2014 Fantasy F1 Racing (Spoilers!)

Is Rob putting up the prizes this year? I don't think I have seen him post anything about it this season.

 

No idea. I thought we were just playing for fun and pride.

All the best,
Andrew.

 

The prize money has always been really good. In the (good) old days there was even the occasional extra prize for certain races. I won my red Ferrarichat blanket for one of the races in the epic 2007 season.

 

Ferrarichat League trades for Malaysia.

Großaspach:* Drop Bianchi, Ericsson; add Massa, Bottas.
Shaky GP FC:* Drop Massa, Sutil; add Hulkenberg, Bottas
Horner's Hornettes FC:* Drop Sutil, add Hulkenberg
Scuderia Modificata FC:* Add test driver
Gnaturally Awesome:* Drop Chilton, add Bottas
Team Massive Implications:* Drop Chilton, Raikkonen; add Rosberg, Magnussen

 

Muppet Motorsports is sticking with its original lineup. Barring the catastrophes that befell all our drivers last race weekend, we should do ok.

All the best,
Andrew.

 

Yeah, you have a pretty good team. Diverse but no bad apples.

 

It was just a shame that so many diverse catastrophes affected so many if them in the first race. I think only one of my guys finished in the points! Malaysia has got to be better.

Really looking forward to the race. I get to watch this one live (i.e. not recorded, rather than physically there) with my wife, which is a rare treat.

All the best,
Andrew.

 

Hi gang!

There were a lot of teams hoping for rain as this race rolled on, but unfortunately for them there was no reprieve from the clouds. Instead, one team put on a textbook thrashing. It's starting to look like it might be a long season for some traditional leaders.

Race results are available at 02 2014 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIA GRAND PRIX (Kuala Lumpur) 28 - 30 Mar - Wiki

Point details are available via spreadsheets at Index of /2014

Please take a moment to check your results; all results are final on Wednesday.

I will have your budgets updated in a day or two. Remember that trades are due for Bahrain on Wednesday.

Congratulations to, and press releases are due from, the following teams:

Ferrarichat League
Lena Tecnologia
Großaspach
Team Tesla

 

Muppet Motorsports is currently releasing press releases every race just to be on the safe side, despite our failure to release the full performance capabilities of our newly-released cars:

ifgpf1.com > General Category > Ferrarichat League > Muppet Motorsports Post-Malaysia Press Conference​

Also... our nemeses in Team Almost Green are going down in Bahrain!

All the best,
Andrew.

 

Trades for this week

Ferrarichat League
Team Gerbaro -- Drop Williams Chassis, Add Mercedes Chassis
Team Almost Green -- Drop Ferrari add Mercedes AMG
Großaspach -- Drop Massa, add Hulkenberg

 

You guys just wait until I save up some more money... lol!

All the best,
Andrew.

 

Conspiracy perhaps?
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Kermit!

Muppet Motorsports will be investigating the circumstances surrounding this image and the possibilities that he is either a willing participant or captive forced to perform.

All the best,
Andrew.

 

Hi gang!

F1 is dead, there is simply no way that these turbo beasts can generate good racing . . .

That was the refrain before this week, but I think the night race at Bahrain showed that there is indeed great racing left in the series. The cars looked great, the racing was tight, and it looks like many teams are finally getting a grip on the technology.


Race results are available at 03 2014 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX (Sakhir) 04 - 06 Apr - Wiki
Point details are available via spreadsheets at Index of /2014

Please take a moment to check your results; all results are final on Wednesday.
I will have your budgets updated in a day or two. Remember that trades are due for China on Wednesday the 16th. There's a two week break this time.

Congratulations to, and press releases are due from, the following teams:

Founders' League
Jordan Grand Prix
Black Flag Racing
Team Numero Uno

Ferrarichat League
Großaspach
Lena Tecnologia
Team Tesla
Term GerBaro

Thanks
Tillman

 

Before you celebrate.... the race was never in doubt about one of the Merc winning the race. You have to give some credit to Merc for allowing Rosberg to challenge Hami --- but I'm still suspicious of how the last 2 laps went down.

The safety car bunched everyone up for the last 10 laps making it more exciting and evenly balanced. If you think that's a solution to better racing, then just have a safety car at every race the last ten laps (like the mystery Nascar "debris on the field").

There are two classes in the field: Those with Merc engines and everyone else. You can almost predict now the top 8 positions.

And to add insult to injury ---

The Mercedes safety car sounded better going around the track than any of the F1 cars.

 

Trades for China

Ferrarichat League
Lena Tecnologia FC:* Drop Ericcson, add Ricciardo
Shaky GP FC:* Drop Alonso, add Ricciardo; Drop Ferrari, add Mercedes AMG
Scuderia Bryant: Drop Kimi Add Nico Rosberg
Massive Implications (Ferrarichat League) Drop Magnussen, Add Ricciardo
Team Adorabloodthirsty: Drop Ferrari engine, add Mercedes AMG engine
Gnaturally Awesome:* Drop Alonso, Add Ricciardo; Drop Ferrari chassis,
add Mercedes chassis

 

Trades for Spain

Ferrarichat
Team Rumblefish -- add Test Driver
Muppet Motorsports -- Drop Williams chassis, add Red Bull
Scuderia Modificata -- Drop Kimi, add Rosberg; drop Massa, add Bottas
Massive Implications -- Drop Bottas, add Hulkenberg
Team Tesla -- Drop Massa, add Hulkenberg
Horner's Hornettes -- Drop Lotus chassis, add Williams
Gerbaro -- Drop Magnussen, add Ricciardo

 

Hi Gang!

the Circus returns to Europe, where the backmarkers hope to change the feel of the season. For those who believe the "real" season starts at home, this weekend is a harbinger of new hope.

The big story remains the intra-team bickering between drivers. Given the easy-going and egoless personality of the typical F1 driver, this should all blow over soon . . .

Results for Spain are available at 05 FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA PIRELLI 2014 (Catalunya) 09 - 11 May - Wiki

Detail spreadsheets are available, as always, at Index of /2014

Champion standings are already updated, budgets will come a bit later. There's 2 weeks until the most amazing and ridiculous circuit of the season, Monaco.

Congratulations to and press releases are due from:

Founder's League
Jordan Grand Prix
Lena Tecnologia
Team Numero Uno
This Year We Win

Ferrarichat League
Lena Tecnologia
Team GerBaro
Team Massive Implications

Thanks as always for playing!
-Tillman

 

Ahhh, I was hopeful for a podium, but I guess it's not to be. It's difficult to turn around poor starts to the season as there's little money for changes/development. Perhaps I shouldn't have gambled so heavily based on the winter testing of Williams.

All the best,
Andrew.

 

Because I'm a bit of a number geek, here's a stat:

The perfect score in the IFGP F1 contest is 166 points. That is 1st and 2nd place with Chassis (43 points), 1st and 2nd place with Engines (43 points), and the top 5 driver positions (80)

Because of our limitation on the number of drivers per category, it is very unlikely that anyone will ever score all the points. But this season, there's finally been a perfect score.

Congratulations to Rob Lay, for having all 5 top drivers on his team, and the first and second place engine/chassis combination.

 

(Begrudging) congratulations Rob!

Actually, that really is an outstanding thing.

All the best,
Andrew.

 

Hi gang!

The circus has swept through the tight city streets of Monaco, and it was truly an eye-watering experience for some. We saw a surprising number of engine failures, and a number of talent failures as well. All-in-all, not a terrible race for spectators this year, and a bit of a point-shifter for the participants as well.

Race results are available at the following link:

06 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2014 (Monte Carlo) 22 - 25 May - Wiki

Congratulations to, and press releases are due from, the following teams:

Ferrarichat League
Team Massive Implications
Team Gerbaro
Lena Tecnologia

 

I'm doing so horrible! Got hit hard point wise with some of the DR and Red Bull issue's.

P.S I think Rob is cheating

 

The Canadian GP is in the books, and it was a truly worth watching to the very end. Some drivers really can't get a brake . . .

Results are posted at 07 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2014 (Montréal) 06 - 08 Jun - Wiki

Congratulations to, and press releases are due from, the following teams:

Ferrarichat League
Scuderia Modificata
Team Rumblefish
Horners Hornets

I will have championship updates and spreadsheets uploaded later today.

Thanks
T

 

I'm just going to leave this right here . . .
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