Poll Out of Ten - 2014 Canadian Grand Prix

[Andyoak]

I rarely give max marks but I have today; and for the same reasons I did it last time (2011)... It had my wife on the edge of her seat until the very end.

 

[Jen]

9. Can't be doing with bland and that certainly was not bland!

 

[Road of Bones]

A fine race, more "old school" with reliability and collisions playing their part, good to see a new winner (even if we did have to suffer a happy Horner afterwards), and JB does 2 cars in one corner to finish an excellent 4th - pity we never got to see that though, but understandable considering what was happening at the sharp end. I give it a thoroughly enjoyable 8.

 

[ramilas1]

Finally, we have the ingredients for an interesting race in 2014 - new regulations change must be made immediately!

All cars painted silver must have KERS disconnected automatically 1/3 way through race and a random number of them must a brake disc removed at the earliest pit-stop opportunity.

There you go, Bernie, all sorted - just the little matter of zee slightly crazy amigos from South America for you to deal with!

 

[Legs]

The racing wasn't as close as Bahrain, but the race was more exciting. At times, Hamilton, Rosberg, Massa and Perez all looked likely winners. Cracking stuff. A 10.

 

[Lewywo4]

14.

14.... I would agree if Lewis had won, but unfortunately he dropped out.

Since Smiley had won his first GP a......10

 

[soccerman17]

Some decent TV direction would've given it a 9. And some passing out front at the end rather than a tense train.

 

[FB]

We are going to have to have some stonking races later in the season to beat this.

 

[jez101]

Some decent TV direction would've given it a 9. And some passing out front at the end rather than a tense train.

I agree, that worst the worst editing I have seen for years. How many times did we cut away to a meaningless pit or crowd shot when someone was going off line or starting a passing move.

 

[Sh4dow85]

9 - The reliability of the cars is starting to spoil it a little for me. Too many, too often.

 

[Legs]

9 - The reliability of the cars is starting to spoil it a little for me. Too many, too often.

Are you for real? Only 6 cars retired due to unreliability - only one of which was a frontrunner (Hamilton). Rosberg's unreliability absolutely made the race. If the Mercedeses hadn't had problems, do you think it would have been as good a race?

 

[Andyoak]

We need more unreliability... some of the best racing was in the turbo era of the 80's when you never new when the engine would give out; or the 70's when they were pushing chassis design and weight saving.

Unreliability rules.

 

[Dario Resta]

I went for a 9. You must leave space, always you must leave space......

 

[Slyboogy]

I went for a 9. You must leave space, always you must leave space......

 

[Andyoak]

Mind you, anything that traps an audi and keeps them from tailgating me is good!

 

[Hamberg]

Mind you, anything that traps an audi and keeps them from tailgating me is good!

Drive faster then!

 

[Chad Stewarthill]

He can't go any faster because of the Peugeot six inches ahead of his front bumper.

 

[Bushi]

Gave it an 8, partly because it was due to the Merc's being hurt than trough pace they lost.
But it was fun to see.

 

[Sh4dow85]

Are you for real? Only 6 cars retired due to unreliability - only one of which was a frontrunner (Hamilton). Rosberg's unreliability absolutely made the race. If the Mercedeses hadn't had problems, do you think it would have been as good a race?

Yes, I am for real, and I'm entitled to my own opinion thank you, just as you're entitled to yours. I know there will always be mechanical failures, but personally I prefer there to be fewer, not more (unless it's Vettel... ). And yes, I do think it would have been just as good of a race if neither Hamilton and Rosberg had had issues, as it would have been interesting to see Hamilton take on Rosberg and see how that played out. I like a race to be between the best drivers to see who has the skill to get the flag first, not to see whose car lasts the longest...

 

[Legs]

I suspect you're very much in the minority there. After all, between Malaysia and Monaco we saw five straight Hamilton-Rosberg reliability-unaffected races and only Bahrain came anywhere close to the kind of excitement we saw at Montreal. You would have hated F1 in the 60s, 70s and 80s!