Official 2024 Canadian Grand Prix Thread ***SPOILERS***

[paulguitar]

Piginapoke said:

I’m cycling 200 miles on Sunday

[Sandpit Steve]

TheDeuce said:

Buy a car? That way you could probably make it in time to watch live

The cars the rest of us will be watching, will do a fraction short of 200 miles in about an hour and a half on Sunday.

[TheDeuce]

Sandpit Steve said:

TheDeuce said:

Buy a car? That way you could probably make it in time to watch live

The cars the rest of us will be watching, will do a fraction short of 200 miles in about an hour and a half on Sunday.

Exactly. Should always use the correct too for the job

[thegreenhell]

That's double the average Tour de France stage length. I often do 50-60 miles on a weekend ride, and at my usual speed 200 miles would take about 14 hours with refreshment stops, if I could even stay on the bike for that long, which I highly doubt. I hope it's a long downhill route with a fair following wind.

[FourWheelDrift]

Pouring with rain, track very wet. I doubt anyone will be going out quickly when FP1 starts.

https://x.com/racefansdotnet/status/17991210290437...

[Big Nanas]

Yep, I've just put Sky on and it's incredibly wet. Oh well!

[TheDeuce]

I think we knew it was going to be like this!

[Sandpit Steve]

Well this session looks like it’s going to be a washout.

[TheDeuce]

Sandpit Steve said:

Well this session looks like it’s going to be a washout.

They need to try and do something though, there's every chance it'll be the same situation for qualifying tomorrow.

[TheDeuce]

TheDeuce said:

Sandpit Steve said:

Well this session looks like it’s going to be a washout.

They need to try and do something though, there's every chance it'll be the same situation for qualifying tomorrow.

ETA Looks like the first 10 minutes or so could be clear, hurry up boys!

[Sandpit Steve]

Session will start on time, but with pit lane closed - race control message.

[TheDeuce]

Sandpit Steve said:

Session will start on time, but with pit lane closed - race control message.

yellows are out, ahead of the cars being out.

[Big Nanas]

On first glance it doesn't look to bad, but theres some huge puddles around that will need to be removed before anything goes on track. The one on the pit straight looks huge, but they're using a vacuum pump by the look of it.

[Sandpit Steve]

Entry to Turn 6 has a rather large puddle, with a pump truck trying to hoover up the water.

[TheDeuce]

By the time they've sorted the puddles, what's the betting the rain returns anyway?

[Sandpit Steve]

Rain 15m away, according to strategist Ruth Buscombe on F1TV commentary.

Looks like the weather window is going to be just a little too short to get the track clear before it starts raining again.

Edited by Sandpit Steve on Friday 7th June 18:43

[TheDeuce]

Sandpit Steve said:

Rain 15m away, according to strangest Ruth Buscombe on F1TV commentary.

Looks like the weather window is going to be just a little too short to get the track clear before it starts raining again.

Or raining right now, heavily. booo....

[Big Nanas]

Ha! Jaques Villeneuve is on the team this weekend!
That's the first time he's done this, I think?

[TheDeuce]

I wonder if right now Doohan does want to go out, or would rather not go out

[FourWheelDrift]

Seems like the travellers they got to retarmac the hairpin in 2008 have come back and done the whole circuit and have sealed it all up so the water can't go anywhere.