Posts by stormybadger8

Chris Robinson25 said:Honestly, I’d say Ferrari is only sitting at fifth right now. Force India, Red Bull, and Williams are all faster—at least based on the lap time data everyone starts throwing around after every race.

Honestly, I think Ferrari is squeezing every last drop out of a total junk heap, especially with Alonso behind the wheel. 🙂

I think we can all agree on this one—there were actually five, maybe even six teams competing here in Canada.
It’s obvious Ferrari brought some serious downgrades to the Canadian Grand Prix, or maybe it's just this specific track exposing how much of a dud that Mečkin engine really is...

Honestly, the ranking went like this: Mercedes, Williams, Force India, then McLaren... nothing for a long time, and then Red Bull and Ferrari finally showed up somewhere around there.
Red Bull just had some insane luck lately. Seriously, they caught a massive break in qualifying—they ended up way higher in the rankings than anyone actually expected.
Honestly, luck was on their side during the race. It’s weird, but if they hadn't somehow ended up right behind Force India and used DRS the entire time, they would've been absolute sitting ducks for whoever was chasing them.

Matthew Murphy91 said:Clearly you missed how much trouble Bottas was in, or how even Button managed to overtake him despite being 11 seconds behind Alonso. Even Vernie and Magnussen caught up to him by the end.
But seriously, did anyone actually catch how Button pulled off that move on Hulkenberg and Alonso at the finish?

Pure driving and that Mercedes engine.😉

Adam Chase41 said:he was sitting in seventh before that wreck where two guys went out, but he didn't finish fifth—he finished sixth 🙏 - only the real heavyweights pull that off

Button gave him a Slap 🤣
Too bad we missed that on the broadcast...

swifttiger75 said:Fewer than 18.5 drivers in the points and an SC combo! ☕

You're weak🤣
Decide it's finally time for me to start gambling too🤣

got Massu with FL😍

Ricciardo🙏🙏🙏
I mean, I’m honestly just glad he finally got some redemption after that mess in Australia.😁

He should probably just change his name to Lucky.🤣>
Not sure if it's 100% true, but Ted says Perez had to reset the KERS right before he made that pass...

Nico Rosberg😲
Good grief, look at that Mercedes.🙂
Once you lose the KERS (that's 160 HP gone), Force India is basically dead in the water.🙂

Vettel would’ve absolutely killed Rocky over that brainless pit stop and the way they covered Bottas...
And to top it off, he was actually trying to find a decent strategy.😬

darkmarlin16 said:And how exactly would you even name God?

Alonso being Alonso... what else is new? 😁

steelmaker83 said:Spot on, as usual...

http://youtu.be/o9jPvPS_xHk

And what am I supposed to get from this link?
Button should’ve been penalized just like in the finale for taking out Alonso in that same race, but hey, I guess the refs weren't feeling it that day.😁

ruggedhawk20 said:Nico Rosberg is killing it.

Oh, absolutely. 👍

If he actually pulls off a win here, it could be a massive turning point...
I mean, Lewis Hamilton isn't exactly the most unshakable guy when things start going sideways, and Canada is basically his playground—he usually shows up in top form on this track...
If Rosberg beats him here, I can see Hamilton starting to crack under the pressure.

Watching this replay and I honestly can’t believe my eyes 🤣

Is 😂 Hamilton losing his mind?
If I heard him right, he’s claiming he got cut off in traffic and that Mark Webber 😵 blocked him 🤣. 🤣 🤣

As for qualifying...
Jean-Éric Vergne and Sebastian Vettel had killer sessions... though I doubt it actually changed anything.
Let’s be real, Red Bull Racing doesn't stand a chance against Williams Racing; their ceiling is 5th place, and honestly, I'm not even sure they can keep Ferrari behind them.
And Vergne? Zero chance of scoring points.

Ferrari’s form is bizarre. They looked faster than Red Bull Racing, but then for some weird reason, they completely tanked in Q3 😕.
Besides that, it looks like they're the only ones struggling with the Secret Service...
Everyone else managed to nail two fast laps, usually with the second being quicker, but Ferrari couldn't manage a single faster second lap to save their lives.

Nothing would actually happen...
Anderlon would just redirect everything to a 503, 408, or 504 error and leave it sitting there until the moderators union started blowing up their inbox demanding the forum be brought back online. 😬
As for the users? They wouldn't even realize anything was wrong. To them, that would basically just feel like a normal Tuesday.😍

Formula 1 Canada stays on the schedule through 2024 👋

For some weird reason, it looks like there’s zero difference between the SS and the Soft at Mercedes🤷
So, I honestly don't think it's out of the question for Hamilton to try and snatch pole on the Softs😁
otherwise, it would be such a massive slap in the face to Rosberg that people would still be talking about it for a month🤣

Jacob White49 said:I haven't been following... what tires were Kimi and Alonso on during their fastest laps, and what was Vettel's exact time on the hard tires?

A couple of guys on the SS.
Keep in mind, during that long stint later on—you know, the race simulation—Kimi was basically a full second faster than Alonso. And that's while Kimi was running on Softs, whereas Alonso was already on those faster SS tires...

It’s looking more and more like the Soft tires are the way to go for the race. Honestly, I wouldn't be shocked if someone actually tries starting on Softs instead of the SS.
Things could get pretty weird out there, and we might see some massive surprises.😁
I wouldn't be shocked if Mercedes actually tried to grab pole in Q3 on the Softs. Honestly, looking at their pace, it might not even be impossible.
Maybe those guys who have zero hope of making it into Q3 should just try running Q2 on the Softs. Might as well give it a shot.

If I remember the timing right, Vettel was about 0.200 slower than Ricciardo during that lap. We were looking at something around 1:17.800/900, and that was right at the end of a long stint with tires that had roughly twenty laps on them.
I can't quite remember the exact numbers, but I know I checked the lap times on ESPN. Seeing how old those tires were, that pace actually caught me off guard. It was surprisingly good.

Christian Harris11 said:Wondering what Vettel and Kimi's actual lap times would have been if they had just nailed it earlier with more power.

Regarding pure speed, from what I saw, everyone was faster in FP1. It’s obvious they cranked up the downforce for FP2, since everyone was about 5-6.2 miles mph slower on top end, yet the lap times were actually better. Might be braking issues—yesterday it felt like everyone missed at least one chicane.

Kimi spinning is clearly a result of pushing hard; looks like he was right on the edge (at least then). I have no clue why that Ferrari struggles so much with wheelspin. Nobody else deals with this level of traction issues, and I highly doubt teams are looking for drivers who deal with that. Seems like nobody can figure out how to tune that engine to have some kind of "fake" TC to dial back the sliding coming out of the corners.

Not really though...
FP1 vs FP2
Those who were faster in FP2
Alonso 324.6 vs 326.2
Kimi 320.9 vs 325.0
Vettel 323.8 vs 327.6
Massa 330.9 vs 333.8
Bottas 328.2 vs 331.7

Those who were slower in FP2
Ricciardo 324.7 vs 317.9
Lewis Hamilton 329.2 vs 326.5
Nico Rosberg 333.1 vs 327.1

Kimi's spin happened on the out-lap, which is the weird part...
You never push like that on an out-lap, let alone being right on the limit. 😉

1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Nico Rosberg
3. Sebastian Vettel

4. Kimi Räikkönen
5. Felipe Massa
6. Fernando Alonso
7. Daniel Ricciardo
8. Valtteri Bottas
9. Nico Hulkenberg
10. Sergio Perez

graniteharbor502 said:Ferrari doesn't look bad. Neither does Vettel. The real question is whether they can hold onto that pace during qualifying.

Vettel's time could be pretty misleading...
He set it on the SS right at the end when the track was at its absolute best, so heaven only knows what that time would’ve looked like compared to everyone else earlier on...
On the flip side, he had a killer time on the Soft before that (only about 0.200 behind Ricciardo on the SS), even with tires that were twenty laps old.

Ferrari looks great, but Kimi's time was also set much later, so again, you have to wonder how much of that is pure speed versus just a better track surface...
What really bugs me, though, is that cornering. Something about the car's handling just feels off...

But you can't ignore the insane pace from Williams. It honestly looks like they might actually give Mercedes a run for their money in the race.😲
Massa was flying in the race simulations—he was even faster than Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.😲
The big unknown is how Williams performs in qualifying because they don't seem nearly as fast on the SS, but they are blistering on the Soft... all things considered, I wouldn't be shocked if Massa grabbed a podium.🙂

One thing that's actually pretty interesting is that both Mercedes cars seemed to be hiding their true pace during FP2.😉
There is absolutely no theory that Mercedes is fully on par with Red Bull Racing and Ferrari in terms of top speed during FP2...
Plus, it makes zero sense that both Mercedes cars had more speed in FP1 than they did in FP2.😉

Christian Harris11 said:It doesn't have to be... these parts are used, sure, but they haven't all failed yet. They're playing a risky game, but some teams will definitely be forced to grab new parts eventually.

I think at Renault, it’s almost a certainty...
The real headache is that they rushed everything in unprepared. Most of these changes were meant to swap in "reliable" parts, but that's assuming the power unit is actually decent now. The rest of the car is just a tired, beat-up old series, and the big question is whether they can even fit new components onto those old parts or pull off the mods they planned.

So, honestly, it's unlikely their current setup will hold up given all the issues.

It sucks that they tested everything on the Red Bull Racing car. On one hand, it's great because they get the upgrades first, but on the other, it's a disaster because they'll burn through their five allowed components before anyone else even gets started.

http://184.106.145.74/f1-championshi...nt%20-%207.pdf

😱
Sebastian Vettel:
ICE - 4 units
Turbo - 4 units
MGU-K - 3 units
MGU-H - 3 units
ES (batteries) - 2 units
CE (electronics) - 5 units

We aren't even halfway through the season yet and he's already starting from the pit lane because of penalties. 🙂

Christian Harris11 said:Interesting... looks like they actually figured something out over at Ferrari.

No more excuses now. We finally know who's sitting in the fastest car... anything less than a win is strictly on the driver.😬

darkmarlin16 said:As for the race, I’m calling it: Lujo takes a dominant win, Roschoke grabs second, and Richard rounds out the podium in third.

Red Bull Racing on the podium in Canada 😲
Man, you're dreaming big 😁

If that actually happens, I might start expecting wins all season—maybe even a championship if they catch a break in the second half.😍