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Feb 24, 2009 | 09:00 PM
#31
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From: Orange County
I think it is prudent to pick only one of the 2 F-Car boys. I may start with Kimi. He has won in Aussie before and Massa struggles at that track.
Feb 24, 2009 | 11:17 PM
#34
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From: Minnesota
Maybe he'll have a prize for weekly winners? A set of TS stickers, perhaps?
Feb 25, 2009 | 03:48 AM
#35
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From: Bahrain
Alex all credit goes to Dana on this I swear if he didn't support Mclaren I'd think he was an angel
I'm glad to see so many people signed up I'm so happy I'm gonna throw in another prize for the overall winner I just have to decide what
Last edited by like.no.other; Feb 25, 2009 at 03:55 AM.
Feb 25, 2009 | 10:06 AM
#37
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Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 1,219
From: ATL
+1 DJ DJ DJ lol
Read through the rules and whatnot last night. Didn't realize at first that you could "sell" your drivers and buy other ones during the season.
Feb 25, 2009 | 10:21 AM
#38
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From: Orange County
17 teams and counting!
What I am starting to see is that you really have to "pick your poison" when setting your lineup. You can't really have both Lewis and Kimi or Lewis and Massa. You basically have to choose between Ferrari and McLaren. The smart money would be on Raikonnen to have a comeback year. And he almost always sets fastest lap which means extra points in every race. But you just don't have enough money left over if you pick both Lewis and Kimi.
I may have to go Ferreri-free!!
What I am starting to see is that you really have to "pick your poison" when setting your lineup. You can't really have both Lewis and Kimi or Lewis and Massa. You basically have to choose between Ferrari and McLaren. The smart money would be on Raikonnen to have a comeback year. And he almost always sets fastest lap which means extra points in every race. But you just don't have enough money left over if you pick both Lewis and Kimi.
I may have to go Ferreri-free!!
Feb 25, 2009 | 11:04 AM
#39
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Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 10,272
From: Sweden
17 teams and counting!
What I am starting to see is that you really have to "pick your poison" when setting your lineup. You can't really have both Lewis and Kimi or Lewis and Massa. You basically have to choose between Ferrari and McLaren. The smart money would be on Raikonnen to have a comeback year. And he almost always sets fastest lap which means extra points in every race. But you just don't have enough money left over if you pick both Lewis and Kimi.
I may have to go Ferreri-free!!
What I am starting to see is that you really have to "pick your poison" when setting your lineup. You can't really have both Lewis and Kimi or Lewis and Massa. You basically have to choose between Ferrari and McLaren. The smart money would be on Raikonnen to have a comeback year. And he almost always sets fastest lap which means extra points in every race. But you just don't have enough money left over if you pick both Lewis and Kimi.
I may have to go Ferreri-free!!
Last edited by strebo; Feb 25, 2009 at 11:05 AM. Reason: Edit: We should put our screen names/ Teamnames in the OG Barrister. Strebo - The Gun Show
Feb 25, 2009 | 11:10 AM
#40
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From: Orange County
I see the roster really being broken into 3 tiers. Let's call them A, B and C.
The A drivers are those with double-digit price tags:
1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Felipe Massa
3. Kimi Raikonnen
4. Heiki Kovalainen
5. Fernando Alonso (9.90 but we'll put him in the A list)
The way I see it, you can really only afford to have one A list driver. If you choose 2 A list drivers, you won't have enough money left over for anyone from list C (see below).
The B drivers are as follows:
6. Robert Kubica
7. Nick Hiedfeld
8. Nico Rosberg (someone will have to explain to me why he is so expensive)
9. Kaz Nakajima
10. Jarno Trulli
11. Sebastian Vettel (a total steal at 7.00!)
12. Nelson Piquet
13. Mark Webber
14. Timo Glock (my hero)
You can afford to pick 2 drivers from the B list.
The C drivers are as follows:
15. Sebastian Bordais
16. Sebastian Buemi
17. Giancarlo Fischicella
18. Adrian Sutil
You will almost have to take one of the C list drivers to round out your roster.
Because you score a point for every lap completed by a driver on your roster, without 4 drivers you will always be at a disadvantage to teams that run 4 - even if you chose to pick Lewis, Felipe and Kimi. For example a team with Lewis, Kubica, Vettel and Sutil will have a HUGE advantage because all of them are likely to finish the race and thus even Sutil will score around 70 points that you won't score with only 3 drivers. So you can't put all your eggs in the A list basket.
So, the way I see it you should take 1 driver from the A list, 2 drivers from the B list and 1 driver from the C list. So you can't really have both Ferrari Drivers and both McLaren drivers or even a pairing of one Ferrari and one McLaren.
If someone sees a flaw in my strategy please point it out.
The A drivers are those with double-digit price tags:
1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Felipe Massa
3. Kimi Raikonnen
4. Heiki Kovalainen
5. Fernando Alonso (9.90 but we'll put him in the A list)
The way I see it, you can really only afford to have one A list driver. If you choose 2 A list drivers, you won't have enough money left over for anyone from list C (see below).
The B drivers are as follows:
6. Robert Kubica
7. Nick Hiedfeld
8. Nico Rosberg (someone will have to explain to me why he is so expensive)
9. Kaz Nakajima
10. Jarno Trulli
11. Sebastian Vettel (a total steal at 7.00!)
12. Nelson Piquet
13. Mark Webber
14. Timo Glock (my hero)
You can afford to pick 2 drivers from the B list.
The C drivers are as follows:
15. Sebastian Bordais
16. Sebastian Buemi
17. Giancarlo Fischicella
18. Adrian Sutil
You will almost have to take one of the C list drivers to round out your roster.
Because you score a point for every lap completed by a driver on your roster, without 4 drivers you will always be at a disadvantage to teams that run 4 - even if you chose to pick Lewis, Felipe and Kimi. For example a team with Lewis, Kubica, Vettel and Sutil will have a HUGE advantage because all of them are likely to finish the race and thus even Sutil will score around 70 points that you won't score with only 3 drivers. So you can't put all your eggs in the A list basket.
So, the way I see it you should take 1 driver from the A list, 2 drivers from the B list and 1 driver from the C list. So you can't really have both Ferrari Drivers and both McLaren drivers or even a pairing of one Ferrari and one McLaren.
If someone sees a flaw in my strategy please point it out.
Last edited by Barrister; Feb 25, 2009 at 11:13 AM.
