1. Lewis Hamilton 2. Nico Rosberg 3. Sebastian Vettel 4. Fernando Alonso 5. Daniel Ricciardo 6. Felipe Massa 7. Valtteri Bottas 8. Kimi Raikkonen 9. Nico Hulkenberg 10. Sergio Perez
It’s not exactly rocket science that Red Bull Canada should be right where they belong. So, yeah, Ferrari ought to be leading the pack. I’m personally hoping they can outpace everyone running those Mercedes Power Units.
The real show, though, will probably be watching that intra-team battle. And the track? It's top-tier—definitely one of the most expensive setups on the calendar.
Christian Harris11 said:What’s the deal with all these retirements in this race? It feels like they were popping off left and right. I definitely wasn't expecting this many DNFs, let alone engine failures (if I recall correctly, two Renaults and one Mercedes blew up, on top of everything else)... and we're barely a third of the way through the season. The hottest, most brutal races for these engines are still ahead of us.
a) maybe it was just a little too hot? b) maybe they intentionally used high-mileage engines because this track doesn't push them as hard?
I don't get why everyone spends so much energy obsessing over overtake scenarios at the front. In my opinion, nobody would have even touched Kimi if he’d actually managed to hold his position.
That said, Red Bull was clearly in a different league compared to Ferrari. At least for Monaco, it's crystal clear that Mercedes-AMG is miles ahead (we already knew that), but it's also obvious that Red Bull is definitely the No. 2 team. Ferrari was ahead of the rest of the field using the Mercedes Power Unit, but they were still trailing significantly behind RB.
Honestly, it's a shame for the race drama—what with Kimi's mishaps and Vettel's turbo issues. There could have been some intense chasing going on, even if it was just between them. I feel for Vettel (that's his second DNF without even getting a shot at it), but I can't bring myself to feel sorry for Kimi. At least he actually put in the work, unlike most of the others out there.
My personal highlight was when he talked about having his own personal strategist who basically had more authority than the actual team strategist. That sounds insane. I don't even get how he can talk about stuff like that without feeling embarrassed at all. I just don't get it. 😁
PS. Though, Toto later made it clear that that kind of ego doesn't fly at their team, so I'm glad to hear that.
Dakle, they're both being difficult. It looks like Lewis is even more narcissistic than I thought. It’s a shame he didn't actually call out that guy during the delay. Actually, maybe he would have, considering how trivial and ridiculous the whole thing seemed, but someone with an ounce of common sense probably stepped in and stopped him.
We'll find out about the situation with Toto soon enough. We'll see which driver he starts playing games with in the upcoming races.
1. Lewis Hamilton 2. Nico Rosberg 3. Daniel Ricciardo 4. Fernando Alonso 5. Sebastian Vettel 6. Valtteri Bottas 7. Kimi Raikkonen 8. Sergio Perez 9. Romain Grosjean 10. Jenson Button
1 Lewis Hamilton 2 Nico Rosberg 3 Daniel Ricciardo 4 Fernando Alonso 5 Sebastian Vettel 6 Nico Hülkenberg 7 Kimi Räikkönen 8 Jenson Button 9 Sergio Pérez 10 Felipe Massa
1. Lewis Hamilton 2. Nico Rosberg 3. Fernando Alonso 4. Nico Hulkenberg 5. Sebastian Vettel 6. Daniel Ricciardo 7. Jenson Button 8. Felipe Massa 9. Kimi Räikkönen 10. Sergio Perez
graniteharbor502 said:I suppose you didn't quite grasp why everyone on the road seemed to be moving at such a snail's pace... It wasn't that they were driving slowly, per se...
1. Lewis Hamilton 2. Nico Rosberg 3. Sebastian Vettel 4. Fernando Alonso 5. Kevin Magnussen 6. Felipe Massa 7. Valtteri Bottas 8. Daniel Ricciardo 9. Jenson Button 10. Hulkenberg
nimblebear39 said:If you ask me, Rosberg can pull off a win here and there, but looking at the long game? I seriously doubt he’s got the legs to go much further than that over a full season. 🙂
Great. I’m really hoping for a win in Bahrain—if we can even manage one of those every once in a while. And when that actually happens—God forbid, though let’s be honest, Rosberg has a legitimate shot—that’s when the real drama starts. The tension is going to skyrocket.
Ricciardo currently holds the record for being involved in the most chaotic incidents, basically leading his own little squad of penalized drivers. As far as I'm concerned, he isn't personally at fault for any of it. Since I view him as a genuine competitor, I don't really feel bad about the drama surrounding him. Another reason there’s no point in feeling sorry for him is that he was essentially taken out by his own people—the fifth-place guys—whether they meant to or not.
All this bashing of Kimi Raikkonen is completely baseless. He isn't responsible for the technical failures in either of these two races. This won't go on forever, either. The car will get sorted out. I’m convinced that today's situation with Kevin Magnussen—and those technical hiccups from last time—will just be seen as part of the job when you're racing at this level. There's no reason for anyone to lose heart, and nobody is actually losing morale.
Today's leaders: 1. Lewis Hamilton 2. Lewis Hamilton and Nico Hulkenberg 3. Fernando Alonso and Mercedes
Mercedes-Benz is miles ahead. The only real question is how hard they were pushing—do they actually have any more in the tank? Red Bull is trailing Mercedes, while Ferrari is stuck behind Red Bull Racing. You can clearly see them losing ground in the corners. Plus, the Ferrari looks way too twitchy in spots where it should be planted.
I honestly think people overhype the aerodynamics. Especially since everything is stripped down compared to back in 2013.
This race is a slog. Looks like we're in for a long, boring stretch of this. The only thing remotely interesting might be the intra-team battles, if you can even call them that.
