The Official Chinese GP Thread 2012***SPOILERS***

The Official Chinese GP Thread 2012***SPOILERS***

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Life Saab Itch

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37,068 posts

187 months

Saturday 7th April 2012
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Only a week away now.

Last year Lewis managed to get the lead right at the end, Webber had a brilliant drive from the back to the podium and Jenson had an early dice with Lewis.

Will the McLarens be the ones to beat here?

Was the Ferrari's pace a one off due to the conditions in Malaysia?

How many times will EJ try and link Perez to Ferrari on the live BBC coverage?



Did I mention the live BBC coverage this weekend? biggrin

dtrump

2,120 posts

190 months

Saturday 7th April 2012
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This waiting is agony weeping

Feels worse than waiting for the season start

Daz68

3,346 posts

209 months

Saturday 7th April 2012
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Yep and there could be another long break coming up too after this one?

Life Saab Itch

Original Poster:

37,068 posts

187 months

Sunday 8th April 2012
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Daz68 said:
Yep and there could be another long break coming up too after this one?
Let's hope so.

Pints

18,444 posts

193 months

Sunday 8th April 2012
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dtrump said:
This waiting is agony weeping

Feels worse than waiting for the season start
yes
I hate these 3 week intervals, although I'd be happy to wait if Bahrain was cancelled.

Marcia

5,099 posts

189 months

Sunday 8th April 2012
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Pints said:
dtrump said:
This waiting is agony weeping

Feels worse than waiting for the season start
yes
I hate these 3 week intervals, although I'd be happy to wait if Bahrain was cancelled.
I know what you mean,3 weeks is way too long to wait!
Anyway,my prediction for the race result is.

1. Lewis
2. Jenson
3. Fred

I'd like to put a Mercedes in the top 3,they have a good,quick car,but they always seem to drop off the pace during the race.

Mermaid

21,492 posts

170 months

Sunday 8th April 2012
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Marcia said:
Anyway,my prediction for the race result is.

1. Lewis
2. Jenson
3. Fred

I'd like to put a Mercedes in the top 3,they have a good,quick car,but they always seem to drop off the pace during the race.
It will be interesting to see if anyone predicts a RB on the podium.

MB engine power, all 3.

Chrisgr31

13,440 posts

254 months

Monday 9th April 2012
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Why is there a 3 week break anyway? They could have had all 3 a fortnight apart.

Steamer

13,844 posts

212 months

Monday 9th April 2012
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Marcia said:
3. Fred
I admire your optimism!

But unless the boys in red have been working their Easter holidays (which I'm sure they probably have!) that car has still got along way to to develop.

His last result was fantastic, but also just as much down to circumstance as it was driver skill.

I'm more concerned about where Massa is going to finish.

Marcia

5,099 posts

189 months

Monday 9th April 2012
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Steamer said:
Marcia said:
3. Fred
I admire your optimism!

But unless the boys in red have been working their Easter holidays (which I'm sure they probably have!) that car has still got along way to to develop.

His last result was fantastic, but also just as much down to circumstance as it was driver skill.

I'm more concerned about where Massa is going to finish.
True,but it just goes to show,what a good driver can do with a shcensoredte car,i will probably get it wrong anyway hehe

davepoth

29,395 posts

198 months

Monday 9th April 2012
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Steamer said:
I'm more concerned about where Massa is going to finish.
Quite low down; I'm sure Massa will be slower than usual after loading the pockets of his race suit with stolen staplers and pens as a small act of revenge against Ferrari for when he gets fired.

Crafty_

13,248 posts

199 months

Monday 9th April 2012
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Aren't Ferrari bringing a load of aero updates to China ? I read somewhere they had been copying Saubers bodywork around the bottom/read of the sidepods..

jonnylayze

1,640 posts

225 months

Monday 9th April 2012
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I'm going to go for:

Button
Hamilton
Vettel

I think it's going to rain and if Button hadn't run into Karthikeyan in Malaysia I think he would have won.

I think Perez and Alonso will be strong again (rain always flatters cars which are of mediocre performance but which are driven well)

Massa will be poor come rain or shine and Rosberg - ad ever - will flatter to deceive. He will be super quick in free practice, average in qualifying and downright poor from about lap 3 onwards in the race

davepoth

29,395 posts

198 months

Monday 9th April 2012
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Crafty_ said:
Aren't Ferrari bringing a load of aero updates to China ? I read somewhere they had been copying Saubers bodywork around the bottom/read of the sidepods..
I'd think they'll wait until Barcelona for the big step. Bringing huge piles of new aero bits out to China is horrendously expensive, especially if they don't work.

DanDC5

18,746 posts

166 months

Tuesday 10th April 2012
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I'm predicting Jenson, Lewis and Kimi for the podium. I think he'll have the 'normal' race he needs this weekend and we'll see the his and the cars true race pace.

Marcia

5,099 posts

189 months

Tuesday 10th April 2012
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DanDC5 said:
I'm predicting Jenson, Lewis and Kimi for the podium. I think he'll have the 'normal' race he needs this weekend and we'll see the his and the cars true race pace.
You're being a bit optimistic with Kimi,i think.I reckon we will see him up there,but maybe not quite this early in the season.

daftandyboy555

48 posts

156 months

Tuesday 10th April 2012
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Looking forward to this one.


I'm going for..

1. Lewis
2. Fred
3. Fingers

smile

P-Jay

10,551 posts

190 months

Tuesday 10th April 2012
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1. Lewis
2. Webber
3. Button
4. Alonso
5. MSC
6. Kettle
7. Kimi
8. Perez
9. Di Resta
10. Senna

ajprice

27,317 posts

195 months

Tuesday 10th April 2012
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Pat Fry has said that the red car is 0.8 seconds off (with an Alonso driving, at least) and the rain flattered the car last time out. They'll have some upgrades in China then a big upgrade in Spain. Unless it rains again, I can't see Fred doing much http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/98686

McLarens and Seb on the podium.

Crafty_

13,248 posts

199 months

Tuesday 10th April 2012
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Ferrari apparently bringing 5 updates to the race with (as someone predicted above) a bigger update in Spain, seems to be a case of when they can get an update out of the factory they are sticking it on the car.

Saw a tweet this morning that teams are starting to arrive to heavy rain, if that continues maybe alonso can pull another blinder ? Forecast looks a bit dismal : http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/1796236