USA GP Chat and Predictions, The Penultimate Showdown.

The twilight of an unforgettable era, and the epic battle between the stallion and red bull is nearly over...

We have witnessed Obama retain his crown in the White house, but will Vettel do the same in F1 - for a second time?

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Event Schedule:​

Press conference: Will be posted when known.
Press conference: Will be posted when known.

Friday 16th November 2012 USA Grand Prix Free Practice 1: 09:00 AM - (15:00PM UK).
Friday 16th November 2012 USA Grand Prix Free Practice 2: 13:00 PM - (19:00PM UK).
Saturday 17th November 2012 USA Grand Prix Free Practice 3: 09:00 AM - (15:00PM UK).
Saturday 17th November 2012 USA Grand Prix Qualifying: 12:00 PM - (18:00PM UK).
Sunday 18th November 2012 USA Grand Prix: 13:00 PM - (19:00PM UK).

Practice sessions, qualifying and the race are live on Sky F1.​

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Former Winners:

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[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"]Year[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"]Driver[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"]Constructor[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"]Location[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"][/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"]2007[/TH]
[TD]

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Lewis Hamilton[/TD]
[TD]McLaren-Mercedes[/TD]
[TD]Indianapolis[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"]2006[/TH]
[TD]

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Michael Schumacher[/TD]
[TD]Ferrari[/TD]
[TD]Report[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"]2005[/TH]
[TD]

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Michael Schumacher[/TD]
[TD]Ferrari[/TD]
[TD]Report[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"]2004[/TH]
[TD]

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Michael Schumacher[/TD]
[TD]Ferrari[/TD]
[TD]Report[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"]2003[/TH]
[TD]

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Michael Schumacher[/TD]
[TD]Ferrari[/TD]
[TD]Report[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"]2002[/TH]
[TD]

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Rubens Barrichello[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

2007 STATS: [TABLE="class: wikitable sortable jquery-tablesorter"]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"][/TH]
[TD]

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United States Grand Prix[/TD]
[TD]POLE:Lewis Hamilton[/TD]
[TD]FASTEST LAP: Kimi Räikkönen[/TD]
[TD]WIN: Lewis Hamilton[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

[TABLE="class: infobox, width: 25"]
[TR]
[TD]Tyre Allocation: MEDIUMand HARD[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Pirelli Paul Hembery, Pirelli motorsport director: Will post quote when available.


Bando can you do the table again please.
Will be harder because somebody messed up the pole haha.​

Did it a bit early as I am bored, and it seems dead on here. Come on guys liven up.

 

Were you waiting to make this thread when you could get the second line of title text right?

 

Haha, no but it is kinda good that he won. Otherwise my title would have been rubbish and not-apt.

Please mods.

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The first sector looks like it was made for a RedBull!, they shouldn't be too shabby down the back straight with the DDRS and final sector isn't gonna hurt them either.
Hard to see anything other than a RedBull (Vettel) win, he could well clinch the title here too, barring a miracle, they'll bag the WCC title here!
McLaren (Hamilton), if the car lasts should be decent too...
Ferrari will no doubt bring a raft of upgrades, Alonso won't be going at it at anything less than 100%
Hoping with the win, Kimi is in contention again, would love a 4 way fight for the race..

 

I'm guessing a Hamilton pole followed by a Hamilton retirement around lap 30 or something breaking on the car dropping him down to 8th.

Vettel FTW with Alonso 3rd

 

Sound like we need a Poll within a Poll, "Guess the lap when Hamiltons car will breakdown?"

 

Come on Kimi, win! I can dream can't I?

 

Redbull to dominate Sector 1, Mclaren in sector 2 maybe, and Redbull again in Sector 3. Alonso will have to give it everything again. And Kimi will be there to boss them if they mess up in front.

Mclaren's were quick in Abu-Dhabi but this race couldn't be more different, barring the huge straight. More high speed sweeping corners etc.

 

No longer dreams now, he showed he can do it. So you can believe as much as anyone else. Unlike me, dreaming since 2010.

 

Alonso's world title to lose, Alonso's race to lose. Seb has no chance to win here, it's clearly obvious the Ferrari is the car to beat around here as the record speaks for itself in the good old USA, it's like home turf to them. RBR have a horrible record around here, they have never won at this track...

Like I said at the last weekend, (it would be lucky if Seb made it into Q3) and I was right he was DSQ and qualified in the pitlane.

Only a miracle can stop Alonso winning this GP and world title with his car being miles ahead of the rest.


Enjoy the weekend

 

From turn 12 onwards Austin looks like the final sector at Abu Dhabi and Hamilton was mighty in that final sector?
Be interesting to see how the tyres hold up here but with the tyre allocation, I'd be surprised if we see anyone two stop, would like to have seen Pirelli mix it up here and bring the S-Softs and Mediums!

 

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To be fair you are right on that, so maybe S3 is Lewis's playground.

 

Vettel to wrap it up. no doubt about it

 

.............Is it me or does the track look like a hammer?

 

Looks like something from the Mass Effect series for me to be honest.

 

So we've got:
Shanghai - looks like a guy doing the splits
Bahrain - A fist-shaking duck
Austin - Hammer/balloon sword

Any others?

 

I always think spa looks like an AK-47.......

 

Circuit de Catalunya looks like a body builder with a triangular head?