Jun 12 2016

Formula One 2016: Circuit Giles Villenueve

Well, there’s an 80% chance of rain which means the tire choices of Ultra, Super, and Soft won’t mean much. Most teams have trotted out their mid course corrections in terms of aero and engine modifications which means…

basically nothing. Red Bull is a little more competitive against Ferarri and they are both still .2 second behind Mercedes. Hamilton is back, maybe. At least he still knows how to win a race from the front and if he scores another victory while Rosberg finishes no better than 10th they’ll be dead even tied for the Driver’s Championship.

What’s interesting about the course is first of all it’s a street track, which means no decades of rubbering in, but more importantly that it’s not a highly abrasive surface as most dedicated ones are. This should give an edge to the Ultra Softs except they won’t be using them (rain, remember?). The layout is just two long straights with some twisty bits between them and though it’s narrow it’s not as narrow as Monaco. Likewise it’s short, just 2.7 miles per lap, but unlike Monaco it really rewards the lowest downforce you can dial in (because of the straights silly).

Between that and the slickness you can expect lots of parking which is fine if you’re going for that Turn Left experience. I find it difficult to cover like most American races because of my seasonal time dyslexia and it usually takes place during a busy time of year.

Thus it has mostly escaped me how boring it is except for the often surprising results.

Pre-empted by another domestic terrorism shooting on NBC. On NBC SN.

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  1. Vent Hole

  2. Your hour of hype interrupted by another act of domestic terrorism.

  3. Apparently pre-empted on NBC, available on NBC SN.

  4. Not raining at the moment. Cold and windy. Only Ericsson on Softs, everyone else Ultras.

  5. We race

  6. Vettel shoots out in front. Hamilton taps Rosberg.

  7. Start replay

  8. Lap 5 of 70

    Vettel
    Hamilton
    Verstappen
    Ricciardo
    Raikkonen
    Bottas
    Massa
    Hulkenberg
    Rosberg
    Alonso

  9. Hamilton in DRS range

  10. Lap 10 of 70

    Vettel
    Hamilton
    Verstappen
    Ricciardo
    Raikkonen
    Bottas
    Massa
    Hulkenberg
    Rosberg
    Alonso

  11. Button parks, blown engine.

  12. Raikkonen and Vettel pit

  13. Lap 15 of 70

    Hamilton
    Verstappen
    Ricciardo
    Vettel
    Bottas
    Massa
    Rosberg
    Hulkenberg
    Alonso
    Perez

  14. Alonso and Grosjean pit

  15. Kvyat Palmer pit

  16. Haryanto 1 lap down @ lap 18

  17. Verstappen pits

  18. Lap 20 of 70

    Hamilton
    Vettel
    Bottas
    Massa
    Verstappen
    Ricciardo
    Perez
    Rosberg
    Hulkenberg

  19. Rosberg, Massa pit

  20. Hamilton pits

  21. Lap 25 of 70

    Vettel
    Hamilton
    Verstappen
    Raikkonen
    Ricciardo
    Bottas
    Rosberg
    Perez
    Massa
    Hulkenberg

  22. Lap 30 of 70

    Vettel
    Hamilton
    Verstappen
    Raikkonen
    Ricciardo
    Bottas
    Rosberg
    Massa
    Hulkenberg
    Sainz

  23. Vettel pits. Game on.

  24. I’m following the race on my very windy back deck

  25. Lap 45 of 70

    Hamilton
    Vettel
    Verstappen
    Bottas
    Rosberg
    Raikkonen
    Ricciardo
    Hulkenberg
    Sainz
    Perez

  26. Verstappen, Sainz, and Grosjean pit

  27. If Hamilton wins, how close will he be to Rosberg for the championship?

  28. Lap 51 Rosberg pits

  29. Hulkenberg pits

  30. Lap 55 of 70

    Hamilton
    Vettel
    Bottas
    Verstappen
    Raikkonen
    Rosberg
    Ricciardo
    Hulkenberg
    Sainz
    Perez

  31. Lap 60 of 70

    Hamilton
    Vettel
    Bottas
    Verstappen
    Rosberg
    Raikkonen
    Ricciardo
    Hulkenberg
    Sainz
    Perez

  32. Hulkenberg lapped. Massa out.

  33. Lap 65 of 70

    Hamilton
    Vettel
    Bottas
    Verstappen
    Rosberg
    Raikkonen
    Ricciardo
    Hulkenberg
    Sainz
    Perez

  34. Rosberg has an off in the final lap

  35. Final

    Hamilton
    Vettel
    Bottas
    Verstappen
    Rosberg
    Raikkonen
    Ricciardo
    Hulkenberg
    Sainz
    Perez

  36. another domestic terrorism shooting on NBC nominated for a daytime Emmy.

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