[pob]

Hi! I host the interforum league, a competition between different internet forums based on the zdkf1 prediction game. I know some of you have played before, but for those who haven't, it's quite simple: for each f1 race you pick the top 10 and pole position.
Taking part can help promote more discussion about f1 on the forum as well as raising the profile of the forum itself.

How to play:

• Register on zdkf1and start your nickname with “babble_”. (If you forget or are changing your allegiance from another forum, please edit your nickname here.)
  
• Predict the pole position, pole time and top 10 finishers for each race.
  
• The prediction deadline is 10pm (GMT) on the Thursday before each race.
  
• Linky to how the scoring works on zdkf1
  

In addition to helping sportsbabble fight against other forums for the (poorly photoshopped) league trophy, you will be competing for individual awards including: individual champion (most points on zdkf1); 6 tenths award (for most league points scored); quali trophy (for best pole time predictor), and the much-coveted bernie medal (for most victories).
It's the fourth year of the competition in this format; here's the league tables from previous seasons (anyone in the top 100 on zdkf1 are pictured as drivers): 2013, 2012, and 2011.


Don't worry about joining midseason, you will get some points for each race you missed (usually 20), and it'll be good practice for next year.

Here's the current league table:

Code:

Pos Forum          Points
1   not606          256
2   cliptheapex     227
3   f1technical     195
4   f1world         176
5   garagistasf1    144
6   ja606           135
7   motorsportforums 54
8   v2               45
9   vivaf1           36
10  f1symposium      35
11  f1onboard        10

[Stairs]

Hi!    I host the interforum league, a competition between different internet forums based on the zdkf1 prediction game. I know some of you have played before, but for those who haven't, it's quite simple: for each f1 race you pick the top 10 and pole position.
Taking part can help promote more discussion about f1 on the forum as well as raising the profile of the forum itself.

How to play:

• Register on zdkf1and start your nickname with “babble_”. (If you forget or are changing your allegiance from another forum, please edit your nickname here.)
  
• Predict the pole position, pole time and top 10 finishers for each race.
  
• The prediction deadline is 10pm (GMT) on the Thursday before each race.
  
• Linky to how the scoring works on zdkf1
  

In addition to helping sportsbabble fight against other forums for the (poorly photoshopped) league trophy, you will be competing for individual awards including: individual champion (most points on zdkf1); 6 tenths award (for most league points scored); quali trophy (for best pole time predictor), and the much-coveted bernie medal (for most victories).
It's the fourth year of the competition in this format; here's the league tables from previous seasons (anyone in the top 100 on zdkf1 are pictured as drivers): 2013, 2012, and 2011.


Don't worry about joining midseason, you will get some points for each race you missed (usually 20), and it'll be good practice for next year.

Here's the current league table:

Code:

Pos Forum          Points
1   not606          256
2   cliptheapex     227
3   f1technical     195
4   f1world         176
5   garagistasf1    144
6   ja606           135
7   motorsportforums 54
8   v2               45
9   vivaf1           36
10  f1symposium      35
11  f1onboard        10

The nature if a new site us that we need those with passion to go and find members to join them. I would live the diversity of F1 conversation on here - please get your friends and their network plugged in

[pob]

Singapore GP
A costly race for Nico Rosberg's title ambitions, his car suffering problems before the race was even under way, a fault eventually tracked to the wiring loom in the steering column. Rosberg's retirement meant a relatively easy race for his teammate and only other realistic title challenger Lewis Hamilton; only a safety car period before Hamilton's final stop meant that he temporarily lost the lead to Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel, but he easily retook the lead using DRS on the following lap.
Driver of the race was probably Jean-Eric Vergne, who took full advantage of his fresh option tyres taken on under the safety car to blast past several drivers and even nullifying the effects of a 5 second penalty to take Toro Rosso's best result of the season in the form of 6th place.

Interforum League Table:
Pos_Forum__________Points
1___not606__________279
2___cliptheapex_____229
3___f1world_________213
4___f1technical_____213
5___garagistasf1____144
6___ja606___________140
7___motorsportforums_54
8___v2_______________51
9___f1symposium______45
10__vivaf1___________36
11__f1onboard________10

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Silly season rumours are starting to firm up a bit: Alonso's mooted move to McLaren may be announced at the next race in Japan. This would pave the way for Vettel to move to Ferrari (the paddock's worst kept secret for several years).
What would really kick silly season off is if enough of the backmarker teams announce their imminent withdrawal from F1 to force Bernie's hand in having three car teams next year.

[pob]

Japan GP
Vettel announces his decision to leave Red Bull and Hamilton extends his WDC lead with a convincing win in the rain over Rosberg, but the whole weekend is overshadowed by the serious injury of Marussia driver and Ferrari protege Jules Bianchi who crashed into a tractor-crane that was recovering the Sauber of Adrian Sutil. Bianchi remains in intensive care in a "critical but stable" condition after an operation to try and reduce the bruising to his head.


Interforum League Table:
Pos_Forum__________Points
1___not606__________312
2___cliptheapex_____251
3___f1world_________246
4___f1technical_____223
5___garagistasf1____145
6___ja606___________142
7___motorsportforums_54
8___v2_______________51
9___f1symposium______45
10__vivaf1___________36
11__f1onboard________10

#Forza Jules

[pob]

Russia GP
A relatively boring race, Rosberg flatspotted his tyres on the opening lap forcing him to pit and come through the field, and he used Mercedes' massively superior speed to breeze past the opposition to eventually finish in second behind Hamilton. Mercedes secured the WCC. Bottas again impressed in the Williams in third, and McLaren finally had a good race with fourth and fifth for Button and Magnussen respectively.
3 races to go and silly season still rumbles on with no announcements yet on where Vettel is going (although everyone is sure it's to Ferrari) or what Alonso will do.

Interforum League Table:
Pos_Forum__________Points
1___not606__________330
2___f1world_________267
3___cliptheapex_____263
4___f1technical_____224
5___ja606___________171
6___garagistasf1____163
7___motorsportforums_54
8___v2_______________51
9___f1symposium______47
10__vivaf1___________36
11__f1onboard________10

[pob]

USA GP
F1 in disarray, two teams in administration and didn't make the grid, the rest of the lower teams threatened to boycott the race. The WDC set to go to the wire, but Rosberg now needs bad luck to strike Hamilton.

Interforum League Table:
Pos_Forum__________Points
1___not606__________357
2___f1world_________287
3___cliptheapex_____282
4___f1technical_____248
5___ja606___________182
6___garagistasf1____163
7___motorsportforums_54
8___v2_______________51
9___f1symposium______47
10__vivaf1___________36
11__f1onboard________10

[pob]

Brazil GP
A win for Rosberg means that he's closed to 17 points behind Hamilton for the double points season finale at Abu Dhabi.
Felipe Massa delighted the crowd with a podium finish despite a penalty for pitlane speeding and then stopping in the wrong pits.
Button has a strong drive to 4th to show McLarren what they will be missing next year if they choose Magnussen over him to partner Alonso (?) .
Ferrari didn't use team orders (for once) and Alonso had to get past his teammate Raikkonen all by himself on his way to 6th place.
The smaller teams are furious as they perceive themselves to be being pushed out of f1 by Bernie and the bigger teams in a prelude to a restructuring of F1 into a two tier championship with customer cars.

Interforum League Table:
Pos_Forum__________Points
1___not606__________378
2___f1world_________299
3___cliptheapex_____294
4___f1technical_____267
5___ja606___________219
6___garagistasf1____163
7___motorsportforums_54
8___v2_______________51
9___f1symposium______47
10__vivaf1___________36
11__f1onboard________10

[pob]

AbuDhabi GP
Red Bull kicked out of qualifying for an illegal front wing; Hamilton champ; Rosberg ERS failed and tootled home in 14th; Williams claim 3rd in WCC ahead of Ferrari with a double podium; Marussia failed in a last ditch effort to make the grid; Caterham made the race and gave a debut to Brit Will Stevens but I don't think it's likely that they will find a buyer as they will get no prize money next year.

Final interforum league table (top players pictured as drivers):

[St Charles Owl]

Pob, we were too late this season for this interforum league, but please come back on here for the next season and we will endeavor to get a team together to take part. Thanks for your hard work with this!!

[JasonNorin]

Can't wait for the Australian Grand Prix this coming March..