Malaysia F1, who's for the top step?

[Code Monkey]

Honda is once again on the top on the pre race practise times, but with interesting handling resulting in the Ginger one Spinning off.

Alonso is the fastest of the racers on the practise runs, and will be bouyed up by last weekend, I think he will be the one to beat predictable and dull and will not stop me cheering on other drivers.

Michael will spend the total time wondering when his engine will go pop like Massa's and DC's but can never be discounted, the car looked very strong last weekend.

and Kimi hmm will he be gentle on the car enough that the fragile McLaren will make it to the end of the weekend in one piece?

hope so, though it would be nice to see Button do alright Malaysia was the first place he got a podium so another first here would be great.

whats everyone elses predictions?

[GarrettMacD]

I'm gonna go for Schumacher (not Ralf...)

he's always gone well there, except for last year. Wasn't Malaysia his comeback race after the broken leg where he set pole and then let that gobshite Irvine win the race?

[egomeister]

My money's on Kimi

[SKR]

Micheal, Kimi, Alonso - in that order, I think! or maybe not in that order, er...

It will definatly, maybe, one of those 3 on the top step.

[rustybin]

I predict that after a freak adminsitrative error following a post qualifying migrane by a lowly data processor...



1st Ide
2nd Mansell
3rd Ascari

[kevin ritson]

rustybin said:

I predict that after a freak adminsitrative error following a post qualifying migrane by a lowly data processor... 1st Ide 2nd Mansell 3rd Ascari

Can't be true - no-one's bothered to input Ide's name into the results database...

The McLaren's were lucky to last Bahrain so not expecting much in the Malaysian heat.
Honda won't sort their long stint performance drop-off until Europe.
Alonso v Schuey, Fernando has the edge in a straight fight but result will be down to attrition from either them or another runner's problem affecting one of them.

>> Edited by kevin ritson on Friday 17th March 18:39

[do80]

I drew Massa out of the hat in our pub sweep. I'll live in hope.

[Trackside]

Rosberg for pole?

[john75]

Trackside said:

Rosberg for pole?

Rosberg is 3rd on the grid would be nice to see him on the podium going to be a great race in early stages with so many of faster drivers at the middle and back.

[richb]

Button's right up there again, and again, predictabely, no one has mentioned him so I'm going to suggest Button for his first GP win.

[tomtvr]

I think Raikkonen will win, he has been far too quiet in qualifying - remember he was fat with fuel starting at the back last time and managed 3rd.

At leastone of the front runners is bound to have reliability problems - so that should be interesting.

[gtr-gaz]

That's some talent young Rosberg has there , although I think his inexperience will cause him to have a coming together with Button in the first corner

I'm British, so I would like JB to win, but I don't think that's realistic, so I will go for Raikonnen to win assuming his car holds up!

[richb]

gtr-gaz said:

That's some talent young Rosberg has there , although I think his inexperience will cause him to have a coming together with Button in the first corner...

I think his inexperience will mean he is behind Button at the first corner.

[tollytuff]

button for me too. even though i just bought the new 'williams' baseball cap from their site..
williams 2nd and 3rd... pretty please

[egomeister]

egomeister said:

My money's on Kimi

I've just lost all my money

[minghis]

egomeister said:

egomeister said: My money's on Kimi I've just lost all my money

And me - had 9/5 on a McLaren to win. Bugger.

[richb]

richb said:

gtr-gaz said: That's some talent young Rosberg has there , although I think his inexperience will cause him to have a coming together with Button in the first corner... I think his inexperience will mean he is behind Button at the first corner.

Well I was right in that respect.

[gtr-gaz]

richb said:

richb said: gtr-gaz said: That's some talent young Rosberg has there , although I think his inexperience will cause him to have a coming together with Button in the first corner... I think his inexperience will mean he is behind Button at the first corner. Well I was right in that respect.

and I couldn't have been more wrong in both my predictions!!
I'll keep quiet next time

[sstein]

Really disappointed with Ferrari again, just goes to show how flattering the result in Bahrain was. They are easily behind Williams, Renault, Honda & Mclaren. In fact it looks like they are not much better than last season.

If Raikonnen, Webber and Rosberg hadn't dropped out, Schumacher would have struggled to get points.

Another long and disappointing season ahead for Ferrari fans. I really cant see them winnig a race.

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Stuart