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Alli - Philippines (Winner Overall with 481
points as well as Top Score for an
Individual Race with 51 points)
Won a $150 Gift Certificate from SpeedGear, the Internet's Premier website for Authentic
Racewear and a $40 Gift Certificate from Amazon.com.
Thank You ! For giving me a chance to join this kind of contest.
It was real fun and exciting while watching the race. I only cheered my
team which is Williams before, but since I joined 8 'n' Pole, I've been
cheering for 8 positions + pole position of course. It added to the
excitement of watching the race, plus since, I have a group in 8 'n' Pole,
we always brag with each other on how much we fared the last race.
About the competition, it was very close, you can check on your
records, that I was number 1 after the first race, and I struggled after
that and just made a comeback on race 15, that was a great comeback, and I
feel proud and lucky that I was able to win the contest, for so many other
players are very good with this. Just look at my lead (1PT!!!) and I guess
luck was just on my side.
I'm already looking forward to next season, since I saw the schedule
from NewsOnF1 that there will be 18 races, more races, more points to
earn. I hope the number of players will get over 1000 next season and I'll
invite my other friends to join as well.
I'm 25 years old, working as a software engineer, a big fan of
F1, my favourite Driver is Montoya, and team is Williams.
Thanks Again!!! and See you next season!!
vexxev - Australia (2nd Overall with 480 points - tied
with 2 other players!)
Won a $42 Gift Certificate from SpeedGear, the Internet's Premier website for Authentic
Racewear. Sharing second and third prize between the 3
This year was great with the championship coming down to the final
race. The rule changes really made it great too bad Michael Schumacher won
the championship again.
I'm a real fan of aggressive drivers like Montoya and Raikkonen and was
really hoping one of them would win it but the stupid American grand prix
cost Montoya any hope and also the stewards when they penalised Montoya
for hitting Barrichello.
Anyway there's always next year and I'm predicting already that Raikkonen
will win it next year in the beast known as the McLaren MP4-19 and I can't
wait until 2005 when my favourite two drivers go head to head at McLaren.
Leshik - Russian Federation (5th Overall with 478
points and winner in the category of Top Score for an Individual Race
with 50 points)
Won a £30 Gift Certificate from Amazon.com.
I’m 28 years old, working as a telecommunication engineer. My Home
city is Saint-Petersburg second largest city in Russia after Moscow. This
year was 300 years from foundation of Saint-Petersburg.
F1 is my favourite kind of sport since 1991, when Russian TV starts GP
translations. Initially my favourite team was Williams. D. Hill and D.
Coulthard becomes my favourite pilot since they joined to Williams team.
After David change Williams to McLaren I’ve two favourite teams Williams
and McLaren.
Of course Michael Schumacher is the best pilot after Senna, but I don’t
like him.
My favourite track is SPA (Belgium GP). Unfortunately this year it was
excluded from the calendar and I hope to see it again in Year 2004.
I wish Kimi or Alonso wins next season championship.
About the competition. Already 3rd season I’m playing 8 ’n’ Pole
game on your site. Year 2001 I also was very close to win, but took only
3rd place.
This season only 5th but lucky to win Top Score. I'm already looking
forward to next season and hope to win 8 ’n’ Pole competition.
Scores calculation at 8 ’n’ Pole game from my point of view is the
best compare with other forecast game. May be will be more interesting to
give more bonus points for last places of 8, because it’s much more
difficult to forecast who take it exactly.
Thank You very much and see you next season
GhoGho - United States (8th Overall with 472
points)
Ex South African now living in the USA.
F1 fan since the early '70's which is when I went to a GP for the first
time. The South African GP at Kyalami, 4.1 km's of high altitude engine
breaker.
Back then the local single seater championship was run in F1 and F5000
cars (usually previous years models obtained from the big teams).
These guys also competed in the South African GP (some quite successfully)
but did not have the budget to complete a full international season. The
first time I saw brothers compete against each other in a GP was Jody and
Ian Sheckter, not the Schumachers!
Always a Ferrari fan (nothing beat the sound of the Ferrari V12's) I was
most happy when in 1979 Jody Sheckter won the championship for
Ferrari.
If you are too young to remember, you missed out on something really
special. The turbo era came and went. The fuel restrictions came and went.
Moveable aerodynamic devices came and went. The FIA constantly tried (and
still does) to slow the cars down, and much to my amusement records fell
every year as technology improved.
Schumacher arrived on the scene and instantly became one of my favorite
drivers. His first race was awesome, even if not too successful. This
presented a quandary for me, how to support both Ferrari and a non-Ferrari
driver? Problem solved when MS moved to Ferrari, where eventually the
drought was broken and Ferrari reigned supreme once again.
How long the good times will be around, who knows? I suppose it all
depends where your allegiance lies.......
As for the 8 'n Pole competition, it was nearly as close as this year's
championship, selecting with ones heart instead of ones brain tends to
give up some undesirable results, but then it would be no fun at all if we
didn't have our favorites.
Keep up the great work at NewsOnF1. Can't wait for next season.....
PS Ghogho is a South African term for bug!
Steven Pazin - Australia (8th Overall with 472 points)
I have been watching F1 since 1992, and bits and pieces before that,
always too difficult in Australia with the Grand Prixs on so late at
night, even now I only tape Brazil, Canada and US.
My favourite team is Jordan as they are full of character and charm
unfortunately they have really lost the plot in the last couple of years
and I feel that they do not have too long to go. I did cheer heavily for
them when Fisi "won" Brazil, a couple of times due to the farce
involved.
I rate Michael Schumacher as the best driver that I have seen as he is a
master of the craft and gives such an effort. It is a pity that Michael
has lost his competitors, D Hill, J Villeneuve and M Hakkinen, although
Kimi, Juan and yes David & Ralf are still racing we just do not see
them challenging Michael like the others.
My favourite track is USA as you always see overtaking and exciting racing
there.
My choices for this year where based on how I perceived the package and
tyres did become more important but I also included the "other"
drivers, Button, Webber and Da Matta.
Anakin - United Kingdom (Top Score for an Individual Race
with 55 points)
Won a £30 Gift Certificate from Amazon.co.uk.
I'm 28, live in Kent and work in the City.
I got involved with the 8 'n' Pole competition with some guys at work and
it quickly became very competitive.
Due to having entered 8 'n' Pole I started taking more of an interest in
F1, mainly so I could see how I was doing in relation to my colleagues.
Kev - Australia (Top Score for an Individual Race
with 50 points)
Won a £30 Gift Certificate from Amazon.co.uk.
I've been a fan of F1 for many years now and have entered the 8 'n'
pole/ 6 'n' pole competition for the last couple of years now and enjoy
the challenge of trying to pick the top 8 place getters in a sport which
"anything can happen, and usually does."
Although my overall position was not as good as previously I am still
stoked to take out an individual race prize, especially as this year was
quite hard to predict down to eighth.
Thank you to News on F1 and the sponsors of the 8 'n' pole comp as well as
all who took part who I am sure are looking forward to it all again next
year as much as I am.
Chinna - India (Top Score for an
Individual Race with 50 points)
Won a $40 Gift Certificate from Amazon.com.
I got the car bug growing up in India when a friend of ours gave my
brother and I a stack of magazines. They were a year or two old, but they
included Autosport, which fuelled my love for F1. We had a model JPS Lotus
that Mario Andretti won his championship in.
Alan Jones was my personal favourite - I still have a postcard of his
Saudia Williams that my brother made and sent me. I remember his words
when I drive to and from work everyday. In an interview, he talked about
how his father taught him how to take the correct line by taking him on
rural roads and getting him to use the entire road. I get to drive on a
1-mile stretch that's full of turns, and I love driving it, not
dramatically, but smoothly.
I didn't get to watch races on TV until I moved to the US in '89. I
began watching them in the early 90s. The telecast was horrible, but it
was better than nothing. I moved back to India in '97, and for the first
time got to watch really good telecasts on Star Sports.
I've been a Michael Schumacher fan since his days in Benetton. I still
remember watching his drive in Spain, when he lapped everyone else by 2
seconds a lap in pouring rain. I was also amused when Berger and Alesi
moved to Benetton and promptly crashed 3 cars, saying they were
undriveable.
I still have a faded black t-shirt with Michael on it, in his old helmet,
with his Benetton #1 on the car. He tends to win more races when I wear
the shirt while watching. Not that I'm superstitious. :-)
I like Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber among the new crop of drivers. Now
that I'm back in the US, I'm hoping to make it to next year's US GP. After
following F1 for 25 years or so, it's high time I got to one. The closest
I've been to it is racing simulations - the only form of video games I
"play".
Thanks,
Chinna, who doesn't win many prizes ...
Pablo Senna - Canada (Top Score for an Individual
Race with 50 points)
Won a $40 Gift Certificate from Amazon.com.
I live on beautiful and wet Vancouver Island. I follow all motorsports,
but all the others pale in comparison to my love of F1. Through the years
I have managed to convert my wife and daughter into fans. We all have our
various favourites, Michael and HHF being my active favourites. All time
favourites: Senna and Villeneuve Sr.
I am very happy the Canadian GP has been saved and that the Belgian GP is
returning, Spa was the best track they had, followed closely by
Suzuka.
I do not like the trend that the sport is taking or Bernie is leading it
in, in terms of where and what races are being staged. I do not think it
should ever occur that races at Belgium, France, Britain, or San Marino
should be considered for dropping from the calender, as has been rumoured
at various times. These are amongst the core races that help build the
reputation of this sport. There is no way that that they should consider
dropping them for the likes of Bahrain, China, Turkey, or Russia. What is
the racing tradition of these countries? Why not eliminate that embarrassing
race track in Hungary? This is not to say that new tracks and countries
are a bad thing. Malaysia is a good example, what an amazing venue and
showcase to the world.
I know the decisions come down to money (mostly in Bernie's pocket). It
seems that there are almost too many countries bidding on holding races,
if that is the case why not have some of the races only be held in
alternate years until they prove their worth?
As for the competition on the track the new rules made it interesting.
I think a few rule changes every year is a good thing.
It is neat to see 8 'n' pole grow with the changes. It was a lot tougher
to make the right picks and score points. It would be interesting to hear
from some of the contestants (of 8 'n' pole) after each race, say the high
scorer and the person on top of the standings. Their comments on the race
and how they chose the picks and maybe their predictions for the next
race.
Thanks very much for holding the competition and I look forward to next
season. It seems so very far away!
lkeesoon - Malaysia (Top Score for an Individual Race
with 50 points)
Won a £30 Gift Certificate from Amazon.co.uk.
Thank for the gift cert ... I really enjoy entering the competition
very much ... It is an easy game to understand ... .furthermore it is a
fair game ..... once again bravo to the team of NewsOnF1. Continue the
good work....
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