🏁🏎️ Sportsbet.io🏁 FORMULA 1 2024 Season🏁🏎️Prediction Pool Discussion Thread

[swogerino]

Alonso is getting more and more comfortable with every lap he is doing on this AM and if he continues to deliver like this , Aston Martin development can sky rocket due to the feedback Alonso is providing and with engineers so capable behind this team , I'm sure they will deliver a championship car next year.

I also thinking he can achieve another podium on Sunday and if that happens , I don't see Ferrari fighting for 2nd championship places like last year because Stroll even if he won't have the same pace like Alonso , he is constant and he can deliver that top 6 for most of the season that result in important points.

I also agree that Alonso the more drives this car the better he becomes at it,of course all those years of experience in a car which he has claimed 2 times already that this car is very enjoyable to drive will achieve such results.It is I think also because Aston Martin is constantly working on upgrading this car and Alonso will be there to reap the benefits,I would not be surprised at all if Alonso one or a couple of races during season as we saw that Redbull supremacy was not that huge in last race despite dominating the race,they did not create a huge gap like in the first race.

On a side note everybody do not forget to put your picks as the qualification is early in the morning tomorrow so if you forget you lose those precious 2 EBP points.

[darxiaomi]

Im going to wait to the FP3 to put my picks, because this second practice was pure rain, so no clues for us.
Every seems to be identical to the other races sadly.

This time i can wait for the FP3 because here its gonna be Friday at 22.30, nice hour, and the qualy its at something like 2am, so when the FP ended i can took my phone out on a bar with a couple of drinks and put my predictions after checking the results of FP3.

[CLS63]

I will be expecting the podium to change this time to be honest. I picked a podium of Verstappen, Perez and Leclerc respectively for now. Verstappen and Perez choices must be quite common among the people here I assume. Red Bull have the fastest car by a huge gap with the others in the end. As long as these drivers don't have issues with the car they should be good to go.

But this time I decided to believe in Leclerc to make it to podium. He won the last Australian GP by the way. Maybe his luck will be on his side as well to finish on podium at least.

[swogerino]

Im going to wait to the FP3 to put my picks, because this second practice was pure rain, so no clues for us.
Every seems to be identical to the other races sadly.

This time i can wait for the FP3 because here its gonna be Friday at 22.30, nice hour, and the qualy its at something like 2am, so when the FP ended i can took my phone out on a bar with a couple of drinks and put my predictions after checking the results of FP3.

You are lucky to live in Argentina then,at least for this race  ,I of course put my picks already and I don't intend to change them at all,I am confident in another podium for Alonso,in fact if I were to gamble with the picks I would go for a Alonso win as if it rains I am pretty sure that Alonso can win this race,he together with Hamilton are some great rain drivers but Hamilton lacks performance in his car compared to Alonso.

If I happen to wake up at 4 AM European time I am sure I can change my picks without losing the 2 EBP but that sound like an almost impossible task for me especially now that is weekend  .

[CLS63]

Frankly when we look at his performance this season I think 4.20 is a quite good odd for Perez to take the pole position.

[notblox1]

Frankly when we look at his performance this season I think 4.20 is a quite good odd for Perez to take the pole position.

I think he took pole position last time in Saudi Arabia and Verstappen did it in Bahrain, so I think it's time for Verstappen again
This is only milliseconds difference that decides but I think they could have some kind of team agreement between drivers.

Guys don't forget to make your predictions in Suerbru, I almost forgot about that, being busy with crazy BSFL league questions 

[Ulven]

I will be expecting the podium to change this time to be honest. I picked a podium of Verstappen, Perez and Leclerc respectively for now. Verstappen and Perez choices must be quite common among the people here I assume. Red Bull have the fastest car by a huge gap with the others in the end. As long as these drivers don't have issues with the car they should be good to go.

But this time I decided to believe in Leclerc to make it to podium. He won the last Australian GP by the way. Maybe his luck will be on his side as well to finish on podium at least.

It's always exciting to see a change in the podium, and your choices of Verstappen, Perez, and Leclerc seem like solid picks. It's true that Red Bull has had a significant advantage over the other teams so far this season, and as long as Verstappen and Perez can avoid any issues with the car, they have a good chance of finishing on the podium!!
As for Leclerc, he has shown in the past that he is capable of performing well, and his victory in the last Australian GP is a testament to that. It will be interesting to see if luck will be on his side this time and if he can make it to the podium.

[coinlocket$]

The weather should be sunny for the qualify so it should be an easy task for Max in this track

I can see Leclerc second if he manage to do the perfect lap.

[CLS63]

I need to make a reminder as the qualifying session is early according to European time zone.

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[1miau]

I need to make a reminder as the qualifying session is early according to European time zone.

Yeah, for us living in Europe, we'll have to submit our predictions without FP3 and that's a bit tricky, especially since FP2 was obviously not completed as planned by many teams.
Ferrari doesn't seem to look bad here, especially considering how bad Ferrari performed in past FP sessions in Bahrain or Jeddah.
Leclerc has a real possibility to get P2 in qualifying, so is Alonso but I'm still expecting Aston Martin stronger on Sunday as Ferrari still has a higher tire degradation.
Overtaking isn't very easy in Australia but as far as I know, we have 4 (!) DRS zones now.

Frankly when we look at his performance this season I think 4.20 is a quite good odd for Perez to take the pole position.

I think he took pole position last time in Saudi Arabia and Verstappen did it in Bahrain, so I think it's time for Verstappen again

I also believe, Verstappen would have taken pole in Jeddah, too but engine issues prevente Verstappen from doing so.
Normally, Max will also take pole in Australia but it's never 100% safe. Mabye 90%. 

[famososMuertos]

I need to make a reminder as the qualifying session is early according to European time zone.

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mmhh! It will be much earlier, my region than in Europe.

Sr. 1miau, Pole(Q):  well, were problematic, and they leave us adrift to have more precision in the decision of those 5th to 10th places, anyway, lucky...

[swogerino]

So as many of us I assume had predicted that Verstappen will get pole,he got pole.The interesting fact is that Perez is out of the qualification and he will start last which will make this race interesting to watch as he having right now the best car of the grid should be in all in attack.I am impressed by Mercedes improved performance and I never knew they would be so close to Max in qualifying,disappointed with Ferrari which in the free practices showed good signs of recovery but when it comes to the real deal they still are behind.Alonso and Aston Martin will not have that an easy race tomorrow either as they have to pass Mercedes on track.

[Spack17]

It was a really bad qualifying session for Perez I'm afraid. He had a qualifying session full of problems and it was a rear suspension problem which caused him to be out in Q1 already if I'm not wrong.

But if Red Bull solve the problems in his car I believe he can climb so many positions during the race. But it looks like my picking him for podium won't come true.    Mercedes drivers really surprised me a lot because I didn't put them in upper positions. But now we see them starting in the first and second race lines. Ferraris are still having the same issues. I might have done the right thing by not putting any of them on podium. But everything can happen in an F1 race of course. 

[darxiaomi]

Frankly when we look at his performance this season I think 4.20 is a quite good odd for Perez to take the pole position.

Aged like shit this message XD .

Or you try to fool us and make us put that pick

Anyways, a really good qualy to see, because until that last lap of Verstappen everybody can have the chance to took the pole, and plus what a comeback from Mercedes. Nobody thinks they can end on that positions, lets see in the race if they have some pace or not.

[CLS63]

Frankly when we look at his performance this season I think 4.20 is a quite good odd for Perez to take the pole position.

Aged like shit this message XD .

Or you try to fool us and make us put that pick

Anyways, a really good qualy to see, because until that last lap of Verstappen everybody can have the chance to took the pole, and plus what a comeback from Mercedes. Nobody thinks they can end on that positions, lets see in the race if they have some pace or not.

Haha, it was a really unfortunate qualifying for Perez. I didn't pick him for pole though but he is among my podium picks. After seeing this problematic session I have doubts that he can make it to there but let's see. Red Bull have the fastest car in their hands in the end. If Perez has a clean race maybe he can reach podium which would still be a good success for him at a weekend like this one.

I wonder how consistent Mercedes drivers will be in the race after this impressive qualifying results. If they keep this up maybe they can finish ahead of Ferrari drivers again.

[swogerino]

Frankly when we look at his performance this season I think 4.20 is a quite good odd for Perez to take the pole position.

Aged like shit this message XD .

Or you try to fool us and make us put that pick

Anyways, a really good qualy to see, because until that last lap of Verstappen everybody can have the chance to took the pole, and plus what a comeback from Mercedes. Nobody thinks they can end on that positions, lets see in the race if they have some pace or not.

Haha, it was a really unfortunate qualifying for Perez. I didn't pick him for pole though but he is among my podium picks. After seeing this problematic session I have doubts that he can make it to there but let's see. Red Bull have the fastest car in their hands in the end. If Perez has a clean race maybe he can reach podium which would still be a good success for him at a weekend like this one.

I wonder how consistent Mercedes drivers will be in the race after this impressive qualifying results. If they keep this up maybe they can finish ahead of Ferrari drivers again.

For Perez to get back on podium or even 2nd place which seems like impossible at first he needs a ton of luck beside driving really well from his side.Redbull is the fastest car and they are the fastest overall in the race while for Mercedes I highly doubt they to be as impressive as they were in the qualifying as any driver can give it all and make a great lap time but keeping those lap times consistent during the race I predict to be really difficult for Mercedes while I predict to be super easy for a car like Redbull who continues to dominate this season.Max Verstappen looks unstoppable and if he wins again tomorrow by a good margin then it is a bad day for all fans of F1.

[notblox1]

Another pole position for Max Verstappen won in Australian Grand prix, but I was right about Mercedes making big improvements on their car.
George Russell was second, Lewis Hamilton was third, both from team Mercedes, but results could be different tomorrow.
Where do you guys follow F1 results and live broadcast?

[Saint-loup]

It was a really bad qualifying session for Perez I'm afraid. He had a qualifying session full of problems and it was a rear suspension problem which caused him to be out in Q1 already if I'm not wrong.

But if Red Bull solve the problems in his car I believe he can climb so many positions during the race. But it looks like my picking him for podium won't come true.    Mercedes drivers really surprised me a lot because I didn't put them in upper positions. But now we see them starting in the first and second race lines. Ferraris are still having the same issues. I might have done the right thing by not putting any of them on podium. But everything can happen in an F1 race of course. 

I agree with you, starting from the last position means he is not likely anymore to finish on the podium, because it implies to overtake 17 cars at least in only 58 laps (about 190miles/305km) that's why a big dilemma is coming for all superbru contestants who've picked him for the podium. Is it worth losing 2 Early Bru Points for being able to replace him in order to try to earn 1 or 2 points at the end? It's very difficult to make a choice. Anyway good luck to everyone.

[boltz]

I had high hopes for Ferrari but another let down from them because the fans don't want to see them fighting for top 6 instead of fighting for podiums and winning races. The good thing is that the pressure seems a little off for now on them , so I think they have some big upgrades coming for Barcelona but for now , I don't see them making into top 4 in tomorrows race. 

I've also checked if Verstappen won in Australia so far and he didn't so maybe after tomorrow race , he still won't have any  . Hard to believe that he can trow the race unless someone takes him out or the car will face issues.

[1miau]

Is it worth losing 2 Early Bru Points for being able to replace him in order to try to earn 1 or 2 points at the end? It's very difficult to make a choice.

I have changed my prediction because I believe it's very unlikely for Perez to get a podium (I've predicted him to make a podium previously, now removed him). For Perez, it can also result in getting his car damaged, when he tries to push too much for overtaking. He still has 0 experience how his car will behave, even if all technical issues from FP3 and Qualification are sorted out. Maybe we'll see Perez going straight into gravel again in Sector 1 (as he did in his first Qualifying lap  ), taking out few cars.
Maybe he can make position 6 or 7 when he's really good and doesn't damage his car, but podium? Very unlikely.
I expect Mercedes making a double podium because Aston Martin didn't seem to have high top speed, so it will be very difficult for Alonso to overtake Mercedes, if he can't get one during start. Maybe he'll even get sacked by one Ferrari.
If so, it'll be even more difficult for him.
Mercedes is not Ferrari, where we can expect tyre degradation. Mercedes is much more stable.

So, let's see if my decision was a good idea to discard 2 EBP. 2 points are a lot but I'm hoping for a strong Mercedes performance tomorrow, which can result in 6 points for a correct podium, if it happens. 
Good luck everyone.