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The deadline for submitting picks for the German Grand Prix is on Friday the 22nd of July prior to the start of the 1st Friday Practice session at 11:00 AM local time.

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Alright, I'll fire the first salvo here. Here are my submitted picks for the round of Germany.

1st:Kimi Raikkonen(he can't have three blown engines in a row)
2nd:Michael Schumacher(his luck's got to be getting better...)
3rd:Fernando Alonso(his run of success has to stop occasionally)
4th:Juan Pablo Montoya(again, no podium for JPM)
5th:Jenson Button(as in Britain...like this'll keep him at BAR for 06')
6th:Jarno Trulli(once again, Toyota loses to Honda...just like in the States')
7th:Rubens Barrichello(this time, Ferrari'll score more pts. than Renault)
8th:Nick Heidfeld(hey, someone has to take the last pt.)

Pole:Kimi Raikkonen(maybe this round, the engine won't have a catastrophic failure)

Winner : Michael Schumacher - Best driver, it will rain
Second : Kimi Raikkonen - Best car, not apt to break three engines in a row.
Third : Juan Pablo Montoya - best car
Fourth : Fernando Alonso - Second best driver
Fifth : Jenson Button - Coming up stronger
Sixth : Rubens Barrichello - It will rain
Seventh : Ralf Schumacher - About what the car is capable of
Eighth : Giancarlo Fisichella - About what he is capable of

Pole : Michael Schumacher - It will rain

K-D wrote:Winner : Michael Schumacher - Best driver, it will rain
Second : Kimi Raikkonen - Best car, not apt to break three engines in a row.
Third : Juan Pablo Montoya - best car
Fourth : Fernando Alonso - Second best driver
Fifth : Jenson Button - Coming up stronger
Sixth : Rubens Barrichello - It will rain
Seventh : Ralf Schumacher - About what the car is capable of
Eighth : Giancarlo Fisichella - About what he is capable of

Pole : Michael Schumacher - It will rain

The forecast track temperatures suggest a bridgestone barbeque.

These will probably change, but for now :
JPM....The initial inertia caused by his weight converts to mass on the move=energy, giving him a power advantage, which when coupled with the moveable ballast he carries, enhances corner exit speed.
Alonso....has the best Renault, even Villenueve could qualify it second.
Button..... The BAR engineers have replaced his bladder with a secret fuel reservoir.
Webber ....most of the aerodynamic aids fall off on the first corner, and he gains half a second a lap.
Nick..... BMW give him a "special" engine for the German GP, but his aero aids don't fall off.
DC.....Threatens the Ferrari engineers with "Grevious bodily harm" , so they give him Schueys engine, saying...." he was going to get it when Schuey retires after this race anyway".
Trulli...the Toyota runs out of fuel as he crosses the line.
Karthy...instead of eating Tendulkars bananas, he shoves them in the fuel tank, and gets a 20% power boost
Sato....would have done better but forgot about the "engineering changes" and went to the toilet before "Q"
Kimi...actually sets fastest time, but bad luck comes in threes.

Winner: Kimi Raikkonen Why not???. My old man just bought a merc. i figure must be an omen
Second: Jenson Button i had a honda once
Third: Fernando Alonso my aunty had a renault
Fourth: Mark Webber my wife's uncle has a BMW
Fifth: Michael Schumacher i would like to own a ferrari
Sixth: Giancarlo Fisichella she was a good aunty
Seventh: Jarno Trulli i now drive a toyota (prado)
Eighth: Rubens Barrichello i would really like a ferrari

Pole: Kimi Raikkonen meh!!!!



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Winner: Kimi Raikkonen Why not???. My old man just bought a merc. i figure must be an omen
Second: Jenson Button i had a honda once
Third: Fernando Alonso my aunty had a renault
Fourth: Mark Webber my wife's uncle has a BMW
Fifth: Michael Schumacher i would like to own a ferrari
Sixth: Giancarlo Fisichella she was a good aunty
Seventh: Jarno Trulli i now drive a toyota (prado)
Eighth: Rubens Barrichello i would really like a ferrari

Pole: Kimi Raikkonen meh!!!!

Winner: Fernando Alonso - Who else
Second: Kimi Raikkonen - Will try
Third: Giancarlo Fisichella - Isn't as fast as the two above
Fourth: Juan Pablo Montoya - Will spin somewhere
Fifth: Jenson Button - The best he can do
Sixth: Jarno Trulli - Will hold more people up this time
Seventh: Rubens Barrichello - What do you expect from Ferrari
Eighth: Takuma Sato - Will remember not to touch that button
Pole: Fernando Alonso - Who else

JV, do you realize that leading the F1 Idiots is nearly grounds for automatic dis-membership, or dismembering or something

JV you might be leading the F1Idiots but you really don't have much to beat!!!!

Bundy you may be on to something with Hyundi/Kia. Talk of them buying williams! Hate it when jokes become reality.

Germany
Pole. Kimi

1 Kimi. can win even if blows an engine on warm up
2 JPM Has that almost winning feeling
3 Ralph I saw it on the dipstick?
4 Fernando. Has to finish some where
5 Jenson. Has found his niche
6. Giancarlo. No pit lane pranks this week
7. Jarno. Someone has to hold up the rest of the field
8. Mark. Finds extra speed by holding a frisbbe above his head.

Pick submissions have now closed.

Quick stats to follow shortly

good, very good!

Stats stats stats. Please sir, can I have some stats?

Apologies rah!

Top 5 most picked drivers

Winner
Kimi Raikkonen 59.28%
Fernando Alonso 22.75%
Michael Schumacher 11.38%
Juan Pablo Montoya 4.79%
Rubens Barrichello 1.20%

2nd Place
Fernando Alonso 35.33%
Kimi Raikkonen 24.85%
Juan Pablo Montoya 22.46%
Michael Schumacher 9.88%
Jenson Button 2.40%

3rd Place
Fernando Alonso 26.35%
Juan Pablo Montoya 25.45%
Michael Schumacher 21.56%
Kimi Raikkonen 7.49%
Jenson Button 6.89%

Pole
Kimi Raikkonen 52.99%
Fernando Alonso 29.04%
Michael Schumacher 8.68%
Juan Pablo Montoya 6.59%
Jenson Button 0.90%

Results late Wednesday