When the drivers were ready to go on the formation lap Nico Rosberg's car did not move an inch. It ruined his world championship lead and also my maximum score chance for the predictors league. I'll get over it but I think Rosberg will need more time.
Rosberg started the race from the back and retired later in the pits. He looked very sad but his wife got a smile out of him after a few minutes.
The Red Bulls and Ferraris had great starts and gave Lewis Hamilton something to stress about but not for long. It took just a few laps for Hamilton to gain an over 5 second lead. He also had less pressure when he knew that his teammate wouldn't be near giving him a hard time. I guess he knew from that point that he will win the race.
Fernando Alonso overtook Sebastian Vettel from the outside of the track and gained an advantage. I am pretty sure that Daniel Ricciardo would have overtaken Alonso there also but didn't have the proper chance. Alonso gave Vettel back his position and didn't get a penalty.
In the pits Sebastian Vettel took more time and Alonso was faster than Vettel on track. Now it was HAM, ALO, VET, RIC but later Sergio Perez got hit by Adrian Sutil and lost his front wing. This made the safety car to come out and this is when Alonso lost his lead over the Red Bulls. After this it was HAM, VET, RIC, ALO and that was the final result as well.
So what else happened that I didn't mention? Valtteri Bottas and Jean-Eric Vergne had a good race but both of them had a problem each.
Valtteri Bottas got some problems with his tyres at the end of the race and got overtaken by several cars. He was 11th in the end got no points. He also dropped two spots in the championship which probably was annoying.
Jean-Eric Vergne on the other hand overtook several cars but did not respect the track limits. He got penalized twice which was pretty bad for him. Still it was totally justified. If you break the rules you get a penalty otherwise everybody would be breaking them.
One other good thing in this grand prix was that this time when Vettel was on the podium he didn't get booed. I think booing to a driver is just stupid.
So what else happened that I didn't mention? Valtteri Bottas and Jean-Eric Vergne had a good race but both of them had a problem each.
Valtteri Bottas got some problems with his tyres at the end of the race and got overtaken by several cars. He was 11th in the end got no points. He also dropped two spots in the championship which probably was annoying.
Jean-Eric Vergne on the other hand overtook several cars but did not respect the track limits. He got penalized twice which was pretty bad for him. Still it was totally justified. If you break the rules you get a penalty otherwise everybody would be breaking them.
One other good thing in this grand prix was that this time when Vettel was on the podium he didn't get booed. I think booing to a driver is just stupid.
And now it's time for my predictions and how well I got them right:
Pole position: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes - CORRECT
Race:
Fastest lap: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes - CORRECT
Surprise: Pastor Maldonado will have his best result for Lotus if he manages to finish the race - Maldonado's best result this season has been 12th and he was 12th again today so I would say I was right.. ish.
Pole position: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes - CORRECT
Race:
- Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes - CORRECT
- Nico Rosberg, Mercedes - WRONG. He could have easily been second but retired.
- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull - WRONG. He was 2nd because Rosberg retired. The other Red Bull was 3rd.
Fastest lap: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes - CORRECT
Surprise: Pastor Maldonado will have his best result for Lotus if he manages to finish the race - Maldonado's best result this season has been 12th and he was 12th again today so I would say I was right.. ish.
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The rules:
POINTS: 1st - 3 2nd - 5 3rd - 10
HOW IT WORKS: the aim of the game is simply predict who comes where in the race (top3). A total of 18 points can be won on a race day. If you get winner and and 3rd place right but 2nd wrong you get 13 points same if you get 1 correct. eg. 2nd you get 5 points. If a driver wins the race and you said he would come 2nd or 3rd no points would be awarded. Same if he came in another position, and you predicted that wrong. A table will be posted up every race weekend. The point scoring system will change once the cars become more competitive. Everyone will say a merc 1,2 so it won't be close or fun.
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