**2024 Pool** Race 1, Bahrain GP

[Mark]

Please post your predictions for the GP in Bahrain before the start
of P1 on 29/02/2024. Times for various timezones appear below, but
the cutoff is start of practice.

Pole position:

P1:
P2:
P3:

There is a web page here where you can see the points/predictions as
they stand as well as looking at past competitions/scoring systems:

http://www.conmy.co.uk/f1/f1.cgi

Track (Sakhir) 29/02/2024 14:30 AST
Austin 29/02/2024 05:30 CST
West Coast USA 29/02/2024 03:30 PST
East Coast USA 29/02/2024 06:30 EST
Ireland/Portugal/UK 29/02/2024 11:30 GMT
Central Europe 29/02/2024 12:30 CET
Most of Arabia 29/02/2024 14:30 AST
Oman/UAE 29/02/2024 15:30 GST
China 29/02/2024 19:30 CST
Japan/Korea 29/02/2024 20:30 JST
Perth 29/02/2024 19:30 AWST
Adelaide/Darwin 29/02/2024 22:00 ACDT
Melbourne/Canberra/Sydney 29/02/2024 22:30 AEDT
New Zealand 01/03/2024 00:30 NZDT
Ukraine 29/02/2024 14:30 MSK

[Hornplayer9599]

Post by Mark
Please post your predictions for the GP in Bahrain before the start
of P1 on 29/02/2024. Times for various timezones appear below, but
the cutoff is start of practice.

Pole: VER

P1: VER

P2: NOR

P3: PER

[Carl Keehn]

Post by Mark
Please post your predictions for the GP in Bahrain before the start
of P1 on 29/02/2024. Times for various timezones appear below, but
the cutoff is start of practice.

Pole: Charles LeClerc

P1: Verstappen
P2: Sainz
P3: Norris

[Yazoo]

Post by Mark
Please post your predictions for the GP in Bahrain before the start
of P1 on 29/02/2024. Times for various timezones appear below, but
the cutoff is start of practice.

Pole position: VER

P1: LEC
P2: ALO
P3: VER

[Martin Harran]

Pole: SAI

p1: VER
P2: HAM
p3: SAI

[Ar]

On 22/02/2024 09:23, Mark wrote:

Pole position: Charles Leclerc

P1: Charles Leclerc
P2: Max Verstappen
P3: George Russell

[Mark Jackson]

Pole position: Verstappen

P1: Sainz
P2: Verstappen
P3: Russell

[Sreekumar A]

Post by Yazoo
Pole position: VER
P1: VER
P2: LEC
P3: PER

Sreekumar

[JohnM]

Post by Yazoo
Pole position: VER
P1: VER
P2: LEC
P3: NOR

JohnM

[Sir Tim]

Pole position: LEC

P1: VER
P2: SAI
P3: PER

[dmunz]

Munz


Pole position: LEC

P1: LEC
P2: HAM
P3: VER

[a425couple]

Post by Mark
Please post your predictions for the GP in Bahrain before the start
of P1 on 29/02/2024. Times for various timezones appear below, but
the cutoff is start of practice.

Pole position: LEC

P1: VER
P2: LEC
P3: PER

[durian]

Post by Mark
Please post your predictions for the GP in Bahrain before the start
of P1 on 29/02/2024. Times for various timezones appear below, but
the cutoff is start of practice.

Pole: VER
P1: VER
P2: LEC
P3: HAM

-peter

[Phil Carmody]

Post by Mark
Please post your predictions for the GP in Bahrain before the start
of P1 on 29/02/2024. Times for various timezones appear below, but
the cutoff is start of practice.

Pole position: VER
P1: VER
P2: SAI
P3: LEC

Cheers, Mark!

Phil

[~misfit~]

.........

Pole position: VER

P1: VER
P2: SAI
P3: HAM

Cheers Mark, you're a legend!

[EB5AGV]

Pole position: VER

P1: VER
P2: LEC
P3: ALO

[Alan]

Post by Mark
Please post your predictions for the GP in Bahrain before the start
of P1 on 29/02/2024. Times for various timezones appear below, but
the cutoff is start of practice.
Pole position: Verstappen
P1: Verstappen
P2: Perez
P3: Leclerc

[Mark]

Post by Mark
Please post your predictions for the GP in Bahrain before the start
of P1 on 29/02/2024. Times for various timezones appear below, but
the cutoff is start of practice.

Traditionally, I have been more tolerant of late entrants in the first
round, and I am particularly minded to be so this year given the shift
to Thu-Sat running for these rounds...but the weekend starts very
shortly!

I have:

Entrant Pole 1 2 3
Mark VER VER HAM PER
Hornplayer9599 VER VER NOR PER
ceg VER VER PER NOR
Carl Keehn LEC VER SAI NOR
Yazoo VER LEC ALO VER
Martin Harran SAI VER HAM SAI
Ar LEC LEC VER RUS
Mark Jackson VER SAI VER RUS
Sreekumar A VER VER LEC PER
JohnM VER VER LEC NOR
Sir Tim LEC VER SAI PER
D Munz LEC LEC HAM VER
a425couple LEC VER LEC PER
durian VER VER LEC HAM
Phil Carmody VER VER SAI LEC
Shaun VER VER SAI HAM
EB5AGV VER VER LEC ALO
Alan Baker VER VER PER LEC

[Sir Tim]

Post by Mark

Post by Mark
Please post your predictions for the GP in Bahrain before the start
of P1 on 29/02/2024. Times for various timezones appear below, but
the cutoff is start of practice.

Traditionally, I have been more tolerant of late entrants in the first
round, and I am particularly minded to be so this year given the shift
to Thu-Sat running for these rounds...but the weekend starts very
shortly!

I wonder whether the demise of Google Groups support for Usenet content
might have affected our entry list?

[Mark Jackson]

Post by Sir Tim

Post by Mark
Traditionally, I have been more tolerant of late entrants in the
first round, and I am particularly minded to be so this year given
the shift to Thu-Sat running for these rounds...but the weekend
starts very shortly!

I wonder whether the demise of Google Groups support for Usenet
content might have affected our entry list?

Beginning of Eternal August?

[Darryl Johnson]

Post by Sir Tim

Post by Mark

Post by Mark
Please post your predictions for the GP in Bahrain before the start
of P1 on 29/02/2024. Times for various timezones appear below, but
the cutoff is start of practice.

Traditionally, I have been more tolerant of late entrants in the first
round, and I am particularly minded to be so this year given the shift
to Thu-Sat running for these rounds...but the weekend starts very
shortly!

I wonder whether the demise of Google Groups support for Usenet content
might have affected our entry list?

Only one voice here, but I have fallen into a bit of a funk over the
winter and will not be participating in the pool (this season). I will
still tune in to read comments and news, but will likely post even more
infrequently than in the past.

I'm happy with Eternal September as me news source and my mail program
(Thunderbird) lets me treat it just like regular mail.

Still healthy enough, although old age aches and pains tend to
contribute to the mental state. Beats being dead though, or so I'm told.

[Sir Tim]

Post by Darryl Johnson

Post by Sir Tim

Post by Mark

Post by Mark
Please post your predictions for the GP in Bahrain before the start
of P1 on 29/02/2024. Times for various timezones appear below, but
the cutoff is start of practice.

Traditionally, I have been more tolerant of late entrants in the first
round, and I am particularly minded to be so this year given the shift
to Thu-Sat running for these rounds...but the weekend starts very
shortly!

I wonder whether the demise of Google Groups support for Usenet content
might have affected our entry list?

Only one voice here, but I have fallen into a bit of a funk over the
winter and will not be participating in the pool (this season). I will
still tune in to read comments and news, but will likely post even more
infrequently than in the past.
I'm happy with Eternal September as me news source and my mail program
(Thunderbird) lets me treat it just like regular mail.
Still healthy enough, although old age aches and pains tend to
contribute to the mental state. Beats being dead though, or so I'm told.

Sorry to hear this, Darryl. I’m 85 and, like you, suffering physical and
mental decline but I fully intend continuing to follow F1, as I have since
the 1950s. The pool provides a little extra interest (thanks Mark).

[Mark]

Post by Sir Tim

Post by Darryl Johnson
Only one voice here, but I have fallen into a bit of a funk over the
winter and will not be participating in the pool (this season). I will
still tune in to read comments and news, but will likely post even more
infrequently than in the past.
I'm happy with Eternal September as me news source and my mail program
(Thunderbird) lets me treat it just like regular mail.
Still healthy enough, although old age aches and pains tend to
contribute to the mental state. Beats being dead though, or so I'm told.

Completely understood, but happy to take a "default" in case you want to
join in later on.

Post by Sir Tim
Sorry to hear this, Darryl. I’m 85 and, like you, suffering physical and
mental decline but I fully intend continuing to follow F1, as I have since
the 1950s. The pool provides a little extra interest (thanks Mark).

Not a problem. Just a different distraction alongside the F1.

Usenet in general is in terminal decline again - big drop 20 years ago,
and now seen as a dinosaur. I keep being told by the youngsters that
even Facebook is for "old people".

I'm just happy to be heading towards being old as the alternative is
*much* worse!

Mark [ just about to turn a youthful 52 ]