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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    • on 06/12/2016 at 13:20
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    Vent Hole

    • on 06/12/2016 at 13:22
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    Your hour of hype interrupted by another act of domestic terrorism.

    • on 06/12/2016 at 13:59
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    Apparently pre-empted on NBC, available on NBC SN.

    • on 06/12/2016 at 14:03
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    Not raining at the moment. Cold and windy. Only Ericsson on Softs, everyone else Ultras.

    • on 06/12/2016 at 14:04
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    We race

    • on 06/12/2016 at 14:06
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    Vettel shoots out in front. Hamilton taps Rosberg.

    • on 06/12/2016 at 14:08
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    Start replay

    • on 06/12/2016 at 14:11
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    Lap 5 of 70

    Vettel
    Hamilton
    Verstappen
    Ricciardo
    Raikkonen
    Bottas
    Massa
    Hulkenberg
    Rosberg
    Alonso

    • on 06/12/2016 at 14:12
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    Hamilton in DRS range

    • on 06/12/2016 at 14:17
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    Lap 10 of 70

    Vettel
    Hamilton
    Verstappen
    Ricciardo
    Raikkonen
    Bottas
    Massa
    Hulkenberg
    Rosberg
    Alonso

    • on 06/12/2016 at 14:18
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    Button parks, blown engine.

    • on 06/12/2016 at 14:19
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    Raikkonen and Vettel pit

    • on 06/12/2016 at 14:25
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    Lap 15 of 70

    Hamilton
    Verstappen
    Ricciardo
    Vettel
    Bottas
    Massa
    Rosberg
    Hulkenberg
    Alonso
    Perez

    • on 06/12/2016 at 14:26
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    Alonso and Grosjean pit

    • on 06/12/2016 at 14:27
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    Kvyat Palmer pit

    • on 06/12/2016 at 14:28
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    Haryanto 1 lap down @ lap 18

    • on 06/12/2016 at 14:30
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    Verstappen pits

    • on 06/12/2016 at 14:32
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    Lap 20 of 70

    Hamilton
    Vettel
    Bottas
    Massa
    Verstappen
    Ricciardo
    Perez
    Rosberg
    Hulkenberg

    • on 06/12/2016 at 14:33
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    Rosberg, Massa pit

    • on 06/12/2016 at 14:36
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    Hamilton pits

    • on 06/12/2016 at 14:38
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    Lap 25 of 70

    Vettel
    Hamilton
    Verstappen
    Raikkonen
    Ricciardo
    Bottas
    Rosberg
    Perez
    Massa
    Hulkenberg

    • on 06/12/2016 at 14:44
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    Lap 30 of 70

    Vettel
    Hamilton
    Verstappen
    Raikkonen
    Ricciardo
    Bottas
    Rosberg
    Massa
    Hulkenberg
    Sainz

    • on 06/12/2016 at 14:56
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    Vettel pits. Game on.

    • on 06/12/2016 at 15:00

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

    • on 06/12/2016 at 15:05
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    Lap 45 of 70

    Hamilton
    Vettel
    Verstappen
    Bottas
    Rosberg
    Raikkonen
    Ricciardo
    Hulkenberg
    Sainz
    Perez

    • on 06/12/2016 at 15:06
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    Verstappen, Sainz, and Grosjean pit

    • on 06/12/2016 at 15:11

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

    • on 06/12/2016 at 15:11
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    Lap 51 Rosberg pits

    • on 06/12/2016 at 15:11
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    Hulkenberg pits

    • on 06/12/2016 at 15:17
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    Lap 55 of 70

    Hamilton
    Vettel
    Bottas
    Verstappen
    Raikkonen
    Rosberg
    Ricciardo
    Hulkenberg
    Sainz
    Perez

    • on 06/12/2016 at 15:23
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    Lap 60 of 70

    Hamilton
    Vettel
    Bottas
    Verstappen
    Rosberg
    Raikkonen
    Ricciardo
    Hulkenberg
    Sainz
    Perez

    • on 06/12/2016 at 15:26
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    Hulkenberg lapped. Massa out.

    • on 06/12/2016 at 15:30
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    Lap 65 of 70

    Hamilton
    Vettel
    Bottas
    Verstappen
    Rosberg
    Raikkonen
    Ricciardo
    Hulkenberg
    Sainz
    Perez

    • on 06/12/2016 at 15:35
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    Rosberg has an off in the final lap

    • on 06/12/2016 at 15:37
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    Final

    Hamilton
    Vettel
    Bottas
    Verstappen
    Rosberg
    Raikkonen
    Ricciardo
    Hulkenberg
    Sainz
    Perez

    • on 06/13/2016 at 01:30

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

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