Round of USA - Picks and comments

8 n Pole Admin · Post by **8 n Pole Admin** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 6:46 am

The United States Grand Prix is on the 17th of June. Pick submissions close on the 15th of June prior to the start of the 1st Friday practice session at 10:00 local time (14:00 GMT).

Go ahead and submit your picks here then come back and paste your picks on this thread let the rest know why you think this pick is the right one.

Please note: Results for Canada will be sent out by Wednesday.

Good luck!

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 9:34 am

Massa....pole n winner
Hambone
Alonso
Kickback Kimi
"I want 10 more Horsepower" Nick
WaytoGoWebbo
BloodyRedBullNico
SeeyaRalfTrulli

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 4:15 pm

Picks for the U.S. Grand Prix.....................

1st} Lewis Hamilton(sweeping the North American swing..........

)
2nd} Fernando Alonso(okay, he won two races........I'm still the 2-time WDC, Mr. Dennis...........

)
3rd} Kimi Raikkonen(oh, Schuey........oh, Schuey....could you help me find victory lane?

)
4th} Nick Heidfeld(still the best of the rest.......again!

)
5th} Felipe Massa(............................

........................)
6th} Giancarlo Fisichella(best memory of the 2007 NA swing.......getting to talk to Speed Channel's Dave Despain on Wind Tunnel............

)
7th} Rubens Barichello(this year the USGP, next year, the 500.........

)
8th} ALex Wurz(this round's pick for 8th place........hey, someone's gotta' finish 8th!

)

And for pole position......................who else, Lewis Hamilton

Lloyd · Post by **Lloyd** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:18 pm

The picks you have entered are:

Winner: Kimi Raikkonen

Second: Fernando Alonso

Third: Felipe Massa

Fourth: Giancarlo Fisichella

Fifth: Mark Webber

Sixth: Nick Heidfeld

Seventh: Nico Rosberg

Eighth: David Coulthard

Pole: Felipe Massa

Its a red race track..

jacfan · Post by **jacfan** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 11:48 pm

Winner: Felipe Massa

Second: Fernando Alonso

Third: Lewis Hamilton

Fourth: Nick Heidfeld

Fifth: Kimi Raikkonen

Sixth: Mark Webber

Seventh: Alex Wurz

Eighth: Jarno Trulli

Pole: Felipe Massa

jido · Post by **jido** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 2:30 am

The picks you have entered are:

Winner: Lewis Hamilton - I see no reason he can't repeat

Second: Robert Kubica - Now that would be interesting!

Third: Felipe Massa - Ferrari will be more at ease at Indy, I expect Massa on the podium

Fourth: Nick Heidfeld - He is going strong at the moment

Fifth: Giancarlo Fisichella - He has more confidence this year, and Renault is improving step by step

Sixth: Kimi Raikkonen - Not sure Kimi is ready for the big points at the moment

Seventh: Nico Rosberg - Good perfomer

Eighth: Jarno Trulli - 'Cause I like him

Pole: Fernando Alonso - The fastest man, but I am not sure where he would finish so I count on a DNF!

Jim Watt · Post by **Jim Watt** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 4:54 am

Let's do the numbers, my friends:
Just look at Podiums:

Lewis has one Win (Canada) & four seconds (Malaysia, Bahrain, Barcelona, Monaco) & one third place (Australia). He is the only driver on all podiums so far this year.

Fernando has two Wins (Malaysia & Monaco), one second (Australia) & one Third place finish (Barcelona).

Felipe has two Wins (Bahrain & Barcelona), and a third place (Monaco)

Kimi has one win (Australia) & two third places (Malaysia & Bahrain).

What is evident from this? First, that Lewis Hamilton is more than a remarkable rookie; he is a serious challenger for WDC and has been from the first race of the season. For whatever reason the current double world champion has been unable to keep pace with him in an identical car with what one must assume is at least equal preparation.

Second, that although Ferrari has fielded a fast car, it is rapidly losing ground to McLaren and will be, in fact, lucky to finish second in either the driver’s or the manufacturers’ races.

Third, that the problem for Ferrari IS their new design. The engines were ‘locked up’ last year and Ferrari’s drivers, who are hired to add that winning difference on the track to a car that is at least equal to all others, are instead using their skills to make their machines --which are slightly less competitive than the McLarens and BMW Williams (BMW Williams!!) merely almost their equals.

And, given the shark-like tendency of F1 teams to go for blood wherever they smell it, Ferrari will soon fade from even the third step of the podium.

Which means, Fourth, that Ross Braun is even more missed than Michael Schumacher.

And this impeccable logic leads me to my picks for this week's race in my fair city:

Pole: Lewis Hamilton
First: Lewis Hamilton
Second: Fernando Alonso (assuming he has pulled himself together)
Third: Kimi Raikkonen
Fourth: Nick Heidfeld
Fifth: Felipe Massa
Sixth: Heikki Kovalainen (or however you spell Finnish Rookie)
Seventh: Giancarlo Fisichella
Eighth: Alex Wurz (he'll probably do better than eighth)

This is the best F1 season since I don't know when!

Jim Watt

p.s. I was actually ranked 165 out of 2263 after Monaco. Ah fleeting glory!

p.p.s.: given my luck, Indy this year will be a 'parade' race... unless Ralphie does a wall scraping on the entrance to the straight again. Of course, to do that, he'd need to be in something besides a ... what is that car again?... Oh yes. A Toy. Oh... Ta! (I'll not go to the slur used by the NASCAR fans for the world's largest car manufacturer).

Mart2005 · Post by **Mart2005** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 6:07 am

Winner: Fernando Alonso

Second: Kimi Raikkonen

Third: Lewis Hamilton

Fourth: Nick Heidfeld

Fifth: Mark Webber

Sixth: Felipe Massa

Seventh: Robert Kubica

Eighth: Giancarlo Fisichella

Pole: Fernando Alonso

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 7:30 am

jido wrote:The picks you have entered are:

Winner: Lewis Hamilton - I see no reason he can't repeat

Second: Robert Kubica - Now that would be interesting!

Third: Felipe Massa - Ferrari will be more at ease at Indy, I expect Massa on the podium

Fourth: Nick Heidfeld - He is going strong at the moment

Fifth: Giancarlo Fisichella - He has more confidence this year, and Renault is improving step by step

Sixth: Kimi Raikkonen - Not sure Kimi is ready for the big points at the moment

Seventh: Nico Rosberg - Good perfomer

Eighth: Jarno Trulli - 'Cause I like him

Pole: Fernando Alonso - The fastest man, but I am not sure where he would finish so I count on a DNF!

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 7:49 am

Alonso has stated that McLaren favour Hamilton.
I hope that brings out the fighter in him

jido · Post by **jido** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 4:07 pm

Julian Mayo wrote:
jido wrote:The picks you have entered are:

Thanks!
F1 fan here, but I never came across this board before.

BTW, where are the girls?

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 5:11 pm

jido wrote:The picks you have entered are:

Winner: Lewis Hamilton - I see no reason he can't repeat

Second: Robert Kubica - Now that would be interesting!

Third: Felipe Massa - Ferrari will be more at ease at Indy, I expect Massa on the podium

Fourth: Nick Heidfeld - He is going strong at the moment

Fifth: Giancarlo Fisichella - He has more confidence this year, and Renault is improving step by step

Sixth: Kimi Raikkonen - Not sure Kimi is ready for the big points at the moment

Seventh: Nico Rosberg - Good perfomer

Eighth: Jarno Trulli - 'Cause I like him

Pole: Fernando Alonso - The fastest man, but I am not sure where he would finish so I count on a DNF!

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Welcome to the forums, jido. In addition to the Formula 1 area, there's lots of other places to visit here(V8 Supercars, North American Motorsports, MotoGP, The Lounge, etc.) so feel free to browse around......if you have questions or concerns, don't hesitate to ask.

cmlean · Post by **cmlean** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 6:55 pm

Thank you for submitting your picks for the race of USA

The picks you have entered are:

Winner: Lewis Hamilton
Second: Fernando Alonso
Third: Felipe Massa
Fourth: Kimi Raikkonen
Fifth: Nick Heidfeld
Sixth: Mark Webber
Seventh: Nico Rosberg
Eighth: Giancarlo Fisichella

Pole: Lewis Hamilton

JayVee · Post by **JayVee** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 6:56 pm

Julian Mayo wrote:Alonso has stated that McLaren favour Hamilton.
I hope that brings out the fighter in him

He is a fighter Julian, always was, always will

I don't expect a fight in the US, I don't think he likes that track but he will impress in Magny Cours and Silverstone and will be leading the championship in early July

cmlean · Post by **cmlean** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 7:01 pm

Thank you for submitting your picks for the race of USA

The picks you have entered are:

Winner: Lewis Hamilton -- The kid's hit his straps
Second: Fernando Alonso -- 'I will not be no.2 at McLaren!'
Third: Felipe Massa -- Canada was just a hiccup
Fourth: Kimi Raikkonen -- 'I just can't get this thing to go???'
Fifth: Nick Heidfeld -- Best of the rest (again)
Sixth: Mark Webber -- Almost there
Seventh: Nico Rosberg -- In the points again
Eighth: Giancarlo Fisichella -- 'How did Alonso get this thing to work?'

Pole: Lewis Hamilton --

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