Grand Prix 2014 Canadian Grand Prix Practice, Qualifying & Race Discussion

The "European" Season continues in Canada at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Last year Vettel took pole and the win, somehow this season it doesn't look likely that there will be a repeat, rather we will see the two Mercedes drivers battling things out for win seven out of seven as Hamilton and Rosberg share the races out between them.

After Monaco Rosberg has returned to the top the drivers championship but is 4-2 down to Hamilton in race wins. Lewis likes Canada so perhaps this race will see things tip back in his favour. The big question will be the inter-team dynamic after Monaco. Rosberg's pole appears to have rankled Hamilton and he questioned the team tactics regarding the safety car. Perhaps a pole to flag win for the Englishman will put these things to the back of his mind.

Red Bull and Ferrari will battle to be the best of the rest, with Daniel Ricciardo proving that the decision to give him the "second" Red Bull seat has been more than justified. Force India, Toro Ross and McLaren will, almost certainly, be battling for the final places in the top 10 in both qualie and race with Hulkenberg and Perez likely to come out on top but pushed hard, especailly by Danial Kvyat who is looking to be a genuine talent. Quite how Lotus will perform remains to be seen with both cars and drivers blowing hot and cold in the first races of the season.

Marussia are unlikely to repeat their points scoring antics in Montreal but the lift the result in Monaco will have given them will hopefully propel them forward and bring interest from new sponsors. Sauber and Caterham will be at the back, or perhaps they will create a shock and suddenly find some pace.

So another Mercedes win, almost certainly. Which of the Mercedes drivers takes the win could have a huge effect on the rest of the season. Let's hope the for a good race. As well as your top 3 predictions I'd welcome your suggestions for victims of the Wall of Champions 2014.
 
Seb is at least "best of the rest" siffert_fan which is where I think he would rather be than everyone getting on his back about being beaten by his team mate. Wonder if his car will make it all the way round this race.
 
Andyoak Cool bait bro.

I was just saying given Hamilton's previous form at Montreal and the fact that Rosberg has never had a podium here I would have expected Hamilton to take pole position.

Maybe Nico is the better driver... after all he was hugging the shortest run to the line.
 
Maybe Hamilton felt the piece of track he was using was cleaner. They're both top drivers, Rosberg is proving to be absolutely top draw, something none of us knew until now, as he has never been in the position to put himself up against a driver like Hamilton when they're both in equal cars. Rosbergs' proving to be Hamiltons' equal and it's great to watch, though over the course of the year I still think Hamilton will be the 2014 Champion.
 
A note. Does anyone know that Lewis is the only team mate to defeat Rosberg in this track on saturday? The point is that Rosberg has been bloody good around this track on the past.

It does not surprise me at all to see Rosberg defeating Hamilton on this track yesterday.
 
Nico is becoming very good at hiding his ultimate pace too.

Lewis' long run on Friday was impressive but the conditions are different now. I have no idea how this is going to play out.
 
Should be between the Mercs and that should be where all the excitment is in the race today but its interesting to see how the queue is forming up to take advantage should they trip over each other.

Thought it was going to be Bottas in best watching spot but Vettel pulled something out of the bag to get the third spot. Did Danny Ric have an issue on his final run?
 
Thats fair enough. Canada has never been Ricciardo's best track but he has looked pretty much on the pace all weekend.

JEV is a bit of a Canada specialist so expecting a good run ftom him tomorrow. Kimi meanwhile still seems all over the place with his Ferrari.
 
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