• **2025 Pool** Race 20, Mexican GP

    From Mark@mpconmy@gmail.com to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Mon Oct 20 10:24:12 2025
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    Please post your predictions for the GP in Mexico before the start
    of P1 on 24/10/2025. 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 (Mexico City) 24/10/2025 11:30 CST
    Austin 24/10/2025 12:30 CDT
    Las Vegas 24/10/2025 10:30 PDT
    West Coast USA 24/10/2025 10:30 PDT
    East Coast USA 24/10/2025 13:30 EDT
    Ireland/Portugal/UK 24/10/2025 18:30 BST
    Central Europe 24/10/2025 19:30 CEST
    Most of Arabia 24/10/2025 20:30 AST
    Oman/UAE 24/10/2025 21:30 GST
    China 25/10/2025 01:30 CST
    Japan/Korea 25/10/2025 02:30 JST
    Perth 25/10/2025 01:30 AWST
    Adelaide/Darwin 25/10/2025 04:00 ACDT Melbourne/Canberra/Sydney 25/10/2025 04:30 AEDT
    New Zealand 25/10/2025 06:30 NZDT
    Ukraine 24/10/2025 20:30 EEST
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  • From Mark@mpconmy@gmail.com to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Mon Oct 20 10:25:03 2025
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    Pole position: VER

    P1: VER
    P2: NOR
    P3: LEC

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  • From pP85PrR@darryl_johnson@rogers.com to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Mon Oct 20 08:41:48 2025
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    Pole position: NOR

    P1: PIA
    P2: NOR
    P3: LEC


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  • From Martin Harran@martinharran@gmail.com to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Mon Oct 20 14:21:54 2025
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    Pole: NOR

    P1 VER
    P2 PIA
    P3 NOR
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  • From vintageapplemac@vintageapplemac@gmail.com (scole) to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Tue Oct 21 08:39:30 2025
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    In article <10d52kc$34kj4$2@dont-email.me>, Mark <mpconmy@gmail.com> wrote:

    Please post your predictions for the GP in Mexico before the start
    of P1 on 24/10/2025. Times for various timezones appear below, but
    the cutoff is start of practice.

    Pole position: VER

    P1: NOR
    P2: VER
    P3: HAM
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  • From Mark Jackson@mjackson@alumni.caltech.edu to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Tue Oct 21 12:45:32 2025
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    Pole position: Verstappen

    P1: Verstappen
    P2: Norris
    P3: Piastri
    --
    Mark Jackson - https://mark-jackson.online/
    Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.
    - Mark Twain
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  • From Sreekumar A@sreekumail-jnk@yahoo.com to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Wed Oct 22 16:59:01 2025
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    Pole position: VER

    P1: VER
    P2: NOR
    P3: PIA

    Sreekumar
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  • From Carl Keehn@carlkeehn@bellsouth.net to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Wed Oct 22 07:54:22 2025
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    On 10/20/2025 6:24 AM, Mark wrote:
    Please post your predictions for the GP in Mexico before the start
    of P1 on 24/10/2025. Times for various timezones appear below, but
    the cutoff is start of practice.

    Pole position:

    P1:
    P2:
    P3:


    Man, I'm doing so bad at this, this year.


    Pole Position: Verstappen

    P1: Verstappen
    P2: Norris
    P3: Piastri
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  • From a425couple@a425couple@hotmail.com to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Wed Oct 22 08:23:37 2025
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    On 10/20/25 03:24, Mark wrote:
    Please post your predictions for the GP in Mexico before the start
    of P1 on 24/10/2025. Times for various timezones appear below, but
    the cutoff is start of practice.

    a425couple predicts

    Pole VER

    1st PIA
    2nd NOR
    3rd VER

    (As for the word "predicts" - "Man o man" I've very little
    idea anymore of who has the momentum.)
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  • From Hugh Johnson@hugh@noreply.net to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Wed Oct 22 18:16:38 2025
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    On 2025-10-20 04:24, Mark wrote:
    Please post your predictions for the GP in Mexico before the start
    of P1 on 24/10/2025. Times for various timezones appear below, but
    the cutoff is start of practice.

    Pole: VER

    P1: VER
    P2: NOR
    P3: RUS

    My usenet provider is being a turd. Hopefully this posts.
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  • From durian@durian@invalid.com to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Thu Oct 23 06:19:23 2025
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    On 2025-10-20, Mark <mpconmy@gmail.com> wrote:

    Please post your predictions for the GP in Mexico before the start
    of P1 on 24/10/2025. Times for various timezones appear below, but
    the cutoff is start of practice.

    Pole position: VER

    P1: VER
    P2: NOR
    P3: PIA

    -peter

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  • From EB5AGV@jose.gavila@gmail.com to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Thu Oct 23 09:53:17 2025
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    Pole position: VER

    P1: VER
    P2: NOR
    P3: PIA

    My faith in ML is declining...
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  • From ceg@mpconmy@gmail.com to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Thu Oct 23 11:17:22 2025
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    Pole position: VER

    P1: VER
    P2: NOR
    P3: PIA

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  • From dmunz@dlmunz@gmail.com to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Thu Oct 23 14:02:56 2025
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    Pole position: VER

    P1: VER
    P2: PIA
    P3: RUS
    --
    ...hovering like a fly waiting for the windshield on the freeway...rCY
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  • From Mark@mpconmy@gmail.com to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Thu Oct 23 16:36:06 2025
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    Mark <mpconmy@gmail.com> wrote:

    Please post your predictions for the GP in Mexico before the start
    of P1 on 24/10/2025. Times for various timezones appear below, but
    the cutoff is start of practice.

    Pole position:

    P1:
    P2:
    P3:

    I see a pattern emerging...

    P: VER(11), NOR(2)
    1: VER(10), PIA(2), with 1: NOR
    2: NOR(10), PIA(2), with 1: VER
    3: PIA(6), RUS(2), LEC(2), with 1: VER, NOR, HAM

    I am waiting on:

    Geoff
    Eric
    Yazoo
    User8270
    Sir Tim
    Hornplayer9599
    Ar
    Shaun
    JohnM
    Phil Carmody
    mairsz
    Alan Baker

    I have:

    Entrant Pole 1 2 3
    Mark VER VER NOR LEC
    a425couple VER PIA NOR VER
    Martin Harran NOR VER PIA NOR
    Darryl Johnson NOR PIA NOR LEC
    Carl Keehn VER VER NOR PIA
    scole VER NOR VER HAM
    Hugh VER VER NOR RUS
    D Munz VER VER PIA RUS
    Mark Jackson VER VER NOR PIA
    Sreekumar A VER VER NOR PIA
    EB5AGV VER VER NOR PIA
    durian VER VER NOR PIA
    ceg VER VER NOR PIA
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  • From Sir Tim@no_email@invalid.invalid to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Thu Oct 23 19:33:24 2025
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    Pole position: VER

    P1: VER

    P2: NOR

    P3: PIA
    --
    Sir Tim
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  • From Hornplayer9599@Hornplayer9599@aol.com to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Thu Oct 23 19:09:32 2025
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    On 10/20/2025 05:24, Mark wrote:
    Please post your predictions for the GP in Mexico before the start
    of P1 on 24/10/2025. Times for various timezones appear below, but
    the cutoff is start of practice.


    Pole: NOR

    P1: NOR
    P2: VER
    P3: PIA
    --

    Intelligence is no guarantee against being dead wrong.
    --Carl Sagan
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  • From User8270@usenet.8270@protonmail.ch to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Thu Oct 23 21:51:15 2025
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    Pole: VER

    P1: VER
    P2: RUS
    P3: SAI
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  • From Alan@nuh-uh@nope.com to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Thu Oct 23 19:58:54 2025
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    On 2025-10-20 03:24, Mark wrote:
    Please post your predictions for the GP in Mexico before the start
    of P1 on 24/10/2025. Times for various timezones appear below, but
    the cutoff is start of practice.



    Pole position: Norris

    P1:Norris
    P2:Piastri
    P3:Leclerc
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  • From Phil Carmody@pc+usenet@asdf.org to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Fri Oct 24 09:16:25 2025
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    Mark <mpconmy@gmail.com> writes:
    Please post your predictions for the GP in Mexico before the start
    of P1 on 24/10/2025. Times for various timezones appear below, but
    the cutoff is start of practice.

    Pole position: VER
    P1: VER
    P2: NOR
    P3: PIA

    All snores, alas. All hail people who put SAI in their predictions!

    Phil
    --
    We are no longer hunters and nomads. No longer awed and frightened, as we have gained some understanding of the world in which we live. As such, we can cast aside childish remnants from the dawn of our civilization.
    -- NotSanguine on SoylentNews, after Eugen Weber in /The Western Tradition/
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  • From JohnM@john.milner@gmx.com to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Fri Oct 24 07:57:48 2025
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    Pole position: VER

    P1: VER

    P2: PIA

    P3: NOR
    --
    JohnM
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  • From Ar@Ar@127.0.0.1 to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Fri Oct 24 14:11:39 2025
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    On 20/10/2025 11:24, Mark wrote:

    Pole position: Max Verstappen

    P1: Max Verstappen
    P2: Lando Norris
    P3: George Russell
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  • From mairsz@mairsz@wp.pl to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Fri Oct 24 16:22:58 2025
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    Pole position: VER
    P1: VER
    P2: RUS
    P3: PIA
    regards
    mairsz
    --
    Ta wiadomo+c-c e-mail zosta+ea sprawdzona pod k-atem wirus||w przez oprogramowanie antywirusowe Avast.
    www.avast.com
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  • From Mark@mpconmy@gmail.com to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Fri Oct 24 16:16:47 2025
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    Mark <mpconmy@gmail.com> wrote:

    Please post your predictions for the GP in Mexico before the start
    of P1 on 24/10/2025. Times for various timezones appear below, but
    the cutoff is start of practice.

    Pole position:

    P1:
    P2:
    P3:

    I have:

    Entrant Pole 1 2 3
    Mark VER VER NOR LEC
    a425couple VER PIA NOR VER
    Martin Harran NOR VER PIA NOR
    Darryl Johnson NOR PIA NOR LEC
    Geoff LAW GAS LAW ALB
    Eric VER PIA VER NOR
    Yazoo PIA PIA NOR VER
    User8270 VER VER RUS SAI
    Carl Keehn VER VER NOR PIA
    Sir Tim VER VER NOR PIA
    scole VER NOR VER HAM
    Hornplayer9599 NOR NOR VER PIA
    Ar VER VER NOR RUS
    Hugh VER VER NOR RUS
    D Munz VER VER PIA RUS
    Shaun NOR NOR PIA RUS
    Mark Jackson VER VER NOR PIA
    JohnM VER VER PIA NOR
    Phil Carmody VER VER NOR PIA
    mairsz VER VER RUS PIA
    Sreekumar A VER VER NOR PIA
    EB5AGV VER VER NOR PIA
    durian VER VER NOR PIA
    Alan Baker NOR NOR PIA LEC
    ceg VER VER NOR PIA
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  • From Eric@nawww@afraidnot.org to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Fri Oct 24 16:34:17 2025
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    On 2025-10-24 10:16am, Mark wrote:
    Mark <mpconmy@gmail.com> wrote:

    Please post your predictions for the GP in Mexico before the start
    of P1 on 24/10/2025. Times for various timezones appear below, but
    the cutoff is start of practice.

    Pole position:

    P1:
    P2:
    P3:

    Well shoot, life got in the way this week. For posterity (but not for
    points) my choices would have been:

    Pole: LEC

    P1: VER
    P2: LEC
    P3: HAM

    I think that the Merc engines are going to suffer in the Mexico City
    altitude.

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