Next race will be at Singapore - picks by Friday as usual, but please ensure you remember the time zone difference. I won't be too strict, but the cut-off is officially 5 hours after 2nd practice, or around 8:30pm BST.

Picks for Singapore

Almonaster : Perez ^*, Grosjean
Boreal Tundra : Kobayashi ^†*, Chilton ^†
Matilda Love : Ricciardo ^*, Kvyat ^*
Wopruthien : Raikkonen ^*, Vettel
Hydroponic Nation : Hulkenberg ^*, Button ^*
The Bruce : Perez ^*†, Magnussen ^*†
Alunya : Vergne ^*†, Magnussen ^†
WFA 19 : Perez ^*†, Magnussen <sup>*†

†</sup> Driver assigned
^* Driver has been picked twice and may not be picked again by that player.

Race result and points

1 ) L Hamilton : 25
2 ) S Vettel : 18
3 ) D Ricciardo : 15
4 ) F Alonso : 12
5 ) F Massa : 10
6 ) J Vergne : 8
7 ) S Perez : 6
8 ) K Raikkonen : 4
9 ) N Hulkenberg : 2
10 ) K Magnussen : 1
11 ) V Bottas
12 ) P Maldonado
13 ) R Grosjean
14 ) D Kvyat
15 ) M Ericsson
16 ) J Bianchi
17 ) M Chilton
18 ) J Button (ret.)
19 ) A Sutil (ret.)
20 ) E Gutierrez (ret.)
21 ) N Rosberg (ret.)
22 ) K Kobayashi (ret.)
Vergne had a 5 second penalty at the end of the race, but it did not affect the positions.

For a change it was Rosberg who suffered from reliability issues at Mercedes, while Hamilton took full advantage and brought home 1st place to lead the drivers' championship by a slender 3 points. The Red Bull drivers had to fight hard to keep Ferrari's Alonso off the podium, with Vettel showing an overdue return to form. Massa did well on a track which did not suit the Williams. Vergne had an awesome drive to finish sixth, despite a stop-go penalty.


Fantasy League standings
Wopruthien : 200
Hydroponic Nation : 199
Almonaster : 172
Matilda Love : 158
Boreal Tundra : 147
Alunya : 62
The Bruce : 46
WFA19 : 35

Wopruthien retakes the lead by a single point, having played Vettel on his best result this season. Alynya lucks out on a great performance by Vergne.

Japanese GP at Suzuka coming up this weekend. This one is a daytime race, and even earlier on the time zones, so picks by Thursday night/ Friday morning US time, please.

Picks for Japan
Almonaster : Sutil , Magnussen ^*
Boreal Tundra : Chilton ^*†, Guttierez ^†
Matilda Love : Chilton ^†, Kobayashi ^†
Wopruthien : Maldonado, Sutil
Hydroponic Nation : Maldonado ^*†, Sutil ^†
The Bruce : Raikkonen ^*†, Massa^†
Alunya : Raikkonen ^†, Magnussen ^*†
WFA 19 : Raikkonen ^*†, Magnussen <sup>*†

†</sup>Driver assigned
^*Driver has been picked twice and may not be picked again by that player.

Race result and points
1 ) - Lewis Hamilton - 25
2 ) - Nico Rosberg - 18
3 ) - Sebastian Vettel - 15
4 ) - Daniel Ricciardo - 12
5 ) - Jenson Button - 10
6 ) - Valtteri Bottas - 8
7 ) - Felipe Massa - 6
8 ) - Nico Hulkenberg - 4
9 ) - Jean-Eric Vergne - 2
10 ) - Sergio Perez - 1
11 ) - Daniil Kvyat
12 ) - Kimi Raikkonen
13 ) - Esteban Gutierrez
14 ) - Kevin Magnussen
15 ) - Romain Grosjean
16 ) - Pastor Maldonado
17 ) - Marcus Ericsson
18 ) - Max Chilton
19 ) - Kamui Kobayashi
20 ) - Jules Bianchi
21 ) - Adrian Sutil
22 ) - Fernando Alonso

The race started behind the safety car due to torrential rain. After two laps it was red flagged, when it was clear that the rain would continue for a while. It was re-started, again behind the safety car for several laps. Alonso's car suffered an electrical failure, continuing the run of trouble for Ferrari. Once full racing resumed, Button read the conditions well and made an early switch from full wet to intermediate tyres, and ended up in third place after everyone else had followed suit. The Red Bulls were impressive in the wet, passing the Williams cars and closing in on Button.
Meanwhile, Hamilton had been closing in on Rosberg, and finally overtook him mid-way through the race. The Red Bulls slowly caught and passed Button, with Vettel looking good for a podium finish until a late pit stop gifted third place to Ricciardo.

The rain resumed, and the safety car came out again following a crash by Adrian Sutil. Jules Bianchi then lost control in the same section and crashed into one of the recovery vehicles. The race was then abandoned. Bianchi was seriously injured, but is now said to be stable after surgery.

In other F1 News, Vettel announced that he will leave Red Bull next year, with Danil Kvyat due to replace him. Alonso will leave Ferrari, and is expected to be joining McLaren. Vettel is his likely replacement.

Fantasy League standings
Wopruthien : 200
Hydroponic Nation : 199
Almonaster : 172
Matilda Love : 158
Boreal Tundra : 147
Alunya : 62
The Bruce : 52
WFA19 : 35

With very few good picks left, the action is winding down. The only player to score was The Bruce, from his assigned driver Massa.

Quick turn-around time - the Russian GP is coming up this weekend. Picks by Friday, please.

Picks for Russia
Almonaster : Chilton, Sutil ^*
Boreal Tundra : Ericsson ^†, Guttierez ^*†
Matilda Love : Chilton ^†*, Kobayashi ^*†
Wopruthien : Guttierez, Grosjean ^*
Hydroponic Nation : Raikkonen, Massa ^*
The Bruce : Hulkenberg ^†, Button ^†
Alunya : Massa ^†, Perez ^*†
WFA 19 : Massa ^†, Hulkenberg <sup>†

†</sup>Driver assigned
^*Driver has been picked twice and may not be picked again by that player.

Race result and points
1 )- Lewis Hamilton : 25
2 )- Nico Rosberg : 18
3 )- Valtteri Bottas : 15
4 )- Jenson Button : 12
5 )- Kevin Magnussen : 10
6 )- Fernando Alonso : 8
7 )- Daniel Ricciardo : 6
8 )- Sebastian Vettel : 4
9 )- Kimi Raikkonen : 2
10 )- Sergio Perez : 1
11 )- Felipe Massa
12 )- Nico Hulkenberg
13 )- Jean-Eric Vergne
14 )- Daniil Kvyat
15 )- Esteban Gutierrez
16 )- Adrian Sutil
17 )- Romain Grosjean
18 )- Pastor Maldonado
19 )- Marcus Ericsson
20 )- Kamui Kobayashi (ret)
21 )- Max Chilton (ret)

A relatively quiet race. Rosberg over-reached near the start to pass Hamilton, but locked up and flat-spotted his tyres. When he re-joined with replacements it was near the back of the field. He managed to make those tyres last for the whole race, and ended up in second. Bottas pushed him hard, and ended up with a well-deserved third. Meanwhile Hamilton cruised serenely on, leading all the way to the finish. In mid field there was a little action, but no real drama. Button had a strong run, and comfortably beat his team-mate for fourth. Alonso took sixth ahead of the Red Bulls of Ricciardo and Vettel, with Raikkonen claiming the final point.


Several tributes to Jules Bianchi were in evidence. He remains in "critical but stable" condition.There is an ongoing debate over possible safety improvements to prevent a similar incident in the future.

Mercedes have now clinched the Constructors' championship. Hamilton leads the drivers' standings by 17 points with 3 races to go. The next race will be at Austin in 3 weeks time.


Fantasy league standings
Hydroponic Nation : 201
Wopruthien : 200
Almonaster : 172
Matilda Love : 158
Boreal Tundra : 147
The Bruce : 64
Alunya : 63
WFA19 : 35

The Bruce lucks out again with his assigned drivers and leapfrogs Alunya. Hydroponic nation scrapes a couple of points from Raikkonen to re-take the lead.

The US Grand Prix at Austin is coming up this weekend. Please remember to post your picks by Friday while you prepare for the Zombie invasion.