Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2016

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Next up is Canada, a race that always delivers. This is very much a power circuit so the Mercedes should be right up there as they still have a horsepower advantage, but Red Bull are hot on their heels with the upgraded engine. Hamilton will be desperate to follow up on his first victory of the season in Monaco and close the points gap to Rosberg. Ricciardo and Red Bull will be looking to forget their terrible pit stop in Monaco and Verstappen will be out to make amends after an awful Monaco weekend so all 4 drivers should be battling hard at the front with the Ferrari's chasing them. The purple ultra soft, the red super soft and the yellow soft will all feature here so there is a lot of room for strategy this weekend.
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CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE

FIRST GRAND PRIX
1978

NUMBER
OF LAPS
70

CIRCUIT LENGTH
4.361KM

RACE DISTANCE
305.27KM

LAP
RECORD
1:13.622 RUBENS BARRICHELLO (2004)

LAST YEARS RESULT

1 LEWIS HAMILTON GBR MERCEDES 1:31:53.145

2 NICO ROSBERG GER MERCEDES +2.285s

3 VALTTERI BOTTAS FIN WILLIAMS +40.666s

2015 Fastest lap - KIMI RAIKKONEN, FERRARI, 1m 16.987s (lap 42)

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This race will likely define Redbulls season, if they can match Mercedes then we have a fight on our hands, if they are way off, this season is just another Mercedes domination.

Redbull had about 2 tenths advantage over Mercedes in Monaco which is the same Mercedes had over Redbull in 2014 at Monaco, so if the cars are just as adaptable(this is the big IF) then Redbull should be within 2 tenths of Mercedes at Canada.

I'll be surprised if Ferrari are ahead of Redbull atleast in qualifying, the Ferrari has some serious qualifying issues that need to be sorted.

If Redbull are indeed around the same pace as Mercedes, and Ricciardo finishes ahead of Rosberg in the race, This championship is on like Donkey Kong.

With extra Cars able to take points off the championship leader the chances of running away with the points lead diminish, especially considering the Redbulls have looked Bullet proof whilst Mercedes has had plenty of reliability issues and scares.
 
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Hang on, I thought Canada was usually very tough on tyres, in fact 2010 was the year the Bridgestone's fell apart and was the brainchild behind the current Pirelli wear rates. So why would you bring so many purple tyres that could very easily fall apart after 5 laps or so?
 
Jimlaad43
Hang on, I thought Canada was usually very tough on tyres, in fact 2010 was the year the Bridgestone's fell apart and was the brainchild behind the current Pirelli wear rates. So why would you bring so many purple tyres that could very easily fall apart after 5 laps or so?
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Because of the teams that are struggling to bring the tyres up to temp, maybe, mostly those who aren't running the trick rims. Allegedly ;)
 
Jimlaad43
Hang on, I thought Canada was usually very tough on tyres, in fact 2010 was the year the Bridgestone's fell apart and was the brainchild behind the current Pirelli wear rates. So why would you bring so many purple tyres that could very easily fall apart after 5 laps or so?
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Street tracks have always had the softest compounds, and the main reason why that race was bad on tyres was because of the rain that happened the night before the race making it really green, once they rubbered up the track the tyre barely wore.
 
Also, Montreal haa a unique surface. Because it's in the middle of the St. Lawrence River, it tends to freeze over in winter. Water expands when it freezes, so if it seeps into the roadway, it can do some pretty serious damage. To avoid repeated costly repairs, the surface is less porous than any on the calendar.
 
Hoping for a good safe race, Canada seems to produce spectacular and scary crashes so hopefully none of those.
 
Wow, this week F1 in Canada and next week in Baku...thats half way around the world, only to make sure that no F1 driver will compete in Le Mans:lol:
 
thestig1030
thats half way around the world, only to make sure that no F1 driver will compete in Le Mans
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I doubt that there is much of a conspiracy except in the minds of sportscar fans who believe that the WEC is a genuine threat to Formula One's position as the world's premier motorsport class.
 
prisonermonkeys
I doubt that there is much of a conspiracy except in the minds of sportscar fans who believe that the WEC is a genuine threat to Formula One's position as the world's premier motorsport class.
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Except it kind of is. At least in racing terms. WEC has major manufacturers participating, amazing racing, and serious technological advances.

The only reason Prototypes aren't as fast as F1 cars is cuz the FIA keeps cutting them back.

F1 is still the pinnacle but WEC is not a bad place to be...
 
FutureF1
Except it kind of is. At least in racing terms.
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Only to hardcore motorsport fans. F1 has the established reputation, the big names and races that are just about short enough for the casual fan's attention span. You can have 5 lead changes a lap in WEC but noone with a vague interest in motorsport is going to sit through 6 hours even if they have the time to do so - and there's a lot more vaguely interested people than there are hardcore fans.

Edit: Just noticed this is the Canadian GP thread... whoops.
 
FutureF1
Except it kind of is. At least in racing terms. WEC has major manufacturers participating, amazing racing, and serious technological advances.
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And veeeery long races that aren't shown on any major channels. Fascinating to a petrolhead but nothing like the punch of an F1 spectacular.
 
I'm hearing rumours that Ferrari are bringing a new turbo to Canada, with improved power and reliability. Can anyone confirm if this is true? They might need it if they're to stop Red Bull becoming the no.2 car in terms of lap times, let alone challenging the Mercs.
 
Interested to see Red Bull's pace, they should be faster than Ferrari but how close to the Mercs? expecting a Nico/Lewis decent battle as well.
 
I'm not sure RBR gonna be faster than Ferrari in canada. It's gonna be close between the two of them I think. Track is definitely in favor of Ferrari I think.
 
Lewis will have a puncture early on, just as he passes the pit entrance. Nico will have an offday with the reliability. Vettel and Kimi will punt each other causing havoc in the Ferrari box, Dan and Max will deliver a brilliant fight for 1st place. Williams will ruin their podium chance with an awful strategy, giving either Force India or Alonso the 3rd place.
 
Always a good chance of a couple of safety cars here, so we could see a surprise or two. What are the odds for a Haas on the podium?
 
Dennisch
Lewis will have a puncture early on, just as he passes the pit entrance. Nico will have an offday with the reliability. Vettel and Kimi will punt each other causing havoc in the Ferrari box, Dan and Max will deliver a brilliant fight for 1st place. Williams will ruin their podium chance with an awful strategy, giving either Force India or Alonso the 3rd place.
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Now you've got your time machine working I hope you bought a EuroMillions ticket too :D

axletramp
What are the odds for a Haas on the podium?
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Dry: None. Wet: Anybody's guess.
 
Dennisch
Lewis will have a puncture early on, just as he passes the pit entrance. Nico will have an offday with the reliability. Vettel and Kimi will punt each other causing havoc in the Ferrari box, Dan and Max will deliver a brilliant fight for 1st place. Williams will ruin their podium chance with an awful strategy, giving either Force India or Alonso the 3rd place.
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I really hope you're an oracle of some sorts. That would be the dream scenario...
 
Ferrari are bringing an Engine upgrade to Canada which might make things interesting, but I feel they are lacking chassis wise, but I guess we will see.
 
prisonermonkeys
Also, Montreal haa a unique surface. Because it's in the middle of the St. Lawrence River, it tends to freeze over in winter. Water expands when it freezes, so if it seeps into the roadway, it can do some pretty serious damage. To avoid repeated costly repairs, the surface is less porous than any on the calendar.
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Yes and no. Because the St-Lawrence serves as a seaway, it does not completely freeze, and certainly not enough to expand all the way to the Notre-Dame island.

And according to the current weather forecast, there's a 70% chance of a cold, wet race.
 
Six races in the next eight weeks, punishing schedule for the teams and the drivers.
 
-Fred-
Yes and no. Because the St-Lawrence serves as a seaway, it does not completely freeze, and certainly not enough to expand all the way to the Notre-Dame island.
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I think he means the track freezes not the river. In such an exposed location I can imagine in the dead of winter the wind-chill must freeze the asphalt solid causing cracking.
 
Robin.
I think he means the track freezes not the river. In such an exposed location I can imagine in the dead of winter the wind-chill must freeze the asphalt solid causing cracking.
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Ah yes, but that's also not quite a factor since the "infield" is host to a bunch of goverment buildings (and a casino) and as such is frequently plowed and de-iced. If anything it's the snow removal equipment and the salt that's a bigger factor to asphalt degradation. Source; I live about 10 minutes from there. ;)
 
TenEightyOne
And veeeery long races that aren't shown on any major channels. Fascinating to a petrolhead but nothing like the punch of an F1 spectacular.
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Plus, Formula One has equal focus on team and individual performances, whereas the WEC is weighted of favour of teams. It's harder to get engaged with the performance of one individual driver when they share the car.
 
prisonermonkeys
Plus, Formula One has equal focus on team and individual performances, whereas the WEC is weighted of favour of teams. It's harder to get engaged with the performance of one individual driver when they share the car.
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Then you obviously don't have the attention span to watch the race.

On topic - Canada even in a snooze fest season always throws up a good race, so might watch this one. Is it on C4 in UK?
 

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