Round of Abu Dhabi 2012 - Picks and comments

10 n Pole Admin · Post by **10 n Pole Admin** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 11:59 am

10 'n' Pole players, post your picks for the eighteenth race of the season at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi.

You can submit your picks at http://www.newsonf1.com/10npole/submit.htm then paste your picks here and tell us why you think your picks will be the correct ones.

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The deadline for submitting the picks is midnight local time on Friday the 2nd of November.

Good luck

Thaddeus · Post by **Thaddeus** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 7:01 pm

The picks you have entered are:

Winner: Lewis Hamilton

Second: Fernando Alonso

Third: Sebastian Vettel

Fourth: Mark Webber

Fifth: Jenson Button

Sixth: Felipe Massa

Seventh: Kimi Raikkonen

Eighth: Nico Hulkenberg

Ninth: Sergio Perez Mendoza

Tenth: Pastor Maldonado

Pole: Sebastian Vettel

jido · Post by **jido** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 4:10 am

Okay, so picking Raikkonen for win in last round did not work that well.

I am being more conservative this time

First, Vettel. He has not failed recently and I see no reason for him or his team to start making mistakes.

Then it seems McLaren is competitive after all, and either Button or Lewis can be on the podium.

Fernando and Ferrari are focused and should be near the top runners.

Then I expect Lotus, Force India, Sauber and Williams with an advantage for Lotus as they keep improving the car.

Winner : Sebastian Vettel

Second : Jenson Button

Third : Fernando Alonso

Fourth : Felipe Massa

Fifth : Kimi Raikkonen

Sixth : Mark Webber

Seventh : Lewis Hamilton

Eighth : Nico Hulkenberg

Ninth : Romain Grosjean

Tenth : Sergio Perez Mendoza

Pole : Sebastian Vettel

Jim Watt · Post by **Jim Watt** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 9:34 am

I agree (mostly) with Jido's reasonings. That said, here's me picks & reasons:

1. Vettel (momentum; and he's loved this circuit)
2. Hamilton (he won two years ago and he's due)
3. Jenson (he might place ahead of his partner; tho' he's been trending down and might not make the podium)
4. Fernando (it's slip, slip, slipping away)
5. Webber (he's also slip slip slipping)
6. Kimi R. (he's getting the most he can out of his machine)
7. Felipe (I'm not a little Phil believer & I think his best days are behind him)
8. Romain Grosjean (he might make the top five if he gets by his team-mate)
9. Hulkenberg (hope he enjoys working for Peter next year)
10. Perez

pole: Seb Vettel again

sennano1fan · Post by **sennano1fan** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 9:32 pm

Winner: Sebastian Vettel

Second: Fernando Alonso

Third: Mark Webber

Fourth: Lewis Hamilton

Fifth: Kimi Raikkonen

Sixth: Nico Rosberg

Seventh: Jenson Button

Eighth: Felipe Massa

Ninth: Bruno Senna

Tenth: Daniel Ricciardo

Pole: Sebastian Vettel

jacfan · Post by **jacfan** » Fri Nov 02, 2012 11:50 am

Unfortunately I think (like everyone else here) that Seb is going to win again. So here are my picks.....

Winner: Sebastian Vettel

Second: Fernando Alonso

Third: Mark Webber

Fourth: Lewis Hamilton

Fifth: Felipe Massa

Sixth: Kimi Raikkonen

Seventh: Romain Grosjean

Eighth: Jenson Button

Ninth: Bruno Senna

Tenth: Michael Schumacher

Pole: Sebastian Vettel

Thaddeus · Post by **Thaddeus** » Fri Nov 02, 2012 7:43 pm

Hey, I don't!

I must admit, it really wouldn't be a surprise, but I think others could win (and hope they do).

jido · Post by **jido** » Mon Nov 05, 2012 3:40 am

jido wrote:Okay, so picking Raikkonen for win in last round did not work that well.

I am being more conservative this time

Aww, can I revert my picks?

Just joking, I am so happy for Kimi to win this race!

jacfan · Post by **jacfan** » Mon Nov 05, 2012 9:14 am

jacfan · Post by **jacfan** » Tue Nov 06, 2012 1:42 pm

Would love to know how many picked Kimi for the win.
I was more than happy to see him take the flag.... happier than Kimi even.

10 n Pole Admin · Post by **10 n Pole Admin** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 12:52 pm

Malinovsky and Marinello Murphy top scored this round. Both players submitted their picks for this round and on the same day Malinovsky submitted them a few hours earlier!.

Congratulations to Malinovsky, you have won a Gift from NewsOnF1 USA Online Store valued at $25.

Malinovsky managed to pick 7 of the top 10 finishers with 2nd, 3rd and 7th in their exact finishing place. Picking Lewis Hamilton for pole earned Malinovsky 6 additional points and scored a bonus 4 points for picking 7 and Pole!

Marinello Murphy managed to pick 8 of the top 10 finishers with 2nd, 7th, 9th and 10th in their exact finishing place. Picking Sebastian Vettel for pole earned Marinello Murphy 0 additional points and scored a bonus 6 points for picking 8 without Pole!

The Overall Top 100 is available here

The Abu Dhabi Top 300 is available here

jacfan · Post by **jacfan** » Sat Dec 22, 2012 3:11 pm

Well it has been a very interesting year and I think my nickname should be changed to yo-yo..... since my picks were up and down all year!! Still I think if you can finish in the top 200 overall then you aren't doing too bad.
Looking forward to 2013.... just hoping it will be a better year for me (and many others) on a personal level.