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[Oily]

Where do i click to make alterations

[Salty25]

Where do i click to make alterations

1. Login
2. On the screen that comes up after login, click on 'Edit Team Data' - it's on the same line as your team name ('Team Oily').
3. Make your changes (you're allowed 3), press 'Update' and you're done.

[Oily]

Cheers,all done

[Salty25]

Official Qualifying Result

Perhaps the biggest news was about the one driver who didn't set a time when it mattered - Fernando Alonso - whose car was causing problems throughout the sessions and have now cost him with a 10th place grid position.

By contrast, Lewis Hamilton continues his sterling season, heading the timing in the first two sessions. In the all-important Q3, however, the Brit could not take pole again, and has to settle for 2nd behind Felipe Massa.

The Brazillian, and Ferrari team mate Kimi Raikkonen, look to be making a comeback from their North American slump, with Massa at the front of the grid.

It was a testiment to boy from Sao Paulo's persistance, as he fought with the final chicane throughout qualifying, locking tyres on several occasions, but produced the goods when it mattered. Kimi is 3rd, a creditable effort, but one nows gets the firm impression that Massa is driver 1 in the red arrows.

Kubica returned from his inforced rest in Indy to the second row of the grid, whilst fellow BMW pilot Nick Heidfeld is 7th. Renault pair Fisichella and Kovalainen are 5th and 6th respectively, Trulli in 8th, Rosberg in 9th.

[Salty25]

Official Race Result | Full Race Report

Ferrari hit back on Sunday in central France with a 1-2 finish.

Kimi Raikkonen took the victory at Magny-Cours in a less eventful race than of recent times, but the Finn was a deserved winner. 3rd on the grid, Kimi beat Lewis Hamilton to the first corner, and led after Massa’s second pit stop, after which he was able to built up a sufficient enough lead that when he pitted, he came out in front of the Brazilian.

The first lap saw not only Kimi’s excellent launch off the grid, but also a chain reaction of collisions which resulted in the retirement of Davidson, Liuzzi and Trulli.

Hamilton, after being demoted to 3rd at the start, could not make any headway – to some degree as a result of a 3-stop strategy. He remained in 3rd until the end.

Fernando Alonso, on the other hand, had a mightily eventful, and frustrating, afternoon behind the wheel. The early stages of his race were centred on getting past Nick Heidfeld – but the German would not budge, out-breaking the Spaniard on several occasions just as the champion attempted to overtake him.

They met again over 20 laps into the race, and Alonso finally got past him with an all-or-nothing move in super-tight turn 8. However, Fernando’s pit strategy failed him, and by lap 61 he was behind Heidfeld and Fisichella – both of whom he had already passed earlier. Alonso finished behind them in 7th, with Heidfeld and Fisi 5th and 6th respectively.

Superman Robert Kubica came in a very creditable 4th, whilst Jenson Button captured the final Championship point in 8th.

And finally, Christijan Albers had to retire when his lollipop man signalled him to go whilst still attached to the fuel rig! The Dutchman proceeded to take out half of his pit crew like a rack of skittles, bruises all-round!

Drivers’ Championship –

Despite not winning this time (standards are dropping already ), Hamilton increased his lead over Alonso to 14pts.

Constructers’ Championship –

McLaren take a cut in their margin over Ferrari, but it will take a few more great performances by the Scuderia to challenge them again.

SupaLiga 2007 –

UPDATED SHORT TABLE
(Full table available in attachment)

Shall we just give Norm the trophy now?

Now 3rd overall in Pure Fantasy F1, it is not inconceivable that we could have a world champion in our little league!

The fight below him, though, is being fought with vigour as the Creatures go to 2nd at the expense of now 3rd placed Stunts. The Tossers are also closing the gap, busting out the 2nd highest score of the weekend (106pts).

Speedy Devils continue their ascent up the standings, jumping 4 places to 10th, but with a 43pt deficit to make up with 9th placed HondaWilliams, further progress looks unlikely at least for next weekend.

Entering two races behind has not held back Oily either, with his team again climbing, now at 16th.

NEXT RACE > BRITISH GRAND PRIX @ SILVERSTONE > JULY 8

Copa SupaLiga Round 1 draw due shortly…

[Topper]

Well I have not commented before but for a newbie I have to say I am doing OK thanks to Lewis Hamilton. Although I did make a mistake with my selections of team manager otherwise I would have busted ass good and proper, never mind next week will be my downfall and everyone's chance to catch up, I never have been able to predict the result of the British GB correctly in the last 30 years and probably will not do any better this year

[Salty25]

In accordance with the Co-efficient rankings following the French GP (attached), teams will enter at the following stages:

Round 1 - wolfs bangers, Kreacher-Creatures, The Cunning Stunts, Toppers Tossers, Linhas BMW, Patience, Spanish Armada, Slowhand Racing

Round 2 - F1 Aberdeen, Burnin' Rubber, Super 25, HondaWilliams, TSU, Draconigen, Team Oily, Tom34, ScotBordersF1, Johnnys Delights

Quarter Finals - Speedy Devils

The draw for Round 1 was conducted, and the following fixtures were drawn:

Spanish Armada Vs Patience
Toppers Tossers Vs The Cunning Stunts
Linhas BMW Vs wolfs bangers
Slowhand Racing Vs Kreacher-Creatures

1st Leg - British GP / 2nd Leg - European GP

[Topper]

What is this Salty, did I miss something in the small print?

[Salty25]

Well I have not commented before but for a newbie I have to say I am doing OK thanks to Lewis Hamilton. Although I did make a mistake with my selections of team manager otherwise I would have busted ass good and proper, never mind next week will be my downfall and everyone's chance to catch up, I never have been able to predict the result of the British GB correctly in the last 30 years and probably will not do any better this year

It seems if you're new, you're generally rather good. I think banking on Hamilton is the way to go, but isn't it sickening how he makes it looks so easy?! I'd love to see Alonso's and Button's faces if he won the Championship.

What is this Salty, did I miss something in the small print?

I knew somebody would ask - http://www.satellites.co.uk/satellit...41-post95.html (bottom bit).

[Oily]

Watch out Norm,here i come

[Norm]

Apologies all round for this, I feel like the bully who has spoiled the game. Of course it's mostly all down to Lewis Hamilton who has had a podium finish in every race and who had a relatively low value (and indeed still does!) at the beginning. Having Lewis from the first race has been a huge advantage, no question.

And as for being 3rd overall at the moment - wow! And Hamilton does make it look so easy - let's hope (from a British perspective that is, not for more points for me) for another good showing at Silverstone although the Ferraris looked more the part in France.

[Salty25]

Don't be daft Norm, you're doing us all proud! Seriously, it would be a credit to the whole league if you stayed in the top 10 overall until the end, and amazing if you won.

Hamilton is making a lot of people in this country, and further afield, happy and interested in F1 again. All hail King Lewis!!!

Can I just say though that if you don't win now, we are all allowed a good laugh

[Salty25]

DEADLINE - SATURDAY 09.00 GMT (9am)/ 10.00 CET

Please make changes to your team lineup for the Santander British Grand Prix.

To make changes, including qualifying position which must be submitted prior to every race, access the league homepage.

F1 SupaLiga webpage | Pure Fantasy F1 Full Rules | Rules on Points Scoring
Rules on Team Selection | List of TV Broadcasters
(All PFF1 pages are also visible in German)

British Grand Prix timetable:
Friday Practice 1 - 10.00-11.30 GMT / 11.00-12.30 CET
Friday Practice 2 - 14.00-15.30 GMT / 15.00-16.30 CET
Saturday Practice - 10.00-11.00 GMT / 11.00-12.00 CET
Saturday Qualifying - 13.00 GMT / 14.00 CET
Sunday Race - 13.00 GMT / 14.00 CET

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Other News

Conspiracy, what conspiracy?, Racing Heads, Flying Wings, Honda: We are as good as McLaren!

[Salty25]

Official Qualifying Result

F1's boy wonder, Lewis Hamilton, landed on home soil and continued his incredible debut season with a pole at Silverstone. He is the first Brit to head the grid at his home Grand Prix in 11 years.

At the closing stages of Q3 it looked unlikely that Hamilton would take top spot, having not set the fastest lap or even sector times in either of the two earlier sessions. And after Raikkonen beat Alonso's time (almost going off in the final corner such was his pace), it looked a slim hope.

But Hamilton, with his last flying lap, miraculously took pole in dramatic fashion by just a tenth of a second, to the jubilation of a largely British crowd.

This left Kimi in 2nd, Alonso ahead of Massa on row 2, whilst Kubica is 5th and a revitalised Ralf Schumacher 6th on the grid. The two Renault drivers, Kovalainen and Fisichella, were 7th and 8th respectively, dropping Nick Heidfeld to 9th.

Hamilton's ever growing success is in constrast to fellow Brit Jenson Button, who failed to escape from Q1, he starts 18th in Sunday's race. Coulthard's season is improving, starting 12th, sharing a grid row behind team mate Webber.

[kleefarr]

Not going well for Lewis.

[Topper]

Not going well for Lewis.

You are having a laugh of course Ah I get it yes he's a hasbin now as he was only third

9 races 9 podiums what can we say there are simply no words left in the dictionary.

[Salty25]

Official Race Result | Full Report

The Iceman thawed on Sunday, as Kimi Raikkonen recorded a third victory of the season.

The Finn did it amongst the backdrop of overwhelming home support for Lewis Hamilton, but the Brit’s efforts faulted from the early stages of the race when his McLaren was clearly not as fast as the Ferrari of the chasing Raikkonen.

Hamilton, now under pressure, made what appears to be his first mistake in his short F1 career when, reacting with haste to his lollipop man in his first pitop, almost went off à la Sutil!

This afforded both Raikkonen and Alonso enough time to overtake Hamilton following the first round of pit stops. Hamilton ended in 3rd, never threatening and his car appearing to have problems throughout.

The fight moved to Alonso and Raikkonen, with the Spaniard in the lead, but again the McLaren was the lesser machine, and when Alonso went in to pit a second time and returned behind back-markers, the Finn was able to build a lead large enough that on his emergence from the pits, Alonso was still following behind.

So, Raikkonen wins and Alonso 2nd, the champion having not tasted victory since May in Monaco.

There was also drama elsewhere, with Felipe Massa stalling at the start, and as a result spending the day racing up the field, ending a respectable 5th behind Kubica, and in front of Heidfeld, who himself had seen off the challenge of passing the Renault pair of Kovalainen and Fisichella, who ended the afternoon in 7th and 8th.

Drivers’ Championship –

Tomorrow morning’s coffee will taste sweeter for Hamilton when he remembers that he is still 12 pts ahead of Alonso with 70pts, for which he has Raikkonen to thank. The Finn is back to 3rd on 52pts.

Constructers’ Championship –

Although Kimi won the race for the red arrows, they make no headway in the Championship, as McLaren scored equivalent points.

SupaLiga 2007 –

UPDATED SHORT TABLE
(Full table available in attachment)

Norm continues to the lead the league, and is now 2nd worldwide on Pure Fantasy F1. However, he was not the top scorer today. That accolade goes to Kreachers and his Creatures, who scored 119pts, 4 more than F1 Aberdeen.

The other headline story of the day was Super 25, my team, who have broken down the door of the top 6 for the first time since Bahrain. In doing so, rolfw’s Rubbers drop a place for the first time since Malaysia, and Linhas also drops 1 in the standings.

Performer of the race was Oily, who jumps 4 places up to 12th, scoring 102pts today. So close is the battle being fought in the mid-table that Patience moved up one 1 place despite only recording 66pts!

Copa SupaLiga 2007, Round 1, 1st Leg –

Spanish Armada 53-66 Patience
Toppers Tossers 95-88 The Cunning Stunts
Linhas BMW 84-26 wolfs bangers
Slowhand Racing 52-119 Kreacher-Creatures


NEXT RACE > EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX @ NÜRBURGRING, GERMANY > JULY 22

[kleefarr]

You are having a laugh of course Ah I get it yes he's a hasbin now as he was only third

9 races 9 podiums what can we say there are simply no words left in the dictionary.

I should have been more specific. I meant after getting pole and having a good first third up until the pitstops when he dropped back after each one. I must have been over confident that he would win the race.
Of course , he's doing very well considering he's a rookie.

[Oily]

Performer of the race was Oily, who jumps 4 places up to 12th, scoring 102pts today. So close is the battle being fought in the mid-table that Patience moved up one 1 place despite only recording 66pts!

I thank you!!!

[Analoguesat]

What a dull race. Sod all passing on the track & no incidents to liven the race up a bit and give the minnows a chance to pick a few points up.

[Analoguesat]

Whats happened to the votes up on the poll at the top of the page??5 and 5 isnt right if you look at the actual votes......

[Salty25]

I thank you!!!

Yourself, Matt, and Red are doing really well considering you all started race(s) behind, especially in your case.

What a dull race. Sod all passing on the track & no incidents to liven the race up a bit and give the minnows a chance to pick a few points up.

You never thought it would live up to the hype did you ? Silverstone, I hate to say, isn't the greatest track on the calender, I think maybe it's time they build a track somewhere new, in the Midlands would be most appropriate.

Whats happened to the votes up on the poll at the top of the page??5 and 5 isnt right if you look at the actual votes......

Oh, I balls'd it up trying to be clever by changing the question

[Analoguesat]

I watched the Toronto Champ Car race this evening on Eurosport 2. What a cracking race - plenty of passing, a dry-wet race caused havoc with strategy and there were incidents and accidents right up to the checker flag at the end.

Oh and a first lap accident removed nearly a third of the field

As my other half said "it was a good race - far better than the crap GP this afternoon"

[Analoguesat]

You never thought it would live up to the hype did you ? Silverstone, I hate to say, isn't the greatest track on the calender,

If thats the sort of turgid rubbish Silverstone is going to serve up as "motor sport entertainment" the sooner they lose the British Grand Prix the better. Bring back Brands Hatch

I think maybe it's time they build a track somewhere new, in the Midlands would be most appropriate.

A street course round Cannock & Hednesford would be FAR more entertaining

[Analoguesat]

Hey Norm - you are only 15 points off leading the entire competition