2015 Australian Grand Prix - Melbourne

[WaikeCU]

Quali:
1) Hamilton
2) Rosberg
3) Bottas
4) Massa
5) Ricciardo
6) Vettel
7) Kvyat
8 ) Raikkonen
9) Verstappen
10) Grosjean
11) Sainz
12) Maldonado
13) Nasr
14) Hulkenberg
15) Ericsson
16) Perez
17) Button
18) Magnussen
19) /
20) /

Note: Manor fail to qualify within 107%

Race:
1) Hamilton
2) Rosberg
3) Bottas
4) Vettel
5) Ricciardo
6) Raikkonen
7) Verstappen
8 ) Grosjean
9) Sainz
10) Hulkenberg
11) Perez
12) Ericsson
13) Nasr (DNF)
14) Maldonado (DNF)
15) Magnussen (DNF)
16) Button (DNF)
17) Kvyat (DNF)
18) Massa (DNF)

Note:
- Kvyat and Massa collide ending their race on lap 1.
- Mclaren telling both drivers to park there cars in lap 3 of the race.
- Maldonado spins and crashes.
- Nasr touches a patch of grass before a corner and spins off track.

[Just_a_fan]

Not sure what this discussion about Sauber's drivers has to do with the forthcoming Australian GP - surely it should be in the Sauber team thread?

[turbof1]

Yeah, moderators have flaws too... . I'll move the posts and put myself afterwards into the corner for punishment.

[f1316]

Ok, predictions then:

Quali (top 10)
Rosberg
Hamilton
Bottas
Vettel
Raikkonen
Massa
Ricciardo
Kvyat
Nasr
Button (yes, I think they can get themselves reliable at least)


Race (top 5)
Rosberg
Hamilton
Vettel
Raikkonen
Ricciardo

[SiLo]

Ok, predictions then:

Quali (top 10)
Rosberg
Hamilton
Bottas
Vettel
Raikkonen
Massa
Ricciardo
Kvyat
Nasr
Button (yes, I think they can get themselves reliable at least)


Race (top 5)
Rosberg
Hamilton
Vettel
Raikkonen
Ricciardo

Interesting that you've put Rosberg down to win this race. I'm guessing you think his analytical approach will benefit him more early in the season?

[PlatinumZealot]

I'm hoping for some rain in the race. I'm one of those people that prefer dry qualies with wet races over wet qualies and dry races.

[Juzh]

I'm hoping for some rain in the race. I'm one of those people that prefer dry qualies with wet races over wet qualies and dry races.

Doesn't everyone?

[dans79]

Interesting that you've put Rosberg down to win this race. I'm guessing you think his analytical approach will benefit him more early in the season?

I'm expecting a "mildly moist" weekend, and a Hamilton pole & win.

[langwadt]

are they serious?

http://sportbild.bild.de/formel-1/2015/ ... sport.html

[Richard]

are they serious?

http://sportbild.bild.de/formel-1/2015/ ... sport.html

See the Alonso crash thread http://www.f1technical.net/forum/viewto ... 31#p565831

[Manoah2u]

Rosberg DNF
Massa DNF
Kvyat DNF

1. Hamilton
2. Vettel
3. Magnussen
4. Bottas
5. Ricciardo

you read it here

Alonso's scream can be heard from the mars rover.

That's a ballsy prediction. You'd take Magnussen for 3rd before you'd take Button? I don't see how either Mclaren will finish the race, let alone start it.

yep. I rate JB much higher, but last year Maggie got in front of JB too. I'm finding circumstances for the '15 Aus gp quite similar to that of '14 - though we'll have to see Q3 for the real view.

[GPR-A duplicate2]

I'm hoping for some rain in the race. I'm one of those people that prefer dry qualies with wet races over wet qualies and dry races.

Gone are those days, when the races were NORMAL under pouring conditions. With age, Charlie has also become very conservative and add to that last year's Bianchi incident, you are assured of TOTAL ENGINE SWITCH OFF until the last drop dries off.

[djos]

If Charlie wants to be such a nanna about wet tracks, he should bring jet dryers to every race!

[djos]

Btw, I'm predicting Danny Ric for 3rd behind the two Mercedes.

[dren]

Btw, I'm predicting Danny Ric for 3rd behind the two Mercedes.

Same here. He'll do it in typical fashion too, sneak right in there at the end of the race.