Brazilian GP 2007 - spoilers
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900T-R said:
patmahe said:
and would like to see the one driver who just gone on with his job properly all year win the title.
Someone who'd done the job properly all year wouldn't have left it to the last race to decide the championship in their favour, anyway. Edited by patmahe on Friday 19th October 16:38
I won't predict what will happen as that is fairly pointless being as I don't have any data to back it up (although XFM has been telling me Hamilton is 5th fastest).
However this is what I would like to see:
1. Massa (as it is his home race and he seems a nice guy)
2. Hamilton (so he comfortably takes the championship and he and Massa seem like good buddies so will both seem genuinely happy and probably have a laugh on the podium)
3. Alonso (so that we can see his miserable face as Hamilton is celebrating taking his championship title and title of youngest ever F1 champion)
Please please please God, can you make that happen in this Sundays race? Amen
However this is what I would like to see:
1. Massa (as it is his home race and he seems a nice guy)
2. Hamilton (so he comfortably takes the championship and he and Massa seem like good buddies so will both seem genuinely happy and probably have a laugh on the podium)
3. Alonso (so that we can see his miserable face as Hamilton is celebrating taking his championship title and title of youngest ever F1 champion)
Please please please God, can you make that happen in this Sundays race? Amen
This is a Ferrari circuit since the bumps were removed.
I think Massa will be on pole with a very light car with Kimi second on the grid and heavier. Kimi will then "overtake" Massa and build a huge lead whilst Massa unexplainedly slows down and doesn't let the McMercs past (he has previous with both so will be very happy doing this).
Without incident it will finish Kimi, Massa, Alonso, Hamilton. The number one driver in each team leading his team-mate.
But I expect an incident. As do 99% of the people reading this.
Fastest lap Alonso when he gets some clean air and the bit between his teeth.
I think Massa will be on pole with a very light car with Kimi second on the grid and heavier. Kimi will then "overtake" Massa and build a huge lead whilst Massa unexplainedly slows down and doesn't let the McMercs past (he has previous with both so will be very happy doing this).
Without incident it will finish Kimi, Massa, Alonso, Hamilton. The number one driver in each team leading his team-mate.
But I expect an incident. As do 99% of the people reading this.
Fastest lap Alonso when he gets some clean air and the bit between his teeth.
motormania said:
...Hamilton being investigated by the stewards at Brazil due to using too many tyres in free practice :0
That'll put him down to at least 10th place, should spice up the race a bit more, not that it needed it
Kimi to win
from Autosport.com:That'll put him down to at least 10th place, should spice up the race a bit more, not that it needed it
Kimi to win
World championship leader Lewis Hamilton is one of three drivers under investigation by the race stewards at the Brazilian Grand Prix for breaching the wet weather tyre rules.
McLaren's Hamilton, Honda's Jenson Button, and Super Aguri's Takuma Sato were deemed to have used two sets of wet weather tyres during the first free practice session at Interlagos, in breach of the Sporting Regulations.
Article 25.3 of the F1 Sporting Regulations states: "No driver may use more than one set of wet and one set of extreme weather tyres during P1 and P2."
Of course, that could mean that a driver may not use two sets of each in each of P1 and P2.
It is a perfectly proper use of English to interpret this rule as saying that "one may only use one set of each type in each of P1 and P2".
If they meant, "one may use no more than a total of one set of each in the combined P1 and P2", then they should have written it that way.
motormania said:
...Hamilton being investigated by the stewards at Brazil due to using too many tyres in free practice :0
That'll put him down to at least 10th place, should spice up the race a bit more, not that it needed it
Kimi to win
So thats why Alonso offered to help him with his tyres this morning.......That'll put him down to at least 10th place, should spice up the race a bit more, not that it needed it
Kimi to win
gopher said:
Well something has changed since 1st practise, Alonso, Coultard and Webber all putting sub 1:17 times in currently, compared to Kimi's 1:19.5 fastest earlier.
Possibly a lack of water.Ferrari are going to struggle in the twisty duck bill section, especially as they like to run low wing for the up hill finishing straight(ish), Mclaren are going to win easily unless Alonso goes completely bonkers.
Oh well, next year...
Look at Kubica!
No one can get rid of him - he's a tenth up on Lewis.
Maybe my bizarre, missed the race but turned on the tele in time to see the podium spoiler dream was accurate.
Hamilton on the top step with Kubica second and Heidfeld third, in case you're interested. Which you probably aren't.
No one can get rid of him - he's a tenth up on Lewis.
Maybe my bizarre, missed the race but turned on the tele in time to see the podium spoiler dream was accurate.
Hamilton on the top step with Kubica second and Heidfeld third, in case you're interested. Which you probably aren't.
5.0 said:
This is a Ferrari circuit since the bumps were removed.
I think Massa will be on pole with a very light car with Kimi second on the grid and heavier. Kimi will then "overtake" Massa and build a huge lead whilst Massa unexplainedly slows down and doesn't let the McMercs past (he has previous with both so will be very happy doing this).
Trouble with that is that they can over take at Interlagos. The main straight is long enough and the first corner wide enough that if Hamilton or Alonso is within sniffing distance at the exit of the last corner they'll be past him, and especially for Alonso, it's very much worth the gamble at this stage of the championship.I think Massa will be on pole with a very light car with Kimi second on the grid and heavier. Kimi will then "overtake" Massa and build a huge lead whilst Massa unexplainedly slows down and doesn't let the McMercs past (he has previous with both so will be very happy doing this).
ETA: That % is a real nuisance
Edited by AJS- on Friday 19th October 18:30
Obviously parallels with the last 3 way title shoot out
http://youtube.com/watch?v=xhlCKunj-DA
Whether that's good for McLaren, or bad for a team with big internal rivalries I don't know, but worth watching just for Murray Walkers bizzare yelling.
I can remember that race! I was 8
http://youtube.com/watch?v=xhlCKunj-DA
Whether that's good for McLaren, or bad for a team with big internal rivalries I don't know, but worth watching just for Murray Walkers bizzare yelling.
I can remember that race! I was 8
Edited by AJS- on Friday 19th October 18:54
andyps said:
Wasn't there an FIA Steward in the McLaren pit to ensure equal treatment of both drivers? Didn't he point out that Hamilton was getting a new set of tyres adn Freddy wasn't? Hardly doing his job well is he...
Probably him that reported it. Funny isn't it, Ferrari went out on the wrong tyres in Japan and nothing happened and that was during the race proper.FP2 times. Hamilton top.
Nakajima is doing well for Williams too.
1. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:12.767 27
2. Alonso McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:12.889 + 0.122 28
3. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:13.075 + 0.308 30
4. Raikkonen Ferrari (B) 1:13.112 + 0.345 30
5. Fisichella Renault (B) 1:13.549 + 0.782 22
6. Kubica BMW Sauber (B) 1:13.587 + 0.820 34
7. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) 1:13.655 + 0.888 33
8. Nakajima Williams-Toyota (B) 1:13.664 + 0.897 38
9. Coulthard Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:13.706 + 0.939 30
10. Heidfeld BMW Sauber (B) 1:13.785 + 1.018 44
11. R.Schumacher Toyota (B) 1:13.829 + 1.062 29
12. Kovalainen Renault (B) 1:13.879 + 1.112 28
13. Barrichello Honda (B) 1:13.892 + 1.125 45
14. Button Honda (B) 1:14.095 + 1.328 44
15. Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:14.152 + 1.385 33
16. Trulli Toyota (B) 1:14.179 + 1.412 25
17. Vettel Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:14.409 + 1.642 37
18. Sato Super Aguri-Honda (B) 1:14.431 + 1.664 27
19. Davidson Super Aguri-Honda (B) 1:14.477 + 1.710 31
20. Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:14.543 + 1.776 35
21. Sutil Spyker-Ferrari (B) 1:15.095 + 2.328 35
22. Yamamoto Spyker-Ferrari (B) 1:15.715 + 2.948 32
Nakajima is doing well for Williams too.
1. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:12.767 27
2. Alonso McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:12.889 + 0.122 28
3. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:13.075 + 0.308 30
4. Raikkonen Ferrari (B) 1:13.112 + 0.345 30
5. Fisichella Renault (B) 1:13.549 + 0.782 22
6. Kubica BMW Sauber (B) 1:13.587 + 0.820 34
7. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) 1:13.655 + 0.888 33
8. Nakajima Williams-Toyota (B) 1:13.664 + 0.897 38
9. Coulthard Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:13.706 + 0.939 30
10. Heidfeld BMW Sauber (B) 1:13.785 + 1.018 44
11. R.Schumacher Toyota (B) 1:13.829 + 1.062 29
12. Kovalainen Renault (B) 1:13.879 + 1.112 28
13. Barrichello Honda (B) 1:13.892 + 1.125 45
14. Button Honda (B) 1:14.095 + 1.328 44
15. Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:14.152 + 1.385 33
16. Trulli Toyota (B) 1:14.179 + 1.412 25
17. Vettel Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:14.409 + 1.642 37
18. Sato Super Aguri-Honda (B) 1:14.431 + 1.664 27
19. Davidson Super Aguri-Honda (B) 1:14.477 + 1.710 31
20. Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:14.543 + 1.776 35
21. Sutil Spyker-Ferrari (B) 1:15.095 + 2.328 35
22. Yamamoto Spyker-Ferrari (B) 1:15.715 + 2.948 32
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