Who can win the F3 race in Macau GP?

[flor]

i figured out you can get RTPi via Astra1 and they show the race live

http://programas.rtp.pt/EPG/tv/epg-d...l=5&gen=&time=

[BEAKIE]

I think Jamie Green is a good bet after a brilliant season.

[Rodney]

Jamie Green - no contest,very quick and has proven himself there before

[Mathias]

The Royal Town Planning Institute is covering the Macau Grand Prix??? Brilliant!!!

[JJ Jet Plane]

What about Quintarelli? He's been there before, he won the Japanese title to beat de Oliveira and Antinucci, and the Toyota engine is always very quick at Macau…

[flor]

next years signature f3 car looks ugly

[bella]

you wouldn't want to meet it in a dark alley would you?

back on topic, i have no idea who will win the race. don't you just love it when it's like this!!

[John Weed]

Originally posted by JJ Jet Plane
What about Quintarelli? He's been there before, he won the Japanese title to beat de Oliveira and Antinucci, and the Toyota engine is always very quick at Macau…

He had a good year, that's true, but we could say de Oliveira was bigger. He was disqualified from a race he won at Motegi for no justified reason, also he got 3 mechanical failures through the season that destroyed his title chances. Including one time which he was not allowed to race because of the accident the day before. I wish he would go to Macau, that would give the Japanese series a much higher chances of winning Macau.

[strider]

I’ve abandoned theory (to some extent) and come up with some hunches. These will be the top twelve in qualifying:

James Rossiter, because Signature really know Macau and James’s softly-softly approach should pay dividends. Nelsinho Piquet, because, despite what everyone seems to think, he set the second fastest lap of the race last year and now he knows how to approach the weekend. Any of the ASM threesome, so that’s Jamie Green, Alexandre Premat and Eric Salignon. Adam Carroll and Danny Watts, because the‘re two particular favourites of mine, although both will be in strange cars and have not had much testing in them. Alvaro Parente, because it’s his second year there with Carlin. Quintarelli and Richard Antinucci, because they both have Toyota power and have raced there before. And to round off a top twelve, Lewis Hamilton and Robert Kubica, because I like Manor and they have Mercedes power.

There you go - at least I've made a start!

[strider]

And that's leaving out Nico Rosberg, Rob Austin, Franck Perera, Katsuyuki Hiranaka and Fabio Carbone, who was on pole last year!

[hmmmm]

Green Hamilton antinuci and premat. Not sure which order. The engine thing yeah renault have won it the last 2 years but not dominated last year courtney was awsome till he threw it away no one could touch him.

And Mugen Honda well all the none Japan teams get not a penny from Honda them it is all NBE.

[karimbo]

someone with the ASM team. Theyre an official Mercedes junior team...

[BarryCrocker]

Lewis Hamilton will win, nobody will get near him all weekend!!!

[strider]

Originally posted by BarryCrocker
Lewis Hamilton will win, nobody will get near him all weekend!!!

You could be right! He's a second ahead after today's first free practice and qualifying sessions. But there is another of each to come tomorrow and the track always gets quicker as the weekend progresses. Go here for the opening page, then take your pick:

http://www.mst-group.co.uk/meeting.a...04&event=44710

[Kicking-back]

Kubica on pole from Hamilton then.

Go Lewis!

[DavidStHubbins]

Manor seem to have good speed!

[Suze]

I'm backing Hamilton, after qualifying. Don't think Piquet will make the top 10.

[Jonny Apex]

Originally posted by Suze
I'm backing Hamilton, after qualifying. Don't think Piquet will make the top 10.

Despite the fact he starts from 5th! I think Hamilton will win from Piquet and Green.

[hmmmm]

The British series is strong ha. only 2 british series drivers in the top 16 not so good!!

[Bobie]

My money is on Green, Hamilton will crash at the first corner due to a poor start (just a feeling)

[bella]

i'm kind of disappointed by the british showing too, i'd have expected more of adam carroll at least.

[strider]

Originally posted by hmmmm
The British series is strong ha. only 2 british series drivers in the top 16 not so good!!

You may as well get your facts right. There are actually 4 in the top 14, plus another 5 who raced in British F3 in 2003. I had hoped for better, though. It's a shame Adam Carroll is not racing with P1 Motorsport and I thought James Rossiter would be higher placed, but there's still a fair way to go before the final results are known.

[pushing pushing]

Early days yet, I still think green can do it.

[bella]

rossiter's still learning the track at his standard pace though. in relation to say, zandvoort, counting the test sessions and what have you i'd say he's about as quick as he was then. and he got 4th or something in that race.

mind you, i wouldn't want to be anyone stuck in the quali race mid-pack tomorrow!

[Chucky]

Well, the first race is over;

1 21 HAMILTON 10 33:16.057 110.37 2:12.801 2:15.160
2 6 ROSBERG 10 + 2.284 110.25 2:13.146 2:14.572
3 9 PREMAT 10 + 3.982 110.15 2:13.270 2:14.088
4 22 KUBICA 10 + 4.984 110.10 2:13.317 2:13.751
5 8 GREEN 10 + 5.454 110.07 2:13.308 2:13.502
6 30 CARBONE 10 + 7.551 109.96 2:13.403 2:13.826
7 2 DUVAL 10 + 17.289 109.43 2:14.806 2:15.111
8 26 DI GRASSI 10 + 18.888 109.34 2:14.627 2:15.189
9 3 ROSSITER 10 + 19.439 109.31 2:14.828 2:15.002
10 25 WATTS 10 + 20.513 109.25 2:14.675 2:15.232
11 11 CARROLL 10 + 21.685 109.19 2:15.238 2:15.290
12 14 PERERA 10 + 23.761 109.07 2:15.350 2:15.926
13 15 HIRANAKA 10 + 24.752 109.02 2:15.230 2:15.230
14 12 AUSTIN 10 + 25.335 108.99 2:15.032 2:15.032
15 5 YOKOMIZO 10 + 26.494 108.93 2:14.573 2:14.573
16 4 QUINTARELLI 10 + 27.688 108.86 2:15.948 2:16.256
17 18 PARENTE 10 + 28.012 108.85 2:13.921 2:15.690
18 32 IKEDA 10 + 31.813 108.64 2:16.509 2:16.509
19 19 ASMER 10 + 31.990 108.63 2:16.210 2:16.220
20 16 CRESSONI 10 + 32.891 108.58 2:15.555 2:16.527
21 1 GARDE 10 + 34.658 108.49 2:15.451 2:15.451
22 28 JONES 10 + 55.774 107.37 2:18.376 2:18.376
23 29 HO. 10 + 58.889 107.21 2:19.204 2:19.204
24 17 LEI 10 + 1:43.680 104.92 2:27.440 2:28.075
25 31 MERSZEI 10 + 2:01.384 104.05 2:26.489 2:26.489
26 23 ANTINUCCI 8 + 2 LAPS 100.85 2:15.173 2:15.173
27 7 PIQUET 1 + 9 LAPS 83.93 4:22.500
28 10 SALIGNON 0 + 10 LAPS
29 20 AVILA 0 + 10 LAPS
30 24 NAKAJIMA 0 + 10 LAPS
31 27 TUNG 0 + 10 LAPS
32 33 LEE 0 + 10 LAPS

Hamilton was in a class of his own. New lap record and all.