Round of Australia '08 - Picks and comments

[8 n Pole Admin]

As we've launched the 2008 8 'n' Pole Competition, we have created this thread for players to post their picks for the first race of the season in Australia.

You can submit your picks at ttp://www.newsonf1.com/8npole/submit.htm then paste your picks here and tell us why you think your picks will be the correct ones.

The deadline for submitting the picks for Australia is the 14th of March prior to the start of the first Friday practice session.

Good luck
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[jacfan]

I am sure we are all excited by the prospect of a new year. Unfortunately I won't be in Australia for the GP this year. It is our 25th wedding anniversary at the end of March and we are going to Phuket for a week in the beginning of March. My first trip outside Oz!!
I booked the holiday before checking the date of the GP.
Must remember to get my tips in!!!
Good luck to everyone.
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[Ed]

Yeah don't forget your picks especially for the first race

Enjoy your trip jacfan, you deserve it
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[jacfan]

Thanks Ed. I will be putting my tips in before I leave. It will be strange not being here for the first race but I can't wait to get away for a bit of a break.
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[jacfan]

Well for what it is worth here are my picks. I will be in Phuket when the race is on and since I haven't taken any notice of practice or anything I don't suppose I will do much but....
Here they are
Winner: Felipe Massa

Second: Kimi Raikkonen

Third: Lewis Hamilton

Fourth: Robert Kubica

Fifth: Fernando Alonso

Sixth: Nico Rosberg

Seventh: Mark Webber

Eighth: Nick Heidfeld

Pole: Kimi Raikkonen
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[Lloyd]

Doing mine early too, will be going to the GP so I can see where my picks were wrong, should be pretty obvious.
1st Filipe
2nd Kimi
3rd Mark
4th Heikki
5th David
6th Nico
7th Fernando
8th Jarno

Pole Kimi
As you can see im on a first name basis with the boys
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[jido]

I don't really have an idea so it is almost random

The picks you have entered are:

Winner: Kimi Raikkonen

Second: Heikki Kovalainen

Third: Lewis Hamilton

Fourth: Nico Rosberg

Fifth: Fernando Alonso

Sixth: Sebastien Bourdais

Seventh: Kazuki Nakajima

Eighth: Nelson Piquet Jr

Pole: Kimi Raikkonen

[cmlean]

[jacfan]

[barre05]

Winner : Kimi Raikkonen
Second : Felipe Massa
Third : Lewis Hamilton
Fourth : Nick Heidfeld
Fifth : Nico Rosberg
Sixth : Heikki Kovalainen
Seventh : Fernando Alonso
Eighth : Robert Kubica

Pole : Kimi Raikkonen

I think Ferrari and McLaren have the edge (based on pre-season testing), so I picked them to finish in the top 3. GO KIMI!!

[Julian Mayo]

Bugga.can't lodge my picks.....the system won't recognize my password no.
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[mlittle]

Ahh......a new season of Formula 1; here are my picks for the Round of Australia................

1st} Lewis Hamilton(I don't care what the critics said about McLaren in 2007.....this is our year and the first shots' to be fired Down Under! ........)
2nd} Kimi Raikkonen(Calm down, Slim.......its' only the first race of the season...... )
3rd} Felipe Massa(has anyone seen Alonso........... )
4th} Fernando Alonso(would someone tell this "SeaBass" fella' to get off my back..... )
5th} Sebastien Bourdais(darn....I thought I was chasing Paul Tracy.......oops! )
6th} Heikki Kovalainen(go get 'em, Seb! )
7th} Nick Heidfeld(..................... ...............)
8th} Mark Webber(well......someone's got to finish 8th! This week it's Webbo's turn!!)

And for pole position............Kimi Raikkonen
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[cmlean]

Thank you for submitting your 8 'n' Pole picks for the Grand Prix of Australia.
You have registered the following picks :

Winner : Lewis Hamilton
Second : Felipe Massa
Third : Heikki Kovalainen
Fourth : Kimi Raikkonen
Fifth : Fernando Alonso
Sixth : Mark Webber
Seventh : Nick Heidfeld
Eighth : Nelson Piquet Jr

Pole : Lewis Hamilton

The start of something new. Hammo (& McLaren) will win the season. Ferrari will be close, then Alonso will fight the rest for the last points.

Have a good trip Jacfan.
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[Redhead]

Winner: Kimi Raikkonen
Second: Lewis Hamilton
Third: Felipe Massa
Fourth: Fernando Alonso
Fifth: Heikki Kovalainen
Sixth: Nico Rosberg
Seventh: Robert Kubica
Eighth: Mark Webber

Pole: Kimi Raikkonen

Im going with the conventional wisdom that Maccas and Ferrari are a cut above the rest, Alonso will be leading the best of the rest of which the biggest surprise is going to be Nico Rosberg, followed by Webber in a mildly competitive, reliable car.

Nick Heidfeld didnt feature in my (extensive and lengthy ) deliberations so I guess he must be going to have a bad day.

Looking forward to being proved wrong
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