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Pick the Podium - F-1 -Pirelli Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, 2017

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After the summer break, the fight between the Mercs and Ferrari resumes for the big push to the championship. Red Bull has made in-roads into the top two contenders and this race is always interesting because many times the favs do not win. Should be a good race!
 

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Hamilton leads Raikkonen, Bottas, and Verstappen in a rain-soaked practice session.
 

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Vettel is fifth followed by Ricciardo. Red Bull continues to press the Mercs and the Ferraris.
 

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There's rain in the forecast I think so I'll take some chances

Hamilton
Vettel
Ricciardo
Bottas
 

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Looks like Hamilton has anted-up to Schumacher's record and has taken the pole. The top four are:

1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:42.553
2 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:42.795
3 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:43.094
4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:43.270
5 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1:43.380
 

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I'll go with Hamilton for the win, followed by Vettel, Bottas, Raikkonen.
 

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Hamilton wins it followed by Vettel for second, Ricciardo for third, and Raikkonen takes fourth. Hamilton cuts into Vettel's lead with this win as the championship run progresses.
 
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Here is how we did:

BoiseStateFan27: 12 points- Correctly selected Hamilton for the win, Vettel for second, and Ricciardo for third-almost ran the table!
Hank Kingsley: 10 points- Correctly selected Hamilton for the win, Vettel for second
forty_three: 0 points- No-show
Retroram52: 11 points - Correctly selected Hamilton for the win, Vettel for second, and Raikkonen for fourth-almost ran the table!

Season totals:

BoiseStateFan27: 40 points
Hank Kingsley: 58 points
forty_three: 10 points
Retroram52: 67 points


Next up: Grand Prix of Italy in Monza, Sept 1-3, 2017.
 

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You guys are getting much better at this. BoiseStateFan is really putting the pressure on with his selections. Hank is staying steady as we have three more months of the season.
 

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Every time I pick Dutchie he shits the bed.....

It's almost worth it though to see him and his papa long faced and pouting....
 

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You guys are getting much better at this. BoiseStateFan is really putting the pressure on with his selections. Hank is staying steady as we have three more months of the season.

Thought for sure my picks other than the top 2 were done when I saw it wasn't raining

turns out Bottas mysteriously falling to 5th gave me more points

It will still take a lot for me to come back, I regretfully missed some races this year and dug myself a hole
 

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I say mysteriously because my dadburn power randomly went out right at the beginning of the safety car restart :gaah::gaah:
 

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Here is how we did:

BoiseStateFan27: 12 points- Correctly selected Hamilton for the win, Vettel for second, and Ricciardo for third-almost ran the table!
Hank Kingsley: 10 points- Correctly selected Hamilton for the win, Vettel for second
forty_three: 0 points- No-show
Retroram52: 11 points - Correctly selected Hamilton for the win, Vettel for second, and Raikkonen for fourth-almost ran the table!

Season totals:

BoiseStateFan27: 40 points
Hank Kingsley: 58 points
forty_three: 10 points
Retroram52: 67 points


Next up: Grand Prix of Italy in Monza, Sept 1-3, 2017.

That's next week isn't it?

I'm not going to be in town so I'll go ahead and mark my shots in the dark down now

Hamilton
Bottas
Vettel
Raikkonen
 

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Okie dokie BoiseStateFan. I'll make a note for next week-end.
 

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Thank you sir

It's odd picking against Ferrari in their home race but Mercedes power will make them look dominant

big question is can Force India finally not clash? Can Verstappen make it to the end of a race?

Will someone other than Hulkenburg score for Renault?
 
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