Formula Oppo: The Foster's Grand Prix of Down Under

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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

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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!


DISCUSSION (100)


Kinja'd!!! Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/08/2014 at 22:13

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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.


Kinja'd!!! KoenigSTIGg > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/08/2014 at 22:21

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1. Kimi Raikkonen

2. Nico Hulkenberg

3. Kamui Kobayashi

Q. Felipe Massa


Kinja'd!!! Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > KoenigSTIGg
03/08/2014 at 22:23

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A Caterham in 3rd? That's ballsy my friend.


Kinja'd!!! Agrajag > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/08/2014 at 22:29

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1. Rosberg

2. Button

3. Massa

Q. Hamilton


Kinja'd!!! Skif6996 > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/08/2014 at 22:31

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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.


Kinja'd!!! Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
03/08/2014 at 22:32

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Put the 2JZ in just for you.


Kinja'd!!! Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/08/2014 at 22:32

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<3 u bae


Kinja'd!!! DeltawingGothamDeserves > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/08/2014 at 22:37

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Rosberg

Hamilton

Raikkonen

Q: Raikkonen.


Kinja'd!!! NoahthePorscheGuy > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/08/2014 at 23:00

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Will probably change after practice but as of now:

1.Rosberg

2. Magnussen

3. Bottas

Q. Hamilton

Curse: Vettel


Kinja'd!!! Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > NoahthePorscheGuy
03/08/2014 at 23:21

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There is no changing, your picks are locked.


Kinja'd!!! ihm96 > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/08/2014 at 23:32

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1: Hamilton
2:Alonso
3:Massa
Q: Hamilton
Curse: Vettel


Kinja'd!!! expectaburnout > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/09/2014 at 01:13

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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...


Kinja'd!!! NoahthePorscheGuy > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/09/2014 at 01:15

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oh. shit. derp


Kinja'd!!! NoahthePorscheGuy > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/09/2014 at 01:16

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seriously? whats wrong with changing as long as its before q1? idk why i posted so early lol.


Kinja'd!!! Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > NoahthePorscheGuy
03/09/2014 at 03:18

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No changes!


Kinja'd!!! Fred (FreddsterExprs) > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/09/2014 at 07:20

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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.


Kinja'd!!! Brian Silvestro > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/09/2014 at 11:41

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1. Alonso

2. Hamilton

3. Raikkonen

Q: Hamilton


Kinja'd!!! McMike > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/09/2014 at 12:00

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What engine is this?


Kinja'd!!! Hoccy > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/09/2014 at 12:07

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1. Kimi Räikkönen
2. Kevin Magnussen
3. Lewis Hamilton

Q: Lewis Hamilton

Curse: Kamui Kobayashi


Kinja'd!!! Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > McMike
03/09/2014 at 12:18

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I have no clue, it just popped up on a GIS


Kinja'd!!! McMike > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/09/2014 at 12:28

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Found it.

LMP2 Honda 2.8l V6 for 2011.

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Kinja'd!!! Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > McMike
03/09/2014 at 12:29

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Cool, I wonder how similar it will be to next year's Honda F1 engine...


Kinja'd!!! Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/09/2014 at 12:29

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But it is Kamui, you never know what the hell he'll do.


Kinja'd!!! Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
03/09/2014 at 12:30

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Get wrecked into by Chilton?


Kinja'd!!! Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > expectaburnout
03/09/2014 at 12:30

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Chilton? Well, good luck with that one...


Kinja'd!!! Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/09/2014 at 12:30

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Possibly. Or he could just fly over everyone and win the race.


Kinja'd!!! Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
03/09/2014 at 12:32

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In a Caterham .


Kinja'd!!! PushToStart > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/09/2014 at 12:43

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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.


Kinja'd!!! McMike > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/09/2014 at 12:48

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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


Kinja'd!!! Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > McMike
03/09/2014 at 12:51

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Well, I'm updating the image then.


Kinja'd!!! Greenmobile Supremo Commando, BRZ Extrordinare > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/09/2014 at 12:53

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1. Kimi Raikkonen

2. Lewis Hamilton

3. Jenson Button

Q. Sebastian Vettel


Kinja'd!!! McMike > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/09/2014 at 13:02

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It's a good looking engine .

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I wish wish we had good photos like that of the F1 engines. They all seem to be slick renders or promotional shots.


Kinja'd!!! Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > McMike
03/09/2014 at 13:04

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Maybe some photographer will get a lucky shot this year.


Kinja'd!!! hike > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/09/2014 at 15:06

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1. Hamilton

2. Massa

3. Rosberg

Q. Rosberg

Curse: Ricciardo


Kinja'd!!! philipilihp > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/09/2014 at 18:12

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Raikkonen

Hamilton

Button (I foresee great things for young jenson!)

Q. Hamilton.

No curse for this race!


Kinja'd!!! Bobololo23 is waiting for the FT86 to come > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/09/2014 at 20:21

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1. Button

2. Bottas

3.Massa

Q. Massa

No curse


Kinja'd!!! MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/10/2014 at 09:45

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1. Lewis Hamilton

2. Felipe Massa

3. Sergio Perez


Q: Nico Rossberg


Kinja'd!!! Moxy > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/10/2014 at 10:31

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1. Lewis Hamilton

2. Fernando Alonso

3. Valtteri Bottas

Q. Nico Rosberg


Kinja'd!!! Bandit > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/10/2014 at 11:50

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Hamilton

Rosberg

Kimi
Pole: Hamilton


Kinja'd!!! Fookin' Prawns > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/10/2014 at 13:56

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Alonso

Magnussen

Hulkenberg (HULK PODIUM)

Q. Hamilton

Curse: Sutil

I want that damn statue.


Kinja'd!!! operator2222 > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/11/2014 at 09:02

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1. Rossy Rosberg

2. Hamster Hamilton

3. Ice Man Räikkönen

Q: Rossy Rosberg


Kinja'd!!! beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/11/2014 at 17:46

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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.


Kinja'd!!! Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard
03/11/2014 at 17:52

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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.


Kinja'd!!! Tim (Fractal Footwork) > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/11/2014 at 17:58

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Q1 * Saturday March 15th at midnight, otherwise I'm going to win every week


Kinja'd!!! Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
03/11/2014 at 18:01

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Good catch! I typed this while drunk. You're the first person to notice!


Kinja'd!!! beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/11/2014 at 18:02

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no worries cobber


Kinja'd!!! Barbarian772 > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/11/2014 at 18:14

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1. Hamilton

2. Raikkonen

3. Vettel

Q. Hamilton


Kinja'd!!! Haimatox > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/11/2014 at 19:04

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Is it too late to sign up? I was going to, but I procrastinated and forgot.


Kinja'd!!! Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Haimatox
03/11/2014 at 19:52

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No, feel free to jump in whenever!


Kinja'd!!! Haimatox > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/11/2014 at 21:18

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1. Raikkonen

2. Hamilton

3. Rosberg

Q. Vettel

C. Vettel


Kinja'd!!! KnowsAboutCars > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/12/2014 at 10:38

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1. Lewis Hamilton

2. Kimi Räikkönen

3. Nico Rosberg

Q. Lewis Hamilton


Kinja'd!!! Jonathon Klein > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/12/2014 at 11:11

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1. Felipe Massa

2. Lewis Hamilton

3.Kevin Magnussen

Q. Nico Rosberg


Kinja'd!!! EL_ULY > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/12/2014 at 11:17

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1. Alonso

2. Britney (Nico R)

3. Ice Man

Q. Smiley (Daniel Ric.)

Finally decided lol :]


Kinja'd!!! buford-t-justice > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/12/2014 at 11:33

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1. Jenson Button

2. Lewis Hamilton

3. Nico Rosberg

Q. Kevin Magnussen


Kinja'd!!! UserNotFound > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/12/2014 at 11:34

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1. Rosberg

2. Alonso

3. Massa

Q. Rosberg

Curse - Maldonado


Kinja'd!!! Thestiggschicagocousin > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/12/2014 at 15:27

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1. Lewis Hamilton

2. Nico Rosberg

3. Jenson Button

Q. Kevin Magnussen


Kinja'd!!! JEM > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/12/2014 at 16:54

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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...)


Kinja'd!!! operator2222 > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/12/2014 at 19:58

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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?


Kinja'd!!! Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > operator2222
03/12/2014 at 20:00

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No, you must pick them in order.


Kinja'd!!! Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/13/2014 at 01:08

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1. Hamilton

2. Raikkonen

3. Grosjean

Q. Hamilton


Kinja'd!!! therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now) > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/13/2014 at 20:44

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1. Lewis Hamilton

2. Jenson Button

3. Fernando Alonso

Curse : None


Kinja'd!!! Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now)
03/13/2014 at 20:48

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Pole Position?


Kinja'd!!! therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now) > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/13/2014 at 20:51

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P. Vettel


Kinja'd!!! whitecollar > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/13/2014 at 21:30

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1. Fernando Alonzo

2. Nico Rosberg

3. Kimi Räikkönen

Q: Nico Rosberg


Kinja'd!!! Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > whitecollar
03/13/2014 at 21:32

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Q?


Kinja'd!!! whitecollar > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/13/2014 at 21:39

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added Q: Nico Rosberg


Kinja'd!!! beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/14/2014 at 03:05

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My official picks now that Practice is over:

1 Rosberg
2 Hamilton
3 Button

Pole: Rosberg

Curse: Chilton.


Kinja'd!!! 'Wägen, EPA LOL > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/14/2014 at 09:16

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1. Vettel

2. Hamilton

3. Rosberg

Q. Hamilton


Kinja'd!!! wrblue11 > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/14/2014 at 11:11

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1. Alonso

2. kimi

3. massa

Q: rosberg

curse: Maldonado


Kinja'd!!! jariten1781 > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/14/2014 at 11:17

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1. Rosberg

2. Alonso

3. Hamilton

Q. Rosberg

Curse: Ericson


Kinja'd!!! davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/14/2014 at 11:17

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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


Kinja'd!!! Biggus Dickus (RevsBro) > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/14/2014 at 11:24

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1.) Jenson Button. Always starts the season strong.
2.) Raikkonen
3.) Rosberg
Q.) Hamilton

Edit* Curse: Maldonado


Kinja'd!!! davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > operator2222
03/14/2014 at 11:36

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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!


Kinja'd!!! pirates-ecu > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/14/2014 at 12:09

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1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Nico Rosberg
3. Jenson Button

Q. Lewis Hamilton


Kinja'd!!! homebrewED > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/14/2014 at 12:17

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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!)


Kinja'd!!! Viking03 > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/14/2014 at 12:25

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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.


Kinja'd!!! McLarry > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/14/2014 at 12:49

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P1: Jenson Button

P2: Lewis Hamilton

P3: Fernando Alonso

Pole: Lewis Hamilton

Curse: Maldonado


Kinja'd!!! McLarry > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
03/14/2014 at 12:50

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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?


Kinja'd!!! Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Viking03
03/14/2014 at 14:06

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Only if they are the first.


Kinja'd!!! Lachlan - #ForzaJules > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/14/2014 at 15:02

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1. Nico Rosberg

2. Felipe Massa

3. Jenson Button

Q. Lewis Hamilton

Curse: Pastor Maldonado


Kinja'd!!! DoomBuggie > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/14/2014 at 16:29

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Kimi

Hamilton

Bottas
Q. Hamilton
No curse because Litus already has it and makes me sad.


Kinja'd!!! doodon2whls > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/14/2014 at 17:22

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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...


Kinja'd!!! For Sweden > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/14/2014 at 17:37

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1. Fernando Alonso

2. Felipe Massa

3. Kimi Räikkönen

Q. Kimi Räikkönen

Curse: Pastor Maldonado


Kinja'd!!! DoomBuggie > DoomBuggie
03/14/2014 at 18:15

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Of course I spelled Lotus wrong. The curse is now affecting me.


Kinja'd!!! Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/14/2014 at 22:28

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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.


Kinja'd!!! Jan Hus > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/14/2014 at 23:52

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1. Lewis Hamilton

2. Nico Rosberg

3. Felipe Massa

Q. Lewis Hamilton


Kinja'd!!! Whip Ain't Got No Gas Tank But it Still Got Woodgrain > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/15/2014 at 00:27

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Hour and a half before Qualy.

1. HAM

2. ALO

3. ROS

Pole: HAM

Curse: VET


Kinja'd!!! Trunk Impaired 318 > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/15/2014 at 00:28

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1. Lewis Hamilton

2. Fernando Alonso

3. Nico Rosberg

Q. Nico Rosberg

Curse. Maldonado


Kinja'd!!! rad_mike > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/15/2014 at 00:39

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1. Rosberg

2. Button

3. Alonso

Q. Vettel


Kinja'd!!! Tim (Fractal Footwork) > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/15/2014 at 01:38

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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


Kinja'd!!! zadman > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/15/2014 at 10:38

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Lewis Hamilton

Fernando Alonso

Nico Rosberg

Q. Valterri Bottas


Kinja'd!!! Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > zadman
03/15/2014 at 12:35

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You were too, late. I'm sorry, but you can't participate in this round as per the rules.


Kinja'd!!! JEM > JEM
03/16/2014 at 09:29

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Holy crap!! I got two right!


Kinja'd!!! JEM > doodon2whls
03/16/2014 at 09:31

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Wow, you were the only(?) person to pick Ricciardo and were almost spot on, nice job!


Kinja'd!!! doodon2whls > JEM
03/16/2014 at 09:35

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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.


Kinja'd!!! JEM > doodon2whls
03/16/2014 at 09:46

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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.


Kinja'd!!! doodon2whls > JEM
03/16/2014 at 10:36

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Yeah. The fuel regulations are killing the racing in th Formula 1 racing.

http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/im-really-exci…


Kinja'd!!! doodon2whls > JEM
03/16/2014 at 10:43

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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.


Kinja'd!!! JEM > doodon2whls
03/16/2014 at 11:13

Kinja'd!!!1

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.


Kinja'd!!! Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > NoahthePorscheGuy
03/16/2014 at 12:12

Kinja'd!!!2

Dude, you did good.