Will we see another ultra-consistent performance from Verstappen? Will Alonso finally get his 33rd? Will Lewis in the new Mercedes claim a victory, 16 years after his maiden win?

How will Ferrari bungle the strategy this weekend?

  • Naryn@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    1 year ago

    Are we guaranteed to go on this weekend with the situation in Canada right now?

    • Ecksell@lemmy.oneEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      Not necessarily guaranteed, but the officials have assured us fans that the wildfires will not have impact significant enough to endanger folks nor cancel the race outright as of this time.

    • t0fr@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Wind isn’t blowing south at the moment. So the skies are pretty clear in Montreal. Even when New York was super yellow, Montreal was relatively fine as most of the smoke went around Montreal. Plus the rain that we’ve been getting I’d helping out a lot.

    • MoreIronOre@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Ferrari won the 24h of Le Mans. It is only logical to assume we’re due for a big Ferrari fuck up.

    • Einderjam@iusearchlinux.fyiEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      At this point, a weekend where everything goes along smoothly (him, his race engineer, pit stops and strategy) would look like a victory

  • ZappySnap@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    6·
    1 year ago

    Max will win unless his car breaks. Still, things behind him have been getting more interesting this year, so let’s hope for more of that.

  • shedinja@feddit.itEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    I just hope to see a good midfield battle between AM, Ferrari and Mercedes, since I can’t really see anything except a Max win on Sunday. He is just on another level.

          • bobbo@midwest.socialEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            Yeah, I’m going so I’ve been watching the weather closely. Looks like consistent forecasts for intermittent showers throughout the weekend. Should be fun :)

  • Rob@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    I’ll put my money on another Verstappen win. I hope Perez can get his act together.

    • avapa@lemmy.mlEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      Verstappen seems damn near unstoppable at the moment. RB got a fantastic car and his raw skill is incredible. Would like to get some sort of an upset, though. Having the same guy win every time gets kind of boring. Felt the same with Hamilton a couple of years back :/

  • tauonite@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    After Aston’s bad weekend in Spain, I’m hoping they can bounce back with an Alonso podium. Mercedes’s performance looked promising in Spain, I think it’ll be a fight between Hamilton and Alonso for the final podium place behind Verstappen and Pérez.

    • lordromanov@beehaw.orgEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I’m still not convinced mercedes is above Aston given how they performed well at Spain last year before dropping down again after. Did the upgrades work or does their car just suit that track still?

  • randromeda@lemmy.mlMEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    I need to see Aston Martin unveil the most illegal, protest-inducing, send-Newey-into-a-coma upgrades and for it to rain so my boy Lance can get that maiden win.

    • Rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I have to say, I’ve really turned around on Stroll this year. Seeing him drive with mangled hands and wrists early on was pretty heartening, and seeing him improve has been neat - fingers crossed the green bull comes through for him 🤞

    • Rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      What’s the smoke like at the circuit at the moment? On a serious note, is there any likelihood of the weather affecting the racing? Would the aero be impacted by the particles in the air, or would the fires cause unpredictable winds and we’d end up with a repeat of Catalunya last year (I think?) where multiple drivers had issues with the crosswind at one particular corner?

      Also Alonso 33rd pls