andy moore

With one race to go and the F1 championship decided, is our own little FF1 championship already all sewn up? It’s all still very close, particularly in the middle of the table.

All will become clear under the lights of Abu Dhabi.

Here is the table following the race in Japan. With two races left, the top five are all within striking distance. Will anyone be able to catch The Gherkins at this late stage?

Apologies for the delay in getting the last few results out to you. I hope to have the remainder of the results posted this week. Here is the update to the table following the race in Singapore.

Having struggled to keep up with all the F1 news this week, here (finally) are the results after Italy.

Further to the teams update I sent a few weeks ago, you may have heard that Giancarlo Fisichella is now confirmed as the second Ferrari driver for the rest of the 2009 season, and as the Italian team’s reserve driver in 2010.

To clarify: all those who have Felipe Massa in their FF1 team will from now on be awarded those points attributed to Fisichella’s races in the Ferrari. Those who have Fisichella in their team will be awarded the points scored by his replacement at Force India (yet to be announced).

I hope that’s all clear, but give me a shout if you have any questions.

Happy racing.

A friend in the US pointed me towards the lyrics of this amazing hymn, so thought I would post them here:

Souls of men, why will ye scatter
Like a crowd of frightened sheep?
Foolish hearts, why will ye wander
From a love so true and deep?

Was there ever kinder shepherd
Half so gentle, half so sweet,
As the Saviour Who would have us
Come and gather round His feet?

There’s a wideness in God’s mercy,
Like the wideness of the sea;
There’s a kindness in His justice,
Which is more than liberty.

There is no place where earth’s sorrows
Are more felt than up in Heaven;
There is no place where earth’s failings
Have such kindly judgement given.

There is plentiful redemption
In the blood that has been shed;
There is joy for all the members
In the sorrows of the Head.

For the love of God is broader
Than the measure of man’s mind.
And the heart of the Eternal
Is most wonderfully kind.

Pining souls! come nearer Jesus,
And oh! come not doubting thus,
But with faith that trusts more bravely
His huge tenderness for us.

If our love were but more simple,
We should take Him at His word;
And our lives would all be sunshine
In the sweetness of our Lord.

After a surprising race, the table has been somewhat unsurprisingly shaken up. They’re definitely keeping us guessing this season. Will Force India continue challenging for places on the podium for the rest of the season, or was this just a good race for them? Will Luca Badoer still be racing a Ferrari in Monza? Will Jenson Button ever smile again?

It looks as though the remainder of the season will continue to keep us all on our toes, as McLaren continue to improve their form, and Ferrari keep us guessing as to whether we will see them race Luca Badoer again this weekend in Belgium.

Here are the latest standings after the European Grand Prix in Valencia.

I’m aware that the FF1 rules, as stated on the website, do not make clear what happens when drivers are replaced on either a temporary or permanent basis. At present this now affects three teams, Toro Rosso (Jaime Alguersuari replacing Sebastien Bourdais), Ferrari (Michael Schumacher replacing Felipe Massa) and Renault (a replacement for Nelson Piquet Jr to be announced).

In each of these situations, the replacement driver will score points for all those who had chosen the driver being replaced. So, as Schumacher is Ferrari’s chosen replacement for Massa, points scored by Schumacher will be allocated to those who have Massa in their team – likewise with the replacement of Bourdais in Toro Rossa.

Another shake up to the season, so keep an eye on the table…

Aside from the racing this weekend, I think the most important news is that the injured Massa is no longer in a critical condition, and hopefully steps are being taken to improve safety even further after the incident in qualifying that led to Massa’s crash.

And another extraordinary weekend sees the table shaken up again, although ‘The Gherkins’ stretch out their lead once more – can they be caught before the end of the season?