F1 2010 Canadian Grand Prix

[Bartek S.]

Party time in Montreal.

 

[siko]

ooooo a SLS... guess i should have gone out after all.

 

[Centurion]

For anyone who missed qualy, here's a clip of Lewis Ghost-Riding his MP25 during his run-in lap after being instructed on the radio to switch off the engine in order to save a 1l fuel sample for the FIA.

 

[Bartek S.]

PROVISIONAL RACE RESULTS

The Canadian Grand Prix
Montreal, Canada;
70 laps; 309.396km;
Weather: Sunny.

Classified:

Pos Driver Team Time
1. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1h33:53.456
2. Button McLaren-Mercedes + 2.254
3. Alonso Ferrari + 9.214
4. Vettel Red Bull-Renault + 37.817
5. Webber Red Bull-Renault + 39.291
6. Rosberg Mercedes + 56.084
7. Kubica Renault + 57.300
8. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1 lap
9. Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes + 1 lap
10. Sutil Force India-Mercedes + 1 lap
11. Schumacher Mercedes + 1 lap
12. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1 lap
13. Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth + 1 lap
14. Barrichello Williams-Cosworth + 1 lap
15. Massa Ferrari + 1 lap
16. Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth + 2 laps
17. Petrov Renault + 2 laps
18. Chandhok HRT-Cosworth + 4 laps
19. Di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth + 5 laps

Fastest lap: Kubica, 1:16.972

Not classified/retirements:

Driver Team On lap
Glock Virgin-Cosworth 50
Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 43
De la Rosa Sauber-Ferrari 31
Senna HRT-Cosworth 14
Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 2

 

[bmwownage]

What a f***ing idiot schumacher. He has been doing this kinda thing since I started watchign F1 in 2001, moving around to block people like a noob, most notable one blocking Montoya at Imola 2002 and knocked his front wing off with no penalty.

Have to admit this is the best race so far this year. Still i don't like the sound of these cars as compared to those screaming V10s though.

 

[Bartek S.]

World Championship standings, round 8:

Drivers:
1. Hamilton 109
2. Button 106
3. Webber 103
4. Alonso 94
5. Vettel 90
6. Rosberg 74
7. Kubica 73
8. Massa 67
9. Schumacher 34
10. Sutil 23
11. Liuzzi 12
12. Barrichello 7
13. Petrov 6
14. Buemi 5
15. Alguersuari 3
16. Hulkenberg 1
17. Kobayashi 1

Constructors:
1. McLaren-Mercedes 215
2. Red Bull-Renault 193
3. Ferrari 161
4. Mercedes 108
5. Renault 79
6. Force India-Mercedes 35
7. Williams-Cosworth 8
8. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 8
9. Sauber-Ferrari 1

 

[Gullwing]

Another great race. At least great results.
MS needs to do something good this year and it would be nice for Nico to step it up a little bit more.

 

[SKY]

Another great race. At least great results.
MS needs to do something good this year and it would be nice for Nico to step it up a little bit more.

Poor Mercedes GP, they haven´t choose right their pilots, MS is just the shadow of what he was, and Nico I think is an excelent second pilot, probably better than other like Massa, but the team needs someone better as first driver.

 

[Deleted member 25]

I f missed the first 50 laps, and of course it had to happen with the great canadian GP. Anyway hats off to Lewis and Macca.

 

[siko]

It was good to see the race back home.... was an exciting race too.

 

[Centurion]

Bernie should eat a shoe for taking Canada off the calendar. This race was a imperical evidence for why the legacy tracks should remain. Montreal is 100% a driver's circuit, especially sector three which is where you can make or break your lap. An absolutley fab circuit thar probably only Spa can eclipse.

Donkey of the race: Schumi

Seriously. Schumi is nothing but bad PR for Mercedes. We was fighting for position with everyone, including customers(force india) and second tier midfielders.

For Red Bull, their dominance is officially over. Not only did Lewis triumph during qualy by a large margin but Lewis finished close to 40sec ahead of the Bulls. Ironically, Hamilton, who is a tyre eater, managed to drive on both sets of tyres better than any other driver. Applause to Alonso for trying to make the car work, shame about Massa getting hammered during the first lap.

 

[Deleted member 25]

Do you know that he did 37 laps with option tyres, that he was doing very well before that ? you guys should analyze a bit before throwing such ridiculous claims.

 

[Wolfgang]

Do you know that he did 37 laps with option tyres, that he was doing very well before that ? you guys should analyze a bit before throwing such ridiculous claims.

MICHAEL SCHUMACHER
“At the start, everything went great and we made up places as we had been hoping for. The first stop was perfectly timed so it was looking quite promising. Then I had a puncture on the front right tyre after my first pit stop, after I got together with Kubica, and that obviously decided my race. From there, I was stuck in traffic and there was nothing more to do because today our weapons were not very sharp. Towards the end, I was trying as hard as I could to defend myself but it was only possible to a certain degree and my tyres were just ruined after having done more than half the race distance. I was fighting cars with a good top speed which was quite tough. Otherwise I would have been in a good position I think so we have something to take away to the next races.” Click

 

[Bartek S.]

 

[Centurion]

Do you know that he did 37 laps with option tyres, that he was doing very well before that ? you guys should analyze a bit before throwing such ridiculous claims.

That doesn't mitigate his wreckless behaviour -- squeezing rivals onto the grass, cutting chicanes and outright refusing to concede his position to rivals who are clearly faster. Not a biggie though, he just needs to tone it down a bit.

 

[Remy Zero]

That doesn't mitigate his wreckless behaviour -- squeezing rivals onto the grass, cutting chicanes and outright refusing to concede his position to rivals who are clearly faster. Not a biggie though, he just needs to tone it down a bit.

I agree on the cuting chicane part, but the incident with Massa and Kubica wasn't really his fault entirely.

Anyways, the team screwed up, and not MS, even Ross admitted that. He was running at one point of time 3rd. Then came the pitstops, clash with Kubica, extra pitstop, and the blunder of leaving him too long on the soft tyres.

MS was doing well the last 2 races. It's just one of those shitty races.

Anyways, i'm glad for a Mac win. The championship is wide open now. I'm just pretty shocked to see how the Bulls faded off. Best race of the year so far.