the win

Hank Kinsley: 13 points - Correctly selected Verstappen for the win; Correctly selected Russell for Fourth Place

Obxyankeefan: 13 points - Correctly selected Verstappen for the win; Correctly selected Russell for Fourth Place

RetroRam: 13 points- Correctly selected Verstappen for the win; Correctly selected Russell for Fourth Place

Schmoopy: 10 points- Correctly selected Verstappen for the win

Shag: Did not play. Rendered invalid due to three consecutive no-shows

Season Totals

ckhokie - 255 points
forty_three - 229 points
Hank Kingsley- 250 points
Obxyankeefan - 259 points
RetroRam - 276 points
Schmoopy - 272 points
Shaqdaddy - 22 points

 

[Retroram52]

Things remain tight here on the board as we go to the final five races. F-1 comes to America in two weeks. See everyone then!

 

[Schmoopy1000]

What happened with Sainz.
I missed why he missed the race?

 

[Retroram52]

What happened with Sainz.
I missed why he missed the race?

On the F-1 website, there was a news blip about Sainz refusing to drive Ferrari's something technical. I can't seem to find the article on the site. I'll look for it when I have time but LeClerc didn't do much either in this race. The story of this race, other than Verstappen's coronation, was the rise of Team McLaren with Piastri and Norris. These guys are legit but they haven't learned yet how to get along. Could be seeing more of these guys on the Podium going forward.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Sainz had fuel system issues.