We are quite lucky on the weather side this year. The weather forecast for Sunday is 27 Celsius and sunny with a 10% chance of rain. I never quite understood why the Canadian Grand Prix is scheduled in early June. On some years, early June is still cool and rainy. I hope that La Scuderia will be competitive. It has started to be a bit repetitive to see the Mercedes up front with only Verstappen as their opposition.
2019 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix
- Thread starter Paul Jeffrey
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The only year that I attended was 1997. Jacques Villeneuve crashed early and Schumacher was just too fast for everybody else. I was sitting in the 31 grand stand.
What I remember the most, was that Shumacher went through the nearby chicane with the same exact ultimately perfect line, at full speed, and within +/- 1mm of tolerance. The guy was like a freakin' android.
I was sitting next to a bunch of Tifosi's that went to the race dressed with Ferrari driver's uniforms. One of them had a closed-circuit TV set and they all rised and cheered when they heard that Villeneuve had crashed early in the race.
What I remember the most, was that Shumacher went through the nearby chicane with the same exact ultimately perfect line, at full speed, and within +/- 1mm of tolerance. The guy was like a freakin' android.
I was sitting next to a bunch of Tifosi's that went to the race dressed with Ferrari driver's uniforms. One of them had a closed-circuit TV set and they all rised and cheered when they heard that Villeneuve had crashed early in the race.
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The only year that I attended was 1997. Jacques Villeneuve crashed early and Schumacher was just too fast for everybody else. I was sitting in the 31 grand stand.
What I remember the most, was that Shumacher went through the nearby chicane with the same exact ultimately perfect line, at full speed, and within +/- 1mm of tolerance. The guy was like a freakin' android.
I was sitting next to a bunch of Tifosi's that went to the race dressed with Ferrari driver's uniforms. One of them had a closed-circuit TV set and they all raised and cheered when they heard that Villeneuve had crashed early in the race.
I was there too. Wasn't it the year when the race was stopped after Panis broke his legs? I was sitting in my usual seats in section 12. I haven't been there since 2006. The ticket prices are now insane (double what I used to pay) and with the poor show offered by F1 for the last seasons, I'd rather save my money and watch on TV. I'll go back eventually, when the racing is better.
It's a really unpredictable weekend. I remember in 1998, it was freezing, I was wearing a windbreaker with a heavy sweater underneath. Then next year, it was unbearably hot and humid.
We're lucky indeed: it's the first nice weekend of the year. We've had one of the worst Springs in memory.
FP2, Max hit the wall:
- "I do not know what happened".
- "The team needs to find grip".
When does the kid grow up
Right answer: "I ****ed up, **** happens. Reset and learn
Troll
Jordan Dion
Bluestar Racing
We are lucky to get good weather !
I pray the gods for this
Hope to see anyone than a Mercedes win the race!
I pray the gods for this
Hope to see anyone than a Mercedes win the race!
By wiki:
On May 8, 1982, Villeneuve died after an accident during the final qualifying session for the Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder. At the time of the crash, Pironi had set a time 0.1s faster than Villeneuve for sixth place. Villeneuve was using his final set of qualifying tyres; some say he was attempting to improve his time on his final lap, while others suggest he was specifically aiming to beat Pironi.[35] However, Villeneuve's biographer Gerald Donaldson quotes Ferrari race engineer Mauro Forghieri as saying that the Canadian, although pressing on in his usual fashion, was returning to the pits when the accident occurred.[36] If so, he would not have set a time on that lap.
With eight minutes of the session left, Villeneuve came over the rise after the first chicane and caught Jochen Mass travelling much more slowly through Butte, the left-handed bend before the Terlamenbocht double right-hand section. Mass saw Villeneuve approaching at high speed and moved to the right to let him through on the racing line. At the same instant Villeneuve also moved right to pass the slower car. The Ferrari hit the back of Mass' car and was launched into the air at a speed estimated at 200–225 km/h (120–140 mph). It was airborne for more than 100 m before nosediving into the ground and disintegrating as it somersaulted along the edge of the track. Villeneuve, still strapped to his seat, but without his helmet, was thrown a further 50 m from the wreckage into the catch fencing on the outside edge of the Terlamenbocht corner.[36][37]
Several drivers stopped and rushed to the scene. John Watson and Derek Warwick pulled Villeneuve, his face blue, from the catch fence.[38] The first doctor arrived within 35 seconds to find that Villeneuve was not breathing, although his pulse continued; he was intubated and ventilated before being transferred to the circuit medical centre and then by helicopter to University St Raphael Hospital in Leuven where a fatal fracture of the neck was diagnosed.[39] Villeneuve was kept alive on life support while his wife travelled to the hospital and the doctors consulted specialists worldwide. He died at 21:12 CEST (UTC+2).[36]
Like one moment can cancel all the achievements the person done.
On May 8, 1982, Villeneuve died after an accident during the final qualifying session for the Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder. At the time of the crash, Pironi had set a time 0.1s faster than Villeneuve for sixth place. Villeneuve was using his final set of qualifying tyres; some say he was attempting to improve his time on his final lap, while others suggest he was specifically aiming to beat Pironi.[35] However, Villeneuve's biographer Gerald Donaldson quotes Ferrari race engineer Mauro Forghieri as saying that the Canadian, although pressing on in his usual fashion, was returning to the pits when the accident occurred.[36] If so, he would not have set a time on that lap.
With eight minutes of the session left, Villeneuve came over the rise after the first chicane and caught Jochen Mass travelling much more slowly through Butte, the left-handed bend before the Terlamenbocht double right-hand section. Mass saw Villeneuve approaching at high speed and moved to the right to let him through on the racing line. At the same instant Villeneuve also moved right to pass the slower car. The Ferrari hit the back of Mass' car and was launched into the air at a speed estimated at 200–225 km/h (120–140 mph). It was airborne for more than 100 m before nosediving into the ground and disintegrating as it somersaulted along the edge of the track. Villeneuve, still strapped to his seat, but without his helmet, was thrown a further 50 m from the wreckage into the catch fencing on the outside edge of the Terlamenbocht corner.[36][37]
Several drivers stopped and rushed to the scene. John Watson and Derek Warwick pulled Villeneuve, his face blue, from the catch fence.[38] The first doctor arrived within 35 seconds to find that Villeneuve was not breathing, although his pulse continued; he was intubated and ventilated before being transferred to the circuit medical centre and then by helicopter to University St Raphael Hospital in Leuven where a fatal fracture of the neck was diagnosed.[39] Villeneuve was kept alive on life support while his wife travelled to the hospital and the doctors consulted specialists worldwide. He died at 21:12 CEST (UTC+2).[36]
Like one moment can cancel all the achievements the person done.
Dust is common on a track never used I suppose, would it have helped the organisers washed it a week before ???
Huh...Max a Troll? Or do you mean Stroll?
Stroll certainly trolled Grosjean in true Strollolol fashion in FP2...
That track holds events other than F1. This spring there has been major renovations to the paddock and pits. Maybe the dust on the track is sawdust?
A more likely cause of dust would be pollen. It’s a late spring in Montreal this year. My seasonal allergies have been delayed by 2 weeks this year.
Yes, Panis did break his legs during that race. For some reason, half the field did not finish that race.
Well done Vettelle, proving the crazy talk wrong that he's slower than Leclerk.
At last finding some form, and the car is going well now.
Some of the inexperienced kids can look quick on mickey-mouse tracks such as bahrain, but proper tracks like this one, suzuka, spa, silverstone really show who the top drivers are.
Also remarkably good result from Ricardo, who's lacked consistency for a driver of that caliber in 2019. A perfect 4th here.
2019 isn't over yet if this continues.
At last finding some form, and the car is going well now.
Some of the inexperienced kids can look quick on mickey-mouse tracks such as bahrain, but proper tracks like this one, suzuka, spa, silverstone really show who the top drivers are.
Also remarkably good result from Ricardo, who's lacked consistency for a driver of that caliber in 2019. A perfect 4th here.
2019 isn't over yet if this continues.
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Yes, I remember. That was when a 3 day ticket overlooking turn 2 cost 200$... Those were the days!
Hopefully, I'll go back to the GP one day. It's a only a 30 minute subway ride for me. I'm just waiting for the show to get better and the engines to be louder...
