F1 Racing- Japenese Grand Prix

[Lumberg]

Definitely gotta be Hamilton.

--Starts on clean side of the grid
--Trulli is on fumes, it was a glory run for the home fans
--Has KERS
--Vettel has a history of fucking up his first lap

The other viable bet is Räkä who also has KERS and also starts from the clean side, and is known for his monster starts.

Now that I think about it I wish I had bet on him! LOL!

Anyone staying up late tonight and wanting to get in on some action, race starts at 1am EDT, lasts no more than two hours.

 

[Lumberg]

Post qualifying weights and laps to pit.

Some guys are on one stoppers, some on two.

If qualifying was any sign, there will be a safety car.

Lewis and Vettel pitting on the same lap supposedly, but I think the Ferrari engine is thirstier and Lewis can conserve some fuel.

Kimi supposedly pitting a lap later.

I wouldn't be surprised if it's Lewis-Kimi 1-2 the lap before the first pit stop.

I think the winner of the race will be pretty obvious by lap 20.

 

[Mr. dB]

Yeah, but Vettel's in a Renault-powered car...

 

[Lumberg]

Ah shit I forgot. It's Toro Rosso that uses Ferrari powerplants, yes?

Ah well, whatever.

Now let's see if we can get anyone to bite on Glock...pretty good odds for a guy who's teammate in an identical car qualified second, eh?

 

[Mr. dB]

Here's the corrected grid. Barrichello seems to have benefitted, once they sorted out the chronological order of the penalties. Glock will not be racing.

1. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, 658.5kg
2. Jarno Trulli, Toyota, 655.5
3. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, 656
4. Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber, 660
5. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 661
6. Rubens Barrichello, Brawn GP, 660.5
7. Nico Rosberg, Williams, 684.5
8. Adrian Sutil, Force India, 650
9. Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber, 686
10. Jenson Button, Brawn GP, 658.5
11. Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren, 675
12. Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso, 682.5
13. Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, 665.4
14. Giancarlo Fisichella, Ferrari, 661.5
15. Kazuki Nakajima, Williams, 695.7
16. Fernando Alonso, Renault, 689.5
17. Romain Grosjean, Renault, 691.8
18. Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India, 682.5
19. Mark Webber, Red Bull, n/a

 

[hurricane]

im fucking in!!

 

[Mr. dB]

Definitely gotta be Hamilton.

--Starts on clean side of the grid

Pole was on the clean side.

-Trulli is on fumes, it was a glory run for the home fans

Or not...

-Has KERS

When it works...

-Vettel has a history of fucking up his first lap

Or not...

The other viable bet is Räkä who also has KERS and also starts from the clean side, and is known for his monster starts.

I thought so too but he was not a factor.

Some guys are on one stoppers, some on two.

One-stoppers were not a factor today after the grid was shuffled with penalties.

If qualifying was any sign, there will be a safety car.

Near the end, didn't really affect race outcome.

Lewis and Vettel pitting on the same lap supposedly, but I think the Ferrari engine is thirstier and Lewis can conserve some fuel.

Vettel had a healthy gap, and went a lap or two further than Hamilton.

I wouldn't be surprised if it's Lewis-Kimi 1-2 the lap before the first pit stop.

Nice try.

I think the winner of the race will be pretty obvious by lap 20.

Or by lap 2...

 

[Mr. dB]

Six more points in the next two races is all Button needs to secure the WDC.

 

[miplank]

Sebastian Vettel: 1:28:20.443

 

[Mr. dB]