+/– 2012 Japanese GP (Deadline: 2am, Fri 5 Oct)

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CLOSED FOR SELECTIONS - DEADLINE PASSED​

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ROUND 15

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JAPAN​

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[HR][/HR]RULES

Choose your driver pairing(s) before the deadline.

1. Choose a tier (your first is free)
2. Choose your '+' driver from that tier
3. Choose a '–' driver from the same tier
4. Players from round 14 who do not pick a new driver pairing or buy any add-ons will have their choices from Singapore carried over to Japan
5. The points scored by your '–' driver will be subtracted from the points scored by your '+' driver to give you your score for the race
6. If you have enough points you may use them to 'buy' a second tier (20 pts each)
6b. If you have more than enough points you may use them to 'buy' a rather smart points booster (see Add-ons thread for info)

[HR][/HR]TIERS

Tier 1
Red Bull: Vettel / Webber
McLaren: Button / Hamilton
Ferrari: Alonso / Massa

Tier 2
Lotus: Raikkonen / Grosjean
Mercedes: Schumacher / Rosberg
Sauber: Kobayashi / Perez

Tier 3
Force India: di Resta / Hulkenberg
Williams: Maldonado / Senna
Toro Rosso: Ricciardo / Vergne

Tier 4
Marussia: Glock / Pic
Caterham: Kovalainen / Petrov
HRT: de la Rosa / Karthikeyan​

[HR][/HR]RATHER SMART POINTS BOOSTERS

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[HR][/HR]CURRENT SELECTIONS (for Japanese GP):

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Black member names indicate driver pairings carried over from previous race.
✻ indicates driver pairings that will qualify for Drudeboy's Wheel-to-Wheel Battle.
(J) indicates that player has used his joker to allow a late selection.​

[HR][/HR]HOW DRIVERS SCORE POINTS

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NB. 'Qualifying' points allocations take post-qualifying penalties into account and are therefore based on race start positions. For example, if Massa qualifies in 4th place but receives a five place grid penalty then points will be allocated based on his race start position of 9th. There is therefore a double hit for drivers who receive a penalty resulting from a stewards inquiry. Time penalties: 2 points docked from score and potentially a lower race finish. Grid penalties: 3 points docked from score at current race and a grid drop at the following race.​

[HR][/HR]CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS (after Singapore GP):

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[HR][/HR]PREVIOUS WINNERS (score):

Singapore GP: RoadRunner (47)
Italian GP: WestCoastBoogaloo (35)
Belgian GP: cosicave & Miggins (26)
Hungarian GP: cosicave (47)
German GP: RoadRunner (75)
British GP: WestCoastBoogaloo (30)
European GP: RoadRunner (45)
Canadian GP: cosicave (58)
Monaco GP: happyal (43)
Spanish GP: cosicave (55)
Bahrain GP: AbsolutelyGlorious (36)
Chinese GP: Nazara (25)
Malaysian GP: happyal (53)
Australian GP: Julius Caesar (41)​

[HR][/HR]MEDALS TABLE (no points, just kudos):

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I'll have a +Maldo, -Vergne please

 

OK, Fred - updated, thanks. You can come back and add boosters anytime up to the deadline if you feel like.

 

ok Kovi + PDLR -

 

Cheers, big ears.

 

Bump. Plenty of time left but if everyone's going to sit in the pits then one or two may gain much by sneaking out and getting a driver pairing in.

 

+Raikkonen +Hulkenberg
-Schumacher -Vergne

Ferrari Engine
Thanks Genji

 

+ Alonso
- Button

please

 

+ Hamilton (KERS)
- Massa

+ Kov
- Karth

+ Maldonado (has to come good some time)
- JEV

and a Mercedes engine please.

 

+Hamilton
-Button

and a Kers unit please Genji

 

OK, I think I'm up to date.

 

Hamilton +
Massa -

Kers and Renault engine please.

 

+hamilton -Massa kers and Merc
+ kovi - Karth

cheers genj

 

+Hamilton -Massa, with KERS
+Kovalainen -Karthikeyan

And a Mercedes engine please, Genjinius!

 

Got them all, I think. Let me know if there's anything missing/wrong.

 

As usual at this stage, we await the results of best overtake from Sportydan's Super Suzuka Awards thread. The results as they stand, however, give us two first-time winners. Without further ado, then, congratulations to:

D H C A N A R Y

&

P A C O M O N T O Y A

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I scored well, for once, coming second, and our other newest player, Fred! came third, so well done us! MaxWhiplash and El_Bando scraped decent results, too, but the rest of you were rubbish.

The provisional results:

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Driver breakdown:

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The highest-scoring driver pairing was +Kobayashi –Rosberg

The standings, as they stand:

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Hmmmmm

 

What does "Hmmm" mean? Did I miss something or are you just ruing your choice?

 

Thinking I was ambitious, but rubbish

 

After my disastrous choice of Hamilton over Massa with KERS, I expected to find myself no more than a few points ahead. Seems others must have made some poor choices too.

(Lucky me)