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26 Nov 2010, 17:26 (Ref:2796153)
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The "putting your money where your mouth is" thread
Anyone else having a flutter on 2011 yet? Not a hge number of markets available - only WDC and WCC so far.
I've just stuck £20 on Schumacher for WDC at 20/1. Anyone else going to have a punt on anything? |
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26 Nov 2010, 18:16 (Ref:2796172)
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Hmmm, Schumi winning the championship next year, interesting. I don't think that will happen. He might win races next year I think and then possibly go for the championship the following year.
Anyway my prediction for next year. I think Alonso will win it. Becoming the youngest ever triple world champion. With maybe Red Bull taking the constructor's title. |
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27 Nov 2010, 07:22 (Ref:2796333)
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I am putting my money $100nzd on Alonso but do like the thought of Schumi so may have to have a side bet as well.
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29 Nov 2010, 12:56 (Ref:2797148)
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I reckon Mclaren and Hamilton might be worth a punt. They already have a effective KERS system, and *if* they get the aero right now that the DDD is banned, that should give them the fastest car.
Unless Newey comes up with another car like this year. |
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29 Nov 2010, 17:14 (Ref:2797253)
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I have no idea who will win (most likely be one of Alonso, Vettel or Hamilton) but I can safely say who won't win
One of those is Mercedes. Can't see them doing it. We've seen it a few times before that a team has ended the season well, and generally they haven't carried the momentum through to next year - see Honda in 2007 and Renault in 2009 |
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30 Nov 2010, 00:38 (Ref:2797420)
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I have a hunch that Mercedes could be more of a force next year. This year's car at least seemed to work well with the new Pirellis and, from what I hear, Ross Brawn is carrying out a root and branch reconstruction of the team that well give them the edge over a 20 race season, but we shall see.
Otherwise I agree - Vettel, Alonso or Hamilton. |
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30 Nov 2010, 06:02 (Ref:2797479)
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I think we are going to see a stronger more complete Seb Vettel next year. He will take the WDC.
Red Bull wont have the same car advantage under next years rules as they have this. Im hoping for a Ferrari "burn in hell" year. Actually that is more on the whingeing whining Spanish part of Marinello. Massa beating Alonso would be a wonderful thing to me. Chris Dyer will change position in the management structure. It will be a sideways move. Rosberg will maintain a small advantage over the Kerpen Cobbler. Lotus will score a championship point in the first half, likely under an aka. Mike Gascoyne will not leave, and indeed will celebrate his second longest ever spell with a team. Sauber BMW will next year be known as Panasonic Sauber. Those are a few of my 'Will Wish and Hope' file. |
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30 Nov 2010, 06:18 (Ref:2797488)
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I predict the following..............
Seb Vettel will win if Red Bull is the car to beat. Lewis Hamilton will win if the McLaren is the car to beat. Fernando Alonso will win if the Ferrari is the car to beat. At an outside bet...... Robert Kubica will win if Renault is the car to beat. Nico Rosberg will win if the Mercades is the car to beat. In all of the above, the respective team mates won't win. (I'm talking about the title here) |
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5 Dec 2010, 11:47 (Ref:2799880)
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Didn't they say they were stopping work on thus years car a bit earlier than normal to concentrate on next year though? |
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5 Dec 2010, 14:47 (Ref:2799957)
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There's much less of a benefit from that for next year, though, because the rules aren't far off the same as they were this year
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5 Dec 2010, 22:04 (Ref:2800116)
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This is too early to start putting money on this sort of thing, but if Sauber produce a better car, Kamui Kobayashi for WDC top ten, and Lotus could sneak a WCC 9th, possibly.
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17 Mar 2011, 17:11 (Ref:2847596)
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Anyone had a change of thoughts, now testing is done?
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17 Mar 2011, 17:37 (Ref:2847614)
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Vettel, Alonso, Ham...err...Schumacher.
Actually, I think that this season the choice is going to be much wider than that. Mainly because: "And that huge drop-off, you will have to avoid it during any of your stints. And it will be a driver dependent decision, not a team dependent one. "You will have to tell the team over the radio that the tyres have gone off and that you are going in. This will be interesting - as it will not just be a matter of engineers looking at a screen to pit you in." http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/89988 Last edited by Marbot; 17 Mar 2011 at 17:48. Reason: Experienced huge 'drop-off' |
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18 Mar 2011, 19:56 (Ref:2848421)
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Formula 1 is full of gossip and intrigue and you never know quite what to believe, but I heard a couple of things last night that made my eyes open wide. The first is that some insiders think Red Bull have not run with KERS yet because they have been having a few problems. If that's true, God help the rest if they get it right. I know Adrian Newey was totally opposed to the whole KERS concept last time around because he felt it was potentially hazardous.
The second thing was that most of McLaren's lack of pace pre-season has been down to a failure to get their complicated exhaust system to work. However, some time after the Barcelona test ended they stuck their latest version of it on the car and Jenson tried it on the simulator. He went a second a lap quicker! These things are not infallible, but McLaren's simulator is the best there is, so they might surprise in Melbourne. |
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21 Mar 2011, 11:33 (Ref:2850509)
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Vettel, Red Bull probably will win it a bit more decisively this time. Ferrari will be in a similiar situation to last year. Mercedes should be in striking range of a victory or two. I don't really rate McLaren, atm. They seem to be struggling.
I don't see any huge changes in the order. Mercedes will move up. Though Team Lotus will move up the grid and snap at the heels of Renault which should be interesting. |
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21 Mar 2011, 18:00 (Ref:2850713)
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21 Mar 2011, 19:16 (Ref:2850743)
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Well that is good news. Although it does make you wonder what McLaren are playing at some times. It certainly wouldn't be the first time that a post-testing upgrade got binned because it didn't measure up on the track.
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21 Mar 2011, 19:22 (Ref:2850746)
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I don't think McLaren know what they are playing at some times!
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21 Mar 2011, 23:39 (Ref:2850881)
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There is already an "official predictions" thread folks, I think the OP intended this to be for people actually putting on bets. Put your money where your mouth is, not just more hot air!
I've got $50 on Webber to win the championship 
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22 Mar 2011, 09:33 (Ref:2851063)
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22 Mar 2011, 23:12 (Ref:2851545)
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Sir Stirling Moss OBE "When Lewis Hamilton wins a race he has to thank Vodafone whereas in my day I used to chase the crumpet."
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25 Mar 2011, 17:08 (Ref:2853132)
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I dont like long-term bets but I could resist putting 2 euros on Quik-Nick, 162 euros is mine at the end of the season (unless he wins it a few races early of course) |
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