murf's F1 Predictions 2012 - Rd 20, Brazilian GP, 23-25 Nov

[murf]

Welcome to Round 20 of murf enterprises's 2012 Formula 1 predictions game.

This is it. The last round of the year and, possibly, ever....

Not only is everything season long going to be finalised but it is also the final of the FlyAway Cup

Each race will be a separate competition where the winner gets 25 points towards the season competition, second 18, third 12, down to 1 for 10th just like the real thing.

Everybody is welcome to have a go. All you have to do is predict the top 10 finishers and you score points depending on how accurate you are. Best man wins. Full points details etc in the Series thread.

As well as the main championship, we will again be tallying total scores over all 20 races for the Form Crown and having 3 sidecomps - yes back to 3 again!.
Simple picking rules
- pick your top 10
- stick to the template
- use driver surnames only
- No witty comments / smileys on the predictions lines as these are copied directly into the spreadsheet
- use the correct spelling
BBC Driver List
Please double check your spelling and remove comments or the automated spreadsheet WILL steal your points!
IF I spot your mistake I will give you a nod to change it. Yellow card system - just one warning/nod each. The spreadsheet has been refined since last year so badly spelled picks will get 0 points.

DEADLINE/TIMETABLE
Entries must be in by start time of first qualifying session - see below. Edits and tweaks allowed until that final deadline.

Fri 23 November 2012
Practice 1 12:00 - 13:30
Practice 2 16:00 - 17:30
Sat 24 November 2012
Practice 3 13:00 - 14:00
Qualifying 16:00 - DEADLINE
Sun 25 November 2012
Race 16:00
I think these are the correct UK times (now on winter time) - caveat enteror

[murf]

TABLE

F1-12-Rd19.JPG

FORM GUIDE
Shaggy365 2072
Lone Ranger 2056
Moist von Lipwig 2042
Surprised 1980
Rookster 1951
Brightwater 1931
murf 1911
bluenosey 1908
chrismar 1906
Digsby 1902
owenclass 1895
gazwood 1863
eagle224 1839
Arabian Knight 1805
Spinynorman 1755
the dude abides 1395
arsene doesn't know 1264
TheTon 953
jpk 377
Mintman 345
Two left feet 289
tommymooney 109
Herc6 56

FlyAway Cup - The Final
Surprised v Brightwater

[murf]

My template pick

Vettel
Webber
Hamilton
Alonso
Button
Massa
Rosberg
Raikkonen
Schumacher
Senna

[murf]

Shaggy365 by PM

Vettel
Hamilton
Alonso
Button
Webber
Raikkonen
Grosjean
Maldonado
Massa
Perez

[Surprised]

It can't be the last round ever

[murf]

It can't be the last round ever

Could be. I'm just finding the scoring / admin a chore and so not providing a good service with the updates.

Ideally I'd find a web based game with a similar scoring system and mini leagues so we could have a FISO league and I could still run the sidecomps. I did look at this last minute before this season but only found silly point systems or no mini league facility.

[Surprised]

It can't be the last round ever

Could be. I'm just finding the scoring / admin a chore and so not providing a good service with the updates.

Ideally I'd find a web based game with a similar scoring system and mini leagues so we could have a FISO league and I could still run the sidecomps. I did look at this last minute before this season but only found silly point systems or no mini league facility.

It can be almost totally automated if it makes it easier or if you haven't already done so. PM me if you want to discuss that.

[the dude abides]

Vettel
Hamilton
Webber
Alonso
Grosjean
Button
Massa
Maldonado
Kobayashi
Di Resta

Thanks for the game Murf, and well done to the top guys...

[eagle224]

Hamilton
Alonso
Vettel
Webber
Massa
Button
Hulkenberg
Rosberg
Di Resta
Schumacher

[gazwood]

Hamilton
Vettel
Alonso
Button
Webber
Raikonnen
Massa
Senna
Di Resta
Grosjean

[Spinynorman]

Vettel
Hamilton
Alonso
Button
Webber
Raikkonen
Grosjean
Rosberg
Massa
Di Resta

[Surprised]

Hamilton
Vettel
Alonso
Webber
Massa
Button
Grosjean
Rosberg
Raikkonen
Di Resta

[Rookster]

Alonso
Hamilton
Vettel
Button
Webber
Massa
Raikkonen
Grosjean
Hulkenberg
Di Resta

[Lone Ranger]

Webber
Hamilton
Vettel
Button
Alonso
Raikkonen
Grosjean
Massa
Hulkenberg
Di Resta

[Moist von Lipwig]

Hamilton
Vettel
Alonso
Button
Webber
Massa
Grosjean
Raikkonen
Di Resta
Rosberg

[Digsby]

Hamilton
Webber
Button
Vettel
Alonso
Raikkonen
Massa
Grosjean
Maldonado
Perez

[Brightwater]

Alonso
Hamilton
Vettel
Button
Webber
Massa
Raikkonen
Grosjean
Di Resta
Hulkenberg

[Arabian Knight]

Hamilton
Vettel
Alonso
Webber
Button
Raikkonen
Massa
Grosjean
Schumacher
Maldonado

[Lone Ranger]

Bump


Cheers Murf for all your hard work, hope we can keep it going for next season

I seemed to have blew my chances on the last few races....

[bluenosey]

Hamilton
Button
Alonso
Webber
Massa
Raikkonen
Maldonado
Grosjean
Hulkenberg
Rosberg

Great comp as usual - cheers Murf

[chrismar]

Button
Hamilton
Vettel
Webber
Alonso
Schumacher
Hulkenberg
Senna
Di Resta
Ricciardo

[owenclass]

Vettel
Hamilton
Alonso
Webber
Button
Raikkonen
Massa
Grosjean
Maldonado
Di Resta

[murf]

5 minutes to go for your last tweak or entry of the season.

Does the rain affect your thinking???

[Moist von Lipwig]

5 minutes to go for your last tweak or entry of the season.

Does the rain affect your thinking???

Its bad enough to do it in the dry

[murf]

Round 19 scores now done - owenclass winning at a canter with the best score of the season so far.

As for the title race:

MvL holds a 16 point lead so needs just 5th place to secure the title.
Shaggy365 came second, moves into second and needs at least second to stand a chance.
Surprised needs to win in Brazil to stand a chance.

Then there is the small matter of the FlyAway Cup final
Surprised v Brightwater

[Moist von Lipwig]

I can see this round being very close from top to bottom, given the result and the similarity of most of the picks.

[Shaggy365]

Surely the cars have run out of fuel by now, or is this stretching into next season?

[murf]

Hope the delay has ramped up the tension sufficiently???? Even Chris Tarrant doesn't wait this long with the answers on WWTBAM... Sorry

RESULTS

1 eagle224 112
2 chrismar 107
3 Arabian Knight 98
4 bluenosey 96
5 Rookster 94
6 Surprised 94
7 Brightwater 92
8 murf 90
9 Moist von Lipwig 85
10 the dude abides 84
owenclass 81
gazwood 78
Digsby 77
Lone Ranger 76
Shaggy365 72
Spinynorman 72

Congratulations to eagle224 on the win
MvL on the title
Surprised just sneaks ahead of shaggy for 2nd and 3rd.
Shaggy just holds on for the Form title
Very tight for the FlyAway Cup
Surpised 94 v Brighwater 92

[murf]

FINAL TABLE

F1-12-Rd20.JPG

FORM GUIDE

Shaggy365 2144
Lone Ranger 2132
Moist von Lipwig 2127
Surprised 2074
Rookster 2045
Brightwater 2023
chrismar 2013
bluenosey 2004
murf 2001
Digsby 1979
owenclass 1976
eagle224 1951
gazwood 1941
Arabian Knight 1903
Spinynorman 1827
the dude abides 1479
arsene doesn't know 1264
TheTon 953
jpk 377
Mintman 345
Two left feet 289
tommymooney 109
Herc6 56

[Shaggy365]

Woo-hoo. Only the second time I've ever won anything on FISO (that I wasn't running myself).

Many thanks murf for your persistence and organisational skills.