This should be the weekend when Brawn GP becomes more than just a homophone of the well-known manufacturer of hairdryers and electric razors. On Sunday afternoon it is an almost certainty that Brawn will become F1 Constructors Champions just a few months after the team came into existence out of the ashes of what was the Honda team.
In addition to this Jenson Button could follow the trend of recent seasons and become world champion in Brazil though this year it is not the final race of the season. I am hoping for both outcomes but forecasting a Hamilton win as this will be his first visit to Interlagos when he has no championship at stake and therefore less pressure. I'm also thinking we could have two Brits on the podium so that means Button.
Australia is also hosting motorsport this weekend with Moto GP going antipodean. Rossi can't win the title at Philip Island but he can take a big step towards it and following eleven podium finishes from twelve starts at this track I am going for him to win.
My remaining predictions are my stalwarts of rugby and football. After the international break last week premiership football is back and I'm going for two home wins and two draws this weekend. Aston Villa take on league leaders Chelsea tomorrow lunchtime and I am going for a draw here which both teams will probably settle for.
Manchester City visit Wigan and this is my second draw prediction which will be an improvement for City after recent visits to their near neighbours. As for the home wins I am going against teams at the wrong end of the league with Wolves getting nothing at Everton and West Ham not having enough to combat the Stoke style.
In rugby union and the Heineken Cup especially, playing at home is a real advantage yet the bookies are thinking this may not be the case in a couple of this weekend's matches. Therefore I am going against the experts as I think Brive can beat Leinster and Harlequins will win against Toulouse. When it comes to the Bath versus Stade Francais match they are less clear on the outcome but I am going for a Stade away win as Bath have not been at their best this season.
Could do with a decent week as back to £11 down since blog began but will be happy to witness some new British World Champions after I return from a rather special lunch at a restaurant in Bray!
In summary the predictions are as follows:
Brazilian Grand Prix
Hamilton to win at 10/3
Button to podium at 7/2
Australian Moto GP
Rossi to win at 6/4
Barclays Premier League
Everton to beat Wolves at 1/2
Aston Villa to draw with Chelsea at 11/4
Wigan to draw with Manchester City at 11/4
Stoke to beat West Ham at 15/13
Heineken Cup Rugby
Brive to beat Leinster at 9/4
Harlequins to beat Toulouse at 15/8
Stade Francais to win at Bath at Evens
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