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Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team:
44. Lewis Hamilton - 6/10
63. George Russell - 7/10

Oracle Red Bull Racing:
1. Max Verstappen - 9/10
11. Sergio Perez - 7/10

Scuderia Ferrari:
16. Charles Leclerc - 10/10
55. Carlos Sainz - 7/10

McLaren F1 Team:
3. Daniel Ricciardo - 6/10
4. Lando Norris - 7/10

BWT Alpine F1 Team:
14. Fernando Alonso - 8/10
31. Esteban Ocon - 8/10

Scuderia AlphaTauri:
10. Pierre Gasly - 7/10
22. Yuki Tsunoda - 6/10

Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team:
5. Nico Hulkenberg - 5/10
18. Lance Stroll - 5/10

Williams Racing:
6. Nicolas Latifi - 4/10
23. Alexander Albon - 5/10

Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen:
24. Guanyu Zhou - 7/10
77. Valtteri Bottas - 8/10

Haas F1 Team:
20. Kevin Magnussen - 8/10
47. Mick Schumacher - x/10

Welcome to another year of EuroBrun's best intentions, but ultimately forgetting to post in time.  Made the draft, but missed the 1st qualifying!

Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team:
44. Lewis Hamilton - 8/10
63. George Russell - 7/10

Oracle Red Bull Racing:
1. Max Verstappen - 9/10
11. Sergio Perez - 7/10

Scuderia Ferrari:
16. Charles Leclerc - 10/10
55. Carlos Sainz - 8/10

McLaren F1 Team:
3. Daniel Ricciardo - 4/10
4. Lando Norris - 5/10

BWT Alpine F1 Team:
14. Fernando Alonso - 6/10
31. Esteban Ocon - 6/10

Scuderia AlphaTauri:
10. Pierre Gasly - 7/10
22. Yuki Tsunoda - 7/10

Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team:
5. Nico Hulkenberg - 6/10
18. Lance Stroll - 4/10

Williams Racing:
6. Nicolas Latifi - 4/10
23. Alexander Albon - 5/10

Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen:
24. Guanyu Zhou - 8/10
77. Valtteri Bottas - 8/10

Haas F1 Team:
20. Kevin Magnussen - 9/10
47. Mick Schumacher - 7/10

Damn these Sprint races making qualifying on a Friday, and me missing the deadline again! 

Also, I really think that Bottas' engine penalty applying for the race and not the sprint is a bit dubious.  He can still fight for points (albeit small ones) and can still be used tactically for Mercedes, in what is essentially the 1st 3rd of the race before the red flag is flown.  If he impedes Verstappen in any controversial way, there's gonna be fireworks.

It would appear that Albon to Williams is a done deal... Based on Albon's girlfriend suddenly following Williams on Twitter despite not following any other teams. 

So did me forgetting to pick a driver for Spa cost me anything?

Hungary

Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team:
Lewis Hamilton - 8/10
Valtteri Bottas - 0/10

Red Bull Racing Honda:
Sergio Pérez - x/10
Max Verstappen - x/10 (although I'm tempted to give Max 7 cos I thought he actually did well to get the car to the finish and score any points given the damage)

McLaren F1 Team:
Daniel Ricciardo - 5/10
Lando Norris - x/10

Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team:
Sebastian Vettel - 9/10
Lance Stroll - 0/10

Alpine F1 Team:
Fernando Alonso - 9/10
Esteban Ocon - 10/10

Scuderia Mission Winnow Ferrari:
Charles Leclerc - x/10
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 8/10

Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda:
Pierre Gasly - 8/10
Yuki Tsunoda - 6/10

Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen:
Kimi Räikkönen - 5/10
Antonio Giovinazzi - 5/10

Haas F1 Team:
Nikita Mazepin - x/10
Mick Schumacher - 6/10

Williams Racing:
Nicholas Latifi - 10/10
George Russell - 8/10

You guys though that choosing Bottas was bad...
I chose Vettel, so a great pick immediately rendered useless!   

Britain - The GP, not the "Sprint thing"

Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team:
Lewis Hamilton - 8/10
Valtteri Bottas - 6/10

Red Bull Racing Honda:
Sergio Pérez - 5/10
Max Verstappen - x/10

McLaren F1 Team:
Daniel Ricciardo - 8/10
Lando Norris - 9/10

Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team:
Sebastian Vettel - 3/10
Lance Stroll - 6/10

Alpine F1 Team:
Fernando Alonso - 8/10
Esteban Ocon - 6/10

Scuderia Mission Winnow Ferrari:
Charles Leclerc - 10/10
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 8/10

Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda:
Pierre Gasly - 7/10
Yuki Tsunoda - 6/10

Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen:
Kimi Räikkönen - 4/10
Antonio Giovinazzi - 5/10

Haas F1 Team:
Nikita Mazepin - 4/10
Mick Schumacher - 3/10

Williams Racing:
Nicholas Latifi - 5/10
George Russell - 5/10

Austria

Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team:
Lewis Hamilton - 7/10
Valtteri Bottas - 7/10

Red Bull Racing Honda:
Sergio Pérez - 5/10
Max Verstappen - 10/10

McLaren F1 Team:
Daniel Ricciardo - 6/10
Lando Norris - 10/10

Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team:
Sebastian Vettel - 6/10
Lance Stroll - 4/10

Alpine F1 Team:
Fernando Alonso - 7/10
Esteban Ocon - 4/10

Scuderia Mission Winnow Ferrari:
Charles Leclerc - 7/10
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 7/10

Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda:
Pierre Gasly - 8/10
Yuki Tsunoda - 5/10

Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen:
Kimi Räikkönen - 3/10
Antonio Giovinazzi - 4/10

Haas F1 Team:
Nikita Mazepin - 3/10
Mick Schumacher - 6/10

Williams Racing:
Nicholas Latifi - 3/10
George Russell - 9/10

Styria

Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team:
Lewis Hamilton - 8/10
Valtteri Bottas - 7/10

Red Bull Racing Honda:
Sergio Pérez - 7/10
Max Verstappen - 9/10

McLaren F1 Team:
Daniel Ricciardo - 4/10
Lando Norris - 9/10

Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team:
Sebastian Vettel - 5/10
Lance Stroll - 7/10

Alpine F1 Team:
Fernando Alonso - 7/10
Esteban Ocon - 5/10

Scuderia Mission Winnow Ferrari:
Charles Leclerc - 6/10 - can't go any higher.  decent recovery, but too much contact. Disagree with the DOTD vote!
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 8/10

Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda:
Pierre Gasly - 4/10 - my fault for picking him this week!
Yuki Tsunoda - 6/10

Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen:
Kimi Räikkönen - 6/10
Antonio Giovinazzi - 5/10

Haas F1 Team:
Nikita Mazepin - 2/10
Mick Schumacher - 6/10

Williams Racing:
Nicholas Latifi - 5/10
George Russell - 9/10 - gutted for him.  points genuinely looked a possibility

France

Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team:
Lewis Hamilton - 9/10
Valtteri Bottas - 7/10

Red Bull Racing Honda:
Sergio Pérez - 8/10
Max Verstappen - 9/10

McLaren F1 Team:
Daniel Ricciardo - 8/10
Lando Norris - 9/10

Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team:
Sebastian Vettel - 9/10
Lance Stroll - 7/10

Alpine F1 Team:
Fernando Alonso - 8/10
Esteban Ocon - 5/10

Scuderia Mission Winnow Ferrari:
Charles Leclerc - 4/10
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 6/10

Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda:
Pierre Gasly - 8/10
Yuki Tsunoda - 5/10

Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen:
Kimi Räikkönen - 4/10
Antonio Giovinazzi - 6/10

Haas F1 Team:
Nikita Mazepin - 3/10
Mick Schumacher - 4/10

Williams Racing:
Nicholas Latifi - 5/10
George Russell - 8/10

I quite enjoyed the French GP, however I only watched the highlights (for reasons), so that probably presented it a bit better to me.  But yeah, would have been better still without DRS.

Road America was great from start to finish.  Really gutted Magnussen's car cried enough, would have been interesting to see where he could have finished on the alt strategy.
I enjoyed the action into turn 5.  I actually don't mind the way they use the limited run off there compared to the endless track limit complaints in F1.
Max Chilton's first top 10 from 3 years in Indy Car... I don't really see how Carlin can keep that entry going. 

Baku.  My scores in a bit quicker for a change
Didn't expect Perez to come through for me!  Was expecting 2nd at best behind Verstappen, but I'll take it!

Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team:
Lewis Hamilton - 6/10
Valtteri Bottas - 1/10

Red Bull Racing Honda:
Sergio Pérez - 10/10
Max Verstappen - 10/10

McLaren F1 Team:
Daniel Ricciardo - 7/10
Lando Norris - 8/10

Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team:
Sebastian Vettel - 10/10
Lance Stroll - 7/10

Alpine F1 Team:
Fernando Alonso - 8/10
Esteban Ocon - 5/10

Scuderia Mission Winnow Ferrari:
Charles Leclerc - 9/10
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 6/10

Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda:
Pierre Gasly - 10/10
Yuki Tsunoda - 8/10

Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen:
Kimi Räikkönen - 8/10
Antonio Giovinazzi - 7/10

Haas F1 Team:
Nikita Mazepin - 2/10
Mick Schumacher - 6/10

Williams Racing:
Nicholas Latifi - 5/10
George Russell - 6/10

Race control: 4/10
Ridiculous length of time to deploy the Safety Car on both occasions. 
Interesting decision to create a 2 lap sprint race, rather than simply finish under Safety Car as has happened a number of times.
 

Watching F2 sprint race one and it really irritates me that its taken 3 laps to remove 2 cars that went off at turn 2 on lap 1.
One resting against the barrier with a damaged wing, but not something that can't be rolled away.  The other parked down the escape road.  2 cars that would be gone within 40s at Monaco. And at worst dealt with under a VSC.

Doesn't bode well for F1 tomorrow. 

This has become a theme of late.  They've gone so far with the draconian rules about marshals not entering the track without permission, that even on a track with a lap of almost 2 mins, they can't remove the car in a 2 min gap in traffic, they have to wait 90s until a safety car is called, then wait for the pack to pass the first time. 

The start of the race is always known as the most exciting part, hence why they were so desperate to have the red flag grid restarts and in my opinion, its the whole reason for the "sprint qualifying" race idea.  Yet they will throw a safety car for a crash at T1 when they are racing out of T3 rather than letting them actually race the majority of the 1st lap before slowing before the scene of the incident.  Kills all the drama and excitement of the 1st lap. 

Sorry if I sound over dramatic.  In the BTCC, unless the crash is on the grid, when a safety car is called, you still race to the line, then slow down, so you still get that 1st lap action and drama.   

Anyhow, hopefully we'll get a great F1 race tomorrow.  Personally hoping for a Red Bull 1-2.  For the benefit of the championship fight, they need to take full advantage of any Mercedes issues, cos we know Mercedes are the best at regrouping and fighting back.

Yes, please pick him... will be hilarious when he smacks it into the wall 

Oh damn, you're a fortune teller!