Round of Italy - Picks and comments

8 n Pole Admin · Post by **8 n Pole Admin** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 5:51 am

The Italian Grand Prix is on the 9th of September. Pick submissions close on the 7th of September prior to the start of the 1st Friday 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!

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 6:26 pm

Well, its the fastest circuit on the tour, and 15% of the lap is spent braking.
So who has got the lowest downforce (drag factor), and is most stable under brakes? The guys need to attack the Curbs (Kerbs) aggressively so the engineers can't set the cars to low, yet they need to be as slippery as possible. BMW could be a good chance??
Spyker could stir up the mid-field with the new B-Spec car.
I reckon Massa n Hambone will dook it out at the front, then a 4 way battle for third.
If the thing holds together, the RBs are quick in a straight line, and they do have a guy who knows a little about aero. 5th n 6th could be a ding dong go.
Thanks to channel Ten, we get to see it about 2am. The World Cup Rugby better be bloody entertaining. At least the V8Supercars will be, on Saturday and Sunday.

Lloyd · Post by **Lloyd** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:48 pm

Julian Please Kurb or Curb your Drag factor..

The picks I have entered arre

Winner: Kimi Raikkonen

Second: Fernando Alonso

Third: Lewis Hamilton

Fourth: Nick Heidfeld

Fifth: Felipe Massa

Sixth: Heikki Kovalainen

Seventh: Mark Webber

Eighth: Jarno Trulli

Pole: Kimi Raikkonen

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 10:27 pm

Lloyd wrote:Julian Please Kurb or Curb your Drag factor..
The picks I have entered arre

Winner: Kimi Raikkonen

Second: Fernando Alonso

Third: Lewis Hamilton

Fourth: Nick Heidfeld

Fifth: Felipe Massa

Sixth: Heikki Kovalainen

Seventh: Mark Webber

Eighth: Jarno Trulli

Pole: Kimi Raikkonen

My head hurts when cultures clash.

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:25 am

Picks for the round of Italy.......................

1st} Kimi Raikkonen(It's going to be a red-letter day for the Scuderia..........

)
2nd} Felipe Massa(like Master Kimi says, it is going to be a red-letter day for the Scuderia................

)
3rd} Nick Heidfeld(maybe I can spoil the Tifosi celebration..........

)
4th} Fernando Alonso(watchin' the WDC slide ever more away.........

)
5th} Lewis Hamilton(I'm human after all...........

)
6th} Giancarlo Fisichella(Wonder if any ChampCar teams need a veteran driver.............

)
7th} Nico Rosberg(..........................

........................)
8th} Robert Kubica(someone's gotta' finish 8th....this week it's Kubica!)

And for pole position..................its' Italy, its' Ferrari's home soil, Kimi Raikkonen will be on point for the race

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:21 am

With 77% of each lap with the go-pedal buried to the metal, aggressive attacks on the cur....ker...bumpy bits on the edges of the corners, so the rev limiters are at top load when the rear wheels come back to ground, and the rev span the engines have to cope with, how many retirements will there be?
Naturally Mark will be the first to go

.....
but some reckon Kimi is a car breaker.
Hambone hits the corners hard.
I reckon the rubber bump stops they will run, will be worn thru at 3/4 race distance

jacfan · Post by **jacfan** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:58 pm

The picks you have entered are:

Winner: Felipe Massa

Second: Kimi Raikkonen

Third: Fernando Alonso

Fourth: Robert Kubica

Fifth: Lewis Hamilton

Sixth: Heikki Kovalainen

Seventh: Nick Heidfeld

Eighth: Jenson Button

Pole: Felipe Massa

Fingers crossed.

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:49 pm

jacfan wrote:The picks you have entered are:

Winner: Felipe Massa

Second: Kimi Raikkonen

Third: Fernando Alonso

Fourth: Robert Kubica

Fifth: Lewis Hamilton

Sixth: Heikki Kovalainen

Seventh: Nick Heidfeld

Eighth: Jenson Button

Pole: Felipe Massa

Fingers crossed.

No Webbo???

cmlean · Post by **cmlean** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:15 pm

Thank you for submitting your picks for the race of Italy

The picks you have entered are:

Winner: Kimi Raikkonen..............Catch me if you can
Second: Lewis Hamilton...............Doesn't have to win
Third: Felipe Massa.....................Damn that kid
Fourth: Fernando Alonso..............Ditto
Fifth: Nick Heidfeld......................Best of the rest
Sixth: Robert Kubica...................Not quite there
Seventh: Heikki Kovalainen.........Enough to kick out Fisi for next season
Eighth: Jarno Trulli......................Marginal improvement

Pole: Kimi Raikkonen

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 12:32 am

cmlean wrote:Thank you for submitting your picks for the race of Italy

The picks you have entered are:

Winner: Kimi Raikkonen..............Catch me if you can
Second: Lewis Hamilton...............Doesn't have to win
Third: Felipe Massa.....................Damn that kid
Fourth: Fernando Alonso..............Ditto
Fifth: Nick Heidfeld......................Best of the rest
Sixth: Robert Kubica...................Not quite there
Seventh: Heikki Kovalainen.........Enough to kick out Fisi for next season
Eighth: Jarno Trulli......................Marginal improvement

Pole: Kimi Raikkonen

No Webbo???

cmlean · Post by **cmlean** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 7:10 am

Julian Mayo wrote:
cmlean wrote:Thank you for submitting your picks for the race of Italy

The picks you have entered are:

Winner: Kimi Raikkonen..............Catch me if you can
Second: Lewis Hamilton...............Doesn't have to win
Third: Felipe Massa.....................Damn that kid
Fourth: Fernando Alonso..............Ditto
Fifth: Nick Heidfeld......................Best of the rest
Sixth: Robert Kubica...................Not quite there
Seventh: Heikki Kovalainen.........Enough to kick out Fisi for next season
Eighth: Jarno Trulli......................Marginal improvement

Pole: Kimi Raikkonen
No Webbo???

Could be a mistake but no.

cmlean · Post by **cmlean** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 7:15 am

Julian Mayo wrote: Thanks to channel Ten, we get to see it about 2am. The World Cup Rugby better be bloody entertaining. At least the V8Supercars will be, on Saturday and Sunday.

V8 Supercars would be the 14th-16th of September. Looks like you can get some beauty sleep between qualifying and the GP.

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 10:08 am

cmlean wrote:
Julian Mayo wrote: Thanks to channel Ten, we get to see it about 2am. The World Cup Rugby better be bloody entertaining. At least the V8Supercars will be, on Saturday and Sunday.
V8 Supercars would be the 14th-16th of September. Looks like you can get some beauty sleep between qualifying and the GP.

Lost a day then, not a week

Jim Watt · Post by **Jim Watt** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 10:44 am

Greetings F1 Fans:

Here are my fingers-crossed picks. I assume that the Ferarri's will be fast and fearsome, but because it is, after all, their home race, one might expect (given their record this year) to see BOTH red machines DNF and the Tifosi riot! Still, I'm picking the Kimster to snatch the pole from Phil (that's Felipe, his team-mate)
and for

my favorite still, the Ice man K. R.

his little team mate Massa

by hook (or mayhap by crook) the Current WDC [tho' he sure don't LOOK it) Fernando the cute

4th: &

still: Lewis Hamilton

5th & getting respect at last Quick Nick Heidfeld

6th: the world's second fastest Finn, Heikki K.

7th: each race his light dimming, the other Renault chap, Giancarlo Fisi what?

8th: & about to depart from Williams for greener pastures, I hope, Nico the German

Can't wait for Qualifying; should be a good show, too!

Jim Watt

P.S. dear JacFan: you have my sympathy since your man has announced he will be racing pick up trucks for NASCAR! I guess his CD sales and his restaurant aren't bringing in the coins these days!

Bundy · Post by **Bundy** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 10:54 am

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

Pole: Felipe Massa

No Webbo purely because everytime i pick him, his car blows up