Spanish GP F1 fist fight: predictions thread

Im in: In the dark as well-nothing new lol

Qualy
Lotus
Red Bull
Mercedes
Mclaren
Ferrari

Race(podium)
Lotus
Mclaren
Red Bull

 

For you Alonso 9 position lol

 

Podium for my is :

Hamilton
Vettel
Alonso

 

We will have our 5th different winner as Hamilton wins this race.

 

I say Hamilton too. Then Vettel and just for fun I'll say Schumacher.

 

Does he? If he were on the podium, I don't think he'd be complaining. It's the same for everyone.

 

Cant argue with that.
Race:
Vet
Ham
Kimi
Web
Alonso
But
Nico
MS

A boring but safe bet for me, I'm not that bothered I hope a underdog surprises, and we get some overtaking, it's a crap track for it normally.

 

1 Kimi
2 Hami
3 Seb

 

+1

Actually a week ago Pirelli made a comment in that sense as a response to MS' whining.

 

No, but it'd stilll be a ridiculous situation. Endurance racing in F1? Crazy!

 

I like the excitment of the tires, but it's plain to see that when the drivers step out of the cars they are not even remotely pushing themselves as hard as they used to have to. I remember back in the V10 era grooved tire days Alonso beind unable to stand on the podium at Malaysia, now it looks as though they barely break a sweat out there.

 

I think you're taking his comments out of context. Just because he says he doesn't like the tires, doesn't mean he is blaming his poor results on them or something. He's also NOT alone in his thoughts, but probably one of the few that doesn't care about bringing it up because he's Michael and could give a **** less, not a young gun that doesn't want to piss off some sponsor or Pirelli.

Is it whining? Not really, because he is just stating his opinion rather than making excuses for himself through expressing his dislike for the tires. If he was blaming poor results on the tires like Webber did last year, for instance, I think that would be a different story. Did you consider Kimi to be whining when he told the press he thought the DRS was stupid? Same scenario.

I recently read a comment from Pirelli saying how they are excited that there could be a 5th different winner this year at Spain since they are bringing totally different compounds, which concerns me. Their job is not to be concerned with the results of the races. They should be seen, never heard...

 

Pirelli is handling "their end" of the bargain by making the racing more interesting, Bridgestone had their hands full with the bore fest. Pirelli on the other hand has put me on the edge of my seat for each race.

Let them practice, give them more engines, and let them use any tyres, lets get back to real racing. Until that happens I believe Pirelli has a great alternative. It forces each team to innovate on a weekly basis.

 

+1

Expressing and whining are two different things.

I'm curious, the new Pirellis...are they easier to drive on? Someone posted above on how Fred was unable to stand on the podium in Malaysia a few years ago, and now, they all look fresh as a daisy.

 

Podium

Button
Schumacher
Kimi

 

I believe the reference is to the fact that the drivers no longer push themselves to exhaustion. This is because they do not push 100% of the time due to the tires not lasting as they have in the past. The performance drops off too fast if the tires are pushed too hard. To manage the tires as best they can they have to drive well within the limits of themselves and the car.

 

Wanting to see Schumi on the podium this year! so

Schumacher
Kimi
Vettel
Button
Hambone
Alonso
Webber
Massa

 

Why doesn't anyone believe in Grosjean or Perez for a top 5 place?

For me:
Kimi
Vettel
Button
Hamilton
Perez
Alonso
Grosjean