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2019 Canadian Grand Prix


The 2019 Canadian Grand Prix will go down in history as one of the most controversial races in a long time. 

The race was won by Ferrari driver Sebestain Vettel. But the win was handed to Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton after Vettel was handed a 5 second penaly on lap xx for an unsafe entry after cutting turn x and skidding across the grass and into hamilton’s racing lane. Everyone from Mario Andretti, Nigel Mansel, Jensen Button, Sky F1 analysys martin Mrundel, Karun Chandhok, Leigh Diffy, David Hobbs are among those who have called the stewards ruling incorrect. 

It seems that any of the other facts from the race are meaningless.  When Mario Andretti and Nigel Mansel both agree with your opinion regarding a Formula 1 racing, you’re on solid ground. 

But regarding the race…

Kevin Magnussen was the only Haas Car to make it to the third round of qualifying, but he kissed the wall of champions in the closing moments of Q2. As the rear of his car bounced off of the wall, the car spun around and hit the wall on the opposing side of the track. The qualifying session ended under the red flag created by the accident. Kevin Magnusssen was not injured. His crew was able to rebuild his car and he started the race from the pit lane, 20th position. He finished 17th. 

Romain Grosjean”s qualifying session was interrupted by Magnussen’s crash. As a result, Romain Grosjean did not get out of the second qualifying session and started 14th. He lost 4 positions on the race start when Alexander Albon’s Toro Rosso lost it’s front wing in a three wide converging incident. Grosjean would finish 14th. Both Renults finished in the points as Ricciardo and Hulkenberg finished 6th and 7th respectfully for a total grab of 14 points. Lance Stroll scored two points in the home grand pris for himself and Racing Point. And Dany Kvyat rounded off the scoring with 1 point in his Toro Rosso.

At one point in the race Kevin magnussen declared that it was the worst experiences he’s ever had in a racing car. One can only assume that his car could have used some adjustments on the setup. 

With this race behind us it is back to Europe for the French Grand prix on June 23rd. This will be Romain Grosjean’s home race. He will be anxious to perform for his home crowd. Let’s hope he can provide a good result along with his teammate. Well see you then!

2016 Canadian Grand Prix – Race Final

The North American continent got it’s first opportunity to watch America’s formula 1 team in action at the Canadian Grand Prix.

The Haas F1 Team approached this race with a very aggressive strategy. Neither the Haas not Lotus team brought soft tires to Canada, both brought only Softs and Ultrasofts, no supersofts. The main difference is that Lotus has 5 sets of those soft tires with the remaining 8 strictly super softs. The Haas team brought only 3 sets of soft tires and 10 sets of Ultrasofts. It seems the Haas team was willing to risk tire degradation for the payoff of better grip. But at the end of the it just seems that the Haas Ferrari is not quite fast enough.

Gutierrez and Grosjean qualified 14th and 15th respectively. and again they finished 13th and 14th respectively. The young Mexican sensation out performed his French rival when the pair finished the race 13th and 14th, with Grosjean being beat out again by his team mate.

The most exciting part of this race was not exciting at all. The team again finished the race with both cars. Neither were in points but… both cars finished the race, again! Consider this run of races the dog days of the freshman schedule. The team has shaken out the car. They have scored points and the taste of points is an easy one to get use to. But let us not forget, we are still in the first year. There have been no mistakes in the pits so far. No ground seems to have been lost due to any strategy mistakes. The car just needs to go faster… Push Boys!!!

My race reports have not been very comprehensive, and Azerbaijan will not be much different. The next race is the least exciting on the schedule, The European Grand Prix…