Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2017

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Mon Jun 05, 2017 4:00 pm

FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2017

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

f1.com wrote:

In the 1960s the rivalry between French and English speaking Canada meant that the country's Grand Prix had two homes: Mosport Park one year and Mont-Tremblant the next. By 1970, however, Mont-Tremblant was deemed too dangerous and the race moved full time to Mosport Park.

In 1977 the French Canadians, motivated by the incredible success of Gilles Villeneuve, decided it was about time they built a race track. Building a new circuit simply wasn't feasible, however, as time and money were against them.

Their solution was simple and effective. Taking the Ile Notre-Dame, they connected all the island's roads and made a circuit. The island had been the home of the 1967 World Fair (Expo'67) and was full of futuristic looking buildings. It was, everyone agreed, a perfect venue for a Grand Prix.

After $2m was spent on upgrading the circuit to Formula One standards, the first race was held there in October 1978. Gilles Villeneuve, in his first season with Ferrari, was yet to win a Formula One race, but at his home Grand Prix he took a memorable debut victory. Following his tragic death in 1982, the track was renamed in his honour.

His son, Jacques, never won at the track but some of the great drivers of the sport have taken the spoils here. Michael Schumacher holds the record of having won seven times in Canada. It is also the scene of Jean Alesi's single Grand Prix victory in 1995, driving the number 27 Ferrari, the same car number which carried Gilles Villeneuve into the hearts of the Canadian Formula One fans.

Season standings

History

2011 - Jenson Button survives crashes, tire punctures and rain in chaos to make a final lap pass and win the longest race in F1 history

Timetables
all times are local

Friday 09 June – Sunday 11 June 2017

Practice 1 Friday 10:00 – 11:30
Practice 2 Friday 14:00 – 15:30
Practice 3 Saturday 10:00 – 11:00
Qualifying Saturday 13:00 – 14:00
Race Sunday 14:00 – 16:00

Support races timetable
all times are local

Friday 9th June
Formula Tour 1600 Qualifying Session 15:55 - 16:25
Porsche Cup Qualifying Session 17:35 - 18:05

Saturday 10th June
Ferrari Challenge Qualifying Session 11:15 - 11:50
Formula Tour 1600 First Race (15 Laps or 25 Mins) 14:30 - 15:00
Masters Historic Racing Qualifying Session 15:20 - 15:50
Ferrari Challenge First Race (15 Laps or 25 Mins) 16:10 - 16:40
Porsche Cup First Race (16 Laps or 25 Mins) 17:00 - 17:30
Masters Historic Racing First Race (15 Laps or 25 Mins) 17:50 - 18:20

Sunday 11th June
Formula Tour 1600 Second Race (15 Laps or 25 Mins) 09:00 - 09:30
Masters Historic Racing Second Race (15 Laps or 25 Mins) 09:50 - 10:20
Porsche Cup Second Race (16 Laps or 25 Mins) 10:40 - 11:10
Ferrari Challenge Second Race (16 Laps or 25 Mins) 17:50 - 18:20

Coldtyre · PostPosted: Tue Jun 06, 2017 11:46 am

Gun' be good ! Looking forward to this race like every year.

Oh no wait sorry, F1 sucks, it was better with V10 sound engine or at whichever era one was a kid/young teenager while watching.

Gabriel · PostPosted: Tue Jun 06, 2017 1:52 pm

Coldtyre wrote:

Gun' be good ! Looking forward to this race like every year.

Oh no wait sorry, F1 sucks, it was better with V10 sound engine or at whichever era one was a kid/young teenager while watching.

1999

JJ · PostPosted: Tue Jun 06, 2017 3:22 pm

Hoping for more exciting race than 2 previous ones. 2016 had an average rating of 2.90 (4th worst of the season) and 2015 wasn't good either (rating 3.00). This is just a reminder that the phrase "Canadian GP is always great" is a misnomer. Only Bahrain seems to provide consistently good races.
Oh, and slight chance for rain on Sunday. I wouldn't count on it tho'.

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Tue Jun 06, 2017 4:05 pm

JJ wrote:

Oh, and slight chance for rain on Sunday.

now that you said race is bone dry

Coldtyre · PostPosted: Tue Jun 06, 2017 4:14 pm

I call it the JJinx

ptclaus98 · PostPosted: Tue Jun 06, 2017 10:27 pm

I was a four hour drive away from this on Sunday. Oh well.

Fabs · PostPosted: Wed Jun 07, 2017 6:38 pm

Coldtyre wrote:

Gun' be good ! Looking forward to this race like every year.

Oh no wait sorry, F1 sucks, it was better with V10 sound engine or at whichever era one was a kid/young teenager while watching.

F1 always sux lol

Lately Montreal has been average, time for another batshit crazy race then.

StefMeister · PostPosted: Wed Jun 07, 2017 11:16 pm

They have apparently adjusted the angle of the wall of champions. Additionally there's more of that tarmac runoff we all love so much as well as the installation of tecpro barriers in place of tyre's & an oval style Safer barrier installed at turn 5.

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/key- ... ck-895791/

mclaren2008 · PostPosted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 12:48 am

Who crashes into it first? Stroll or Palmer?

Soul Reaver · PostPosted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 6:20 am

SFM · PostPosted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 7:04 am

mclaren2008 wrote:

Who crashes into it first? Stroll or Palmer?

That was almost the same question I asked my friends when we were in Monaco. I just asked who of the two will crash but obviously that was a stupid question :mrgreen:

Coldtyre · PostPosted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 7:39 am

If only we had that exactly 20 years ago, it would've changed Olivier Panis' career :-/

gkmotorsport · PostPosted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 8:43 am

Coldtyre wrote:

If only we had that exactly 20 years ago, it would've changed Olivier Panis' career :-/

I often forget what a job he was doing up until that point. A read shame

Justin Time · PostPosted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 9:03 am

StefMeister wrote:

They have apparently adjusted the angle of the wall of champions. Additionally there's more of that tarmac runoff we all love so much as well as the installation of tecpro barriers in place of tyre's & an oval style Safer barrier installed at turn 5.

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/key- ... ck-895791/

I hate to be the one in this thread, but this is one of the key reasons F1 loses its appeal. They make everything bland and conforming. Every unique challenge, like this famous wall or the bumps of interlagos, the Monza kerbs, etc., they are all gone

Just watched Indycars last weekend and they didn't pussy out because the circuit was bumpy. It's the same for everyone.

MotoKris1 · PostPosted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 9:36 am

Justin Time wrote:

Just watched Indycars last weekend and they didn't pussy out because the circuit was bumpy. It's the same for everyone.

Yeah, but they did with Houston or Baltimore

Justin Time · PostPosted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 10:02 am

ziomkris96 wrote:

Justin Time wrote:

Just watched Indycars last weekend and they didn't pussy out because the circuit was bumpy. It's the same for everyone.

Yeah, but they did with Houston or Baltimore

But they didn't at San Jose

Sorry for the off topic, but these clips are just too entertaining

Echti · PostPosted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 10:48 am

StefMeister wrote:

They have apparently adjusted the angle of the wall of champions. Additionally there's more of that tarmac runoff we all love so much as well as the installation of tecpro barriers in place of tyre's & an oval style Safer barrier installed at turn 5.

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/key- ... ck-895791/

From the first pictures I have seen so far it looks as though the wall or the angle of it hasn't changed at all.

Coldtyre · PostPosted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 5:11 pm

gkmotorsport wrote:

Coldtyre wrote:

If only we had that exactly 20 years ago, it would've changed Olivier Panis' career :-/

I often forget what a job he was doing up until that point. A read shame

Serious podium contender for most races (had his last F1 podium in the previous race in Barcelona), 3rd in the standings before that race, replaced by Trulli who went on to lead half the Austrian GP and ended up being the one who attracted top teams.

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 5:13 pm

I thought the number of crashes in the wall of champions reduced drastically after they put tarmac runoff between the chicane and the pitwall. any mistake they just go outside on lower speed on the bumps, no more wrecks

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