Top 10 predictions for 2008
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1) World champion Lewis Hamilton struggles to retain his title as McLaren face technical and set-up woes through the season.
2) Honda finally deliver a chassis that Button can work with, he wins 2 more races, but early season reliability stops him short of going for the title.
3) Todt retires at the helm of the Ferrari F1 team, though retains his role looking after the road cars.
4) Ross Brawn becomes the new Team Boss and brings back stability to the team.
5) Michael Schumacher, with the knowledge that Ross is back, accepts the role of Ferrari Sporting Director and becomes a regular face again at each GP event
6) The Singapore street race at night becomes the most talked about race of the year for all the right reasons, putting the glamour of Monaco in the shade!
7) Alonso back in a Renault reignites the spark that the team have missed this year and fights all the way to the end with Kimi in the Ferrari.
8) Kimi comes of age and holds up well against Alonso in the Renault, but just misses out by a few points, giving the Spaniard his third title that helps wash away the shite he's had to deal with in 2007.
9) Ralf can't find a race seat in 2008
no surpise there then 
10) ITV finally decide that F1 is too much hassle and do not submit a tender to renew their contract post 2008 - opening the doors for the BBC to secure the coverage
2) Honda finally deliver a chassis that Button can work with, he wins 2 more races, but early season reliability stops him short of going for the title.
3) Todt retires at the helm of the Ferrari F1 team, though retains his role looking after the road cars.
4) Ross Brawn becomes the new Team Boss and brings back stability to the team.
5) Michael Schumacher, with the knowledge that Ross is back, accepts the role of Ferrari Sporting Director and becomes a regular face again at each GP event
6) The Singapore street race at night becomes the most talked about race of the year for all the right reasons, putting the glamour of Monaco in the shade!
7) Alonso back in a Renault reignites the spark that the team have missed this year and fights all the way to the end with Kimi in the Ferrari.
8) Kimi comes of age and holds up well against Alonso in the Renault, but just misses out by a few points, giving the Spaniard his third title that helps wash away the shite he's had to deal with in 2007.
9) Ralf can't find a race seat in 2008
no surpise there then 10) ITV finally decide that F1 is too much hassle and do not submit a tender to renew their contract post 2008 - opening the doors for the BBC to secure the coverage
motormania said:
1) World champion Lewis Hamilton struggles to retain his title as McLaren face technical and set-up woes through the season.
doubtful. hamilton has proved quite adept at setting up cars and the mclaren team are, in my opinion, the most technically astute engineers.
2) Honda finally deliver a chassis that Button can work with, he wins 2 more races, but early season reliability stops him short of going for the title.
if he doesnt go to mclaren in place of alonso, cant see it happening to be honest. i just dont think hte current honda team are capable of stumbling upon a winning chassis, they need a new principal designer first.
3) Todt retires at the helm of the Ferrari F1 team, though retains his role looking after the road cars.
doubtful. managing a racing team and running a business are wildly different activities. i dont think todt will know the car market and be able to maintain ferraris place amongst Aston martin, porsche et al
4) Ross Brawn becomes the new Team Boss and brings back stability to the team.
quite likely, god knows they need someone....
5) Michael Schumacher, with the knowledge that Ross is back, accepts the role of Ferrari Sporting Director and becomes a regular face again at each GP event
whats in it for him other than to tarnish a reputation a la prost?
6) The Singapore street race at night becomes the most talked about race of the year for all the right reasons, putting the glamour of Monaco in the shade!
street circuits dont work, monaco, macau, pau, phoenix, never seen a good race at any of them for years. it will be a terrible race. a corporate piss up and no more.
7) Alonso back in a Renault reignites the spark that the team have missed this year and fights all the way to the end with Kimi in the Ferrari.
yes.
8) Kimi comes of age and holds up well against Alonso in the Renault, but just misses out by a few points, giving the Spaniard his third title that helps wash away the shite he's had to deal with in 2007.
the shite is self inflicted, but i think to win the title alonso will need a better number two than HK
9) Ralf can't find a race seat in 2008 no surpise there then
i certainly hope to god no one takes him on but spyker et al might want the "experience" he can apparently offer...
10) ITV finally decide that F1 is too much hassle and do not submit a tender to renew their contract post 2008 - opening the doors for the BBC to secure the coverage
doubtful. bbc just cant afford sport anymore, apparently license payers want a plethora of dancing related programmes full of gonna-be's and never-were's. give it to eurosport i say, at least they deliver motogp with a passion....doubtful. hamilton has proved quite adept at setting up cars and the mclaren team are, in my opinion, the most technically astute engineers.
2) Honda finally deliver a chassis that Button can work with, he wins 2 more races, but early season reliability stops him short of going for the title.
if he doesnt go to mclaren in place of alonso, cant see it happening to be honest. i just dont think hte current honda team are capable of stumbling upon a winning chassis, they need a new principal designer first.
3) Todt retires at the helm of the Ferrari F1 team, though retains his role looking after the road cars.
doubtful. managing a racing team and running a business are wildly different activities. i dont think todt will know the car market and be able to maintain ferraris place amongst Aston martin, porsche et al
4) Ross Brawn becomes the new Team Boss and brings back stability to the team.
quite likely, god knows they need someone....
5) Michael Schumacher, with the knowledge that Ross is back, accepts the role of Ferrari Sporting Director and becomes a regular face again at each GP event
whats in it for him other than to tarnish a reputation a la prost?
6) The Singapore street race at night becomes the most talked about race of the year for all the right reasons, putting the glamour of Monaco in the shade!
street circuits dont work, monaco, macau, pau, phoenix, never seen a good race at any of them for years. it will be a terrible race. a corporate piss up and no more.
7) Alonso back in a Renault reignites the spark that the team have missed this year and fights all the way to the end with Kimi in the Ferrari.
yes.
8) Kimi comes of age and holds up well against Alonso in the Renault, but just misses out by a few points, giving the Spaniard his third title that helps wash away the shite he's had to deal with in 2007.
the shite is self inflicted, but i think to win the title alonso will need a better number two than HK
9) Ralf can't find a race seat in 2008
no surpise there then i certainly hope to god no one takes him on but spyker et al might want the "experience" he can apparently offer...
10) ITV finally decide that F1 is too much hassle and do not submit a tender to renew their contract post 2008 - opening the doors for the BBC to secure the coverage
1.Lewis after a years experience wins the title by record points
2.Ferrari still cant work out how Mclaren made "there" design reliable
3.Alonso is at Renault and claims he is not loved after a disastorous start??
4.Kimi joins the AA(not the motoring recovery AA may i add)
5.Webber collides with lamp post during first "night race"
6.Button waits for a big team to see his REAL potential
7.Scumachers shadow dissapears from Ferrari as he has been bloody useless anyway.
8.Toyota retire from F1 bankrupt.
9.Coulthard comes in first at "something" dont know what may i add, just something - Most likely F1 driver to play Bond?
10. Only point 1 is very likely. Would be interesting to see the Bookies opinion on next year.
2.Ferrari still cant work out how Mclaren made "there" design reliable
3.Alonso is at Renault and claims he is not loved after a disastorous start??
4.Kimi joins the AA(not the motoring recovery AA may i add)
5.Webber collides with lamp post during first "night race"
6.Button waits for a big team to see his REAL potential
7.Scumachers shadow dissapears from Ferrari as he has been bloody useless anyway.
8.Toyota retire from F1 bankrupt.
9.Coulthard comes in first at "something" dont know what may i add, just something - Most likely F1 driver to play Bond?
10. Only point 1 is very likely. Would be interesting to see the Bookies opinion on next year.
Edited by Wanta996(Gotta) on Thursday 4th October 14:03
Edited by Wanta996(Gotta) on Thursday 4th October 14:03
Edited by Wanta996(Gotta) on Thursday 4th October 14:28
1. lewis decides that he doesnt want to be a part of the hypocrisy of f1 and leaves after winning the final 2 races of 2007 and ultimately the title...
2.alonso sent on gardening leave by mclaren and replaced by valentino rossi.
3.ferrari are found to be in possesion of a 720-odd page tech document from mcmerc, they are duly awarded the 2008 drivers and constructors world championships.
4.jenson button signs for ferrari as replacement for felipe massa, who resigns and goes to study climate change in some forert near belize
5.ron dennis admits his undying hatred of all things corrupt in formula 1 and duly decides that he needs time away, he dissapears from public view only to be spotted djing in a low rent club in ibiza.
6.prodrive turn out to be the surprise package of the season with lead driver anthony davidson winning 3 races and finishing on the podium several other times.
7.roman abramovich gets bored of chelski and buys ferrari, he paints the cars black and agrees to a dodgy tie up deal with lada.
8.ralf shcumacher doesnt get a 208 drive and ends up with alonso and montoya in nascar....
9.mole-sly comes out of the closet and openly admits his relationship
with jean todt, they run off together into the sunset (or the front of a bus)
10.motogp rights holders dorna buy the commercial rights to f1 and at the same time mole-sly, along with the whole fia board, is replaced, the whole paddock becomes a much happier place and none of the above (apart from ralf) becomes reality..................
2.alonso sent on gardening leave by mclaren and replaced by valentino rossi.
3.ferrari are found to be in possesion of a 720-odd page tech document from mcmerc, they are duly awarded the 2008 drivers and constructors world championships.
4.jenson button signs for ferrari as replacement for felipe massa, who resigns and goes to study climate change in some forert near belize
5.ron dennis admits his undying hatred of all things corrupt in formula 1 and duly decides that he needs time away, he dissapears from public view only to be spotted djing in a low rent club in ibiza.
6.prodrive turn out to be the surprise package of the season with lead driver anthony davidson winning 3 races and finishing on the podium several other times.
7.roman abramovich gets bored of chelski and buys ferrari, he paints the cars black and agrees to a dodgy tie up deal with lada.
8.ralf shcumacher doesnt get a 208 drive and ends up with alonso and montoya in nascar....
9.mole-sly comes out of the closet and openly admits his relationship
with jean todt, they run off together into the sunset (or the front of a bus)
10.motogp rights holders dorna buy the commercial rights to f1 and at the same time mole-sly, along with the whole fia board, is replaced, the whole paddock becomes a much happier place and none of the above (apart from ralf) becomes reality..................
1 Lewis get's bored with the politics and farce that is F1 and goes to experience real motorsport challenge in the WRC....
2-8 Le Mans, GTs, Touring Cars, Stock Hatches all provide interesting entertaining TV viewing so the channels all buy their programmes
9 TV money is withdrawn from F1 as the viewing figures plummet
10 F1 explodes up it's own ar*e
2-8 Le Mans, GTs, Touring Cars, Stock Hatches all provide interesting entertaining TV viewing so the channels all buy their programmes
9 TV money is withdrawn from F1 as the viewing figures plummet
10 F1 explodes up it's own ar*e
FIA then screws up the WRC even more......
Edited by Ranger 6 on Thursday 4th October 14:15
prediction for 2008-
ferrari win 1-2 through all races.
ferrari win all titles.
mclaren are not allowed to score any points even if they win races.
F.Alonso goes elsewhere, renault. gets a crap car, but hes happy as he is team #1
ralf schumacher writes a book. its boring.
jean todt is still short and ugly. and worst, french!
max mosely plays with his little dolls made for him by a witch doctor. they are all of ron dennis. he tries various methods of torture on them, all fail.
ferrari win 1-2 through all races.
ferrari win all titles.
mclaren are not allowed to score any points even if they win races.
F.Alonso goes elsewhere, renault. gets a crap car, but hes happy as he is team #1
ralf schumacher writes a book. its boring.
jean todt is still short and ugly. and worst, french!
max mosely plays with his little dolls made for him by a witch doctor. they are all of ron dennis. he tries various methods of torture on them, all fail.
1) Lewis turns out to be Michael Shoeis love child and was planted at McMerc precisly to secure the championship. Ross Brawn had planned this over ten years ago. Clever guy that RB...
2) The FIA investigate all teams for not being Ferrari. All found guilty.
3) Fez budget goes up by an amount very similar to that of the total fuines from point 2
4) Fez buys Italy (see points 2-3). In an interview JT is quoted as saying, "now we have a state we will really go to war with other teams."
5) In an unfortuanate slip in the rules, the exact spec of traction control was never specified. Tyres are banned from F1.
6) DC does indeed become the next Bond. Tricks out his RBR car. Front wing seperates to become an unmanned drone.
7) Button doubles his points tally. Honda are 5th in constructors. Get banned for not being Ferrari. Get banned again as it turns out that 2 14 year old NSX's and a s2000 as a spare car are not legal in F1.
9) Despite all teams being banned Fez come 2nd in construcotrs. MS and RB come back to Fez. JT says their lack of winning is as a result of the other teams "failing to stop our cars breaking down, letting us overtake and reading their emails"
10) McMerc, realising that Fez is now a country and has declared war on them remember what happened last time the Italians went to war. Fez give JT command of military stratagy due to the proud history of the French military. In a suprise move, Eddie Jordan invades Italy by standing at the border looking a bit scary...
2) The FIA investigate all teams for not being Ferrari. All found guilty.
3) Fez budget goes up by an amount very similar to that of the total fuines from point 2
4) Fez buys Italy (see points 2-3). In an interview JT is quoted as saying, "now we have a state we will really go to war with other teams."
5) In an unfortuanate slip in the rules, the exact spec of traction control was never specified. Tyres are banned from F1.
6) DC does indeed become the next Bond. Tricks out his RBR car. Front wing seperates to become an unmanned drone.
7) Button doubles his points tally. Honda are 5th in constructors. Get banned for not being Ferrari. Get banned again as it turns out that 2 14 year old NSX's and a s2000 as a spare car are not legal in F1.
9) Despite all teams being banned Fez come 2nd in construcotrs. MS and RB come back to Fez. JT says their lack of winning is as a result of the other teams "failing to stop our cars breaking down, letting us overtake and reading their emails"
10) McMerc, realising that Fez is now a country and has declared war on them remember what happened last time the Italians went to war. Fez give JT command of military stratagy due to the proud history of the French military. In a suprise move, Eddie Jordan invades Italy by standing at the border looking a bit scary...
1) The Ferrari fanboys will continue to expect the #1 Ferrari driver to win all season regardless of how far they are trailing on points.
2) Their will be constant arguments about Ferrari's 'bending' of the TC rules (Among others) the fanboys defending them to the hilt, others calling for blood.
3) There will be at least 1000 Hamilton threads on this forum, regardless of how he is doing and what he is saying - the opinions will be as polar opposites as those about Ferrari
4) Alonso will get slated, no matter what he does or says, or who he's driving for.
5) The championship will be over 3/4 way through the season but people will still try and wring a 'competition' out of it.
6) Mclaren will blame the small pit garage and budget for any failings on reliability or performance in 08
2) Their will be constant arguments about Ferrari's 'bending' of the TC rules (Among others) the fanboys defending them to the hilt, others calling for blood.
3) There will be at least 1000 Hamilton threads on this forum, regardless of how he is doing and what he is saying - the opinions will be as polar opposites as those about Ferrari
4) Alonso will get slated, no matter what he does or says, or who he's driving for.
5) The championship will be over 3/4 way through the season but people will still try and wring a 'competition' out of it.
6) Mclaren will blame the small pit garage and budget for any failings on reliability or performance in 08
castrolcraig said:
3.ferrari are found to be in possesion of a 720-odd page tech document from mcmerc, they are duly awarded the 2008 drivers and constructors world championships.
And McMerc fined $200million & docked all constructors points for the next decade forletting the information be leaked to ferrariConian said:
Pappa Lurve said:
2) The FIA investigate all teams for not being Ferrari. All found guilty.
Even Ferrari? It's like the old urban legend that Elvis is still alive, and only came 3rd in an Elvis-look-a-like competition. Did you like my witty comeback there?!
Pappa Lurve said:
Conian said:
Pappa Lurve said:
2) The FIA investigate all teams for not being Ferrari. All found guilty.
Even Ferrari? It's like the old urban legend that Elvis is still alive, and only came 3rd in an Elvis-look-a-like competition. Did you like my witty comeback there?!
it certainly put me in my place. I wont be messing with you again!You should include it in the 'Clever retort' thread.
P.S. Your mother!
7 Sevens said:
Prodrive win the world championship with this years Mclaren only for Max to realise this in the final round and strip them off their Constructors points.
obviously your forgetting the fact that mad max would have already banned any car that wasnt red and built in italy........1) Alonso leaves McLaren and using his personal wealth, forms his own team, FU-LH Racing. Pedro de la Rosa is the second driver, but is known as the third driver for political reasons. The team fails to score a point all season.
2) Jenson Button joins Hamilton at McLaren, which becomes the most English team in the history of F1. The team is sponsored by Twinings, and both drivers wear bowler hats at press conferences. Hamilton takes the World Championship for a second time after baring his arse at Raikonnen at Shanghai. The glaring sun eminating from within blinds Kimi and he crashes at turn 4.
3) Ferrari accuse the FIA of stealing the letters F, I and A from the word Ferrari. FIA members fine themselves $435 million and disqualify themselves from running F1. Max Moseley commits seppuku and is buried with full honours at Maranello.
4) Honda unveils its latest car, based on a 1999 Prelude but with a B&Q fence panel nailed to the front. There are concerns about aerodynamic efficiency.
5) Super Aguri run a car based on the 2007 Honda HF1211H ride on lawnmower. They out perform the Honda factory team at every race and leave all the track verges nicely trimmed.
6) Spyker is taken over by Emperor Palpatine of the Galactic Republic. Bernie Ecclestone drops strong hints that there could be a Grand Prix on the Death Star in 2010.
7) Mark Webber is struck down by malaria, which keeps him out of most of the season. He blames mosquitoes, then Lewis Hamilton.
8) Sebastian Vettel runs into financial difficulties with his sponsors. He claims he was busy looking into the finances of Lewis Hamilton and didn't see it coming.
9) Prodrive are told they can't use other people's chassis designs, so they run a PPP Impreza. They score points in every race.
10) QPR win the Championship.
2) Jenson Button joins Hamilton at McLaren, which becomes the most English team in the history of F1. The team is sponsored by Twinings, and both drivers wear bowler hats at press conferences. Hamilton takes the World Championship for a second time after baring his arse at Raikonnen at Shanghai. The glaring sun eminating from within blinds Kimi and he crashes at turn 4.
3) Ferrari accuse the FIA of stealing the letters F, I and A from the word Ferrari. FIA members fine themselves $435 million and disqualify themselves from running F1. Max Moseley commits seppuku and is buried with full honours at Maranello.
4) Honda unveils its latest car, based on a 1999 Prelude but with a B&Q fence panel nailed to the front. There are concerns about aerodynamic efficiency.
5) Super Aguri run a car based on the 2007 Honda HF1211H ride on lawnmower. They out perform the Honda factory team at every race and leave all the track verges nicely trimmed.
6) Spyker is taken over by Emperor Palpatine of the Galactic Republic. Bernie Ecclestone drops strong hints that there could be a Grand Prix on the Death Star in 2010.
7) Mark Webber is struck down by malaria, which keeps him out of most of the season. He blames mosquitoes, then Lewis Hamilton.
8) Sebastian Vettel runs into financial difficulties with his sponsors. He claims he was busy looking into the finances of Lewis Hamilton and didn't see it coming.
9) Prodrive are told they can't use other people's chassis designs, so they run a PPP Impreza. They score points in every race.
10) QPR win the Championship.
Edited by PhillT on Friday 5th October 15:09
1) Ferrari fans will be whinging about McLaren.
2) McLaren fans will be whinging about Ferrari.
3) Lewis fans will be whinging about other competitive drivers.
4) Fans of other competitive drivers will be whinging about Lewis (and the other competitive drivers).
5) All F1 fans will moan about how little overtaking there is.
6) There will be an exciting new ruling coming in 'next year' which will promise better overtaking and racing.
7) Pistonheads forum will be full of posts saying "that's it I'm never going to watch F1 again".
8) Pistonheads forum will see the same individuals posting on the next GP.
9) Someone will win the drivers title.
10) This will please some, and annoy others.
2) McLaren fans will be whinging about Ferrari.
3) Lewis fans will be whinging about other competitive drivers.
4) Fans of other competitive drivers will be whinging about Lewis (and the other competitive drivers).
5) All F1 fans will moan about how little overtaking there is.
6) There will be an exciting new ruling coming in 'next year' which will promise better overtaking and racing.
7) Pistonheads forum will be full of posts saying "that's it I'm never going to watch F1 again".
8) Pistonheads forum will see the same individuals posting on the next GP.
9) Someone will win the drivers title.
10) This will please some, and annoy others.
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