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We're back baby! :dance:

Only three months since the last race (is that the longest summer break in F1 history?), but now we're officially back. Here's a look at the standings after one round in Australia.

Standings
1. Fetzie 2
2. CaptainGetz12 1
= Psyclepath 1
= Enforcer 1
= RAK 1
- Rob Dylan 0
- This Could Be You 0
- UncreativeUsername37 0
- yannicksamlad 0
- dr-baker 0
- rachel1990 0
- dinizintheoven 0
- WeirdKerr 0

So as you can see, it's neck-and-neck all the way down to the back. All is to play for, and there are many rounds to play it in. Guten Tag, alles, let's gehen racing! Quick recap, here is your blank slate:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Pole:
Fastest lap:
First retirement:
Reject of the Race:
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race:
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race:
Number of Safety Cars:
How Far Back:

All of these explain themselves up until:
Reject of the Race - our race-by-race award for what was the most gloriously terrible thing during the race.
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - the opposite, what was the feel-good result that we vote on?
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race - who was the most mathematically behind their teammate?
Number of Safety Cars - virtual ones don't count.
How Far Back - the person who finishes last, how many laps behind will they be?


1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Valtteri Bottas
3. Max Verstappen
4. Charles Leclerc
5. Daniel Ricciardo
6. Carlos Sainz Jr.
7. Sebastian Vettel (has a dud race, announces retirement immediately :deletraz: )
8. Alexander Albon
9. Kevin Magnussen
10. Daniil Kvyat

Pole: Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap: Lewis Hamilton
First retirement: Lando Norris
Reject of the Race: Mercedes Domination
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Daniil Kvyat (from last to 10th and a bunch of overtakes)
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Lando Norris
Number of Safety Cars: 1
How Far Back: 2

You can also bag a bonus point for coming up with the funniest alternative race title. I'm the judge so I don't do it.


I think that's everything. Any questions, just ask. Good luck everyone! :dance:
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2020 How to Change a Tyre from 2 Metres Away Grand Prix

1. Verstappen
2. Hamilton
3. Leclerc
4. Vettel
5. Bottas
6. Perez
7. Ricciardo
8. Sainz
9. Norris
10. Ocon

Pole: Leclerc
Fastest lap: Bottas
First retirement: Grosjean (if anyone will bin it on the first lap due to rustiness its him)
Reject of the Race: Grosjean
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Perez
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Stroll
Number of Safety Cars: 2
How Far Back: 2 laps
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The Return of Consecutive Grands Prix in the Same Country for the First Time Since Australia 1996/7 Grand Prix of Austria 2020

1. Hamilton
2. Bottas
3. Leclerc
4. Verstappen
5. Vettel
6. Albon
7. Sainz
8. Ricciardo
9. Raikkonen
10. Gasly

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Charles Leclerc
First retirement: Nicolas Latifi :-(
Reject of the Race: muted atmosphere of the event (albeit for necessary reasons)
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Carlos Sainz
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Nicolas Latifi :-(
Number of Safety Cars: two
How Far Back: a matter of seconds as the race will end under safety car conditions
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2020 "Calm Before the Storm" Grand Prix

1. Verstappen
2. Hamilton
3. Bottas
4. Leclerc
5. Albon
6. Vettel
7. Perez
8. Sainz
9. Ocon
10. Norris

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Verstappen
First retirement: Grosjean
Reject of the Race: Vettel (Buggers it trying to pass for the lead)
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Ocon (Strong comeback performance after a bad qualifying)
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Stroll
Number of Safety Cars: 0
How Far Back: 2 LAPS
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Rob Dylan wrote:We're back baby! :dance:

Only three months since the last race (is that the longest summer break in F1 history?), but now we're officially back.

I've taken a look and it turns out that, at 217 days, this is only the third longest gap between races in the history of the sport. The current record stands at 266 days, which is the gap between the 1950 Italian GP, held on the 3rd September, and the 1951 Swiss Grand Prix on the 27th May - to put that into perspective, it would be the equivalent of the first race of the 2020 season being on the 23rd August.

The next longest gap after that is 224 days, which is the gap between the 1961 United States and 1962 Dutch Grand Prix respectively. The third longest gap used to be 210 days, which was the time between the 1965 Mexican and 1966 Monaco Grand Prix.
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Might as well repeat my prediction for Australia since it isn't like there's been much in the way of new data

The Usual First Race of the Year, Just Missing a Couple Letters
1. Hamilton
2. Bottas
3. Verstappen
4. Leclerc
5. Vettel
6. Albon
7. Pérez
8. Sainz
9. Ricciardo
10. Norris

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Albon
First retirement: Latifi
ROTR: The weather
IIDOTR: Pérez (has actual decent battle with Albon)
DBTMOTR: Stroll
Number of Safety Cars: 1
How Far Back: 1
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I said I was going to keep the same Predicament Predictions for the entire season - or what's left of it now - and see how far it takes me. This, despite the considerable handicap of not having a double-points round, is going to be tricky. Trickier still is that I fully intend to move house some time this year and will probably be bereft of internet access right at the point where the races come in thick and fast and I have to catch up with three of them at a time...

But still...

The 2020 "Has Everyone Stopped Going Absolutely Crackers Yet? What Do You Mean, No? Seriously, If There's Something I Need, If There's Something We All Need Right Now To Forget The Alarming Slide Towards Complete And Total Insanity, It's A" Grand Prix... which is apparently being held in Austria

In the style of the Shipping Forecast, because I can.

1. Hamilton, westerly, 10, occasionally 9. Rain. Good.
2. Bottas, northerly, 3. Blizzards. Fog.
3. Leclerc, southerly becoming southeasterly, 6. Blazing sun and clear skies. Good.
4. Verstappen, northwesterly, 8. Rain. Moderate.
5. Vettel, northeasterly, 1. Rain. Poor.
6. Albon, easterly, 4. Sunny intervals. Good.
7. Sainz, southerly, 6. Sun and light cloud. Good.
8. Ricciardo, southeasterly, 5. Sun obscured by bushfire smoke. Fog.
9. Norris, westerly, 7. Dry but cloudy. Moderate.
10. Pérez, westerly, 6. Bright sun becoming cloudy later. Good.

Pole: a Hamilton masterclass (in predictability)
Fastest lap: another Hamilton masterclass (in predictability)
First retirement: Ro Gro who doesn't Go (very far)
ROTR: The continued existence of Formula 1.5 and how tedious that's getting, with the possible extra inclusion of [REDACTED]
IIDOTR: George "who's looking as smug as another George called Clooney at the Oscars, then?" Russell
DBTMOTR: Lance "give me another chance, Dad!" Stroll
Number of Safety Cars: one, and one only
HFB: Nicholas "hooray, I've actually started a Grand Prix!" Latifi, one lap down

I just hope the return of F1 doesn't prove to be more of a downer that a five-day Vogon poetry recital.
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"The Hills are Alive, With the Sound of V6" Austrian Grand Prix (1) 2020

1. Hamilton
2. Verstappen
3. Bottas
4. Leclerc
5. Albon
6. Vettel
7. Sainz Jr
8. Norris
9. Ricciardo
10. Raikonnen

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Verstappen
First retirement: Latifi
Reject of the Race: Going to take a punt on the race management, in particular their Race Graphics
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Albon
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Latifi
Number of Safety Cars: 1
How Far Back: 2
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2020 Liverpool Have Won the effing League Grand Prix

1. Liverpool. Sorry.. Verstappen
2. Hamilton
3. Bottas
4. Vettel
5. Leclerc
6. Albon
7. Perez
8. Norris
9. Sainz
10. Ricciardo

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Verstappen
First retirement: Stroll
Reject of the Race: Haas
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Jurgen Klopp. Sorry, wrong sport again. Vettel. I just think it'd be peak Ferrari if he was back on form again and pulled something out of the bag now that he's been sacked. But he probably won't cos they're having to resort to a pre-Alpha version of their car.
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Ocon
Number of Safety Cars: 0
How Far Back: 2
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The How does this go, again? Red Ring Bull Bubble GP

1. Bottas
2.Hamilton
3. Verstappen
4.Leclerc
5. Albon
6. Vettel
7. Perez
8. Stroll
9. Sainz
10. Norris

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Hamilton
First retirement: Grosjean
Reject of the Race: Magnussen
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Perez
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Giovinazzi
Number of Safety Cars: zero
How Far Back: 1 lap
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The Grand Prix of triumphant return part one

1. Russell
2. Albon
3. Stroll
4. Vettel
5. Perez
6. Ricciardo
7. Occon
8. Giovanazzi
9. Lattiffi
10. Bottas

Pole: Leclerc
Fastest lap: Albon
First retirements: Hamilton, Leclerc and Verstappen in a first corner incident
Reject of the Race: Norris (has server issues)
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Russel
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Sainz
Number of Safety Cars:3
How Far Back: 1
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2020 Very Real Real Life And Finally Not Virtual Austrian Grand Prix

1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Max Verstappen
3. Valtteri Bottas
4. Alex Albon
5. Charles Leclerc
6. Sebastian Vettel
7. Sergio Perez
8. Carlos Sainz
9. Lando Norris
10. Esteban Ocon

Pole: Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap: Max Verstappen
First retirement: Kevin Magnussen
Reject of the Race: Helmut Marko
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: George Russell
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Nicholas Latifi
Number of Safety Cars: 1
How Far Back: 2
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1. Max Verstappen
2. Lewis Hamilton
3. Sergio Perez
4. Alex Albon
5. Charles Leclerc
6. Carlos Sainz
7. Daniil Kvyat
8. Kimi Raikkonen
9. Daniel Ricciardo
10. Pierre Gasly

Pole: Max Verstappen
Fastest lap: Alex Albon
First retirement: Valtteri Bottas
Reject of the Race: Lando Norris
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Sergio Perez
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Lance Stroll
Number of Safety Cars: 2
How Far Back: 2 Laps
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2020 Second Opening Race Of The Season Grand Prix

1. Verstappen
2. Hamilton
3. Leclerc
4. Bottas
5. Vettel
6. Albon
7. Perez
8. Sainz
9. Ocon
10. Stroll

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Albon
First retirement: Magnussen
Reject of the Race: Kvyat
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Leclerc
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Albon
Number of Safety Cars: 0
How Far Back: 2 laps
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You know what, it's about time I got involved with this again. :dance:

2020 Only Race Of The Year Before We Get Locked Down Forever Grand Prix :(

1. Hamilton
2. Verstappen
3. Bottas
4. Sainz
5. Norris
6. Leclerc
7. Albon
8. Perez
9. Ricciardo
10. Grosjean

Pole: Bottas
Fastest lap: Verstappen
First retirement: Vettel (sums up Ferrari's off-season by colliding with Leclerc)
Reject of the Race: Ferrari
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Grosjean (the first time he finishes the opening race since 2016!)
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Vettel
Number of Safety Cars: 1
How Far Back: 2
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Yaaay, F1 is Back and Mercedes Wins Again, Yaaay. Seriously, Someone Kill Me, Please Grand Prix

1. Bottas
2. Hamilton
3. Stroll
4. Verstappen
5. Vettel
6. Albon
7. Norris
8. Leclerc
9. Ricciardo
10. Ocon

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Bottas
First retirement: Räikkönen
Reject of the Race: Sainz
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Stroll
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Sainz
Number of Safety Cars: 1
How Far Back: 1
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2020 "Time For Mercedes To Dominate For Yet Another Year" Grand Prix

1) Hamilton
2) Bottas
3) Verstappen
4) Perez
5) Vettel
6) Sainz
7) Ricciardo
8) Leclerc
9) Norris
10) Albon

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Hamilton
First Retirement: Gasly
ROTR: AlphaTauri
IIDOTR: Racing Point
DBTMOTR: Albon
SCs: 1
How Far Back: 1
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1. Hamilton
2. Verstappen
3. Bottas
4. Albon
5. Leclerc
6. Vettel
7. Perez
8. Norris
9. Stroll
10. Ricciardo

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Verstappen
First retirement: Grosjean
Reject of the Race: The probable protest that Renault will fling at Racing Point if they end up behind them
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Perez
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Giovinazzi
Number of Safety Cars: 1
How Far Back: 2
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1. Hamilton
2. Bottas
3. Vettel
4. Pérez
5. Verstappen
6. Ricciardo
7. Albon
8. Ocon
9. Kvjat
10 Räikkönen.

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest lap: Bottas
First retirement: Stroll
Reject of the Race: Haas
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Pérez
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race: Giovinazzi
Number of Safety Cars: 1
How Far Back: 2
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The Season still starts in AUS (sort of) GP

1.Hamilton
2.Bottas
3.Vettel
4.Verstappen
5.Leclerc
6.Ricciardo
7.Albon
8.Perez
9.Sainz
10.Norris

Pole:Hamilton
Fastest lap:Verstappen
First retirement:Raikonnen
Reject of the Race:Us for thinking the pecking order would be any different
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race:Russell
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race:Stroll
Number of Safety Cars:0 actual, 2 virtual
How Far Back: 2
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Sorry for that short delay.

The results are in from Austria! To remind you first of all, Fetzie leads after the Australian Grand Prix with a solid two points. However, let's move on to round 2.

Standings
1. Francis23 12*
2. yannicksamlad 11
3. CaptainGetz12 10
- Klon 10

5. UncreativeUsername37 9
- dinizintheoven 9
- Pacific Edge 9
8. pi314159 8
9. Enforcer 7
- Psyclepath 7
- Bleu 7
- East Londoner 7
- RAK 7
14. WeirdKerr 6.67
15. dr-baker 6
- Fetzie 6
- mario 6
- CarloSpace 6
19. Rob Dylan 5
*point for funniest race title

It was a very low scoring round - very few predicted a Bottas win, or indeed where Ham/Vet would end up. Almost nobody guessed Giovinazzi or Gasly in the top 10, and in hindsight one of them would end up winning a race! Congratulations to Francis23 for winning on their début! Beginner's luck maybe, but they're already leading the championship - a Predictions Giancarlo Baghetti perhaps!

This means that the championship order after two races has been completely shaken up. How does it look?

Standings
1. Francis23 12
2. yannicksamlad 11
3. CaptainGetz12 11

4. Klon 10
5. UncreativeUsername37 9
6. dinizintheoven 9
7. Pacific Edge 9
8. pi314159 8
9. Psyclepath 8
10. Enforcer 8
11. RAK 8
12. Fetzie 8
13. bleu 7
14. East Londoner 7
15. WeirdKerr 6.67
16. mario 6
17. CarloSpace 6
18. dr-baker 6
19. Rob Dylan 5
20. rachel1990 0
21. This Could Be You 0


Now from here on out it gets a bit complicated. Styria probably counts as an official race - and I will count up all the results, don't worry - but beyond Austria there will be less "officialness" about these results, due to the fact that the site obviously went down and not everyone was able to take part (and I didn't know the temporary forum existed).
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due to the fact that the site obviously went down and not everyone was able to take part (and I didn't know the temporary forum existed).


What temporary forum?
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Fetzie wrote:
due to the fact that the site obviously went down and not everyone was able to take part (and I didn't know the temporary forum existed).


What temporary forum?

This temporary forum: https://f1rejectsbackup.forumotion.com
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Fetzie wrote:
due to the fact that the site obviously went down and not everyone was able to take part (and I didn't know the temporary forum existed).


What temporary forum?

Me yesterday :|
Murray Walker at the 1997 Austrian Grand Prix wrote:The other [Stewart] driver, who nobody's been paying attention to, because he's disappointing, is Jan Magnussen.
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