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

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The deadline for submitting the picks is the start of Saturday practice. That is at 11:00 Shanghai time (3:00 GMT).

Good luck

Here's my shot in the dark for China:
Winner: Fernando Alonso
Second: Kimi Raikkonen
Third: Sebastian Vettel
Fourth: Felipe Massa
Fifth: Jenson Button
Sixth: Mark Webber
Seventh: Lewis Hamilton
Eighth: Nico Rosberg
Ninth: Adrian Sutil
Tenth: Nico Hulkenberg
Pole: Sebastian Vettel

Still can't tell really which teams are where. I think Red Bull look very weak for the apparent failure to give Vettel any meaningful punishment at all.

I'll agree with Thaddeus that it's a shot in the dark this week

The most notable thing about the first two races is McLaren's miserable performance: two ninth place finishes; one for each driver. They must have been working round the clock the past three weeks! Probably they will make a comeback this week, but I'm not going to count on it just yet.

On the other hand, the Merc boys look like they're going to be in the running at the sharp end and Lewis may look like a genius before this year's done.

Lotus will probably hold on for this race and then begin slipping: they're always cash strapped.

Here, then, are my picks

1. Vettel and RBR (hard to imagine the wunderkind not on the podium)
2. Alonso and Ferrari (ditto for the Scuderia and miracle maker Fernando; he'll be taking pit orders this race, you bet!)
3. Hamilton and Mercedes (the car suits him and it looks like he suits the team)
4. Raikkonen (if Lewis slips, Kimi may get him; but I don't see either of them able to overtake the other on the circuit)
5. Webber (I expect qualifying difficulties and his usual slow start; if he doesn't fix both of them, this will be a long season)
6. Rosberg (I'm betting, obviously, on the Silver Arrows)
7. Massa (he could actually podium, but only if a lot of things go wrong for other top drivers)
8. Grosjean (down here it's hard to pick, but I like the Lotus's way with tires)
9. Adrian Sutil (I hope he keeps improving)
10. Perez (and heads begin to roll at Woking)

Pole: Vettel (the best qualifier in the field for the past two or three years)

Wow for some reason I have been forgetting to post my tips this year.

Anyway here are this weeks.....

Winner: Fernando Alonso
Second: Mark Webber
Third: Lewis Hamilton
Fourth: Sebastian Vettel
Fifth: Kimi Raikkonen
Sixth: Felipe Massa
Seventh: Romain Grosjean
Eighth: Daniel Ricciardo
Ninth: Sergio Perez
Tenth: Pastor Maldonado
Pole: Fernando Alonso


Don't expect to see the Red Bull team mates hugging on the podium!!!

I agree with Thaddeus re Vettel punishment but everyone expected that he would get a slap on the wrist ..... if that!!!
I think it will all out war between the two drivers this year. Will certainly not be any easy year for anyone in the team I would imagine.