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Round of Bahrain 2010 - Picks and comments

Post by 10 n Pole Admin » Tue Feb 16, 2010 2:30 pm

Although the first event of 2010 is a bit under 4 weeks away, players have already started submitting their picks as soon as the competition was launched so we decided to create this thread early!

8 'n' Pole players, post your picks for the first race of the season in Bahrain.

You can submit your picks at http://www.newsonf1.com/10npole/submit.htm then paste your picks here and tell us why you think your picks will be the correct ones.

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The deadline for submitting the picks for Bahrain is the 12th of March prior to the start of the first Friday practice session.

Good luck

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Post by Southernman » Thu Feb 18, 2010 2:46 am

Here are my initial picks. I'll probably change my picks later on when I get a clearer picture of how the teams and drivers are looking. :D

You have registered the following picks :
Winner : Fernando Alonso

Second : Lewis Hamilton

Third : Felipe Massa

Fourth : Michael Schumacher

Fifth : Jenson Button

Sixth : Mark Webber

Seventh : Nico Rosberg

Eighth : Sebastian Vettel

Ninth : Robert Kubica

Tenth : Rubens Barrichello

Pole : Fernando Alonso

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Post by Leon_f1_fan » Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:58 pm

hi,
These are my first words on this forum so first I'd like to say hello to everybody. I am Leon from Poland and here is my quess:


Winner: Lewis Hamilton

Second: Michael Schumacher

Third: Fernando Alonso

Fourth: Sebastian Vettel

Fifth: Robert Kubica

Sixth: Kamui Kobayashi

Seventh: Nico Rosberg

Eighth: Vitantonio Liuzzi

Ninth: Rubens Barrichello

Tenth: Sebastien Buemi

Pole: Lewis Hamilton

I have never seen such a number of equal competitors as this year. I still have a filling that it is impossible to predict anything. There are number of players to put in top ten but there is simply not enough space in it:)

Good luck!

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Post by mlittle » Tue Mar 02, 2010 4:33 pm

Picks for the Round of Bahrain..................


1st} Sebastien Vettel(I think it's going to be Sebby V's year to take the championship....why not start with a win in Bahrain? 8) :lol: :shock: )
2nd} Fernando Alonso(FWIW, I think he's the best driver on the F1 grid at the moment, that Michael fella' notwithstanding....... :lol: :lol: :lol: :shock: )
3rd} Felipe Massa(to quote the line from Independence Day.........."Hello boys..........I'm back!!!!....... 8) )
4th} Michael Schumacher(................. :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: )
5th} Lewis Hamilton(who's this Michael fellow anyway.....some former F1 champion? :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: )
6th} Robert Kubica(now I know why Fernando left for Ferrari.......... :x :shock: )
7th} Mark Webber(I wonder who'll do better in their respective series this year......me in F1 or Ryan and Will over in IndyCar? :shock: :shock: :shock: )
8th} Jenson Button(something tells me this won't be my finest hour....... :shock: :shock: :shock: )
9th} Rubens Barrichello(do we get points for 9th this year?...... :shock: )
10th} Adrian Sutil(what about 10th place, Mr. Ecclestone? :shock: :shock: )


And for pole position..................
Fernando Alonso.
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Post by mlittle » Tue Mar 02, 2010 4:34 pm

Leon_f1_fan wrote:hi,
These are my first words on this forum so first I'd like to say hello to everybody. I am Leon from Poland and here is my quess:


Winner: Lewis Hamilton

Second: Michael Schumacher

Third: Fernando Alonso

Fourth: Sebastian Vettel

Fifth: Robert Kubica

Sixth: Kamui Kobayashi

Seventh: Nico Rosberg

Eighth: Vitantonio Liuzzi

Ninth: Rubens Barrichello

Tenth: Sebastien Buemi

Pole: Lewis Hamilton

I have never seen such a number of equal competitors as this year. I still have a filling that it is impossible to predict anything. There are number of players to put in top ten but there is simply not enough space in it:)

Good luck!

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Welcome to the forums, Leon!
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Post by RE30B#16 » Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:12 pm

mlittle's picks look a lot like mine:

Winner: Sebastian Vettel

Second: Felipe Massa

Third: Michael Schumacher

Fourth: Fernando Alonso

Fifth: Lewis Hamilton

Sixth: Adrian Sutil

Seventh: Nico Hulkenberg

Eighth: Rubens Barrichello

Ninth: Jamie Alguersuari

Tenth: Jarno Trulli

Pole: Sebastian Vettel


Crystal ball race predictions: Sebastian Vettel will experience perhaps the most continuity this year since there is no new teammate to deal with and the car is a evolution of the 2009 car. He runs well at Bahrain. I predict he will win from pole.

Felipe Massa will come 2nd proving he is still on form. He and Michael Schumacher will benefit from Alonso having car problems and dropping down from 2nd place where he will run for most of the race. Schumacher will make the podium in his comeback race after passing many cars on the opening lap.

Lewis Hamilton will run 5th all day nursing handling issues. Adrian Sutil, rookie Nico Hulkenberg, and Jaime Alguersauri will benefit from a 1st lap wreck which will take out both Renaults, Jenson Button, Mark Webber, and Nico Rosberg. Rubens Barrichello will be involved but continues running to pass Alguersauri on the last lap. Everyone else will retire except for Jarno Trulli who will use a 4 stop pit strategy to try to run faster than the others on an extremely light fuel load. It will keep him pretty much mid pack (10th) until his tires go south. Attrition will reward him with the highest spot he reaches at the end of the race (10th).

Ah, it is to dream!!!

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Post by Julian Mayo » Wed Mar 03, 2010 6:37 am

Schuey takes out Vettel.
Hamilton takes out Button.
Sutil takes out The Hulk, and 3 backmarkers pile in.
Webbo wins the restart and the race, then
Alonso
Massa
Kobayashi
Trulli
Rossberg
Kubica
Barrichello.
The only other possible finisher, Liuzzi is too tired, and retires with 4 laps to go.
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Post by Jim Watt » Fri Mar 05, 2010 12:58 pm

:D Julian is overly optimistic about Shuey's 'take out' skills! And anyway, the young German is only third on the list of the SEVEN TIME WORLD CHAMPION's rivals this year, after the brilliant Spaniard and the cool Brit.

I DO believe Ross Braun will send Michael out in a very light machine set up for qualifying, hoping to put him on the pole, but willing to settle for any spot in the first two rows. And I don't think the Honda (badged Merc) will be able to beat the McLaren however.

So I pick the Pole to go to Lewis Hamilton in the McLaren, just pipping Seb Vettel 8)

1 But the race will go to Fernando Alonso in the Ferrari :woohoo:
2 Hamilton will get second in his sleek McLaren :?
3 Michael will be on the podium's lowest step in his silver ghost :up:
4 Seb Vettel will be frantically pushing the old man in his Red Bull after letting both Fernando AND Michael slip by on a course where overtaking is very difficult :cry:
5 Felipe Massa will gnash his teeth at the fast cars and faster drivers ahead of him, but he'll have to get used to it; his car will always be the conservatively set up one in the Scuderia's plans 8)
6. Mark Webber will certainly be in the points, maybe even higher than sixth, :) but his best finish in the desert has been 7th in '08
7. Jenson will always finish about three or four places behind Lewis I fear :alright:
8. and Nico Rosberg will echo Jenson for most of the year, too :alright:
9. Robert Kubica will be glad to get in the points in his Lada/Renault... :cry: will someone please get him a manager so that he can get a machine worthy of his talents!?
10. Finally, Kobayashi will, if he doesn't drive off the course :oops: , get the final points in the BMW/Sauber/Ferrari

:cheers: Cheers Race Fans; it's gonna be fun this year :up:

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Post by Julian Mayo » Sat Mar 06, 2010 12:06 pm

Kobayashi is going to be a bloody nuisance to a few drivers. He is absolutely fearless, doesn't give a stuff about reputations, is a quick qualifier, and does not see blue flags !!
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Post by Jim Watt » Sat Mar 06, 2010 1:00 pm

:D Julian: I believe you are correct about Kobayashi's fearlessness; I just checked the F1 website for last year's two races: Koby qualified 11 & 12 and finished 9 and 6th --which shows you he's got one hell of a heavy foot on the gas! Just what we need in this field!

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Post by Guest » Sat Mar 06, 2010 2:02 pm

Winner: Fernando Alonso Finally into the right team at the right time
Second: Jenson Button Just to prove he has it in another team
Third: Felipe Massa I'm back
Fourth: Sebastian Vettel Too fast for Webbo
Fifth: Mark Webber Curse that German
Sixth: Lewis Hamilton Possibly will finish better
Seventh: Nico Rosberg Showing Schui the way
Eighth: Michael Schumacher I've still got it
Ninth: Adrian Sutil
Tenth: Nico Hulkenberg

Pole: Fernando Alonso

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Post by cmlean » Sat Mar 06, 2010 2:03 pm

Winner: Fernando Alonso Finally into the right team at the right time
Second: Jenson Button Just to prove he has it in another team
Third: Felipe Massa I'm back
Fourth: Sebastian Vettel Too fast for Webbo
Fifth: Mark Webber Curse that German
Sixth: Lewis Hamilton Possibly will finish better
Seventh: Nico Rosberg Showing Schui the way
Eighth: Michael Schumacher I've still got it
Ninth: Adrian Sutil
Tenth: Nico Hulkenberg

Pole: Fernando Alonso

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Post by Julian Mayo » Sun Mar 07, 2010 6:38 am

split personality there, CM ?
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Post by mattlast » Mon Mar 08, 2010 11:08 am

1. Alonso
2. Hamilton
3. Rosberg
4. Webber
5. Vettel
6. Button
7. Kubica
8. De La Rosa
9. Sutil
10. Buemi

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Post by cmlean » Mon Mar 08, 2010 9:50 pm

Julian Mayo wrote:split personality there, CM ?
Sort of Julian. For some reason I thought I was logged in. Then I couldn't delete. So shoot me :)

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