Oh lordy lord - there's apparently TEN storms heading towards Hockenheim!Redders1989

lolwat!?

And poor lewis, not going his way so far this weekend :P

IMPORTANT!

Please note Sakon Yamamoto has now replaced Karun Chandok. Any predictions which include Chandok shall be deemed invalid

THREAD WILL BE LOCKED AT 9AM BST ON FRIDAY, 23RD JULY. Please note, thread will be locked when the clock states an hour is left.

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Redders1989

Welcome to round 11 of the F1PU Predictions Championship, as Formula One heads to The Hockenheimring!

This is how the game is played:

For each GP:
- Each person selects 4 teams, each ranked 1-12 and the total must come to a MINIMUM of 27. Ranking is as follows:
1 - Mercedes GP
2 - Red Bull
3 - McLaren
4 - Ferrari
5 - Williams
6 - Renault
7 - Force India
8 - Toro Rosso
9 - Lotus Racing
10 - Hispania Racing Team
11 - BMW Sauber
12 - Virgin Racing

- Of those 4 teams, the player chooses one driver from each to score their points for them in the race (I.E. Lotus, HRT, BMW Sauber & Virgin Racing, and the player chooses Trulli, Senna, Kobayashi and Di Grassi). Points will be discussed later on.

- Extra points are available for correctly predicting who will have the fastest lap time in practice, the GP and who will hold pole. There are also points for who will be on the podium too. Every driver is available for selection, not just the drivers chosen earlier.

- Players may also select the Best Constructor (the team with the best result in the weekend) and the Worst Constructor (the worst overall result).

POINTS

- For each constructor chosen (so both drivers from the 4 teams chosen), points are scored as follows:
1st: +10
2nd: +8
3rd: +6
4th: +5
5th: +4
6th: +3
7th: +2
8th: +1
All other cars running at finishing flag: +0.5
Cars not running at finishing flag: -5
Front row starting position on the grid: +5

- For the 4 drivers chosen, points score as follows:
1st: +10
2nd: +8
3rd: +6
4th: +5
5th: +4
6th: +3
7th: +2
8th: +1
All other cars running at finishing flag: +0.5

- For the 4 drivers chosen, for each position they move up the grid, they score an extra 3 points. E.G. a driver starts 18th and finishes 16th, the driver scores 6 points. No points are lost if they go backwards.

- The last load of points are scored as follows:
Correct Driver for fastest Practice lap: +3 pts
Pole Position: +3 pts.
Fastest race lap: +3 pts.
Podium finish: +3 pts.
OR
Correctly predicted podium place: +5 pts.
If all three in correct predicted places: +5 pts. extra (making 20 in total)
Best Constructor: +5 pts.
Worst Constructor: +5 pts.

Predictions should be made in the way as the example post below:

EXAMPLE POST
TEAMS: Lotus, HRT, BMW Sauber, Virgin Racing
DRIVERS: Trulli, Chandhok, Kobayashi, di Grassi
FASTEST PRACTICE LAP: De la Rosa
POLE POSITION: Barrichello
PODIUM: Sutil, Glock, Kovalainen
FASTEST RACE LAP: Trulli
BEST CONSTRUCTOR: HRT
WORST CONSTRUCTOR: Ferrari

Successful entries can be found in the post below. If you post an invalid prediction, you will be PM'ed about it, and details of what needs to be corrected can be found in the "Amendments Required" section underneath the "Successful Entries" list. Time of closure of the thread can be found in the post below

.:: 2010 SANTANDER GERMAN GRAND PRIX ::.

Welcome to the 2010 German GP Thread. cjek and mjk1 will keep the thread updated with the latest times as they happen.

RANDOM FACT

The past decade started and ended with a first-time winner in Germany - Barrichello winning in 2000, and Mark Webber winning last year.

CIRCUIT STATS

2010 Race Number: 11
Circuit Event Number: 32
Circuit Length: 2.842 miles
Number of Laps: 67
Lap Record: 1:13.780 (K.Raikkonen, 2004)

2008 Podium:
1. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)
2. Nelson Piquet Jnr. (Renault)
3. Felipe Massa (Ferrari)

POINTS OF DISCUSSION

1. With fresh controversy coming along in Silverstone, can Red Bull keep their heads together or will their championship challenge blow up as a result?
2. How do you feel Michael Schumacher will do on his return to his homeland?
3. Over the recent races, BMW-Sauber have been improving to the point where Kobayashi has scored points in the past two races. Will this continue in Germany, and where do you think they could finish the season?
4. In 2008, Piquet managed to score a surprise podium by being able to stay out during the safety car period and taking the lead, before Hamilton eventually passed him. Was this just a stroke of pure luck, or for the fact he was able to hold back Massa does it prove he could've done so much more if he wasn't held back by Renault?
5. Do you think the race-sharing between the Hockenheimring and the Nurburgring has been successful? And if so, do you think other tracks should do it as well in order to help bring in the new circuits for the future?

SCHEDULE FOR WEEKEND (All Times UK):

Fri 23 Jul: Practice 1 0900-1030; Practice 2 1300-1430

Sat 24 Jul: Practice 3 1000-1100; Qualifying 1300

Sun 25 Jul: Race 1300

WEEKEND WEATHER

FRIDAY: Light Rain Shower, Max. 26 deg. cent.
SATURDAY: Sunny Intervals, Max. 23 deg. cent.
SUNDAY: Sunny, Max. 23 deg. cent.

PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

THURDSAY:Timo Glock (Virgin), Michael Schumacher (Mercedes), Adrian Sutil (Force India), Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) & Mark Webber (Red Bull). 1PM BST.

FRIDAY:Norbert Haug (Mercedes), Nico Hulkenberg (Williams), Monisha Kaltenborn (BMW-Sauber), Kamui Kobayashi (BMW-Sauber), Adam Parr (Williams) & Nico Rosberg (Mercedes). 2PM BST.

QUALIFYING:Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) & Felipe Massa (Ferrari).

RACE:Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), Felipe Massa (Ferrari) & Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull).

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Fernando needs to get his head straight, and just get on with the job in hand, I honestly don't know why he is trying the whole "feel sorry for me" act, cus its just not working, I mean, something in his personal life could be getting on at him, but he really needs to sort it out whatever it is and get back on track and be the best he can be... as long as he don't win i don't mind ;) XD