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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2023 and final results
In an utterly dominant season it was fitting that the final race ended with another easy victory for Verstappen. All credit to Verstappen and Red Bull as they've absolutely crushed the opposition this year. A Red Bull driver has won every race bar one (Sainz in Singapore) and Verstappen himself won 19 out of the 22 races and led over 1,000 laps. The other teams have been fighting for the scraps with Mercedes just pipping Ferrari to second in the constructors' championship in Abu Dhabi.
It's not been an interesting season though and, although records were broken, it's not been a good show case for the sport in many ways. You can't criticise a driver or team for doing well, the onus is on the others to catch up, but without inter or intra team competition the spectacle is diminished and no-one wants to watch a sport where the result feels pre-determined. Let's just hope the other teams can challenge Red Bull next season...
In RealityF1, the 2023 RealityF1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was won by Flash Harry. The team to have for this race was Verstappen, Ricciardo, Aston Martin and McLaren.
The 2023 RealityF1 Championship was more dramatic than the real thing with Cake and Malbotnado passing long-time leader Flying Scotsman in Las Vegas. With nothing to separate Cake and Malbotnado in team composition for the final race the title was settled by pit stop strategy with Cake correctly predicting a two stop (interestingly Cake didn't change their team or pit stop strategy all year). Congratulations to Cake you become the 23rd RealityF1 Champion! Sam Clarke was the top ranked rookie player (someone playing RealityF1 for the first time) in 53rd.
In the league competition, Sad Cheap Bankers took the top spot from Toto-Recall. This is Sad Cheap Bankers' second win in a row.
In the country league competition it was Finland who took victory from the UK. Finland continue their dominant run of not being outside of the top three since 2011.
As the season has now ended I have updated the player rankings (a leaderboard of all the players who've contested a RealityF1 season since the game started in 2001). The top ranking player is still Keith, ahead of Gary and Flying Scotsman moves up to third.
As usual, I'm keen to hear any feedback you may have on the game so I can continue to improve it so please email me your views and suggestions for the future.
The site will re-open on Monday and, although you won't be able to create a team for the new season yet, you will still be able to update your profile and account details if you wish (should you change email addresses etc).
RealityF1 will return for the 2024 season. The provisional date for the first race is the 2nd March 2024 (both Bahrain and the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will be held on a Saturday). A month or so before the first race I'll email you to let you know that you can create your team for the coming season.
It only remains for me to thank you for playing RealityF1, I look forward to losing to you again in 2024.
Las Vegas Grand Prix 2023 results
Despite the predictions of some of the drivers the Las Vegas Grand Prix was a gripping race, albeit one that ended with a familiar result. With Leclerc starting on pole and Verstappen second (after Sainz was given a grid penalty) the race was shaping up to be close. Throughout the race Leclerc, Verstappen and Pérez swapped the lead but it was Verstappen who recovered from a five second penalty to win the race. Behind them there were strong results for Aston Martin who secured a double points finish.
In RealityF1 it was a tie between Hathers and Penelope pitsop in the Reality F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix. The team to have was Stroll, Ocon, Red Bull Racing and Aston Martin.
In the 2023 RealityF1 Championship, Cake and Malbotnado have jumped to the top spot and pushed long term leader Flying Scotsman down to third. Only 11 points separate them with one race to go.
In the league competition, Sad Cheap Bankers hold the lead. Finland are in first place in the country league competition.
The site will re-open for team changes tomorrow (Monday). The final race of the 2023 season is the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on 26th November.
Brazilian Grand Prix 2023 results
The Brazilian Grand Prix was the final sprint weekend of the year and although Norris started on pole it was Verstappen that won. The Grand Prix was much the same with Verstappen taking a comfortable victory after the race had been red flagged early on due to an accident. Verstappen's winning streak continues and, with Pérez finishing ahead of Hamilton, even the race for second looks like it's over. We've now just two more races to go.
In RealityF1 RobMorrison33 won the Reality F1 Brazilian Grand Prix. The team to have was Alonso, Norris, Aston Martin and Alpine.
In the 2023 RealityF1 Championship, Flying Scotsman holds on to the lead with Killdil in second.
In the league competition, Sad Cheap Bankers hold the lead. Finland are in first place in the country league competition.
The site will re-open for team changes tomorrow (Monday). The 21st race of the 2023 season is the Las Vegas Grand Prix on 19th November.
Mexican Grand Prix 2023 results
Qualifying for the Mexican Grand Prix saw a front row lock-out for Ferrari. At the race start a first corner incident took out Pérez in his home Grand Prix and, despite the good qualifying form of the Ferraris, it didn't take Verstappen long to take the lead. Although the race was red flagged around half distance due to Magnussen having a heavy crash Verstappen took an easy victory from Hamilton and Leclerc. Further down the order there were excellent races for Ricciardo and Norris.
In RealityF1 Rattler won the Reality F1 Mexican Grand Prix. The team to have was Norris, Ricciardo, McLaren and Mercedes.
In the 2023 RealityF1 Championship, Flying Scotsman holds on to the lead with Killdil in second.
In the league competition, Sad Cheap Bankers hold the lead. Finland are in first place in the country league competition.
The site will re-open for team changes tomorrow (Monday). The 20th race of the 2023 season is the Brazilian Grand Prix on 5th November.
United States Grand Prix 2023 scores recalculated
After the United States Grand Prix four of the cars were scrutinised and two were found not to meet the technical requirements for wear to the floor of the car. These cars were the Mercedes of Hamilton and the Ferrari of Leclerc and both cars were disqualified. It seems likely that the sprint format of the weekend meant that it was harder to set up the cars for a full fuel load and a bumpy circuit and this led to more wear than expected.
As a result of the disqualifications I have recalculated the scores for the Reality F1 United States Grand Prix, the race was won by Roger Turner and the team to have was Norris, Stroll, Red Bull Racing and Williams.
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