2012 Canadian Grand Prix

[dhandeh]

Why didn't they show the footage from the wall camera?

It probably had its eyes closed, when it saw Ginsters coming round.

 

[gorsad]

Go go Gadget Lewis

 

[hornet_burnout]

Button on yellows... May mean nothing, may mean bunny hop attempt.

 

[mattythedog]

Vettel into the 1.13s! Incredible!

 

[hornet_burnout]

And that's what you save the wall cam for! Go Massa!

 

[Joie de vivre!]

Not sure if removing cascades from FW of Mercedes was a smart idea ...

 

[ECGadget]

Blimey! 1:13.9xx! That is a blistering lap time from Sebastian Vettel!

 

[hornet_burnout]

Button parks it, on yellows.

 

[MagpieRacer]

Button in garage.

Vettel going even faster.

 

[mattythedog]

Vettel takes Pole!

 

[dhandeh]

Finger time, good lap though. Only one to get into the 1.13's.

 

[hornet_burnout]

Well, Hamilton's Mac didn't drop as much as I was expecting, good!

 

[ECGadget]

Damn, I felt Schumacher had a fast lap on to at least get 2nd or 3rd... backed off... did he get blocked?

 

[Peter.]

Please rain tomorrow. Vettel cannot win.

 

[PAWEL17]

Vettel takes Pole!

You mean, "The Finger takes pole"

 

[mattythedog]

On pole by 3 tenths too! That's an amazing lap.

 

[gorsad]

The RB8 looks like the car to beat now. Hopefully we'll see a comeback from the Macs (especially Button) tomorrow.

 

[Prince.M5]

... did he get blocked?

It seems to me like a Ferrari in front of him got away in time but if he knew that the lap was ruined, why backed off a corner later? I don't think he got blocked, probably distracted but not blocked.

Anyway, the RB8 seems to look like an all-rounder. Not all that fast on straight but they gained a lot I think from the corners.

 

[hornet_burnout]

Webber, Macs, Mercs, Ferraris and even Grosjean still have a word to say. But looking very much like a Vettel cruise.

 

[chromatic9]

Yes, got the top 3 prediction right.

RedBull have yet to win in Canada so they say, so this could be the weekend they do.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Well not the weekend I wanted to see from Williams. I think that new rear wing helps but the drivers need to be really careful. Just not their weekend, also hoped Sauber could do something but nothing as far a quali goes.

 

[ECGadget]

It seems to me like a Ferrari in front of him got away in time but if he knew that the lap was ruined, why backed off a corner later? I don't think he got blocked, probably distracted but not blocked.

Yeah, not sure... he did have his hand up... I wonder if he was going for pole, and the Ferrari slowed him down a bit, then when he got the message that he could get it, he decided to back off? I dunno... I think 8th to 4th last year was good for him, 9th to 1st? Highly likely!

 

[PAWEL17]

Yeah, not sure... he did have his hand up... I wonder if he was going for pole, and the Ferrari slowed him down a bit, then when he got the message that he could get it, he decided to back off? I dunno... I think 8th to 4th last year was good for him, 9th to 1st? Highly likely!

Nope, Grosjean is in front of him.

 

[Prince.M5]

I think his ruined lap was more likely being up to 6th place but yeah, starting from 9th and 6th is quite a difference. If he was frustrated and giving some hand gesture, it's not surprising.

 

[hornet_burnout]

Just saw the pole replay, RBR works those bumps very, very well to add to Vettel's natural speed.

 

[ECGadget]

Nope, Grosjean is in front of him.

I think Grosjean will be a sitting duck against Schumi this time around... I think also he'll be in P6 by turn 1. Button should also make a place... and Vettel will lose 1 place...

 

[Famine]

It'll be the holes in the suspension...

 

[hornet_burnout]

It'll be the holes in the suspension...

Yes, then Hamilton and Vettel touch in T1 and the RB suspension disintegrates cause of those...

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Great qualifing! vettel or hamilton for the win 👍

 

[Prince.M5]

Just saw the pole replay, RBR works those bumps very, very well to add to Vettel's natural speed.

Indeed. Another car that rides the bumps well is the Sauber. The worst I think is McLaren. From some slow motion footage, it can be seen that the McLaren car bumps a lot especially under braking.