Pre-Season 2013 Season

[Mephistopheles]

Mr teabagyokel has Mr Chilton competeley slipped you mind?

 

[Bill Boddy]

That is rather ironic.

 

[Mephistopheles]

I think the problem Sutil has really got is that he is still technically serving his sentence...

 

[HansyRod]

Mr teabagyokel has Mr Chilton competeley slipped you mind?

It would work like this:

Germany vs Britain:
Rosberg - Hamilton
Sutil - Di Resta
Glock - Chilton

Germany/Britain vs Mexico:
Hulkenberg - Gutierrez
Button - Perez

The Lone Remainder:
Vettel - Webber

Unless I'm missing someone.

 

[RasputinLives]

HansyRod I think you've covered it. I actually think thats what teabagyokel meant too.

I'm still holding out they might give it Bianchi! In which case we'd have 4 Brits, 4 Germans and 4 Frenchmen making up half the grid. Then you can throw in a Spaniard and a couple of Finns(possibley 3) and you have a good argument that F1 is more euro centric than ever!

 

[Greenlantern101]

I have just been marking the races into my diary. What on earth is the reason for a 5 WEEK break between the first and second race ??????

5 WEEKS

 

[Bill Boddy]

What sort of diary do you have? Mine has :

01 2013 FORMULA 1 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX (Melbourne) 15 - 17 Mar
02 2013 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIA GRAND PRIX (Kuala Lumpur) 22 - 24 Mar
03 2013 FORMULA 1 UBS CHINESE GRAND PRIX (Shanghai) 12 - 14 Apr
04 2013 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX (Sakhir) 19 - 21 Apr

 

[Greenlantern101]

Hahahaha oops.
Marked FEB 17th instead of March 17th.

What a plonker.

Better, much better.

 

[ExtremeNinja]

Hmmm.

http://www.formula1.com/races/calendar.html

Now why can I not subscribe to the calender on Google or iCal? Slackers!

 

[Greenlantern101]

Current Odds

 

[ExtremeNinja]

Wow. Lewis Hamilton in a Merc and Raikonnen in a Lotus get better odds than Webber in a Red Bull, Massa in a Ferrari. I think that speaks volumes about the drivers and also the way that the teams are known to operate. there could be some pennies to be had at the bookies this year for anyone who is feeling brave.

 

[Greenlantern101]

Hamilton at 12/1 and Rosberg at 40/1 is also a big difference.

 

[Mephistopheles]

I'll put a quid on Chilton....

 

[ExtremeNinja]

I'll take that. Anyone else want to chuck me a pound? I'll give you a free punt on Glock, too.

 

[Galahad]

Didn't the bookies notice Massa blowing Alonso away in the last [insert absurdly high number of events] races?

 

[Mephistopheles]

Even if they did they know he won't be allowed to win, so they can put any odds they want on him longer odds means more bets and no chance of a pay out....

 

[RasputinLives]

Wow. Lewis Hamilton in a Merc and Raikonnen in a Lotus get better odds than Webber in a Red Bull

Is that really such a big surprise? I'll give you oddd of 1000 - 1 for Webber to be champ if you like.

(teabagyokel you can quote me on that one too)

 

[teabagyokel]

RasputinLives - I'm not going to bother noting that one; for you to be wrong Webber must win the title.

 

[Bill Boddy]

All it shows is where the bookies think that people in the UK will put their money. Bookies cannot afford the luxury of having views on the merits/demerits of cars or drivers. I feel sure that if you went on German bookies then Hamilton's odds would go up and Rosberg's down with Vettel heavily odds-on.

 

[Mephistopheles]

That is exactly right Bill Boddy the opening odds are simply a popularity contest tempered with a bit of common sense....