Australia 2009: Fantasy Racers Update

Picking drivers was nigh-on impossible for the first race of the year. Trying to figure out the madness from the tests in Jerez and Barcelona proved to be very difficult, and of course, the first race showed that not everybody was showing their true form in Spain. However, the Brawn boys certainly did, and the one-two in Australia is well deserved. But how did BlogF1 actually do in the Fantasy Racers attempts? Here I will list the teams and the scores they achieved after round one of the 2009 championship.

Fantasy Racers Australia 2009 Update	Points Scored Team/Driver	Race Result Position	Overall Position Championship
BlogF1 Racing	549	1678th	1678th
Fernando Alonso	128
Nick Heidfeld	78
Nico Rosberg	138
Sebastian Vettel	63
Timo Glock	138
Budget Remaining	4
Team Finitalia	231	4166th	4166th
Giancarlo Fisichella	68
Heikki Kovalainen	1
Jarno Trulli	67
Kimi Raikkonen	60
Budget Remaining	35
Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate	267	3976th	3976th
Felipe Massa	49
Kimi Räikkönen	60
Lewis Hamilton	148
Budget Remaining	10
Blogger’s Dog Racing Team	534	1731st	1731st
Fernando Alonso	128
Mark Webber	65
Nico Rosberg	138
Robert Kubica	61
Timo Glock	138
Budget Remaining	4
Inner Pickle Racing	481	2271st	2271st
Giancarlo Fisichella	68
Jenson Button	228
Kimi Raikkonen	60
Robert Kubica	61
Sebastian Vettel	63
Budget Remaining	1

So BlogF1 Racing is doing reasonably well, although not having any of the Brawn drivers scuppered the chance for the leading outfit. The one team that did have Jenson Button, Inner Pickle Racing, saved the squad from doom as none of the other driver choices scored points in the real Australian Grand Prix. Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate is not only a poor choice of name for a team, but also a poor team, with none of the expensive drivers doing particularly well and only Lewis Hamilton getting much in the way of points. The Italians and the Finns didn’t do so well either, so Team Finitalia was clearly the biggest disappointment of the first race.

Fantasy Racers is a fantasy Formula One competition. It is free to sign up but if you wish to have more than team you will need to make a donation to the site. You can also join private leagues, and currently BlogF1’s set of squads race in the Sidepodcast League.