2012 Australian GP predictions

[scarlet]

All within the realms of possibility (though p11 for Caterham is sadly most unlikely without multiple crashes imho). I agree that the top 10 or so in quali will be within 1 second assuming they all go for it in q3.

I'd also put my money on Webber either winning from the front row or messing up and losing places then getting tangled up with other cars like last year - this race is massive for him.

Taking that into consideration:

Quali:
Vettel
Webber
Hamilton
Button
Rosberg
Alonso
Schumi
Raikonnen
Hülkenberg
Massa

Race:
Webber (see proviso above)
Vettel
Hamilton
Schumi
Button
Raikonnen
Rosberg
Alonso (if he can keep the tyre deg low)
A Force India
A Sauber

[CHT]

He's actually only said the "that's what I'm talking about" 3 or 4 times - out of his 30-odd poles and 21 wins. That's 7.8%... hardly represents the majority.

And what is with you and calling people fanboys?

357 post in a month. Not too bad for someone who sign up only a month ago.

[Crucial_Xtreme]

I think some people in here are going to have some hurt feeling Sunday afternoon... That or I will.

[kiwibob]

I think this page should shut on thursday so only the people with the Balls to predict are left on . Mine are quali RB . MERC. Mcl. Ferr. and Lotus then for race RB MERC Mcl with MS being second as he was the better driver in race conditions in second half of last season . But good luck to all and safe race

[Hail22]

Looking at Ferrari they are really happy some were at the back of pit lane playing a quick game of mock up football (soccer to the yanks).

Qualifying for me that will remain the same:

1. Hamilton
2. Alonso
3. Rosberg
4. Button
5. Schumacher
6. Vettel
7. Webber
8. Raikkonen
9. Massa
10. Perez

Race:

1. Alonso
2. Button
3. Schumacher
4. Hamilton
5. Vettel
6. Raikkonen
7. Webber
8. Rosberg
9. Perez
10. Di resta

[PlatinumZealot]

My expected Melbourne GP 2012 Q3 Results:

1. The BOSS!!
2. Grosjean
3. Button
4. Rosberg
5. Vettel
6. Raikkonen
7. Alonso
8. Webber
9. Massa
10. Perez

[CHT]

I think this page should shut on thursday so only the people with the Balls to predict are left on . Mine are quali RB . MERC. Mcl. Ferr. and Lotus then for race RB MERC Mcl with MS being second as he was the better driver in race conditions in second half of last season . But good luck to all and safe race

mirror mirror on the wall...

[godlameroso]

Quali:
Massa
Vettel
Hamilton
Alonso
Webber
Rosberg
Raikkonen
Button
Schumacher
...

Race:
Vettel
Hamilton
Button
Alonso
Webber
Schumacher
Massa
Raikkonen
Rosberg
...

[strad]

I predict rainy qualifying and a dry race.

[kalinka]

It's my 23th season which I follow, but can't figure out more than this >

- Top 4 team will be on top in qualy, just because their experience, even if Lotus is in better shape than some of them.
- Rookies are in danger both in qualy and race, including Raikkonen. This track is quite slippery and narrow, and they are very-very motivated. Maybe we should include here Hamilton too, but since I'm his fan, I think he's capable of learning from his errors

- As for the race > I see Lotus is good enough to mix up with top teams, especially if Raikkonen could stay cool ( which is default for him ), but not good enough for the win. One of the Ferraris will be out due to reliability. RBR's new package could cause problems, but probably not DNF. Something like KERS problems last year.
Inside that theory, everything is possible. Maybe I should rule out Massa for the win, but that's it.

All is set for a fantastic season. Can't wait.

[Sam3219]

I'm going to go with the pecking order as follows:

Mercedes
Red Bull
McLaren
Lotus
Ferrari
Sauber
Force India
Torro Rosso
Williams
Caterham
Marussia
HRT

With Qualy being:

1.Rosberg
2.Vettel
3.Hamilton
4.Schumacher
5.Webber
6.Button
7.Alonso
8.Raikkonen
9.Grosjean
10.Massa
11.Kobayashi
12.Hulkenberg
13.Di Resta
14.Perez
15.Ricciardo
16.Senna
17.Maldonado
18.Vergne
19.Kovalainen
20.Petrov
21.Glock
22.de la Rosa
23.Karthikeyan
24.Pic