Simviation Forum - F1GP Predictions Monza

Reply #15 - Sep 12^th, 2008 at 3:34pm

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Reply #16 - Sep 13^th, 2008 at 4:52am

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Reply #17 - Sep 13^th, 2008 at 8:42am

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If the race is anything like quali, my predictions are useless Cry

Should be a great race though if it's this wet. Wink

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Reply #18 - Sep 13^th, 2008 at 10:06am

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There goes everyone's predictions Grin

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Reply #19 - Sep 13^th, 2008 at 10:34am

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eno wrote on Sep 13^th, 2008 at 10:06am:

There goes everyone's predictions Grin

As said above it could make for an interesting race Tongue

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Reply #20 - Sep 13^th, 2008 at 11:42am

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There was always going to be a pair of Ferraris in the front two rows.

All the talk of Honda being embarrassed by Aguri on their day - I bet few suspect Ferrari to be embarrassed by STR.

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Reply #21 - Sep 13^th, 2008 at 2:59pm

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well, regardless of what went on in qualifying, i cant wait for the race - could be spas last few laps all over again but for the entire race if we get more rain or changing wet/dry conditions! Cool

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Reply #22 - Sep 13^th, 2008 at 5:11pm

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very good quali.
Nice to see the new rainmaster show his stuff. Tyre choice mistake or not, Lewis was not driving with any sort of confidence. Even when there was nothing to lose he wasn't trying. Me thinks, in changable conditions he's good, in wet conditions he's perhaps at his best, but in torrential conditions like today he's still got a lot to learn.
Race should be interesting. I think if it's dry, then Hekki is looking very good, and Lewis, Massa and Kimi should come through to challenge for the podium. If it's dry, then I think Lewis and Kimi are screwed. They are on a dry setup, Heikki is on a wet setup, and Massa looks to be on a compromise. Vettel, brilliant job.
Personally I'd love it to be dry. I think we'd see a much better race, watching Kimi and Lewis fight through the field. If it's wet we're likely to see a lot of off's and guys like Kimi and Lewis and Massa, being taken out at the first corner. Plus safety cars.

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Reply #23 - Sep 13^th, 2008 at 5:17pm

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Nice to see a reverse grid!

It'd be good to see Vettel, Webber etc stay at the front but whatever the weather conditions I doubt that will happen... I still bet it'll be 3 from Ferrari and McLaren on the podium.

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Reply #24 - Sep 13^th, 2008 at 5:31pm

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Craig. wrote on Sep 13^th, 2008 at 5:11pm:

very good quali.
Nice to see the new rainmaster show his stuff. Tyre choice mistake or not, Lewis was not driving with any sort of confidence. Even when there was nothing to lose he wasn't trying.

So what was Kimi up to then? I dont see how anyone today were not 'trying' . Lack of Confidence, yes, ill agree with that. I wasnt fully aware of what Hamilton was up to, i know he went out on inters, which really wasnt a good idea right at that moment, but i missed when he went to full wets? Was he in the pits for some time? I think i was opening a box of cadburys chocolate fingers at that moment and lost track Undecided

He obviously missed running on the track when it was at its 'best' during Q2 for the full wet tyres because he was on the wrong ones, and then his spin didnt help. Kimi certainly had a 'moment' on the same corner, he was lucky to hold on to that!

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Reply #25 - Sep 13^th, 2008 at 5:46pm

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Lewis did his first warm up lap on inters and came straight in and went back out on wets. He lost out on one full lap. The biggest problem he faced was how quickly his tyres were wearing out. Even after a couple of laps not pushing extremelly hard his front left was wearing out. You could see Kimi was suffering from no heat in his tyres, every time he went through a corner, it looked like the tyre was shaking so badly it was about to fly off.
If it rains tomorrow a lot of drivers are going to be in trouble as there are simply no more sets of Wet tyres available, thats why we saw one run quali sessions.

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Reply #26 - Sep 14^th, 2008 at 9:37am

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What a race.
A star is officially born. really happy for that result.

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Reply #27 - Sep 14^th, 2008 at 9:40am

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Fantastic race, truly deserved by Vetel. Seems a shame he's going to Red Bull next year, almost like a step down Undecided

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Great to see no Lewis, Massa or Kimi on the podium for a change Tongue

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Reply #28 - Sep 14^th, 2008 at 9:44am

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how reminicent of the 2006 podium was that? Kubica being the only common part to that though LOL. But sort of like a new era has dawned. Now to get Vettel into a Ferrari. Bye bye Kimi I say. Lips Sealed

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Reply #29 - Sep 14^th, 2008 at 9:50am

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Great race and a very deserved win. Hamilton had a good come back under the circumstances. Not sure what Kimi was up to and I think Massa should have been a couple of places further up the finish order, after all he did play his joker and have a new engine to race with, qualifying on his old one. Still a reverse grid was very entertaining....................maybe we should have this every other race Grin

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