Pick the Podium - Gran Premio Heineken D'Italia, Monza, Italy, 2016

[Retroram52]

After coming from dead last week to finish on the podium while testing engines for Mercedes last week, Hamilton follows up this week by being ahead of Rosberg in Practice number two. Hamilton appears to be on another tear for a championship while Rosberg continues to be pretty good in his own right this year. Should be a good race in Italy this weekend.

 

[Retroram52]

After Practice 2, it is Hamilton, Rosberg, and Vettel. Looks like little has changed.

 

[Retroram52]

For qualifying, it Hamilton, Rosberg, Vettel, Raikkonen, Bottas.

 

[forty_three]

Give me
HAM
VET
ROS

 

[Retroram52]

I'll go with Hamilton, Rosberg, and Vettel.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Hamilton
Rosberg
Raikkonen

 

[Retroram52]

After a complete mistake and boneheaded start by Hamilton, Rosberg grabbed the lead and the Ferrari's followed him. Rosberg takes it followed by Hamilton and Vettel for third. Rosberg breaks the tie he had with Hamilton coming into this race winning number 7. The momentum has shifted and Rosberg looks poised to take the championship outright if he doesn't do something stupid himself.

 

[Retroram52]

Here is how we did:

forty_three: 3 points - got Rosberg, Hamilton, and Vettel out of position
Hank Kingsley: 2 points - got Rosberg and Hamilton out of position
IndyAndy: 0 points - did not show up for the race
Retroram52: 4 points - got Rosberg and Hamilton out of position but picked Vettel correctly for 3rd

Season Totals so far:

Retroram52: 70 points
forty_three: 68 points
Hank Kingsley: 63 points
IndyAndy: 61 points


Next Up: Singapore, September 18, 2016.

 

[forty_three]

After a complete mistake and boneheaded start by Hamilton, Rosberg grabbed the lead and the Ferrari's followed him. Rosberg takes it followed by Hamilton and Vettel for third. Rosberg breaks the tie he had with Hamilton coming into this race winning number 7. The momentum has shifted and Rosberg looks poised to take the championship outright if he doesn't do something stupid himself.

Hamilton blew the start, but I don't know if I'd say that Rosberg looks poised to win it all. Lewis still holds the lead, and Nico had the chance to absolutely grab a stranglehold last week and this with Hamilton's misfortunes. And Hamiltons has come away with a 2nd and a 3rd to minimize damage.

 

[Retroram52]

We shall see 43. Thus, the qualifier I included in my post: "if he doesn't do something stupid himself."

 

[Hank Kingsley]

I'm not sure what he did that was stupid, aside from spin his tires.