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Sebastian Vettel
10.53%
Mark Webber
2.63%
Jenson Button
2.63%
Lewis Hamilton
15.79%
Fernando Alonso
10.53%
Felipe Massa
0
0%
Michael Schumacher
0
0%
Nico Rosberg
0
0%
Kimi Raikkonen
7.89%
Romain Grosjean
0
0%
Paul di Resta
0
0%
Nico Hulkenburg
0
0%
Kamui Kobayashi
0
0%
Sergio Perez
0
0%
Daniel Ricciardo
0
0%
Jean-Eric Vergne
0
0%
Pastor Maldonado
0
0%
Brunno Senna
0
0%
Vitali Petrov
0
0%
Takuma "This is my homeland bitches" Sato
50.00%
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2012 Grand Prix of Japan

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Old 10-04-2012, 12:48 AM
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Alonso
Vettel
Hammy
FIA clamp down on McLaren and RBR flexi-wings and Ferrari are back to being competitive.
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My heart says Schumacher, but my head says Sato

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I would really want Kimi to win, but I think this will be Hamilton's weekend. Vettel and Alonso second and third so title fight will still be close.
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Originally Posted by Pete
My heart says Schumacher, but my head says Sato
This ^^ but substitute Kimi for Schumacher and Hamilton for Sato.
Oh, and Button.
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I would love to vote for Kimi....... but my head says Lewis...
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Another vote for Kimi; a classic quote after quali:

"As the chequered flag was waved the yellows were still out for Raikkonen's car meaning his rivals were forced to back off in that sector.

Asked what happened, Raikkonen said: "I spun."

Clearly.

Asked about the impact his yellows would have on the rest of the field, he said: "I don't care what happened to the others."

You have to love him."
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Vettel
Webber
Hammy
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Originally Posted by 333pg333
Vettel
Webber
Hammy
The Ham sandwich is going to have his work cut out for him to podium what with his 9th on the grid start position. Barring reliability problems or a race start first corner accident, the two Red Bull cars will likely finish 1 - 2 in this race (Red Bull has done really well at this track the previous three years) and I think maybe even home town favorite Kobayashi will take the final podium position instead of the Ham sandwich. But it will most likely be Alonso who finishes 3rd. He has this knack for finishing near the top and collecting his points towards the championship. It should be interesting to see if Button and the Ham sandwich can make up for their less than ideal start positions.
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Anyone know where/when this race is broadcast in US?
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Originally Posted by Nizer
Anyone know where/when this race is broadcast in US?
SPEED, as usual; IIRC it's 2am Eastern time.
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And no daytime re-broadcast. Instead we get six hours of off-road, motorcycle racing and nascar filler. Geez, Speed just keeps getting worse.
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Originally Posted by Nizer
And no daytime re-broadcast. Instead we get six hours of off-road, motorcycle racing and nascar filler. Geez, Speed just keeps getting worse.
not to worry, it goes away completely soon....


(it's becoming Fox Sports 2 or some such nonsense)
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Originally Posted by Nizer
And no daytime re-broadcast. Instead we get six hours of off-road, motorcycle racing and nascar filler. Geez, Speed just keeps getting worse.
Who the hell watches this stuff live anyway? What's the difference?
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Originally Posted by gums
Who the hell watches this stuff live anyway? What's the difference?
nobody - that's why Bernie is worth $4.5bn


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