Im bringing back the F1 Pickems for a 3rd season for the first race of the year in Australia this weekend, now for this (if there are enough competitors) we'll continue the full 17 race season.

Only 3 changes to the format this time around

1. You still pick your polesitter, but instead of a top 10, you pick a top 8
2. Instead of the top 8 finishers getting bounses on a 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 scale, bonuses will follow the football predictor format of the top 5 getting bounuses on a 10-5-3-2-1 scale
3. The all 8 correct drivers bonus is increased from 10 points to 25 because the new aerodynamic rules should guarantee more unpredictable results.

Heres the scoring system again in case you have forgotten

POLE POSITION CORRECT: 10 points
CORRECT PICK: 1 point
SPOT ON PICK: 5 points (driver finishes in the exact position you predict)
ALL 8 CORRECT: Bonus 25 points
END OF RACE BONUSES: 1st 10pts, 2nd 5pts, 3rd 3pts, 4th 2pts, 5th 1pt

Do we start predicting or what?

Well it starts this weekend so yep

Anyway heres the BBC's TV listings, and for the first time, Friday and Saturday practice will be shown LIVE, not much use this weekend though with the early start times

FRIDAY MARCH 27th
* Free Practice 1: 01:25am BBC Interactive (Red Button)
* Free Practice 2: 05:25am BBC Interactive (Red Button)

SATURDAY MARCH 28th
* Free Parctice 3: 02:55am BBC Interactive (Red Button)
Qualifiying: 05:00am BBC 1

SUNDAY MARCH 29th
Race: 06:00am BBC 1
Murray Walker's interactive forum: 09:00am BBC Interactive
Race re-run: 1:00pm BBC 1

* Using 5live commentary and repeated on interactive throughout the day

And heres the lineups

BBC ONE
PRESENTER: Jake Humphrey
STUDIO PUNDITS: David Coulthard & Eddie Jordan
COMMENTATORS: Jonathan Legard & Martin Brundle
PIT REPORTERS: Lee McKenzie & Ted Kravitz

BBC RADIO
PRESENTERS: Eleanor Oldroyd & Maurice Hamilton
COMMENTATORS: David Croft & Anthony Davidson
PIT REPORTER: Holly Samos

Button
Barrichello
Kubica
Vettel
Massa
Raikkonen
Rosberg
Webber

Barrichello
Button
Raikkonen
Kubica
Vettel
Rosberg
Massa
Alonso
Webber
Chinkajima

I think the double champion should bow down this year and let some others have a chance

Is nobody playing this year?

Daz it will probably get more responses in the general discussion area.

Button
Barrichello
Kubica
Massa
Vettel
Raikkonen
Rosberg
Heidfeld

You're right, that would have been a better idea

It looks like theres going to be less than 6 for this race so seeing the Malaysian GP is next week, i'll actually start the pickems at that race and post it earlier and on the general banter section So this race will be for bragging rights

Anyway heres my 8

1. Rosberg
2. Button
3. Barrichello
4. Vettel
5. Massa
6. Kubica
7. Nakajima
8. Raikkonen

I reckon the results should stand and the rest can catch up!

Sorry, I'm probably just a bit dim, but how does the spot on pick differ from an end of race bonus? Aren't they both given when the driver finishes in the same position?

The end of race bonus has nothign to do with the drivers, the 10-5-3-2-1 bonus works in the same way as it does in the footy predictor

Sorry mate, didn't read it carefully enough.

I was right in that I'm just that bit dim though.