Trip Report: Canada (Montreal) - June 8, 2008

Raymond Ortiz89 said:😂😂😂 there's actually a better chance than you think

Why's it a better chance than I think though?😕
How do you even know what's going through my head?😂
The way I see it, this track is absolutely ruthless. One tiny slip-up and you're either smashing into a wall or buried deep in the grass. There's just zero margin for error here.

Edward Howard2 said:why would it be any bigger than what I'm thinking?😕
do you actually have a clue what's going through my head?😂
my take is that this track is an absolute unforgiving beast; one tiny slip-up and you're either smashing straight into the concrete barrier or buried deep in the gravel trap, and honestly, there’s just no coming back from that kind of mistake once you've lost it.

Look, you're being way too harsh by just judging Massa based on those first two races where he went off track; you can't just take those outliers and project them onto his entire career like that—that's a massive logical leap if you ask me. If you actually watch him now, you'll see how incredibly steady he's become and how much of a reliable hand he really is behind the wheel.🤷

darkmarlin16 said:Look, just so we're clear from the jump, my name is darkmarlin16—so make sure you burn that into your brain and don't go forgetting it later.
Look, let me get one thing straight right out of the gate: my name isn't darkmarlin16.🙂

Look, darkmarlin16, I honestly don't get what you're so hung up on. It’s like watching someone obsess over a broken vending machine when there’s a whole buffet right next to it—you're putting all this energy into something that just isn't going to give you anything back in the end. At some point, you have to realize it's all the same.

Raymond Ortiz89 said:Look, I think you’re being a little too harsh on Massa based just on those first two races where he went off track. You can't really take those early slips and judge his entire career by them—that feels like a massive oversight to me. If you actually watch him drive now, though, the difference is night and day. He’s driving so much more consistently lately, and honestly, he’s become someone you can actually rely on out there. 🤷

You totally missed my point! I was just saying that any lead driver could pretty much bail on this track whenever they felt like it, which would basically hand Massa a podium finish on a silver platter.

Edward Howard2 said:You totally missed my point there; I was just thinking about how any of the top-tier drivers could practically pull a disappearing act on this track if they wanted to, just to clear the way for Massa to snag a podium finish.

Look, Hamilton drives like he’s still in driver's ed—he's far too cautious to ever just throw in the towel. But Kimi? Honestly, it might be in his best interest to actually push it for once, though that's just my two cents.

Raymond Ortiz89 said:you wanna bet
that Masa lands on the podium?

I'm down to bet 😁

The bet only counts if those top five guys on the starting grid finish the race clean—no spinning out, no crashes, and no random engine failures messing up their standing mid-race.
sound good?

Edward Howard2 said:We can place bets if 😁

the bet stays valid as long as those top five drivers on the starting grid manage to cross the finish line without spinning out, crashing into someone else, or having some mechanical nightmare mid-race that tanks their standing.
makes sense?

Sure, but what exactly are we betting on?