Runners and Riders Fantasy Grand Prix 2026

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RnR Japanese Grand Prix Podium

1st : Henry Fong's '94 Doesn't Count'

2nd : Henry Fong's 'Schucheater'

3rd Katya Serdyuk's 'Hubraum Ferrari'

Ron Levanduski's 'Das Boot'

Scores the double

Highest Scoring & Team on the Move

 

'Optimum Team Japan'

Alpine & Alpine Mercedes featured

 

Next Race

Miami - USA - April 12

 

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Runners and Riders

Teams placing 1 - 14 = Runners

Teams 15 - 43 = Riders

 

No Duplicate Teams

Artificial Intelligence tells us over 20,000 discrete Teams are possible under RnR rules.

For the first time in a long time RnR has no dupicate Teams.

 

RNR 2026 Top 10

Japanese Grand Prix RnR Results

  1. 1 - Henry Fong's '94 Doesn't Count'
  2. 2 - Henry Fong's 'Schucheater'
  3. 3 - Katya Serdyuk's 'Hubraum Ferrari'
  4. 4 - Uppie Updegraff's 'The Quick and the Dead'
  5. 5 - Joe Friel's 'VSC'
  6. 6 - Ron Levanduski's 'Salut Gilles!'
  7. 7 - Ron Levanduski's 'Das Boot'
  8. 8 - Mark Petersen's 'Andiamo!'
  9. 8 - Johanne English's 'Team Carlos'
  10. 10 - Blake Lind's 'Primitive Racing'

Always Wrong But Never In Doubt

Accumulated Wisdom

George RUSSELL is going to win the 2026 World Drivers Championship.

Sure thing. Bet the house on it.

After three races and 'Il Canto degli Italiani' played twice I'm not so sure any more.

The last time that happened was in 1953. For Alberto ASCARI.

The Italian driver who has a corner at Monza named after him.

One thing I am sure of though.

Hands down George will win the 'Whinging Championship'.

A close second will be Max VERSTAPPEN.

One is a dominant car. The other in a Red Bull.

Some people find fault with the former champion being unwilling to accept second place. Curious isn't it.

We were told the 2026 rules were going to make the racing more competitive, exciting.

The once daunting 130R at Suzuka is now what Fernando ALONSO terms "a recharging zone".

Now with your right foot planted firmly against the bulkhead you loses over 50 kp/h due to super-clipping.

Unless something changes we'll see the same thing on the Kimmel Straight at Spa or the run down to Parabolica.

This is racing?

Despite running a single car again this year Lawrence STROLL's Aston-Martin was going to show 'em all.

New factory and wind tunnel. The best designer of the last half century Adrian NEWEY in harness. Now a factory team with legendary Honda.

What could go wrong?

Well. Everything.

Upon recounting you might even start to weep. Until you remembered who has put this thing together.

Insert hand gesture here.

Williams was going to lead the mid-field in 2026. Perhaps challenge for podiums on a regular basis they said.

The 2025 season was set aside to concentrate on 2026.

James VOWLES was a genius. Leading back the venerable Williams team to the days of Nigel MANSELL. Red Five and all that.

After two races with Audi this year Jonathan WHEATLY has always been linked with Aston.

Another head of something. Just what they need.

Could he be moving to Williams? They need engineering help. Not strategy development.

Carlos SAINZ fell for the glib talk.

He could have been at Audi teaching Gabriel BORTOLETO about the little nuances of racing. And the occasional podium.

Now he's just happy to finish.

Then the foolishness that Lando NORRIS was one of the greats.

Zak BROWN and Andrea STELLA are like Ross BRAWN and Jean TODT at Ferrari with Michael SCHUMACHER.

Oh, the second driver? Well he's come into his own hasn't he. PIASTRI. Oscar Piastri isn't it. Only started one race you know.

Cadillac was a no hoper. While Michael ANDRETTI was involved even a formal entry was out of reach.

Not great so far for the debutante team. Far better than HRT or Chatherham or Lola.

Finally, we were going to see the largest calendar ever. 24 races on five continents.

With Bahrain and the scary track in Jeddah already gone could others follow?

Scary as it sounds are the November races in Qatar and Abu Dhabi in jeopardy?

First world concerns. Who wins this race or that.

We'll have bigger problems than canceled races.

 

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