Well, this weekend I'm making a promise to myself; I'm going to try and stay awake through a whole race, mainly thanks to it being shown on BBC and I won't be forced to watch a dodgy stream from Sweden or wherever else someone manages to upload the video!

Have we got predictions for qualifying and the podium?

Based upon the fact that the first seven races have produced seven different winners perhaps it is Schumacher's turn?

Nah, I doubt it too!

Qualifying;

1. Lewis
2. Vettel
3. Alonso

Podium;

1. Button
2. Alonso
3. Vettel

Then again, what do I know, my predictions so far have been as accurate as an Irish striker at the Euro 2012 football!

Fill your boots folks........

I'd say so Stan...

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Quali

1 Hamilton
2 Alonso
3 Vettel

Podium

1 Hamilton
2 Vettel
3 Raikkonen

Crashing out:

Schumacher

Whinging about tyres/set-up/unknown factors:

Button

Quali

1. Rosberg
2. Hamilton
3. Vettel

Race

1. Vettel
2. Alonso
3. Hamilton

Would be nice if McLaren can sort out Button.....

Quali

1. Schumacher
2. Alonso
3. Vettel

Race

1. Alonso
2. Vettel
3. Schumacher.

Quali -

1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Vettel

Race -

1. Hamiton
2. Vettel
3. Grosjean

Bezzer.......why have you got Lewis and Nico both on pole

I know we've seen it happen once before, for those with very long memories, in fact I seem to recall it was three cars that all set the same time but I can't recall the race/year?

Fat fingers!!!

Can be an advantage, apparently......dunno how though



It would be schpooky if your prediction now comes true....


You're a witch!

Burn him!

And drown him at the same time......oh, wait a minute!

MSC to crash out for sure... and tehn moan like crazy.

Button I can't see turning things around this season, even he is admitting he doesn't know whats wrong...

I also can't see a 8th different winner, however if there is then....

Quali -

1. Hamilton
2. Perez
3. Webber

Race -

1. Perez
2. Hamilton
3. Vettel

Vettle will only do enough to get to Q1 and then not qualify bother until the race as he has been doing recently.

I wish you luck, Stan. Valencia is an absolute snoozefest. At least Monaco has some glitz. Its the only race of the season i don't make a point of watching.

Quali
1. Alonso
2. Hamilton
3. Grosjean

Race
1. Perez
2. Hamilton
3. Alonso

Difficult to see it through closed eyelids though

It was the final race of 1997 - the one when Schumi tried to punt out Villeneuve for the title - Schumi, Villeneuve and Frentzen all did the same time in qualifying (I think it was those 3, I know Frentzen was definitely one of them).

The late 90s, IMO the best years for qualifying (during my time). Watching Hakkinen and Schumacher duelling for pole was more exciting than most GPs now As for the current quali system (where's the steaming turd emoticon when you want it)

Like a few LE/Plus owners, I think McLaren have a non-working starter Button.........

Sounds spot on, and totally bizarre when it happened!

It would have been amazing enough with two doing the same time, but all three?

I can't recall how they resolved pole, did they have a shoot-out (not literally!)?

I think it was resolved by putting them in the order they did it, i.e. pole went to the driver who got that time first.
Since they were all exact to the thousandth of a second there was a suspicion of a timing glitch but I don't think it was ever confirmed.

I think you're right! I do recall being off duty that weekend and it being a BBQ/bring your weight in drink sesh, hence why I can't remember much about it!

Fixed that for you Stan

Ooooh, you have no idea how close to the truth that used to be....

Ross Brawn backs Schumy to win this weekend!


Poor, deluded fool!

Vettel and Ferrari and Alonso? is it just me or can you see problems with those egos?

Having said that, I think we've seen a change in Alonso in the past few years, maturing maybe?

It could certainly be a very powerful combination, but then again the pundits said the same about Lewis/Jenson...

Yeah but you cant blame Jenson, it's his tyres/brake balance/ oversteer/ understeer

One of the reasons I like Button is that he is modest in victory and quicker than most drivers to acknowledge his own failings in being able to get the most out of a car when things aren't going well. I think people mistake his technical diagnosis for whinging.

But you can't tell a hater...

Couldn't agree more Jim.

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what they said.

I'm not a hater, far from it, but the fact is that Massa has outperfomed Button in 3 of the last 4 races. Yet it is still Massa who is the 'poor' driver, and Button who is the 'unlucky' one.

But Button has won the World Championship, Massa has not. Also Massa has not won a GP for a few years now.

Button has admitted he has been crap the last few races, and i agree

I'm no button hater, i quite like the guy, i'm just playing devils advocate here but, Button is a World Champion the same way Jacque Villeneuve is a world champion, by having a car which is far superior to anything else on the grid.

In a more level playing field he has shown time and time again to be just-above-average (unless the conditions are changeable, when he is superb).