2011 Canadian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Jonouchi · Post by **Jonouchi** » 12 Jun 2011, 17:47

Red flag! So Kamui gets his fresh tyres on too! Now, how does this work with the two hour limit?

Walsh_e · Post by **Walsh_e** » 12 Jun 2011, 17:47

What Brundle said "The reason Kobayashi is second is because he hasn't pitted"

What Brundle meant to say "The reason Kobayashi is second is because he is pure awesome"

Red Flag finally!

TomPryce · Post by **TomPryce** » 12 Jun 2011, 17:47

RED FLAG

Mister Fungus · Post by **Mister Fungus** » 12 Jun 2011, 17:47

RED FLAG!!! Kamui-san in 2nd gets to change tires!

S951 · Post by **S951** » 12 Jun 2011, 17:47

despite the red flag guys for kamui and glock this is good free tyre change

also a shout goes to pedro 9th very nice

howardmb · Post by **howardmb** » 12 Jun 2011, 17:48

Red flag! Bummer...

sswishbone · Post by **sswishbone** » 12 Jun 2011, 17:48

Team can now switch to a full wet setup according to Chandhok, this could get mental in the restart.

WeirdKerr · Post by **WeirdKerr** » 12 Jun 2011, 17:48

ok....here we go.... abandon this.... half points now.... and dq vettel he crossed the red line.....

Bob · Post by **Bob** » 12 Jun 2011, 17:48

Hmm, at least Kamui gets a free tyre change.

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 12 Jun 2011, 17:49

Red flag and Kobayashi profits big time, saving an entire pitstop. And Massa loosing his cool there.

dinizintheoven · Post by **dinizintheoven** » 12 Jun 2011, 17:49

Jonouchi wrote:Red flag! So Kamui gets his fresh tyres on too!

In Monaco, we moaned. Not today. Kamui-san, this is your really big break.

Blackmore · Post by **Blackmore** » 12 Jun 2011, 17:50

I don't know why they bother making wet tyres.

sswishbone · Post by **sswishbone** » 12 Jun 2011, 17:50

lol Rob Smedley complaining that Vettel and Kobayashi are in the wrong place, awesome

Post by **mario** » 12 Jun 2011, 17:51

Jonouchi wrote:Why is Kamui not pitting? Either the Sauber really is *that* good on its tyres, especially the wet ones, or they're missing a trick here.

And oh dear, Jaime, how's that full wet setup working for you?

Also, fourty minutes to do 23 laps...it might be close as to whether or not we get to the finish?

Kravitz was saying that the wet tyres he saw that had come off the Red Bull car were only lightly worn (and looking at the tyres on Kobayashi's tyres, he still has plenty of tread depth). Speaking of which, this is perfect for Kobayashi - he can switch to a new set of wet tyres ahead of the re-start, effectively getting a free pit stop, so he might be looking at a very good points haul - assuming the race is restarted.

shinji · Post by **shinji** » 12 Jun 2011, 17:52

Kamui 2nd?

WeirdKerr · Post by **WeirdKerr** » 12 Jun 2011, 17:52

Oh No the Island is sinking......

ADx_Wales · Post by **ADx_Wales** » 12 Jun 2011, 17:53

Didnt hear what massa said.

Go Home Colin Farrell.

sswishbone · Post by **sswishbone** » 12 Jun 2011, 17:53

That track is totally coated in water, there is no tarmac, just pure water, this is not starting anytime soon, possibly at all

Whoa! It's become a radio show now!

GwilymJJames · Post by **GwilymJJames** » 12 Jun 2011, 17:54

Statistic: Monaco/Canada are the first consecuativly red-flagged races since France/Canada 1998.

Valrys · Post by **Valrys** » 12 Jun 2011, 17:54

If it's so wet you're falling off......drive slower.

It does look so wet to be impossible just now, but they brought the safety car out unnecessarily, even if the Red Flag was needed.

ADx_Wales · Post by **ADx_Wales** » 12 Jun 2011, 17:56

Hamilton: "He Moved Across"

Ahem? He stuck to the racing line more like.

Collieafc · Post by **Collieafc** » 12 Jun 2011, 17:56

Interestingly, even Hamilton thinks that the start shouldnt have been Safety Car-ed

Debaser · Post by **Debaser** » 12 Jun 2011, 17:57

Where are Monsoon tyres when you need them?

sswishbone · Post by **sswishbone** » 12 Jun 2011, 17:58

Hamilton believes Button turned in, I'm with Massa, ban this clot for a race or two

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 12 Jun 2011, 18:00

redbulljack14 wrote:What was Hamilton doing?

Doesn't matter what he was doing! :lol:

Jonouchi · Post by **Jonouchi** » 12 Jun 2011, 18:00

Lewis always goes on the "oh we should be driving!" route though. I bet that if he hadn't have crashed out he would have complained about the safety car coming out again.

As it stands, Kobayashi will move in to 8th place in the drivers standings

Vepe · Post by **Vepe** » 12 Jun 2011, 18:00

Debaser wrote:Where are Bridgestone tyres when you need them?

Fixed.

AllAmericanReject · Post by **AllAmericanReject** » 12 Jun 2011, 18:01

Webber has a right to be mad at Hamilton. Button doesn't. If you're on a straight, drive straight. Schumacher drove Hamilton off the road at the hairpin and Hamilton had to take to the grass. Button drove Hamilton off the road and there was no grass, just a wall, so they collided.

WeirdKerr · Post by **WeirdKerr** » 12 Jun 2011, 18:02

i wanna see the guys given those trucks with the brushes and told to race....

Mister Fungus · Post by **Mister Fungus** » 12 Jun 2011, 18:04

I don't understand why people blame Hamilton, was he supposed to drive into the wall? What is the reasoning here?

Ferrim · Post by **Ferrim** » 12 Jun 2011, 18:04

Autosport Live wrote:18:02 Kobayashi remains in his car, totally enveloped in a cover.

Kobayashi-san is not afraid of water. Water is afraid of Kobayashi-san.

Mister Fungus wrote:I don't understand why people blame Hamilton, was he supposed to drive into the wall? What is the reasoning here?

Hamilton was supposed to ease off. Button was just following the usual race line down that straight, that is not straight.

patrick · Post by **patrick** » 12 Jun 2011, 18:04

I think button was just staying on the line, which does move across like that. He's not really the kind of guy to just cut people up.
How about KOB though :mrgreen:

GwilymJJames · Post by **GwilymJJames** » 12 Jun 2011, 18:05

Points if we don't restart:

Vettel - 155.5
Hamilton - 85
Webber - 82
Button - 76.5
Alonso - 71
Heidfeld - 35
Massa - 31.5
Kobayashi - 28
Petrov - 26
Rosberg - 26
Schumacher - 14
Sutil - 8
Buemi - 7
Di Resta - 6
Barrichello - 2
Perez - 2
De la Rosa - 1

sswishbone · Post by **sswishbone** » 12 Jun 2011, 18:06

I blame Hamilton because the racing line on this track is to fade gradually to the left in anticipation of the right kink, he should know more than anyone that Button is a smooth to the line driver, so he knew he'd go there, the move was never on, he was an idiot, end of story

Guzuky · Post by **Guzuky** » 12 Jun 2011, 18:06

Enforcer wrote:Vettel: "it's undriveable, unsafe etc."

Translation: "Oh ****, Kobayashi is behind me! Stop the race!"

HAHAHA I thought the same

patrick · Post by **patrick** » 12 Jun 2011, 18:07

Where did that beastly red SLS come from!

WeirdKerr · Post by **WeirdKerr** » 12 Jun 2011, 18:08

Bernie you can turn the sprinklers off now......

sswishbone · Post by **sswishbone** » 12 Jun 2011, 18:08

Crofty thinks the drains might be backing up, if that happens race will definitely not start

LionZoo · Post by **LionZoo** » 12 Jun 2011, 18:09

I felt that Webber did leave Hamilton with enough room, but Button squeezed Hamilton up against wall.

Can we just cancel the race now? Not only for the obvious, but because it would be a half point race and with the pace that Vettel seems to have up front, half points would be a good damage limitation exercise for the championship excitement.

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 12 Jun 2011, 18:09

If the race doesn't restart, Vettel wins this one too... but since a certain Japanese driver is second... I DON'T CARE