*** Official F1 2010 Predictions thread ***

deuse said:
You are forgetting Rossi. Now if ferrari bring him in next year Teflonso would run and hide.
His lap times in the old ferrari was up there with massa also he is italian(which ferrai want) and he is one crazy but great driver.
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Rossi is not a "replacement" for Alonso. He might be able to replace Massa, but he wouldnt stand a chance entering Ferrari, as the lead driver.

To give you an idea, over the last few years, Hamilton has really been the only driver who has been able to come close to being lead driver of a top team, in his debut season.

The best way to bring in Rossi would be to have him replace Massa and drive alongside Alonso. If and when Rossi proves that he can compete against Alonso and other No.1 drivers in F1 (including Vettel and Hamilton), then Ferrari can do away with Alonso.

Bottom line: Massa can be replaced at short notice, Alonso can't.
 
Witor said:
World Drivers Championship - Top 6

1. Hamilton
2. Alonso
3. Vettel
4. Massa
5. Schumacher
6. Webber

Constructors Championship - Top 6

1. Ferrari
2. Mclaren
3. RBR
4. Mercedes
5. Sauber
6. Williams
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Actually possible for McLaren to be ahead in the constructors when both RBR drivers are ahead of Button :confused:

I guess it is, but highly improbable (from a maths point of view only)
 
World Drivers Championship - Top 6

1. Alonso
2. Vettel
3. Schumacher
4. Massa
5. Button
6. Hamilton


Constructors Championship - Top 6

1. Ferrari
2. Mercedes
3. Red Bull
4. Mclaren
5. Sauber
6. Williams


And for fun...

Driver booby prize (caused the most trouble/crashes/mayhem on track by mistake) -

Tought one, but going to go for Petrov due to inexperience

Best new team (which of the new teams will score the best results/points) -

Gonna buck the trend a bit and gor HRT :D

Best new driver - inexperienced & new drivers only (Hulkenberg/Petrov/Alguersuari/Senna/Lopez/de Grassi/Kobayashi) -

Hulkenberg

Team to get in the most trouble / cheating / controversy by FIA or the courts -

Now then, tough one here, but maybe Mclaren :D
 
World Drivers Championship - Top 6

1. Alonso
2. Lewis
3. Button
4. Massa
5. Schumacher
6. Vettel


Constructors Championship - Top 6

1. Mclaren
2. Ferrari (one or two points in it)
3. Mercedes
4. RBR
5. Renault
6. Williams.


Driver booby prize (caused the most trouble/crashes/mayhem on track by mistake) - Trulli

Best new team (which of the new teams will score the best results/points) - Lotus (Mercedes if you count that as new)

Best new driver - inexperienced & new drivers only (Hulkenberg/Petrov/Alguersuari/Senna/Lopez/de Grassi/Kobayashi) - Kobayashi

Team to get in the most trouble / cheating / controversy by FIA or the courts - Who else but Mclaren?
 
Well i wouldnt want to curse my comeback now would i? ;)

I actually found that pretty tough to choose the standings for this season. Went with my gut feelings, but then when i thought about it more, i could easily come up with a completely different top 6, or even 10 for that matter.

Exactly 6 Days 23 Hours and 48 Minutes til the lights go out for the opener :)
 
I've noticed that there is a very high percentage of people on this forum who believe McLaren will get into trouble this year. Given their previous experiences, do you not feel that McLaren have learnt to conceal their naughty deeds?

I just have a feeling that Whitmarsh isn't as straight/foolish as his predecessor and believe that he has the cunning to "play the dirty game" if need be and not get caught out doing something he shouldn't. And more importantly, if caught doing something he shouldnt, he may have a better idea of how to deal with it and come out of the affair with less damage.
 
sunama said:
I just have a feeling that Whitmarsh isn't as straight/foolish as his predecessor and believe that he has the cunning to "play the dirty game" if need be and not get caught out doing something he shouldn't. And more importantly, if caught doing something he shouldnt, he may have a better idea of how to deal with it and come out of the affair with less damage.
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The lieing louie fiasco shows whitmarsh is no brighter than the rest of mclaren. Whitmarsh was caught with his pants down in his first real season in charge.
 
dannyjo22 said:
The lieing louie fiasco shows whitmarsh is no brighter than the rest of mclaren. Whitmarsh was caught with his pants down in his first real season in charge.
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LOL.

To be fair to Whitmarsh, he had only just taken over at the top, when Hamilton lied after the 2009 Aussie GP.

Now that he has been at the top for a year, I have a feeling that he will be a lot more careful with how he and his team conduct their business. Their undoing at the Aussie GP was that there was a radio recording which clearly asked Hamilton to move aside. They then lied to say that Trulli had overtaken Hamilton under the yellow flag, and that Hamilton had not allowed Trulli to overtake. The top dogs at McLaren should've known that if they decided to lie (which they did), that the recorded radio conversation would prove that they were lying. It's these types of decisions and risk/lying assessments that McLaren need to work on.

Surely, with all their experience of defending their actions in FIA hearings, McLaren should be very wise and have the ability to avoid getting into serious trouble (noting that any team at the top is going to get into some trouble, just not serious trouble).
 
pingwing said:
Thought id throw this into the predictions thread as im half tempted to get excited for sauber.... http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81937

(basically sauber are reported to be best on the tyres which is very interesting!)
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Being 'kind' to your tyres didnt seem to be a helpful trait for Brawn last year... If being kind means you struggle to get heat in them then it could be a blessing and a curse.... Especially as I think all teams will 1 stop anyway, considering Bridgestone reckon tyres could do 70% of a race, so there's no "saving your tyres to save a pitstop" strategy...
 
Skeeter said:
Being 'kind' to your tyres didnt seem to be a helpful trait for Brawn last year... If being kind means you struggle to get heat in them then it could be a blessing and a curse.... Especially as I think all teams will 1 stop anyway, considering Bridgestone reckon tyres could do 70% of a race, so there's no "saving your tyres to save a pitstop" strategy...
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Yeah but i think this year being able not to ruin your tyres in the first half the race with fuel on board would be a brilliant situation to be in, especially when your running 150kg over weight on fuel. Would say there would be an advantage in starting in the top 10 for Sauber there if they have to start on used quali tyres and arnt ruining them as fast....

Do agree it might not be the best thing in the world in the last 20 laps when on fresh ones but we will see at the weekend.... :D
 
sunama said:
Bottom line: Massa can be replaced at short notice, Alonso can't.
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Um, didn't last season show that Massa can't be replaced at short notice?

Badoer - not a real replacement
Fisi - not a real replacement

Had they been able to find someone even nearly in the same ballpark as Massa talent-wise, they might have been able to snag a few more constructors points and stay ahead of McLaren.

Skeeter said:
Especially as I think all teams will 1 stop anyway, considering Bridgestone reckon tyres could do 70% of a race, so there's no "saving your tyres to save a pitstop" strategy...
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You think everyone will one-stop at every race?

Don't see it myself. There will be days and tracks where a one-stop will be viable (Monza would be a prime candidate for it). There will be days and tracks where it just barely is. And there will be days and tracks where trying it will lead to your car being deposited in the kitty litter.

Hope I'm right about that, the last thing we need is one set of cookie-cutter tactics getting replaced with another set....
 
Actually possible for McLaren to be ahead in the constructors when both RBR drivers are ahead of Button
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Fair comment, it's only a guess like :). But I did toy with putting Button ahead of Webber. Got a funny feeling Hamilton might do very well this season. I just want the damn season to start :)
 
JRS said:
Um, didn't last season show that Massa can't be replaced at short notice?

Badoer - not a real replacement
Fisi - not a real replacement

Had they been able to find someone even nearly in the same ballpark as Massa talent-wise, they might have been able to snag a few more constructors points and stay ahead of McLaren.
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First off, the Massa incident meant that Ferrari had to find someone to replace him within the space of 1 week. The obvious choice was too look at their test driver - Badoer. In his prime Badoer was terrible. In his twilight, he was even worse.

They then looked towards Fisichella, who in his prime wasn't bad. But in his twilight was at best, decent. It didnt help that he arrived in a team/car using KERS, from a team which never used KERS. This meant that he was struggling from the word go.

When I stated that Massa could be replaced, I meant that he could be replaced during the course of a Winter (off-season). I'm pretty sure if Ferrari wanted to replace Massa in 2010/2011, they could have their pick of any number of decent No.2 drivers: Webber, (maybe Button, depending on how he fits in at McLaren in 2010), Kubica, Trulli, Glock or Rosberg. Ferrari would also have the option of looking to other forumlae to see if there are any up and coming drivers. Remember, the role of the No.2 is to give backup to the team-leader and pick up points, behind the team-leader, assisting with the team to win the Constructors title. The role of No.2 is driver is NOT to compete right at the front and take points away from the team-leader.

All the above drivers who I have mentioned would make decent No.2 drivers who are not in the twilight of their careers and who will have had adequate testing time to acquaint themselves with the 2011 car. Massa can be replaced.

Now lets look at replacing Alonso...what are the options: Hamilton, Vettel and Button (depending on how he performs in 2010). Anybody else would be a step down. How easy would it be to ask Hamilton/Vettel to leave their respective teams and join Ferrari in 2011? Not easy; and perhaps virtually impossible (given that RedBull and McLaren look to have produced decent cars in 2010 and would have very little reason to leave their current team for Ferrari).
 
World Drivers Championship - Top 6

1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Fernando Alonso
3. Jenson Button
4. Sebastien Vettel
5. Michael Schumacher
6. Felipe Massa


Constructors Championship - Top 6

1. McLaren
2. Ferrari
3. Mercedes
4. Red Bull
5. Sauber
6. Renault


And for fun...

Driver booby prize (caused the most trouble/crashes/mayhem on track by mistake) - Jaime Alguersuari

Best new team (which of the new teams will score the best results/points) - Virgin

Best new driver - inexperienced & new drivers only (Hulkenberg/Petrov/Alguersuari/Senna/Lopez/de Grassi/Kobayashi) - Kobayashi

Team to get in the most trouble / cheating / controversy by FIA or the courts :D - McLaren
 
World Drivers Championship - Top 6

1. Button!
2. Hamilton
3. Alonso
4. Vettel
5. Schumacher
6. Massa


Constructors Championship - Top 6

1. McLaren
2. Ferrari
3. Red Bull
4. Mercedes
5. Sauber
6. Force India


And for fun...

Driver booby prize (caused the most trouble/crashes/mayhem on track by mistake) - Kobayashi (but will be very entertaining :))

Best new team (which of the new teams will score the best results/points) - Lotus

Best new driver - inexperienced & new drivers only (Hulkenberg/Petrov/Alguersuari/Senna/Lopez/de Grassi/Kobayashi) -Kobayashi

Team to get in the most trouble / cheating / controversy by FIA or the courts :D - McLaren
 
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