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dont fuck it up this time ferrari...pretty sure you have to make this one count if you want to have any hopes for this season....
kmag starting from the pits... so i guess that could work for him if theres lap 1 chaos
verstappen and bottas have some work to do.... and this track is not very forgiving... so im expecting to be entertained
kimi doesnt appear to be in the mood for it this weekend... but i guess we’ll see where he ends up
and lastly good job to riciardo.... he seems to think he can keep the redbulls behind him...i have my doubts... but good job putting yourself in that position
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My prediction:
1st turn, Vettel remembers he’s Vettel and crashes into Hamilton, Leclrerc inherits the lead.
1st pitstop, Ferrari gambles on strategy and puts Leclrerc on no tires. Right after they drop the car off the jack they will realize no tires isn’t the best strategy.
Seriously though, this should be an interesting race with the grid shuffled up.
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Apparently Lewis’ car sprung a leak somewhere and needed last-minute repairs, hopefully there’s no trouble during the race since I’d like to see a proper fight between him and Vettel.
A Ferrari win would be tremendous here, if only to boost morale for the team and its fans.
Hopefully when Max eventually catches up to Danny they’ll be on even terms so that we can see a good fight there, too.
This could be great, I really hope the race delivers...
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commentary here seems to think it was something to do with hammys brakes.... so that could be a problem
welp... find out in a moment
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okay... looks like hammys got issues
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It is going to be a VERY interesting start. Curious as to how Max does. He needs to keep a cool head. I also doubt Merc will win this but hey, this is why we race the races.
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or it’s just the motor racing equivalent of hypochondria
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could be lol
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That may have been one of the most orderly starts to a Canadian GP ever.
VET is just plain looking good out front early on.
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I have no faith in the abilities of Ferrari to do anything right with race strategy, I don't see them winning this season if the Merc's don't breakdown or get taken out.
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yup...looking good so far
lando aint making it easy for max
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Imagine punching carbon fiber aero pieces from another car out of your cockpit lol jeez
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Agreeance.
Also, I would like to be drinking what the Ferrari strategist has been....
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Damn it, hate to see Norris out.
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same...sucks
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only grosjean lol
welp... its seems to have not hurt him... so thats good
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McLaren has the hottest car on the track
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Yeah Ive not seen that before. Nor brakes melting a suspension that bad that fast...
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I would love to see some high definition pics of that melting
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No kidding. I definitely want more info. Been watching F1 since the 70s and cant recall that happening. Melting the tire, or the bead, yes. But never the suspension.
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wonder if max is planning to go long and finish on the red tires
that could be fun
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Ricciardo to Bottas
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rookie mistake, chuck norris ALWAYS wins
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sh-sh-sha!
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Enjoying the race. I just watched Bottas fly pass Ricardo. I am wondering what Stroll's strategy is to stay in the points as he has not pitted yet?
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i have no idea what stroll is doing... as always
looks like vettel and hammy are going to stick together for the duration
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A pit stop now for Stroll would put him out in front of Kvyat, P10. Any points would be a good result for him, especially at his home race.
I’m hoping he can keep it together.
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meh... yellows...oh well
![]() 06/09/2019 at 15:28 |
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Horrible call by the stewards. IMHO of course.
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Ban the stewards
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Well that penalty is complete bullshit.
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agreed....
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ayup
i dont think vettel can get 5 seconds away from hammy.... so i guess hammy wins it
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It was a great way to kill the battle for P1.
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Just, ughhhh. Excitement gone.
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yep... that sucked
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Honestly.
We got blueballed.
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strolls plan i dont understand seems to have worked for him
apparently when ferrari doesnt screw the pooch the stewards will screw it for them
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Seb is pissed, rightfully so...
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Formula 1 is cancelled.
Yeet this series
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yup... i dont think that should have been a penalty
that said... i was pretty sure they were about to crash then
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Its a great way to kill the racing in general. Apparently now making a mistake in front of another driver is now a non appealable 5 second penalty. The unsafe entry rules are for people 100% in control of their cars making stupid decisions, apparently the stewards now expect you to crash your car to keep it off the racing line.
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On this blog we s tan Salty Sebastian
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I was surprised that we didn’t even get a puncture or broken wing out of that.
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!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!
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dammit i was changing oil in a friend’s E93 and missed the most of the race. Anyone have a replay of the Vet Hami incident?
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Who is the saltier Sebastian:
Vettel toward the FIA?
Linus towards Apple?
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I almost agree with the stewards if VET had slowed down more he could have regained control before re-entering the track and would have lost the position. By coming back on track and blocking HAM he kept is position. I think they should have told him to give up the position and let them race it out.
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Hot take - penalty was fair. Seb turned the car to the right to take up more of the line than he needed. He had control of the car before then. Ha m was gonna pass if he didn’t block him. The back end was not coming around at that point, which is why the turning to the right caused vettel to block him at all.
Also, hats off to Stroll for coming home 9th and pulling off some proper top-shelf moves in the closing stages of the race.
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Completely bonkers decision by the stewards, and the post race interviews shows what a complete arse Hamilton is as well. Calling for a penalty during the race and then being all “it’s not how I want to win and it’s not my decision” after the race. And then being all PR friendly and trying to pull Vettel onto the #1 podium (basically admitting he should be first). That guy is nothing but PR fluff and Instagram image outside of his racing skills apparently.
I’d rather see a real reaction like Vettel had after the race. He was a boss today, switching the #2 board to in front of the Mercedes in parc fermé, lol.
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Nope. He was damn lucky just to keep it more or less straight. On the grass he was a passenger. Once he hit pavement it was a testament to his skill as a driver to keep it away from both the wall and HAM. Bogus call. Yes he made an error but did recover it. Bogus call from the stewards.
again....IMHO. We are all armchair drivers here compared to these guys obviously.
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stroll did good
i dont think vettel should have been penalized tho... dont think he coulda done anything else
but its a point we could argue all day (and im sure the comment sections elsewhere will be fun)
i dont like it... but is what is
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the board switching was pretty funny
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Thanks! Its a tough one for sure
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I am not saying it was t he right call.
I think the stewards have access to the car data that we as fans will never have, if was he attempting to slow down and regain control he shouldn’t have gotten a penalty, if he just floored it and hoped for the best he should have gotten a penalty. If I was a stewards that's what I would have bases it on.
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Well, isnt that what he was doing? Sure looked to me like he fought that car for control for quite some time. If he had matted it he would have looped it. Ditto if he stomped the brakes. He slowed it down and fought for control the entire time.
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He made a minor right input to correct the car sliding again after bumping over the curb back on to the track. I strongly doubt that was an intentional block.
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It’s O without the H.
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i did not know that
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It looked less like a corrective turn and much more like he wanted to regain the racing line even though Ham was about to send it through for the lead. Also, the initial incident was Seb sliding off the track of his own accord. Had another racer given him a bump or shove into that position, I’d be more considerate. As it stands.......While harsh, and perhaps could’ve been better handled as a starting grid demotion at the next race, h e deserved the penalty.
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Speaking from experience brakes do nothing when you are on the grass on slick tires. Vettel could do nothing until he got back on the pavement at which point he just had to hope he could keep it off the wall.
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:)
Let’s go raptors
![]() 06/12/2019 at 15:01 |
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I was in Montreal la st week for my daughter’s wedding , I really wanted to hang around for the race but had to get back to work. The track is fantastic, it’s really a treat to attend.
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congrats on your daughters wedding
shame you didnt get to watch the race.. but oh well... was a good race tho
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Thanks, my summer is consumed with family stuff. My son graduates from college in Bend, OR on Saturday and my older daughter will be getting married in September (back to Montreal I go)
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busy times... sounds all good tho :)