Australian Grand Prix predictions

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Name the top three, win some prizes...

With the first two practice sessions out of the way it’s time for the traditional F1 Fanatic predictions game!

But this year it’s different – this year we’re playing for prizes…

The 2009 F1 Fanatic Predictions Championship (F1FPC) will run over 15 rounds starting with the Chinese Grand Prix. You’ve got two non-championship rounds to hone your predicting skills to a fine art.

Here’s how the game works:

1. Predictions have to be made between the end of FP2 and the beginning of FP3.
2. Only one set of predictions per person.
3. You have to predict (a) Who will be on pole position and (b) What the top three finishers will be.
4. Players score ten points for correctly guessing the pole sitter, ten points for correctly naming one of the top three in their correct position, 25 for naming two of the top three and 50 for naming the top three correctly.
5. Whoever scores the most points over the 15 races from round three (China) to 17 (Abu Dhabi) scoops the grand prize. There will also be runners-up prizes…

Details of the prizes will be announced later. In the meantime, let’s get on with making our predictions for this weekend. Remember – this one doesn’t count towards the Predictions Championship.

Here’s my prediction for the Australian Grand Prix:

Pole: Jenson Button

1. Jenson Button
2. Kimi Raikkonen
3. Nico Rosberg

Make your predictions below…

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219 comments on “Australian Grand Prix predictions”

  1. Pole Nico Rosberg

    1. Jenson Button
    2. Jarno Trulli
    3. Timo Glock

    1. Pole Sitter: Nico Rosberg

      1. Time Glock.
      2. Reubens Barrichello
      3. Jarno Trulli

  2. Pole: Trulli

    1. Button
    2. Rosberg
    3. Barrichello

  3. i’m still have my faith to Raikkonen, so…
    1. Kimi
    2. Rosberg
    3. Glock

  4. Pole Jarno Trulli

    1. Rosberg
    2. Trulli
    3. Barrichello

  5. Pole: Rosberg

    1. Button
    2. Trulli
    3. Barrichello

  6. hitchcockm00
    27th March 2009, 7:08

    Pole: Rosberg

    1. Trulli
    2. Rosberg
    3. Button

  7. Pole: A Brawn, Toyota, or Williams driver

    1. A Brawn, Toyota, or Williams driver
    2. A Brawn, Toyota, or Williams driver
    3. A Brawn, Toyota, or Williams driver

    1. Pole: Trulli

      1. Rosberg
      2. Barrichello
      3. Trulli
      4. Button
      5. Glock
      6. Kimi

      The Ferraris appear to be doing almost as badly as the Mclarens!

  8. Pole: Rubens Barrichello

    1. Rubens Barrichello
    2. Nico Rosberg
    3. Jenson Button

  9. Pole : Rosberg

    1- Rosberg
    2- Trulli
    3- Barrichello

  10. Pole: Rubens Barrichello

    1. Jarno Trulli
    2. Kimi Raikkonen
    3. Nico Rosberg

  11. Pole: Jenson Button

    1. Kimi Raikkonen
    2. Nick Heidfeld
    3. Nico Rosberg

  12. Sounds like fun :)

    1. Kimi Raikkonen
    2. Nico Rosberg
    3. Rubens Barrichello

    Pole: Kimi Raikkonen

  13. Andrey (russia)
    27th March 2009, 7:14

    Pole: Rosberg

    1. Rosberg
    2. Trulli
    3. Barrichello

  14. Pole: Jenson Button

    1. Rosberg
    2. Barichello
    3. Glock

    I will be very impressed if someone gets it right in the first few rounds, so hard to believe the practise times are for real

  15. Pole Rubens Barrichello

    1. Nick Heidfeld
    2. Kimi Raikkonen
    3. Nico Rosberg

  16. Pole, Nico Rosberg, Lights to finish…

    1: Nico Rosberg
    2: Jenson Button
    3: Jarno Trulli

  17. 1. Kimi Raikkonen
    2. Nico Rosberg
    3. Jarno Trulli

  18. Pole: Barrichello

    1-Rosberg
    2-Massa
    3-Hamilton

  19. Pole: Rosberg

    Finish:
    1. Barrichello
    2. Glock
    3. Kubica

  20. Pole: Trulli

    1) Heidfeld
    2) Button
    3) Glock

  21. Pole Position: Trulli

    P1 = Barrichello
    P2 = Button
    P3 = Trulli

  22. Pole: Rubens Barrichelo

    1st: Jenson Button
    2nd: Nico Rosberg
    3rd: Jarno Trulli

  23. Pole: Trulli

    1st: Nico Rosberg
    2nd: Rubens Barrichelo
    3rd: Jarno Trulli

  24. Pole: Nico Rosberg

    1. Nico Rosberg
    2. Jensen Button
    3. Kimi Raikkonen

  25. poll: Rosberg

    1st: Button
    2nd: Rosberg
    3rd: Trulli

  26. Pole: Trulli

    1st: Rosberg
    2nd: Button
    3rd: Vettel

  27. Pole: Trulli

    1. Rosberg
    2. Button
    3. Trulli

  28. I’m going to throw it right out there, seeing as it’s only the first round.

    Pole: Rosberg

    1st: Webber (fingers crossed…)
    2nd: Barrichello
    3rd: Rosberg

  29. Pole: Trulli

    1st: Button
    2nd: Truli
    3rd: Raikonen

  30. Oh, by the way… Keith, round 17 should be Abu Dhabi. ;)

  31. Pole: Barichello

    1. Trulli
    2. Raikonnen
    3. Webber

  32. Pole : Kimi

    1. Rosberg
    2. Button
    3. Truli

  33. Massa really hates this track, doesn’t he?

  34. Pole: Hmm? There’s only one Pole. :))
    Okey, here it goes:

    Pole: Rosberg
    Winner: Barrichello
    2nd: Raikonnen
    3rd: Rosberg

  35. 1. rosberg
    2. rubens
    3. truli

  36. Pole: Webber

    1: Button
    2: Rosberg
    3: Barrichello

  37. Bigbadderboomn
    27th March 2009, 8:04

    Pole: Rosberg

    Winner: Button
    2nd: Rosberg
    3rd: Trulli

  38. Pole: Button

    Winner: Rosberg
    2nd: Button
    3rd: Raikkonen

  39. Pole: Nico Rosberg

    1. Nico Rosberg
    2. Jenson Button
    3. Felipe Massa

  40. Pole: Nico Rosberg

    1. Nico Rosberg
    2. Jenson Button
    3. Jarno Trulli

  41. For Pole: Nico Rosberg

    1. Kimi Raikkonen
    2. Nico Rosberg
    3. Sebastian Vettel

    I predict a 4 man crash at the start of the race as well. Giving Vettel a chance for third place.

  42. Pole: Jenson Button

    1. Jenson Button
    2. Nico Rosberg
    3. Kimi Raikkonen

  43. Pole: Nico Rosberg

    1. Nico Rosberg
    2. Rubens Barichello
    3. Kazuki Nakajima

  44. Pole: Felipe Massa

    1. Massa
    2. Rosberg
    3. Trulli

  45. 1 Rosberg
    2 Button
    3 Vettel

  46. Sorry, forgot Pole: Rosberg

  47. Pole: Rosberg

    1. Raikkönen
    2. Rosberg
    3. Trulli

  48. Pole: Rosberg

    1 Button
    2 Rosberg
    3 Barrichello

  49. Pole: Rosberg

    1. Raikkonen
    2. Rosberg
    3. Barrichello

  50. I’ll wait until Practice 3 tomorrow to make my predictions. I know Jenson was wanting some things with the car setup addressed (particularly with the bumps), so we’ll see where they go.

    1. Pole: Rosberg

      1. Rosberg
      2. Barrichello
      3. Button

    2. 1. Predictions have to be made between the end of FP2 and the beginning of FP3

  51. Pole : Barichello
    1. Barichello
    2. Glock
    3. Trulli

  52. Pole: Trulli

    1. Trulli
    2. Webber
    3. Massa

  53. schumi the greatest
    27th March 2009, 8:54

    pole: barrichello

    1. Barrichello
    2. Raikkonen
    3. Button

  54. Pole: Rosberg

    1. Rosberg
    2. Raikkonen
    3. Barrichello

  55. Pole Massa

    1 Rubens
    2 Kimi
    3 Jenson

  56. Pole: Button

    1. Button
    2. Barrichello
    3. Rosberg

  57. Yorricksfriend
    27th March 2009, 9:07

    Pole: Kimi Raikkonen

    1. Kimi Raikkonen
    2. Felipe Massa
    3. Jenson Button

  58. Shahriar Ahsan
    27th March 2009, 9:15

    Pole: Kimi

    1. Kimi
    2. Rosberg
    3. Massa

  59. When is the deadline, Keith?
    My prediction:

    Pole: Jarno Trulli (If Toyota is on par with Brawn, Jarno will put the car on pole)

    P.S. Dreaming is not forbidden, or is it?

    KingCobra

  60. 1. Raikonnan
    2. Barrichello
    3. Rosberg

  61. Button
    Kimi
    Rosberg

    1. pole: Button

  62. Pole: R Barichello

    1st: J Button
    2nd: N Rosberg
    3rd: R Barichello

  63. Pole: Rosberg
    1. Button
    2. Rosberg
    3. Barrichello

    If anyone gets it spot on for the first couple of races it will be more by luck than judgement as everyones relative performance is still largely unknown.

  64. Pole: Jenson Button

    1. Nico Rosberg
    2. Jenson Button
    3. Kimi Raikkonen

  65. Pole: Nico Rosberg

    1. Rubens Barrichello
    2. Nico Rosberg
    2. Kimi Raikkonen

  66. Mystic Pizza
    27th March 2009, 9:45

    Pole: Jarno Trulli

    1. Nico Rosberg
    2. Rubens Barrichello
    3. Jenson Button

  67. Pole: Rosberg

    1. Button
    2. Rosberg
    3. Webber

  68. Whewbacca the Cookie
    27th March 2009, 9:56

    Pole Pos.: Rosberg

    1. Rosberg
    2. Barrichello
    3. Massa

  69. Pole : Trulli

    1.Barichello
    2.Button
    3.Rosberg

  70. Sorry to jump off topic, but did anyone else follow practice on SpeedTV? The coverage was absolutely awful, with no sounds from the cars! Just dead space with the commentators talking. It’s obvious none of them knew the TV audience could not hear because you could hear them breathing, whispering, etc…During onboard shots they were talking about how good the new engines still sounded with the revs dropped, but we can’t hear anything! Very very disappointed…

  71. Pole: Rosberg

    1. Rosberg
    2. Button
    3. Nakajima

  72. Pole: BUT
    1. VET
    2. RAI
    3. BUT

  73. Pole: Nico Rosberg

    1. Nico Rosberg
    2. Jenson Button
    3. Kimi Raikkonen

  74. Pole: Raikkonen

    1. Raikkonen
    2. Rosberg
    3. Kovalainen

  75. Pole: Jarno Trulli

    1. Rosberg
    2. Button
    3. Trulli

  76. Pole: Jarno Truli

    1º Barriquelo
    2º Rosberg
    3º Alonso

  77. pole position: Jenson Button

    1.Nico Rosberg
    2.Jenson Button
    3.Heiki Kovalainen

    I hope this is! FRank’s comeback!!! I wish very good luck to this magnificent British team, Williams… GO FRANKIE!!!

  78. pole: button
    1. kimi
    2. barrichello
    3. trulli

  79. Pole: Nico Rosberg

    1. Nico Rosberg
    2. Jenson Button
    3. Kimi Raikkonen

  80. Pole: Rosberg

    1. Rosberg
    2. Button
    3. Barrichello

  81. Pole: Trulli

    1. Button
    2. Rosberg
    3. Kimi

    Keith, if you’re playing does that mean you can win your own prizes??

    1. Nah I’m in it just so you guys can have to fun of kicking my ass :-)

  82. Pole: Kimi

    1. Kimi
    2. Rosberg
    3. Barrichello

  83. Pole Felipe Massa

    1. Felipe Massa
    2. Jarno Trulli
    3. Nico Rosberg

  84. Pole: Jenson Button

    1. Kimi Raikkonen
    2. Jenson Button
    3. Barrichello

  85. 1.Raikkonen
    2.Trulli
    3.Alonso

  86. Pole: Trulli

    1. Trulli
    2. Button
    3. Webber

  87. Pole: Rubens

    1 Rubens
    2 Rosberg
    3 Trulli

  88. Pole: Rosberg

    Ok so when you say predict the top 3 do mean as they finish in the race or as they are classified after the FIA Court of Appeal hearing where the race result will be decided?

    1. K – good point! We’ll go with the official FIA classification after any penalties have been taken into account.

    2. After penalties have been taken into account you say! Well…

      Tricky. I don’t know how regularly the Court of Appeal overturns Stewards decisions, I would guess rarely….

      I’m finding it harder to guess the out come of the appeal than a possible outcome for the race.

    3. After too much consideration I’ll take a stab at:

      1st Barrichello
      2nd Trulli
      3rd Rosberg

      But the Brawn, Williams & Toyota diffusers will all be banned but the result will still stand….

      Well I dunno, I just can’t see them repealing the result even if it is deemed outside the rules.

  89. POLE: Nico Rosberg

    1. Kimi Raikkonen

    2. Jenson Button

    3. Nico Rosberg

  90. Pole: Rosberg

    1. Massa
    2. Rosberg
    3. Button

  91. Pole – Raikkonen

    1. Raikkonen
    2. Button
    3. Rosberg

  92. Guillaume Lafrance
    27th March 2009, 11:25

    Pole: Rosberg

    1st: Rosberg
    2nd: Raïkkönen
    3rd: Barrichello

  93. Pole: Rubens Barrichello

    1.Felipe Massa
    2.Kimi Raikkonen
    3.Rubens Barrichello

  94. 1. Reikkonen
    2. Trulli
    3. Barrichello
    Pole sitter is Rosberg

  95. Pole: Jarno Trulli

    Podiu:
    1st- Rubens Barrichello
    2nd- Kimi Raikkonen
    3rd- Jarno Trulli

  96. Pole: Nico Rosberg

    1st: Jensen Button
    2nd: Nico Rosberg
    3rd: Kimi Raikkonen

  97. Pole Rosberg

    1. Button
    2. Rosberg
    3. Barrichello

  98. Pole: Rosberg

    Top Three Finishers:

    1: Barichello
    2: Rosberg
    3: Kimi

  99. Pole: Button

    1. Rosberg
    2. Barrichello
    3. Trulli

    Button will have some issues

  100. pole: nico roseberg

    1.kimi
    2. massa
    3. rosberg

  101. Pole: Jarno Trulli

    1: Jarno Trulli
    2: Rubens Barrichelo
    3: Mark Webber

  102. Pole: Nakajima

    1. Barrichello
    2. Trulli
    3. Nakajima

    Lots of attrition on turn 1 on lap 1. Very few overtaking moves except for a few into turn 1. Most of the excitement will be from spins due to lack of grip from cooling track temperature and bumpy track. Starting grid and final finishing grid will not resemble each other at all due to attrition and spins.

    Barrichello will fuel heavy and benefit from attrition and staggered pit stops. Trulli will start from near #4 and Nakajima will lose spots into turn 1 on lap 1.

    1. Then both the Williams, Toyota’s and Brawn’s will be disqualified next week for contravening the regulations and Sutil will be declared winner.

  103. Before Max makes his mind up…..

    Pole: Trulli

    1. Raikkonen
    2. Rosberg
    3. Barrichello

    4. Heidfeld
    5. Kubica
    6. Hamilton
    7. Nakajima
    8. Kovalainen

  104. Pole: Barrichello

    1: Barrichello
    2: Rosberg
    3: Trulli

  105. Pole: Button

    1: Alonso
    2: Button
    3: Kubica

  106. 1. Massa
    2. Heidfeld
    3. Raikonnen

    1. sorry:

      Pole:
      Barichello

  107. 1.Button
    2.Rosberg
    3.Raikkonen
    4.Alonso

    OMG IM SO SCARED ROSBERG FIRST!!!

  108. Pole: Webber

    1. Webber
    2. Trulli
    3. Rubens

    Something different and a big dollop of luck for Webbo…

  109. Pole: Rosberg

    1. Rosberg
    2. Trulli
    3. Button

  110. Sorry this offtopic:

    Ferrari diffuser compared to Brawn Gp, Williams and Toyota

    http://www.mtv3.fi/urheilu/f1/uutiset.shtml/arkistot/f1/2009/03/846016

  111. pole: Kimi

    1. Massa
    2. Button
    3. Kimi

  112. Pole. Rubens Barichello.

    1st. Rubens Barichello.
    2nd. Kimi Raikkonen.
    3rd. Jenson Button.

  113. 1. Rosberg
    2. Alonso
    3. Truli

  114. Pole: Nico Rosberg

    1. Kimi Raikkonen
    2. Rubens Barichello
    3. Nico Rosberg

  115. Pole: Felipe Massa

    1. Felipe Massa
    2. Jenson Button
    3. Nico Rosberg

  116. Pole: Jenson Button

    1. Button
    2. Kimi
    3. Trulli

  117. 1. Rosberg
    2. Button
    3. Barrichello

  118. Cristian Fenichi
    27th March 2009, 13:30

    Pole : Button

    Race : Rosberg
    Button
    Nakajima

  119. Pole: Rosberg

    1. Button
    2. Rosberg
    3. Raikkonen

  120. Pole: Massa

    1. Raikkonen
    2. Massa
    3. Alonso

  121. Pole: Rubens

    1. Rubens
    2. Nico
    3. Jarno

  122. Eduardo Colombi
    27th March 2009, 13:45

    Pole: Rubens

    the race is totally unpredictable for me, because i think that will be a massive incident after the start in turn 1 and 2.

  123. Hmmm, this all seems strangely familiar… :P

    Ok, Australia:
    P. Barrichello

    1. Barrichello
    2. Rosberg
    3. Raikkonen

  124. Pole: ROS

    1. BUT
    2. TRU
    3. ROS

  125. Pole: Massa

    1.Kimi
    2.Massa
    3.Barrichello

  126. Pole: Rosberg

    1: Barrichello
    2: Trulli
    3: Raikkonen

  127. Mandev theorum
    27th March 2009, 14:02

    Pole: Barichello

    1. Rosberg
    2. Raikkonen
    3. Barichello

  128. Pole: Rubens Barrichello

    1. Rubens Barrichello
    2. Jenson Button
    3. Nico Rosberg

  129. Pole: Rosberg

    1. Barrichello
    2. Button
    3. Rosberg

  130. Pole: Rubens

    1st: Button
    2nd: Massa
    3rd: Trulli

  131. my personal opinion is that Barrichello is a faster and more aggressive driver than Button so i really don’t think Button should be the favorite, he never throws caution to the wind!!

    1. Jarno Trulli
    2. Rubens Barrichello
    3. Nico Rosberg

  132. 1. Kimi
    2. Vettal
    3. Rosberg

  133. Pole: Trulli

    1: Barrichello
    2: Rosberg
    3: Kubica

  134. Pole: Kimi

    Race:
    1. Kimi
    2. Button
    3. Kova

  135. Pole- Button
    1- Button
    2- Rosberg
    3- Barrichello

  136. Pole: Rubens Barrichello

    Podium:

    Kimi Raikkonen
    Rubens Barrichello
    Jarno Trulli

  137. Pole: Jenson Button

    Race:
    1. Kimi Raikonnen
    2. Jenson Button
    3. Fernando Alonso

  138. Pole: Raikkonen

    1st: Raikkonen
    2nd: Barichello
    3rd: Rosberg

  139. Pole: Rosberg

    1)Rosberg
    2)Button
    3)Barrichello

  140. Pole Kimi

    1. Button
    2. Kubica
    3. Rosberg

  141. pole: barichello

    1: barichello
    2: rosberg
    3: trulli

  142. pole: Rosberg

    1st: Rosberg
    2nd: Button
    3rd: Trulli

  143. 1. Button
    2. Kimi
    3. Alonso

  144. Pole: Button

    1: Alonso
    2: Button
    3: Kimi

  145. Pole: Raikkonen

    1. Rosberg
    2. Rubens
    3. Glock

  146. Pole: Trulli

    1. Barrichello
    2. Trulli
    3. Webber

  147. Pole: Barrichello

    1. Trulli
    2. Rosberg
    3. Glock

    HAhaha

  148. pole: rosberg

    1. button
    2. massa
    3. rosberg

  149. StrFerrari4Ever
    27th March 2009, 15:50

    well im going to shock all of you now mmm

    Pole Jarno Trulli

    1. Vettel
    2. Raikkonen
    3. Bourdais

    well im thinking Bourdais because if there’s any of the chaos like last eyar and Bourdais in a terrible STR2 soldiered on and couldve finished higher if it wasn’t for the engine blowing up so im thinking more of the same this year well Vettel im confident in him because his shown the pace and shown his fast and i think the cars will be extremely close did anyone see Sutil harrasing Raikkonen in FP2 i know its just practice but come on that was some awesome stuff :)

  150. Pole: Barrichello

    1. Rosberg
    2. Glock
    3. Webber

  151. Pole: Barrichello

    1. Barrichello
    2. Trulli
    3. Button

  152. Pole: Rubens Barichello

    1. Jenson Button
    2. Rubens Barichello
    3. Fernando Alonso

  153. Pole: Barrichello

    1. Barrichello
    2. Rosberg
    3. Button

  154. pole: Rosberg

    1. Rosberg
    2. kimi
    3. Barrichello/button

  155. Pole: Trulli

    1) Barrichello
    2) Rosberg
    3) Button

  156. Pole: Button

    Podium: Kimi-Trulli-Alonso :)

  157. Pole: Barrichello

    1. Kimi
    2. Button
    3. Rosberg

    1. Don’t I know you off Radio 5? :-)

  158. Pole: RAIKKONEN
    1)KIMI
    2)NICO
    3)JENSON

  159. KEEP FLYIN KIMI…..I BELIEVE IN YOU

  160. 1.Trulli
    2.Button
    3.Heidfeld

  161. Yeah ! Keep flying in 11º behind Felipe

  162. pole:Nico Rosberg

    1.Jarno Trulli
    2.Nico Rosberg
    3.Rubens Barrichello

  163. Pole: Jenson Button

    1. Jenson Button
    2. Kimi Raikkonen
    3. Fernando Alonso

  164. Pole: Barrichello

    1. Button
    2. Barrichello
    3. Raikkonen

    Just a quick plug for my site, i’ve done an analysis of the long runs from friday practice 2 over at http://www.channelf1.net — click the timing link to compare every lap time between drivers from the two sessions.

  165. Pole: Button

    1. Raikkonen
    2. Heidfeld
    3. Button

  166. Pole: Barichello

    1. Barichello
    2. Rosberg
    3. Glock

  167. Pole: Rosberg
    Podiums:
    1. Button
    2. Rosberg
    3. Raikkonnen

  168. Pole: Jenson Button

    1. Kimi Raikkonen
    2. Nico Rosberg
    3. Jenson Button

  169. Pole: Jarno Trulli

    1. Nico Rosberg
    2. Jenson Button
    3. Rubens Barrichello

  170. Barrichello
    Rossberg
    Button

  171. pole: nico rosberg

    1. Nico rosberg
    2. Rubens Barrichello
    3. jarno trulli

  172. Barrichello

    1.Barichello
    2.Rosberg
    3.Raikkönen

  173. Julian Billingham
    27th March 2009, 18:52

    pole Rosberg
    1 button
    2Rosberg
    3Barrichello

  174. pole: Rosberg
    1. Rosberg
    2. Barrichello
    3. Trulli

  175. Pole position:Raikkonen

    race 1)Massa
    2)Barrichello
    3)Rosberg

  176. POLE: Nico

    1. Rubens
    2. Jenson
    3. Nico

  177. theRoswellite
    27th March 2009, 19:42

    Keith: great job, site just keeps getting better!

    Pole: Nico

    Race: 1) Rubens
    2) Nico
    3) Jarno

  178. pole: Barrichello

    Race: 1.Barrichello
    2.Raikkonnen
    3.Rosberg

  179. 1. Kubica
    2. Button
    3. Trulli

  180. Pole: Button

    1. Raikkönen
    2. Button
    3. Glock

  181. pole: Button

    1. Massa
    2. Barrichello
    3. Button

  182. Pole: Rubens Barrichello

    1. Rubens Barrichello
    2. Jenson Button
    3. Kimi Raikkonen

  183. Pole: Trulli

    1. Trulli
    2. Barichello
    3. Rosberg

    Fastest Lap: Button

  184. 1. Rosberg
    2. Barrichelo
    3. Trulli

  185. Though I wish Massa would get it!

  186. Pole: Rosberg

  187. Pole: Trulli

    1. Barrichello
    2. Raikkonen
    3. Webber

  188. Pole: Rosberg
    1. Barichello
    2. Trulli
    3. Raikonnen

  189. Pole: Nico Rosberg

    1st: Rubens Barrichello
    2nd: Jarno Trulli
    3rd: Nico Rosberg

  190. I have always supported kimi so here are my predictions

    Pole – nico

    Race
    1. Kimi
    2. Nico
    3. RUBENS

  191. Pole: Trulli

    1.Alonso
    2.Trulli
    3.Barrichello

  192. Pole: Barrichello

    1.Webber
    2.Barrichello
    3.Jarnoooooo Trulli

  193. pole: ROS

    1-RAI
    2-BAR
    3-ROS

  194. Pole: Kimi

    1. Kimi
    2. Massa
    3. Trulli

  195. pole : rosberg

    1.raikkonen
    2.barachello
    3.trulli

  196. pole.rosberg

    1.raikkonen
    2.button
    3.rosberg

  197. Pole: Rosberg

    1 – Barrichello
    2 – Rosberg
    3 – Raikkonen

  198. Button gets pole and also the victory in the race. I think the pole-sitter has won 4 of the last 5 Aussie races or 5 of the last 6 or something like that.

    Nico should be on the podium. He got his first podium here last year. I pick him to finish 2nd.

    There will be a huge battle for 3rd between Kimi, Trulli and Barrichello. I am going w/ Kimi, although this is not a strong endorsement.

    Pole: Button (not a top driver, but in the fastest car by a mile)

    Race: Button – 1st
    Nico – 2nd
    Kimi – 3rd

    I think Kimi will win the championship this year.

  199. 1. Kubica
    2. Hamilton
    3. Massa

    …i am sure ;)

  200. p.s. not Brown … i am sure ;)

  201. Pole : Nico Rosberg

    1. Nico Rosberg
    2. Kaz Nakajima
    3. Jenson Button
    4. Robert Kubica
    5. Fernando Alonso
    6. Rubens Barrichello
    7. Kimi Raikkonen
    8. Nick Heidfeld

    Notable non finishers. Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen, both with mechanical failures. Felipe Massa DNF due to first corner incident.

  202. Any odds/bookmakers allowing bets that Massa will wreck his car in turn one?

  203. 1. Trulli
    2.Button
    3. Rosberg

  204. Alright, for the serious predictions:

    Pole: Nico Rosberg

    1st- Nico Rosberg
    2nd- Jenson Button
    3rd- Rubens Barrichello

    Nico’s speed right now is undeniable. He’s also shown to be a prodigious street racer (Podiums at Albert Park and Singapore and in the points at Valencia last year; always a quick qualifier at Monaco; in the points the last two years at Albert Park). I think he’s got it this weekend.

    Button and Barrichello are also very quick, and both have been very good at Albert Park in the past. Button is also a very good street racer. I think Brawn may have the fastest car right now, but they may have some setup issues to sort out based on what Jenson has said in his in-car radio transmissions and to the media.

    Overall, I think the Williams and Brawn are equal in terms of downforce. They’re setting about equal times in Sector 3; Nico just seems to be a bit quicker in Sectors 1 and 2, which are bumpier and have slower corners.

    However, if there’s one Grand Prix on the circuit that is completely unpredictable, it is the Australian Grand Prix. Don’t be surprised to see 2-3, perhaps more, saftey car periods, and probably one that cocks up the fuel strategies.

  205. Pole: Rubens Barichello

    1. Jenson Button
    2. Rubens Barichello
    3. Fernando Alonso

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