*** 2007 Canadian GP ***

[sameerrao]

Montreal free practice session 2 times
1. ALONSO McLaren 1m16.550s
2. MASSA Ferrari 1m17.090s
3. HAMILTON McLaren 1m17.307s
4. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m17.515s
5. HEIDFELD BMW 1m17.827s
6. ROSBERG Williams 1m17.992s
7. BARRICHELLO Honda 1m18.108s
8. FISICHELLA Renault 1m18.130s
9. WEBBER Red Bull 1m18.181s
10. SATO Super Aguri 1m18.309s
11. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m18.316s
12. KUBICA BMW 1m18.399s
13. BUTTON Honda 1m18.474s
14. LIUZZI Toro Rosso 1m18.493s
15. DAVIDSON Super Aguri 1m18.545s
16. SPEED Toro Rosso 1m18.602s
17. WURZ Williams 1m18.871s
18. TRULLI Toyota 1m18.895s
19. SCHUMACHER Toyota 1m19.331s
20. ALBERS Spyker 1m19.453s
21. SUTIL Spyker 1m19.662s
22. KOVALAINEN Renault 1m20.519s

[sameerrao]

James Allen's comments

FRIDAY FORM GUIDE


Friday practice in Montreal emphasised once again just what a demanding track the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is. And as James Allen explains, expect drivers, cars and tyres to be pushed to the absolute limit this weekend in what he expects to be the most unpredictable race of the year so far.


Montreal is a really tough examination of a car and driver.

The track is low in grip and takes time to rubber in. Off-line it is treacherously slippery and if you do go off-line most of the track is lined with walls.

Hit or even glance one of those and you bend the suspension as many drivers did today.

The cars take a real beating over the kerbs and it is the hardest race of the year on brakes, with four big stops on every lap.

Then there is the chaos of the safety car, which is deployed here more often than anywhere else.

This can catch out even a dominant car if it comes at the wrong moment and the order in qualifying is unlikely to be the order at the end of the race.



Tyre management


This year the race is going to be made even more tricky by the tyre choice.

Judging from what we saw today the graining (surface rubber ripping off the tyre) was bad and the degradation (drop in lap time) is pretty severe – over the course of four laps on the super-soft tyre Raikkonen’s lap times went from 1m18.2s to 1m19.2s.

So if you factor in the fuel burned over the four laps, the tyre lost 1.3s of performance in four laps!

Managing the tyres on Sunday will therefore be the key to doing well.

Bridgestone decided to go very aggressive on the tyres this weekend, bringing the soft and super-soft from the range.

At the start of the year the plan was to use the super-soft only in Monaco but over the course of testing Bridgestone found that the super-soft would be worth trying in Montreal and at Budapest, both tracks where the grip level is notoriously low.

The problem, according to one driver I spoke to, is that the super-soft tyres this year have a casing which is quite old technology and it doesn’t work the compound as the 2006 casings used to.

There is no doubt that over a single flying lap the super-soft is faster and so we will see everyone using it in qualifying, as in Monaco.

But the soft is a more consistent race tyre, so that will be the one most people use over two of the three stints.


The battle resumes


Alonso looks very fast and he is the man to beat on Sunday, but his margin today of 0.8s over Hamilton is exaggerated.

Alonso did his usual trial run on 30kg of fuel to simulate the conditions at the end of qualifying tomorrow.

His 1m16.5s was very impressive and in other runs he did a total of four laps faster than Raikkonen’s best in the Ferrari.

Massa popped in at the end with a quick lap, but we don’t know how much fuel he had in the car.

If he was doing the same programme as Alonso then Ferrari are in trouble in qualifying. It’s always hard to say.

Ferrari were chasing it at bit early on but they found the sweet spot on set-up as the day progressed.

I’m not sure what the balance of power will be like on Sunday, but the Ferrari does manage its tyres very well over the long runs, so that will help them.

But in general I think that the McLaren is the faster car at the moment.

Lewis did not take the fuel out and set his times on a higher load.

He was learning this track today and trying not to hit any walls. He came through well and matched Alonso’s times for most of the day.

I’m not sure that he will beat Alonso this weekend as this is a particular circuit. I still think Indy is his best chance.


Toyota's troubles


Toyota are very concerned tonight about the double suspension breakage on Trulli’s car.

He twice broke the front suspension on the kerb at turn eight. He had not hit the wall beforehand.

This track is no worse than others we visit in terms of suspension load and Toyota have identified the upright as the problem.

According to other team’s engineers, it is not a part you can strengthen easily at the track, especially the other side of the Atlantic.

Toyota are saying tonight that they are “hopeful” of being able to continue this weekend.


The outside bets


The Red Bull looks pretty fast once again, but they need to get the car to the finish.

Mark Webber has yet to score a point in 2007, despite running in the points on several occasions.

I fancy them to get a good result this weekend.

Same for BMW. The car looks very consistent and fast here and as long as they don’t go for a kamikaze strategy as they did in Monaco, they could get their first podium of the season this weekend.

It was very hot today and it’s forecast to cool down over the next two days, with rain forecast for tonight, which will wash the track clean again.

This is set to be the most unpredictable race of the year so far.

[ZfrkS62]

if the report is right about Hamilton's fuel load and learning the track, then Alonso is in trouble. He better pray for team orders. I foresee Hamilton standing on top of the podium sunday afternoon for the first time.

I hate to say it, but i think this year belongs to McLaren. They consistently are faster in practice and give the Ferraris a run for their money in qualifying. during the race, the only thing that lets them down is their pit strategy where Ferrari always shines.

I want to see BMW come up another spot this weekend and take a podium. They have made leaps and bounds over last year and it would be a shame not to see it progress in North America.

[bultaco_metralla]

if the report is right about Hamilton's fuel load and learning the track, then F1's Lance Bass is in trouble

....and Massa, and Kimmi, and Kubica... and all the pilots LMAO!!

Since Monaco i dont believe a shit about Hamilton Strategies..... its all the english press with his rumours, Hamilton isnt going to win in Canada... trust me!! maybe he tastes THE CHAMPIONS WALL !!! LMAO!!

We have a great day on sunday, F1, MotoGP, NadalVSFederer and soccer, in fact ive met some friends for sunday, pizza + beer + ALPHA MALE BEHAVIOUR !! LMAO!

[Mattk]

Hmm, I think it's still too early to call. One good thing about these new qualifying procedures is that you can really get a sense of how the race may progress.

But, I really do think this could be McLaren's year if Ferrari don't pick up the pace.

[saadie]

that run on fumes by al0nso was grand!! ... flawless ....

hamilton is not living upto expectations to be honest ..... but away .. cant wait for qualification .... :\ frigging 10 hours from now :lol:

[Mattk]

hamilton is not living upto expectations to be honest

Podium positions in every race is not living up to expectations? What more did you expect?

[blinkmeat]

2007 Canadian Grand Prix
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points

1 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.071

2 6 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:16.459

3 1 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.465

4 5 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:16.666

5 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:16.864

6 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:16.975

7 15 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:17.071

8 8 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:17.329

9 14 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:17.391

10 23 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 1:17.391

11 3 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:17.454

12 7 Jenson Button Honda 1:17.468

13 10 Robert Kubica BMW 1:17.601

14 12 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:17.624

15 19 Scott Speed STR-Ferrari 1:17.742

16 11 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:17.748

17 18 Vitantonio Liuzzi STR-Ferrari 1:17.799

18 20 Adrian Sutil Spyker-Ferrari 1:18.270

19 9 Nick Heidfeld BMW 1:18.428

20 17 Alexander Wurz Williams-Toyota 1:18.489

21 4 Heikki Kovalainen Renault 1:18.758

22 21 Christijan Albers Spyker-Ferrari 1:18.933



At least Z know's what he's talking about :roll:

[Svensson]

Hamilton grabs pole, finally! :D
Hope he will kick Alstronzo's ass tomorrow too.

[Svensson]

What makes it even more impressive is that this weekend is the first time Hamilton has ever driven here.

[saadie]

hamilton is not living upto expectations to be honest

Podium positions in every race is not living up to expectations? What more did you expect?

he has never really been under pressure, he has never won .. this was his first ever pole .... ;) ...

only got to see q3 ... damn good work by hamilton and heidfeld!!! 8) 8)

ferraris are going down :\

[5vz-fe]

This has been traditionally a Ferrari track, something is seriously wrong here!

[bmagni]

This has been traditionally a Ferrari track, something is seriously wrong here!

yeah, Massa's lap was lame... Kimi was ok...

[saadie]

aahaha .. :lol:


Pos No Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3

1 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.576 1:15.486 1:15.707

2 1 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.562 1:15.522 1:16.163

3 9 Nick Heidfeld BMW 1:17.006 1:15.960 1:16.266

4 6 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:16.468 1:16.592 1:16.411

5 5 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:16.756 1:16.138 1:16.570

6 15 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:17.315 1:16.257 1:16.913

7 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:17.016 1:16.190 1:16.919

8 10 Robert Kubica BMW 1:17.267 1:16.368 1:16.993

9 3 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:16.805 1:16.288 1:17.229

10 12 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:17.324 1:16.600 1:17.747

11 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:17.490 1:16.743

12 18 Vitantonio Liuzzi STR-Ferrari 1:17.541 1:16.760

13 8 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:17.011 1:17.116

14 14 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:17.436 1:17.304

15 7 Jenson Button Honda 1:17.522 1:17.541

16 19 Scott Speed STR-Ferrari 1:17.433 1:17.571

17 23 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 1:17.542

18 11 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:17.634

19 4 Heikki Kovalainen Renault 1:17.806

20 17 Alexander Wurz Williams-Toyota 1:18.089

21 20 Adrian Sutil Spyker-Ferrari 1:18.536

22 21 Christijan Albers Spyker-Ferrari 1:19.196

[Svensson]

Have I read correctly? Takuma Sato 5th? :shock:



That's not the final result, he'll start from 11th place tomorrow :wink:

[DeMoN]

After many life-related problems, Im back in South America on vacations till August probablly, now that my absence reason has been established...

GO FRIGGIN MCLAREN!!!

LOL @ Ferrari 4th.

All kidding aside, Hamilton is a great driver. 1st time on tracks and still manages pole positions. Anyone saying he isnt that good and that he hasnt been under pressure (i recall Massa being the one making the mistake of not braking in time not Hamilton) is just lieing to himself.

[ZfrkS62]

^ someone confirm that there is a ghost on the forum! :shock:

[5vz-fe]

not ghost, demon lol

[sameerrao]

C'mon Hamilton - you deserve a win today :)

[DeMoN]

watching the commentaries in Spanish at the moment, damn its funny how these people talk, and spanish is my mother-language!

And yeah, no ghost... good 'ol DeMoN


btw, anyone else having trouble on viewing unread threads? When I log and click "View posts since last visit" I get nothing, and uppon pressing HOME to click link again, it says there are 0 unread posts =(

[DeMoN]

Goddamned assholeonso first trying to take Hamilton's position and now he keeps making mistakes for which Massa now took advantage of.

Anyone else online watching?

[Svensson]

^ Yep! Safety car situation now, because Sutil crashed into the wall.

[Svensson]

OMG :shock: :shock: MEGACRASH by Kubica!!! Let's hope he's ok...

[DeMoN]

Its been several laps and still safety car out, Kubica's head seems to have bounced maaany times... I hope he is fine but it looks really really bad.

[Svensson]

A few screenshots of the crash:

http://ss.roy.servehttp.com/3/screenshot375.jpg
http://ss.roy.servehttp.com/3/screenshot371.jpg
http://ss.roy.servehttp.com/3/screenshot372.jpg
http://ss.roy.servehttp.com/3/screenshot373.jpg

Latest news is that Kubica is fully conscious and is talking to the doctors at the moment, complaining about the pain in his feet.
Shows again how strong those F1 safety cells are!

[MortyBubba]

Kubica's manager just talked to him, and he is consious (awake sry for spl) so far no apperent injuries

[ZfrkS62]

FUCK!

I was waiting for the race to come on on SPEED, but for some stupid ass reason it's on Fox :x I missed Kubica's wreck and i have no clue as to what lap they're on. god dammit :?

[DeMoN]

dont worry, more safety cars are comming out. This is a speed of avoidance not speed it seems =/

fourth time the safety car is out. Im worried that Lewis might make a mistake that will cost him his 1rst place even though he keeps beating the BMW but safety cars put them together again.

Alonso is showing how good he can be, ever since he tried to outtake Lewis and thought Lewis would move over for him to take 1st place, A|onso is making mistakes over and over.

[Svensson]

:lol: Rotflmao, Sato passes Alstronzo!! Best overtaking action of the race :D

[MortyBubba]

Kubica has broken his leg. He is very very lucky, it could of been a lot worse. Hope he recovers fast and gets back behind the wheel of an F1 car again.

[Svensson]

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o102/Phobo_Freddy/satofans.jpg

sato overtook lance on the outside lane :-o, wurz on the 3rd place with a broken rear wing and Heidfeld on the 2nd - what a great end of the race
^ I laughed my ass off when Sato went by and I saw those people :lol:

Hamilton FTW!

http://ss.roy.servehttp.com/3/screenshot389.jpg

[bmagni]

Go Sato, Go Sato, Go Lewis, Go Lewis !!!!! :P

[DeMoN]

Finally, Hamilton got what he wanted! There goes another record Schumacher does not have. I hope more titles like these end up under Hamilton's belt, he deserves them!

[bmagni]

Finally, Hamilton got what he wanted! There goes another record Schumacher does not have. I hope more titles like these end up under Hamilton's belt, he deserves them!

what record are you talking about?

[Z3uS]

Hamilton deserved to win.
The race was quite bad imo, lots of safety car and that nasty crash involving Kubica.

The highlight was for sure Sato overtaking Alonso and the 2 guys celebrating.

[saadie]

fucking shitt i missed the race of the century !!!! :cry: :cry: :cry:

great work by hamilton !!! 8) he still needs to prove hes up there tho
great work by heidfeld and wurz .. and omfg that crash by kubica and sato overtaking a|onso :lol: ... i need the full race :| .....

[Svensson]

great work by hamilton !!! 8) he still needs to prove hes up there tho

He just did. 8)

[xecutioner]

to many things to talk about so l'll just say

kubica's accident was scarey and it was unbelievable to see him just come out of that with a broken leg

well done to lewis and i hope u win alot more this year and take the title

well done to SATO for passing that dumb ass

THAT HAS TO BE THE MOMENT OF THE YEAR

alonso stuffing up the 1st corner 4 times haha he was driving likes hes never driven a f1 car before and we will see alot more of that in the coming races bc he cant hack that lewis is way faster then him

kimmi? dunno about thim rite

massa and fisi getting black flagged when the safety car wasnt anywhere near the main straight

[yeckmohr]

Congratulations to Lewis Hamilton and McLaren Mercedes for this incredible driving.
Mercedes won today the DTM and Formula One - what a great day for us.

Lewis Hamilton did a great job.

Greetings also to BMW and Robert Kubica after this huge crash.

[blue8]

Very exciting and unpredictable Canadian GP!! I heard that Kubica's leg is broken and that probably means he won't be racing next week(??). Well, at least it isn't more serious than that. Al0nso committed a ton of mistakes, was passed by a Super Aguri, Ferrari was terrible and congratulations to Lewis Hamilton for a very well-deserved GP win!!

[bmagni]

^^being the first black person that wins a f1 race ;) j/k

lol ! it'd better not be something like "the first driver to win a race with x years, or with no underpants..."

[blue8]

I just remembered during the press conference, Hamilton and Heidfeld were trying hard to control themselves from bursting into laughter when talking about Al0nso's 1st corner mistake :lol:

[M4tt83]

It looked to me as though Alonso knew that he had to get his car in front of Hamilton's at the start of the race otherwise he would never get in front. Thankfully he couldn't pull it off. :fuck: What a tense race after that though with Hamilton pulling away at the front, only to lose it all again and again because of the safety car.

Also, I am very glad Kubica is comparatively OK after that awful crash. Seeing his body go limp when what was left of the car came to a stop was just horrible. :cry:

[sameerrao]

What a crazy race. More like WWE than F1 with all the plot changes. :D

Hamilton got a well deserved win. He was faultless today. Heidfeld and Sato did a fantastic job to finish where they were. I think Wurz and Kovaleinen were lucky with the safety car situation.

Sato's overtake on Alonso and pulling away from Raikkonen was the best part of the race for me. :D I think his soft tires were lasting better than the super softs of the other two.

Alonso was pathetic today - a very unchampionlike performance. Of course Montreal and Indy are his bogie tracks. And his violent swerving on to the track after missing the turn one was deplorable. He did it four times today as well doing the same in Barcelona after his off there. He must think the effing track belongs to him and everyone else should yield. I wonder if all the MS bashers were paying attention to their golden boy driving recklessly today. :roll: :bad-words:

Kimi was pathetic (he was lousy even before he got Kubica's car bits stuck on his wing). Bring MS back. Massa and Fisi did OK at best.

C'mon Hamilton - Keep doing what you are doing and the crown's yours in a few month's time. Amazing job!

Good to hear Kubica pulled thru OK - fucking violent crash. I got scared for a few minutes when we couldnt see his head move after the car landed sideways. He is a lucky boy! I am glad F1 cars are built so safe. If this happened 15 years ago we would have been preparing for his funeral. 8)

[5vz-fe]

Yep, the race confirms to re-echo the talent of Hamilton. Very disappointed at Kimi to be honest. So far he hasn't impress me this season. Massa....oh massa, why do you give away points like that (Ferrari should prolly be responsible for part of this).

Not a bad Canadian GP, full of surprises and action.

[5vz-fe]

lol, can you blame them? The rules have been changing alot every season.

I must say tho, so far into this season, I am pretty happy. At first I thought I would enjoy F1 less because of the leaving of MS, but all the surprises and equalness makes things pretty exciting.

[bultaco_metralla]

new stupid safety car rule... that fucked up alonso, rosberg, fisichella and Massa...

Thoought the worst thing when saw Kubicas crash... OMFG !!! just think in that crash 10 years before.... scaring....

Great Job by Hamilton !! Finally first win!!! Very lucky and nice manouveur of McLaren pitting hamilton just after Heidfield and just before a safety car that would have ruined a deserved victory !

Alonso had a terrible day... the worst race he has made since...ever?? pffff lots of problems with tyres and very bad luck with that fucking safety and new rule... the first tyres fucked in the first curve... out of line... bye bye... and some more mistakes made his tyres like oldies all the race lmao... lets see Indianapolis

[5vz-fe]

^u seem to forgot to mention his big screw up in the first corner :mrgreen:

Quote from Alonso:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6739469.stm

"It always makes the races a lottery and you need luck.

"I had to stop on lap 24, and the safety car came out on lap 24, I had to stop on lap 49-50 and it came out on lap 47, and that was the race for me.

"My team-mate benefited the most. As I said, the safety car is a lottery and there can't be a race where you are more out of luck than I have been.

"There will be other times when it will be my turn to have a good race and the rest will have all the bad luck."

[Svensson]

Apparently Kubica got away from the accident completely uninjured, not even a broken leg as some reports mentioned. Still not 100% sure about that, but things are looking good for him! He is expected to leave hospital tomorrow.

Small video of the crash:
:arrow: YouTube

Here's a high res pic of him in the car during the crash. Incredible how the car got totally wrecked and he is fine. :shock:
:arrow: http://www.imagesf1.com/2007/sauber/27.jpg

[EnzoLover]

What a HUGE accident of Kubica!!!

More high res photos of the same site that Svensson said

http://www.imagesf1.com/2007/sauber/25.jpg

http://www.imagesf1.com/2007/sauber/26.jpg

http://www.imagesf1.com/2007/sauber/24.jpg

http://www.imagesf1.com/2007/sauber/20.jpg

http://www.imagesf1.com/2007/sauber/21.jpg

http://www.imagesf1.com/2007/sauber/23.jpg

http://www.imagesf1.com/2007/sauber/22.jpg

I think he broken the leg... i saw early one picture that show the foot of Kubica almost out of the cockpit, but i cant find the pic again...

[twboy1999]

http://ss.roy.servehttp.com/3/screenshot373.jpg

i am in the picture

i just came back from the grand prix weekend

during the accident i had the debris flying at my face... i dun think i will ever see such a high speed crash in my life again,, the noise was loud, bang bang bang, and i see him fliping throught the air, and came to a stop slowly

just an incredible sighting


and yeah, F1 cars are loud as fuck

[ZfrkS62]

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/motorsports/3010AP_CAR_Canadian_GP_Kubica_Crash.html?source=my pi

apparently he got away unscathed. they originally thought he had a broken ankle but later said he didn't.

that was definitely a wicked wreck and i'm amazed that he didn't get a concussion. What did he hit when airborne though? Something rips the right front suspension off right after he takes flight.

[nthfinity]

whats amazing to me is this
http://youtube.com/watch?v=2FtQkNbOb3k&mode=related&search=

i'm not sure how fast kubica was going... but the aero on these cars is simply insane... he had at least a 25-30 degree angle of attack, yet never continued lifting off the ground more then a few feet... amazing the car didn't go up and over the barrier more then anything else IMO...

amazing he is almost unhurt even!

[acmarttin]

Oh.....my.........god........

first race I miss all season and it's the best one yet.

I hate work so fucking much. - yeah, I get called in on Sundays.

[blue8]

News: :roll:
Alonso dismisses Hamilton's win as 'very lucky`
http://www.planet-f1.com/story/0,18954,3213_2199285,00.html

Odd News: :lol:
http://images.teamtalk.com/07/06/240/12Beaver_229516.jpg
Davidson blames a beaver for wrecking his race:
http://www.planet-f1.com/story/0,18954,3213_2199424,00.html

[saadie]

^^ lucky .. aahaha .. hamilton owned just about everyone :lol:

and LMAO at davidson :lol:

[Svensson]

^^^ That Spanish foo is getting more and more ridiculous by the day :roll:
I really hope Hamilton gives Alstronzo a good run for his money.

[saadie]

just like jv got pole position and won his secons season ... very lucky indeed :P :lol:

[Svensson]

^ Jos Verstappen never got pole :?:

edit: Never mind, I get it... :idea::)

[bmagni]

News: :roll:
F1's Lance Bass dismisses Hamilton's win as 'very lucky`
http://www.planet-f1.com/story/0,18954,3213_2199285,00.html

Same as his first world chamionship - very lucky...

not really...
Alstronzo was lucky, Hamilton wasn't... the only ones that didn't get affected by the crashes were Hamilton and Heidfield... with or without safety cars Hamilton would have won, period.

[sameerrao]

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/motorsports/3010AP_CAR_Canadian_GP_Kubica_Crash.html?source=my pi

apparently he got away unscathed. they originally thought he had a broken ankle but later said he didn't.

that was definitely a wicked wreck and i'm amazed that he didn't get a concussion. What did he hit when airborne though? Something rips the right front suspension off right after he takes flight.

From the slow mo it looked he nudged his left front wheel to Trulli's right rear. This made him go airbone. He then bounced on the grass (it was damp from the rain - hence no real retardation) and hit the concrete barrier on the side of the track at an offset angle. This ripped of his right front and he carromed off back on the track this time flipping over several time.

Evil looking crash. I was really worried when he didnt move after the car came to a standstill. Possibly he was knocked unconscious.

[TopGearNL]

Great job by Hamilton, was only a question of where and when he was going to win :wink:

Glad to see Kubica was allright, god that was a serious crash :shock:

[TopGearNL]

^^ Yeah I noticed that, I think it was because the Safety car was escorting the Medical car to what was left of Kubica's car, thats all I can think off :bah:

[saadie]

it wasnt a safety car :lol: .. it just popped out for a few mins in front of the grid just to get to kubica ... im guessing its the medic's car ....

[TopGearNL]

^^ No!! The Safety car brought the medical car to the crashsite, it was clearly visible on the television. To be more specific, the CLK is the safety car and the C-class is the medical car.

[saadie]

what was the civic doin there tehn :s .... .... it had lights inside on the dashboard ... andd it only came out for one lap ... as far as i remember ... ....

a honda just dosnt deserve to be a safety car .. this has to be wrong !!!! :mrgreen: :lol:

[Jabba]

Highlights show coming up in the next hour or so on monkey 0X

[ZfrkS62]

News: :roll:
F1's Lance Bass dismisses Hamilton's win as 'very lucky`
http://www.planet-f1.com/story/0,18954,3213_2199285,00.html

says the guy that got overtaken on the outside by a Super Best Friends handled by Mr. Kamikaze and botched one turn 4 times :lol:

[TopGearNL]

what was the civic doin there tehn :s .... .... it had lights inside on the dashboard ... andd it only came out for one lap ... as far as i remember ... ....

a honda just dosnt deserve to be a safety car .. this has to be wrong !!!! :mrgreen: :lol:

Ohhh Saadie, the real CLK safety car was escorting the medical car to the crashsite right, that means that the real CLK safety car was occupied with that task, therefore the Honda took over the role as safety car leading the pack of F1 cars... :wink:

[novass]

What an unusual race :shock: BTW Fox's coverage sucked big ass donkey balls. I seemed like every 10 minutes there was some huge graphic for Baseball filling half the screen. I didn't tune in to watch the Formula 1 race because I was concerned when the stupid ass baseball game was gonna be! They also cut it short at the end so I didn't get to see the driver's interviews.

Hamilton had a perfect race and I am glad he got his first victory.

Alonso sucked it up big time, messed up on the same turn 4 times and got passed by Sato (nice work Sato! :D)

Kimi was practically useless but at least he didn't make the same mistake Massa and Fisi did :roll:

Glad to hear Kubica is okay, that was a pretty wicked crash.

[blue8]

Kimi was practically useless but at least he didn't make the same mistake Massa and Fisi did :roll:

Apparently Kimi's car was damaged:
odt revealed Raikkonen's car had been damaged twice over the course of the race, initially at the first corner after the

start when the front of his car collided with the back of Massa's and then when he hit debris from the BMW of Robert Kubica

following the Pole's horrendous crash.

In the circumstances, Raikkonen admitted he would settle for four points.

"It was a very difficult race for me, right from the beginning. I did not have that much grip at the start being on the dirty

side of the track and immediately after I hit Felipe's car with my front wing.

"Then there were so many safety-car periods that it caused chaos. On top of that, after Kubica's accident, a piece of debris

got stuck in my front wing and I had so much understeer and some difficulties with the brakes.

"All these problems put together made it a complicated race.

"At the end of the day, I picked up some points; it could have been better but it could also have been worse."

Just to clarify things, it was a groundhog and not a beaver that prevented Davidson a podium finish :roll: :lol:
http://f1.racing-live.com/f1/photos/imgactu/zoom07/ambiance-montreal-z-11_080607.jpg

[saadie]

Now the question is.... was that Honda hybrid? LOL! :lol:

if the race was in america .. it would've deffinetly been a hybrid :lol:

[5vz-fe]

More crap from Alonso.


"From the first moment, I wasn't completely comfortable. I am in an English team, with an English team-mate, who is doing brilliantly.

"We knew all the support and help would go his way. It is something I understand and I'm not complaining."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6744297.stm

STFU~!!!!! :fist:

[blinkmeat]

theories?

[Pokiou]

Theories.. there is no preference.. given.. Lewis is just faster. Maybe if Alonso pulled his finger out and started driving like a crazy white man.. he will win one.

[bmagni]

Theories.. there is no preference.. given.. Lewis is just faster. Maybe if F1's Lance Bass pulled his finger out and started driving like a crazy white man.. he will win one.

An English team with an English driver thats the moments sensation... I doubt they're being very equal... still Alstronzo can't handle the pressure

[Pokiou]

Hamilton is better... he should stfu!

[bmagni]

Theories.. there is no preference.. given.. Lewis is just faster. Maybe if F1's Lance Bass pulled his finger out and started driving like a crazy white man.. he will win one.

An English team with an English driver thats the moments sensation... I doubt they're being very equal... still Alstronzo can't handle the pressure

not being equal, nk they did shaft Hamilton in Monaco so go figure!!

didn't watch Monaco, so I really can't tell... I'm not saying Alstronzo is right anyways ;)

[DeMoN]

lol that would b funny, maybe then A|onsos' name will appear normal when posted on the forums then?

[blue8]

Robert Kubica won't be racing this weekend for the US GP. Sebastian Vettel will be taking his seat. So it's an all-German line-up in a German team, but I don't think we'll hear any whining from Kubica :wink:

[saadie]

cough-bullshit-cough .. i want kubica .... :roll: :)

edit : sorry for the mistake :)

but then again ... vettel will show how important it is to kick out the oldies like mark and david :lol: :lol: :P

[TopGearNL]

Doctors in Montreal said he was ok and that he could drive, and if the doctors in Indianapolis then don''t agree thats gotta suck big time!