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[bob 6600]

Hamilton - another Pole and another lap record

This will be Palmer's last GP this season, possibly for ever. He is to be replaced by Sainz in the Renault and Kvyat is back in the TR is Gasly

http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12...-at-renault-carlos-sainz-in-after-japanese-gp
After another load of penalties, the grid lines up as follows for tomorrow's race

Provisional Japanese GP starting grid
1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Sebastian Vettel
3. Daniel Ricciardo
4. Max Verstappen
5. Esteban Ocon
6. Valtteri Bottas
7. Sergio Perez
8. Felipe Massa
9. Stoffel Vandoorne
10. Kimi Raikkonen
11. Nico Hulkenberg
12. Kevin Magnussen
13. Romain Grosjean
14. Pierre Gasly
15. Lance Stroll
16. Marcus Ericsson
17. Pascal Wehrlein
18. Jolyon Palmer
19. Carlos Sainz
20. Fernando Alonso

 

[Rotorhead500]

Gutted for Alonso (again)... hadn't he got it into the top 10?

 

[John Laidlaw]

Gutted for Alonso (again)... hadn't he got it into the top 10?

Got a 35 place penalty for an engine change (how in hell can you get 35 places when there’s only 22 cars?.....don’t answer I’m being ironic )

 

[Rotorhead500]

As JB said... It's all getting a wee bit silly.

 

[C350Carl]

Work/Repairs happening to Seb’s car on the grid.

 

[C350Carl]

Vettel

 

[C350Carl]

Orsum result for Lewis. It wasn't the gearbox failure for Vettel I asked for. But a faulty spark plug will ding dang do for me.

 

[mikestrivens]

I guess we all jinxed Vettel.

 

[C350Carl]

Let’s do it for Austin as well then.

 

[triumphstag]

Got a 35 place penalty for an engine change (how in hell can you get 35 places when there’s only 22 cars?.....don’t answer I’m being ironic )

Did they put a Merc one in

 

[mikestrivens]

Well Hamilton certainly needs some luck to go his way after being robbed of the title last year.

 

[Rotorhead500]

Poor show by both Massa and Alonso though, could've been a tasty last 2 laps with Verstappen and Hamiltron!

 

[dry run]

I'm sticking pins in a Mercedes model F1 car

It didn't work!

 

[Tony MB]

It didn't work!

Dratt it !!!!!! I'll get the missis to summon up a spell for the next race

 

[Naraic]

59 points ahead means a second or win in the next race secures the Championship?

 

[LostKiwi]

100 points to play for:
59 ahead and a win (25) would mean 84 points with 75 to play for so a win for Hamilton.
59 ahead and second (18) would mean 77 with 75 to play for so another win for Hamilton.

So yes....but only if Vettel scores no points.

 

[mikestrivens]

pointless permutation speculation

 

[Naraic]

100 points to play for:
59 ahead and a win (25) would mean 84 points with 75 to play for so a win for Hamilton.
59 ahead and second (18) would mean 77 with 75 to play for so another win for Hamilton.

So yes....but only if Vettel scores no points.

So...it's in the bag then...

 

[AMGeed]

If Hamilton wins in the US, Vettel has to finish above 6th to take the championship into the next race.
Failing an bad accident or catastrophic bad luck with mechanical failure, its now Hamiltons to lose.
He isn't going to slip up now and Vettel knows it.

 

[C350Carl]

.....or catastrophic bad luck with mechanical failure, its now Hamiltons to lose.

Like that which happened in Malaysia last season with a new engine! I hope no repeat of that this year.

I’d be surprised if the title comes in Austin. I think it will be Mexico.

I can’t see Vettel finishing anywhere other than the top 3 in Austin. If he has another reliability issue then it will be extremely bad luck and not the way Hamilton would want to win the title. He’d take it all day long. But he’s a racer and I think he’d want to win it on Merit (which is not in question) rather than reliability issues for Vettel.

Be funny as fook though if Vettel‘s Car conks out again!