Fantasy Formula 1: Abu Dhabi

Fantasy Formula 1: Abu Dhabi - the other stuff

"Kimi...."

"What?!"

"Thank's for winning the Grand Prix for us, Lotus really..."

"Yes, Yes, Yes, I know you're pleased, now leave me alone!"

"But we just wanted to..."

"Where's my choc ice?"

"Um....."

"Kimi want Coke! Now! NOW NOW NOW!"

"Just give it to him... it seems to be working. Mind you fingers though, he can be a bit..."

"GRARARGGGGGGHHHH!!!!"

"Ambulance to Enstone immediately, please."

Naughty corner: How long have you got? There was a greater than usual display of grade 1 muppetry going on at Abu Dhabi, wasn’t there? I’m plumping for Webber though, for a quality showcase of error-strewn driving that made him look like he’s been getting lessons from Grosjean.

Hero: Remember my affection for Nick Heidfeld and his lovely beard? I think Kimi and his radio messages may be creeping ahead... and for the win, of course. About time too.

Fantasy Formula 1 driver of the day was that Vettel chappie, with an astonishing 57 points. Crikey.

Elmon’s record-breaking 176 point score sees him maintain the lead for a fourth race, with Mark E leading the preceding 14. 2 left, and the gap to Ollie C in second is now 36 points. In his 13th season of FF1, is this Elmon’s year? (That sounded quite professional, didn’t it? Sorry about that.)

Vettel takes over the most-points-scored-in-FF1 lead from Alonso, whilst Perez somehow manages to remain 5th best driver to have picked. Yes, Karthikeyan is still last. Seb’s super score sees Red Bull take over the lead from Ferrari, whilst Lotus move up to 3rd. HRT are still entirely last.

Remarkably, the top 3 scores this race are the top 3 of the season, whilst Elmon clears the magical 1000 point mark.

Next race: Head over to the USA y’all! It’s the inaugural US GP on the 18th of November! It’s on in the evening (if you’ve got Sky) or after beddie-byes time (if you’ve only got the BBC). Yee! And in all probability, Ha!

(More of Mr Oldfield playing tonight - this time it's one of my favourite albums, 1982's "Five Miles Out".)

Comments

Malaysian Grand Prix - Vettel hot, but not bothered

Malaysia. It's always hot, and it always rains. Except the 2nd part is no longer true (unless you count the drizzly bit around lap 14). Saturday's qualifying session had highlighted the fact that Red Bull and McLaren seemed well matched on pace, but also that Ferrari were struggling. Whilst Vettel bagged another pole, followed by Hamilton, Webber and Button, Alonso was only 5th, and Massa 7th, with Nick Heidfeld an excellent 6th on the grid between the two red cars. At this point, I would like to break momentarily for a small rant: How many times do I have to say Heidfeld is good? Why wasn't he given a top drive years ago? WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?! ARE YOU BLIND!!!?? Ahem. The Hispanias somehow managed to a) turn up b) remember to bring cars c) get both of them on the track d) actually get both of them within 107%. Pretty remarkable really. Oh, and it didn't rain. Race day looked a more likely candidate for a drop of the wet stuff. The start was exciting, with

I know I'll regret this...

For @Feisty_Onion @BroughtonLass @LizWestmorland Me... before the grumpiness set in. Have a great weekend.

Senna bags Willy drive?

The great thing about F1 rumours is that they change every 5 minutes. Just last week it was looking like Barrichello might be back in at Williams, as new engines, tech staff and a general reshuffle would mean they needed someone who actually knew what they were doing in an F1 car. Which rules out Maldonado, obviously. Now it looks like Senna might be about to get a seat with the team where his Uncle lost his life. I'm sure Bruno's mum must be delighted. I don't hold with all this superstitious mumbo-jumbo though, and with the extraordinary level of safety in modern F1 cars, Bruno should be pretty safe. There is one significant problem with Williams signing him though - and this is going to be a bit unpopular I suspect - Bruno isn't very good. Yes, he put in a couple of reasonable performances with Renault, but Nick Heidfeld (ah... Nick and his lovely beard...) would have been able to do likewise, has he not been dropped. And then they dropped Senna too. Thi

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