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[GT4 genius]

Who do you guys think will be on or near the top step of the podium in a months time? Who appears to have done well through the winter and who has fallen back down the field from were they finished last year.

 

[Sureboss]

3 weeks isn't a month. [/pedantic]

 

[Roo]

Kimi and Ferrari will win in Melbourne, probably with a 1-2. One of the McLarens will be third.

After that, it gets interesting: I'm hoping for good things from Williams, and I think (hope) that the scrap for 4th/5th through to about 10th will be well fought out between Williams, Renault, BMW and Red Bull. Then Toro Rosso and Toyota, then Force India, and Super Aguri - assuming they're still around - will be last .

I think the field is broadly the same as last year, but the midfield (behind the top 2) should be closer. I reckon Ferrari will dominate, unfortunately - as I said last year, I'd rather see a close season that my prefered driver doesn't win (which is exactly what we got) than have 1 team dominating, whoever that team is. If Kimi doesn't win the title next year, then he's got some serious explaining to do - Alonso's in a midfield car, and McLaren has had a turbulant time recently - regardless of what their PR department say - and I don't think the Hamilton/Kovalainen combo have the experience to take the fight to Ferrari.

Edit: I forgot Honda, but I think that's likely to happen this season anyway.

 

[GT4 genius]

3 weeks isn't a month. [/pedantic]

I was just rounding it off. Every time I do something even slighty wrong on this site i'm immediately corrected. Its on the 16th of March isnt it?

 

[Sureboss]

Yes.

 

[mipuumal]

If Kimi doesn't win the title next year, then he's got some serious explaining to do

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Nobody gave Hamilton any grief after he blew a 100% guaranteed championship.

However I do think that Kimi is a favourite to win the title, who knows maybe Massa will give him a run for his money.

 

[Roo]

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Nobody gave Hamilton any grief after he blew a 100% guaranteed championship.

However I do think that Kimi is a favourite to win the title, who knows maybe Massa will give him a run for his money.

Yes, but Hamilton had competition. I don't think Raikkonen will have any this year.

As for the Massa thing, the way I see it, Kimi spent the first half of last year getting used to a new team, with new tyres, and still beat Massa by 16 points come Brazil. This year he's comfy in the team, he knows how they work - what's to stop him?

Don't get me wrong, I don't mind Kimi winning (his first championship was long overdue), but I just want a close, exciting season - and I can't see us getting one this year.

 

[<_Spike_>]

I'd go for Kimi to win, unless McLaren are sandbagging or hiding something I don't think they'll manage to keep up with the Finn, but I'd put my money on Hamilton splitting the Ferrari's on the podium.

Unfortunately though, I'm inclinded to agree with Roo, a season matching the calibre of last (on the track anyway) doesn't seem a likely prospect a second time in a row.

 

[SagarisGTB]

If Kimi is anything of a man, in the case of a Ferrari 1-2, he owes Massa one for Brasil.

 

[Stevisiov]

I was just rounding it off. Every time I do something even slighty wrong on this site i'm immediately corrected. Its on the 16th of March isnt it?

Don't worry about Nigel, he doesn't mean it. Sort of like when I didn't mean to run him of the road on the last corner of deep forest at the Ocho

 

[mustang245]

Nowhere in this thread has Alonso been mentioned... don't count him out. Ferrari were widely considered superior in '05-'06 WITH Schumacher.