Yeah, sometimes things move really fast. You were punished by Ferrari's technical issues.
Regarding the structure of your team, I wouldn't disagree with what you have taken out (except if Grosjean got canned for this round!), but I do take issue with what you have put in. What you need is maximum points per dollar spent. Go to the statistics page and see if you can follow me on this.
The 4 backmarkers are the absolute winners in this department, so every team should have at least 3 of those (4 for an aggressive strategy, but I don't really dare). As long as they are focused on bringing the cars home, this will be true. If they switch strategy and try to score better positions in the constructors championship (which they will probably do later in the season) or if reliability gets really good, this will no longer be true and they will become a liability.
You need 1 chassis, and either you maximize what you can get here, or you consider it a total write-off. At the moment Red Bull is the one to pick. If they start to slide in the Constructors Championship, this will no longer be true. If you think there is someone that are a serious challenge to RBR, then you should pick them. Remember it is only final position that counts here, not grid advancement. If you pick a write off (Marussia for lowest dollars spent on no return), then you should purchase a larger collection of expensive drivers.
If you go back to drivers on the statistics page and sort them according to points, you will see which drivers have been the best investments. If you have lots of cash left, then just pick the top (or make adjustments if you have reason to believe this will be different in the next coming races). If you are strapped for cash, then divide cost with points for each driver to see which one gives the most for each dollar invested, and pick those (again adjust if you think a driver will be on the rise or slide in the next coming races). Drivers with grid penalties are normally good investments for one round (very short term investment!), because they probably will advance on the grid!
What is really apparent is, that with the current grid, top drivers and backmarkers are the best picks. There are a few in the middle that could be in a reasonable line up, but they are not many (like de Resta for the last two rounds and Bottas in round 1+2 or BUT NOT AND round 2+3). They will come though, if some in the mid-field manage to copy what Lotus is doing with the tyres atm.
Do NOT bet on the next race, bet on the trend. Every constructor's and driver's trend can be accessed by clicking on them in the statistics page. The TREND is the past, and the best predictor of the FUTURE, unless you have better information!
Envision the best team you can have, and then make sensible picks, that will allow you to cross over to that, if it cannot be accomplished in just 1 round. The above analysis is just based on what we have seen, and the current configuration of the grid. It could change!
It's only after we've lost everything, that we are free to do anything.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/22/2013 02:54PM by Morbid.