Comments on: Circuit to be partly resurfaced but will it be enough to save the Grand Prix?

By: kelebek

kelebek — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:45:36 +0000

most part avoiding the politics and constant verbal fisticuffs that seem to plague certain teams and drivers. Very nice to see RK finally rewarded for his always professional efforts.

By: kelebek

kelebek — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:43:29 +0000

Apart from Brazil this is the only GP in the Western Hemisphere, so they are more forgiving.

By: theRoswellite

theRoswellite — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:26:07 +0000

Gosh….a simple mistake.

The red exit lights are there for a very good reason.

Penalties are appropriate for LH and NR.

Fairly obvious from their speed that LH or KR (fast lap)would win…barring any other untoward event.

LH seems to have more trouble with car control in the pits than on the track.

Remember these lost points when the final race comes around.

Fantastic day for BMW…they have been a solid participant in F1 for many years, for the most part avoiding the politics and constant verbal fisticuffs that seem to plague certain teams and drivers. Very nice to see RK finally rewarded for his always professional efforts. I couldn’t have wished for a better podium….a bit of the old & the new.

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:01:13 +0000

And the IMSA sports cars have already been out there racing today which will not have done the surface any good either.

By: William Wilgus

William Wilgus — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:53:00 +0000

Unfortunately, tarmac (or whatever you wish to call it) takes 3 days to completely `cure’. I don’t look for the resurfacing to hold up.

By: Nick

Nick — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 13:28:38 +0000

apparently they are only allowed to have 2 events held in Montreal per year if I remember correctly…that’s why the champcar race got cancelled because Nascar’s Busch series held a race there.

The people probably complain about the noise I’m assuming……?!?

By: DG

DG — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 13:09:08 +0000

I think it would be Bernie who would cancel the race, not Max, and I wonder how much pressure it would take from the drivers and teams to make him do it, considering his ‘non-reaction’ at Indy in 2005, even though Michelin told him what the solution to the problem was (sorry, had to get that in!).
One of the problems is the lack of races on the circuit, which to me is Max’s problem because he should be encouraging the Canadians to host more races there, either under the FIA banner or a North American one. Then the track would be kept in better condition for longer in the year. Is it only British tracks that see action every weekend during the season?
Hammys comments are interesting, if he was the only one to see the way to cope with the situation during qualifying and others didnt. But I am sure that race engineers an drivers will be studying the video to see just what he did.
Are we liable to see the Canadians fined if there is carnage during the race, I wonder?

By: Lady Snowcat

Lady Snowcat — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 11:15:56 +0000

The Ferrari just can’t launch over the curbs like the Macca does…

They are better on curbs than last year but can’t go extreme…

By: Rabi

Rabi — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 11:03:35 +0000

What amazes me is that why the other teams never copped onto what Lewis was doing, especially Ferrari surely they must have scratched their heads at why Lewis was faster than them by a huge margin in the last sector.

As for the race who cares if it breaks up, those drivers are supposed to be the best in the world! After many years of watching boring processional races I welcome the prospect of having a crazy race happening – it happened in Melbourne and we all loved it.

By: Alianora La Canta

Alianora La Canta — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:42:23 +0000

The other thing about Lewis is that he’s putting all four tyres on the kerb for the penultimate corner. So if the run-up to the Wall of Champions breaks up, he probably won’t notice, but other people will be much slower and/or crash…