Race 10 - 2025 Le Grandprix du Canada - Circuit de Gilles-Villeneuve Montreal

[Used to be Starter]

Apparently, it was groundhog damage to the front end of the floor. He seems to be having an unlucky spell of late. It is clear now that the SF25 is a dud; they have to move focus to their 2026 car. The SF25 seem to have maxed out

There've been groundhog issues on Ile Notre Dame since the track was first there. Impossible to get rid of them. And they love to play dodge with the cars. I've cleaned up more than one ex groundhog there.

[N. Jones]

I agree on Norris... but why in the world would you suggest we risk screwing up our only sun?

He would burn up before the sun's luminosity went down, so I think we're safe here.

[Bagwan]

I think Lando is getting a little too much stick for this .

Sure , he misjudged it , but not by that much , as within the next second he would have expected Oscar to move right to take a line a little closer to the racing line , or he wouldn't have made that first tight left .
Another point I think shouldn't be missed here is that Oscar wasn't tight to the side of the track , so a small amount of blame (very small , I admit) might be apportioned to him for leaving an enticing three quarters of a car width for a desperate team-mate to dive for .
A completely closed door might have avoided the clash completely .

I was well impressed with Lando taking responsibility right away .
That's what I expect from him , but I hope he sees it as as small an error as it was .

[Bagwan]

When I was a kid , I was responsible for groundhog control on our farm , and , as such , whacked an untold number of them with an old Winchester twenty-two .
I have no sympathy for the little rodents involved as they , in their cushy existence on the island , have been made to feel safe enough to wander the track even with all kinds of crazy speeding loud machines roaring around for the weekend .
I guess they're protected by law , but that only serves to endanger both them and the drivers who hit them at a crazy speed because they aren't afraid at all .

I had to be sure to have a kill certain , as it was really hard to get a second chance at one .
They are not as stupid as they appear to be at the GP .

[airshifter]

As for Lando, I wouldn't be so harsh if he was showing improvement. He just seems to choke when the pressure ramps up, and that's not a good thing for a driver. Oscar on the other hand, seems to stay cool regardless. He just shrugs the pressure off and doesn't even defend at all until it's actually needed.

As for groundhogs... yeah they can be a PITA. I remember when my father waged war on them after having his tractor damaged several times when the front end fell into the voids they created. There was a high powered rifle by the front door of the house, and I was instructed that any groundhogs were fair game. From the hill the house was on, they could be bagged out to the edge of the field, about 300 yards away.

That one that Lewis hit was in the shadows too, barely visible even if the cars were moving slower.