Canada 2116

[Tazio]

Bad luck Felipe Baggy!

[Tazio]

Looks like I'm well ahead of all you guys , eh ?

Alright then , let's look back 100 years from 2116 to the race weekend that starts tomorrow .
Strangely , the weather looks exactly the same , and the situation I described is almost identical , except that the cars have wheels and are not made of hemp .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4bc9UwZsYs

[steveaki13]

Nasty shunt for Felipe. The boss looks in good form.

I think Nico has a chance of outqualifying him though. Rarely does one Merc driver top all sessions.

[Nitrodaze]

It would be great if part of the race is wet to mix things up abit.

[Tazio]

I'm going with The Boss in this one. I think he is due for a hot streak, and Nicos streak has been broken. Just a gut feeling, and I think weather and which teams respond best will succeed.

[Tazio]

Practice 3 starts dry, with a rush to get out, I think it's starting to spit already!

[The Black Knight]

Interestingly it looked like Ferrari or Red Bull could challenge Mercedes for pole today. Looked like a very interesting FP3 and certainly have no idea whom is going to win or get pole this weekend. One would still fancy the Mercs but they have no engine upgrades, the rest do and it could have made that difference.

[steveaki13]

Good pole from Hamilton.

It is very close behind. I hope for a good race

[Nitrodaze]

Good pole from Hamilton.

It is very close behind. I hope for a good race

The climatic conditions during Q3 ensured that we did not get to see the true pace of the cars. Vettle thinks there is more in the Ferrari to be closer than he managed. Hamilton thinks there is more in the W07 to achieve mid to low 1.12 sec. Ferrari usually have stronger race pace than qualifying but are not so good in the wet. The Redbull seem to have very good race pace, well enough to give Ferrari a hard time. All things being equal, l would say Mercedes are going to have a relatively easy race, assuming their brakes hold up and no new gremlins appear during the race, and they both have a good start.

The race tomorrow would be great if it starts dry. If so, it would come down to who gets the best start off the line to the first corner. The Mercedes are abit weak starting off the line compared to the Ferrari and Redbull. Hence chances are that we may have Ferrari in the lead by the first corner. The Redbull may have an even better start. If it rains, the Ferrari may drift backwards and the Redbulls may move forward and take the fight to the Mercedes.

Sundays conditions suggests that even Ricciado in 4th can win the race.

[Bagwan]

One forecaster saying 80% chance of light rain in the afternoon , and a blistering 13C .

Other than the fact that they are still round at these temperatures , they don't have much relevant information about how the tires will react .

I just hope we don't see any safety car start nonsense like last race .