Round of Malaysia '09 - Picks and comments

[8 n Pole Admin]

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

You can submit your picks at http://www.newsonf1.com/8npole/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 Malaysia is the 3rd of April prior to the start of the first Friday practice session.

Good luck

[manoéo]

Winner : Rubens Barrichello (as Massa said that nobody could reach Brawn GP...)

Second : Jenson Button

Third : Sebastian Vettel

Fourth : Felipe Massa

Fifth : Kimi Raikkonen

Sixth : Robert Kubica

Seventh : Fernando Alonso

Eighth : Timo Glock

[Lloyd]

Not an easy one

The picks you have entered are:

Winner: Mark Webber

Second: Felipe Massa

Third: Rubens Barrichello

Fourth: Timo Glock

Fifth: Nick Heidfeld

Sixth: Jenson Button

Seventh: Jarno Trulli

Eighth: Lewis Hamilton

Pole: Mark Webber

[rc89pl]

1. Button
2. Barichello
3. Kubica
4. Webber
5. Massa
6. Raikkonnen
7. Heidfeld
8. Hamilton

[manoéo]

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[mlittle]

Thank you for submitting your picks for the race of Malaysia

The picks you have entered are:

Winner: Jenson Button

Second: Robert Kubica

Third: Sebastian Vettel

Fourth: Felipe Massa

Fifth: Lewis Hamilton

Sixth: Fernando Alonso

Seventh: Rubens Barrichello

Eighth: Kimi Raikkonen

Pole: Sebastian Vettel



...............this is what your picks will look like after throwing darts for an hour(or mine, at least........)........

[8 n Pole Admin]

Apologies everyone, the call for picks email had Call for Picks Australia as the title. That was in error

[Jim Watt]

Love this season! Should have followed my heart last week. Will this week.

Winner: Jensen Button Braun GP Hooray for Jense! Hooray for Ross!
second: Seb Vettell Red Bull Racing no mistakes this week
third: Mark Webber Red Bull Racing justice for the Webbo!
fourth: Rubens B. Braun G.P. just think what Seb V. could do in this machine
fifth: Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari (assuming the wheels don't fall off)
sixth: Lewis Hamilton McLaren ? (lucky, lucky, lucky!)
seventh: Fernando Alonso Renault ? should be on podium
eighth: Heikki Kov. McLaren (even luckier than Lewis)
pole: Jensen Button

cheers, Jim Watt

[jacfan]

Well the cat is well and truly among the pigeons this year but one race does not make a summer etc etc etc.

The picks you have entered are:

Winner: Felipe Massa

Second: Jenson Button

Third: Robert Kubica

Fourth: Lewis Hamilton

Fifth: Mark Webber

Sixth: Rubens Barrichello

Seventh: Fernando Alonso

Eighth: Kimi Raikkonen

Pole: Jenson Button

If I am going down I may as well do it in spectacular style!!!

[Julian Mayo]

A bloke who has been involved in building race cars, and has seen F1 at most tracks for many, many years reckons those Brawns were on rails, and it had nothing to do with diffusers. I have had another look at that nose...........
I will put my tips in in the morning, but suspect they will be along the lines of:
Pole.....Button.
Button,
Webber,
Barrichello,
Kubica,
Trulli
Alonso
Beumi,
Heidfield.
Vettel is getting close to having his big accident, imho.

[jido]

I understand Sepang will be all about tyres right?
I may have my picks all backwards

Winner: Rubens Barrichello - an easy race for the little guy

Second: Kimi Raikkonen - how competitive will Ferrari be when they finish? I bet on second best.

Third: Jarno Trulli - since he isn't be penalised, Jarno's spirits should be high. A good car will not do any harm to his results.

Fourth: Jenson Button - no KERS, possible tyre problems? Brawn cars can't be always in front

Fifth: Nick Heidfeld - there's been -again- talks about his seat, he needs to prove himself. BMW is strong.

Sixth: Sebastian Vettel - SV + RBR looks like a good combination

Seventh: Fernando Alonso - I expect Renault to show a good but not outstanding performance. Others are just too good!

Eighth: Nelson Piquet Jr - Nelsinho to complete the picks. When he's at his best he can drive as fast as Alonso.

Pole: Rubens Barrichello - a perfect week-end for him

I couldn't place the Williams... They may be a surprise performer on Sunday.

[F1greyhound]

A bloke who has been involved in building race cars, and has seen F1 at most tracks for many, many years reckons those Brawns were on rails, and it had nothing to do with diffusers. I have had another look at that nose...........
I will put my tips in in the morning, but suspect they will be along the lines of:
Pole.....Button.
Button,
Webber,
Barrichello,
Kubica,
Trulli
Alonso
Beumi,
Heidfield.
Vettel is getting close to having his big accident, imho.

Julian, your last sentence shows everything about yourself, get a life!

[Julian Mayo]

A bloke who has been involved in building race cars, and has seen F1 at most tracks for many, many years reckons those Brawns were on rails, and it had nothing to do with diffusers. I have had another look at that nose...........
I will put my tips in in the morning, but suspect they will be along the lines of:
Pole.....Button.
Button,
Webber,
Barrichello,
Kubica,
Trulli
Alonso
Beumi,
Heidfield.
Vettel is getting close to having his big accident, imho.

Julian, your last sentence shows everything about yourself, get a life!

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[8 n Pole Admin]

Results for Malaysia shortly.

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

Winner
Jenson Button 47.01%
Rubens Barrichello 17.37%
Lewis Hamilton 9.58%
Kimi Raikkonen 7.49%
Robert Kubica 6.89%
Felipe Massa 6.59%
Sebastian Vettel 2.10%

Second
Rubens Barrichello 25.75%
Jenson Button 23.05%
Robert Kubica 12.28%
Felipe Massa 10.78%
Lewis Hamilton 6.29%
Kimi Raikkonen 6.29%
Sebastian Vettel 5.39%
Jarno Trulli 3.29%
Mark Webber 2.10%

Third
Robert Kubica 16.47%
Felipe Massa 16.47%
Rubens Barrichello 14.07%
Jenson Button 12.28%
Sebastian Vettel 8.68%
Kimi Raikkonen 8.08%
Lewis Hamilton 6.29%
Nico Rosberg 5.09%
Jarno Trulli 4.19%
Fernando Alonso 2.69%
Mark Webber 2.10%


Pole
Jenson Button 52.99%
Rubens Barrichello 16.47%
Lewis Hamilton 6.89%
Felipe Massa 6.59%
Robert Kubica 5.39%
Kimi Raikkonen 4.79%
Sebastian Vettel 2.99%

[8 n Pole Admin]

Orange Peel top scored in the second round of the 2009 season with a score of 39 points.
It was a low scoring round with the average score being just 16.82.

Congratulations to Orange Peel, you have won a NewsOnF1 Compact Smart Digital Clock with Alarm.

Orange Peel managed to pick 6 of the top 8 finishers with 1st, 3rd and 4th in their exact finishing place. Picking Jenson Button for pole earned Orange Peel 4 additional points and scored a bonus 4 points for picking 6 and Pole!

Please give us your comments on how you've managed such a stunning pick!
All other players can contribute here as well. We'd love to hear from you.

The Overall Top 20 is available here

The Malaysia Top 200 is available here

The Popularity Picks for the round of Malaysia is available here

Results for individuals and groups are all being sent via email.