Okay, it's been a very long drunken weekend for this little
lad and so I fell asleep at about the 10 lap mark. Woke up briefly when Nico
started to catch Lewis, then didn't so the eyes grew heavy again and I think I
saw the McLaren boys heading for yet another early bath ....
Which is all a shame really, the track and the fans deserve
a better race in Canada. Further back there was some actual racing, but I think
there were a lot of drivers managing fuel and brakes and tyres. All rather dull
really .. ho hum.
Okay so Lewis won and pretty much deserved it, he got pole
on Saturday with ease again. In the race the Ferrari attack never materialised and
Williams knows its place behind their engine supplier. Nico had a pop but Lewis
could answer it and never let the gap close to much more than a second. Fuel and
brake managing and not coming in for any unnecessary pit stops this time, not
the most exciting victory but a very important one for #teamLewis.
Rosberg Second and the team gave the impression he was allowed
to race Lewis for much of it. But whenever he got close to the back of his team
mate, suddenly his brakes started to wear out and he had to drop back. So he
wasn't really racing anyone. Kimi sort of made him work, well he made Nico
sweat when the lights went out at the start. Other than that, the day was a
case of play follow the leader and make sure it's another Merc 1-2. Job done.
Bottas was third for Williams's first podium of the year. I
think this was more due to the fact Kimi had a problem with a power spike and
spin rather than a faster car. Williams claim the engine upgrade all the Merc
teams got and some new aero tweaks have moved them ahead of the Ferrari boys.
Certainly the car looked to have a bit more straight line cajoners but was it
faster than Ferrari? I'm not convinced. Ferrari seems to have a few pit wall
issues that are robbing them of better results. Vettel showed the car is fast,
so I think Bottas was lucky rather than some sort of corner being turned by
Williams.
Kimi was fourth and should really have been on the podium.
But the car glitched as he was coming out of the hairpin onto the long back straight,
that caused him to spin and gave Bottas enough time to get in and change his
tyres ahead of the red car. Kimi used to be a driver you looked forward to
watching, when the blood was up he was lighting far for lap after lap. And yes
he did get the fastest lap of the race, But one again he was managing the
brakes and fuel and never got the train going. I think it was telling that
Arrivabene was standing at the back of the grid with Vettel as the cars were
pushed onto the grid. Vettel was a long way back and the chance of a podium
slim whilst Kimi was in third and was eyeing up a podium result. I think it
demonstrates who Ferrari are pinning their future hopes on, we could be looking
at Kimi's last year in red overalls.
Vettel was fifth and that isn't too shabby is it. He was a
naughty boy in practice on Friday, overtaking when the red flag was being waved
for Hamilton's accident. So he was starting a long way back in the race. He
kept it sensible, passed people cleanly and hauled it back to the top five, as
I say, not too shabby. The Italian love
affair continues.
Massa was another that had problems in qualifying and
started a lowly 15th, again his drive back to sixth shows the car has made some
improvements. Maybe not quite on a par with Ferrari then but certainly enough
to keep Ferrari looking over their shoulder now.
Maldonado was seventh and didn't hit anyone surprisingly.
Hulkenberg showed what a Merc engine can do for you in eighth.
Kvyat was a creditable ninth with the underpowered Renault.
And tenth was Grosjean who demonstrated that it isn't just
the young lads that can drive like a complete idiot. Carving up Stevens in the
Manor Marussia, a car that is hopelessly slow, was just stupid. And to then get
on the radio and shout "he hit me, he hit me", was pathetic. I
thought he grown out of being a total tool, but apparently not.
And because he got nailed by Grosjean, Stevens was this
weeks last place Johnny
Okay, it's late, time for bed. Le Mans next week. Join me
here for all the fun.
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