Was just watching some highlights from the UK and now I get why so many people don't like Crofty. I always liked him on 5 Live but bloody hell he is way too shouty. Shouty to the point of irritation. edit: Crap... posted this in the wrong thread... Silly double stickies.
If (a big IF given the weather forecast) a dry race, then it could be the Vettel and Hamilton show! If wet, then its anyones guess... I think whatever the conditions, Vettel will do whatever he needs to to ensure he wins the WDC even if means driving safely to 4th position.. I'll cast my vote nearer the time, right now, have no idea..
Vettel just needs to race smartly and accept loosing the lead if it happens in the race. baring a car disaster I see him finishing 3rd.
Silver I'm afraid I had to steal your picture of Vettel/Alonso for my own Brazil race thread on Muzz as its so good. http://sphotos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/46442_428410533892663_785367468_n.jpg
Prediction Results: (after USA)[TABLE="class: cms_table_cms_table_cms_table_cms_table_cms_table_cms_table_cms_table_cms_table_cms_table_grid, align: center"] [TR] [TD]Forum Member[/TD] [TD]Points[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Samurai El_Bando Miggins Tomcat606 WestCoastBoogaloo JonnyBaws Schniederlin The Goal King Stephen Lickorish[/TD] [TD]5[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Smithers EternalMSC[/TD] [TD]4[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]MaxWhiplash Julius Caesar Masanari AbsolutelyGlorious Fred! DHCanary Kyle? Stone Roses Ram The IceMan Believe In Lewis Nazara oglow[/TD] [TD]3[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Chris 13 Forza Ferrari GUESTgenjigonzalesRoadRunner Ajay Fernando EDGE Paco Montoya BrightLampShade TheModestMatt[/TD] [TD]2[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Schumacher SpursGuru Silver Arrow Sportydan Dazz19 tribo32 Exiled_Geordie Sea Man Drudeboy tomtom94 Landen AllSaintsChris[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]
So Its an 8 way tie for the prediction Championship 2012 Samurai El_Bando - Webber Miggins Tomcat606 - Vettel WestCoastBoogaloo JonnyBaws Schniederlin The Goal King Stephen Lickorish
If conditions half and half, I'd be tempted to go for Button/Alonso, If dry I'd be going for Vettel or Hamilton.. Now tied for the lead, I can see myself folding like a cheap suite and opting for Grosjean only to see him take out half the field at the first turn!
I used to say the same thing about Lewis at Monza and Jenson at Spa yet both went out and destroyed it. The McLaren is fast enough to be on equal ground with the Red Bull at this point in the season.
I'd agree with that (in part..) but, in the past they (McLaren) have had a car that works well in either in-field or on the fast sweeping corners at Interlagos, this years car (when it doesn't fail) is a good all rounder, with his current form and the fact that its his last GP with McLaren and most likely his last decent chance of a race win for a good year or two, he'll be in win a decent chance of victory me thinks..
Renault: Red Bull must use new-spec alternator in Brazil Renault will switch Red Bull on to its newest specification of alternator for the championship decider in Brazil following Mark Webber's failure in the United States Grand Prix. Webber suffered Red Bull's third alternator failure in a race this year at Austin, dropping him out of third position. That problem prompted concerns from the team about that area of the car, which has left engine partner Renault in no doubt that Red Bull must switch to the newer spec for this weekend's Interlagos showdown. Renault's head of trackside operations Remi Taffin told AUTOSPORT about the plans for Brazil: "It is very simple. We go for the new spec. *It has passed all the tests." Red Bull elected not to use the newer specification, which was raced by other Renault teams, because it felt safer using the older specification that had so far proved trouble-free. When asked why that decision had been made if the newer units had passed all reliability tests, Taffin said: "Because they are human beings and at some point as humans they have some feelings. "It was a common decision, so we put everything on the table and we decided altogether we should go that way. We had everything to fit either the old or new design. "But the feeling was generally that there is some sense to keep on using something that we have known for years with low mileage and stuff like that, even if we had a new solution that we knew had gone through all the tests. "Maybe it is a bit more difficult to understand, but put yourself in the situation where you have to make a decision. "Sometimes you go into a shop and there are two different things and your head says you should buy this one but your heart says you should buy the other one." Taffin added that the fact that Renault's other teams had successfully used the revised newer specification of alternator last weekend meant that Red Bull should have no concerns about its reliability for Brazil. "This is the first Sunday it has been used, but now we are up to 2000km on a few items with track and dyno testing, so there is nothing we would do more on this item before we fit it on the car." *I'll hold you to that quote Renault...
Mclaren are crap in the wet and usually just as bad at Interlagos. If it's a wet race I see an Alonso win joined by Massa and possibly Vettel on the podium. However if Mclaren are over their problems in the wet conditions then the race could be a classic.
Ferrari used to be good at heating the tyres up but now they seem to struggle with the hard tyres even in perfect weather. Alonso was struggling in particular with the Prime like I reckoned in practice unlike Felipe, trying to heat them up in the wet could be a big problem for them now with trying to gain performance! The past is no guarantee for future success!
