F1 predictions: China

[eno]

Sorry to hear that Rob ....... :-/

Well the practice is being dominated by Barrichello and Button swapping the fastest times.

[C]

Well the practice is being dominated by Barrichello and Button swapping the fastest times.

Quote from Force India commercial director Ian Phillips on 5 Live Sport Extra:

"Brawn were probably quite happy with the diffuser row because it stopped people looking at the other things that probably make the real difference."

Just what Gary Anderson's been saying in Autosport for weeks! It's not just the diffuser!

[Craig.]

its quite obvious it wasn't just the diffusor. One look at the nose and you can see they knew something others didn't. Everyone else has high noses but the brawns is a low curved one. The front wing is also very sculpted.

[Mictheslik]

Button
Hamilton
Barichello

UK 1-2

.mic

[Celtman]

1. Button
2. Trulli
3. Rosberg


8-)

[The Ruptured Duck]

Button
Vettel
Barrichelo

[cspyro21]

Button
Barrichello
Trulli

Any updates on the current standings in our points table Rob?

Sorry to everyone, I've had a bit of a traumatic few weeks, my Grandfather passed away and it was his funeral today.. so that's been me tied up pretty much since the F1 season started..and it's been all I can do to keep the comp going..

Rest assured I'm on it.. I just need to lift last years from the lounge PC and transfer it to the laptop and I'll be good to go.

Don't feel bad for asking either, none of you were to know

[The Ruptured Duck]

Since this track blows i feel obligated to mention that Long Beach is sunday and helio was aquitted and will race!

[Souichiro]

Dunno if I'm too late  but

1: Button
2: Barichello
3: Hamilton

[expat]

its quite obvious it wasn't just the diffusor. One look at the nose and you can see they knew something others didn't. Everyone else has high noses but the brawns is a low curved one. The front wing is also very sculpted.

It will be interesting to see the fuel loads after todays qualifying. I think we will still see that Brawn are significantly heavier than the rest. The diffuser is worth 0.3 seconds a lap. There is a greater time difference over the diffuser cars than that. I think that the rest are trying a quick fix and a light fuel load that will not make that much difference in the race. Just have to wait and see.

Matt

[TSC.]

Darn it, missed the deadline, forgot it was another early bird qualifying & the dog ate my homework..... or something....

Maybe I can enter late after an appeal in Paris in about three weeks time.  ;D

[expat]

its quite obvious it wasn't just the diffusor. One look at the nose and you can see they knew something others didn't. Everyone else has high noses but the brawns is a low curved one. The front wing is also very sculpted.

It will be interesting to see the fuel loads after todays qualifying. I think we will still see that Brawn are significantly heavier than the rest. The diffuser is worth 0.3 seconds a lap. There is a greater time difference over the diffuser cars than that. I think that the rest are trying a quick fix and a light fuel load that will not make that much difference in the race. Just have to wait and see.

Matt

As I thought;

1.

[Craig.]

Alonso is very light and has KERS (no one else round him does), the renault is one of the best cars off the line regardless. If he doesn't get into turn 1 first I would be very surprised. Barrichello has 8 laps more fuel than Vettel and Button has 7 laps more. Alonso is about 12 laps lighter if the 2kg to 2.2kg a lap fuel useage comes in. That suggests to me Renault might try to run the soft tyre first for a short stint then hope simmilar to Australia the others have troubles at the end and they can do a Kubica like final stint. We'll see though.

[The Ruptured Duck]

Flavio has been manic with crazy accusations of Brawn GP, and this response by Ross gave me a chuckle:

" When asked at Shanghai if he had a message for Briatore, Brawn cheekily replied: "I think change the medication!" "

[C]

Alonso is very light and has KERS (no one else round him does), the renault is one of the best cars off the line regardless. If he doesn't get into turn 1 first I would be very surprised. Barrichello has 8 laps more fuel than Vettel and Button has 7 laps more. Alonso is about 12 laps lighter if the 2kg to 2.2kg a lap fuel useage comes in. That suggests to me Renault might try to run the soft tyre first for a short stint then hope simmilar to Australia the others have troubles at the end and they can do a Kubica like final stint. We'll see though.

Lets hope he doesn't become the rolling road block that he was in Malaysia...