The Official 2017 Canadian Grand Prix Thread **Spoilers**
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Quickmoose said:
Mr_Thyroid said:
Why the seagulls are saying "Mine"?
"Finding Nemo"...that's what the seagulls say...that's all they say.... scavs, claiming their scraps.Sylvaforever said:
WOW! I had never realised the inclines in the first 1/4 of the track from the TV coverage!!!
The elevation map is just wrong. The last one had the seafront at Monaco 156ft above sealevel.Just like Monaco, Canada's F1 track is at sealevel - in the case of Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, it's on the Île Notre-Dame, made of reclaimed land in the middle of the St. Lawrence river.
It doesn't have significant elevation changes.
CraigyMc said:
Sylvaforever said:
WOW! I had never realised the inclines in the first 1/4 of the track from the TV coverage!!!
The elevation map is just wrong.CraigyMc said:
Sylvaforever said:
WOW! I had never realised the inclines in the first 1/4 of the track from the TV coverage!!!
The elevation map is just wrong. The last one had the seafront at Monaco 156ft above sealevel.Just like Monaco, Canada's F1 track is at sealevel - in the case of Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, it's on the Île Notre-Dame, made of reclaimed land in the middle of the St. Lawrence river.
It doesn't have significant elevation changes.
As to sea level - the circuit is no-where near the sea. It might be at river-level, but not sea level.
CraigyMc said:
Sylvaforever said:
WOW! I had never realised the inclines in the first 1/4 of the track from the TV coverage!!!
The elevation map is just wrong. The last one had the seafront at Monaco 156ft above sealevel.Just like Monaco, Canada's F1 track is at sealevel - in the case of Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, it's on the Île Notre-Dame, made of reclaimed land in the middle of the St. Lawrence river.
It doesn't have significant elevation changes.
This looks like a fairly significant elevation change on turn 2 exit to me...
Doink said:
Could be hydraulic rather than engine though
Fernando Alonso, speaking to Sky Sports on his way back to the paddock: "Something hydraulic but difficult to guess. The gearbox was doing strange things. We are used to it. FP1 is done, FP2 is hopefully trouble free. We will deliver. It is not a problem."thegreenhell said:
Doink said:
Could be hydraulic rather than engine though
Fernando Alonso, speaking to Sky Sports on his way back to the paddock: "Something hydraulic but difficult to guess. The gearbox was doing strange things. We are used to it. FP1 is done, FP2 is hopefully trouble free. We will deliver. It is not a problem."This is McLaren, if it was Haas in only their second season or something it'd be bad but McLaren, legends of the sport. Honda have had their chance, it's not working, time to let the impossible dream die and begin rebuilding with a customer supply until they can secure something better. Finishing 8th with a Mercedes power unit is better than retiring when 12th with a Honda unit.
thegreenhell said:
Montreal is a few metres above sea level. It is this elevation that allows the the river to flow towards the sea, otherwise it would be tidal. The St Lawrence River doesn't become tidal until nearly 200 miles further downstream.
That's not true. There's a thing called viscosity that makes a mess of that. The St Lawrence river is not much above sea level (I think 6m) and you can drive a big ship to the lower side of Montreal. The St Lawrence seaway consists of 7 locks, all upstream of Montreal, that get you all the way to the great lakes. Jez
Dr Z said:
The Ferraris looking punchy as the track sees some sun.
Bottas!
We needed some of your tyre analysis?Bottas!
A lot of sandbagging going on, but LH not opening DRS shows they have plenty in hand. I suspect the apparent small difference in time Merc Vs Ferrari between SS and US does not bode well for Ferrari.
I may change that view during the race, of course.
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