Who is going to win the British GP if it rains?
Who is going to win the British GP if it rains?
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simonrockman

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7,114 posts

284 months

Monday 2nd July 2007
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We've not yet seen Hamilton in the wet. Will he be just as untouchable?

Simon

kevin ritson

3,423 posts

256 months

Monday 2nd July 2007
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Did it rain during the GP2 race in Hungary last year? Can't remember whether it did and how Lewis went. However surely it's also down to the performance difference between Ferrari and McLaren and how the chassis work in the wet.

Mojocvh

16,837 posts

291 months

Monday 2nd July 2007
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What do you mean "IF"....

130R

7,079 posts

235 months

Monday 2nd July 2007
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I quite fancy one of the Ferrari's to win next weekend, rain or shine.

loneranger

876 posts

236 months

Monday 2nd July 2007
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Who is going to win the British GP if it rains?

On current form, Kimi. Wet or dry.

mikey_p

1,283 posts

243 months

Monday 2nd July 2007
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I watched a GP2 race when it chucked it down last year (and Hungary rings a bell, but I'm not sure). Anyway, Hamilton was immense. Can't remember the reason why he was near the middle/back but he made up 10 places very quickly. It was like he was the only one who had a set of wets on. I think he went onto the win the race as well, after a battle with that other good one in F2 (can't remember the name, son of an ex-F1 driver, I think Piquet (sp?)).

So i'd be very interested to see Hamilton driving in the wet at Silverstone. I think he'd have a good chance.

Blue Meanie

73,668 posts

284 months

Monday 2nd July 2007
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loneranger said:
Who is going to win the British GP if it rains?

On current form, Kimi. Wet or dry.
Current form? He won a race, so yes, in the last 1 race he has a 100% record, but I ouldn't exactly say it's the best 'current form'

loneranger

876 posts

236 months

Monday 2nd July 2007
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Blue Meanie said:
loneranger said:
Who is going to win the British GP if it rains?

On current form, Kimi. Wet or dry.
Current form? He won a race, so yes, in the last 1 race he has a 100% record, but I ouldn't exactly say it's the best 'current form'
Current. He won the race yesterday. You can't get much more current than that.
Form. He finished first after 70 laps competing against 22 of the best drivers in the world. I think that is as good an indicator of form as you will find.

Mojocvh

16,837 posts

291 months

Monday 2nd July 2007
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Just agree......

Blue Meanie

73,668 posts

284 months

Monday 2nd July 2007
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Current form means more than one race. I presume you are disregarding the other in the championship who have performed much better this season?

Nicholas Blair

4,111 posts

313 months

Monday 2nd July 2007
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Reckon Massa will do it this weekend

StuMartin

1,706 posts

266 months

Monday 2nd July 2007
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Blue Meanie said:
Current form means more than one race. I presume you are disregarding the other in the championship who have performed much better this season?
Yes, of course he is - haven't you read his other posts?! Bringing a new meaning to the phrase "wilfully blinkered ignorance".

I really like Kimi too, but I don't think even he would say one decent result in the dry makes him the obvious favourite if next weekend, on a markedly different type of track, it's a wet race.

It's a very good starter to his return to form, if he can keep up the momentum.

If it is wet, I don't see Alonso winning.

IainT

10,040 posts

267 months

Monday 2nd July 2007
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loneranger said:
Blue Meanie said:
loneranger said:
Who is going to win the British GP if it rains?

On current form, Kimi. Wet or dry.
Current form? He won a race, so yes, in the last 1 race he has a 100% record, but I ouldn't exactly say it's the best 'current form'
Current. He won the race yesterday. You can't get much more current than that.
Form. He finished first after 70 laps competing against 22 of the best drivers in the world. I think that is as good an indicator of form as you will find.
Might I make a suggestion to the esteemed PH collective that we just ignore this chaps posts. there's no point having a discussion with him and he's always right about all things F1.

german tony

2,000 posts

237 months

Monday 2nd July 2007
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's going to be Button. He seems to perform suprinsingly well when it rains. As it did last year. At Hungary. When he won. Just in case any of you had forgotten.

NB, am not a Button fan, I just like F1.

deevlash

10,442 posts

266 months

Monday 2nd July 2007
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Kimi, the ferrari too fast in a straight line and lets face it, silverstone is a dull drag race for the most part, The mclarens are down on power and no one else is near them apart from bmw and they wont win against the red things. I think Kimi 1st, Heidfield 2nd, alonso 3rd, massa 4th, hamilton 5th.

sjn2004

4,051 posts

266 months

Monday 2nd July 2007
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IainT said:
loneranger said:
Blue Meanie said:
loneranger said:
Who is going to win the British GP if it rains?

On current form, Kimi. Wet or dry.
Current form? He won a race, so yes, in the last 1 race he has a 100% record, but I ouldn't exactly say it's the best 'current form'
Current. He won the race yesterday. You can't get much more current than that.
Form. He finished first after 70 laps competing against 22 of the best drivers in the world. I think that is as good an indicator of form as you will find.
Might I make a suggestion to the esteemed PH collective that we just ignore this chaps posts. there's no point having a discussion with him and he's always right about all things F1.
I wonder if Loneranger said 'hello, you're wonderful' to Raikkonen if he'd even blink , never mine say anything. He seems to be the rudest guy in F1 or any sport I can remember!

german tony

2,000 posts

237 months

Monday 2nd July 2007
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I don't see how anybody can comment on a person's approachability when they've never met that person.

I've met Frentzen (briefly) for example & he was very approachable.

I've also met Michael Schumacher & he approached us which led me to believe that he was stunningly naive.


sjn2004

4,051 posts

266 months

Tuesday 3rd July 2007
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german tony said:
I don't see how anybody can comment on a person's approachability when they've never met that person.

I've met Frentzen (briefly) for example & he was very approachable.

I've also met Michael Schumacher & he approached us which led me to believe that he was stunningly naive.
Sorry I've only seen how he reacts when ex-F1 drivers try and speak to him.

Jamesf288

438 posts

243 months

Tuesday 3rd July 2007
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What the championship needs now is for Ferrari to repeat their Magny-Cours pace at Silverstone. Then Ron Manager, using the same pit stop and tyre strategies that Jade Goody would consider dull, to put Hamilton on a 12-stop strategy.

StuMartin

1,706 posts

266 months

Tuesday 3rd July 2007
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deevlash said:
Kimi, the ferrari too fast in a straight line and lets face it, silverstone is a dull drag race for the most part, The mclarens are down on power and no one else is near them apart from bmw and they wont win against the red things. I think Kimi 1st, Heidfield 2nd, alonso 3rd, massa 4th, hamilton 5th.
Crikey, you've studied the form book and got it almost exactly backwards wink

Would be an interesting result though I'll grant you. My money's on Alonso if it's dry, Lewis or Kimi if it's wet.

So, probably Massa then.