The Official 2015 Canadian Grand Prix thread **SPOILERS**
Discussion
Montreal, 5-7 June
Race starts at 19:00 BST
Coverage is on the BBC
Looks like a good attendance as ever:
http://tickets.formula1.com/en/3215-canada-fom/
Weather - too early to tell
What will we see?
A return towards the front for Williams?
Looks like a Merc/Ferrari circuit?
Race starts at 19:00 BST
Coverage is on the BBC
Looks like a good attendance as ever:
http://tickets.formula1.com/en/3215-canada-fom/
Weather - too early to tell
What will we see?
A return towards the front for Williams?
Looks like a Merc/Ferrari circuit?
Jasandjules said:
Well, I can't imagine anything other than a Lewis win. Can't see the Ferraris having the power to keep up.
Ferrari had very decent top speed at Malaysia and China, so I don't think power or drag are major issue for them, the car still isn't competitive with Mercedes in other areas.At the Barcelona test the fastest 3 cars were:
Williams - 337.5kmh
Lotus - 336.5kmh
Sauber - 335.4kmh
Went to the 2012 Canadian GP (Mr Hamilton obliged)...It was fantastic, though the circuit is hard in the cars, I suspect a lot of the teams will be taking a new power unit for this one, perhaps Lotus will be worried about their brakes as well, as its pretty harsh on those as well! Sadly I will be in Yellowknife NWT, so will have to try and find a bar showing it (though apparently finding a decent bar in Yellowknife will also be a challenge...)
Qually:
1. HAM
2. ROS
3. VET
Race:
1. HAM
2. VET
3. RAI
I guess the Williams will be trundling around mid-field or below. McLarens will be slow. Is it possible that Manor will do better than expected with a Ferrari engine (or is it still last years?) they have poor downforce, just hope they're not too draggy. Maldonado and/or Rosberg will hit the wall.
1. HAM
2. ROS
3. VET
Race:
1. HAM
2. VET
3. RAI
I guess the Williams will be trundling around mid-field or below. McLarens will be slow. Is it possible that Manor will do better than expected with a Ferrari engine (or is it still last years?) they have poor downforce, just hope they're not too draggy. Maldonado and/or Rosberg will hit the wall.
IainT said:
Blayney said:
I can recall one occasion this wasn't the case?
Last year I assume?Ha ha hammer time, not heard that in a few races I believe, perhaps not needed though?
This brings me onto a dream I had last night, there was this race, can't remember where you know its how it is in dreams none make sense, I dreamt that the drivers all had nicknames so when the engineers come on the phone they addressed other drivers this way. Britney was mentioned and also the finger, then Lewis's engineer radioed him and asked 'can I speak to Lewis', Lewis replied 'he's busy right now can I take a message', engineer 'yes can you just let him know its hammer time'
Funny thing dreams!
This brings me onto a dream I had last night, there was this race, can't remember where you know its how it is in dreams none make sense, I dreamt that the drivers all had nicknames so when the engineers come on the phone they addressed other drivers this way. Britney was mentioned and also the finger, then Lewis's engineer radioed him and asked 'can I speak to Lewis', Lewis replied 'he's busy right now can I take a message', engineer 'yes can you just let him know its hammer time'
Funny thing dreams!
Blayney said:
IainT said:
Blayney said:
I can recall one occasion this wasn't the case?
Last year I assume?- Win 43%
- 3rd 14%
- Crash 28%
- Mechanical 14%
Canada often delivers a decent race and at least there are a couple of overtaking spots, unlike the last 2 races.
I think despite all the hype around Ferrari now being the 'challengers', Ferrari are still nearly a second behind in qualifying pace and even in the race Mercedes are still usually able to open a gap quickly when required. Therefore I suspect it will be an easy win for the Mercs if there are no reliability issues (they are due some surely?).
Williams and Lotus could be strong as well and potentially an absolute disaster for Mclaren Honda.
I would like to see Raikkonen come back to life; there were signs in Bahrain but it has fizzled out since. Rosberg could do with a decent performance and beating Lewis on merit as well. Finally will be interesting to see how Verstappen recovers from Monaco, he needs an incident free race now to avoid getting a reputation.
I think despite all the hype around Ferrari now being the 'challengers', Ferrari are still nearly a second behind in qualifying pace and even in the race Mercedes are still usually able to open a gap quickly when required. Therefore I suspect it will be an easy win for the Mercs if there are no reliability issues (they are due some surely?).
Williams and Lotus could be strong as well and potentially an absolute disaster for Mclaren Honda.
I would like to see Raikkonen come back to life; there were signs in Bahrain but it has fizzled out since. Rosberg could do with a decent performance and beating Lewis on merit as well. Finally will be interesting to see how Verstappen recovers from Monaco, he needs an incident free race now to avoid getting a reputation.
Edited by VolvoT5 on Wednesday 27th May 10:53
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