2012 Canadian Grand Prix
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That duct made their car on par with the lotus on speed, probably why lotus wanted to protest against it and since mercedes can't use it in the race it only benefits them in qualifying against McLaren/Ferrari/Red Bull. Sauber are also quite quick in a straight line which is why Kobayashi started P3 for china.
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Looking forward to this. Canada is always exciting, and with the unpredictability of this year it should be epic.
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Yep, and I won't be surprised if any of the Mercedes car snatched the pole position. We know that this is one of the circuit that suits them well.
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Later... like Sunday morning?
Can't pick a winner... at all. Lewis has good chances, but I'd hesitate to call it until Q1.
You are all cowards...
Read and learn - Alonso will win. Comfortably.
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You are all cowards...
Read and learn - Alonso will win. Comfortably.
Okay, I'll go along with that. It will be a repeat winner or Lewis. Schumacher to retire out of the race.
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You are all cowards...
Read and learn - Alonso will win. Comfortably.
Three races ago, that would have been a good joke.
Now... it may be a frighteningly accurate act of precognition.
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For some reason I have a feeling, probably be wrong 
, that Mercedes will at least dominate in qualifying. Seeing how they went at Monaco, Canada's almost as claustrophobic. It's a tight track for sure so it should suit them well. it seems like Nico and Schumi are just getting more and more comfortable with the car's potential so I expect we'll see them at least qualify well in the top five together, after that, who knows.
Lotus and the Red Bulls should struggle a bit, and as for McLaren, you never know, it's so hard to tell what cars do best at what sorts of tracks (and we are only 6 rounds in anyway).
, that Mercedes will at least dominate in qualifying. Seeing how they went at Monaco, Canada's almost as claustrophobic. It's a tight track for sure so it should suit them well. it seems like Nico and Schumi are just getting more and more comfortable with the car's potential so I expect we'll see them at least qualify well in the top five together, after that, who knows. Lotus and the Red Bulls should struggle a bit, and as for McLaren, you never know, it's so hard to tell what cars do best at what sorts of tracks (and we are only 6 rounds in anyway).
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Vettel will win this one.
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Yeah, I've just noticed that too. It's a 20 race season, not 24.
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Dont see it myself.. He'd have to qualify on pole for that to happen, in my opinion. Otherwise he'd be back in the pack, and i think he'd have difficulty overtaking.. The Red Bulls struggle for speed down the straights, and what this circuit dominated by..
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I predict that whoever is last after the lengthy safety car period will win...
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On a more serious note. Alonso can certainly wrestle the Ferrari onto the podium and if everything falls into place he can also win but surely Hamilton's streak of bad luck must end sometime as must Vettel's underwhelming performances.
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I see Prost using The Force, to help Grosjean win with Force Telepathy, which in turn will scare him and cause him to wreck. Thus having to use Pic and winning it for Marussia.
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I don't normally predict, but I see one of a couple different scenarios this weekend.
IF we still had the double DRS zone, as we did last year, I would predict Mercedes dominance. As it sits, the track still has a lot of straight, full throttle sections and seems to have favored cars with reasonable straightline speed in the past. We've seen McLaren win the last 2 races here, in years when Red Bull was dominant in this stretch at other tracks. They won the 3 before and the race after in 2011, while taking 2 of 3 before and 1 after in 2010. They would have taken all 3 races before in 2010 if not for the Vettel/Webber incident in Turkey.
All of that to say, I don't see this as being a track that suits Red Bull particularly well. And yes, I realize Button had to make a spectacular pass in the rain to win last year, but look where he came from in the field to take that win. I think that's a strong testament to McLaren having the better car (and certainly the better setup) for that weekend.
I think for this weekend, we will likely see -
If McLaren can keep from having qualifying incidents, pit incidents, or mental errors from their drivers, they will likely be toward the front of the field and in contention for the win, should Mercedes have tire issues.
Lotus will be there to capitalize in the even that both Mercedes and McLaren have the issues mentioned.
The way the season has gone, we could easily see a 7th winner in 7 races. Schumacher, Hamilton, Raikkonen, or Grosjean should all be in the hunt.
We could also see our first repeat winner, with Button and Rosberg being strong contenders.
IF we still had the double DRS zone, as we did last year, I would predict Mercedes dominance. As it sits, the track still has a lot of straight, full throttle sections and seems to have favored cars with reasonable straightline speed in the past. We've seen McLaren win the last 2 races here, in years when Red Bull was dominant in this stretch at other tracks. They won the 3 before and the race after in 2011, while taking 2 of 3 before and 1 after in 2010. They would have taken all 3 races before in 2010 if not for the Vettel/Webber incident in Turkey.
All of that to say, I don't see this as being a track that suits Red Bull particularly well. And yes, I realize Button had to make a spectacular pass in the rain to win last year, but look where he came from in the field to take that win. I think that's a strong testament to McLaren having the better car (and certainly the better setup) for that weekend.
I think for this weekend, we will likely see -
- Mercedes coming back into qualifying form
- McLaren showing vast improvement over the past few races
- Lotus demonstrating the same strong race pace they have shown for much of the season
If McLaren can keep from having qualifying incidents, pit incidents, or mental errors from their drivers, they will likely be toward the front of the field and in contention for the win, should Mercedes have tire issues.
Lotus will be there to capitalize in the even that both Mercedes and McLaren have the issues mentioned.
The way the season has gone, we could easily see a 7th winner in 7 races. Schumacher, Hamilton, Raikkonen, or Grosjean should all be in the hunt.
We could also see our first repeat winner, with Button and Rosberg being strong contenders.
Ross
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Epic typo is epic. Fixed 👍I think he meant winners instead of races. 6 different winners, 18 more to have a crackI wonder what the odds are on Karthikeyan winning a race...
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I read that there wouldn't be a double DRS
