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Hear ye! Hear ye! Come one, come all to the opening round of Formula Oppo! This is THE fantasy F1 competition of Oppositelock.jalopnik.com.
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The Australian GP is the first F1 race of the 2014 season. There are many rule changes this season which may shake up the established order of a Seabass winning all the damn time:
Most of all of the cars have dildos grafted on to the front for deeper penetration safety. The power plants are all new turbo charged 2JZ V6 motors with hybrid systems mated to all new 8-speed transmissions. The cars carry less fuel than last year, so the cars are essentially Toyota Pri.
Here are the drivers:
Sebastian Vettel- Red Bull
Daniel Ricciardo- Red Bull
Max Chilton- Marussia
Jules Bianchi- Marussia
Nico Rosberg- Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton- Mercedes
Kimi Räikkönen- Ferrari
Fernando Alonso- Ferrari
Romain Grosjean- Lotus
Pastor Maldonado- Lotus
Marcus Ericsson- Caterham
Kamui Kobayashi- Caterham
Sergio Perez- Force India
Nico Hulkenberg- Force India
Felipe Massa- Williams
Valtteri Bottas- Williams
Kevin Magnussen- McLaren
Jenson Button- McLaren
Esteban Gutierrez- Sauber
Adrian Sutil- Sauber
Jean-Eric Vergne- Toro Rosso
Daniil Kvyat- Toro Rosso
Format your picks like this:
1. Kimi Räikkönen
2. Jenson Button
3. Nico Rosberg
Q. Lewis Hamilton
Curse: None (if you have one, put a driver's name here)
These are my actual picks. I will not change them and nor will you upon submitting yours. You have until Q1 ( Saturday March 15th 02:00 est) to make them. Mod and kinja permitting, I'll try to repost this once every day until the deadline.
Good luck!
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Lol @ 2JZ
anywho
1. Lewis Hamilton. Constantly quick, has a good car, he can do it.
2. Fernando Alonso. He needs a good start to the season.
3. Nico Hulkenburg. He's been putting up great practice times and should definitely be someone to watch.
Q. Kevin Magnussen. He's crazy fast on the practice laps so it should translate well here.
Curse: Ehhh, none. But I kinda want to go with Ricciardo. But I won't.
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1. Kimi Raikkonen
2. Nico Hulkenberg
3. Kamui Kobayashi
Q. Felipe Massa
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A Caterham in 3rd? That's ballsy my friend.
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1. Rosberg
2. Button
3. Massa
Q. Hamilton
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I want in.
1. Hamilton
2. Kimi
3. Hulkenberg
Q. Hamilton
I know these are some risky picks. I really wanted to pick Grosjean as first out (because Crashy) but being the first race in these cars, anything could happen. No pick for the Curse.
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Put the 2JZ in just for you.
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<3 u bae
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Rosberg
Hamilton
Raikkonen
Q: Raikkonen.
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Will probably change after practice but as of now:
1.Rosberg
2. Magnussen
3. Bottas
Q. Hamilton
Curse: Vettel
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There is no changing, your picks are locked.
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1: Hamilton
2:Alonso
3:Massa
Q: Hamilton
Curse: Vettel
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1. Hamliton
2. Räikkönen
3. Chilton (I've been rooting for marussia for a while now plus the with the whole cooling thing down i'm hoping).
Q1. Vettel
Curse: Vettel (traction control my ass cheapy cheap cheaper sakes).
Ooooh im really stuck with it huh...O' holy f1 gods give me grace...
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oh. shit. derp
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seriously? whats wrong with changing as long as its before q1? idk why i posted so early lol.
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No changes!
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I really want to make my pics, but I just don't buy Renault's/RB's weakness. Also RB has been doing 18 hour shifts since last week to solve the problems. Will definitely wait for FP2 to be over.
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1. Alonso
2. Hamilton
3. Raikkonen
Q: Hamilton
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What engine is this?
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1. Kimi Räikkönen
2. Kevin Magnussen
3. Lewis Hamilton
Q: Lewis Hamilton
Curse: Kamui Kobayashi
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I have no clue, it just popped up on a GIS
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LMP2 Honda 2.8l V6 for 2011.
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Cool, I wonder how similar it will be to next year's Honda F1 engine...
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But it is Kamui, you never know what the hell he'll do.
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Get wrecked into by Chilton?
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Chilton? Well, good luck with that one...
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Possibly. Or he could just fly over everyone and win the race.
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In a Caterham .
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Lewis Hamilton
Kimi Raikkonen
Fernando Alonso
Pole: Hamilton
Curse: not for this race
I really hope Williams does well in this race, I debated throwing Massa up there in the top 3, because he has a chance I think, but the others I put are also capable so I dunno.
Even though I'm not predicting who will be the first to fail, I think that there will easily be 15 or less that finish this race.
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Absolutely nothing in common.
60 degree 2.8 vs 90 degree 1.6
twin vs single turbo
springs vs pneumatic valves
7600 vs 15000 rev limit
No energy recovery vs F1 witchcraft
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Well, I'm updating the image then.
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1. Kimi Raikkonen
2. Lewis Hamilton
3. Jenson Button
Q. Sebastian Vettel
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It's a good looking engine .
I wish wish we had good photos like that of the F1 engines. They all seem to be slick renders or promotional shots.
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Maybe some photographer will get a lucky shot this year.
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1. Hamilton
2. Massa
3. Rosberg
Q. Rosberg
Curse: Ricciardo
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Raikkonen
Hamilton
Button (I foresee great things for young jenson!)
Q. Hamilton.
No curse for this race!
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1. Button
2. Bottas
3.Massa
Q. Massa
No curse
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1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Felipe Massa
3. Sergio Perez
Q: Nico Rossberg
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1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Fernando Alonso
3. Valtteri Bottas
Q. Nico Rosberg
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Hamilton
Rosberg
Kimi
Pole: Hamilton
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Alonso
Magnussen
Hulkenberg (HULK PODIUM)
Q. Hamilton
Curse: Sutil
I want that damn statue.
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1. Rossy Rosberg
2. Hamster Hamilton
3. Ice Man Räikkönen
Q: Rossy Rosberg
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I"m gonna bookmark this so I can make my picks on Friday.
This will sadly be the first Melbourne GP in 6 years that I haven't attended :(
I had to sell my tickets 'cause the company I work for has gone into administration, and I'm 'too important' to go on leave while everyone else in my team gets 'stood down without pay'.
lucky bastards.
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I'm reposting every day, so if the book mark doesn't stick, type "Foster's" into the "Search Oppositelock" window.
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Q1 * Saturday March 15th at midnight, otherwise I'm going to win every week
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Good catch! I typed this while drunk. You're the first person to notice!
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no worries cobber
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1. Hamilton
2. Raikkonen
3. Vettel
Q. Hamilton
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Is it too late to sign up? I was going to, but I procrastinated and forgot.
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No, feel free to jump in whenever!
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1. Raikkonen
2. Hamilton
3. Rosberg
Q. Vettel
C. Vettel
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1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Kimi Räikkönen
3. Nico Rosberg
Q. Lewis Hamilton
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1. Felipe Massa
2. Lewis Hamilton
3.Kevin Magnussen
Q. Nico Rosberg
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1. Alonso
2. Britney (Nico R)
3. Ice Man
Q. Smiley (Daniel Ric.)
Finally decided lol :]
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1. Jenson Button
2. Lewis Hamilton
3. Nico Rosberg
Q. Kevin Magnussen
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1. Rosberg
2. Alonso
3. Massa
Q. Rosberg
Curse - Maldonado
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1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Nico Rosberg
3. Jenson Button
Q. Kevin Magnussen
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1: Nico Rosberg
2: Fernando Alonso
3: Kevin Magnussen
Q: Jenson Button
Curse: Pastor Maldonado
(I mean, I could just let him do it on his own but...)
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I has question. If any of the drivers we pick as our three score in the top three, do we get the points? Or do we have to pick the position precisely? For example: if you said that Rosberg would finish first, and Hamilton second, but in the race Rosberg makes second and Hamilton first, do you get points?
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No, you must pick them in order.
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1. Hamilton
2. Raikkonen
3. Grosjean
Q. Hamilton
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1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Jenson Button
3. Fernando Alonso
Curse : None
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Pole Position?
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P. Vettel
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1. Fernando Alonzo
2. Nico Rosberg
3. Kimi Räikkönen
Q: Nico Rosberg
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Q?
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added Q: Nico Rosberg
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My official picks now that Practice is over:
1 Rosberg
2 Hamilton
3 Button
Pole: Rosberg
Curse: Chilton.
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1. Vettel
2. Hamilton
3. Rosberg
Q. Hamilton
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1. Alonso
2. kimi
3. massa
Q: rosberg
curse: Maldonado
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1. Rosberg
2. Alonso
3. Hamilton
Q. Rosberg
Curse: Ericson
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Thanks for all the work on this, Max. Haven't been paying enough attention, and will miss the race this weekend, but figured I'd throw something out there so I'm in the hunt...
1 Alonso
2 Hamilton
3 Raikkonen
Q Alonso
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1.) Jenson Button. Always starts the season strong.
2.) Raikkonen
3.) Rosberg
Q.) Hamilton
Edit* Curse: Maldonado
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Would be nice, but it's probably much more of a pain to score.
Just like picking the horses, I guess!
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1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Nico Rosberg
3. Jenson Button
Q. Lewis Hamilton
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1. Button
2. Rosberg
3. Massa
Q. Hamilton
Curse: Maldonado (there is no chance in hell he survives the first lap AND his car gets more than 5 laps!)
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1. Fernando Alonso
2. Jenson Button
3. Lewis Hamilton
Q. Fernando Alonso
Curse: Pastor Maldonado
What happens if the drivers fail to make the starting grid? Does that count towards points for the curse.
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P1: Jenson Button
P2: Lewis Hamilton
P3: Fernando Alonso
Pole: Lewis Hamilton
Curse: Maldonado
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I don't think he's even been out in FP1 or FP2 at all... maybe they're just hiding him in the garage so nobody will notice how crazy fast he is?
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Only if they are the first.
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1. Nico Rosberg
2. Felipe Massa
3. Jenson Button
Q. Lewis Hamilton
Curse: Pastor Maldonado
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Kimi
Hamilton
Bottas
Q. Hamilton
No curse because Litus already has it and makes me sad.
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I'm in...
1. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes has the car to beat, but Lewis has a history of choking/DNF'ing)
2. Kimi Räikkönen (Because, Kimi.)
3. Daniel Ricciardo (Seb will break his fragile car, and Daniel will nurse his in to win)
Q. Fernando Alonso (Fernando will rock it in Quali, but will probably crash out @ T1)
No curse for the first round... High probability for many DNF's...
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1. Fernando Alonso
2. Felipe Massa
3. Kimi Räikkönen
Q. Kimi Räikkönen
Curse: Pastor Maldonado
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Of course I spelled Lotus wrong. The curse is now affecting me.
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1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Nico Rosberg
3. Kevin Magnussen
Q: Kevin Magnussen
Curse: Those little seb need to be punished. Sebastian Vettel.
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1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Nico Rosberg
3. Felipe Massa
Q. Lewis Hamilton
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Hour and a half before Qualy.
1. HAM
2. ALO
3. ROS
Pole: HAM
Curse: VET
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1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Fernando Alonso
3. Nico Rosberg
Q. Nico Rosberg
Curse. Maldonado
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1. Rosberg
2. Button
3. Alonso
Q. Vettel
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1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Jenson Button
3. Nico Rosberg
Q. Lewis Hamilton
I'm tempted to list a Red Bull as they were surprisingly quick in FP2
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Lewis Hamilton
Fernando Alonso
Nico Rosberg
Q. Valterri Bottas
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You were too, late. I'm sorry, but you can't participate in this round as per the rules.
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Holy crap!! I got two right!
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Wow, you were the only(?) person to pick Ricciardo and were almost spot on, nice job!
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Thanks.
I didn't spend much time on my picks. I did some reading about practice and pre-season testing and made my picks. Came close, but it looks like Ricciardo May be DQ'd now for fuel consumption regulation violation.
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Yeah that would definitely be a damn shame if that happens. Hope it doesn't. Also, of all the rule changes, the only ones I really hate are the fuel limits. I think Bernie had it right when he said that if the FIA wants to be more eco-friendly, then have the teams use less transporters.
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Yeah. The fuel regulations are killing the racing in th Formula 1 racing.
http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/im-really-exci…
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Ha - Now I see why you don't want Ricciardo DQ'd. You would have 2/3rds of the podium locked up.
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Haha well yeah there's that but I honestly would hate for him to be DQ'ed because it's his first RB race, he's an Aussie taking 2nd at the Aussie GP, he did a really good job and damn it, he's just so likeable.
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Dude, you did good.