Comments for The Motor Racing Game

Comment on Week 20 by iomracer

iomracer — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:55:23 +0000

Going to spread it around a little bit to try and make up some points, which means picking 3 from WEC, which means the 3 Audis. Surely it’s not possible for them to finish 1-2-3, but how do I pick between them? Similarly I want to pick Castroneves and Hunter-Reay in Indy – they’ve finished 1-2 at the last two oval races, surely they can’t do that again? But what’s my alternative? These picks seem to be doomed from the start:

Audi 1-2-3
Helio Castroneves
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Marco Andretti
Sebastian Ogier
Jari-Matti Latvala
Mikko Hirvonen
Dani Sordo

At least WRC is easy to pick!

Comment on Week 19 by iomracer

iomracer — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:30:06 +0000

Thanks Drewe. Just to confirm – I see your picks for weeks 19, 20, and 21.

Comment on Week 19 by Drewe

Drewe — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:10:58 +0000

I’m out of town for the next few weeks, so I have submitted picks for 3 weeks in advance at the site…..

Comment on Week 19 by rubbergoat

rubbergoat — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:04:51 +0000

MotoGP:
1) Pedrosa
2) Marquez
3) Lorenzo
4) Rossi
5) Crutchlow

DTM:
6) Spengler
7) Paffett
8) Rockenfeller

IndyCar:
9) Castroneves
10) Marco Andretti

Comment on Week 19 by Sebastian X

Sebastian X — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:26:38 +0000

That was lucky.

I found choosing this lot especially difficult. I made a provisional list of fifteen, checked some info before removing those I then did not feel I could trust, and ended up left with eight! Dixon ended up reluctantly reinstated. Green and Eckström were bought into consideration but dismissed. In the end, I went for Bautista, who is a ridiculously conservative choice, having finished top-ten twenty-one times out of his twenty-three starts for Gresini whilst only managing six top-fives, but the other alternatives seemed too risky.

MotoGP:
Marc Márquez
Dani Pedrosa
Jorge Lorenzo
Cal Crutchlow
Valentino Rossi
Álvaro Bautista

DTM:
Bruno Spengler
Gary Paffett

Indycar:
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Scott Dixon

Comment on Week 18 by rubbergoat

rubbergoat — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 09:46:52 +0000

F1:
1) Vettel
2) Webber
3) Alonso
4) Hamilton
5) Rosberg
6) Raikkonen

IndyCar:
7) Castroneves
8) Marco Andretti
9) Ryan Hunter-Reay
10) Scott Dixon

Comment on Week 18 by Sebastian X

Sebastian X — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 23:20:08 +0000

I have updated the guide-and-links having found some information, and even an almost up to date entry-list, on driver-changes for Texas. Pippa Mann will replace Conway (who replaced Beatriz at Detroit). Servia replaces Briscoe (who replaced Hildebrand),

Comment on Week 18 by Sebastian X

Sebastian X — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 11:22:20 +0000

However well Conway did in Detroit, bear in mind he decided before the end of last season that he would no longer drive ovals, so I would be very surprised indeed if he drives in Texas.

Comment on Week 18 by Sebastian X

Sebastian X — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 10:04:27 +0000

Formula One:
Sebastian Vettel
Kimi Räikkönen
Fernando Alonso
Lewis Hamilton
Mark Webber
Nico Rosberg
Felipe Massa

Indycar:
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Hélio Castroneves

NASCAR:
Jimmie Johnson

Both the Indycar and Sprint Cup seem to be a pig in a poke, hence the seven F1 choices; I am hoping the lowish grip in Canada will again alleviate tyre problems for Mercedes. Indycar should be less risky than NASCAR, but it is very difficult to spot any consistent patterns for oval results in Indycar in recent times, therefore I have favoured Johnson over a third Indy choice.

Comment on Week 18 by Chris W

Chris W — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 23:58:52 +0000

Boy it’s about time! If only Novikov had held it together for the rest of the rally.