Round of Korea 2010 - Picks and comments

[10 n Pole Admin]

10 'n' Pole players, post your picks for the seventeenth race of the season in Korea.

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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Please note that the deadline for submitting the picks is now midnight local time on Friday the 22nd of October.

Note that Nick Heidfeld has taken over from Pedro de la Rosa at Sauber

Good luck

[mlittle]

*Walks over from the Idiots Bar and thinks, "I'm first to post here for the Korean GP............."...Yay!".......


1st} Fernando Alonso(out to show a certain 'wunderkind' how a champion puts their stamp on a new track.............)
2nd} Lewis Hamilton(no argument from me on that, Fernando...........)
3rd} Mark Webber(keeps his grip on the championship................)
4th} Sebastien Vettel(watches his WDC hopes begin to sink ever-so-slightly.......)
5th} Jenson Button(at least it's a top-5 finish...........that's good, right?)
6th} Felipe Massa(decides to play the faithful no.2 to Alonso...........as long as Alonso wins the WDC, it's all good, right?)
7th} Michael Scuhmacher(.......................... ...................)
8th} Robert Kubica(banks a few more points for Renault this year..............)
9th} Adrian Sutil(does likewise for Force India.............)
10th} Nico Hulkenberg(wonders, "are there any open IndyCar Series seats that I can take for 2011...........?")

And for pole position.................Mark Webber.

[Julian Mayo]

The bar is open ?????



Thank you julian mayo for submitting your picks for the race of Korea

The picks you have entered are:

Winner: Mark Webber

Second: Lewis Hamilton

Third: Fernando Alonso

Fourth: Sebastian Vettel

Fifth: Jenson Button

Sixth: Robert Kubica

Seventh: Nico Rosberg

Eighth: Rubens Barrichello

Ninth: Adrian Sutil

Tenth: Kamui Kobayashi

Pole: Mark Webber

[mlittle]

The bar is open ?????



Thank you julian mayo for submitting your picks for the race of Korea

The picks you have entered are:

Winner: Mark Webber

Second: Lewis Hamilton

Third: Fernando Alonso

Fourth: Sebastian Vettel

Fifth: Jenson Button

Sixth: Robert Kubica

Seventh: Nico Rosberg

Eighth: Rubens Barrichello

Ninth: Adrian Sutil

Tenth: Kamui Kobayashi

Pole: Mark Webber

Yes............the bar is indeed open once again.

[Thaddeus]

The picks you have entered are:

Winner: Lewis Hamilton

Second: Sebastian Vettel

Third: Mark Webber

Fourth: Fernando Alonso

Fifth: Robert Kubica

Sixth: Jenson Button

Seventh: Felipe Massa

Eighth: Nico Rosberg

Ninth: Michael Schumacher

Tenth: Vetaly Petrov

Pole: Sebastian Vettel


I'd be surprised if Vettel weren't on the podium. His race performances recently have been very solid. He got an unexpectedly good fourth a few races ago, when he had engine woe for a few laps, was a mile ahead of 3rd place two races ago, and won with ease last time.

Hamilton's got to go for it. A bad race for the Britons means that their challenge ends in Korea.

[cmlean]

Winner: Sebastian Vettel

Second: Mark Webber

Third: Fernando Alonso

Fourth: Jenson Button

Fifth: Lewis Hamilton

Sixth: Felipe Massa

Seventh: Robert Kubica

Eighth: Nico Rosberg

Ninth: Michael Schumacher

Tenth: Rubens Barrichello

Pole: Sebastian Vettel

I think I will leave my picks basically as the last round..

[Jim Watt]

Well, chaps, Let's hope the surface holds up and no one gets hurt! That said, here are me picks:

1. Sebastian Vettel: the kid wants to join his partner & Fernando with four wins; he's been driving extremely well lately and he's good on brand new circuits, too.

2. Mark Webber: he's too smart to try a pass at this stage, so if the kid gets off the line well, he'll settle in behind him and smile a lot

3. Fernando Alonso: he'd win this race if his machine were up to the Red Bulls, but he'll settle for the third step on the podium --and expect him to hound Mark lap after lap

4. Lewis Hamilton: he could surprise me and get around Fernando if he's lucky enough to see the Spaniard make an error

5. Robert Kubica: will continue to pile up points for Renault, making it harder and harder for them to decide what to do next year

6. Jenson Button: I can't see him keeping up with Lewis, not unless this circuit has a number of low speed turns; he might pip Kubica, though

7. Felipe Massa: he IS, after all, driving a Ferrari

8. Nico Rosberg: should have a quiet, businesslike week end

9. Michael Schumacher: should have a noisy, buisinesslike week end

10. Rubens Barrichello: will try to get round Michael and probably be squeezed again

Pole: I think Sebastian Vettel will pip the Webbo by three or four tenths!

Don't know what to expect, really. Hope the Safety Car stays in!!

cheers, Jim Watt

[jido]

You have registered the following picks :
Winner : Fernando Alonso - one way or the other, he is going to win to secure his championship chances. It may look ugly.

Second : Sebastian Vettel - Fast on a fast car

Third : Mark Webber - one of the best this year

Fourth : Lewis Hamilton - should like the long straights

Fifth : Robert Kubica - still impressive

Sixth : Nico Rosberg

Seventh : Rubens Barrichello

Eighth : Jenson Button - not in his best shape

Ninth : Michael Schumacher

Tenth : Felipe Massa - accident?

Pole : Mark Webber - He can shine in qualifications

[10 n Pole Admin]

Here are the Top 3 and Pole statistics for the round of Korea!

Winner
Sebastian Vettel 33.70%
Mark Webber 26.09%
Fernando Alonso 20.11%
Lewis Hamilton 15.76%
Jenson Button 3.80%
Felipe Massa 0.54%

Second
Sebastian Vettel 30.43%
Mark Webber 29.89%
Fernando Alonso 20.65%
Lewis Hamilton 13.04%
Jenson Button 4.89%
Felipe Massa 1.09%

Third
Fernando Alonso 28.80%
Lewis Hamilton 21.74%
Mark Webber 18.48%
Sebastian Vettel 17.39%
Jenson Button 4.89%
Robert Kubica 3.80%
Felipe Massa 3.26%
Michael Schumacher 1.63%

Pole
Sebastian Vettel 44.57%
Mark Webber 27.72%
Fernando Alonso 12.50%
Lewis Hamilton 11.96%
Jenson Button 2.17%
Felipe Massa 1.09%

Results shortly

[10 n Pole Admin]

sachin top scores this round with 57 points.

The average score was 34.32.

Congratulations to sachin, you have won a NewsOnF1 Compact Smart Digital Clock with Alarm.
sachin managed to pick 7 of the top 10 finishers with 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th in their exact finishing place. Picking Fernando Alonso for pole earned sachin 3 additional points and scored a bonus 4 points for picking 7 and 3rd on the Grid!


The Overall Top 20 is available here

The Korean Top 200 is available here

The Popularity Picks for the round of Korea is available here