RULES

Anyway, the rules! It is so simple that you don't even need to watch F1 to take part, as you can just guess. Of course a bit of F1 knowledge may give you an advantage, but then again it may not. happy.gif Basically there are ten teams in this year's F1 season, so that means they are going to be ten Team Battles. All you have to do is try and predict which driver in each team will qualify higher, and then finish the race higher (or last longer if both team members fail to finish - ).

Using the Alpine "team battle" as an example, if you think that Doohon will qualify higher and finish the race higher than his team-mate Ocon then all you need to do is put a "Q" and "R" next to his name to predict this:

Alpine: Doohan [Q,R] v Ocon

Or if you choose, you could spread your bets and decide that while you think Ocon may qualify higher, you think Gasly is more reliable in the race and will finish the race the higher of the two. Therefore, you'd predict the team battle like this:

Alpine: Doohan [R]] vs Ocon [Q]

And then you just do that for each of the ten teams! In the event of a driver replacing another, then predictions from the original driver will carry over directly to the replacement driver. So of course F1 knowledge of knowing each driver's strengths and current form could put you at an advantage, but there is nothing to stop complete F1 novices from making completely random guesses and joining in.

>> SCORING

You get two points for a correct prediction of the highest qualifier in each team and two points for a correct prediction of the highest race finisher in each time. You also then have the opportunity to predict who will be on pole position and win the race and, fastest lap, and five points are available for each of these predictions if you get them correct to make a total of 55 points available on each race weekend! This will hopefully run for the first 10 races of the season if there is interest, and we can start it again for the second half of the season if desired.

>> QUICK INSTRUCTIONS

So that all seems quite complicated, all you need to do is put a Q and an R next to a driver in each team and predict the pole position winner and race winner and fastest lap using the template in the post below, and then just post in this topic! The rest will all make sense as we go along!

Roll of Honour

2015- Dobbo

2019- Dobbo

2020- Sarah

2021- Houdini

2022- Severin

2023- Dobbo

2024- Dobbo

Can Dobbo make it an hat-trick of titles in a row?

Australia Template

Alpine: Doohan vs Gasly

Aston Martin: Alonso vs Stroll

Ferrari: Leclerc vs Hamilton

Haas: Ocon vs Bearman

McLaren: Norris vs Piastri

Mercedes: Antonelli vs Russell

Racing Bulls: Hadjar vs Tsunoda

Red Bull: Verstappen vs Lawson

Sauber: Bortoleto vs Hulkenberg

Williams: Albon vs Sainz Jr

Pole Position:

Winner:

Fastest Lap:

Exciting! I feel there's more teams than usual with a clear 1-2 pairing this season with all the rookies but there's bound to be some upsets here and there.

Just an heads up that qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix will be taking place on Saturday 5am (UK Time) and Sunday 4am (UK Time).

Alpine: Doohan [Q] vs Gasly [R]

Aston Martin: Alonso [Q, R] vs Stroll

Ferrari: Leclerc [Q, R] vs Hamilton

Haas: Ocon [Q, R] vs Bearman

McLaren: Norris [Q, R] vs Piastri

Mercedes: Antonelli vs Russell [Q, R]

Racing Bulls: Hadjar vs Tsunoda [Q, R]

Red Bull: Verstappen [Q, R] vs Lawson

Sauber: Bortoleto vs Hulkenberg [Q, R]

Williams: Albon vs Sainz Jr [Q, R]

Pole Position: Norris

Winner: Norris

Fastest Lap: Norris

Alpine: Doohan vs Gasly (Q, R)

Aston Martin: Alonso (Q, R) vs Stroll

Ferrari: Leclerc (Q, R) vs Hamilton

Haas: Ocon (Q, R) vs Bearman

McLaren: Norris (Q,R) vs Piastri

Mercedes: Antonelli vs Russell (Q,R)

Racing Bulls: Hadjar (Q) vs Tsunoda (R)

Red Bull: Verstappen (Q,R) vs Lawson

Sauber: Bortoleto vs Hulkenberg (Q,R)

Williams: Albon (Q) vs Sainz Jr (R)

Pole Position: Norris

Winner: Norris

Fastest Lap: Verstappen

Alpine: Doohan vs Gasly Q R

Aston Martin: Alonso Q R vs Stroll

Ferrari: Leclerc Q R vs Hamilton

Haas: Ocon Q Rvs Bearman

McLaren: Norris vs Piastri Q R

Mercedes: Antonelli vs Russell Q R

Racing Bulls: Hadjar vs Tsunoda Q R

Red Bull: Verstappen Q Rvs Lawson

Sauber: Bortoleto vs Hulkenberg Q R

Williams: Albon vs Sainz Jr Q R

Pole Position: Leclerc

Winner: Leclerc

Fastest Lap: Leclerc

Alpine: Doohan vs Gasly Q R

Aston Martin: Alonso Q R vs Stroll

Ferrari: Leclerc Q R vs Hamilton

Haas: Ocon Q R vs Bearman

McLaren: Norris Q R vs Piastri

Mercedes: Antonelli vs Russell Q R

Racing Bulls: Hadjar vs Tsunoda Q R

Red Bull: Verstappen Q R vs Lawson

Sauber: Bortoleto vs Hulkenberg Q R

Williams: Albon vs Sainz Jr Q R

Pole - Norris

Winner - Norris

Fastest Lap - Leclerc

Alpine: Doohan vs Gasly [Q, R]

Aston Martin: Alonso [Q, R] vs Stroll

Ferrari: Leclerc [Q, R] vs Hamilton

Haas: Ocon [Q, R] vs Bearman

McLaren: Norris [Q, R] vs Piastri

Mercedes: Antonelli vs Russell [Q, R]

Racing Bulls: Hadjar vs Tsunoda [Q, R]

Red Bull: Verstappen [Q, R] vs Lawson

Sauber: Bortoleto vs Hulkenberg [Q, R]

Williams: Albon vs Sainz Jr [Q, R]

Pole Position: Norris

Winner: Norris

Fastest Lap: Russell

Alpine: Doohan vs Gasly [Q,R]

Aston Martin: Alonso [Q,R] vs Stroll

Ferrari: Leclerc [Q] vs Hamilton [R]

Haas: Ocon [Q,R]vs Bearman

McLaren: Norris [Q,R] vs Piastri

Mercedes: Antonelli vs Russell [Q,R]

Racing Bulls: Hadjar vs Tsunoda [Q,R]

Red Bull: Verstappen [Q,R] vs Lawson

Sauber: Bortoleto vs Hulkenberg [Q,R]

Williams: Albon vs Sainz Jr [Q,R]

Pole Position: Leclerc

Winner: Norris

Fastest Lap: Leclerc

Alpine: Doohan vs Gasly [Q, R]

Aston Martin: Alonso [Q, R] vs Stroll

Ferrari: Leclerc [Q, R] vs Hamilton

Haas: Ocon [Q, R] vs Bearman

McLaren: Norris [Q, R] vs Piastri

Mercedes: Antonelli vs Russell [Q, R]

Racing Bulls: Hadjar vs Tsunoda [Q, R]

Red Bull: Verstappen [Q, R] vs Lawson

Sauber: Bortoleto vs Hulkenberg [Q, R]

Williams: Albon vs Sainz Jr [Q, R]

Pole Position: Charles Leclerc

Winner: Lando Norris

Fastest Lap: Lando Norris

Qualifying:

Alpine: Doohan vs Gasly [Q]

Aston Martin: Alonso [Q] vs Stroll

Ferrari: Leclerc [Q] vs Hamilton

Haas: Ocon [Q] vs Bearman

McLaren: Norris [Q] vs Piastri

Mercedes: Antonelli vs Russell [Q]

Racing Bulls: Hadjar vs Tsunoda [Q]

Red Bull: Verstappen [Q] vs Lawson

Sauber: Bortoleto [Q] vs Hulkenberg

Williams: Albon [Q] vs Sainz Jr

Pole Position: Lando Norris

After Qualifying:

Herbs- 21pts

Severin- 21pts

Houdini- 21pts

Dobbo- 19pts

Sarah- 16pts

Mack- 16pts

Liam S- 14pts

Race:

Alpine: Doohan vs Gasly [R]

Aston Martin: Alonso vs Stroll [R]

Ferrari: Leclerc [R] vs Hamilton

Haas: Ocon [R] vs Bearman

McLaren: Norris [R] vs Piastri

Mercedes: Antonelli vs Russell [R]

Racing Bulls: Hadjar vs Tsunoda [R]

Red Bull: Verstappen [R] vs Lawson

Sauber: Bortoleto vs Hulkenberg [R]

Williams: Albon [R] vs Sainz Jr

Winner: Lando Norris

Fastest Lap: Lando Norris

After Race:

Dobbo- 45pts

Herbs- 42pts

Severin- 42pts

Houdini- 42pts

Mack- 42pts

Sarah- 35pts

Liam S- 28pts

Thank you all for playing. 🙂

China Template:

Alpine: Doohan vs Gasly

Aston Martin: Alonso vs Stroll

Ferrari: Leclerc vs Hamilton

Haas: Ocon vs Bearman

McLaren: Norris vs Piastri

Mercedes: Antonelli vs Russell

Racing Bulls: Hadjar vs Tsunoda

Red Bull: Verstappen vs Lawson

Sauber: Bortoleto vs Hulkenberg

Williams: Albon vs Sainz Jr

Pole Position:

Winner:

Fastest Lap:

Just an heads up that qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix will be taking place on Saturday 7am (UK Time) and the race on Sunday 7am (UK Time)

Alpine: Doohan vs Gasly (Q, R)

Aston Martin: Alonso (Q, R) vs Stroll

Ferrari: Leclerc (Q, R) vs Hamilton

Haas: Ocon (Q, R) vs Bearman

McLaren: Norris (R) vs Piastri (Q)

Mercedes: Antonelli vs Russell (Q, R)

Racing Bulls: Hadjar vs Tsunoda (Q, R)

Red Bull: Verstappen (Q, R) vs Lawson

Sauber: Bortoleto vs Hulkenberg (Q, R)

Williams: Albon (Q) vs Sainz Jr (R)

Pole Position: Verstappen

Winner: Verstappen

Fastest Lap: Verstappen

Alpine: Doohan vs Gasly (Q, R)

Aston Martin: Alonsovs Stroll (Q, R)

Ferrari: Leclerc (Q, R) vs Hamilton

Haas: Ocon (Q, R) vs Bearman

McLaren: Norris (Q,R) vs Piastri

Mercedes: Antonelli vs Russell (Q, R)

Racing Bulls: Hadjar vs Tsunoda (Q, R)

Red Bull: Verstappen (Q, R) vs Lawson

Sauber: Bortoleto (Q, R)vs Hulkenberg

Williams: Albon (Q,R) vs Sainz Jr

Pole Position: Leclerc

Winner: Leclerc

Fastest Lap: Norris

Alpine: Doohan vs Gasly Q R

Aston Martin: Alonso R vs Stroll Q

Ferrari: Leclerc vs Hamilton Q R

Haas: Ocon Q R vs Bearman

McLaren: Norris vs Piastri Q R

Mercedes: Antonelli vs Russell Q R

Racing Bulls: Hadjar vs Tsunoda Q R

Red Bull: Verstappen Q Rvs Lawson

Sauber: Bortoleto vs Hulkenberg Q R

Williams: Albon Q R vs Sainz Jr

Pole Position: Verstappen

Winner: Piastri

Fastest Lap: Hamilton

Alpine: Doohan vs Gasly Q R

Aston Martin: Alonso R Q vs Stroll

Ferrari: Leclerc Q vs Hamilton R

Haas: Ocon Q R vs Bearman

McLaren: Norris Q R vs Piastri

Mercedes: Antonelli vs Russell Q R

Racing Bulls: Hadjar vs Tsunoda Q R

Red Bull: Verstappen Q R vs Lawson

Sauber: Bortoleto Q vs Hulkenberg R

Williams: Albon vs Sainz Jr Q R

Pole Position: Norris

Winner: Norris

Fastest Lap: Hamilton

Alpine: Doohan vs Gasly [Q,R]

Aston Martin: Alonso [Q] vs Stroll [R]

Ferrari: Leclerc [R] vs Hamilton [Q]

Haas: Ocon [R] vs Bearman [Q]

McLaren: Norris [Q,R] vs Piastri

Mercedes: Antonelli vs Russell [Q,R]

Racing Bulls: Hadjar vs Tsunoda [Q.R]

Red Bull: Verstappen [Q,R] vs Lawson

Sauber: Bortoleto vs Hulkenberg [Q,R]

Williams: Albon [Q,R] vs Sainz Jr

Pole Position: Lando Norris

Winner: Lando Norris

Fastest Lap: Oscar Piastri

Alpine: Doohan vs Gasly Q+R

Aston Martin: Alonso Q + R vs Stroll

Ferrari: Leclerc Q+R vs Hamilton

Haas: Ocon vs Bearman Q+R

McLaren: Norris Q+R vs Piastri

Mercedes: Antonelli vs Russell Q+R

Racing Bulls: Hadjar vs Tsunoda Q+R

Red Bull: Verstappen Q+R vs Lawson

Sauber: Bortoleto vs Hulkenberg Q+R

Williams: Albon Q+R vs Sainz Jr

Pole Position: Norris

Winner: Norris

Fastest Lap: Norris