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11/02/09
Formula 1 2009 Final Standings
Constructors
1. Brawn GP
(11th overall in
First
season, first Championship. Just like real life F1. Wong and
2. Ferrari
(1st overall in
Finished
second overall for the second straight year with two new drivers. Ferrari
remains 1st overall in the
3. McLaren
(2nd overall in
Good season
but finishing out of the top 2 is a surprise.
4. Williams
(3rd overall in
Second
straight year finishing 4th. Would rather be in the top 3.
5.
Great
season and fantastic improvement over last years 11th place finish.
6. Red Bull
(4th overall in
Not as
strong as expected but still captured 3rd overall with Al in
drivers.
7. Renault
(5th overall in
Expected
more but respectable season.
8. BMW (7th
overall in
Expected
top 7th but respectable season.
9. Toro
Rosso (8th overall in
Lead all
teams in GP wins but overall just couldnt cut it.
10. Force
Average
year and for the second straight year this team has brought us the rookie of
the year, this time being Mike Durand.
Drivers
21 Tony
Wu
One of our
worst participants ever.
20 Sakari
Vanha-Patokoski
Fair
performance in only 5 GPs. Look forward to what he can accomplish in a full
season in 2010.
19 Silvio
Taglieri
Former
Champion, first season without Ferrari = Worst Season Ever. Terrible year.
18 Mark
Yeates
Disappointing
result for such a strong competitor.
17 Jimmy
Le
Not very
impressive. Can do better.
16 Juuso
Ahvenus
Expected
more but not terrible.
15 Fabio
DoCouto
Not his
best finish ever but still a fair season.
14 Jussi
Ahvenus
Our only 2
time Champion. Very big disappointment.
13
Vesajoona Salonen
Fair
season.
12 Antero
Matikka
This was
the worst season ever for a Defending Champion. Expected much more.
11 Paul
Lucas
Solid
competitor but disappointing not to be in the top 8.
10
Visajaani Salonen
Best finish
for Ferrari this year but overall very disappointing for Ferrari not to be much
much higher.
9 Mike
Durand
Rookie of
the Year 2009! Looking forward to an improvement next year!
8 Jimmy
Andreou
Jimmy
finishes in the top 8 once again. His best finish was runner up in 2004.
7 Paul
Saunders
Was in the
top 3 for the longest time before dropping off towards the end.
6 Harry
Lam
Very
impressive season.
5 James
Li
Another
fantastic season after 2nd overall last year.
4 Paul
Treiber
Shock of
the Year! Amazing finish! This man was once banned from F1 do to poor
participation. In his first year back he took no prisoners. Looking forward to
a repeat performance in 2010!
3 Al Ferreira
Fantastic
finish. Such a solid performer.
2 Vincent
I predicted
big things from Vincent and his team mate Alan. They had a great season last
year joining halfway through. Amazing performance. How Ferrari decided to cut
you will be the worst decision ever.
1 Alan Wong
Congratulations
to our new F1 Champion. Incredible consistency and drive to the championship.
The first year a Canadian wins the Championship. He is our very own Jacques
Villeneuve. Alan is the man to beat in 2010 and Im sure it will be very
difficult. Congrats Alan! Amazing year!
Alan, please
submit your victory speech by January 1st, 2010.
Hall of
Fame:
http://www.sft79.com/fsl/racing/halloffame/formula1.html
All Time
Driver Records:
http://www.sft79.com/fsl/racing/halloffame/formula1DC.html
Assuming
the top 10 drivers from this season return for 2010 these are the projected
teams according to the rules:
Alan Wong
Antero
Matikka
Very strong
team. 2008 and 2009 Champion paired together.
Vincent Kan
Paul Lucas
Solid team.
Al Ferreira
Visajaani
Salonen
Very good
team.
James Li
Mike Durand
Interesting
partnership. Can cause damage.
Paul
Saunders
Jimmy
Andreou
Should be
another dangerous connection.
Hope to see
you all next season!
Have a safe
holiday season and happy new year!!! See you all soon!
Expect an
email a few weeks before the 2010 season to get things rolling again.
Take care
everyone! Please stay safe.
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11/02/09
News
This final
FSL race is dedicated to Rambo Feb 22 1995 to Oct 27 2009. RIP buddy. You will
be incredibly missed.
Drivers
- Race
1st
Antero Matikka
2nd
Paul Lucas
3rd
James Li
Constructors - Race
1st
Ferrari
2nd
Williams
3rd
McLaren
Antero Matikka
please have your victory speech submitted before the next GP or suffer a
penalty of DSQ in the next GP.
Special
thanks to Antero Matikka and Harry Lam for their enormous contribution in
updating.
When
submitting your picks for the next GP please CC akhilleus65@yahoo.com for
backup.
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10/20/09
News
Congrats to
Vesajoona for winning for the second straight year in
Only Mark
Yeates has a similar record in Japan 2005-2006, Adam Rosati in Belgium
2004-2005 and Jimmy Andreou in Turkey 2008-2009.
Alan Wong
has taken over the lead!!!
He has
leapfrogged his Brawn GP teammate!!!
The final
GP of the season will be intense between these two teammates, friends
and
possibly lovers who knows
.
With only 1
race remaining Brawn GP has wrapped up the Constructors Championship with 8 more
teams battling for Silver and Bronze.
Drivers
- Race
1st
Vesajoona Salonen
2nd
Paul Treiber
3rd
Paul Lucas
Drivers - Overall
1st
Alan Wong
2nd
Vincent
3rd
Al Ferreira
Constructors - Race
1st
BMW
2nd
3rd
McLaren
Constructors - Overall
1st
Brawn GP
2nd
McLaren
3rd
Vesajoona
Salonen please have your victory speech submitted before the next GP or suffer
a penalty of DSQ in the next GP.
Special
thanks to Antero Matikka and Harry Lam for their enormous contribution in
updating.
When
submitting your picks for the next GP please CC akhilleus65@yahoo.com for
backup.
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10/04/09
News
Ok, I know
this sounds like a broken record
but Brawn GP has finished 1st and 2nd
in
Vincent Kan
has leapfrogged his teammate Alan Wong into first place
With only 2
races remaining we will now have a new Champion as our 2008 Champ Antero cannot
catch Vincent or Alan.
It will be
our 5th Champion in 6 seasons. Jussi Ahvenus being the only driver
to win two Championships in 2005 and 2007.
Drivers
- Race
1st
Vincent Kan
2nd
Alan Wong
3rd
Vesajoona Salonen
Drivers - Overall
1st
Vincent Kan
2nd
Alan Wong
3rd
Al Ferreira
Constructors - Race
1st
Brawn GP
2nd
Ferrari
3rd
BMW
Constructors - Overall
1st
Brawn GP
2nd
Ferrari
3rd
Renault
Vincent Kan
please have your victory speech submitted before the next GP or suffer a
penalty of DSQ in the next GP.
Special
thanks to Antero Matikka and Harry Lam for their enormous contribution in
updating.
When submitting
your picks for the next GP please CC akhilleus65@yahoo.com for backup.
Formula 1 brought to you by FSL
10/01/09
News
Harry Lam
has picked up his 3rd career win a week before his wedding! Congrats
Harry! Lets see how you perform while married
haha
Mike Durand
picks up his third 2nd place finish of the season. Cant quit
capture #1 in his rookie year but great performance nonetheless.
Renault has
moved into 3rd all time in team career wins with 11. 3 behind
leaders Ferrari and McLaren who are tied at 14 all time.
And most important
we have a new leader! Alan Wong has jumped to first
place and Brawn GP is not only #1, #2 in the real F1 but also in ours.
This is not surprising. If you look at the 2008
Season End Review you will find the following:
12th
Overall Alan Wong - Fantastic rookie performance. I expect big things come
next season.
11th
Overall Vincent Kan - See 12.
And to
think, Ferrari boss Antero Matikka fired Vincent Kan midway through the
season
unbelievable!
Drivers
- Race
1st
Harry Lam
2nd
Mike Durand ฎ
3rd
Paul Lucas
Drivers - Overall
1st
Alan Wong
2nd
Vincent Kan
3rd
Paul Saunders ฉ
Constructors - Race
1st
Renault
2nd
Force
3rd
McLaren
Constructors - Overall
1st
Brawn GP
2nd
Renault
3rd
McLaren
Harry Lam please
have your victory speech submitted before the next GP or suffer a penalty of
DSQ in the next GP.
Special
thanks to Antero Matikka and Harry Lam for their enormous contribution in
updating.
When
submitting your picks for the next GP please CC akhilleus65@yahoo.com for
backup.
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09/14/09
News
James Li
gets his 7th career win!
More
coincidences
.Fisichellas Ferrari finishes 9th and so does Silvio
Taglieri
and Mike Durands wife jinxes Lewis Hamilton!
Drivers
- Race
1st
James Li
2nd
Fabio DoCouto
3rd
Paul Treiber
Drivers - Overall
1st
Vincent Kan
2nd
Paul Saunders ฉ
3rd
Jimmy Andreou
Constructors - Race
1st
2nd
Williams
3rd
Renault
Constructors - Overall
1st
Brawn GP
2nd
Ferrari
3rd
Williams
James Li
please have your victory speech submitted before the next GP or suffer a penalty
of DSQ in the next GP.
Special
thanks to Antero Matikka and Harry Lam for their enormous contribution in
updating.
When
submitting your picks for the next GP please CC akhilleus65@yahoo.com for
backup.
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09/03/09
News
Silvio
Taglieri of Toro Rosso has won his 9th career GP collecting his
first points of the season. Ferrari happened to win for the first time this
season in the real life Belgium GP. Make no mistake about it; there is a
spiritual connection here! ;)
This also
marks the first time that Ferrari has not won the Belgium GP. In all previous
seasons team Ferrari won
which is a great coincidence with the real life
Belgium GP as Ferrari has won the most ever on that track as well. This time a
former Ferrari driver won, driving for Toro Rosso.
Speaking of
similarities not only is Brawn GP dominating in the real F1 world but they are
also dominating in our fantasy league as Kan is the new leader with Wong close
behind in 3rd. Sandwiched in the middle is Paul Saunders battling
for the second straight year hoping it does not slip away again.
Please
welcome Tony Wu replacement, Sakari Vanha-Patokoski, who raced for Force
Drivers
- Race
1st
Silvio Taglieri
2nd
Vincent Kan
3rd
Al Ferreira
Drivers - Overall
1st
Vincent Kan
2nd
Paul Saunders ฉ
3rd
Alan Wong
Constructors - Race
1st
Brawn GP
2nd
Toro Rosso
3rd
Red Bull
Constructors - Overall
1st
Brawn GP
2nd
Ferrari
3rd
McLaren
Silvio
Taglieri please have your victory speech submitted before the next GP or suffer
a penalty of DSQ in the next GP.
Special
thanks to Antero Matikka and Harry Lam for their enormous contribution in
updating.
When
submitting your picks for the next GP please CC akhilleus65@yahoo.com for
backup.
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08/26/09
News
Portuguese
and
Al Ferreira
wins for the 7th time in his career.
Drivers
- Race
1st
Al Ferreira
2nd
Paul Treiber
3rd
Fabio DoCouto
Drivers - Overall
1st
Paul Saunders
2nd
Jimmy Andreou
3rd
Alan Wong
Constructors - Race
1st
2nd
Red Bull
3rd
Ferrari
Constructors - Overall
1st
Brawn GP
2nd
Ferrari
3rd
McLaren
Al Ferreira
please have your victory speech submitted before the next GP or suffer a
penalty of DSQ in the next GP.
Tony Wu has
been DSQ for the rest of the season do to being DSQ in more than half of this
years GPs.
If anyone
knows of a reliable participant to fill this open spot on Force India along
with Mike Durand please let me know.
Special
thanks to Antero Matikka and Harry Lam for their enormous contribution in
updating.
When
submitting your picks for the next GP please CC akhilleus65@yahoo.com for
backup.
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08/01/09
Before
In a shock
move Antero Matikka (Ferrari) has traded away current Championship leader
Vincent Kan for his cousin, Visajaani Salonen.
Vincent Kan
moves to Brawn GP with his long time friend Alan Wong.
The reason
for Anteros decision: Well, the Ferrari has had lately in 2 last GPs so big
trouble... So I will change to my cousin Visajaani who has now purchased deal
to see Formula 1 with a cable TV company... Antero, CEO Ferrari.
All other
captains, Paul S., James, Mark and Silvio have decided to stick with their
current teammates.
News
Alan Wong
has won his first career GP in
Brawn GP
has won back to back GPs and has taken over #1 in the Constructors Table!
Paul
Saunders is our new leader! He let the Championship slip away in his rookie
year last year. Will he hold on this time?
Drivers
- Race
1st
Alan Wong
2nd
Paul Saunders
3rd
Harry Lam
Drivers - Overall
1st
Paul Saunders
2nd
Jimmy Andreou
3rd
Vincent
Constructors - Race
1st
Brawn GP
2nd
McLaren
3rd
Renault
Constructors - Overall
1st
Brawn GP
2nd
Ferrari
3rd
McLaren
Alan Wong
please have your victory speech submitted before the next GP or suffer a
penalty of DSQ in the next GP.
Special
thanks to Antero Matikka and Harry Lam for their enormous contribution in
updating.
When
submitting your picks for the next GP please CC akhilleus65@yahoo.com for
backup.
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07/13/09
News
Vincent Kan
holds onto 1st overall.
Visajaani
Salonen picks up his 1st career win! Congrats! It was a long time coming
Drivers
- Race
1st
Visajaani Salonen
2nd
Mike Durand
3rd
Paul Lucas
Drivers - Overall
1st
Vincent Kan
2nd
Jimmy Andreou
3rd
Paul Saunders
Constructors - Race
1st
Brawn GP
2nd
Williams
3rd
Force
Constructors - Overall
1st
Ferrari
2nd
Williams
3rd
Brawn GP
Visajaani
Salonen please have your victory speech submitted before the next GP or suffer
a penalty of DSQ in the next GP.
We are now
half way through the F1 season. According to the rules team captains have the
choice of trading their team mate for another non-captain.
Will the
following Captains please email me your choice? Will you take a new team mate
or keep your existing one?
First Pick:
Paul Saunders (McLaren)
Second
Pick: James Li (Williams)
Third Pick:
Mark Yeates (Red Bull)
Fourth
Pick: Antero Matikka (Ferrari)
Fifth Pick:
Silvio Taglieri (Toro Rosso)
Please let
me know ASAP.
Special
thanks to Antero Matikka and Harry Lam for their enormous contribution in
updating.
When
submitting your picks for the next GP please CC akhilleus65@yahoo.com for
backup.
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06/22/09
News
Vincent Kan
holds onto 1st overall.
Jimmy
Andreou wins back to back!
Jimmy
Andreou picks up his 12th career win which leads all drivers in the
Hall of Fame.
Drivers
- Race
1st
Jimmy Andreou
2nd
Paul Saunders
3rd
Alan Wong
Drivers - Overall
1st
Vincent Kan
2nd
Jimmy Andreou
3rd
Paul Saunders
Constructors - Race
1st
Toro Rosso
2nd
Brawn GP
3rd
McLaren
Constructors - Overall
1st
Ferrari
2nd
Renault
3rd
Williams
Jimmy
Andreou please have your victory speech submitted before the next GP or suffer
a penalty of DSQ in the next GP.
Special
thanks to Antero Matikka and Harry Lam for their enormous contribution in
updating.
When
submitting your picks for the next GP please CC akhilleus65@yahoo.com for
backup.
Formula 1 brought to you by FSL
06/08/09
News
Vincent Kan
holds onto 1st overall with a 3rd place finish in
Jimmy
Andreou wins in
Jimmy
Andreou picks up his 11th career win which leads all drivers in the
Hall of Fame.
Missing in
Action: Where is Tony Wu?
Drivers -
Race
1st
Jimmy Andreou
2nd
Harry Lam
3rd
Vincent Kan
Drivers - Overall
1st
Vincent Kan
2nd
Harry Lam
3rd
Jimmy Andreou
Constructors - Race
1st
Toro Rosso
2nd
Brawn GP
3rd
Renault
Constructors - Overall
1st
Ferrari
2nd
Renault
3rd
Williams
Jimmy
Andreou please have your victory speech submitted before the next GP or suffer
a penalty of DSQ in the next GP.
Special
thanks to Antero Matikka and Harry Lam for their enormous contribution in
updating.
When
submitting your picks for the next GP please CC akhilleus65@yahoo.com for
backup.
Formula 1 brought to you by FSL
05/30/09
Monaco Update
News
Lead Change
Alert: Vincent Kan has taken the lead in the overall standings with his first
career win in only his second season!
Rookie Mike
Durand has taken his first ever podium!
Missing in
Action: Where is Tony Wu?
Drivers
- Race
1st
Vincent Kan
2nd
Mike Durand
3rd
Harry Lam
Drivers - Overall
1st
Vincent Kan
2nd
James Li
3rd
Paul Saunders
Constructors - Race
1st
Renault
2nd
Ferrari
3rd
Force India
Constructors - Overall
1st
Ferrari
2nd
Williams
3rd
Renault
Vincent Kan
please have your victory speech submitted before the next GP or suffer a
penalty of DSQ in the next GP.
Special
thanks to Antero Matikka and Harry Lam for their enormous contribution in
updating.
When
submitting your picks for the next GP please CC akhilleus65@yahoo.com for
backup.
Formula 1 brought to you by FSL
05/11/09
Spain Update
News
James Li wins
in Spain and takes over top spot!
Where is
Tony Wu?
Jenson
Button leading the World Championship? Talk about 99% car, 1% driver talent in
todays F1.
Drivers
- Race
1st
James Li
2nd
Juuso Ahvenus
3rd
Vincent Kan
Drivers - Overall
1st
James Li
2nd
Paul Saunders
3rd
Juuso Ahvenus
Constructors - Race
1st
Williams
2nd
BMW
3rd
Ferrari
Constructors - Overall
1st
Williams
2nd
Ferrari
3rd
McLaren
James Li,
please have your victory speech submitted before the next GP or suffer a penalty
of DSQ in the next GP.
Special
thanks to Antero Matikka and Harry Lam for their enormous contribution in
updating.
When
submitting your picks for the next GP please CC akhilleus65@yahoo.com for
backup.
Formula 1 brought to you by FSL
04/27/09
News
Juuso wins
in Bahrain and picks up his first career GP win!
Drivers
- Race
1st
Juuso Ahvenus
2nd
Harry Lam
3rd
Paul Saunders
Drivers - Overall
1st
Paul Saunders
2nd
Antero Matikka
3rd
Juuso Ahvenus
Constructors - Race
1st
Renault
2nd
BMW
3rd
McLaren
Constructors - Overall
1st
McLaren
2nd
Ferrari
3rd
Renault
Juuso Ahvenus,
please have your victory speech submitted before the next GP or suffer a
penalty of DSQ in the next GP.
Special
thanks to Antero Matikka and Harry Lam for their enormous contribution in
updating.
When
submitting your picks for the next GP please CC akhilleus65@yahoo.com for
backup.
Formula 1 brought to you by FSL
04/20/09
News
Toro Rosso
has won their first ever GP thanks to Jimmy Andreou who also won his 10th
career GP leading all racers in the Hall of Fame.
Brawn gets
on the podium for the first time ever in their rookie season.
Drivers
- Race
1st
Jimmy Andreou
2nd
Vincent Kan
3rd
Alan Wong
Drivers - Overall
1st
Paul Saunders
2nd
Antero Matikka
3rd
Jimmy Andreou
Constructors - Race
1st
Toro Rosso
2nd
Brawn GP
3rd
Ferrari
Constructors - Overall
1st
Ferrari
2nd
McLaren
3rd
Williams
Jimmy
Andreou, please have your victory speech submitted before the next GP or suffer
a penalty of DSQ in the next GP.
Special
thanks to Antero Matikka and Harry Lam for their enormous contribution in
updating.
When
submitting your picks for the next GP please CC akhilleus65@yahoo.com for
backup.
Formula 1 brought to you by FSL
04/06/09
News
Malaysia
Results are online, however overall standings have not been updated as of yet.
We will not
be updating the Overall Standings until the appeal against
the decision to approve controversial bodywork on three Formula One teams is
decided upon on April 14th.
Half points
were awarded for only the fifth time in Formula One history because only 32 of
the scheduled 56 laps had been completed before a torrential downpour turned
the track into a lake.
Sunday's
rain-hit Malaysian Grand Prix was only the fifth race since the Formula One
championship started in 1950 to end with half-points awarded.
The
following details the other four:
The race at
Stopped in
the 29th of 54 laps at the Oesterreichring due to rain. The late Italian
Vittorio Brambilla, nicknamed the "Monza Gorilla", took the only
victory of his Formula One career. He was so excited that he spun into the
barriers after taking the chequered flag.
Race halted
in the 31st of 77 laps due to rain. French great Alain Prost was the winner. He
ended up losing the title that year by a half-point to Austrian Niki Lauda,
despite winning more races.
The
season-ending race in
Drivers
- Race
1st
Paul Lucas
2nd
Paul Saunders
3rd
Jimmy Le
Drivers - Overall
1st
Antero Matikka
2nd
James Li
3rd
Paul Saunders
Constructors - Race
1st
McLaren
2nd
Renault
3rd
Constructors - Overall
1st
Williams
2nd
McLaren
3rd
Ferrari
Paul Lucas,
please have your victory speech submitted before the next GP or suffer a
penalty of DSQ in the next GP.
Special
thanks to Antero Matikka and Harry Lam for their enormous contribution in
updating.
When
submitting your picks for the next GP please CC akhilleus65@yahoo.com for
backup.
Formula 1 brought to you by FSL
03/31/09
News
Overall
standings have been updated. The appeal against the decision to approve
controversial bodywork on three Formula One teams has been decided upon. The
bodywork has been declared legal.
Our current
FSL F1 Champion Antero Matikka has won the first race of the season!
Drivers
- Race
1st
Antero Matikka
2nd
James Li
3rd
Fabio DoCouto
Drivers - Overall
1st
Antero Matikka
2nd
James Li
3rd
Fabio DoCouto
Constructors - Race
1st
Williams
2nd
Ferrari
3rd
Constructors - Overall
1st
Williams
2nd
Ferrari
3rd
Antero
Matikka, please have your victory speech submitted before the next GP or suffer
a penalty of DSQ in the next GP.
Special
thanks to Antero Matikka and Harry Lam for their enormous contribution in
updating.
When
submitting your picks for the next GP please CC akhilleus65@yahoo.com for
backup.
Formula 1 brought to you by FSL
03/31/09
News
Please
welcome Tony Wu. He will be joining us in
The start
to our F1 season has definitely been an unusual one. I will not be updating the
Overall Standings until the appeal against the decision to approve
controversial bodywork on three Formula One teams is decided upon on April 14th.
For now if you click on the
More News:
F1 bodywork appeals to be heard in April
Robert Grant
March 28, 2009
Appeals against the decision to approve controversial
bodywork on three Formula One teams competing in Sunday's Australian Grand Prix
will be heard next month.
Ruling body the FIA said in a statement on Saturday it
would hear arguments against the decision at a hearing in
It will come too late to prevent
And any decision may not leave enough time to modify cars
for the Chinese GP in
But the final decision of the FIA's International Court
of Appeal could mean the results of the two races are not known for several
months if the issue drags on.
The FIA said it had received formal appeals from Red
Bull, Renault and Ferrari against the decision of the stewards at Albert Park
to reject protests lodged on Thursday.
The rival teams say that the design of the diffuser gives
the three rebels an unfair aerodynamic advantage and could be worth up to
five-tenths of a second a lap.
The issue was highlighted during the first practice
session of the season on Friday when all but one of the seven quickest cars
carried the radical body panels.
Mark Webber's Red Bull was fourth quickest and the only
top-seven car with a conventionally-designed diffuser.
Williams topped the timesheets through Nico Rosberg while
Brazilian veteran Rubens Barrichello was second in a Brawn and Jarno Trulli
third in his
Webber said later that he did not believe the true pace
of all the cars would be shown until Sunday's race but added the diffuser
argument needed to be settled.
Formula 1 brought to you by FSL
03/25/09
Rule Change
has been scraped by F1 for 2009.
Formula 1
has axed plans for a new scoring system in 2009, just nine days before the
start of the season.
The sport's
governing body, FIA, announced earlier this week that the driver with the most
wins would be crowned world champion.
But
following a protest from F1 teams, FIA says it will defer the introduction of
the new system until 2010.
The traditional
points system will be used when the 2009 season begins on 29 March with the
Australian Grand Prix.
The teams
wish to reaffirm their willingness to collaborate with the FIA in order to
jointly define a new point system for the 2010 season
Fota
statement
A FIA
spokesman told BBC Sport: "The new scoring system has been deferred until
2010, but I'm sure this will be reviewed throughout the course of the season as
any new rule changes have to have teams approval before we proceed.
"We're
slightly surprised that the teams have taken this long to come forward as we
were under the impression that they were happy with the rule changes."
FIA had
argued that the new scoring system would make racing more exciting by
encouraging drivers to chase wins.
But several
drivers, among them defending champion Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso,
criticised the change.
That
prompted Friday's statement from Formula One Teams' Association (Fota), which
claimed the amendment was invalid because the proper protocol had not been
observed.
"It is
too late for FIA to impose a change for the 2009 season that has not obtained
the unanimous agreement of all the competitors properly entered into the 2009
Formula 1 Championship," it read.
Fota had
put forward its own scoring system, with the top three drivers earning 12, nine
and seven, rather than 10, eight and six points respectively.
606: DEBATE
The ideal
scenario for me would be to cancel this for this season, and then agree to next
season implement FOTA's proposed points system changes of increasing the
winners margin from 2nd place to 3
roversalias
But that
was unanimously rejected by the World Motorsport Council (WMSC).
Instead,
the WMSC opted for a variant of an earlier idea proposed by F1 supremo Bernie
Ecclestone, who had suggested an Olympic-style medals system, with the champion
the driver with most golds.
The WMSC
approved the "race-wins" plan, albeit with no provision to award
medals.
Fota, which
insists its own plan has widespread backing, hopes common ground can be reached
with the FIA.
"The
teams wish to reaffirm their willingness to collaborate with the FIA in order
to jointly define a new point system for the 2010 season within a comprehensive
set of measures aimed at further stimulating the attractiveness of the F1
sport," added the statement.
The McLaren
driver clinched the title after overtaking on the final bend of the final lap
of the final race.
03/19/09
Update
The same
rules that apply in real life will apply in our F1 Fantasy league.
Rule
Change:
This year's
Formula One title will go to the driver who wins the most races rather than the
most points, the sport's governing body has said.
Winner
takes it all; new rules for Formula 1
The
International Automobile Federation (FIA) said the championship would go to
drivers who won the most races over the duration of the season.
If two or
more drivers finish the season with the same number of wins, the title will be
awarded to the driver with the most points, the FIA said.
The
allocation of points will remain the same as last year's 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1
sequence.
The rest of
the standings, from second to last place, will also be decided by the current
points system with the constructors' championship unaffected.
The FIA
ruled out awarding Olympic-style medals, as advocated by Formula One's
commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone.
He had
wanted the title to go to the driver with the most golds.
Sky News
Sports Presenter Jon Desborough said: "It's just as well Lewis Hamilton
MBE won last year because under these new rules he would have lost 6-5."
He added:
"Let's hope no one driver dominates the first half of the season,
otherwise the championship could be over by Silverstone."
An example
of how our results would have been if this new rule existed when we started in
2004:
Rules New Rules
2004 -
Silvio Taglieri Silvio Taglieri
2005 -
Jussi Ahvenus Jussi Ahvenus
2006 - Paul
Lucas Mark Yeates (Finished 7th
in points)
2007 -
Jussi Ahvenus Jussi Ahvenus
2008 -
Antero Matikka Vesajoona Salonen
(Finished 9th in points)
P.S. Id also
like to state how disgusted I am with Antero Matikka for taking my seat on team
Ferrari. This will be the first year I will be racing under a different team.
Antero, revenge will be had!!!
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03/12/09
Welcome to
the 2009 Formula 1 Season.
Our current
Champion is Antero Matikka
He will be the driver to beat
The teams are
set and were ready to roll. Teams are put together according to the rules. We have some strong teams going into 2009. Its
going to be a great season.
Please
welcome 1 new rookie, Mike Durand who will be racing for Force
First race
is on March 29th.
Please
email me your picks at least 1 hour before race time in the following format:
Firstname
Lastname
Firstname Lastname
Firstname Lastname
Firstname Lastname
Firstname Lastname
Firstname Lastname
Firstname Lastname
Firstname Lastname
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No numbers. Just names with proper capitalization.
Failure to follow these instructions will result in -1 point for every
incorrect spelling mistake on a single full name at the end of the deadline.
You will be
sent an email reminder a few days before each race. Once your picks are
submitted I will post them online ASAP. My picks will always appear online at
least 1 hour before the race.
Heres
hoping we all have a safe and healthy 2009!
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