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Even though the Bahrain Grand Prix is still over 3 weeks away, we have already received over 50 pick submissions for the 1st race since the competition was launched 2 days ago.

We thought we'll open this thread early so players can start sharing their picks with us and telling us why they think those picks will be the right ones.

So go ahead and submit your picks here then come back and paste your picks on this thread with some explanation why you think this pick is the right one.


Good luck!

Unless something dramatic happens in testing in the next two weeks, here are my picks:

Winner: Fernando Alonso - Shows Fisichella how it is done again
Second: Giancarlo Fisichella - Good driver, great car
Third: Jenson Button - Reliable car
Fourth: Rubens Barrichello - Still hasn't fully recovered from his role at Ferrari
Fifth: Juan Pablo Montoya - Better than Kimi nursing a car
Sixth: Jarno Trulli - Best Bridgestone runner
Seventh: Felipe Massa - He tries to make up time after Michael retires
Eighth: Jacques Villeneuve - Great driver, good car
Pole: Fernando Alonso - Naturally

Interesting Tips Jayvee - are you one of the crew fighting for first of fighting for 324th?

My picks so far are:

Winner: FA - obviously the man to beat
2: Rubens - 2nd best car, best driver of the team
3: Webber - 3rd best car.
4: Michael - 4th best car.
5: JPM - sole surviving McLaren. Keep Walking Johnnie.
6: Heidfeld - surprise surprise!!
7: Jenson - damn, so I cant drive after all
8: Trulli - Team consistency, but just not as fast

Pole: Rubens.

As I said in another thread, you seem to fit well here so go ahead and join our group and lets see how far behind me you'll end up

Our group is called F1 idiots

BTW: Your picks and mine don't differ all that much.
We'll see who's laughing after Bahrain

Here are my picks for Bahrain....

1st}Kimi Raikkonen(see, I told you the car was reliable! )
2nd}Fernando Alonso(it's just one race, Kimi....I'll still beat you in the other rounds! )
3rd}Rubens Barrichello(now that I'm free of Michael, I can finally race to win rather than help him.... )
4th}Juan Pablo Montoya(another missed podium.....oops. )
5th}Giancarlo Fisichella(it's going to be a long, long year....)
6th}Michael Schumacher(I heard that, Rubens..... )
7th}Ralf Schumacher(.......... )
8th}Jenson Button(at least Rubens made the podium....)

Pole.......Juan Pablo Montoya(hey, Fernando can't win them all.... )

Bahrain:

1. Fernando Alonso (reliable and fast )
2. Rubins Barrichello (been testing well)
3. Mark Webber (time to silence the critics )
4. Giancarlo Fisichella (another pitstop error )
5. Jenson Button (first blood to Rubins )
6. Nico Rosberg (everyone starting to notice yet? )
7. Michael Schumacher (not the tyres this time, so what happened? )
8. Jarno Trulli (reliable but not so fast)

Pole: Kimi Raikkonen (engine's good for one lap at least)

I reckon' both Maclarens will blow up during the race and although we'll never hear the end of it from JV, I think FA will have the rest licked.

tld wrote:Bahrain:

7. Michael Schumacher (not the tyres this time, so what

And 7th is too high

2 days of testing in Bahrain (can't get any closer) and he couldn't cover a race distance

That is my secret weapon you see

And 7th is too high

Well, I was counting on Max to ensure Sato gets disqualified before the race so MS doesn't have to worry about him also for Jean to have about three or four engines ready to go.

1. FA
2. MW
3. Kimi
4. Fisi
5. Hamburgers
6. RB
7. RS
8. JT

Pole: Kimi

Just Coz!!!!!

phew...

Lets c..

1. Rubinho (A new begining..BBQ in next race pls )
2. Alonso ( Damn...what happened )
3. Michael (Yeah!! Sato u missed me )
4. Button (How did Rubens do tht!!! )
5. Fisi (I thought i would get PT)
6. Webber (Looks better than last year)
7. Ralf ( Did i manage to drive )
8. Nick ( JV can u see me? )

Pole - Alonso (Damn good car)

Lets talk sense shall we I'm loosin' control

1 Jenson (I believe he can fly)
2 Rubinho (How de do dat?)
3 Kimi (Some reliability no revs)
4 Mark (I can't control all these horses!)
5 JPM (I don't understand it?)
6 Michael (Better than I expected)
7 Nico (If only my team mate was Heikki)
8 Fernando (I can't believe I span out of first place!)

Pole: Fernando (who's a pretty boy?)

Ok.....time for the big boys to start submitting picks....

1) Pablo (He is just too good )
2) Fonzi (Damn those botched pit stops)
3) Kimi (If only he didnt get that drive through)
4) Webber (not a bad start to the season)
5) Fisi (He just never has the luck)
6) Shumi ( Wha!? How'd he so far up the order?)
7) Chello (Still following shumi )
8.) D.C (Lucky for those retirements ahead of him)

Pole....Fonzi.....(He is going to be the one to beat)


Damn I love being this optimistic.....

And the big boys pick

Webber, (see the latest test times ) From Pole
Fisi (the team gives him a better car than Alonso)
Barrichello (Jenson who ?)
Nico (Which way did Webber go ?)
DC, (still one of the best pilots)
Trulli (holds up the rest of the field)
Button (how did the Barra do that ?)
Massa (gotta love this v10)

Kimi dnf 18 laps
JPM dnf 22 laps
Alonso, got the sulks, 2 laps.

Julian Mayo wrote: Webber, (see the latest test times ) From Pole

At least when I pick The Cute, he sets lap records

And from Pole You reckon he'll make the last 10

Kapel wrote:3. Michael (Yeah!! Sato u missed me )

With all the testing in the NEW car in BAHRAIN don't you think he is so far ahead of the rest that he'll lap everyone in the race

Or don't you think he is good enough