Losers team scores: Brazilian grand prix

BIGGEST LOSERS IN BRAZIL

• Nikita Mazepimp ran away with the points at the Sao Paulo grand prix after being forced to play a Pitlane Punt due to Break Assist (see below). 150 points and 1st place to them.
• It was a strong showing for several Boosted teams, with Pierre Ghastly claiming 2nd place with 83 points, Tardi Minardi nailing 3rd with 68 points and Lou-sers getting 4th place and 54 points.
• So it was all the more impressive that Clean Trolls find themselves in the top six in Brazil without a Boost Button advantage. Mazepin, Tsunoda, Stroll and Alfa Romeo all scored double-points for Trolls. 53 points and 5th place for them.
• LockedDownLosers redeem themselves after their Mexico malaise, claiming 6th place with 52 points.

Carry on reading for all the Losers team action in Brazil.

TEAM ACTIONS IN BRAZIL

Boost Buttons: 

• Thanks to Stroll's Brazil badness, Mexico maestro Pierre Ghastly boosted their way to a brilliant 49 extra points using their Boost Button.
• HAASN'T A CHANCE's newly triggered Button brought them an additional 38 points.
• A poor showing by Alfa Romeo helped Tardi Minadi gain an extra 34 points with their Boost.
• Adding an extra 32 points each were the boosted Lou-sers and Panda Pops, their biggest scorers being Haas and Mazepin respectively. 
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Pitlane Punts:

• Let's start with the good news. The Alfa Romeo cars collided during the sprint race, which means the Romeo Oh Romeo punt paid off. Nikita Mazepimp, who was Break Assisted into the bet, and LockedDownLosers each get 120 points.
• This year has proven the more you play Pitlane Punts, the more points you gain. But this race was a shocker, with almost every punt failing. The worst? Verstappen and Hamilton nearly collided at turn four, but didn't. So close. This meant a 15-point stake loss in the Brazil Shunt Punt for (deep breath) LockedDownLosers, Lou-sers, Murraylivesforeverinourhearts, Panda Pops and Pierre Ghastly.
• Although there was evidence of swearing, two Motormouth Pitlane Punts didn't pay off because it wasn't featured in the F1 team radio highlights video. LockedDownLosers lose 20 points for betting on Verstappen and Panda Pops lose 10 points for betting on Vettel.
• Hamilton's spectacular win meant the Giantkiller failed. LockedDownLosers and Murraylivesforeverinourhearts lose 15 and 10 points respectively.
• Mazepin not spinning means the Mazespin punt failed. HAASN'T A CHANCE and LockedDownLosers each lose 30 points, while Murraylivesforeverinourhearts lose 10.
• LockedDownLosers and Haas Beens had one last chance at the Russell Hustle. Despite promising moments from Latifi, it didn't pay off. LockedDown lose 20 points. Haas Beens lose nothing because their punt was Assisted.
• Murraylivesforeverinourhearts put – and lost – 30 points on the Carlos Car Loss punt.
• And in a complete wipeout for Murraylivesforeverinourhearts, they also lost 10 points on the failed Better Than Vettel. 
• HAASN'T A CHANCE bet 10 points on the Ocon Odds-On which, you guessed it, failed.
• Some Pitlane Punts are ongoing. Team Name has bet on the Broken Woking, LockedDownLosers and HAASN'T A CHANCE have spent a second race waiting for food news in the Hungry Hungry Yuki, Murraylivesforeverinourhearts have bet on the two-race Russell Hustle, while Team Name, LockedDownLosers and Thomas's Tractors still have the Wildlife Wager active, with Tractors getting one final chance in Qatar.

Fast Forecasts:

• Panda Pops's crystal ball was the shiniest in Brazil. They got two Fast Forecasts almost-correct. They predicted a three-place opening lap drop for Bottas (he lost two places) and a slowest pitstop time for Sainz (one of the slowest but not top three). An overall gain of 10 points.
• Lou-sers were Break Assisted randomly into a opening lap prediction for Latifi. Lou-sers get 5 points for being almost correct, with King Latifi losing two places.
• HAASN'T A CHANCE did their customary Forecast blast, although this time they made a net loss of 10 points. Predicting Ocon would lose three places on the opening lap was almost right (he lost just two places). That positivity was negated by incorrectly guessing an 11th-place race finish for Ocon, doing the same for Giovinazzi, and getting the opening lap prediction wrong for the fleet-footed Vettel.
• Team Name and LockedDownLosers placed a prediction that Giovinazzi would finish in 11th place. Both teams lose 5 points.
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Ejector Seats: 

• After the previous race, LockedDownLosers were Break Assisted into an Ejector Seat. The League made them dump Raikkonen and bring in Vettel. LockedDown then used a further Seat to immediately eject Vettel and replace him with Giovinazzi. And then Giovinazzi got sacked by Alfa Romeo, which may or may not be related.

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PODIUM OF SHAME

And lo, Judas betrayed Jesus for 92 nuggets of silver, or whatever it was, and the angel did frown down from heaven. Here are the Judases in the F1 Losers League, betraying all that is loser-y about this upside-down fantasy league. 

Remember, we ignore points gained from Boost Buttons for the Podium of Shame and for Break Assist, because teams shouldn't be penalised for boosting out of sync with other teams. However, losses from Punts and Forecasts do count. Here goes...

• Despite their Fast Forecast success, Panda Pops find themselves third from last with a pre-Boosted 17 points. Judas!
• HAASN'T A CHANCE, who are fighting for the lead of the League, find themselves second from bottom with minus-12 points. Hey Jude!
• Finally, Murraylivesforeverinourhearts, who are very much not fighting for the lead, punted themselves into a distant last with minus-55 points. Judy Finnegan!

Break Assist: 

We use Break Assist to punish Losers teams that don't score enough. And perhaps to help them gain more points in the process. Again ignoring Boosted points. Here are our trio of teams that weren't terrible enough in Brazil:

• We've randomly chosen Thomas's Tractors to play a Fast Forecast for the Qatar grand prix. They will predict an 11th place race finish for Lando Norris.
• Panda Pops will be playing an assisted Pitlane Punt. Which one? A 30-point gamble on the Mazespin. With this and the Forecast, the League will waive any potential points losses.
• For finishing last, Murraylivesforeverinourhearts will have one of their Ejector Seats launched. With immediate effect, they lose Stroll. He is replaced by Mazepin. Ooo, good choice, randomiser! Sorry. Spreadsheet error. They lost Stroll from their team weeks ago. Murraylives' scores have been retrospectively adjusted. And for this Ejector Seat, they lose Leclerc and instead gain Raikkonen.
• Personal team pages will be updated soon.

LOSERS TEAM SCORES IN BRAZIL

1st	Nikita Mazepimp PP	150
2nd	Pierre Ghastly BB PP	83
3rd	Tardi Minardi BB	68
4th	Lou-sers BB PP FF	54
5th	Clean Trolls	53
6th	LockedDownLosers PP FF EJ	52
7th	WereDrivingInReverse	50
8th	Panda Pops BB PP FF	49
9th	VroomDoom	44
10th	Haas Beens PP	40
11th	Gunther's Gonna Get Ya	38
12th	Not good on the BENds	36
13th	NEEEOOOOWWWW	35
14th	Back of the shed	34
15th	Team Name PP FF	33
16th	The Pit Lockers	33
17th	Fernando Analonso	30
18th	Thomas's Tractors PP	30
19th	Mancunian Badboy Racing	28
20th	Cruthers Car Co.	27
21st	HAASN'T A CHANCE BB PP FF	26
22nd	Steady Jordan	24
23rd	The Tour de France is Better	24
24th	It’s a trap Lando!	21
25th	Murraylivesforeverinourhearts PP	-55

BB = Boost Button pressed
FF = Fast Forecast played
PP = Pitlane Punt played or playing
EJ = Ejector Seat launched
LS = Lucky Spanner used

MORE POINTS

Here are the Race points for Brazil.

And here's how it's affected the Standings.

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WHAT'S NEXT?

It's Qatar next on the F1 calendar, so expect a "while my Qatar gently weeps" pun in our next race update. On December 1st, every single unpressed Boost Button will get automatically pressed, which means we'll be going into the Saudi Arabia grand prix in December bursting with boosts.