Alan_T_Riley
Registriert: 14.03.2015
Nationalität: Denmark
Beiträge: 152
08.07.2023 20:27:03
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frustrations of race luck
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I was all over McLaren. I told my daughter all week I would go heavy on McLaren and rule the world big time. But of course when they seemed to **** in practice two I changed my mind. Oh well.
Bad days make the good ones better. I knew they were probably working the add-ons but Norris fooled me with his friday interview of complaints etc. Sometimes I think I would do better without watching practice.
Onward and upward.
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CarlisleFrost
Registriert: 19.03.2009
Nationalität: USA
Beiträge: 176
07.10.2023 15:08:20
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My Cup adventure's gonna need a miracle to survive, as Daijhi2 went a very similar way to how I'd been planning (credit to him for the smart choices and building his ERS for it - I wish I'd built more in my wildcard match). Needing some lucky predictions and a fastest lap closer to where I predicted, or a Merc retirement, which would be a surprise, given how reliable all the top teams have been.
Looking forward to some interesting match-ups now that all the seeded teams are joining the action. I expect a LOT will have gone heavy McLaren/Mercedes on their teams, so we might not see the craziness of prior years. We'll see soon enough!
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Alan_T_Riley
Registriert: 14.03.2015
Nationalität: Denmark
Beiträge: 152
22.09.2023 21:27:53
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frustrations of race luck
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There is a simple explanation jobber - you have emerged as one of the best racing strategists on the board.
What I want to know is how come every participant in my bracket in the play-offs is a sensational competitor lol.
These seeds mean nothing. Every race is an exciting death match.
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jobber2022497
Registriert: 08.03.2006
Nationalität: USA
Beiträge: 29
22.09.2023 13:22:35
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I still can't believe that my Cup team won its group. Usually I'm out of contention around Race 12 or so, and free to use the Cup team to pursue race wins. I suppose it's a nice problem to have... 
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GaKra Motors
Registriert: 02.03.2006
Nationalität: Switzerland
Beiträge: 1067
17.09.2023 23:24:31
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Okay, I really don't experience a bad season so far, but is it just me or is the competition getting tougher every year?
CarlisleFrost 190 points!
Schumacher 173.0 average in constructors!
Arpy taking over ranks 1 and 2 in overall!
Alan_T_Riley taking number 1 seed in cup away from me even though I think my cup team is my best performer so far!
Daijhi2 taking CRL lead away from me scoring 175 points despite charging ERS!
And my 179 points and 9th place in the race were good enough for 13 points only in Heinz Prueller race series!
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GaKra Motors
Registriert: 02.03.2006
Nationalität: Switzerland
Beiträge: 1067
16.09.2023 18:29:32
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@CarlisleFrost Well, the shoe fits, so I will wear it, and there's no space in my shoes for two, sorry.  However, if you still make it into knockout stage after such an unfortunate start, you're going to be really dangerous to everybody and I will feel safer in the other half of the table. 
@Alan_T_Riley Impressive season so far, still getting better, it seems. And a contender for the race win tomorrow, too. Sadly I somehow managed to guess all but one position wrong. But I'm already happy with my choice of tyres... Prime only in team that attracts bad luck. Hoping for Ferraris to keep up the pace...
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Alan_T_Riley
Registriert: 14.03.2015
Nationalität: Denmark
Beiträge: 152
16.09.2023 14:04:15
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frustrations of race luck
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No Carlisle I did not forget. My use of the ERS was different than most folks and it makes the most sense for me now to use the last ERS in the bye week and load as much more energy as I can.
I put emphasis on the bye and maybe it was an unnecessary sacrifice but I needed the energy pts to win a certain race, or so I believed at the time.
A tip of the hat to everyone who makes it in.
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CarlisleFrost
Registriert: 19.03.2009
Nationalität: USA
Beiträge: 176
16.09.2023 11:36:21
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Stressful F1 weekend ahead, as we enter the final group stage match-ups. Lots of people fighting for top spot in their group and a bye in the first round of knockouts and lots fighting for survival!
Chris and I certainly have nailbiters, as I expect we both need wins to progress. I'd definitely prefer to be in Alan or GaKra's shoes, guaranteed top spot and able to chill and charge ERS (looks like you forgot that bit Alan!) for the knockouts!
If I win a close one, I'll be VERY lucky that my opponent forgot to activate an extra change thing, as that's gonna cost him 5 points!
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GaKra Motors
Registriert: 02.03.2006
Nationalität: Switzerland
Beiträge: 1067
28.08.2023 19:01:22
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Thank you, jobber! Actually I thought of you after quali and hoped I would manage to get 187 points, so I could then come here and just say "thank you for the hint, jobber".
But 180 points is really nice, too.
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jobber2022497
Registriert: 08.03.2006
Nationalität: USA
Beiträge: 29
28.08.2023 17:39:41
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Congrats GaKra
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It turns out that I wasn't too far off with my suggestion for getting a race win. The season's first 180 point performance is a great way to resume the action following the summer break! 
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GaKra Motors
Registriert: 02.03.2006
Nationalität: Switzerland
Beiträge: 1067
30.07.2023 17:54:10
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Yeah, I fought with myself about making a team completely without McLaren, as under normal circumstances it would mean sacrificing a team, but with four teams in top 100, I guess you can risk that with team on 125th... and I'm pretty much satisfied with that one, though in fact a Norris / chassis team would not even be that terrible, either, but only thanks to the slight rain in second half of the race. Four times Piastri is of course not ideal, but under normal circumstances I would say it was not ideal to not choose him in three other teams... anyway, I don't like it very much if you're almost forced to concentrate on a certain team... and McLaren sure took over from Aston Martin now. But it's okay, same situation for everybody.
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