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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Driving close to a car before you still gives a lot less downforce, even with the new groundeffect.
So overheating (hot air from the car before you) and lockups (less downforce) are the downsides of driving withing a few tenths. Braking exactly right before the hairpin is much more difficult.
And yes Verstappen is a bit better than Sainz.
Yes I do know all these things. But unless I missed something during the broadcast, every driver with no tyre handicap, no DRS train up ahead, and more pace, which caught a slower car, could then clear it on the long straight. Sainz against Verstappen was the only case when this did not happen.
 
Yes I do know all these things. But unless I missed something during the broadcast, every driver with no tyre handicap, no DRS train up ahead, and more pace, which caught a slower car, could then clear it on the long straight. Sainz against Verstappen was the only case when this did not happen.
There were several cases where this did not happen as you describe and overtaking was not possible. If the faster car would always overtake, it would be impossible to form a DRS train. DRS train is only forming if the second car is faster then the first car, but can not overtake it
 
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There were several cases where this did not happen as you describe and overtaking was not possible. If the faster car would always overtake, it would be impossible to form a DRS train. DRS train is only forming if the second car is faster then the first car, but can not overtake it
Have you verified that there were not tyre handicaps in place, and a clear pace advantage from the car behind? I honestly cannot remember, would need to rewatch the race.
 

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