The Official Italian GP Thread....With Spoilers & Diffusers.
The Official Italian GP Thread....With Spoilers & Diffusers.
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CastrolCraig.

Original Poster:

18,073 posts

235 months

Wednesday 2nd September 2009
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So, fisi to fezza? can jenson get his mojo back, will Hamilton be on the pace, can kimi keep all 4 wheels on the track on this first corner?

for sure, all these questions can be answered on track, but that means nothing against the written word of a PH'er, so, let the discussions commence.


My prediction

1st Hamilton

2nd Button

3rd Webber

and in recent PH style...

vettel's engine will go pop on lap 22, alonso will short fuel and pit on lap 11.

Wanta996Gotta

5,622 posts

236 months

Wednesday 2nd September 2009
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Apparently more a Brawn and KERS track than a Redbull one. I have no idea how Force India,BMW and Toyota will perform as there cars seem too inconsistent.

Mini1275

11,098 posts

211 months

Wednesday 2nd September 2009
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Hamilton
Raikkonen
Webber

Leithen

13,997 posts

296 months

Wednesday 2nd September 2009
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What odds can you get on Fisi? Regardless of the team he's racing for..... Might be worth a tenner...

M3ax

1,301 posts

241 months

Wednesday 2nd September 2009
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have McLaren officially binned the SWB version? Anyone know?

stifler

37,069 posts

217 months

Wednesday 2nd September 2009
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I believe a while ago I posted that a Force India victory could be on the cards at Monza after seeing the speed trap figures for a couple of races. I got laughed at. What are the odds now?

Mind you, I have supported Nakajima... paperbag

1. Raikkonen
2. Sutil
3. Button



4. Nakajima wink

Bill Carr

2,234 posts

263 months

Wednesday 2nd September 2009
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I'm just going to pluck some names from the air and return to this post on Sunday evening to see how wrong I was...

1 - Raikonnen
2 - Fisichella
3 - Barrichello

Good job I'm not a betting man!

amare32

2,420 posts

252 months

Wednesday 2nd September 2009
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Can see Raikonnen winning it as it's contract time - TBH I'd get shot of him as he's just picking up his performance just so he
stands a better chance of retaining his drive for next year. I'd bin him, forget about bringing in Alonso and get Vettel and Schumi
in the team next year.

Derek Smith

49,745 posts

277 months

Wednesday 2nd September 2009
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I’m going to stick my neck out with regards to my predictions for Monza:

Alonso will short fuel and will have to come into the pits for a top up at the end of the parade lap,

Williams will go their own way regardless of everyone else and race at Imola,

There will be a crash on the first lap, this time when the lead car strikes Badoer in the rear as the Ferrari finishes its qualifying lap,

Bernie will say that the accident would not have happened if his medals suggestion had been accepted,

It will rain for part of the race and Hamilton will come into the pits and there will be no-one there,

Bernie will say how much nicer the weather would have been if his medals suggestion had been accepted,

Eddie Jordan will say something utterly stupid in 1,204 word question to nobody in particular,

Bernie will say how much more sensible Eddie would have been if his medals suggestion had been accepted,

A McLaren will outbrake itself into a corner trying to overtake a Toyota for position so Renault will be given a 48 race ban,

Bernie will say something and no-one will listen,

Eddie Jordan will mention that most of the crowd in the finish straight grandstands used to drive for his Jordan team at one time,

Brundle will upset a foreign news crew on his grid walkabout,

Someone will say how much pleasanter it would be if only they could find a gag big enough for Bernie’s mouth.

It will take a brave man to bet against me.

stifler

37,069 posts

217 months

Thursday 3rd September 2009
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Derek Smith said:
Eddie Jordan will mention that most of the crowd in the finish straight grandstands used to drive for his Jordan team at one time,

Brundle will upset a foreign news crew on his grid walkabout,
hehe

petergb

236 posts

211 months

Thursday 3rd September 2009
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Derek Smith said:
I’m going to stick my neck out with regards to my predictions for Monza:

Alonso will short fuel and will have to come into the pits for a top up at the end of the parade lap,

Williams will go their own way regardless of everyone else and race at Imola,

There will be a crash on the first lap, this time when the lead car strikes Badoer in the rear as the Ferrari finishes its qualifying lap,

Bernie will say that the accident would not have happened if his medals suggestion had been accepted,

It will rain for part of the race and Hamilton will come into the pits and there will be no-one there,

Bernie will say how much nicer the weather would have been if his medals suggestion had been accepted,

Eddie Jordan will say something utterly stupid in 1,204 word question to nobody in particular,

Bernie will say how much more sensible Eddie would have been if his medals suggestion had been accepted,

A McLaren will outbrake itself into a corner trying to overtake a Toyota for position so Renault will be given a 48 race ban,

Bernie will say something and no-one will listen,

Eddie Jordan will mention that most of the crowd in the finish straight grandstands used to drive for his Jordan team at one time,

Brundle will upset a foreign news crew on his grid walkabout,

Someone will say how much pleasanter it would be if only they could find a gag big enough for Bernie’s mouth.

It will take a brave man to bet against me.
I can see all of this happening except perhaps Brundle upsetting a foreign news crew.

El Guapo

2,787 posts

219 months

Thursday 3rd September 2009
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CastrolCraig. said:
1st Hamilton
Doubtful. The McLarens are not very good in high speed corners.

Jungles

3,587 posts

250 months

Friday 4th September 2009
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If it rains, I'm going for SV. If it doesn't rain, then KR or GF.

pjfunny

67 posts

221 months

Friday 4th September 2009
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my prediction

1/webber
2/barri
3/hamilton
4/vettel
5/button
6/raikon
7/kov

just banged my head on the delorean

llewop

3,958 posts

240 months

Friday 4th September 2009
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Jungles said:
If it rains, I'm going for SV. If it doesn't rain, then KR or GF.
if it rains: JB

if it doesn't: Fisi

AlexS

1,593 posts

261 months

Friday 4th September 2009
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El Guapo said:
CastrolCraig. said:
1st Hamilton
Doubtful. The McLarens are not very good in high speed corners.
Monza doesn't really have much in the way of high speed corners. It's a series of straights connected by hairpins.

Salgar

3,285 posts

213 months

Friday 4th September 2009
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AlexS said:
El Guapo said:
CastrolCraig. said:
1st Hamilton
Doubtful. The McLarens are not very good in high speed corners.
Monza doesn't really have much in the way of high speed corners. It's a series of straights connected by chicanes.

strudel

5,889 posts

256 months

Friday 4th September 2009
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amare32 said:
Can see Raikonnen winning it as it's contract time - TBH I'd get shot of him as he's just picking up his performance just so he
stands a better chance of retaining his drive for next year. I'd bin him, forget about bringing in Alonso and get Vettel and Schumi
in the team next year.
This stuff always gets trotted out. They're formula one drivers ferchrissake, not just some sunday club racers. They don't just drive round for the hell of it.

AndrewW-G

11,968 posts

246 months

Friday 4th September 2009
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My guess is for the top 5. . . .

Barri
Kimi
Button(i)
Fisi
webber(i) / Vettel(i) depending on whose motor goes kabooooooom this weekend (wouldnt it make things a bit more interesting if they brough back low mileage, highly stressed motors than went boom more often)


AndrewW-G

11,968 posts

246 months

Friday 4th September 2009
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strudel said:
amare32 said:
Can see Raikonnen winning it as it's contract time - TBH I'd get shot of him as he's just picking up his performance just so he
stands a better chance of retaining his drive for next year. I'd bin him, forget about bringing in Alonso and get Vettel and Schumi
in the team next year.
This stuff always gets trotted out. They're formula one drivers ferchrissake, not just some sunday club racers. They don't just drive round for the hell of it.
Also misses the point that Kimi's got a contract for next year with Ferrari already