Pick the Podium - F-1 - Gran Premio De Mexico, 2019

[Retroram52]

With Mercedes taking its sixth straight Constructor championship, Ferrari is still left wanting. What Ferrari has done is they have brought break-neck pull away speed on the straights as was blatantly obvious in the battle between Hamilton and Vettel in Japan. Mercedes promises to see improvements in their power bands going forward because right now, the Ferraris can eat the Mercs alive in that category. This should be another good race in Mexico as we are down to the last portion of this season.

We shall see everyone in two weeks.

 

[Retroram52]

We shall see if Bottas sneaks in another win. Mercedes is adding things to Hamilton's car for next year including addressing this issue of pullaway horsepower that the Ferraris have and was on display in Japan that frustrated Hamilton so.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Renault DQ'd for illegal braking system.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Renault DQ'd for illegal braking system.

In Japan that is, stripped of their points.

 

[Retroram52]

Yea. Renault is not going to contest the ruling.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Yea. Renault is not going to contest the ruling.

Wisely.

 

[pachyderm]

In Japan that is, stripped of their points.

What a shame.

Riccardo is wasting away at a not even middling team...

 

[Retroram52]

The Ferraris have come back with a vengeance demonstrated in practice but the Mercs are waiting in the shadows.

 

[BoiseStateFan27]

Then Verstappen takes the pole!

I think he takes it

Verstappen
Vettel
Hamilton
Leclerc

 

[BoiseStateFan27]

and Verstappen gets a grid penalty

Hamilton now starts from a more favorable spot on the grid, I think he takes it now

Hamilton
Vettel
Leclerc
Verstappen

 

[forty_three]

Renault DQ'd for illegal braking system.

Nico Hulkenberg is rumored to be the mole. Will be drama if he is. Smart move on his part. He should stay in an F1 car. Maybe he negotiated a ride with RP.

Max can't keep his mouth shut and gets a penalty. Which will piss him off in a car that is capable for rushing to the front. Who knows what's gonna happen? I would guess he tries too hard and stuffs it.

I will take
VET
LEC
HAM
ALB

 

[Hank Kingsley]

I heard it was a Racing Point ex-Renault guy and that Racing Point only wanted to know if they could use it too.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

What a shame.

Riccardo is wasting away at a not even middling team...

Agree.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Verstappen
Vettel
Leclerc
Hamilton

 

[Retroram52]

Pretty stupid move by Verstappen by missing the yellow on the Bottas crash and when he had the pole. Verstappen still has a fast car but ya can't trust the guy to make the right moves to get to the front.

 

[Retroram52]

I'll go with Hamilton, LeClerc, Verstappen, Vettel. Max likes this place but his stupidity has got him starting too far back to win it. He might get by Vettel but not LeClerc.

 

[BoiseStateFan27]

My Hamilton pick appears to have been a disaster after lap one

quite the chaotic lap.....If Ferrari can't win this race.....

 

[BoiseStateFan27]

LOLOLOLOLOLOL I went out to run errands, how did Ferrari manage to blow this one?

Massive points haul for me

 

[Retroram52]

Hamilton wins it followed by Vettel, Bottas, and LeClerc. Verstappen finished a pedestrian sixth.

 

[Retroram52]

Here's How We Did:

BoiseStateFan27: 10 points-Correctly selected Hamilton for the win; Vettel for second
forty_three: 0 points-skunked
Hank Kingsley: 4 points-Correctly selected Vettel for second
Retroram52: 6 points-Correctly selected Hamilton for the win

2019 Season totals:

BoiseStateFan27: 68 points
forty_three: 61 points
Hank Kingsley: 95 points
Retroram52: 69 points

Next Race: Emirates United States Grand Prix, November 1-3, 2019