How many cars will finish the Australian GP?
Poll: How many cars will finish the Australian GP?
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Discussion
Okay, we know all the teams will be working round the clock, with genius minds fully engaged, but given Jerez and now Bahrain, what chance of the majority of cars completing a full GP in less than a month's time? Could it be carnage, with Caterham winning their first race, or will it settle down to business as usual?
Time for a sweepstake.
Time for a sweepstake.
king carnage.Personally, the first 3 or four races are going to be very interesting.
In terms of reliability and performance, it's fair to say all of the Teams are working around the clock to find and iron out technical issues, packaging, cooling et al. And actually get a grip with how the cars perform on track rather than in a simulator.
2014 is going to be a season based entirely on reliability. Its refreshing to see Teams such as RBR/FER/MCL on (almost) the same page as the chaps further down the pitlane - for now, at least. I'm sure that will change as the season progresses and the Teams get a proper handle on their package and the Barcelona upgrades kick in. Sure, it may be asking too much, but i'd love to see the likes of Bottas/Bianchi/Kobayashi in to Q3 - and Hell, maybe scoring some points too. Really upset the apple cart and bring something to the sport that for the last few seasons has been lacking - the fans want to see excitement and overtaking - bring on Friday morning in Melbourne, it's going to genuinely be exciting to see who ends up where on the time sheets.
In terms of reliability and performance, it's fair to say all of the Teams are working around the clock to find and iron out technical issues, packaging, cooling et al. And actually get a grip with how the cars perform on track rather than in a simulator.
2014 is going to be a season based entirely on reliability. Its refreshing to see Teams such as RBR/FER/MCL on (almost) the same page as the chaps further down the pitlane - for now, at least. I'm sure that will change as the season progresses and the Teams get a proper handle on their package and the Barcelona upgrades kick in. Sure, it may be asking too much, but i'd love to see the likes of Bottas/Bianchi/Kobayashi in to Q3 - and Hell, maybe scoring some points too. Really upset the apple cart and bring something to the sport that for the last few seasons has been lacking - the fans want to see excitement and overtaking - bring on Friday morning in Melbourne, it's going to genuinely be exciting to see who ends up where on the time sheets.
Slurms said:
I think the mercedes powered cars will mostly be ok and the factory ferrari.
Beyond that it's going to be a challenge to see any of them on the podium.
The Mercs have been designed as a complete package. I would assume that this will give them an advantage over the other Merc-engined cars, probably for the season.Beyond that it's going to be a challenge to see any of them on the podium.
Slidingpillar said:
I think 3.
It'll be a total disaster with cars breaking down left right and centre. Max Chilton will get a podium...
That could almost be true, although he would probably only get half points on account of being so slow he would not have made 75% race distance by the time the winners crossed the line.It'll be a total disaster with cars breaking down left right and centre. Max Chilton will get a podium...
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