Spanish Grand Prix 27th April

[Mr Intensity]

I haven't really got going this season, hope for a change of fortune this weekend. Should be an interesting race after a lot of testing, not sure if I'm taking anything before practice.

	Räikkönen, K	2.62	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.37	2.5	2.5	2.62	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.37	2.5	2.66	2.72
	Massa, F	3	3.25	3.2	3.5	3.25	3.25	3.5	3.2	3	3.25	3.25	3.3	3.25	3.25	3.25	3.25	2.87	3.4	3.2	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.5
	Hamilton, L	5	4.5	4.5	3.5	4.8	4.33	4.5	4.5	5	4.5	4.5	5	4.5	5	4.5	3.75	5	5	4.5	4.33	4.33	5.1	5.7
	Kubica, R	13	12	11	12	14	11	13	11	13	11	13	13	10	13	13	14	9	15	11	13	13	15.5	16
	Kovalainen, H	11	13	12	18	15	13	13	12	11	13	15	15	13	15	13	9.5	11	17	12	13	13	16.5	20
	Heidfeld, N	15	15	13	22	22	15	17	13	15	17	21	21	15	15	15	17	13	21	13	17	15	24	19
	Alonso, F	41	41	41	50	43	34	41	41	41	41	41	34	41	26	34	41	51	21	41	34	21	50	70
	Rosberg, N	81	126	126	100	186	81	126	126	81	81	81	67	67	51	67	81	81	151	126	67	51	250	220
	Trulli, J	67	81	67	50	136	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	51	51	51	81	67	251	67	67	67	182	130
	Button, J	101	81	101	250	144	67	126	101	101	126	101	101	151	101	81	126	151	251	101	101	101	192	170
	Webber, M	81	126	151	150	144	101	151	151	81	126	101	101	126	81	81	101	81	251	151	101	81	194	300
	Glock, T	151	201	201	250	220	151	201	201	151	151	151	151	126	151	151	151	151	301	201	151	126	295	320
	Barrichello, R	151	201	201	300	220	201	201	201	151	201	201	201	201	151	201	201	201	301	201	151	151	295	510
	Coulthard, D	151	201	201	250	220	151	201	201	151	201	201	151	151	101	101	151	151	301	201	151	101	295	550
	Vettel, S	151	251	251	400	220	201	201	251	151	201	201	201	201	201	201	201	251	501	251	201	151	295	510
	Piquet Jr., N	151	201	201	300	220	201	201	201	151	201	151	151	201	201	151	201	201	751	201	251	101	295	410
	Nakajima, K	151	251	251	300	220	201	251	251	151	201	151	151	151	151	126	201	151	751	251	201	126	295	460
	Bourdais, S	251	251	251	400	275	251	251	251	251	201	251	201	251	201	201	251	251	751	251	201	201	380	510
	Fisichella, G	501	501	501	400	275	301	301	501	501	201	331	201	301	301	301	501	301	751	501	301	301	380	510
	Sutil, A	501	1001	751	750	635	501	501	751	501	501	501	501	751	301	751	751	501	1001	751	501	301	980	1000
	Davidson, A	1001	2501	2501	1000		501	751	2501	1001	1001	1001	501	1001	2001	751	1001	751	2501	2501	751	501
	Sato, T	1001	2501	2501	1000	635	501	1001	2501	1001	2001	1001	501	1001	2001	751	1001	751	2501	2501	1001	501	980	1000
Place terms		3 1/5	3 1/5	3 1/5			3 1/5	3 1/5	3 1/5	3 1/5	3 1/5				3 1/5	3 1/5		3 1/5		3 1/5	3 1/5

[Mr Intensity]

Re: Spanish Grand Prix 27th April Not doing much before qualifying - the midfield is just so close:unsure Qualifying: KUBICA @ 8.00 E/W (1/5, 1,2,3) Stan James. This looks like a very reasonable price for Kubica who has been red hot in qualifying this year. He comes here after getting his first pole in Bahrain and I expect him to be very strong again. So far this season he has consistantly been the lightest in Q3 and everyone seems fine with that, so see no reason for it not to happen again. I don't think McLaren will have made a big relative improvement, and Ferrari sometimes struggle with single lap pace (especially Kimi) so Kubica should be in the top 3 and has a very reasonable chance of taking pole. KUBICA Podium @ 3.00 Blue Sq. Following on from my bet for Kubica in qualifying. I expect him to qualify in the top 3 and hang on to that during the race. BMW is slightly behind Ferrari over longer runs but I think they can still match McLaren. Heidfeld is a concern as he normally qualifies heavier and has very good race pace, but I'm still favouring Kubica as Heidfeld can get involved with guys further back if he gets a bad start. BMW didn't show too much in practice, but in general they don't, and I expect them to be just as strong here as they have been in the first 3 races.

[Mr Intensity]

Re: Spanish Grand Prix 27th April Really disappointed with Kubica finishing 4th just behind Massa. If Alonso comes in after 8-10 laps it'll just make things worse:lol. Expect the Ferraris to go off into the distance, only a car failiure or Massa throwing it off the track will stop a 1-2. I think ti will be a pretty boring race to be honest, main point of interest being when Alonso pits then the Alonso/Kubica/Hamilton 3rd place battle for which I still like Kubica to get. I haven't had any time to look into the race properly, so not playing anything else:sad

[stewartd14]

Re: Spanish Grand Prix 27th April

Event	F1 Spanish GP Winner
Selection	Kimi Raikkonen
Strength	10/10
Date	27/04/2008
Bookmaker/Price	Paddy Power @ 1.44 (Back)
Reasoning	I rate Kimi very highly, and personally think he will go on to win the Drivers Championship. He is a solid driver and I feel you can rely on him from the front. He shouldnt be too troubled at the start as the car is clearly faster than Alonso's who sits in 2nd. I expect Raikkonen to quicken away from the front and I cant see anyone catching him.

[stewartd14]

Re: Spanish Grand Prix 27th April

Event	F1 Spanish GP - 1st Lap Leader
Selection	Kimi Raikkonen
Strength	10/10
Date	27/04/2008
Bookmaker/Price	Betfair @ 1.26 (Back)
Reasoning	I think the odds look good on this one, as Raikkonen probably has the fastest car of the lot here. He should be able to stretch away from the front and I expect him to lead all the way. When it comes to the 1st lap lkeader, he only has Alonso to worry about on the same row of the grid, and he has a much faster car than him. This should allow him to get off on the right foot and dominate.

[Mr Intensity]

Re: Spanish Grand Prix 27th April Ah well, Kubica 4th. Got blocked a bit at the start which allowed Hamilton to get past then he matched Hamilton all race. Ended up pitting on the same lap as Hamilton which was after Alonso, Massa and Kimi - thanks for changing a strategy that was working:eyes