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Round of Monaco - Picks and comments
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 4:29 am
by 8 n Pole Admin
The Monaco Grand Prix is on the 27th of May. Pick submissions close on the
24th of May prior to the start of the 1st Thursday practice session at 10:00 local time (08:00 GMT).
Go ahead and submit your picks
here then come back and paste your picks on this thread let the rest know why you think this pick is the right one.
Good luck!
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 5:34 am
by Jim Watt
Cool! I get to be first to pick this time!!
For Monaco:

Two Time WDC, Fernando A.!!

Fabulous Ice Man, Kimi R!!!

Incredible Record Making Rookie, Lewis H.!!!!
4th

World's Sweetest Brazilian, Felipe M.
5th

World's Fastest Pole, Robert K.
6th

World's most elegant driver, Giancarlo F.
7th

Best Sport in F1 and everyone's favorite drinking buddy, David C.
8th

unluckiest Rookie Ever, Heikki K.
POLE

Who Else?? Fernando, best moper since Ralphie
As all of you intelligent gents and ladies can see, I have gone off the deep end, hoping against hope that this race results in something close, again, to a four-way tie. By that, I mean I expect, by picking him, to put a hex on Fernando --and furthermore, if St. Joseph has any influence at all, Felipe too. But even if I fall into the fifth century, I will be doing handstands of joy if Lewis or Kimi wins!!
Jim Watt

Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 8:12 am
by Julian Mayo
Tone the colours down Jim, fer gawds sake.....tis early.
Now for some realistic picks
pole...Hambone
Race places
Hambone....flag to flag
Massa
Kimi
Alonso
Webber
Kubrika
Trulli
All those behind Ralf, and one immediately in front will DNF.
This track requires the greatest downforce of all of them, so I think Adrian might have something ready. It will be interesting to see how the boys cope with the first race on the "supersoft" Potenzas.
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 10:59 am
by mlittle
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 12:12 pm
by Julian Mayo
OOOOPS
Rain is forecast for Qalifying
Hmmmmmmmm........better throw Webbo a bit further up in my picks......

Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 3:22 pm
by gkaytaz
Winner: Fernando Alonso
Second: Kimi Raikkonen
Third: Lewis Hamilton
Fourth: Felipe Massa
Fifth: Nick Heidfeld
Sixth: Giancarlo Fisichella
Seventh: Robert Kubica
Eighth: Mark Webber
Pole: Fernando Alonso
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 3:25 pm
by Julian Mayo
Fisi is pretty good in the rain.....Nick doesn't like it much

Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 3:31 pm
by gkaytaz
Julian Mayo wrote:Fisi is pretty good in the rain.....Nick doesn't like it much

True. Yet Nick has a good car and if he qualifies high enough he won't let anyone pass. This also being the reason behind my pick of Kubica...
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 10:26 pm
by Julian Mayo
Hey, Ed !, given that this circuit puts more demand on the cooling systems......(ie, if the car is not going forward in clean air.......the only way these cars are cooled).........
Who is on 1st engine cycle ?????.....sorry, I can't remember
Monaco really is an engineers' nightmare..........cut notches in the steering arms so the guys can turn enough........raise the cars 5-8 mm...........lessens downforce, and mechanical grip......create masssive downforce.......soften the suspension so much, so that the bumps don't blow the diff ellectronics becauase one wheel is in the air so much more than the other.....lessens mechanical grip because the car is not as balanced......compensate by tuning (detuning) the traction control.....a tyre that has never been raced on before.......how good is the mechanical grip compared to other teams..............chuck some atmospheric precipitation into the mix.........Move over Ross Brawn.........I am on the couch with this one..........except......bugga........those idiots on ITV
So waddya reckon Ross, lets go see what we can do for Toyota.........what's that Ross?.....can't quite hear you.....oh!....."mobile reception is bad near the wind tunnels in Cologne"...........

Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 10:31 pm
by Lloyd
your picks for the race of Monaco are:
Winner: Fernando Alonso
Second: Kimi Raikkonen
Third: Mark Webber
Fourth: Nick Heidfeld
Fifth: Giancarlo Fisichella
Sixth: David Coulthard
Seventh: Takuma Sato
Eighth: Jarno Trulli
Pole: Fernando Alonso
The young bucks will take each other out.
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 10:36 pm
by Julian Mayo
Lloyd wrote:your picks for the race of Monaco are:
Winner: Fernando Alonso
Second: Kimi Raikkonen
Third: Mark Webber
Fourth: Nick Heidfeld
Fifth: Giancarlo Fisichella
Sixth: David Coulthard
Seventh: Takuma Sato
Eighth: Jarno Trulli
Pole: Fernando Alonso
The young bucks will take each other out.
Given that one of the young bucks is likely to be on pole, or there abouts, will anyone get thru turn one?????

Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 10:41 pm
by Lloyd
One of them may try to uphold a red car tradition at Monarco towards the end of Q3 and get tboned by the hambone..

The Heretic.......Controversy Corner.
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 11:01 pm
by Julian Mayo
Finished counting your dinero yet?
Ye of Controversy Corner .......tis all your fault......you got me in to all of this.......then abandoned me, as if I were nought but a wayward pup......so I went on, alone into the forboding dark unknown, with less than a gentle fondle of my labrador - like ears to guide me.........only to be seduced by the carnivous others who lurk within............yet no other of an heretical ilk stands alongside, much less back to back.........Who stands!!!! To fight the good fight against the Evil Twins????? Who, amongst thee, will turn ploughshare to sword, quill to "fevver", nib to arrowhead..........biodiesol be damned.........shuffle off the Monk's trappings, Both Heretical and Controversial, Tis time to take up the the slack of those who doth protest but do nowt. Do you not still love the Formula? Have ye abondoned us for another??? Boats???
To Arms.....To Arms.....To Arms.......for the danger is greater now than it has been before.
You may yet stem the tide.
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 11:03 pm
by Julian Mayo
Lloyd wrote:One of them may try to uphold a red car tradition at Monarco towards the end of Q3 and get tboned by the hambone..

\Good point, but Ralf will take out Nick n Fisi long before that

Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 11:15 pm
by jacfan
The picks you have entered are:
Winner: Fernando Alonso
Second: Lewis Hamilton
Third: Felipe Massa
Fourth: Nick Heidfeld
Fifth: Kimi Raikkonen
Sixth: Robert Kubica
Seventh: David Coulthard
Eighth: Mark Webber
Pole: Fernando Alonso
As for why... well I guess because I am an idiot and right now with so much going on in my "other" life I can't even begin to think about it.
