Canadian Grand Prix 2013, Montréal - Race 7/19

[Duke]

Classic Mclaren **** up not sending JB out early enough.

 

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Shame that top 10 isn't for q3, that would be epic.

 

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PDR sounds ****** off!

Yup, let down by the team twice, not surprised.

 

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Hamilton would have had that

Woot Bottas

 

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Todays "SHUT UP EDDIE" moment "Finn's what is it with being so good in slippery conditions" urm Kimi isn't having the best day there and he's pretty Finnish...

I watched the BBC coverage for P3 and qually for a change and yep.. EJ is still just as bad as before.

 

[Duke]

Amazing for bottas. Great lap.

Pleased for ham. He had to go for it in that last chicane. Vettel lost 0.6 on the previous lap so it was all or nothing as he was only 0.2 up.

Yep we finally got to see what he can do. I hope he has a decent car in the next season or two. He is a bit like what Rosberg was a few years ago.

Where is button the 'master of changing conditions'.

Missed out on the final run, didn't you see the last 2 min dash?

What's the forecast for tomorrow?

If its the same as today it will be good for Mercedes.

Mixed reports - some say dry as predicted for sometime, others say like it is today. We'll have to wait and see.

I had to watch the bbc coverage because I wasn't at home. It was painful. None of them can 'present' a tv show.

Yep.

 

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Ted's development corner http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/8765932/development-corner-canada

 

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Ted's qually notebook - http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/formula-1/8766070/ted

 

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Maybe a slapped wrist for not lining up, but they should have put cones out or something if they wanted it narrow?

 

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Why not contact them with that suggestion?

 

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How's weather there?

 

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Eddie doing a great grid walk

It was terrible!

 

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Let me guess, Bernie's threatening to pull the race again in favour of some Tilke track in a developing country?

Wants them to improve the facilities - worked for Silverstone.

 

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Vet Alo Ham

 

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Good race. Top effort by Alonso, Massa and Di Resta.

 

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I think both Alonso and Hamilton were a bit surprised about the Red Bull pace here. Is it a one off or have they pulled away in development already?

 

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That's the end of lotus challenge (wasn't really one there at all tbh)

If this is how they go in cooler races then season over. Mercedes, red bull, ferrari are all faster and kimi will be off at seasons end.

It's frustrating as I don't see them being any better than they are now, just don't have the budget to compete with big teams

RG managed an appalling number of laps on his SSofts

Same as last year - Kimi was right up there then gradually drifted back. I can't see him staying if a seat at Red Bull comes up.

 

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McLaren are becoming anonymous at an alarming rate...

They've been on a general downwards spiral for a couple of years now Often end up with a quick car at the latter parts of the season but its too late then.

 

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Championship Standing after race 7

[b]Drivers:                      Constructors:             [/b]
 1.  Vettel        132        1.  Red Bull-Renault          201
 2.  Alonso         96        2.  Ferrari                   145
 3.  Raikkonen      88        3.  Mercedes                  134
 4.  Hamilton       77        4.  Lotus-Renault             114
 5.  Webber         69        5.  Force India-Mercedes       51
 6.  Rosberg        57        6.  McLaren-Mercedes           37
 7.  Massa          49        7.  Toro Rosso-Ferrari         20
 8.  Di Resta       34        8.  Sauber-Ferrari              5
 9.  Grosjean       26       
10.  Button         25       
11.  Sutil          17       
12.  Vergne         13       
13.  Perez          12       
14.  Ricciardo       7       
15.  Hulkenberg      5

 

[Duke]

RIP that marshall