[sujaylahiri]

What do you guys think about the incident involving Heidfeld and Coulthard in Q1. I think it was pretty unfair on Heidfeld's part to ruin Coulthard's hot lap since he was comfortably in the top 15 already.

And Hamilton seems to be a full three tenths faster than the rest of the pack. Is it pure speed, or less fuel? Only time will tell.

Everytime i chk the qualifying timings our boys (Team Force India) are at the bottom without fail
i just hope they catch a few points before the season ends.
Otherwise it wouldn`t be any different than what Jordan used to be... racing every weekend but never wining.

[danlalan]

My Prediction for

THE China GP RACEDAY:

1) Hamilton
2) Alonso
3) Raikkonen
5) Massa

[paras211]

@dan its verry healthy to have such an optimistic aproach to things.

[jraj]

Why do I get feeling that tomorrow's start is going to raise another storm in F1??
Hope Kimi jumps LH at the start and LH gets another rush of blood :-)
On a serious note,Massa's race depends on the start that Kimi gets.Something on the line of what Massa did in Interlagos last year.

[Tejas@perioimpl]

Prediction: kimi bangs into Lewis on turn one and takes him out of the race.
even better, alonso bangs in lewis... ha ha ha
if it happens, remember you heard it first here!

[sujaylahiri]

After Heidfeld gets a 3 spot penalty for the incident with Coulthard, and Webber's 10 place penalty for his engine change, the revised starting order is:

1 Lewis Hamilton, McLaren
2 Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari
3 Felipe Massa, Ferrari
4 Fernando Alonso, Renault
5 Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren
6 Sebastian Vettel, Toro Rosso
7 Jarno Trulli, Toyota
8 Sebastien Bourdais, Toro Rosso
9 Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber
10 Nelson Piquet, Renault
11 Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber
12 Timo Glock, Toyota
13 Rubens Barrichello, Honda
14 Nico Rosberg, Williams
15 David Coulthard, Red Bull
16 Mark Webber, Red Bull
17 Kazuki Nakajima, Williams
18 Jenson Button, Honda
19 Adrian Sutil, Force India
20 Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India

[danlalan]

Originally Posted by Tejas@perioimpl

Prediction: kimi bangs into Lewis on turn one and takes him out of the race.
even better, alonso bangs in lewis... ha ha ha
if it happens, remember you heard it first here!

Ohhh right. You want to hear this.

ENGINE BLOWOUT MASSA! As for Kimi he will bang for sure. You got that right. INTO THE WALL!!
And if that happens then Hamilton will be crowned Champion TOMMOROW. Has anyone thought about that???

[Magma]

my prediction
LH doesnt complete the race.
no he doesnt bang.he just doesnt finish

[Shan2nu]

Hmm, it's gonna be interesting.

If LH wins tom and Massa fails to make the podium, the championship is over.

And if LH fails to score and Massa wins, he'l lead the championship by 5 points.

Both drivers have to be careful tom.

Shan2nu

[dreamdiesel]

My predictions:
IMO China has been a stronghold for Ferrari since 4 years. I feel Mclaren will score their first win in China as the track conditions (Cool weather and hard tyres) and Hamiltons pole favour them.

Kimi seems to quicker than Massa lately. If thats the case than towards the end of the race Kimi might be moved aside to move Massa up the chart.

1. Hamilton
2. Massa
3. Heikki
4. Kimi
5. Alonso

[sujaylahiri]

What about our good old (or rather young) Kubica. I know he qualified 11th, but that doesn't mean he still cannot win the race and the championship.

I always tend to support him, sometimes even more than Hamilton since he's such a great driver and a nice person as well.

Go Polska!!

[redrage]

Formula1.com says likely chance of showers.

[F50]

Originally Posted by Aditya

Since when did you start liking Alonso? You sound more like someone who hates anybody who beats Ferrari than a Ferrari fan.

BTW, don't forget the comment you made about Glock and his wish to put Hamilton in the wall. Remember, what happened after that?

I dont like Alonso. And about the Glock, if he has what Lewis has too many he will settle it someday.

Originally Posted by normally_crazy

Look at the depths Ferrari fans will fall !! Asking help from a rival to take out the leader ? Sheesh !!

I didnt call and ask for help!! Saamne se bola.

Originally Posted by GTO

Think about this : Despite having the fastest cars on the grid, an unexpected contender in an inferior car (Kubica in a BMW) is only 7 & 12 points (to Massa & Hamilton respectively) adrift. Heck, Kubica still has a shot at the championship. And with having won ONLY a single race!!

I dont remember which class it was, 125s or 250s. But the champion (2 or 3 yrs back) didnt even win a single race. He never scored anything higher than 2nd place but he was on podium in all the races.

Originally Posted by normally_crazy

Well if that is the case then none of us should comment on anything as we haven't even sat in a F1 car !

Not all commentators are part or were a part of the team. Example Harsha Bogle, he never played cricket. So we need not sit/drive an F1 car to say something about F1.

[Shan2nu]

Think about this : Despite having the fastest cars on the grid, an unexpected contender in an inferior car (Kubica in a BMW) is only 7 & 12 points (to Massa & Hamilton respectively) adrift. Heck, Kubica still has a shot at the championship. And with having won ONLY a single race!!

Come to think of it. Hamilton is leading the championship with 84points from 16 races. Thats only an average of 5.25 points per race. If someone was to come 3rd in all the races, he would have still ended up with 96 points!!!

This is why guys like Kubica are able to close in on the leaders even though they might have won only a single race.

PS : In 2004 Schumacher scored 148 points from 18 races at an average of 8.22 points per race.

Shan2nu