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The official Not606 Qantas Australian Grand Prix chat and predictions

Discussion in 'Formula 1' started by BrightLampShade, Mar 4, 2012.

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Who claims first blood?

Poll closed Mar 14, 2012.
  1. Vettel

    28.6%
  2. Webber

    6.1%
  3. Button

    14.3%
  4. Hamilton

    34.7%
  5. Alonso

    2.0%
  6. Massa

    2.0%
  7. Rosberg

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  8. Schumacher

    2.0%
  9. Riakkonen

    8.2%
  10. Grosjean

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  11. di Resta

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  12. Hulkenberg

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  13. Kobayashi

    2.0%
  14. Perez

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
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  1. BrightLampShade

    BrightLampShade Well-Known Member
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    Call me keen but in my eyes its time to bring the the official F1 band wagon into town, the 2012 F1 season is here!!!

    Albert Park has been around since 1996 (well as a F1 track) and is seen by many as the classic F1 opener. Current drivers who have won here include:
    • Vettel
    • Button
    • Hamilton
    • Räikkönen
    • Alonso
    • and Schumacher

    The season is lining up to be a potential classic so start your engines.

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  2. JWP is the goal king

    JWP is the goal king Active Member

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    I'm hoping Hamilton can get his season off to a great start but I fear Red Bull might get in the way of that.
     
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  3. Eat Sleep Watch F1 Repeat

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    Gone for Webber, his luck has to change here sometime.
     
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  4. Nazara

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    BLS, When can we have the Sweepstake thread up as well? :grin:
     
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  5. BrightLampShade

    BrightLampShade Well-Known Member
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    I can set it up tonight unless someone else has a niffty idea for a starting comment?
     
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  6. di Fredsta!

    di Fredsta! Well-Known Member

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    Going for the underdogs. Kimi. Very unlikely, i even think Grosjean will beat him, why did i put Kimi? Stupid me.
     
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  7. El_Bando

    El_Bando Can't remember, where was I?
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    I just feel the mclaren is the most solid and it seems best suited and designed for Hamilton. So Hamilton to win!
     
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  8. Masanari

    Masanari Active Member

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    Button goes well in Oz and Mclaren seem to be up there, so I reckon he will win.
     
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  9. RoadRunner

    RoadRunner Well-Known Member

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    Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! OI! OI! OI! Always hated that chant, but I'll make an exception today. We're back baby!!!

    Actually I was going to start them up on Friday.
     
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  10. u408379965

    u408379965 Well-Known Member

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    Vettel's best track in my opinion, and I expect Red Bull to be the frontrunners again, so I selected Vettel, then accidentally clicked view poll results, wondered why my vote didn't register, realised what a fool I'd been and then did it properly. <diva>
     
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  11. BrightLampShade

    BrightLampShade Well-Known Member
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    All yours then ;)
     
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  12. Masanari

    Masanari Active Member

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    Vettel's best track? Hasn't he only ever finished the Australian GP once?
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  13. Drudeboy

    Drudeboy Well-Known Member

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    with nothing else to base predictions on, u just have to say fingerboy because of last year's dominance. testing never reveals much and i expect him to pick up where he left off, albeit with a much stronger hamilton challenge
     
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  14. Eat Sleep Watch F1 Repeat

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    We could see rain. Make it more interesting.
     
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  15. Big Ern

    Big Ern Lord, Master, Guru & Emperor

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    I wonder if that's what I did last year.
     
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  16. Delete Me

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    Alexander Wurz's predicted pecking order:

    Pecking order: 1.RedBull, 2.McLaren, 3.Mercedes, 4.Ferrari, 5-9. Lotus/ForceIndia/Williams/Sauber/TorroRosso, 10+ rest

    Interesting that he feels Mercedes is quicker than Ferrari even if they do have tyre problems at this time, or the issue at the big red team is REALLY! serious now.
     
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  17. u408379965

    u408379965 Well-Known Member

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    His pace has always been good.
     
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  18. Forza Bianchi

    Forza Bianchi Well-Known Member

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    I'm staying blindly optimistic until Melbourne Q3. We've been deceived many times before in testing. Alonso was smiling in his TV interview yesterday and Gary Anderson and Peter Windsor have made positive comments about the F2012. The car has handling issues but that doesn't mean it's a slow car.

    At best, I think Alonso can fight with McLaren in qualifying, not in the race though. I also think McLaren are further behind Red Bull than most believe.
     
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  19. Nazara

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    **** sake :emoticon-0121-angry :emoticon-0183-swear :headbang:


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    Fuk me Kyle, that's a bad prediction.

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  20. Kyle?

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    I picked Massa, for a laugh. I genuinely haven't got a clue about who'll win. Lotus look good, Red Bull look good, McLaren look good, Ferrari are definitely holding back some pace. I still think the Merc is crap though.
     
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