Soldato
Voted it a solid 8 as it wasn’t a forgone conclusion after 10 laps as the rest of the season has been.
Poll: Official 2024 Canadian Grand Prix Race Thread - Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve - Race 9/24
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Soldato
I voted 7. I thought it was a good race and it shows that races with changeable conditions spice up the racing.
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Octane Racing group summoned for spectator track invasion,
russell and piastri summoned for the collision at wall of champions,
perez summoned for driving an unsafe car
yuki summoned for being late for the national anthem
the stewards will be busy tonight
russell and piastri summoned for the collision at wall of champions,
perez summoned for driving an unsafe car
yuki summoned for being late for the national anthem
the stewards will be busy tonight
Soldato
Yeh, that much was obvious.
For Lewis's race , he got unlucky that he didn't do the same strat as George when they all switched to slicks. He was quick on the mediums but the second safety car nullfied any advantage he gained from the mediums. That meant with 10 laps to go, he had to go onto the slowest tyre which is not ideal.
Surprised he had no mediums left. Where did they go : confused: . Presumably in practice.
Great race.
The noobs getting placed at the back
Sargent, perez, Zhou. All doing poorly.
Especially perez and Sargent. They are both so bad.
Unlucky for albon.
Wondered if Ocon was gonna have a punt at gasley on that last lap!
10/10 for me.
Did find it weird how mclaren didn't work together at the end to give piastri Drs to the end.
Russell blew that a bit. Should have been 2nd at worst.
Oh yeah dire day for ferrari and verstappen just doing what's needed. Showing his credentials there.
Great race
The noobs getting placed at the back
Sargent, perez, Zhou. All doing poorly.
Especially perez and Sargent. They are both so bad.
Unlucky for albon.
Wondered if Ocon was gonna have a punt at gasley on that last lap!
10/10 for me.
Did find it weird how mclaren didn't work together at the end to give piastri Drs to the end.
Russell blew that a bit. Should have been 2nd at worst.
Oh yeah dire day for ferrari and verstappen just doing what's needed. Showing his credentials there.
Great race
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One thing I've noticed with Lewis is that his DRS never seems to give him much oomph.
When DRS came on, he was still stuck behind Alonso even though he was often within a few tenths.
They showed him trying when he was mega close at the start of the straight and he still couldn't do it.
Others seemed to breeze by people with DRS when they were equally as close.
I'm sure this happens quite often with Lewis and it's odd. Does he perhaps setup his car with very little top speed/too much drag and down force all the time?
When DRS came on, he was still stuck behind Alonso even though he was often within a few tenths.
They showed him trying when he was mega close at the start of the straight and he still couldn't do it.
Others seemed to breeze by people with DRS when they were equally as close.
I'm sure this happens quite often with Lewis and it's odd. Does he perhaps setup his car with very little top speed/too much drag and down force all the time?
Stewards decisions:
Piastri/Russell incident - No further action
Tsunoda being late for the anthem - Team fined €10000
Perez driving a car in an unsafe condition - Team fined €25000, Perez gets a 3 place grid drop
And finally, the Stewards taking the organisers to task for the track invasion.
Piastri/Russell incident - No further action
Tsunoda being late for the anthem - Team fined €10000
Perez driving a car in an unsafe condition - Team fined €25000, Perez gets a 3 place grid drop
And finally, the Stewards taking the organisers to task for the track invasion.
Soldato
Best race of the season so far... really enjoyed that!
I was half hoping Max was going to stuff it into the wall at the end and we would've had three Brits on the podium
I was half hoping Max was going to stuff it into the wall at the end and we would've had three Brits on the podium
Maybe the Brits should practice more, then they can win on merit.Best race of the season so far... really enjoyed that!
I was half hoping Max was going to stuff it into the wall at the end and we would've had three Brits on the podium
Commissario
Looking at his recent qualifying, that'll put him pretty much last for the next race!
Caporegime
The more I think about it, the more I think McLaren cost Norris a win. Ah well, 2nd is decent enough.
Any chance of a challenge to Max from the other teams improving seems slim though as they distribute the points among multiple drivers.
Pérez had an absolute mare, but at least a 3 place drop won't effect him much...
Any chance of a challenge to Max from the other teams improving seems slim though as they distribute the points among multiple drivers.
Pérez had an absolute mare, but at least a 3 place drop won't effect him much...
This is hilarious considering the end of 2021...
I'll put Max down for 2 championships on merit then
. The other one , he should have practiced more for..I guess that puts Lewis on 0 then given the car advantage - barely sees a podium these daysThis is hilarious considering the end of 2021...
I'll put Max down for 2 championships on merit then
I was really expecting him to go for fastest lap at the end. If he had, well yes we were all hoping.I was half hoping Max was going to stuff it into the wall at the end and we would've had three Brits on the podium
Agreed about the points stuff. McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes are all going to take points of each other and nullify any challenge to the WDC I reckon. I still don’t like these regs. You get the fastest car on one track (Monaco) that then goes P11 in the next one. So random.
Soldato
Russell's switch from hards during the (final safety car?) surprised me, from what I recall it cost him some positions. Was he worried those around him would put a new set of mediums or softs on?
Soldato
Isn't that a good thing?
Really good race, easy favorite for best of the season.
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