Instead of having our usual "Pole position" guess for 2 points as normal, instead this weekend we will guess the top three of the sprint race. In real life those runners get 3-2-1 points, so that is the points system I will use for this as well.
I thought it would be a better idea than having everyone do the same bloody thing all over again with "Reject of the sprint race" and all that jazz. If you want to do that, by all means enjoy yourselves
but I'm not going to make it compulsory.THEREFORE our blank slate for this weekend at Silverstone is as follows:
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SR1:
SR2:
SR3:
Fastest lap:
First retirement:
Reject of the Race:
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race:
Deadbeat Teammate of the Race:
Minor League Premiership:
How Far Back:
As you can see, SR1-3 means Sprint Race 1st 2nd and 3rd. This means that the total number of possible points earned from this weekend rises from the usual 41 points to 45! HOWEVER, double points will be counted as normally, so only the pole position winner will earn the usual 2 (therefore 4) points. I think this is a fairer system than having people with the ability to earn more points with double than an ordinary weekend.
There is always a point for the funniest race title you can come up with. The Minor League Premiership for this round contains Nikita Mazepin, Mick Schumacher, Yuki Tsunoda. You can also use double points at any time you like
My predictions will be as follows:
1. Max Verstappen
2. Sergio Pérez (team orders
)3. Lewis Hamilton
4. Valtteri Bottas
5. Lando Norris
6. Yuki Tsunoda (wow!)
7. Fernando Alonso
8. Lance Stroll
9. Carlos Sainz Jr.
10. Charles Leclerc
SR1: Sergio Pérez (I'm predicting some rejectful misunderstanding of the tyres that Pérez will somehow overcome)
SR2: Lewis Hamilton
SR3: Valtteri Bottas
Fastest lap: Valtteri Bottas
First retirement: Pierre Gasly
ROTR: Pierre Gasly (his sprint crash means that he DNSs)
IIDOTR: Sergio Pérez (for mastering the sprint format)
DBTMOTR: Pierre Gasly
MLP: Yuki Tsunoda
HFB: 4 laps
Good luck everyone! The deadline is the end of FP3 what is now FP2, but in layman's terms the final practice before the sprint race unless you want any points taken off
)! Being high up in the standings already, the double points usage boosts them up to 3rd in the championship and right next to the front.