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Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 2:07 am
by rah
<T-K> wrote:
Julian Mayo wrote:
<T-K> wrote:Nico will win it :shock: :duel:
He is running lighter than MW, and bothWilliams are runnung a lot heavier than Fisi and Button :wink:
I love optimism....... 8)
Yeah so do I. They are good rumours and I hope they are true.

The only thing I do know, is that my picks are stuffed.

Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 2:39 am
by <T-K>
rah wrote: The only thing I do know, is that my picks are stuffed.

Along with 99% of us.....

Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 7:02 am
by Julian Mayo
<T-K> wrote:
Julian Mayo wrote:
<T-K> wrote:Nico will win it :shock: :duel:
He is running lighter than MW, and bothWilliams are runnung a lot heavier than Fisi and Button :wink:
I love optimism....... 8)
that wasn't my opinion :wink:

Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 7:15 am
by Snowy
Julian Mayo wrote:that wasn't my opinion :wink:
Is there any evidence to suggest Nico and Mark are running heavier than Fisi? Apparantly Fisi and Fernando were supposed to be on the same strategy but there was a problem with Fernando's rig. I can't believe he would have gone light :shock: It wouldn't make any sense. Jenson on the other hand is probably light but I wouldn't bank on it he probably has a little less than Fisi and was banking on being first into turn one and building a lead. :? That is unlikely now so I hope they have a plan B which they patently didn't have last week. :x

Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 8:22 am
by Julian Mayo
Snowy wrote:
Julian Mayo wrote:that wasn't my opinion :wink:
Is there any evidence to suggest Nico and Mark are running heavier than Fisi? Apparantly Fisi and Fernando were supposed to be on the same strategy but there was a problem with Fernando's rig. I can't believe he would have gone light :shock: It wouldn't make any sense. Jenson on the other hand is probably light but I wouldn't bank on it he probably has a little less than Fisi and was banking on being first into turn one and building a lead. :? That is unlikely now so I hope they have a plan B which they patently didn't have last week. :x
The author of the article in GrandPrix.com who is at the track, said that the Williams cars were clearly faster than the Hondas and said that the only reason for the big time gap between the front row and the rest had to be down to both fisi and Button being light. Sir Frank was quoted as saying that Nico was runnining lighter than MW :wink:

Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 8:29 am
by Snowy
Julian Mayo wrote: Sir Frank was quoted as saying that Nico was runnining lighter than MW :wink:
You wouldn't normally expect that sort of comment would you? It might be giving the oposition too much to go on.:shock:

Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 8:34 am
by Julian Mayo
Snowy wrote:
Julian Mayo wrote: Sir Frank was quoted as saying that Nico was runnining lighter than MW :wink:
You wouldn't normally expect that sort of comment would you? It might be giving the oposition too much to go on.:shock:
Imho he would hve meant slightly lighter at best. I would not want to run both cars on identical strategies 8)

Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 4:16 pm
by BlinkyBill
Julian Mayo wrote:
Snowy wrote:
Julian Mayo wrote: Sir Frank was quoted as saying that Nico was runnining lighter than MW :wink:
You wouldn't normally expect that sort of comment would you? It might be giving the oposition too much to go on.:shock:
Imho he would hve meant slightly lighter at best. I would not want to run both cars on identical strategies 8)
I agree. MW has been consistently half a second or more quicker than Nico . . . so to have virtually identical lap times points to what, 4 or 5 laps more fuel . . . which is the kind of buffer you want between the cars to give you options when you pit either of them . . .

This will be a fascinating race though. I am in the mood for two Williams podiums tonight.

Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 6:10 pm
by backmarker
What a weird grid for Malaysia.

Looks like my glory of 2nd place will be very short lived, unless Raikkonnen wins, MSchu 2nd, Alo 3rd, Butt 4th, Monya 5th, Web 6th, Fisi 7th and Rosb 8th.

Oh well, I think strategy is out the door for the next race...

Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 12:05 am
by Julian Mayo
backmarker wrote:What a weird grid for Malaysia.

Looks like my glory of 2nd place will be very short lived, unless Raikkonnen wins, MSchu 2nd, Alo 3rd, Butt 4th, Monya 5th, Web 6th, Fisi 7th and Rosb 8th.

Oh well, I think strategy is out the door for the next race...
I will be in the bar again slashing my wrists a mm at a time.

a good race for various reasons........now fasten your seatbelts for the Clipsal 500 from Adelaide next weekend.

Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 12:07 am
by Julian Mayo
BlinkyBill wrote:
Julian Mayo wrote:
Snowy wrote:
You wouldn't normally expect that sort of comment would you? It might be giving the oposition too much to go on.:shock:
Imho he would hve meant slightly lighter at best. I would not want to run both cars on identical strategies 8)
I agree. MW has been consistently half a second or more quicker than Nico . . . so to have virtually identical lap times points to what, 4 or 5 laps more fuel . . . which is the kind of buffer you want between the cars to give you options when you pit either of them . . .

This will be a fascinating race though. I am in the mood for two Williams podiums tonight.


Well BB. I really have only one thing to say about our mutual hopes

[size=18]FAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRKKKKKKKKKK[/size]

Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 12:24 pm
by BlinkyBill
Julian Mayo wrote:
BlinkyBill wrote:
Julian Mayo wrote:
Imho he would hve meant slightly lighter at best. I would not want to run both cars on identical strategies 8)
I agree. MW has been consistently half a second or more quicker than Nico . . . so to have virtually identical lap times points to what, 4 or 5 laps more fuel . . . which is the kind of buffer you want between the cars to give you options when you pit either of them . . .

This will be a fascinating race though. I am in the mood for two Williams podiums tonight.


Well BB. I really have only one thing to say about our mutual hopes

[size=18]FAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRKKKKKKKKKK[/size]
I'm drowning in my disappointment . . .

Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:50 pm
by Kapel
<T-K> wrote:
rah wrote: The only thing I do know, is that my picks are stuffed.

Along with 99% of us.....
Including me :cry:

Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:16 am
by cmlean
I'm struggling with mediocrity.

Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:37 pm
by Amjad
cmlean wrote:I'm struggling with mediocrity.
Who is not ??????????????????? :x
Any why, i think every one including me can't predict the right race order :roll: but all can pick 6/8 and most of us have zero pole point -- other than button lover-- :evil: