F1 2022: Canadian GP - Montréal (June 19)

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Well..now it's rain here and 22C. Glad I patched and waterproofed the roof and walls at BH my friend

It's still 27°C over here (11:30 PM) Crazy !

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

My orange polo and hat at the ready for tomorrow, lets hope Checo can drill his way up the leaderboard tomorrow.

Checo can always push his left pedal with Charlie in his mirrors !

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Humdizzle

amazing work by Alonso.

tomorrow will be interesting. 4 different teams occupying row 1 and 2. and a dry track. ham and sai clearly have faster cars than alonso but where to get around him? ver doesn't have checo.

That won't worry Max as he's so used to fighting without a wing man though it should give Checo the impetus to cut through the field to make up for his error.

[M3WC]

Max absolutely owned that quali.

Merc screwed Russ with the move to slicks, he was much quicker in quali than Lewis. He was a top 4 position car.

Alonso...bravo!

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by Humdizzle

amazing work by Alonso.

tomorrow will be interesting. 4 different teams occupying row 1 and 2. and a dry track. ham and sai clearly have faster cars than alonso but where to get around him? ver doesn't have checo.

MAX and Fernando are one ...

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Checo can always push his left pedal with Charlie in his mirrors !

It's what Ferrari have been doing since 1950

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by M3WC

Max absolutely owned that quali.

Merc screwed Russ with the move to slicks, he was much quicker in quali than Lewis. He was a top 4 position car.

Alonso...bravo!

RUS was asked what tires he wanted and he chanced slicks.

[NYG]

Seeing Alonso on the front row gives me butterflies in the stomach.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

It's over for Checo , the front suspension is broken !

He was going too fast in T3 .Looked like suicide...

He hit the tech pro barrier which is very forgiving but it was still a bash.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Free practice 3

''Mikey where are you''?

[Autobacs]

Originally Posted by NYG

Seeing Alonso on the front row gives me butterflies in the stomach.

Realistically barring any major shake-ups in a totally dry race, it would be an outstanding result in he can come in third.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by NYG

Seeing Alonso on the front row gives me butterflies in the stomach.

The QF podium

[3798j]

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[NickyC]

Wonderful to see Alonso up there on the front row and an interesting starting lineup tomorrow. Max is the obvious front runner obviously, should be a fairly easy race for him I'd imagine.

[Jbrown7403]

Agreed on how great it is to see Alonso with a great run today! Love to see him on the podium tomorrow!

I know Monaco was a few weeks ago but I just ran across this tonight….absolutely spectacular footage from 1966! I just had to share. Ready for a great race tomorrow (although no Canadian GP could ever be as great / crazy as Button’s win in 2011).

[Mr Pete]

I thought Russel would do better in Q3, as he's very good in the rain/wet track.

Rain is the ultimate equal playing field. The best drivers showcase their talents. Not surprised to see Alonso on front row. I still believe, give that man a top car, and he fights for podiums every race. He is such a fantastic driver, especially at 40.

[Mr Pete]

Originally Posted by NickyC

Wonderful to see Alonso up there on the front row and an interesting starting lineup tomorrow. Max is the obvious front runner obviously, should be a fairly easy race for him I'd imagine.

I think so. I assume it'll be dry tomorrow, so should be a Max P1.

[Artemis]

ALO post-qualifying interview by Jacques Villeneuve:

Also in the past, VER made no secret that ALO is his favorite competitor on the grid. And vice versa. Lots of respect between those two.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/z4ZAhuW6x-w

See also here and here.

[M3WC]

Originally Posted by Mr Pete

I thought Russel would do better in Q3, as he's very good in the rain/wet track.

Rain is the ultimate equal playing field. The best drivers showcase their talents. Not surprised to see Alonso on front row. I still believe, give that man a top car, and he fights for podiums every race. He is such a fantastic driver, especially at 40.

Slick tires was not the move.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by 3798j

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40 is till young for driving like that,I'd say he'll finish 4th if his car performs well.

[Robin_NL]

Deep bow to Alonso.

He should act like Max's wingman(first turn 'blocking' Carlos?) now Checo isn't there.


Cheers
Robin

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by M3WC

Slick tires was not the move.

It was a brave move by RUS. He was the only one on softs (that warm up quickest). Could have gotten him P1. If it had worked, it would have been applauded. Raceline was dry in many parts: risky choice but no reckless one. Respect for the guts to give it a try.