Monique Scolari from Johannesburg has won the Netgear-sponsored Duxbury Networking GP Prediction Competition for 2008.
A first-time entrant, she joined her husband Maorizio in registering as a competitor after seeing the competition advertised in Net.work magazine, a popular IT industry journal.
“We religiously completed our forecasts online before each of the 18 rounds of the championship,” says Scolari, who admits to being an avid Lewis Hamilton fan.
“I am delighted that he managed to win. He has brought new energy to the championship. He is a great competitor and sportsman.”
Scolari walks away with a RedBull Racing watch and a Lenovo notebook computer for her efforts.
Graham Duxbury, CEO of Duxbury Networking, paid tribute to title sponsor Netgear for its backing of the competition, highlighting the broad spread of product offerings - including consumer and business ranges - provided by the networking specialist.
He congratulated the winner and thanked IBM/Lenovo, Samsung and RedBull Racing for their support - including the provision of prizes to the top eight scoring players after every round in the 18-race championship.
“This is the sixth year of the competition and I am gratified by the response, which has grown significantly in 2008,” he says. “As an organisation, we are constantly striving to underline our expertise in the area of network product distribution to consumers and dealers alike.
“We chose Formula One for a competition because it is an arena in which the honing of skills, application of technology and the focus on a pre-determined goal result in success - exactly the attributes we believe are inherent in the Duxbury Networking team and found in every authorised reseller partner.”
Duxbury adds that the seventh F1 prediction competition will kick off with the first race of the new F1 season in March 2009. “In the mean time, we'll be taking a break, along with F1 fans who I know are already anxiously awaiting the start of the new season.”
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