Fantasy Formula 1 - Abu Dhabi: The other stuff

Hello, Other Stuff fans. Here we are again, then.

I guess you'll be wanting stats'n'that, right? Righty-ho...

Fantasy Formula 1 driver of the day was Hamilton, with 27 points.

Well done to Henry, who becomes the first person (and maybe the only?) to clear 1000 FF1 points.

Bad weekend for Heather – a 6 point total adds her to the worst 3 scores of the season... for the 3rd time.

The top 3 drivers so far are Vettel, Button and Alonso. Heidfeld may only have done 11 races, but he’s still in the top 10!

The top 3 teams so far are Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari. Rubens’ feisty drive sees the Williams team move all the way up to 10th.

Although he didn’t come first in this race, Henry still extends his lead to a (season-winning?) 75 points.

Leaders to date: Heather (1 race), Neil (3), Me (4), Ian (1), Me again (1), Ian again (1), Henry (7).

Front to back gap? A hoofing 521 points. Henry has more than double the points of Jon.

Fantasy Formula 1: Where Rubens just signed a 5 year deal with a nice team. For a change.

Next race: Tea-time final hurrah in Brazil, on 27th November.

(Yes, I am still listening to Beatles CD's - thanks for asking. Tonight, its the turn of Rubber Soul from 1965. Fabtastic!)

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