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10 'n' Pole players, post your picks for the fourth race of the season in China.

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Please note that the deadline for submitting the picks is now midnight local time of Friday practice.

Good luck

Well, well, well: It looks like I'm going to go first. So here they are; read 'em and weep, Jim's China Picks (p.s. first I have to brag about last race's picks; I scored 49! The highest ever rating for me!! So maybe, if your picks look like mine, you might want to play the averages and change some of them )

Pole: Seb Vettel this is just too easy; there's not been time for the others to 'catch up' and our young German is hot, hot, hot!

First: Seb Vettel Red Bull (See above)
Second: Alonso, Ferrari (if they can give him a real gear box, he should be really fast; he was only 9th last year in the Renault sled, but he was second in '07 and he's probably the only guy who can get round the Webbo! )
Third: Webber Red Bull (last year he was second, but last year Fernando wasn't in a big red machine )
Fourth: little phil (Massa) in the other big red machine
Fifth: Hamilton McLaren (he won in 08 in the rain, but not this year )
Sixth: Kubica (dragging that Renault behind him like he was Fernando in a lame Ferrari! )
Seventh: Rosberg, Merc (trying to keep the three pointed star somewhere in the firmament )
Eighth: Jenson Button in the other McLaren (China hasn't been his race)
Ninth: Schumacher Merc (trying to keep up with the kid )
Tenth: Sutil Force India/Merc (even thought the odds favor Liuzzi, I think it's time Adrian got a break

So let's hope for some rain and another fun race

Can't wait for the cars to come home!

Jim Watt

First off, let me congratulate Jim Watt on beating me to the punch and getting his picks in first(.............. .................. ).

Anyway, onto the picks for the Round of China.


Pole Position: Fernando Alonso(having gotten the red mist courtesy of a bad gearbox from Malaysia, he's out for blood............ )

1st} Felipe Massa(leading a Scuderia 1-2 in Shanghai and showing McLaren how's it done............ )
2nd} Fernando Alonso(it is safe to assume Felipe's back........... )
3rd} Sebastien Vettel(hey, third pays good points, doesn't it? Doesn't it?........... )
4th} Lewis Hamilton(........... )
5th} Jenson Button(..... )
6th} Michael Schumacher(wonders who's winning the FIA GT-1 season opener in Abu Dhabi........ )
7th} Mark Webber(wonders......... )
8th} Rubens Barrichello(sometimes I miss being the #2 driver at Ferrari.......this is one of them. )
9th} Robert Kubica(.........................................................................)
10th} Jaime Alguersauri(............................... ...........................)

Winner : Mark Webber Will win from Pole

Second : Jenson Button Will show his class

Third : Nico Rosberg Keeps improving

Fourth : Sebastian Vettel Shows he has flaws

Fifth : Fernando Alonso Its a Red car Nando

Sixth : Michael Schumacher Plodding along

Seventh : Felipe Massa Same as Nando

Eighth : Adrian Sutil Improvement

Ninth : Robert Kubica At the limit

Tenth : Lewis Hamilton Tut Tut

Pole : Mark Webber No mistakes this time

I just hope that it's a good race to watch.

Winner : Fernando Alonso
Second : Sebastian Vettel
Third : Felipe Massa
Fourth : Jenson Button
Fifth : Mark Webber
Sixth : Lewis Hamilton
Seventh : Nico Rosberg
Eighth : Rubens Barrichello
Ninth : Michael Schumacher
Tenth : Robert Kubica

Pole : Sebastian Vettel

Rain is forecast !

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Note to self.........self, log in first.

You have registered the following picks :
Winner : Fernando Alonso

Second : Jenson Button

Third : Felipe Massa

Fourth : Lewis Hamilton

Fifth : Sebastian Vettel

Sixth : Nico Rosberg

Seventh : Adrian Sutil

Eighth : Mark Webber

Ninth : Robert Kubica

Tenth : Michael Schumacher

Pole : Sebastian Vettel

Here are the Top 3 and Pole statistics for the round of China!

Winner
Sebastian Vettel 57.32%
Lewis Hamilton 11.28%
Fernando Alonso 9.45%
Mark Webber 9.15%
Felipe Massa 6.10%
Jenson Button 5.49%

Second
Sebastian Vettel 24.09%
Lewis Hamilton 20.43%
Fernando Alonso 18.29%
Mark Webber 17.68%
Jenson Button 8.54%
Felipe Massa 7.01%
Nico Rosberg 2.13%
Michael Schumacher 1.52%

Third
Lewis Hamilton 20.73%
Mark Webber 20.12%
Fernando Alonso 19.82%
Felipe Massa 13.11%
Jenson Button 9.45%
Sebastian Vettel 8.84%
Nico Rosberg 3.96%
Michael Schumacher 3.66%

Pole
Sebastian Vettel 65.24%
Lewis Hamilton 11.28%
Mark Webber 8.84%
Fernando Alonso 7.01%
Felipe Massa 3.66%
Jenson Button 2.74%

Results shortly

pas top scores this round with 68 points.

The average score was 39.15.

Congratulations to pas, you have won a NewsOnF1 Compact Smart Digital Clock with Alarm.
pas managed to pick all 10 of the top 10 finishers with 7th and 10th in their exact finishing place. Picking Sebastian Vettel for pole earned pas 6 additional points and scored a bonus 16 points for picking 10 and Pole!

The Overall Top 20 is available here

The Chinese Top 200 is available here

The Popularity Picks for the round of China is available here