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Pos	Participant	Points
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2	owace	985
3	sperry	975
4	Matt	926
5	curley	901
6	Rod R	897
7	Tahoe RX7	885
8	Double Phister	874
9	Nick	873
10	lisaab	872
11	Chris	843
12	Carpenterbob	496
13	S.Monkey	183
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by Motoring at 8:33 am, Dec 9 Thank you!

Thanks to sperry for keeping our site up and running.

edited by sperry at 11:32 am, Nov 28 The season is complete! Congratulations to Motoring, our 2011 Fantasy F1 Champion!

Motoring's season began slowly without winning a race until Spain (Round 5), where she finally took the victory with a perfect set of picks. From there she had a roller-coaster ride for the next 5 rounds, going between wins and 9th or worse finishes. But by Germany (Round 10), Motoring began her march to the top with all podium finishes through Round 17, including 5 of her 7 event wins. She finally took the overall lead in Abu Dhabi, the second to last event, and held it through Brazil to win the overall championship. Motoring finishes the season as the only participant to break 1000 points, scoring a massive 1002 points.

Motoring has competed in the Fantasy F1 championship since the first season, and has finished in 2nd place overall in 2010 and 2007, and 7th in 2009 and 2008, and 5th in 2006. This is her 1st overall win, and is perhaps some vindication after coming close twice before. Congrats again to Motoring!

Placing 2nd overall this season is owace. owace started off with a bang, scoring more than 70 points in 10 of the 1st 11 rounds, including 2 perfect 80 point rounds. owace lead the championship for all but 4 rounds of the season; twice he temporarily lost the least to Rod R early in the season. But by Singapore (Round 14), owace's big spending early caught up to him and a lack of available driver picks allowed the competition to catch up. His early strategy, and careful use of mid-pack drivers late in the season, did in fact beat everyone but one, netting 985 points, and earning him 2nd place cash in his first ever Fantasy F1 season.

Placing 3rd this year is sperry. Like Motoring, sperry played the slow and steady strategy, but his picks just weren't quite as good as Motoring's. With only a single round win in Brazil, and the inability to use his drop strategically after an 8 point result in Canada (Round 7), sperry couldn't catch owace's huge early points, or Motoring's uncanny ability to avoid wasting big name drivers on DNFs. But sperry was able to gather 975 points and pick the most race winners (14 times) on his way to 3rd overall.

Other notable performances this season came from Matt and curley who both broke the 900 point barrier allowing them to finish 4th and 5th respectively. In the 6th through 8th overall positions are Rod R, Tahoe RX7, and Double Phister who were all round winners this year, but simply ran out of driver picks late in the season.

Based on the payout schedule of 50%/30%/20% and 14 participants, Motoring wins $140, owace wins $84, and sperry wins $56. The awards will be sent out shortly to the PayPal addresses used during registration.

Thanks to everyone for a fantastic fantasy season. The silly season begins now, and next year will be here before you know it! Please come back and play again in 2012!

by owace at 4:45 pm, Nov 27 congrats!! am i invited to dinner?

by Matt at 10:07 am, Nov 27 Wooohoo! Motoring is buying dinner tonight! Nice work

by owace at 9:48 am, Nov 18 Im still baffled behind motoring's pick strategy and how it's worked out so well for her. Given the pick situation I really don't have much of a chance of regaining 1st place.

by sperry at 12:22 pm, Nov 14 Wow, what a race... Vettel's puncture may have just opened the door for owace, because Motoring would have sealed the deal for 1st had Vettel won.

edited by sperry at 12:21 pm, Nov 14 With an un-heard-of DNF by Vettel, Hamilton takes the win at the fantasy track of Yas Marina.

curley and Tahoe RX7 take top honors this round with 51 points. curley vaults up 4 spots overall to 4th, while Tahoe RX7 gains one spot to 6th.

Matt is 3rd best with 40 points and moves to 4th overall. lisaab (4th) and sperry (5th) both score 36 points, and both hold their overall positions.

Motoring brings in only 28 points this round, but it's enough of a delta over owace's 20 points to take the overall lead for the 1st time this season! Just 2 points separate the top 2 now, with one round remaining. Motoring seemed to have the picks advantage, but Interlagos will be a nail-biter for the top spot.

sperry is currently in the final payout position, 51 points out of 2nd, but has both Matt and Rod R within striking distance behind him in 4th and 5th.

We go to the final round in Brazil! In just 2 weeks, we'll have our fantasy champion. Make those last tweaks to your picks, and good luck!

by owace at 4:54 pm, Nov 13 I do believe you have passed me for first place.

by Motoring at 12:52 pm, Nov 13 Nooooooooooo!!!!!

by sperry at 11:16 am, Oct 31 Yeah, it seems like Tilke isn't creating the same old boring circuits. Certainly the basic layout is very "standard", but the elevation adds a lot to it.

edited by sperry at 11:17 am, Oct 31 Red Bull wins again in the land of the sacred cow as Vettel dominates the first ever GP of India.

lisaab makes the most of the round with 63 points that bump her up 2 spots overall into 9th. Motoring continues her run of great late rounds with 57 points, helping her to consolidate 2nd overall. sperry takes 3rd and moves up 2 spots overall to the 3rd paying position. Rounding out the top 5 is Tahoe RX7 who climbs 3 spots, and curley who drops two.

At the top, owace keeps his lead but loses ground to Motoring who is just 6 points back. With just two rounds remaining in the season, and nearly everyone out of driver picks, it's going to be a tight finish with the top 6 all within reach of the podium!

In 2 weeks, we race from day into night in Abu Dhabi at the magnificent Yas Marina circuit. We're down to the end-game picks, get them in!

by Matt at 7:21 pm, Oct 28 The India circuit looks like a lot of fun, I didn't expect so much variety in elevation.

by Matt at 8:55 am, Oct 18 Yeah, I don't see any way Alonso and Hamilton could team up again, I was thinking Hamilton to Red Bull Opposite Vettel, but Webber just re-upped his contract too. Hamilton is clearly not happy at McLaren for whatever reason.

by sperry at 10:09 am, Oct 17 Lisa and I were just noting how smug and unhappy Lewis has been. Didn't Button re-sign with McLaren already... but Hamilton hasn't? If his least favorite teammate wasn't already at Ferrari, I'd be guessing Hamilton was holding out for Massa's seat.

by sperry at 10:07 am, Oct 17 Vettel gets his 10th win this season. With 3 rounds remaining, he has a chance to tie the all-time record of 13 set by his hero, Schumacher.

Taking yet another round win is Motoring. 70 points moves her into 2nd overall. curley and Lisaab share 2nd, both scoring 59 points, with curley moving up one spot into 9th. sperry takes 4th with 56 points and vaults up 3 spots to 4th overall. Matt rounds out the top 5 in Korea, holding station in 5th overall.

With just 3 round remain, Motoring lies just 43 points behind fantasy championship leader owace. Can she make up the gap with her last few picks, or can owace hang on to the lead he's held for most of the season!? It's coming down to the wire now as F1 is off to New Delhi for the 1st ever GP of India in just 2 weeks!

by Matt at 11:18 pm, Oct 14 Someone needs to smack Lewis in the mouth, I'm tired of his constant bitchiness. Hopefully Jenson can outrace him Sunday

by sperry at 8:41 pm, Oct 9 Vettel becomes the youngest double world champion by finishing 3rd in Japan!

Motoring takes another round victory with an aggressive decision to forgo picking Vettel as he scores his second lowest round of the season. Motoring's 73 points this round bump her up 2 to 3rd overall with many good picks still in reserve. curley takes 2nd this round with 66 points and hold station in 7th. sperry's 61 points are good enough for 3rd today and move him to 7th. lisaab and Matt round out the top 5, with Matt's points good enough to move up a whopping 4 places into 4th overall, just 31 points out of the money paying positions.

owace and Rod R hold on to their top overall spots, though the gap tightens. Double Phister drops 2 to 5th.

Four rounds remain, two of which are wild card's as Korea has never been run in the dry, and India is a new track. Will Vettel cruise now that he's the champ, and give the other teams a chance at the top step? Get your picks in, Korea is next weekend!

by Rod R at 1:05 pm, Sep 27 Motoring all the way. Good play. Good luck!

by Matt at 3:36 pm, Sep 26 I suck at this.

by owace at 3:24 pm, Sep 26 at this point, motoring is my biggest threat.

edited by sperry at 1:52 pm, Sep 26 Vettel takes yet another win on his march to a 2nd world championship. Only Button can stop him now, and all Vettel needs is a single point in the next 5 races to clinch.

Grabbing this weeks top spot, and moving up 3 positions overall to 5th for her effort, is motoring with 59 points. lisaab also has a great round, scoring 58 points for 2nd. Tahoe RX7 moves up one spot to 6th with 53 points and 3rd this round. sperry and curley round out the top 5 in Singapore with 53 and 43 points respectively.

Again the fantasy championship race tightens as the early big spenders at the top of the standings finish at the bottom of the round. owace and Rod R tie for 9th, Double Phister finishes in 11th. Will they have enough points to hold on to the money positions over the next 5 rounds? The season continues to wrap up in 2 weeks from Japan at the drivers' favorite: Suzuka.

by owace at 10:45 am, Sep 23 here comes the stretch of really crappy results for me.

by sperry at 10:24 am, Sep 12 Fully 1/3rd of the field fails to finish in Monza as the Italian GP's high speeds and tight chicanes take their toll on the competitors.

Tahoe RX7 is nearly perfect with 78 points this round, moving him up one spot to 7th overall. Matt takes 2nd this round at 76 points. Motoring scored 70, but loses one spot in the standings. lisaab and Nick round out the top 5 by tying for 4th with 66 points.

At the bottom of the round are the top 4 in the standings, which means the fantasy championship is starting to tighten up as we come down to the end of the season and available picks are scarce.

The European heart of the season is now over, and only fly-away races remain. We're off to Singapore next for F1's only true night race! Get your picks in, round 14 is in just 2 weeks!

by Double Phister at 12:26 pm, Aug 29 Doh! That's what I get for not even paying attention and making my picks ahead of time. I've only seen two races this season.

edited by sperry at 10:41 am, Aug 29 Red Bull is back in dominating form after the summer break with a 1-2 win in Spa.

Chris and curley tie for the top position this round with 62 points. Both move up one spot overall for their effort into 4th and 10th places respectively. Motoring is 3rd this week, with 59 points putting her up one spot into 7th overall.

sperry and owace round out the top 5 by scoring 58 and 57 points each. owace's 5th place nets enough points to pass Rod R for the overall lead.

We go from one historic circuit to another. In two weeks time, the F1 circus arrives in Monza for the Italian GP. Can Ferrari use their home track to catch the resurging Red Bull team?

by owace at 8:39 am, Aug 27 Heidfeld pick?

by sperry at 10:32 am, Aug 1 For the first time in ages, F1 seems to have stumbled upon incredible parity, as the season heads into the summer break. Red Bull has been caught up by McLaren and Ferrari, and at the Hungaroring, it seemed like any one of those 6 drivers could have won the race.

Capitalizing on the rain induced shenanigans is motoring who pulls down a perfect 80 points. Matt, nick, and owace tie for 2nd with a solid 70 point round each. Nick moves up to 5th, and owace is back in the lead after the drop factor moved him to 2nd. Carpenterbob rounds out the top 5 with 63 points, moving him up 2 places to 10th overall.

F1 takes its summer break now for a few weeks. But when we return, we return to Spa one of the most spectacular circuits in all of motorsports. Don't forget to make your picks over the break!

by owace at 9:14 am, Jul 31 silly hamilton.

by Double Phister at 1:07 pm, Jul 25 I forgot about the drop. w00t!

edited by sperry at 2:48 pm, Jul 25 After losing to Ferrari in Britain, Red Bull looked to Germany to jump back up front. But with poor qualifying from Vettel and surprising pace from McLaren, for the second race in a row, Red Bull fails to find victory.

Capitalizing on Hamilton's win are Carpenterbob, Motoring, and owace who all make 80-point perfect picks. Also in a 3-way tie for 4th, Chris, Double Phister, and Rod R score 70 points each.

Due to the drop being factored into the results for the 1st time this season, the standings have become quite jumbled. owace continues to maintain the championship lead, with a 20 point gap over Double Phister who moves up to 2nd over Rod R due to the drop.

The next race is in Hungary, and there's no weekend off! Get your picks in soon, the European swing of the championship continues this weekend!

by owace at 12:31 pm, Jul 25 heyy! see what i mean? only 2pts behind.

by owace at 12:10 pm, Jul 25 not winning? eliminate your 30 pt round and you are I believe in 2nd place?

by Double Phister at 11:14 am, Jul 25 Since I'm not winning I'd like to feel better by checking my mirrors for that tiny dot that is Nick. It would be cool if each participant was represented by an image of a car each placed proportionally on a horizontal "track" so we can judge the leads with a glance.

by owace at 10:06 pm, Jul 24 well then.Not sure I would have liked to use my last Vettel pick on a 4th place finish, but ill take 80!

by sperry at 9:28 pm, Jul 12 Ferrari's pace finally appears to match that of Red Bull, so all it took was an extra few moments in the pits for Vettel to lose his lead and put Alonso on top of the podium.

Grabbing another perfect round is owace who scores 80 points, and moves back into the overall lead with Rod R dropping to 2nd, only 9 points back. 2nd place is shared by Chris, Double Phister, Rod R and Tahoe RX7 who all score 70 points, missing out on perfect rounds due to Button's loose wheel-nut.

We're deep into the season now. Round 10 is the half-way point, and will be the point where the drop is applied in the scoring. Just for clarification: the drop this season will be applied to the lowest scoring round throughout the whole season. But once we're past half-way, the drop will start showing up in the results. So, if you've had all good rounds up to this point, you will still likely take your drop near the end of the season as your picks run out.

We move on to the historic Nurburgring for this season's German GP. Get your picks in, the race is just 2 weekends away!

by owace at 9:19 pm, Jul 12 doh!

by sperry at 9:01 pm, Jul 12 Per the FAQ: "Keep in mind that drivers picked in rounds dropped due to low scores will still count towards the driver pick limit, meaning that there may be strategy in skipping a round in order to save driver picks!"

by Matt at 6:26 pm, Jul 12 No I don't think so.

by owace at 10:27 am, Jul 12 does the 1 drop also drop our picks, meaning that those drivers picked dont count towards the 10 limit?

by owace at 8:10 am, Jul 11 Not sure, the way I saw it, is that they are worried about Ferrari's resurgence and want to pad Vettel's lead as much as possible. 3 points "can" break a championship. Ignoring that aspect I dont think Vettel would have allowed Webber an easy pass and I was concerned about damage to either one of them.

by Matt at 10:31 pm, Jul 10 Christian Horner had no issue bashing the other teams for using orders last season, then today clearly makes that call. It actually would have made more sense to allow Webber more points to ensure he keeps pace ahead of Alonso. I have no problem with team orders, but it is an issue when RedBull was so clearly against it in the past. My sucky picks lived up to my expectations...haha.

by owace at 9:11 pm, Jul 10 Dancing banana!

by sperry at 10:51 am, Jul 10 Anyone remember last season when Vettle won the championship without team orders? So glad they stuck to their guns today. :furious:

by Matt at 9:18 am, Jul 9 OKay, now F1 is making a joke of itself with all this rules waffling...They are causing absolute chaos with all their compromise and indecision. **IN other news, my picks suck. haha.

by sperry at 3:54 pm, Jun 27 Maybe the reduction of blown diffusers will hurt Red Bull more than the rest of the field... but I doubt it.

by sperry at 3:52 pm, Jun 27 It was a rather boring race in Valencia when compared to the last few rounds.

Taking advantage of the predictable results are 7 people with more than 60 points this round. Leading the way in a 3-way tie are Double Phister, Nick, and Tahoe RX7 who all score a nearly perfect 78 points, missing out on 2 points by picking Button over Massa.

Rod R and owace continue their battle at the top of the standings, this time trading the lead as Rod R scores 4th place this round with 76 points, and owace in 5th with 73 points. That's right folks, it's just a 1 point difference between the top two overall!

Matt makes a good showing in 6th with 66 points, and sperry redeems himself a bit in 7th with 61 points, good enough to move up 4 positions overall.

Hurt hardest in Valencia is Carpenterbob who scores only 10 points with his ballsy move to pick long-shot drivers that didn't work out, and Chris who fails to make picks this round. Luckily, there will be a dropped round this season, so don't fret over one bad round!

The European swing continues in full effect with the return to Britain in just two weeks! Will DRS turn Silverstone into a passing Mecca? Get your pick in for the GP of Great Britain!

by owace at 3:46 pm, Jun 27 I wish the battle for 1st place (in F1) was as competitive as our competition. :P

by Rod R at 8:52 am, Jun 27
sleeper race. Hamilton minded his business and gets 4th!

by sperry at 7:10 am, Jun 16 Yeah, Carrie really nailed it. BUT and PET were great picks, they may never finish so well for the rest of the season, and not many others picked PET.

by Matt at 9:32 pm, Jun 14 Yeah Scott, on the MSC pick, I had a hunch that they were going to try and bank on the wet, and would likely set Michael up that way...Plus, he's a great wet driver and is due for some action...I still think Motoring pulling 60 points without using ALO, HAM or VET is incredible.

by owace at 7:39 am, Jun 14 agreed. his time during the SC was a 1.34 and a 1.31. everyone else was doing 1.55+.

edited by sperry at 8:29 pm, Jun 12 Well Button certainly had to haul ass after the SC he caused when he beached ALO, since he was dead last and had a long way to go to catch up. I know he was at the limit when he drove past me in T1/T2 under caution. But I haven't seen the race on tv yet, so I can't really honestly comment on how "racing" those incidents actually were.

edited by sperry at 8:25 pm, Jun 12 In a wet race of epic proportions, it was a single mistake by reigning champ Vettel that gives the win to Button.

Taking the top slot this round in the fantasy season is motoring who pulls in 60 points, good enough to move up 1 position into 10th overall. 5 others tie for 2nd with identical picks of all the top drivers, good today for 58 points. Nick and Tahoe RX7 are both able to gain a spot amongst those tied.

Making a dismal showing is sperry who garners just 8 points from a lonely Massa pick, dropping him 3 spots overall. So much for the "advantage" of actually going to the race.

F1 returns to Europe for the (hopefully) sunny skies of Valencia. The GP of Europe is in 2 weeks!

by owace at 8:17 pm, Jun 12 I personally thought the only thing button was really guilty of during the race was speeding during the SC. The contact during the race was i) something he had no idea about, ii) a racing incident. see the nasioc thread for more details. Sucks that Rosberg went from 7th to 11th in the last lap.

by sperry at 4:03 pm, Jun 12 Great MSC pick Matt. That's 12 points over everyone else! Did you pick him thinking about a wet race? It really looked like Mercedes planned for the rain, 'cause as it dried out, Michael was noticeably slower on the straights.

by sperry at 3:55 pm, Jun 12 Nothing like sitting in the rain for 5 hours to watch the guy I didn't pick crash out the two guys I did pick, then go on to win the race. Button deserves 40 seconds added to his time if the stewards are planning on being consistent.

by owace at 2:08 pm, Jun 12 HOOOORRAAY LAST LAP!!

by owace at 1:16 pm, Jun 12 oh well looks like my picks just took a dump.

by owace at 11:26 am, Jun 12 stopping i mean = race finishes with people in their current position.

by owace at 11:26 am, Jun 12 stopping the race right now, will make me a very unamused individual.:(

by owace at 10:54 am, Jun 12 ok fingers crossed that all my picks finish in the points. dropped hamilton very last minute.

by sperry at 7:28 am, Jun 11 So far the rain has been coming in the late afternoon, probably after the race will be over... but who knows, the weather here has been all over the place!

by Matt at 4:07 pm, Jun 10 Is it really going to rain Sunday?

by sperry at 3:09 pm, Jun 10 I'm trying Matt!

I just added DLR back to the roster, since he'll be filling in for Perez who's just not quite ready to race yet. It was good to see Perez back in the car though after the Monaco wreck.

by Matt at 9:46 pm, Jun 8 Scott, Profitez de la Grand Prix de Montréal!

by sperry at 3:32 pm, May 29 Yeah, I really thought I was going to pick up some decent points without using a lot of big drivers. But it all sort of fell apart at the very end. Plus, everyone but me picked Alonso and he had his best finish of the season so far! :(

by sperry at 3:31 pm, May 29 Vettel continues the defense of his world championship with another victory, this time in one of the greatest F1 races in history: a race littered with contact, varied tire strategies, and an all-out battle for the last quarter of the race by three former world champs for the lead.

In a 3-way tie for the round, Chris, Double Phister, and owace make the picks that take the most points in Monaco. Scoring a near-perfect 78 points, Chris is able to move up one spot to 4th overall, while owace is able to re-take the lead lost to Rod R last round in Spain.

4th place this round is also a 3-way tie, between Matt, Rod R, and Tahoe RX7. Good for 66 points, but Matt and Rod R both lose one spot overall while Tahoe RX7 picks up two to slide into 8th overall.

It's still only a 9 point difference at the top as the F1 teams pack up for the only race in North America this season: Montreal. Get your picks in for one of the fastest tracks on the calendar... this time with two DRS zones per lap! The GP of Canada is in just two weeks!

by owace at 7:28 am, May 29 sperry, I am impressed with your Kob, Sutil picks. Were it not for that mess sparked by Sutil towards the end, you'd be higher up.

by owace at 7:18 am, May 29 well that was exciting. not sure I agree with how it turned out (i think vettel is cashing in his luck this year) but exciting for sure.

by sperry at 10:37 am, May 23 Vettel overcomes a faulty KERS to fight off Hamilton for the win in Catalunya.

Making the big points this round are no less than 5 people with perfect picks. The entire top 5 of Chris, curley, Double Phister, Motoring, and Tahoe RX7 selected ALO BUT HAM VET WEB, thus scoring the maximum 80 points for this round. Chris, motoring and Tahoe RX7 all gained 2 positions overall with their perfect picks.

In the fantasy championship standings, it's a 76 point 6th place round for Rod R that moves him into the overall lead over owace who scores 71 points. There are only 3 points separating the top two! Double Phister and Matt remain in 3rd and 4th overall. Chris rounds out the overall top 5.

There's no rest for the weary this week, as 1st practice in Monaco is this Thursday! The "crown jewel" of the Formula 1 season, the GP of Monaco is this weekend! Will Red Bull be able to keep their aero advantage without the long fast turns that their car excels at? Will Ferrari's pace improve enough to put Alonso on the podium? Get your picks in ASAP!

by Rod R at 8:28 am, May 22 Carrie- too cool perfection!

by Rod R at 8:27 am, May 22 Great Pick Chris! Perfection...

by owace at 6:45 am, May 22 you win this time Rod R!

by owace at 9:41 pm, May 21 alonso vs button. hmmm... might finally see some notable separation.

edited by sperry at 11:54 pm, May 20 Please note, there is apparently a bug in the way PHP calculates date/time conversions for the CET timezone that allowed several events' deadlines to skew, which caused the 24hr notice email for Spain to be sent quite late. This has been corrected, and the deadlines for the Central European Time zoned events are now correct. Sorry for the inconvenience.

by sperry at 10:40 am, May 9 Yeah, I really like the idea of driver controlled adjustable wings... but limiting the use to one straight with only the car behind getting to use it feels "cheap".

by owace at 6:53 am, May 9 i would much rather see tire related passes vs. DRS. Sure DRS is working but I think it's rather gimmicky and gives entirely way too much of an advantage to the following driver.

by sperry at 10:49 pm, May 8 Didn't they say there were like 80+ passes this race? DRS rules may be a gimmick, but it sure is working.

by sperry at 10:48 pm, May 8 In what may be the final race in Istanbul Park, Vettel and Webber exorcise the demons from last years teammate crash by taking 1-2.

In the fantasy championship, Double Phister grabs 1st this round with a nearly perfect 78 points, that's only good enough for him to maintain 3rd overall as owace and Rod R tie for 2nd this round to maintain their 1st and 2nd place overall positions as well.

Tahoe RX7 and Matt round out top 5 in Turkey. van and Motoring both tumble down the standings after missing the picks deadline, but remember with this season's drop, don't count them out!

The GP of Spain is up next in 2 weeks time. Red Bull seems to be dominant, but McLaren, Mercedes, and Ferrari all seem locked into a massive battle for 2nd best while being poised to take advantage of any Red Bull mistake.

by Matt at 7:56 pm, May 8 Best placed DRS zone yet! Turkey remains one of my favorite circuits, I hope Bernie doesn't pull it from the schedule

by owace at 8:05 am, Apr 27 always....i hate tape delay. DO IT LIVE!.. watching live timing and a secondary feed during commercials also helps. takes everything to a higher level.

by sperry at 11:10 pm, Apr 17 I just noticed the timestamps of the comments below... owace, you crazy bastard, are you staying up all night to watch the race live from EDT? lol

by sperry at 11:07 pm, Apr 17 Not just the last 5 laps... that was one of the best full races I've seen in ages!

by sperry at 11:06 pm, Apr 17 It was a very entertaining race in China, as Red Bull's dominance is broken, if only a by a bit.

Winning his second round of the season, this time with a season high 78 points, Rod R closes the overall gap to the leader, owace, who takes 4th this round with 73 points.

Double Phister scores 76 points, good enough for 2nd in China as well as bumping him up 3 positions to 3rd overall. Also on the move, van's 74 point 3rd place finish this round is good for 6 positions, slotting him into 7th in the championship. Rounding out the top 5 is S.Monkey with 68 points.

After the back-to-back races in Malaysia and China, the teams head back to their European home bases for 3 weeks before heading out to the first drive-away race. The GP of Turkey is up in 3 weekends from now!

by Nick at 8:35 am, Apr 17 Great race. Final 5 laps were amazing.

by owace at 2:11 am, Apr 17 Rod R, thou art dangerous.

by owace at 8:18 am, Apr 11 van loves to 69?

by sperry at 12:09 am, Apr 11 Man, I had Vettel instead of Webber and Button instead of Hamilton picked right up until 2 minutes before the deadline! lol

by sperry at 12:07 am, Apr 11 Rain threatened but failed to affect the race in Malaysia. Though the extreme tire wear meant pitstops a plenty for the field.

Making the best of the round, and moving into sole lead of the fantasy championship is owace who scores 74 points. Latecomer to the season van takes 2nd with 69 points. While Double Phister moves up 5 spots overall By scoring 67 points, tying for 3rd in the round the with Rod R and S.Monkey.

The race in Shanghai is just a week away. Can Red Bull fight off the increasing pace of McLaren without a reliable KERS system? Can Ferrari apply some of their race pace to qualifying? Will Lotus Renault keep up their surprising podium finishes? China is next!

by owace at 2:44 am, Apr 10 peanut butter jelly time? well except for hamilton messing things up towards the end.

edited by sperry at 2:31 pm, Mar 31 FYI: the FF1 mobile site is live! Point your mobile browser to http://ff1.seccs.org/mobile.php. I've only been testing it against my iPhone 3Gs, let me know if there are issues on other platforms.

by sperry at 10:14 am, Mar 28 Webber may look slow compared to Vettel, but compared to the rest of the field he's still flying.

Massa has been getting tromped by Alonso since Ferrari made him give up the win last season in Germany... I thought he was going to turn it around at the start of this race, but Alonso still got him. :(

And what's Heidfeld supposed to do when Petrov shows up this season twice as good as he was last year? lol

by Matt at 7:34 pm, Mar 27 Is it just me, or does there seem to be a common similarity on many of the teams, one car/driver extremely fast and consistent, the other car/driver a major question mark? Look at Massa, Webber, Heidfeld. Sure looks bad when your teammate whips you that badly... on to Malaysia

by Nick at 7:26 pm, Mar 27 Man, I had a feeling a Renault was going to be surprisingly quick. I just picked the wrong one.

by sperry at 5:59 pm, Mar 27 The first race of the season is complete! The nasty weather stayed away, resulting in a quick race on a beautiful summer day in Australia.

Jumping right to top of the standings, owace and Rod R tie for the round with identical picks earning 73 points. Carpenterbob and Matt take 3rd and 4th on the great performance of Petrov, grabbing 62 and 58 points respectively. Last season's champ curley rounds out the fantasy top 5 with 47 points.

The humid and stormy weather of Malaysia is up next, in two weeks time. Can McLaren and Ferrari develop their cars quick enough to make up the difference to Red Bull? Will the HRT guys win their uphill battle to make the grid without the convenience of testing? Get your picks in for Kuala Lumpur!

by sperry at 2:46 pm, Mar 26 Wow, based on qualifying, nice work by CarpenterBob and Matt for making some great picks without using all the big names!

Petrov looks surprisingly quick. Poor Kubica must be pissed he's not on the grid. :(

edited by sperry at 5:55 pm, Mar 10 Due to the ongoing political unrest in Bahrain, round 1 of the 2011 championship has been indefinitely postponed.

The site has been upgraded to support canceling a round. Picks made towards the canceled round will not count against your season pick count, nor will the round act as a drop.

Be advised, this new canceled round feature is not exactly well tested, please let me know if anyone sees anything that appears incorrect on the site!

edited by sperry at 5:34 pm, Feb 3 Welcome to the 2011 Fantasy Formula 1 Season!

This is our 6th year running, and we're looking forward to an exciting new season. The cars have changed with the return of KERS, movable rear wing elements, and some interesting blown exhaust innovations. The teams have also changed with Renault becoming a second Lotus team in the pit lane. And there are a bunch of new young drivers joining the grid.

This year there is also a minor change to the fantasy rules. We will be running 1 drop this season. This means the single lowest scoring round for each participant will be dropped. This will help those folks that accidentally forget to make picks for a round. But keep in mind, a dropped round still counts against your pick counts for the season! See the FAQ page for more info.

Once again, welcome to the 2011 season! Registration is open!