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[Dilly]

Alright, back to LM-GAF

 

[tHoMNZ]

lol if massa drove straighter to the line he would have probably beaten Alonso

 

[skybaby]

Felipe called shotgun

 

[Wax Free Vanilla]

vettel has got this pole in the bag if he doesn't crash.

redbull and ferrari will lock out the top 4 places with one of the mercs splitting the mclarens.

:bow

it better piss it down tomorrow.

 

[DrM]

First corner will be TIGHT tommorow. Also, there is very short part of track from start to the first corner.

 

[Dilly]

Remember, Alonso's starts last 2 races. Hope he pulls it off again.

 

[Wes]

ZZZZZzzzzz lets hope it rains intermittently.

 

[DrM]

Remember, Alonso's starts last 2 races. Hope he pulls it off again.

Yeah, but he had quite long straight in the last 2 races. Here is around 300 meters to the first corner (if i recall is this shortest run to the first corner on the calendar), plus he is on dirty side. Massa is in much better place, but i fear that he could do something stupid, like torpedoing his teammate or smth like that.

 

[itsgreen]

P Driver Team Time Laps Note
1 S. Vettel Red Bull 1:13.014 19 Season Best¹
2 F. Alonso Ferrari 1:13.199 22 Season Best
3 F. Massa Ferrari 1:13.217 17 Season Best
4 M. Webber Red Bull 1:13.429 20 6th q3
5 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:13.565 18 7th q3
6 N. Rosberg Mercedes GP 1:13.814 14 7th q3
7 J. Button McLaren 1:13.838 20 Season Worst
8 M. Schumacher Mercedes GP 1:13.864 14 4th q3
9 V. Petrov Renault 1:14.062 27 6th q3
10 N. Heidfeld Renault 1:14.062 25 3rd q3
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11 P. Resta Force India 1:14.752 19 6th no q3
12 P. Maldonado Williams 1:15.043 20 5th no q3
13 K. Kobayashi Sauber 1:15.285 21 5th no q3
14 A. Sutil Force India 1:15.287 21 7th q2
15 S. Buemi STR 1:15.334 18 5th no q3
16 R. Barrichello Williams 1:15.361 20 6th q2
17 P. Rosa Sauber 1:15.587 21 Season Worst
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18 J. Alguersuari STR 1:16.294 10 2nd no q2
19 J. Trulli Lotus 1:16.745 12 7th no q2
20 H. Kovalainen Lotus 1:16.786 10 Season Worst
21 V. Liuzzi HRT 1:18.424 10 Season Best¹
22 T. Glock Virgin 1:18.537 12 Season Worst¹
23 N. Karthikeyan HRT 1:18.574 11 7th no q2
24 J. d'Ambrosio Virgin 1:19.414* 13 Season Worst
107% time is 1:18.99, ¹ matches previously best/worst result

http://formula1news.com/article/547/Results-Qualifying-Vettel-takes-6th-pole-of-the-season

 

[Ark]

Oh look.

Vettel again.

 

[Wax Free Vanilla]

button says they're not setup for wet weather.


was that vettel in the gt5 academy gtr car for a feature tomorrow?


dc and schuey in a golf buggy

 

[DrM]

button says they're not setup for wet weather.

Maybe he missed when they altered the car or he was not informed at all. This could happened in Mclaren

But it seems that they heavily compromised quali pace for the race pace.

 

[anonnumber6]

Alonso and Massa should be able to jump Vettel in the first few laps. Rain will of course make the race completely unpredictable.

 

[DrM]

Rain started in Montreal, so a bit late for Mclaren wet gamble (as Whitmarsh said). But i think that if they survive first corner mayhem, they should do very well with race pace they have.

 

[Wax Free Vanilla]

hamiltion also says no wet weather setup



alonso and vettel duking it out tomorrow then.

 

[Shaneus]

alonso and vettel duking it out tomorrow then.

Take each other out, Massa chokes, Webber wins!

For the greater good!

 

[deim0s]

Wooo! Ferrari got their groove back!

 

[mclaren777]

lol if massa drove straighter to the line he would have probably beaten Alonso

I thought the same thing.

 

[AcridMeat]

My mathematical set up is prevailing! SIX EXTRA POINTS!

Hoping for rain, but hoping more that Alonso overtakes Vettel and then Massa fucks up and takes Vettel out.

 

[Goldrusher]

Jerome d’Ambrosio will start the Canadian Grand Prix despite failing to beat the 107% time in qualifying.

The stewards took into account Virgin’s explanation that he had to switch to the spare car today following his crash at the end of second practice yesterday.

D’Ambrosio was outside the 107% time by half a second in Q1.

He will start the race from last place.

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/06/11/jerome-dambrosio-allowed-start-canada/

 

[S. L.]

the relatively poor mcl performance is surprising

also i dunno if that was known but i thought it was some interesting info from the commentators in fp3, the RBR KERS only generates 2/3 of the maximum allowed power by design

 

[DrM]

the relatively poor mcl performance is surprising

also i dunno if that was known but i thought it was some interesting info from the commentators in fp3, the RBR KERS only generates 2/3 of the maximum allowed power by design

Lewis was very pessimistic after quolies, there are rumors that his KERS was not working. They had just too much downforce for this track. Same mistake as last years Monza...
All mechanics will be dancing for the rain this evening...

 

[itsgreen]

Qualifying duel between teammates after Montreal
Posted: Saturday June 11th 2011, 18:30 GMT
An overview of all qualifying duels between teammates. Only two drivers have a clean sheet so far this season: Alonso and Liuzzi. Until today Kovalainen had a perfect record against Trulli, but the Italian inched out in front of the Fin. You can check the full qualifying duels below.
Qualifying duel

S. Vettel 6 1 M. Webber
L. Hamilton 5 2 J. Button
F. Alonso 7 0 F. Massa
M. Schumacher 1 6 N. Rosberg
N. Heidfeld 1 6 V. Petrov
R. Barrichello 3 4 P. Maldonado
A. Sutil 1 6 P. Resta
K. Kobayashi 2 4 S. Perez
K. Kobayashi 1 0 P. Rosa
S. Buemi 6 1 J. Alguersuari
H. Kovalainen 6 1 J. Trulli
N. Karthikeyan 0 7 V. Liuzzi
T. Glock 5 2 J. d'Ambrosio


http://formula1news.com/article/548/Qualifying-duel-between-teammates-after-Montreal

You can say what you wan't but Pastor Maldonado has really found his way....

 

[Psychotext]

Whitmarsh confirms McLaren did set the cars up for the rain: http://www.planetf1.com/news/3213/6983192/McLaren-Confirm-Set-Up-Gamble

 

[Nolan.]

Ugh what the feck is going on at Mclaren so much conflicting info and bewildering decisions this season.

 

[brotkasten]

lol if massa drove straighter to the line he would have probably beaten Alonso

That was clearly a team order!

 

[navanman]

No delay to this ban so its definately coming in for Silverstone & a total ban on the diffuser setup for 2012 season.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92236

 

[anonnumber6]

No delay to this ban so its definately coming in for Silverstone & a total ban on the diffuser setup for 2012 season.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92236

We might actually see someone else win a race.

 

[brotkasten]

We might actually see someone else win a race.

Hey, that could happen tomorrow. How many drivers hit the WOC twice in one weekend?

 

[Psychotext]

If it's dry tomorrow Vettel will finish 2nd or 3rd. If it's wet, he wont finish on the podium unless others crash.

 

[Shaneus]

If it's dry tomorrow Vettel will finish 2nd or 3rd. If it's wet, he wont finish on the podium unless others crash.

Yes! Yes yes yes. With any luck, Webber will finish ahead of him... hopefully there's no obvious favouring in the pits.

 

[DrM]

Also, we will have safety car or two...

Rain chance is rising from hour to hour, now it is on 70 % (rose from 40 %)

 

[Caramello]

The race is on at 3AM in Australia..

I have an exam at 1.30PM tomorrow..

Spoiler

BUT THIS IS THE CANADIAN GRAND PRIX!!!!

 

[Hyphen]

The race is on at 3AM in Australia..

I have an exam at 1.30PM tomorrow..

Spoiler

BUT THIS IS THE CANADIAN GRAND PRIX!!!!

Spoiler

BUT THIS IS YOUR LIFE, MAN!!!!

 

[Shaneus]

The race is on at 3AM in Australia..

I have an exam at 1.30PM tomorrow..

Spoiler

BUT THIS IS THE CANADIAN GRAND PRIX!!!!

I have a day off tomorrow

 

[Caramello]

I have a day off tomorrow

Yup, public holiday.. Who schedules an exam on a freaking public holiday..

 

[Frawdder]

Yup, public holiday.. Who schedules an exam on a freaking public holiday..

Really? Ouch, that sucks pretty bad.

 

[Dead Man]

Yup, public holiday.. Who schedules an exam on a freaking public holiday..

Damn, that sucks.

 

[navanman]

Big changes for next year. The exhaust will have to circular in shape, exit in the centre of the car between the diffuser & beam wing inline with the rear wheels.

Engine suppliers will have to work on ways to make the engines work with such long secondary exhaust pipes, will teams will have to work out the packaging of the exhaust, blowing either near the centre line which brings the exhausts close the hydraulics and gearbox. Or blowing outboard which will create the longest exhaust routing and exposes a lot of floor to the heat radiating from the exhaust pipe. In both case the longer exhausts will obstruct airflow to the diffuser, forcing some compromises in packaging.
One benefit for fans will be the clear line of sight to the exhausts, allowing us once more to the flames on the overrun and when revving on the grid before the start.

http://scarbsf1.wordpress.com/2011/06/12/2012-exhaust-blown-diffusers-are-banned/

 

[Orgun]

According to BBC weather - Thundery Showers today for Montreal

 

[tHoMNZ]

http://www.planetf1.com/news/3213/6983192/McLaren-Confirm-Set-Up-Gamble

Martin Whitmarsh has confirmed that both Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button ran more downforce in qualifying as it will "probably" rain on Sunday.

McLaren took the gamble of sending both drivers out on wet set-ups in qualifying even though it was dry throughout the hour-long session.

 

[iSimon]

6-25am Raining hard in Montreal. Grey skies, very strong wind blowing the flags on the tops of buildings.

 

[Mush]

I'm just trying to remember the last time it rained in Canada. 2000?

 

[DrM]

6-25am Raining hard in Montreal. Grey skies, very strong wind blowing the flags on the tops of buildings.

And weather will only be worse, if forecasts are correct

 

[Omiee]

anyone have a hd stream?

 

[tHoMNZ]

can't say for sure, but maybe this guy will show it after Le Mans

http://veetle.com/index.php/channel/view#4de650bc69917

 

[Lucius86]

So this will be the first true test of the Pirelli wet tyres.

FV, your quota of crashes per race could be met today.

 

[twofold]

If anyone outside wants to view the iplayer stream, it works if you use a UK vpn. I use Overplay.net (which costs $10 a month) and iplayer streams perfectly all the way here in Thailand.

I'm pretty sure there will be cheaper VPNs out there if you have a look on Google.

 

[Nolan.]

I'm so excited for this race, hurry up 18:00! I want it now!

 

[Animal]

Hoyl wetness . My ass is going to be sittiong in the rain all day. Great racing ahead though