🏁🏎️ Sportsbet.io🏁 FORMULA 1 2024 Season🏁🏎️Prediction Pool Discussion Thread

[slaman29]

This is the problem with no BSFL, I totally forgot to send my picks for this F1. Was there a reminder or tag? Because I missed it I guess 

Not that I can win anymore with so far behind in total points but this miss ensures I totally gave myself zero chance.

Seems like a great race, new winner, Max pressure into collission. This is the season we were all asking for right

[goodpunt]

McLaren should stop worrying about the opposition and try to be extra smart.
In Silverstone they were worrying too much about Hamilton and now again when Norris 2nd place was actually never in danger.
They should have called Piastri first into the pits and none of this drama would have happened.
Both decisions backfired and make them look quite amateurish.
But they weren't the only ones what Racing Bulls did with Ricciardo was on par if not worse

[Reatim]

The races themselves are boring as fuck and FIA makes them even more.That is a way how to make fans go away,overall the only ones to blame are at McLaren,

I agree. Team orders are boring and they should do real racing instead. However I would imagine that if Norris had won, it would be very awkward for everyone. It’s totally not the drivers’ fault as Mclaren could have made better strategy calls. I do feel bad for both the drivers. I am sure giving up a win is never easy and having everyone call your maiden win a gifted one could not be any easier as well.

This race reminds me of one with Vettel and Webber where Vettel were given team orders but did not follow it and won the grand prix. Multi21, as they call it (iykyk) .

[Koal-84]

I understand the call. Piastri was leading, the unwritten rule is that he chooses who pits first.
The team decided tactically that Norris should do it, and after Piastri lost the lead it was clear that the team will ask Norris to let him pass.

I'm actually surprised that it took him so long to accept it, but his post-race comments were actually quite fair.

By the unwritten rule it is correct to let Piastri back to the front, but in terms of the world championship I don't understand McLaren's move at all, the now missing 7 points could be very close in the end, and personally I don't think much of a stable order either. But that's how it turned out and Norris accepted the stable order.

[buwaytress]

Nice McLaren drama in the end, I think the team shouldn't have meddled and just pitted and let both drivers race, they'd both have been happy. Now you have two possibly unhappy drivers. But this season has to be something of a record for number of different champions and maiden wins (that's 3 already if I recall correctly?). And we still have many races to go!

Crybaby F1 drivers is a problematic joy to behold, I used to think footballers were divas.

[cryptofrka]

Nice McLaren drama in the end, I think the team shouldn't have meddled and just pitted and let both drivers race, they'd both have been happy. Now you have two possibly unhappy drivers. But this season has to be something of a record for number of different champions and maiden wins (that's 3 already if I recall correctly?). And we still have many races to go!

Nah, Piastri is without a win and he wouldn't have been happy with 'let them race' method.
I'm all for it, don't get me wrong, and I consider F1 to be primarily an individual sport and secondly a team one. However, the team decided to pit Norris first to protect the team from Hamilton, it was clearly told to both drivers that the order would have to be restored.

From a team perspective, letting Norris win would have been the right call - after all, he's got a theoretical chance of pushing Verstappen for the title. Piastri does not, so I was really surprised by the call.

[ILuckyGuyI]

I missed yellow cap only by 0.5 points.    Congrats Spack17 on that yellow cap! By the way if Norris won the race I guess things would be worse for me so I have no problem with McLaren's call there. 

However I'm thinking that McLaren's decision didn't make sense. Norris is fighting for a title in the end. Yeah, maybe the point difference with Verstappen is still wide but it isn't impossible as of now.

I believe the fastest car on the grid is McLaren at the moment. Red Bull is far away from those strong days. We are in a new race week now. It is on Spa-Francorchamps track and after this one we are going to take a break of a month.

[swogerino]

If the pool stays like this even after this last race in this weekend before the 1 month break I think it is the most competitive pool ever,just less than 5 points in top 8 places and I think that everyone has equal chances now that into the equation are also bullshit team orders which we have never seen before and they can impact our predictions really hard,be it for the best or for the worse,I found myself hit hard for the worse in this first call of McLaren hopefully they don't do it again or the fight in between both drivers of the team would become huge like we had crashes before,Vettel vs Webber and Hamilton vs Rosberg.

[notblox1]

Congratulations to Spack on winning the first place in Hungary with 14 points.
I was not far behind with 13 points but I have to say that win from Piastri was a big surprise for me.
I saw Verstappen was not happy at all with bad results from his team in Hungary.

[jeremypwr]

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[Spack17]

Thank you guys all. I'm delighted with my performance on this race week.    This result helped me climb by 3 places in the leaderboard. I could have collected 0.5 more if Russell didn't pit as an extra but still it is great. Now we have the same points with swogerino and hsh1. This helped me reach 2nd place. There are still 11 more race weeks and I'm only 2 points behind the leader Slissy. The season is getting more exciting by every week.

[darxiaomi]

I not comment here but.... Come on Verstappen what a piece of shit you are, what an Ego he has, when i think Hamilton was the ultimate ego driving this man comes and push the limits even more. He thinks he has all the power to push the limits, they need to start punish him right now before this lead to even worse behavior.

And i know every single driver has a big Ego, for that theya re there, but this..... is so much.

[CLS63]

After this race weekend I gained 1 position but still I'm out of top 10. But being only 1 point away from there still makes me keep focused.    We are so lucky that we have a race this week as well. Belgian Grand Prix is going to be the next one. Verstappen is getting angrier and more ambitious every time. But the fact is that McLaren has the quickest car currently.

To be honest I'm enjoying this season because of not seeing any Verstappen domination. Even though he is still leading driver standings, he can't get easy wins anymore.

[notblox1]

After this race weekend I gained 1 position but still I'm out of top 10. But being only 1 point away from there still makes me keep focused. 

You are just one place above me in leaderboard.
There is still a big difference from Slissy and other top players but I am never giving up.
One race can change everything and Verstappen is not so much dominant anymore as the season progresses.
As you are the captain of this pool, can you tell me how many top palyers are winning rewards in the end of season?

[nil_krokodil]

One race can change everything and Verstappen is not so much dominant anymore as the season progresses.

Indeed, Verstappen and RedBull seem to have lost its big advantage and even Perez is only collecting very few points every race, it will be difficult for RedBull to stay in front of McLaren if advantages will continue to shift towards McLaren.

As you are the captain of this pool, can you tell me how many top palyers are winning rewards in the end of season?

Rewards were discussed earlier and I believe jeremypwr made a final table here:

Prize Pool
123 mBTC

1 @ 45 mBTC  (fees paid from this prize)
2 @ 25 mBTC
3 @ 15 mBTC
4 @ 10 mBTC
5 @ 8 mBTC
6 @ 5 mBTC
7 @ 5 mBTC
8 @ 3 mBTC
9 @ 2 mBTC
10 @ 2 mBTC

Highest Yellow Cap @ 3 mBTC

[LTU_btc]

When you're going to leave predictions, have in mind that Verstappen will get 10 place penalty for power unit change, as they already exceeded limit:
https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/13184366/formula-1-red-bulls-max-verstappen-set-for-10-place-grid-penalty-at-belgian-grand-prix-after-exceeding-engine-allowance
Spa is probably best track for such penalty because overtaking here is relatively easy, but considering current Red Bull shape, you can't be sure about them.

[CLS63]

As you are the captain of this pool, can you tell me how many top palyers are winning rewards in the end of season?

The prize pool nil_krokodil quoted above is completely correct. I should have actually added it to the OP. I'm going to edit the OP tonight to help everyone see it clearly.    I really liked this prize distribution very much and I guess that it was darxiaomi's idea to make it like this. I would like to thank him once again for that. If I don't make it to much higher places later on, I would like to get that 2 mbtc as a consolation prize at least. 

[slaman29]

As you are the captain of this pool, can you tell me how many top palyers are winning rewards in the end of season?

The prize pool nil_krokodil quoted above is completely correct. I should have actually added it to the OP. I'm going to edit the OP tonight to help everyone see it clearly.    I really liked this prize distribution very much and I guess that it was darxiaomi's idea to make it like this. I would like to thank him once again for that. If I don't make it to much higher places later on, I would like to get that 2 mbtc as a consolation prize at least. 

Yes, please let me see clearly how much I'm NOT going to win lol.

I personally like less prize spots, bigger prizes, but I know majority of people want something to play for, and myself I understand the feeling of giving up when it's too far from top 3, so yes maybe top 5 or more is the way to proceed with all such pools.

I can't believe am throwing money away every f1 lol

[darxiaomi]

Hehe thanks guy and thanks CLS for name me and give me credit about the rpize distribution i totally forget about that, but is very nice to see everyone can still fight for some piece of cake.

When you're going to leave predictions, have in mind that Verstappen will get 10 place penalty for power unit change, as they already exceeded limit:
https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/13184366/formula-1-red-bulls-max-verstappen-set-for-10-place-grid-penalty-at-belgian-grand-prix-after-exceeding-engine-allowance
Spa is probably best track for such penalty because overtaking here is relatively easy, but considering current Red Bull shape, you can't be sure about them.

Thanks for this info.


In other things guys i want to share and invite all of us to this new contest i open.

[notblox1]

Eleven more Grand Prix left in this season and Belgian famous Spa-Francorchamps circuit is next for this weekend.
Can anyone confirm weather prognosis for next days and during the weekend for Stavelot, Liege?
I see some rain and humidity for Friday and Saturday, but Sunday should be dry and sunny.