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The 'Better Do It Now' Chinese GP Chat & Predictions

Discussion in 'Formula 1' started by Big Ern, Apr 10, 2018.

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Poll closed Apr 14, 2018.
  1. Lewis Hamilton

    53.3%
  2. Seb Vettel

    40.0%
  3. Valtieri Bottas

    6.7%
  4. Danny Ricciardo

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  5. Kimi Raikonnen

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  6. Max Verstappen

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  7. Fernando Alonso

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  8. Pierre Gasly

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  9. Nico Hulkenberg

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  10. A N Other

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  1. Big Ern

    Big Ern Lord, Master, Guru & Emperor

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    you know the drill, who will stand highest
     
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  2. El_Bando

    El_Bando Can't remember, where was I?
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    Hamilton hasn' won in 5 races so must be his turn now.

    Also Lewis will break raikkonens record of most consecutive points finishes at this race.
     
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  3. SgtBhaji

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    May have to go Vettel on this one to keep my losing streak going.
     
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    Number 1 Jasper Well-Known Member

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    I'm going with Bottas , not sure why , just want to .
     
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  5. allsaintchris.

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    Drunk?
     
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    LOL no !



    Though I cannot speak for him <whistle>
     
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    IMo hamilton is just talking to put pressure on himself.

    Theres so long left in this season the first away races don't necessarily count for that much in the grand scheme when you are only 17 points down after 2 podiums!

    Bit silly

    This one is all hamilton IMO.

    Unless it rains and then its all hamiltons if he doesn't have an off before the tyres get changed.
     
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  8. El_Bando

    El_Bando Can't remember, where was I?
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    <yikes> are you referring to 2007!!
     
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  9. allsaintchris.

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    2007 did not exist. The world went straight from 2006 to 2008.

    No one Knows what happened to 2007 as no history books make mention of it.

    Forget anything you have ever heard about 2007.

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  10. El_Bando

    El_Bando Can't remember, where was I?
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    I remember every year at China. This and the Sutil bar fight. No good racing. None at all.
     
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  11. SgtBhaji

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    What's a 2007, precious?
     
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  12. Big Ern

    Big Ern Lord, Master, Guru & Emperor

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    A secret government conspiracy that everyone knows about.
     
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    Very interesting situation this morning

    P2 may or may not be anything to go by.

    Vettel was 4th but 0.1 second behind. hamilton quickest from Raikkonen by 0.007s

    i can't see if this was affected by tires or whatever this morning so who knows.....
     
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  14. El_Bando

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    The field more bunched up than I thought. Anybody know the temperatures at the track this weekend? Obviously merc will have pole with the party mode advantage but the race could be close
     
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  15. Big Ern

    Big Ern Lord, Master, Guru & Emperor

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    Looking like another nightmare weekend for Williams, Stroll miles off the pace.
     
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  16. allsaintchris.

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    In a proper world, he would get 'rested' but as daddy is bankrolling the team you know it isn't going to happen.
     
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    My season's dead in the water . Just have to hope Sirotkin comes good , as I posted yesterday , he certainly comes across very well when he speaks . Not that that actually counts for anything !
     
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    A lot gets made about the gulf in speed between the Mercedes works team and their customer teams, leading to suggestions about special engine modes etc etc, but look at the gaps between Ferrari and their customers?

    Equally as big in most cases, why does this side of it not get mentioned that much? The only teams that are relatively closely matched are the Renualt teams, which even then aren't headed by the works team.

    Have Ferrari got something to answer for as well?
     
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  19. El_Bando

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    well Haas are using last years car and sauber are using something from the 90s
     
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  20. BrightLampShade

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    He's making Sirotkin look pretty good if nothing else.
     
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