Time for the first stats of the year. Entries are coming in very slowly so far, but you should all get your entries in - you can change your entry as many times as you want up to the deadline. But if you forget to enter on friday, at least you have some entry in if you enter early - that's how I do it anyway.

Now for the stats of the entries so far :

Qualifying :

1 : Fernando Alonso, Renault - 41.2%

2 : Fernando Alonso, Renault - 26.5%

3 : Fernando Alonso, Renault - 20.6%

4 : Kimi Räikkönen, McLaren Mercedes / Michael Schumacher, Ferrari - 23.5%

5 : Jenson Button, Honda - 17.6%

6 : Giancarlo Fisichella, Renault - 14.7%

Race :

1 : Fernando Alonso, Renault - 32.4%

2 : Fernando Alonso, Renault - 32.4%

3 : Fernando Alonso, Renault - 23.5%

4 : Michael Schumacher, Ferrari - 20.6%

5 : Juan Pablo Montoya, McLaren Mercedes / Kimi Räikkönen, McLaren Mercedes - 14.7%

6 : David Coulthard, Red Bull Racing - 14.7%

7 : Jarno Trulli, Toyota - 17.6%

8 : David Coulthard, Red Bull Racing - 14.7%

DNF :

Yuji Ide, Super Aguri - 52.9%

Takuma Sato, Super Aguri - 47.1%

Christijan Albers, Midland - 32.4 %

Let's compare after all entries have come in and then also see how we have been doing after the race - watch this space for updates

Now all entries have come in let's see how we think the results of the first race will be :

Qualifying :

1 : Fernando Alonso, Renault - 40.0%

2 : Fernando Alonso, Renault - 28.2%

3 : Fernando Alonso, Renault - 17.6%

4 : Kimi Räikkönen, McLaren Mercedes - 17.6%

5 : Rubens Barrichello, Honda - 15.3%

6 : Jarno Trulli, Toyota - 14.1%

Race :

1 : Fernando Alonso, Renault - 35.3%

2 : Fernando Alonso, Renault - 31.8%

3 : Fernando Alonso, Renault - 18.8%

4 : Michael Schumacher, Ferrari - 20.0%

5 : Jenson Button, Honda / Rubens Barrichello, Honda - 14.1%

6 : Giancarlo Fisichella, Renault - 12.9%

7 : Jarno Trulli, Toyota - 12.9%

8 : Mark Webber, Williams - 12.9%

DNF :

Yuji Ide, Super Aguri - 58.8%

Takuma Sato, Super Aguri - 45.9%

Christijan Albers, Midland - 35.3 %

Interesting !

What a huge confidence in Fernando Alonso.

And not much faith in Scummi qualifying among the top 6, but finishing 4th.

Kimi should qualify 4th but of course fail to finish among the top 8 - why not as a DNF ?

The DNF's seem to be clear - LOL - Probably Sato will take his team mate out. Why Christijan Albers should so clearly DNF I cannot understand - is he known as a crash pilot ?

Let's have a look again after the race to see how we did

Hmmm, there are no DNF's for qualifying - now you got me confused

The DNF's in above stats are the drivers that have been predicted the most as DNF