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Pick the Podium: F-1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Dubai UAE

Retroram52

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The final race of the 2014 season shows little change with Mercedes dominating the first practice. Hamilton has P-1, Rosberg P-2, and Alonso P-3. Vettel, who is moving to Ferrari next year is fourth.
 

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Practice number 2 has the order: Hamilton, Rosberg, and Magnussen with Vettel fourth again.
 

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I will go
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HAM
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As much as I want to see Hamilton pull a Senna, he's just too smart for that. I think he will try to force an error early and then sit about 2 seconds back the rest of the race to get the crown.
 

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As much as I want to see Hamilton pull a Senna, he's just too smart for that. I think he will try to force an error early and then sit about 2 seconds back the rest of the race to get the crown.

And, as they were saying in the qualy show, that could lead to the FIA doing what they did to Schumi after he pulled that stunt on JV in '97.

Since I have to 'swing for the fences' to have any shot at pulling a respectable season's total at this point...

Bottas
Hamilton
Massa

... It's Nico's turn for the gremlins to strike.
 

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Rosberg was struggling for speed in the three practice sessions. Apparently he found it or maybe Hamilton is just going to play it safe.
 

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Yep, Rosberg is having trouble and Bottas is falling back as well. Halfway home.
 

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Hamilton takes the race and the championship. Massa took second followed by Bottas. Rosberg finished second in the championship followed by Ricciardo. This was a year dominated by Mercedes obviously. Looking foward to next year with all of the changes that occur in any series.
 

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Congrats to Lewis Hamilton on winning his 2nd F1 WDC. Congrats also to William F1 for their 1st double podium since '05.

Such a shame that Nico's car kept him from making it interesting... :(

Here's how we did:

Retroram 52 & forty_three: 3 points - picked Bottas for 3rd; got Hamilton out of position.
IndyAndy: 3 points - got all three podium finishers out of position.

Season Final Totals:

Retroram52: 91 points
forty_three: 86 points
lakersrule: 80 points
IndyAndy: 74 points

Congrats to Retroram52. :clap:

See you again next Spring. :)
 

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Yep Indy, this has been fun and I'll be back next spring to once again enter in to the "Pick the Podium contest and watch another F-1 season. YEEHHAAA!!!
 

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Well done, Retroram.

Awesome for Lewis. I know he wanted to have it be a battle to the end, but it was an incredible season.

And to think, everyone thought he was insane for leaving McLaren...

I wish next season could start right now.
 

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Thanks Forty Three. It was a fun season. Hopefully next year more teams will want to come into F-1 despite the boycott. I'll be back as I am sure you will be as well.
 
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