2025 Canadian GP: Post Race Analysis

Nice write up as usual ! Maybe F1 needs yet another rule, if a safety car is needed with 5 laps or less, there is an automatic red flag, stop the race, clean the track and do a standing start

 

Or hold them in the pit lane and then let them go after the safety car pulls in on the next lap.

The order can be sorted on dollies.

 

For me the big take way is that Norris may be losing the Championship race by race. This was another example of not being
in control and not seeing the bigger picture. Having lost out in quali, left him with extra pressure and had to force the issue.

Kuddos to Russell, I'm not so fond of him, but he was "cooler" and a bit more humble in the win than in the past.

 

Great analysis as usual, Chris. I’m not sure I agree with the pit wall to bring in Charles. I think he could have done a one stop and maybe get a podium. I would split DOD between Hulk and Alonso. Showing the youngsters how it’s done!

 

Also agree on the plan to stop the race, but no changes to the car! Parc Fermé conditions. If you need to do changes to the car because there was damage,
then you have to let everyone one go by. The car had issues anyway and the others did not, so it is only fair to go to the back.

 

There is no need to restart a race that has been red flagged a few laps from the end.

I believe the rules say that if 75% of the race distance has been run, the positions at the time of the stoppage determine the result.

 

Charles made a rare mistake in practice and qualy and that costed him a frontt position on the grid, not sure if blame him for missin pole or a front row seat or to compliment him on actualy having a shot at it with that cliford!
Still, the fact he missed almost q1, all q2, and was still confortably faster than elton says something about how useless Ferrari's latest aquisition is.... I'm glad we have the WEC!!!!

 

The intent on that is unsafe weather or if someone dies. There was still racing to be done in good weather.

 

Hmmmm, that gives me an even better idea…

Red Flag, then one lap dolly sprint to the finish. May the strongest team win.

 

Great point ! I also dislike that cars can be fixed during red flags, it seems so unfair.

 

Hey Martin - Its long overdue lol 7 seasons in the series now. He's fast becoming less attractive as a WDC contender and less impressive overall. 2019 rookie season was a long time ago in F1 career years. F1 is starting to find youth again. Norris needs to sharpen up soon.

Brundle: Norris must bring A-Game to title race after 'clumsy' Canada error

 

Martin should have been more blunt. The pattern this year is beyond obvious. Errors consistently and at the wrong time. Can you imagine the commentary had Stroll done this? Sorry but Lando is starting to look somewhat over - rated. He's degraded not improved vs last year. If a turn around is on the way he faded in Canada badly. He forgets to finish, gain points then adjust. He acted as if he was going to take the win.

 

Not everyone !! I hate seeing drivers who have gained an advantage by superior driving and created a gap with their pursuers being robbed of their effort by a restart for a few laps.
We have seen that this can lead to manipulation by officials, suspicious strategy by the teams, etc ...
The result taken one lap before the red flag, in accordance to the rules, is totally fair.

 

I've watched Lewis' in-car from laps 7-13 (period the poor, dumb groundhog supposedly met his or her end) and didn't see anything that looked like a slow blob in front of his car, but he was hanging pretty close to Piastri for at least the 1st 10 laps (while Charles, on Hard tires, dropped further behind Noris) until the gap starts to grow around this point.

Not much love from the peanut gallery as usual but nice job by Lewis keeping his battle-damaged car on the road for a respectable points haul.

 

I posted a video and pic of the carcass in the racing thread.....last page for the time being.

 

Jacques says the rules allow for a red flag with restart at the end.
Piastri pulled a 'nasty' move on Norris causing Canadian Grand Prix crash

 

The key takeaway from this is the Oscar definitely has the upper hand on Norris. I think Norris has more raw speed (not much, but clearly there) but Oscar has better race craft and that’s likely to be decisive.

What the hell is going on at Ferrari? Whilst everyone else is positively developing their car, Ferrari just seem to be stuck in the wilderness and look just as clueless as usual. A shambles.

Hopefully RB and Merc can continue to be competitive and give McLaren a proper fight in the second half of the season.

 

I don't see why I should agree with Jacques Villeneuve's opinion.
I think the 75% rule still applies after any Red Flag interruption.
The Clerk of the course has discretion to restart the race or not.
I stand by my statement: "There is no need to restart a race that has been red flagged a few laps from the end."

 

Maybe if the leader is 10 seconds away and gaining, but not if there is a legit battle between the top few.

 

Take an example.
A huge shunt occurs involving several cars 10 laps from the end of a 70 laps race, calling for a Red Flag.
The race is stopped, for the rescue intervention, to evacuate the casualties, to clear the track, repair the guardrail and rebuild the tyre wall.
It takes almost 2 hours before the track is declared safe and racing can resume; by which time it starts to be dark.
Should the race be restarted ?