The F1 thread

fretmeister

Boromedic said:

stickyfiddle said:

In other news, is anyone doing the office Fantasy F1? Might be fun to have a Fretboard league, assuming that's possible?

www.fantasy.formula1.com

I could be up for that if we get enough bods?

Sounds like fun!

stickyfiddle

Done - "TheFretboard" League set up - search for cba87c7b21

I've kept it simple - just 1 team per player, though you can have up to 3 I think in the main event. I have Alonso as my wildcard. I think this will prove to either be an excellent or **terrible** decision....

thumpingrug

Can someone post a link to the Fantasy F1 page,  all i'm getting is server not found from www.fantasy.formula1.com 

stickyfiddle

@thumpingrug ;;
 
Try this - pasted directly from my other tab!

https://fantasy.formula1.com/

I think you don’t need the w’s... my bad!!

thumpingrug

stickyfiddle said:

@thumpingrug ;;
 
Try this - pasted directly from my other tab!

https://fantasy.formula1.com/

I think you don’t need the w’s... my bad!!

Yep,  that's worked.  You are a star.  Thank you

thumpingrug

I think I've created a team but ill check back later to see.

stickyfiddle

I can see a “Richard team 1” - i assume that’s you!

I think we can rename teams - might be a good idea!!

chillidoggy

I might have been successful in registering. If so, it'll probably be my only win of the season.

stickyfiddle

Now there are 3..!

chillidoggy

Yeah, but having me onboard is like having two blokes off sick.

Dontgiveupyourdayjob

I'm in! Fully expecting to be the 'mobile chicane', getting lapped by the front-runners! 

fretmeister

Joined!

First time I've ever done one of these so I hope my selections work!

TimmyO

I am currently showing at the top of our league - I was winning - you can never take that away from me!!!! 

sticker

I’m in too , no idea how this works but it looks fun and i can’t do any worse than Williams has done for the past 10 years .... 

TimmyO

tbh having just read the rules I'm not sur eI can be arsed with switching things every week and "locking in increased prices" and all that crap - just interested how to see these guesses play out really 

not_the_dj

Signed up, “Castle Racing”

fretmeister

I'm going to leave my team as selected.

It's not like I could get a different better driver out of their contract after 2 races in the real world.

chillidoggy

Bit disappointed there was no option for me to drive. I’d be a safe pair of hands, do it a lot cheaper, and I’d even guarantee to finish every race, albeit a bit later than the rest. 

Dontgiveupyourdayjob

Gotta be honest, I didn't actually read the rules and how it all works. I just made sure I had Hamilton and then whatever 4 other drivers and 1 team that would fit within the budget. No idea how the actual points, leagues, substitutions etc work, just a 'hope for the best' strategy. 

stickyfiddle

There are a lot of different ways to get points - quali performance, race performance (positions gained as well as finishing position), and consistent top 10 quali & finishes gets extra points too. 

On that basis I basically ignored Hamilton and Max and went for everyone else good & consistent below them - Alonso, Perez, Sainz, and the entire McLaren team.