GP Canada 2016 - Pre Race Thread

One of the best races of the year is here!

Weather is mixed and by no means warm - https://weather.com/en-GB/weather/weekend/l/CAXX0301:1:CA

I wonder how the tires selected will react?

Nice overview of the race and some history of it here from the BBC with some nice pics from the past - Canadian Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton will be hoping for Groundhog Day - BBC Sport

Q - LH
Nico
Ricci

Race - LH - He loves this place and the Mercedes is fast
Nico - I think LH takes control now and I like Nico. Its close with LH but LH is just faster by .1 etc, and thats the difference
Kimi - Maybe he gets a 'clean race' LOL!

 

Kimi needs more that a clean race.... Take proper tire temperatures for a start.
With the current whether predictions it will not be a podium for Ferrari I fear.

I do like to see the Bulls taking the fight with MB and I think they will. With the b-spec Renault, both Rici and Max could provide the guys at MB a real challenge


my podium (with some pretty high wish-content)
1 Smiley Boy
2 Hami
3 vMax

I would love to see MB take a loss in a straight fight on the track. I do like MB but it just would be great to see an other team beat them again finally. Just to spice it up!

 

Ferrari might only bring one new turbo to this race (unless they managed to build 2, not that hard I presume!), in which case it will go on Vettel's car. Vettel is quite strong here normally.

Q:
Nico
LH
Ricci
Max
Vet
Rai

R
LH
Nico
Max
Ric
Vet
Rai

Barring no incidents.

 

Last year's (2015) race temps. were 20–21°C (68–70°F) air temperature,
39°C (102°F) track temperature.

Kimi clocked the fastest lap of 1:16,987 on Lap 42, so i am hoping for a podium finish.

 

Tyre choices
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I think Ferrari and Williams should look strong here. RBR not so much.
LewHam will hose the start as every race this season, making qualifying even more irrelevant than it usually is in Canada.
Time for a strong Ferrari showing.

 

Would love to see Williams on the podium!!

 

New Honda turbo for this race - Honda will run new turbo in Montreal - PlanetF1 : PlanetF1

 

Much lower chance of rain now for the weekend. Saturday will be the warmest at 24C.

 

Good. I wont be cold.

 

BREAKING NEWS!

Honda will make 0 progress

 

Air times & which NBC to tune into (US)

Here are your Canadian GP times on NBC, NBCSN, Live Extra ? MotorSportsTalk

 

Wrong! They will make progress...backwards



I think LH will take this but then again I say that every race. Still worried about his poor starts as soon as he sorts that he will run away with the title


1. LH
2. Nico
3. Ricci

 

Race prediction:
1. Nico
2. Honey Badger
3. Hamilton

Did you guys see the new Merc monkey seat? Looks more like a monkey hoop!!!
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Strange choice by some on a track that was known for abrasiveness

 

Chances for a rained in GP.
Let's see if the Mercedes get their brake issues under control.
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Whos honey badger lol


Its going to be all mercedes with nico leading the way. I have a bad feeling the ferrari engine upgrade won't do anything.

 

Analysis: Cool Canada leaves drivers facing tyre headaches

 

Forecast keeps changing daily. Now raceday temps look similar to qualy.

 

Race:

Mercedes
Red Bull
Ferrari

Unless mistake from the team or the drivers, I still expect Mercedes to dominate and one of them to win.

Red Bull is on a high, regularly in the hunt now. Ferrari not convincing yet.

Red Bull and McLaren are the teams that have made the most progress lately.

Red Bull is now just behind Mercedes and above Ferrari in team ranking, and McLaren has reached regular mid-field status, IMO.

The latest TAG-Heuer-badged Renault engine seems to be good in the Red Bull, but team Renault itself is going backwards since the acquisition form Lotus.
The relative inexperience of the Renault drivers alone cannot explain the lack of performance.

 

And yet another totally different forecast

 

That's pretty much a given.

You need to watch FP2 - The Ferrari is pretty fast around Montreal (in Seb's hands at least), and Red Bull are struggling a bit for both pace and handling so far.

McLaren? - Even with the improvements they're still over a second off the pace, and their drivers are having to work pretty hard to achieve that!

As for Renault: The speed of the Red Bull shows that the engine's not lacking too much, so it must be a seriously cr:censored:ap chassis that's their biggest issue.

 

Expecting another procession ...

Lewis
Nico
Seb

Hope i'm wrong...after watching Moto Gp which was brilliant...need another great race.

Maybe expect Max to come up with something spectacular?