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  1. SS454

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    #1 SS454, Jun 19, 2022
    Finally back in Canada, usually one of the favorites on the F1 calendar. An exceptionally exciting qualifying in the rain shook up the grid for Sunday's race.

    Red Bull were feared to be very strong with their great straight line speed, but Max Verstappen appeared to be what took them to the next level. He was on it the entire weekend in all weather conditions. Despite a load of pressure from Sainz in the race, Max controlled the race for a deserving win. Perez unfortunate mechanical failure, and while it would always be an unlikely task to beat Verstappen, DNF's will just never allow that hope to become reality.

    Ferrari were very strong in Montreal. They still have a very powerful engine and they very possibly had the faster car. Sainz was given every chance to put the fight to Verstappen with more opportune pitstops and fresher tires, but the Ferrari's big weakness was traction out of the slow corners. This was more evident with Leclerc as he was stuck behind Ocon. It was very frustrating to see him try everything with no success, but it was equally frustrating that Ferrari could not come up with a strategy to work around him being stuck in traffic. His slow pitstop only compounded the frustration. It's amazing that Leclerc finished 5th, as if it wasn't for his talent, I feel he could have finished 8 or 9th.

    Mercedes an incredible rebound race. Their cars looked terrible in practice, but were good in quali, and very good in the race. Hamilton opted for a low downforce setup, and I think this was good for the race and at times was near the same pace as the leaders. Russell who chose a high downforce setup was impressive in quali, but his choice to try dry tires was simply the wrong call, even if you can appreciate his will to take the risk for an extraordinary result. Are Mercedes back? Time will tell. It would not be surprising if there is some controversy surrounding them considering the recent rule changes, and their never ending development program under the budget cap.

    Alpine should be over the moon all things considering, but their day is a little bitter sweet with Alonso's picking up an engine issue during the race. Ocon was a long way off the pace, but he didn't crack in the slightest from the pressure of Leclerc. Some good luck with the safety car meant a 6th place finish, which is well above where anyone would have predicted. Alonso was the star of qualifying and was in an excellent position to have a shot at a podium, even if 5th was the more realistic best home. Bad luck and misfortune destroyed those chances, but still good points and hopefully we see some more chances come his way.

    Alfa Romeo didn't look particularly amazing in quali, but got it together in the race. Bottas kept fighting through the race, something he seemed to lack in his final years with Mercedes, and scored some points. Zhou again was mighty impressive the whole weekend, and at least was rewarded with points, though may have had the pace to finish ahead of his teammate, if all things went his way.

    Aston Martin still can't seem to put it all together, but they have climbed from the bottom of the grid to battling for points. If anyone was going to bet who would score points from the team, everyone would have said Vettel, yet it was Stroll that got it done. There was a very tight fight for that final point. It's a shame the broadcast didn't show it.

    McLaren had another disappointing weekend. The car just didn't appear to have the pace, but the team shot themselves in the foot every time they had a chance to advance. At least on Lando's side. Even though Ricciardo finished ahead of Norris, it's safe to say that Lando was the better performing driver on track. But it's a team sport, and the team failed together.

    Williams had one of their better recent performances, though it was only good for 13th. Albon drive very well, but could only do so much with a car that bad. Latifi is the real Mr consistent. Always finishing last of the drivers that do not have problems.

    Alpha Tauri didn't appear to be good enough to battle for points. Gasly again didn't look very good, but gave it his all and could only get 14th with heavy benefit from other cars not finishing. Tsunoda impressed with his speed once again, but his crash coming out of the pits was very amateur. Though it isn't like he would have scored points anyways.

    Haas well be have to wonder how they walked away with nothing from this weekend. An incredible qualifying result put them in prime position to score some points. An unfortunate contact that forced a perhaps questionable black/orange flag for Magnussen, though he had no recovery from that point on. Schumacher got swallowed up in the opening laps but had a mechanical failure before he could even settle into his race. A legitimate shot of scoring points disappeared once again.

    Driver of the Day: Max Verstappen. Class of the field all weekend, had control of the race. Perhaps did not even have the fastest car, and load of pressure from Sainz and didn't make a single mistake.
     
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  2. Bas

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    #2 Bas, Jun 19, 2022
    Fully agreed on everything.
     
  3. william

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    #3 william, Jun 19, 2022
    Haas doesn't seem to ever get a break. After a rather good grid position at Montreal, both cars went backwards and out of the points.

    I don't think they are the worst team this year though ...
     
  4. moretti

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    #4 moretti, Jun 19, 2022
    The McLaren is rubbish considering the money and drivers.

    RIC is finished, and this comes from a die hard RIC supporter , he should never have left Renault, I believe they will come good and they would have built the car around him which would have been a huge advantage
     
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    #5 ricksb, Jun 19, 2022
    only nit to pick is that Carlos’ pace at the end was due to a) late pit during safety car and b) the safety car. Without those two things, Max wins by 10+ seconds…
     
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  6. TestiRob

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    #6 TestiRob, Jun 19, 2022
    All in all a great race weekend with F1 and Moto GP airing at the same time. The F1's downside had to be Danika Patrick? She is out of place and her (lack of) F1 knowledge is proof. Not a proper fit imo.
     
  7. SPEEDCORE

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    #7 SPEEDCORE, Jun 19, 2022
    She raced against Lewis during their karting days, that's like royalty for the Brits.
     
  8. DF1

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    #8 DF1, Jun 20, 2022
    Bull most balanced swift car around. No one is on their pace. Ferrari showed they need another step to actually pass and retain the lead vs RedBull.
     
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  9. Bas

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    #9 Bas, Jun 20, 2022
    The Ferrari is actually faster on paper still.
     
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    #10 jpalmito, Jun 20, 2022
    More precisely this is the combination between Verstappen and the RB18 which is the most performant.
    Ferrari is building the same combination between Leclerc and the SF-75.
     
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  11. DF1

    DF1 Three Time F1 World Champ

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    #11 DF1, Jun 20, 2022
    Via BBC F1 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/61860604

    Ferrari rapid but Verstappen remains untouchable
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    Carlos Sainz finished less than a second behind race winner Max Verstappen
    Despite their lack of performance, Mercedes are only 40 points behind Ferrari in the constructors' championship, and Russell only 15 adrift of the Italian team's lead driver Charles Leclerc in the drivers' table.

    But that is more a reflection of a dire run by Ferrari than anything else.

    Canada contained some positives for Ferrari in their chase of Red Bull. Sainz was probably the fastest car on track - the Spaniard reckoned he was about 0.3-0.4secs a lap quicker than Verstappen. But that was not sufficient a performance offset to be able to pass the Red Bull in their race to the flag.

    Sainz was pleased that "for the first time this season I could say I was the quickest guy on track". But team boss Mattia Binotto said that his driver had made life more difficult for himself by leaving time out on track in qualifying.

    Meanwhile, Leclerc recovered well enough from his position at the back of the grid following an engine penalty, but he found it harder to pass some of the slower cars than many expected, and fifth was a couple of places lower than some other teams' strategy simulations had predicted for him.

    And it meant he lost more points to Verstappen and now trails him by 49 points in the championship, with more engine penalties inevitable further down the line.

    After the race, Binotto was trying to talk up Ferrari's hopes. "He has fresh power-units for the next races and we have four races to the summer break where he can attack and recover some points if we can," he said.

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    Carlos Sainz and Max Verstappen agreed the Ferrari was the faster car on the day but it was unable to overhaul the Red Bull
    Most other people in the paddock, though, feel that Verstappen is now a sure bet for a second consecutive title.

    The man himself is not taking anything for granted, however.

    "It's still a very long way," Verstappen said. "I know the gap is quite big but it can switch around very quickly - race three, I was 46 points behind. We just need to stay calm and improve because today we were not the quickest.

    "It swings a bit. Last weekend it looked good, now it didn't look as good but we still managed to win and that is a quality. We just have to work together with the team to find little improvements in the car."

    He's not really kidding anyone, though. Right now, Ferrari don't look like a team that can mount a consistent challenge to Verstappen and Red Bull, and the onus is on them to prove that impression wrong.
     
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  12. william

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    #12 william, Jun 20, 2022

    That's Ferrari all over, isn't it ?

    They can have good a good car, but that doesn't necessarily translate in success.
     
  13. mcimino

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    #13 mcimino, Jun 20, 2022
    C'mon, leave Danika alone. At least she can speak clearly, unlike the other mumbling announcers.
     
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    #14 Bas, Jun 20, 2022
    I quite like her as an announcer from what I've seen so far.
     
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  15. Maser GTS

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    #15 Maser GTS, Jun 20, 2022
    RB seems to be a lot faster than Ferrari. Leclerc gained a number of positions by not pitting. Sainz with new tires and DRS couldn't catch Max. At least the Ferraris didn't break down.
     
  16. Bas

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    #16 Bas, Jun 20, 2022
    There's not much in it but Ferrari is still a little bit ahead. Last 4 races from Ferrari where lost due to:
    Spain: Engine failure
    Monaco: Stevie Wonder strategy
    Baku: Engine failure, strategy
    Canada: Engine failure penalties, outraced
     
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  17. subirg

    subirg F1 Rookie

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    #17 subirg, Jun 21, 2022
    True. But as a team, Ferrari are not up to the required standard. Redbull have the best race car, best drivers and best strategists. Ferrari have a grenade of an engine, and can’t even spell strategy.
     
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