Fantasy Formula 1 - Malaysia: The other stuff

Hello, FF1-heads. Time once again for the random discarded front-wing end-plate that is The Other Stuff...

Naughty corner: Surprisingly, that one goes to Das Sebulator, for his ill-tempered slagging off of Karthikeyan post-race. He’s normally such a nice chap too...

Hero: Oh, come on. It couldn’t be anyone other than Perez, now could it? Stunning drive, and I genuinely think he could have got Alonso too. If he’s not in a Ferrari next year, I’ll eat my hat. The marshmallow one. Not the real one. I’m not as stupid as I look.

Fantasy Formula 1 driver of the day was Alonso with a rain-assisted 39!

Mark E retains his lead for a second race, having scored well with a budget team. 10% of the season gone – can he keep it up?

Front to back gap – 532 points! That’s bigger than Coulthard’s jawbone!

Best driver so far in FF1 land is Perez, with Rosberg, Maldonado, Massa, Grosjean and de la Rosa all, literally, pointless.

Top team is Ferrari, with Mercedes dragging their silver bottom along in last place at the moment.

Fantasy Formula 1: Where Seb’s other finger getting an outing was met with a similar reaction from millions of sofas...

Next race: What, there isn’t one this weekend? Dammit! Hang on 3 weeks until China on the 15^th of April, then...

(Choons tonight courtesy of Natasha England's "Back From The Mists Of Time"...)

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