Official The Canadian Grand Prix 2010 Thread - Page 3

Jay · 12 Jun 2010, 18:26 (Ref:2710098)

heh... I don't think I could come up with simpler circuit - hairpin, chicane, chicane, chicane, chicane, hairpin, chicane. For the most part, all of those corners are determined by the unnatural layout of the island (it's man made). The environment means the tarmac requires regular resurfacing, and is still probably the worst of any GP circuits. There is very little run off, and mistakes are usually punished. Yet it usually seems to produce some of most exciting racing of the season. Perhaps Tilke tries to hard...

Amazing qualifying... great lap for Lewis. It was hilarious seeing him hop out of his moving car and push it down the back straight. I can only imagine what the FIA official told him when they arrived - "get the ^%#$ in the car!"... I hope he doesn't get any kind of punishment for not following protocol. If F1 needs anything, it's fewer people following their protocols.

fourWheelDrift · 12 Jun 2010, 18:33 (Ref:2710102)

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Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

That was exciting stuff. I've always liked this track; Tilke could learn a thing or two. It's good to see it's back; why did it go away last year?

I think it's a great track, nothing fancy but it has four great things going for it:

1. It's got bumps
2. Mistakes are punished
3. It's different in character to most of the others
4. It's instantly recognisable on the telly

Any track with 1 to 3 will always be interesting, granted number four doesn't actually affect the racing but it's great to be reminded of all the races and incidents over the years as soon as you see the track and the cars start to circulate.

Sorry didn't answer the question

think it has something to do with politics, Bernie and money but not necessarily in that order but it sure is good to see it back.

Jay · 12 Jun 2010, 18:36 (Ref:2710106)

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Originally Posted by fourWheelDrift

Sorry didn't answer the question

think it has something to do with politics, Bernie and money but not necessarily in that order but it sure is good to see it back.

It was the last two mainly...and in that order.

**bjohnsonsmith** · 12 Jun 2010, 18:41 (Ref:2710110)

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It was the last two mainly...and in that order.

Typical.

blaffer · 12 Jun 2010, 19:51 (Ref:2710168)

Awful performance by Mercedes GP. Beaten by all its customer teams. I wonder what the German press will say about that.

bravo · 12 Jun 2010, 20:31 (Ref:2710186)

Easier to get temp into the soft tyres than the hards - the warmup lap is going to be critical.

ukaskew · 12 Jun 2010, 20:38 (Ref:2710197)

I worry we've not heard the last of Quali yet, but really hope the result stands. Ironically the 'situation' has been caused by McLaren being super cautious...but surely even if they risked letting him completely run out they could still find more than enough in the tank for a sample?

Nice moment with him coasting then pushing the car anyhow, probably 'frowned upon' by the FIA, but in my opinion it's the sort of thing F1 needs more of.

bravo · 12 Jun 2010, 20:56 (Ref:2710222)

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Originally Posted by Jay

Amazing qualifying... great lap for Lewis. It was hilarious seeing him hop out of his moving car and push it down the back straight. I can only imagine what the FIA official told him when they arrived - "get the ^%#$ in the car!"... I hope he doesn't get any kind of punishment for not following protocol. If F1 needs anything, it's fewer people following their protocols.

'F1' themed supermarket launched with realistic trolleys.

ujoint · 12 Jun 2010, 21:09 (Ref:2710230)

is that the new beer cart for labbatt? oh yeah, how hamilton do that.
?

strider · 12 Jun 2010, 21:09 (Ref:2710231)

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Originally Posted by ukaskew

I worry we've not heard the last of Quali yet, but really hope the result stands. Ironically the 'situation' has been caused by McLaren being super cautious...but surely even if they risked letting him completely run out they could still find more than enough in the tank for a sample?

Nice moment with him coasting then pushing the car anyhow, probably 'frowned upon' by the FIA, but in my opinion it's the sort of thing F1 needs more of.

I was worried about that, too, but nothing has been said so I think it must be OK.

Hamilton's on-board lap was spectacular to watch.

GolddustMini · 12 Jun 2010, 21:30 (Ref:2710263)

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Originally Posted by strider

I was worried about that, too, but nothing has been said so I think it must be OK.

Hamilton's on-board lap was spectacular to watch.

looks like the big bad FIA got him on something in the end

$10k and a whack on the knuckles for 'being too slow'

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/84404

jonboy1066 · 12 Jun 2010, 21:46 (Ref:2710276)

Good grief

strider · 12 Jun 2010, 21:52 (Ref:2710279)

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Originally Posted by GolddustMini

looks like the big bad FIA got him on something in the end

$10k and a whack on the knuckles for 'being too slow'

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/84404

That's a lot better than I feared it might be.

As an aside, I didn't see P3, because I was watching Le Mans, but apparently Lewis damaged the car quite badly when he "lightly brushed the wall" according to autosport.com. Apparently the front and rear suspension on the right-hand side had to be replaced, which is why he quite rightly gave a mention to the team afterwards.

GolddustMini · 12 Jun 2010, 22:01 (Ref:2710289)

i didnt see lewis hit the wall, i saw webber give it a fair whack

ukaskew · 12 Jun 2010, 22:31 (Ref:2710330)

Madness, they want to 'improve the show', but will punish anyone who does anything remotely interesting. Sure if he was a danger to marshals, spectators or himself then come down on him hard, but compared to, say, Barrichello and his steering wheel incident at Monaco, this seems very trivial.

**bjohnsonsmith** · 12 Jun 2010, 22:37 (Ref:2710346)

That's one way getting heat into the tyres.

broadrun96 · 12 Jun 2010, 22:50 (Ref:2710364)

Sorry, didn't got all the way through qually, watched to see the fastest laps and then switched back to LM ( have to catch up on the last 10 hours of the race). What happened to LH, did he break on the cool-down lap and will have to start in pitlane or was it not that bad?

**bjohnsonsmith** · 12 Jun 2010, 22:52 (Ref:2710366)

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Sorry, didn't got all the way through qually, watched to see the fastest laps and then switched back to LM ( have to catch up on the last 10 hours of the race). What happened to LH, did he break on the cool-down lap and will have to start in pitlane or was it not that bad?

What are you watching LM on?

Fox89 · 13 Jun 2010, 00:38 (Ref:2710424)

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What happened to LH, did he break on the cool-down lap and will have to start in pitlane or was it not that bad?

He's fine, just ran out of fuel. He'll still be on pole.

broadrun96 · 13 Jun 2010, 00:59 (Ref:2710439)

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What are you watching LM on?

The greatest invention ever, the HD/DVR. Slowly gettin caught up but im gonna miss the 6 hours that were online though.

**bjohnsonsmith** · 13 Jun 2010, 01:35 (Ref:2710448)

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The greatest invention ever, the HD/DVR. Slowly gettin caught up but im gonna miss the 6 hours that were online though.

I've never heard of HD/DVR, do they stream LM?

p-matt · 13 Jun 2010, 08:53 (Ref:2710739)

I'm just realising that as Fisi and Gene are doing Le Mans this weekend who is Ferrari's reserve? Is it Badoer?! Bianchi possibly?

bravo · 13 Jun 2010, 09:48 (Ref:2710815)

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I've never heard of HD/DVR, do they stream LM?

He means he's recorded it on his hard drive recorder... bit like my screen grab above of Lewis in Tesco. Not sure who's showing LeMans.

stark · 13 Jun 2010, 10:08 (Ref:2710839)

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Originally Posted by ukaskew

Nice moment with him coasting then pushing the car anyhow, probably 'frowned upon' by the FIA, but in my opinion it's the sort of thing F1 needs more of.

Totally agree - it added an 'extra story' to qualifying. Come Monday everyone (not obsessed with the football) will be asking each other "Did you see Hamilton on the F1 pushing his car" = more exposure for F1. Plus it didn't take that long for him to get back so whats the problem? I bet before yesterday a lot of viewers probably didnt realise that the teams need to carry out fuel samples and now know a bit more about the sport because of the incident...

TwoSheds · 13 Jun 2010, 12:12 (Ref:2710983)

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Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

What are you watching LM on?

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Originally Posted by bravo

He means he's recorded it on his hard drive recorder... bit like my screen grab above of Lewis in Tesco. Not sure who's showing LeMans.

LM is being shown on Eurosport. Less than one hour to go.

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