Yas Marina looks amazing! Who do you think will win?

So long as Lewis gets a good start, KERS should see him stay in front of the Red Bulls.

Both Renaults fueled LONG !

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Originally Posted by driveace

Both Renaults fueled LONG !

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Yes but starting from 16th and 19th the only way they could get a good result is if there's a safety.... oh, wait. :dozey:

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Originally Posted by christophulus

Weights are in: http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2009/10/3...-fuel-weights/

Vettel has 2 laps more than Hamilton but I doubt that'll be enough.

1 Lewis Hamilton 658.5kg 18 laps
2 Sebastian Vettel 663 20
3 Mark Webber 660 19
4 Rubens Barrichello 655 17
5 Jenson Button 657 18
6 Jarno Trulli 661 19
7 Robert Kubica 654.5 17
8 Nick Heidfeld 664 20
9 Nico Rosberg 665 21
10 Sebastien Buemi 661.5 19
11 Kimi Raikkonn 692 31
12 Kamui Kobayashi 694.3 32
13 Heikki Kovalainen 697 33
14 Kazuki Nakajima 704 35
15 Jaime Alguersuari 696.5 32
16 Fernando Alonso 708.3 37
17 Vitantonio Liuzzi 695 32
18 Adrian Sutil 696 91
19 Romain Grosjean 710.8 38
20 Giancarlo Fisichella 692.5 31

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Lewis should win this. Between RBR and Brawn GP, maybe the weather will be decisive. Brawnies will have to beat RBR while it is hot, because in the eve the Bulls will be likely stonger.

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Originally Posted by driveace

Both Renaults fueled LONG !

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Those are the heaviest starting weights I can remember seeing all year... collecting data for next year perhaps :)

My pickems posted days ago: Hamilton, Webber, Vettel and bunsen - and barring accidents to any of them, I predict that the podium will be fought out between these four drivers. Kimi is an unknown quantity because he is fueled up to run a totally different race strategy from the other three. The race will start at midnight our time, so I will be fast asleep then.

I can't get over the size of that yacht tied up outside of the main harbor that is a backdrop for the shots looking down one of the short straights. It looks like a darn building there, not a yacht.!

I haven't seen many cars running close at all in practice or quallys so far. So far I like the track much better than say Bahrain or China.

Guys, just a fast report on being out on the track. It’s all amazing. When the first Bahrain F1 took place I already worked here so we went there to watch. It was half ready and not many people or spectators. Her the whole thing looks awesome. When you come over to Yas island it’s like a vacation from the city, Abu Dhabi. It’s not 100% done, but it’s much more advanced then Bahrain truck. We are sitting above the support pit, so we’ve got the hotel and the yachts in front of us. The short straight and until they go into the hotel tunnel.
One thing I don’t like is that the seats are numbered, so some friends bought the ticket later and they have different seat numbers. And it’s quiet hard to get around the organizers, they are so many and work like robots. They have been told something and that’s it.
Ok, then I’ll get on my old BAR Honda shirt and head out. If I got some good pictures I will post them.
Oh and the crowd. The place is full to my surprise!

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Originally Posted by Eyo

Guys, just a fast report on being out on the track. It’s all amazing. When the first Bahrain F1 took place I already worked here so we went there to watch. It was half ready and not many people or spectators. Her the whole thing looks awesome. When you come over to Yas island it’s like a vacation from the city, Abu Dhabi. It’s not 100% done, but it’s much more advanced then Bahrain truck. We are sitting above the support pit, so we’ve got the hotel and the yachts in front of us. The short straight and until they go into the hotel tunnel.
One thing I don’t like is that the seats are numbered, so some friends bought the ticket later and they have different seat numbers. And it’s quiet hard to get around the organizers, they are so many and work like robots. They have been told something and that’s it.
Ok, then I’ll get on my old BAR Honda shirt and head out. If I got some good pictures I will post them.
Oh and the crowd. The place is full to my surprise!

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Yas Marina humiliates Sakhir. The Bahrain GP looks like a GP in the middle of nowhere. This looks like a GP from the future. I envy you for being there. Enjoy the race!

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Originally Posted by VkmSpouge

Great looking circuit. That huge, bulbous hotel building reminds of the Bullring in Birmingham.

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Hehe... My Dad and I were walking past the Bullring yesterday and speculated that if Silverstone fell through, Birmingham could step up to the plate for a street race due to the similarities between the two buildings :)

For those who don't know what we're on about:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3159/...9eaab4b078.jpg

This is the outside of the Selfridges store at the Bullring shopping mall in Birmingham. Depending on how you feel, it's either architectural genius or an eyesore.

Can't see anyone stopping Hamilton today.