2022 CanadianGP("Salut Gilles") Pre-Race Thread

What about finishing 3rd (a real danger), or even 4th, due to retirements and penalties with an otherwise fast car?

 

I'd still say fast but unreliable. It's a lot harder to find performance when you're limited on chassis/aero. If you have chassis/aero and "only" need to find reliability...well.

 

Agreed, being on consistent 3rd/4th behind the drink cans in each qualy and race would be (even) more dispiriting.
At least now we have exciting Saturdays and dramatic Sundays.

It still sucks though, I want our guys to win sooo much.

 

I have the solution... Im going to my first F1 race in Montreal this weekend. We are assured to win.... or is that another 2XDNF.... UGH

 

I'm predicting another Leclerc pole that he can't convert to a win due to either inferior race pace or reliability. He deserves a better Ferrari.

 

It’s going to get done, along with the start/finish line. No worries.

The track surface looks like it needs a good cleaning too.

 

I wouldn’t put much faith in what they’re saying because right off the bat they say Ferrari put out a statement that the problem centred in the cylinder head. I didn’t see any statement from Ferrari so I’m guessing they took what was written in it.Motorsport.com—that claimed the same thing—and ran with it.

They’re saying that the engine uses 3 injection phases: a first one for ignition pre-chamber; a second to feed the power stroke; and a third phase as the exhaust valve is open that effectively is wasted except that it cools the valves. They claim that on circuits where they’re close to using the full 110 kg fuel allocation, the 3rd phase of injection is leaned out to save fuel. This, they claim, caused the exhaust valve(s) to overheat and fail.

I suspect this of all conjecture—really don’t know how they would know such details—also because the pre-chamber system they describe is the Mahle Jet ignition design which I would think they’ve done away with this year as they call their new engine Superfast.

 

Passed by the circuit on the way home tonight and looks like the final preparations are advancing well including all the structure around the entrance to the site.

Hopefully they get the “Salut Gilles” markings done tonight before the expected rain tomorrow.

Buckminster Fuller’s geodesic dome (former Expo ‘67 USA pavilion) nicely lit up in the background:

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Does this mean Charles finally caught a flight here:

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I never saw that entrance because I always arrived by Metro!

 

Actually that IS the entrance from the Metro. The structure is a pedestrian overpass. Metro is on the left in that pic.

 

Cannot wait for MTL F1....We will be arriving tomorrow morning and off to the track for about noon. Looks like rain for Friday and then sun for the Saturday and Sunday race.

 

how many people pushed the “play” arrow?

ciao
Oscar

 

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I did. Promo for VistaJet but the message—10 hrs old at the time—indicated he flew in on one of their planes.

 

I know it’s cold here but a bit early for falling leaves

 

Thanks for the pictures of all the extra front nose sections...the Wall of Champions is waiting!

 

On my first visit to Montreal in 1982, Sunday was unusually chilly and I was under-dressed. The start was delayed, first by World Cup soccer and then by a fatal accident at the start, so the race did not begin until about 5 PM! By 2/3 distance I was so chilled that I left early - the only time I've ever done that for a GP - and watched the end of the race on the TV in my motel room!

 

Riccardo Paletti a really tragic one...