F1 Canada 2012: Montreal GP Recap & Discussion

I’m calling it now: we are absolutely going to see one safety car, maybe even two.

I suspect Fernando Alonso is going to fly right past Lewis Hamilton at the very start, and then the real question begins—can he actually maintain that pace and stay glued to Sebastian Vettel?

Another lackluster performance from Jenson Button is likely on the horizon if you ask me.

Here is my official podium prediction:

Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, and Nico Rosberg (with Sebastian Vettel unfortunately failing to finish).

Brian Campbell36 said:No doubt about it, F1 is what matters. It’s the priority.

This game is nothing, just the opener. Everyone’s expecting a massive showdown between Schumacher-Senna-Prost, so I’m basically counting down the minutes until the lights go out at 8:00 PM.

Same here. Zero dilemma. The race comes first. If we score a goal, everyone’s gonna hear it anyway because every single dive bar around me is packed and every patio has a TV blaring. Honestly, people are overhyping the Dollar way too much—I'm sick of all those beer commercials everywhere. Plus, my buddies are broke as hell right now.
Plus, this could be a turning point. I’m losing faith in having seven different winners. I think we’re gonna see some separation soon, especially with Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel. The teams have had enough time to iron out the kinks and stop the mistakes; I’m not holding my breath for some random Pastor Maldonado disaster. And man, as much as I’d love to see Kimi Räikkönen or Kamui Kobayashi take the win...
With Kimi, I'll just be happy if he even scrapes some points.😢

If we get to hear those same anthems today in New York City that they played back in Chicago, then I’ll be a pretty happy camper 🙂

When's the race?

Bradley Nelson2 said:So when does the race actually start?

In about an hour and eleven minutes, man.☕

Can anyone recommend a reliable stream for the race that won't constantly buffer?

...I'm planning on dragging my monitor within arm's reach of my recliner so I don't have to keep getting up. 😁

Thanks! 🙂

They scrapped training sessions just to fix up the studio 🤦🙂

Since they’re already redesigning the whole setup... it would be awesome if they brought back those armchairs from last year's race... And honestly, since they have Renata on the team, it feels like a waste not to fully lean into her potential... we should be seeing more of her from head to toe... 😁

If anyone could point me toward a decent stream, I would truly appreciate it—thanks in advance!

http://www.vipbox.tv/watch/48952/1/f...am-online.html

At least until you stumble upon a better one.

Way to go, Kevin.

Let's just call it an F-18 and move on. No point in splitting hairs.

And Blake mentioned that this red one is actually a FI 23.

Raymond Anderson4 said:What about the telemetry from the Ferrari? What's obvious here?

So, they weren't being careful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0j92QOBCgU

At the finish line, the RPMs are hitting the redline. On the straight before the Bellagio, they’re also hitting the redline. And then, on the stretch after the Bellagio—well before that final chicane—they’re bouncing right off the limiter.

Now, take a look at those speed trap numbers.

If Sebastian Vettel doesn't pull a few seconds clear within the first two laps, he'll be down by roughly 12 miles mph at the speed trap. How do you defend against that? It's nearly impossible.
And if he gets stuck in traffic—stuck behind Lewis Hamilton or Fernando Alonso—breaking through will be an uphill battle.

Generally speaking, if things get aggressive out there, expect some heavy lock-ups before the Bellagio. We saw yesterday how a single bad lock-up can absolutely wreck a set of tires.

Either way, we're in for an interesting race.

http://motorsport49.blogspot.com/2012/06/stream-12.html

Really top-notch

Is Mark Webber soft?😕

Massa is driving like a maniac.

That was easily one of the most boring starts I've ever seen.😢

Felipe Massa 🙏

darkmarlin16 said:Fernando Massa 🙏

Fernando takes the championship. 🙏🙏🙏

Ford is flying ☕

Stewart 🤦