June 10, 2017
F1 Quals: Canada 2017
Everything was just about perfect for the fast running of F1 cars today at Montreal: minimal wind, a bright sun bringing the track surface to temperature warm enough to melt the everpresent snow, and everywhere, constantly, the mingled smells of poutine, Tim Horton's, and Labatts. So what did this all total up to? Let's take a look at the provisional grid for the 2017 Grand Prix of Canada, eh?
Q1 and Q2 were essentially uneventful. Everything played out exactly as you'd expect them to, and only the discovery that Pleasant Stroll is in real life a true-blue dyed in the wool Canadian. And he has a pet moose named Archimedes. That plays hockey. Defenseman. Moose. Whatever. Defensemoose.
In Q3, though... we got what amounts to a declaration of war for the championship when Lewis Hamilton became the first ever to break the 1:11 barrier. A moment later, Seb Vettel brought his Ferrari across the line, fimishing a mere +.004 seconds behind. In-car footage showed that somewhere near the beginning of the lap, he had to jerk the steering wheel to catch a spin... it actually takes longer to read the description than it did for it to happen... and one little twitch was enough to cost him pole. Obviously we were gonna have a fun second run... and we did. Hamilton drove what could be called The Perfect Lap, lowering his track record even farther. Vettel had no answer and finished just under +.400 seconds behind. All of which suggests a dramatic race tomorrow... let's hoping!
And no marmots.
| Pos |
Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:12.692 | 1:12.496 | 1:11.459 | |
| 2 | 1:13.046 | 1:12.749 | 1:11.789 | |
| 3 | 1:12.685 | 1:12.563 | 1:12.177 | |
| 4 | 1:13.548 | 1:12.580 | 1:12.252 | |
| 5 | 1:13.177 | 1:12.751 | 1:12.403 | |
| 6 | 1:13.543 | 1:12.810 | 1:12.557 | |
| 7 | Not Retired | 1:13.435 | 1:13.012 | 1:12.858 |
| 8 | 1:13.470 | 1:13.262 | 1:13.018 | |
| 9 | 1:13.520 | 1:13.320 | 1:13.135 | |
| 10 | 1:13.804 | 1:13.406 | 1:13.271 | |
| 11 | 1:13.802 | 1:13.690 | ||
| 12 | 1:13.669 | 1:13.693 | ||
| 13 | 1:14.051 | 1:13.756 | ||
| 14 | 1:13.780 | 1:13.839 | ||
| 15 | 1:13.990 | 1:14.293 | ||
| 16 | 1:14.182 | |||
| 17 | 1:14.209 | |||
| 18 | 1:14.318 | |||
| 19 | 1:14.495 | |||
| 20 | 1:14.810 |
Q1 and Q2 were essentially uneventful. Everything played out exactly as you'd expect them to, and only the discovery that Pleasant Stroll is in real life a true-blue dyed in the wool Canadian. And he has a pet moose named Archimedes. That plays hockey. Defenseman. Moose. Whatever. Defensemoose.
In Q3, though... we got what amounts to a declaration of war for the championship when Lewis Hamilton became the first ever to break the 1:11 barrier. A moment later, Seb Vettel brought his Ferrari across the line, fimishing a mere +.004 seconds behind. In-car footage showed that somewhere near the beginning of the lap, he had to jerk the steering wheel to catch a spin... it actually takes longer to read the description than it did for it to happen... and one little twitch was enough to cost him pole. Obviously we were gonna have a fun second run... and we did. Hamilton drove what could be called The Perfect Lap, lowering his track record even farther. Vettel had no answer and finished just under +.400 seconds behind. All of which suggests a dramatic race tomorrow... let's hoping!
And no marmots.
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