USA Japan 10.10.2010, Sun 08:00

cosmicridge5 said:So I actually asked them during the tournament when the deadline is to change our predictions 🤣 Just in case it keeps pouring rain like crazy, then I can just list them all by their finishing order, nail all 24 exact positions, and lock in that Exact Order Trophy right away. 👋 😬 🤣

But what about this mess? 🤣
12. Lewis Hamilton
14. Nico Rosberg

He started in 13th. 😬

Now it's up to the FIA, and honestly, I doubt they've got anything clever to say about it. 🤣

cosmicridge5 As I was saying:
I don't think we're seeing any qualifying action today; the forecast suggests the weather is only going to get worse over the next couple of hours. 😁 It looks like there's some kind of storm brewing near the track. 🤣

It’s true. Things are definitely heading downhill.

Just correcting my previous post regarding the qualifying schedule. It’s set for 10:00 AM in Japan, which means 4:00 AM here in the States tomorrow morning. I’ve made my decision—I am definitely not getting out of bed for this one.

The race kicks off at 8:00 AM.

stormybadger8 said:so what happens with this 🤣
12. Vitaly Petrov
14. Adrian Sutil

if someone actually starts at 13😬

God, what a question! 😁 It’s pretty obvious those two will just be fighting for scraps🤷

🤣

Here’s the SC on track 😁

It looks more like a speedboat than an actual car 🤣

cosmicridge5 said:There goes SC on the track. 😁

It looks more like a speedboat than a car. 🤣

He didn't spin out or anything like that... which means it's perfectly drivable. 😁

Oops, looks like he's parked... which means... 😢

fadedwalker18 said:He didn't spin out once, nor anything like that... so I guess he can actually drive... 😁

Oops, looks like he parked... which means... 😢

Another delay, apparently. 😁 Maybe another thirty minutes. 😁

So what now? What’s the deal even?🤣

How the hell are they actually going to calculate the points in the final round of the tournament? 🤣

cosmicridge5 said:Here's a fresh decision. 😁 Just thirty minutes to go. 😁

Not much happening today. Everyone there is celebrating, but let's be real—they all know the actual win isn't coming until tomorrow. Especially Whitmarsh; he’s acting like it's a done deal, and honestly, that confidence suits him.

Mike Gascoyne explained it perfectly—no desperate rush to see things change by tomorrow. He pointed out that the conditions are rough, and honestly, they aren't going to improve anytime soon. If anything, we might actually see some decent results from Lotus today despite the weather.

I’m calling it quits for today. I feel terrible for waking up this early when I could have been sleeping like a normal person... *yawn*.

Qualifying sessions have been canceled😢

If I remember correctly, they should be hauling everything away tomorrow morning (or sometime late tonight)

Honestly, I have zero patience left for the Stinger and his constant, desperate whining about needing rain, rain, rain...!

I think qualifying starts around 4 AM our time 😁

Beautifully fine 🤦 😁

cosmicridge5 said:I think qualifying starts at 4 AM our time😁

Beautifully fine 🤦 😁

just😍

stormybadger8 said:pretty😍 perfectly

🤣🤣🤣

Yeah, they couldn't have timed that better if they tried 🤣 Right alongside your first morning coffee 🤣

I really don't feel like digging through the rulebooks right now, and I'm pretty sure someone here actually knows their stuff, so I'll just ask. Not that it matters much given the weather forecast and all the crap our dynamic duo has been saying, but what happens if they can't even run qualifying tomorrow?

Keith Rodriguez27 said:I’m really not in the mood to dig through the rulebook right now, so I'm hoping someone here actually knows the answer. Not that it matters much given the forecast and what our dynamic duo told us, but what happens if qualifying gets scrapped tomorrow?

🤷 If they don't happen, there probably won't be any results either.😕

Look, no matter how massive the rulebook is, I doubt there's anything specifically for this. I mean, who would even think it's possible to run a race if qualifying never happened?🤣

If it actually comes to that, then the Race Director will definitely have to make the call.🤔

I really hope we get at least a few drops of rain during tomorrow's race, because otherwise, it’s just going to be total Red Bull domination 🤣 🤣

Keith Rodriguez27 said:I don't really feel like digging through the rulebooks right now, so I figured I'd just ask someone here who might actually know. It’s probably not going to happen given the forecast and what our dynamic duo told us, but what happens if qualifying gets called off tomorrow?

I guess they’d just line up based on their usual standings...

Gumbek first, Hemoš second, forest third, and so on. 😬

mistybear87 said:qualifying is canceled😢

If I remember right, they're moving it to tomorrow morning (so, sometime tonight)

At 4 AM😁

"Sunday's qualifying session will start at 10.00 hours local time, 01.00 hours GMT, by which time conditions are expected to have improved."

This is going to be a long night... the national team plays tonight, so there's definitely going to be drinking involved. It could easily turn into a 4 AM session with qualifying, but who's actually going to sleep in that state? Might as well stay up and catch the race at 8. And then there's NASCAR at 10 🤣

But what if the weather stays this bad tomorrow and they can't run again either🤣

cosmicridge5 said:So they just line up by their assigned numbers...

Gumbek goes first, Hemoš second, forest third, and so on. 😬

Damn... they should just make them start based on their license plate numbers, but in reverse order. 😁

stormybadger8 said:🤷 if they can't pull it together, they aren't seeing any results, period.😕

Look, I don't care how massive the rulebook is, I seriously doubt anything like this was ever planned for. I mean, who would even think it's possible to actually hold a race when there haven't even been qualifying sessions for it? It makes zero sense.🤣

If it actually comes down to that, then yeah, the Race Director definitely needs to step up and make a call on what happens next.🤔

I'm dreaming of an actual real-deal race, not some amateur local circuit nonsense.

cosmicridge5 said:So they just line up based on their usual numbers...

Gumbek leads the pack, Hemoš is second, forest third, and so on. 😬

Alonso is eighth. 😬