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Thanks for posting the above. Looking forward to the race. Any chance I can have my 3 correct predictions increased by 1 for the last race. I am listed as having 3 correct plus 1 correct above Cheers.
Thanks for bringing this to attention. I'll get it sorted once I am back in my laptop tomorrow. Probably one of BLS's cockups haha.
Are you trying to give all of the drivers a Game of Thrones style motto/sigil? please log in to view this image please log in to view this image
Well, I suppose I said Hamilton in the other thread so I have to back him here. Reckon the psychological advantage from Rosberg's mistakes at Monza will help him. REALLY hope it's a good race.
I'm going to take a punt on Ricciardo to win and close the gap. It'll be interesting to see how the Mercedes duo perform without the pit-wall holding their hands.
Hardest track on the calendar this, I think Ricciardo, Bottas or Alonso may come through and nick it because of the pressure on Nico and Lewis.
The 2 Merc's will drive off into the distance, I'm sorry Red Bull have got a slim to none chance of winning barring any issues mechanically or contact between the two (not unlikely), the performance advantage Mercedes have on ANY type of circuit is just soul destroying really and last week affirmed that, they finished 20+ secs ahead of the Williams.
I think people will be closer to them this time, Red Bull are feeling a little better about their chances apparently
Ooh, with Symonds at Williams, watch out for an early pit-stop And to LewisF12014: the first line of your sig is downright creepy, and yet... Well, it could be construed as tasteless but it is kind of prophetic too. Actually, it is tasteless, no question, but anyway, I hope that's not the reason why your rep. is zero because it's also eerily pertinent. Here's hoping the Schu makes a full recovery.
Shame the Singapore sling is no longer part of the track. It is a toughie, even quite tricky to get a really clean lap on the Xbox.
Went through to see what Not606 has thought of Singapore, the last two races were given a... rather low ranking. Hoping this is one of the races being considered for dropping in favour of Azerbaijan in 2016 (if we MUST have another oil-rich dictatorship on the grid...) EDIT: It's apparently contracted for three more years. 2018 cannot come fast enough.
I'm looking forward to the race, though I still think it will be a Mercedes 1-2, barring any mechanical or...other...issues. Mercedes were 22 seconds ahead at Monza. They probably won;t have much of an engine advantage. At every race were a Mercedes has won and not had any problems with the car during the race, and there hasn't been any safety cars, they are at least 20 seconds ahead of the next non Mercedes car, except Monaco. I don't expect that to change here. I'd say Singapore is similar to Catalunya or Hockenheim. Lots of stop-start corners and straights, each with fairly long straights suitable for overtaking. Downforce is critical here, and races this year with that trait, Mercedes have still done well at. I think Hamilton will win. He's got a lot of momentum and confidence going into this race, and plenty of support from the fans. Rosberg's mistakes will probably be still in his mind, even if he denies it. If Hamilton has no mechanical issues what-so-ever, I think he's got it in the bag anyway.
I wouldn't say it's open and shut. Mercedes' advantage at Monza was probably a mechanical one rather than a downforce one, and the track where the Red Bulls have been closest was Monaco - also a downforce heavy street circuit. I do think that if the Mercedes get in front and stay out of trouble with one another they'll have a significant advantage - Singapore is hard enough to overtake at without adding the underpowered Renault engine into the equation.
