Fantasy Formula 1 - Korea: The other stuff

Two F1 weekends in a row. Mmmmmm....

Sadly, for us skint BBC viewers who can't afford to get a dustbin lid nailed to the side of their home, that's almost certainly the last time it'll ever happen, in terms of the full, live, coverage at least. If the Beeb only show half the races live next year, I doubt they'll show consecutive ones only a week apart.

Permission to say arsebiscuits? ARSEBISCUITS!

Anyway, on with the show! Here's the driver and team stats for you.

Naughty corner? Petrov. He came from so far back in that attempt to pass Schumi, he actually started the move last month. Foolish boy.

Hero: I think that goes to the blue-eyed superstar DJ Alguerserious. Finishing 7th means you've only been bettered by Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull. And he did it in a Toro Rosso. Nice work! Now, turn that racket down.

Fantasy Formula 1 driver of the day was Herr DoublePointyfinger, with a stout 27 points.

The top 3 drivers so far are Vettel, Button and Alonso. Buemi and Alguersuari are now 7th and 8th, following another good weekend.

The top 3 teams are Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari. Although Williams actually got some FF1 points this weekend, so did their closest rivals, Hispania and Lotus, so they stay at the bottom of the points list.

Henry increased his lead a fair bit this weekend, and he's now 71 points ahead of the pack. He's also now put together the longest run out front, and equalled the most weeks out front too. This season's leaders: Heather (1 race), Neil (3), Me (4), Ian (1), Me again (1), Ian again (1), Henry (5).

Front to back gap continues to widen too - its now 426 points. Eep.

Fantasy Formula 1: Where you must obey the RoboHamilton. OBEY!

Next race: It's the shiny new Indian GP on the 30th of October. Sensible start time too! 0930. Just time to get a cuppa and the bacon sarnies sorted, then...

And now, a hideous glimpse into the future...

(Back on the CD A-Z and it's Tori Amos time again - 2002's "Scarlet's Walk".)

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