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.
 
Well, it was exciting due to the Merc's unreliability. I thought Nico was a little fortunate to avoid a penalty for running through the chicane, but at least the stewards were consistent on that. Max will probably be a little unpopular down at Marussia this evening. A big repair bill for them. Desperately sorry for both Perez and Massa - not sure yet who was to blame for that, but really Felipe should have been ahead of not only Perez, but Vettel as well by then - he didn't make use of the tyre advantage he had.

Good effort from Button as well, and a shame for Lewis that he wasn't able to ride out the problems the Mercs had.

Advantage Nico then, and a big boost for Red Bull before a race on their own track. Congratulations to Danny Ricc, after what happened in Melbourne, and the way he took the DQ.
 
If they would have given Nico a penalty for doing that, they would also would have given one to........who the hell did it with Raikkonen?

Funny how Chilton was trying to shove it into Bianchi's shoe's for crashing.

Shame for the DNF for Lewis. Seems the luck is on Nico's side.....for now.

Vettel got unlucky with the pitstops, but he regained that luck when avoiding Massa.
 
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I am sure that Red Bull will try to convince themselves that they had a good race but the fact is that until the problems hit Mercedes they were over a pit stop ahead of the Red Bulls. When the BBC interviewed Horner when the Austro Ring was mentioned he swiftly said Red Bull Ring, and that they were busy preparing it by adding a large number of fast bends with no straight longer that 400 metres. I think that he was joking, but you never know.:D
 
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