Pick The Podium: F1 - USGP, Austin

[IndyAndy]

Looks like it's going to be a VERY wet weekend, with a chance that Sunday's GP might even be postponed:

www.accuweather.com

 

[Retroram52]

Could be interesting as well to see if Ferrari's assault continues or the Silver Arrows return to their dominance and put this championship away.

 

[forty_three]

Could be interesting as well to see if Ferrari's assault continues or the Silver Arrows return to their dominance and put this championship away.

They just said that Ferrari is going with their 2016 engine, so both prancing horses get 10 grid spot penalties.

If Lewis wins and Vettel finishes third or worse, Lewis gets the title.

 

[IndyAndy]

Rain, rain, rain...

Looks like FP3 (which was very wet, with cars sliding all over the place) times may set the grid: Good news for Hamilton... & Hulkenberg.

 

[Retroram52]

Yep, Hamilton will probably get the pole and nice to Hulkenberg in the top three.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Fuck.

At another place I hung about before I came here, I picked Vettel cause I had taken Hamilton last week.

Shit, crap, damn.....

If they race, I'm saying Lewis, Ricciardo, Raikkonen.

At this point in time I won't be seeing any of it till after 3 or 4 PM Pacific..... It will all be memorex...

 

[Hank Kingsley]

I may be able to see qualifying if it happens tomorrow AM.

So I may be back for a revision....

 

[Retroram52]

I'll try to get my picks in tomorrow morning as well.

 

[Retroram52]

I am thinking of some combination of Hamilton, Vettel, and Hulkenberg or Raikkonen. I'll try to get back after qualification this morning before the race to produce an official entry but I'll be at work, so it may be "iffy" at best

 

[forty_three]

Cars are on the track, airing on CNBC in the states.

 

[forty_three]

Currently in q2, everyone is spinning at turn 10 and Vettel and Kvyat are screaming for red flag because raining harder. Peculation is they may stand on Q2.

Sainz shredded his car.

 

[forty_three]

No Q3, rosberg on Pole.

Mercs on front row, Red Bulls row two, Force India row three. Vettel and Raikkonen go back to mid field with penalties.


My picks:
HAM
ROS
RIC

 

[Retroram52]

Same here forty_three. I'll go with Hamilton, Rosberg, Ricciardo. If they ever get this race in. I got to go to work. Later.

 

[IndyAndy]

Those were going to be my picks as well, but just to be different....

I'll take:

Rosberg
Hamilton
Kvyat

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Revision, just finished watching.

Hamilton
Ricciardo
Hulkenberg

Gamble mode...

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

Hamilton
Rosberg
Massa

 

[IndyAndy]

Rosberg & his unforced errors...

Gotta give a tip of the hat to Max Verstappen for his efforts today.

Here's how we did:

Retroram52, forty_three & Forty_Sixand2: 8 points each, for picked Hamilton to win & Rosberg to finish 2nd.
Hank Kingsley: 5 points, for picking Hamilton to win
IndyAndy: 2 points, for getting Hamilton & Rosberg out of position.

Season Totals so far:

Retroram52: 109
IndyAndy: 106
forty_three: 99
Hank Kingsley: 76
Forty_Sixand2: 36

Next Up: Mexico City, next Sunday.

 

[forty_three]

Rosberg & his unforced errors...

Gotta give a tip of the hat to Max Verstappen for his efforts today.

Here's how we did:

Retroram52, forty_three & Forty_Sixand2: 8 points each, for picked Hamilton to win & Rosberg to finish 2nd.
Hank Kingsley: 5 points, for picking Hamilton to win
IndyAndy: 2 points, for getting Hamilton & Rosberg out of position.

Season Totals so far:

Retroram52: 109
IndyAndy: 106
forty_three: 99
Hank Kingsley: 76
Forty_Sixand2: 36

Next Up: Mexico City, next Sunday.

Not sure I'd call this error by Rosberg (kind of a "we wouldn't be upset if you chunked this one but kept Vettel behind you).

Big job by McLaren as well.

 

[forty_three]

Yeah, Nico doesn't look happy.


Lewis Hamilton, three time champion. Wow. So many people thought he was committing career suicide three years ago...

 

[Retroram52]

Rosberg got literally driven off the racecourse by Hamilton at the start. I am watching the rerun on NBC. I realize, Rosberg didn't want to wreck both of them but that was as blatant a move by Hamilton in F-1 I have witnessed in a long time.