2017 Canadian Grand Prix, Montreal, 9-11 June

[Just_a_fan]

I'm pretty sure he's going to win this race, he has unfinished business with Baku, he's not great around Red Bull Ring, but we'll see. He needs to beat Vettel in the next 3 races to get back in the championship.

Baku is the only track that he hasn't won at, I think, so there will be a little extra impetus to win there too (over and above the need to win for the title race).

[PlatinumZealot]

So one race day here are some possible strategies..

From f1.com

What’s the best strategy?

Official tyre suppliers Pirelli deem these to be the three fastest possible theoretical strategies for the race:

The quickest:
One-stopper: ultrasofts for 22 laps then a 48-lap stint on softs to the flag.

The second quickest:
One-stopper: ultrasofts for 33 laps then a 37-lap stint on supersofts to the flag.

Third choice (slower):
Two-stopper: two 22-lap stints on ultrasofts and a 26-lap stint on supersofts to the flag.

[godlameroso]

Second choice will be best, but I'd do 30/40, that said the pit lane is the shortest on the calendar. I'd say pit when the safety car comes out or lap 30 whichever one is first. A fresh set of super softs can last 3/4 race distance with a little management. The softs can be thrashed but the difference in performance is noticeable, and will only be a good tire after 25 or so laps when the cross-over to the super soft happens.

[ringo]

Q: When you say you would love to have Mercedes’ qualifying setting…

DR: I don’t really know if today was Mercedes’ or Lewis’ pace as Valtteri (Bottas) was nowhere at Lewis’ pace. He was actually only a few tenths in front of us. I would say that Lewis likes this track. He’s had a lot of success here – and if you like a track you probably can extract one tenth or so. He did an excellent lap, but I am not convinced that they will be able to hold that in the race. I am sure they have to turn it down a bit. They also don’t seem to be so comfortable on tyres as they were last year. Let’s see. I don’t think that it will be so easy for them against Ferrari tomorrow. I feel that we will be closer than what we have seen in qualifying.

[ronanharris09]

Second choice will be best, but I'd do 30/40, that said the pit lane is the shortest on the calendar. I'd say pit when the safety car comes out or lap 30 whichever one is first. A fresh set of super softs can last 3/4 race distance with a little management. The softs can be thrashed but the difference in performance is noticeable, and will only be a good tire after 25 or so laps when the cross-over to the super soft happens.

Or take SS as first stint, if yellow flags happen at least once before lap 15, then go with a fresh US and take the used SS again. 15/43.

[flynfrog]

Just a reminder we are in Chat

http://www.f1technical.net/live/

[Just_a_fan]

Chat is full, apparently.

[DiogoBrand]

I missed the part where Brundle was talking about McLaren and Mercedes. Did he mention anything about the commentator on the raft race absolutely destroying McLaren? I did hear him saying something about someone using harsh words.

[RZS10]

nothing .. delete/ignore

[piast9]

I just wonder what did Alonso shouted to the crowd when he climbed on the grandstand... Something about Honda?

[Mandrake]

What a shame about Verstappen clipping Vettel's wing. No way the RedBull would have had a word in the fight for victory :-/ it would have been a mental race Vettel vs. Hamilton

[proteus]

Great race, Ferraris saved by the tarmac runoff areas.... Perez sunked its own team. No comment for Honda...

[Cannonballer]

Alonso's engine curse must be contagious and Verstappen seems to have caught it. At least we can be sure Alonso isn't just parking the car when outside of the point scoring positions...

[matt_b]

Great result for the championship, mega weekend for Lewis with the grand slam (pole, win, fastest lap and led every lap)

[Raleigh]

A good race by Stroll, finally light at the end of the tunnel for Williams. What could have been in Massa didn't get wiped out at the start...