Round of Monaco - Picks and comments

8 n Pole Admin · Post by **8 n Pole Admin** » Tue May 22, 2007 4:29 am

The Monaco Grand Prix is on the 27th of May. Pick submissions close on the 24th of May prior to the start of the 1st Thursday practice session at 10:00 local time (08:00 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.

Good luck!

Jim Watt · Post by **Jim Watt** » Tue May 22, 2007 5:34 am

Cool! I get to be first to pick this time!!

For Monaco:

Two Time WDC, Fernando A.!!

Fabulous Ice Man, Kimi R!!!

Incredible Record Making Rookie, Lewis H.!!!!
4th

World's Sweetest Brazilian, Felipe M.
5th

World's Fastest Pole, Robert K.
6th

World's most elegant driver, Giancarlo F.
7th

Best Sport in F1 and everyone's favorite drinking buddy, David C.

8th

unluckiest Rookie Ever, Heikki K.

POLE

Who Else?? Fernando, best moper since Ralphie

As all of you intelligent gents and ladies can see, I have gone off the deep end, hoping against hope that this race results in something close, again, to a four-way tie. By that, I mean I expect, by picking him, to put a hex on Fernando --and furthermore, if St. Joseph has any influence at all, Felipe too. But even if I fall into the fifth century, I will be doing handstands of joy if Lewis or Kimi wins!!

Jim Watt

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Tue May 22, 2007 8:12 am

Tone the colours down Jim, fer gawds sake.....tis early.

Now for some realistic picks

pole...Hambone

Race places

Hambone....flag to flag
Massa
Kimi
Alonso
Webber
Kubrika
Trulli

All those behind Ralf, and one immediately in front will DNF.

This track requires the greatest downforce of all of them, so I think Adrian might have something ready. It will be interesting to see how the boys cope with the first race on the "supersoft" Potenzas.

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Tue May 22, 2007 10:59 am

Here are my picks for the Round of Monaco...............

1st} Felipe Massa(leading Ferrari back to the Constructors' title....)

2nd} Lewis Hamilton(continuing his points lead through Monte Carlo)

3rd} Kimi Raikkonen(Mr. Todt, why is Felipe doing better than me???)

4th} Fernando Alonso(Mr. Dennis, please remind Senor Hamilton that I'm the WDC, not him......)

5th} Nick Heidfeld(still the best of the rest...........)

6th} David Coulthard(..........................

.........................)
7th} Jarno Trulli(still showing Toyota how not to spend their wealth.....)

8th} Alex Wurz(hey, someone's got to finish 8th.....this week, it's Wurz!!)

And for pole position............Lewis Hamilton

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Tue May 22, 2007 12:12 pm

OOOOPS

Rain is forecast for Qalifying
Hmmmmmmmm........better throw Webbo a bit further up in my picks......

gkaytaz · Post by **gkaytaz** » Tue May 22, 2007 3:22 pm

Winner: Fernando Alonso

Second: Kimi Raikkonen

Third: Lewis Hamilton

Fourth: Felipe Massa

Fifth: Nick Heidfeld

Sixth: Giancarlo Fisichella

Seventh: Robert Kubica

Eighth: Mark Webber

Pole: Fernando Alonso

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Tue May 22, 2007 3:25 pm

Fisi is pretty good in the rain.....Nick doesn't like it much

gkaytaz · Post by **gkaytaz** » Tue May 22, 2007 3:31 pm

Julian Mayo wrote:Fisi is pretty good in the rain.....Nick doesn't like it much

True. Yet Nick has a good car and if he qualifies high enough he won't let anyone pass. This also being the reason behind my pick of Kubica...

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Tue May 22, 2007 10:26 pm

Hey, Ed !, given that this circuit puts more demand on the cooling systems......(ie, if the car is not going forward in clean air.......the only way these cars are cooled).........
Who is on 1st engine cycle ?????.....sorry, I can't remember

Monaco really is an engineers' nightmare..........cut notches in the steering arms so the guys can turn enough........raise the cars 5-8 mm...........lessens downforce, and mechanical grip......create masssive downforce.......soften the suspension so much, so that the bumps don't blow the diff ellectronics becauase one wheel is in the air so much more than the other.....lessens mechanical grip because the car is not as balanced......compensate by tuning (detuning) the traction control.....a tyre that has never been raced on before.......how good is the mechanical grip compared to other teams..............chuck some atmospheric precipitation into the mix.........Move over Ross Brawn.........I am on the couch with this one..........except......bugga........those idiots on ITV

So waddya reckon Ross, lets go see what we can do for Toyota.........what's that Ross?.....can't quite hear you.....oh!....."mobile reception is bad near the wind tunnels in Cologne"...........

Lloyd · Post by **Lloyd** » Tue May 22, 2007 10:31 pm

your picks for the race of Monaco are:

Winner: Fernando Alonso

Second: Kimi Raikkonen

Third: Mark Webber

Fourth: Nick Heidfeld

Fifth: Giancarlo Fisichella

Sixth: David Coulthard

Seventh: Takuma Sato

Eighth: Jarno Trulli

Pole: Fernando Alonso

The young bucks will take each other out.

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Tue May 22, 2007 10:36 pm

Lloyd wrote:your picks for the race of Monaco are:

Winner: Fernando Alonso

Second: Kimi Raikkonen

Third: Mark Webber

Fourth: Nick Heidfeld

Fifth: Giancarlo Fisichella

Sixth: David Coulthard

Seventh: Takuma Sato

Eighth: Jarno Trulli

Pole: Fernando Alonso

The young bucks will take each other out.

Given that one of the young bucks is likely to be on pole, or there abouts, will anyone get thru turn one?????

Lloyd · Post by **Lloyd** » Tue May 22, 2007 10:41 pm

One of them may try to uphold a red car tradition at Monarco towards the end of Q3 and get tboned by the hambone..

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Tue May 22, 2007 11:01 pm

Finished counting your dinero yet?
Ye of Controversy Corner .......tis all your fault......you got me in to all of this.......then abandoned me, as if I were nought but a wayward pup......so I went on, alone into the forboding dark unknown, with less than a gentle fondle of my labrador - like ears to guide me.........only to be seduced by the carnivous others who lurk within............yet no other of an heretical ilk stands alongside, much less back to back.........Who stands!!!! To fight the good fight against the Evil Twins????? Who, amongst thee, will turn ploughshare to sword, quill to "fevver", nib to arrowhead..........biodiesol be damned.........shuffle off the Monk's trappings, Both Heretical and Controversial, Tis time to take up the the slack of those who doth protest but do nowt. Do you not still love the Formula? Have ye abondoned us for another??? Boats???
To Arms.....To Arms.....To Arms.......for the danger is greater now than it has been before.
You may yet stem the tide.

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Tue May 22, 2007 11:03 pm

Lloyd wrote:One of them may try to uphold a red car tradition at Monarco towards the end of Q3 and get tboned by the hambone..

\Good point, but Ralf will take out Nick n Fisi long before that

jacfan · Post by **jacfan** » Tue May 22, 2007 11:15 pm

The picks you have entered are:

Winner: Fernando Alonso

Second: Lewis Hamilton

Third: Felipe Massa

Fourth: Nick Heidfeld

Fifth: Kimi Raikkonen

Sixth: Robert Kubica

Seventh: David Coulthard

Eighth: Mark Webber

Pole: Fernando Alonso

As for why... well I guess because I am an idiot and right now with so much going on in my "other" life I can't even begin to think about it.

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