I'm not the only one here highly anticipating the first lap, am I? I hope Hulkenberg manages to keep the lead in the first lap, but admittedly I think that's unlikely, but who knows. As long as he gets a good start and holds it into turn 4, he should be fine for the first lap.
It'll be interesting if he does keep the lead for the 1st lap, because I think that makes the situation harder for any of the title contenders behind. Under the assumption that Vettel stays second, would they want to get past Hulkenberg as soon as possible, potentially risking Hulkenberg chopping across and/or sending Vettel off the track or hold station. For guys like Vettel, providing Hulkenberg isn't massively slow, hold station honestly maybe the best option, an attempted overtake could go wrong if Hulkenberg defends well. If Hulkenberg escapes Lap 1 in the lead, I do think the race will head into the unknown to a degree - and I for one hope Hulkenberg finishes lap 1 in the lead.
Of course I haven't at all noted in the above that Vettel might have Webber, Alonso and Hamilton right behind him. I hope Hulkenberg stays in there with them for the first stint, because I think the race has the potential to be a cracker. I don't see him winning it, but I do see him ruining one or two people's days. Grid is below:
2. Vettel................1. Hulkenberg
4. Hamilton.............3. Webber
6. Barrichello...........5. Alonso
8. Schumacher........7. Kubica
10. Petrov..............9. Massa
12. Kobayashi.........11. Button
14. Alguersuari........13. Rosberg
16. Liuzzi...............15. Heidfeld
18. Trulli................17. Glock
20. Buemi*.............19. Kovalainen
22. Klien................21. Di Grassi
24. Senna..............23. Sutil*
Edited by D.M.N., 07 November 2010 - 10:18.