2022 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix

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For the first time since 2019, Formula 1 is back in action in Canada with a dominant Red Bull team seeking their 6th consecutive win.

After two years of Montreal enforcing COVID safety protocols that resulted in cancellations, F1 is back on track at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, site of the 2022 Canadian Grand Prix.

This is the ninth race of the season, and already Red Bull is looking untouchable. A hot start to the season by Ferrari and Charles LeClerc has cooled significantly, and the blue team is now holding a commanding lead in the constructors championship.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, F1’s reigning driver’s champion, is also looking in peak form, and has established a comfortable lead from LeClerc after both Ferrari cars failed to finish the race in Azerbaijan.

This weekend in Montreal could see some exciting driving thanks to mixed weather conditions. At the time of this writing, Saturday’s qualifying session is forecast to be in the wet, with conditions clearing before Sunday’s race.

Canada has hosted some exciting racing over the years, and fans of teams like Ferrari, Mercedes and McLaren will be hoping for their respective favourite teams to produce some excitement by challenging Red Bull.

Are you looking forward to this race? Is this going to be yet another race win for Red Bull? Let us know your thoughts on the 2022 Canadian GP in the comments below or on Twitter @RaceDepartment
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I have been obsessed with sim racing and racing games since the 1980's. My first taste of live auto racing was in 1988, and I couldn't get enough ever since. Lead writer for RaceDepartment, and owner of SimRacing604 and its YouTube channel. Favourite sims include Assetto Corsa Competizione, Assetto Corsa, rFactor 2, Automobilista 2, DiRT Rally 2 - On Twitter as @simracing604

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Richard Wilks said:
Now i actually agree with you in the tire example for F1. Its ridiculous that we keep getting this "green push" all the time, with less fuel used, less engines, etc, and still, they keep going through tires like Homer Simpson goes through donuts. It would also reduce grip, which can only be a good thing.
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Not only that, but the tire blankets effectively damage the tires to make them grip more. It's not out of the realm of possibility they might have to change to all purpose tires when blankets get banned in 2024. Even dragster tires last longer than F1's.
 
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Nitro McClean said:
I don't understand you. When I talk with other people, I only hear everyday cars are very reliable these days. I must admit, I drive a Toyota for reliability, but if I have to believe the people around me there are no more unreliable cars. So I don't now how you get the idea that "reliability is not only shamefully low in today’s everyday cars, but also it seems to be going in the wrong direction."

The FIA has already done a lot with the rules. In the 80's teams could use an engine for every session if they could spend the money. That was a completely different story compared to 3 engines for more than 20 races. Teams had a spare car if something went wrong during practice or qualification. Spare cars are no longer allowed.
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There is talk with people ,and there are statistics and costumer satisfaction, which pretty much prove that planned obsolescence is a thing.
 
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Richard Wilks said:
There is talk with people ,and there are statistics and costumer satisfaction, which pretty much prove that planned obsolescence is a thing.
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I just looked at the stats. There I see that the average lifespan of cars has been increasing for years.
 
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Nitro McClean said:
I just looked at the stats. There I see that the average lifespan of cars has been increasing for years.
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"Lifespan" meaning what? People are not buying newer cars? THat has nothing to do with how much the cars last, but the purchasing power of people.

You can't make a case for a car lasting more now than one from 30 years ago, because the old one has 30 more years of life already. So in 30 years time, then maybe you can draw those conclusions.

Also, a car can last for as long as you want, depending of how much money you are willing to spend in replacements, and if those are available.

I know many stories of cars almost new having a lot of expensive servicing these days.

But hey, maybe you should go argue that point with this guy:

 
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Richard Wilks said:
"Lifespan" meaning what? People are not buying newer cars? THat has nothing to do with how much the cars last, but the purchasing power of people.

You can't make a case for a car lasting more now than one from 30 years ago, because the old one has 30 more years of life already. So in 30 years time, then maybe you can draw those conclusions.

Also, a car can last for as long as you want, depending of how much money you are willing to spend in replacements, and if those are available.

I know many stories of cars almost new having a lot of expensive servicing these days.

But hey, maybe you should go argue that point with this guy:

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That guy in the video is talking about American cars.
 
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Rusty911 said:
That guy in the video is talking about American cars.
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Strip off the bodywork and you'll probably find the same chassis and mechanics in cars the world over. Especially as the motor industry has gradually consumed itself into a one owner many brands affair. Especially from Ford and GM (up to 2017 for Vauxhall and Opel, now owned by Stellantis which in turns owns many famous automotive brands such as Fiat, Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Citroen, Maserati and others).

I remember back when it was outed that the Jaguar X-Type launched in 2001 was pretty much nothing more than a Ford Mondeo with a different body. There was a bit of an outcry over that as Jaguar is considered to be a luxury brand and Ford was more downmarket.

Not that it was necessarily a bad thing though - The Mondeo was considered one of the best FWD family cars at the time, if somewhat boring.
 
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My son had the American version of the Mondeo, I think it was named a Contour. We verified it was built in England but with Yank badging. It had several nagging small issues. One was the Gas Cap Cover would break the latch. After it happened to him, we starting noticing how many Contour's were driving around with the cover hanging open. There was a driving issue as well, but I can't remember what that was...I'm surprised I even remember my name some days.
If not for Ford buying Jaguar, Stewart racing whould never have been able to sell to Ford which eventually sold to Red Bull. So blame Hamilton losing last year on the Mondeo!
 
azaralamouri
He started complaining "I can't see".

I hope they won't stop the qualifying. Let the best driver win.
 
azaralamouri
I hope the 40-years young man gets a pole. "I'm young. I'm strong. I'm fit", this should be rememebered for ages, in the age where racing more and more is being a 3 year-old game. (Not saying they're bad, they're awesome, but I don't want to exclude the older from the game).
 
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Kingkoenig said:
The GP is back in my city for the first time since 2019! Usually, this is the unofficial start of summer for me. :)

There was torrential rain last afternoon. Had it happened on race day, the race would have been red flagged like in 2011. There’s a chance qualifying will be in the rain, but race day will probably be sunny.
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Enjoy your summer mate. It's sub optimal not to have one for three years.
 

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