Ray S

A lousy street circuit.....meh

RajDatta

Alonso.
Ferrari is bringing major updates and he looked very racy in Montreal.

ltc

If you ignore RBR and McLaren, then I suppose she looked racy. Not much since the season opener from Ferrari IMHO.

wanna911

I don't know, qualifying 4th and finishing 3rd is pretty racy no matter how you slice it. And if the updates provide some oomph to the car that could easily see him in good shape.

ltc

Results are often not an accurate indicator of on track pace/performance.

Ferrari has never looked dominant all season, not like RBR (early) and McLaren (lately).
It could be argued that Kubica and Renault are nearly the equal of Alonso and Ferrari at the moment.

ilko

I'm going with Webber this time provided there is no gearbox or engine upgrade penalty after qualifying.

Yeah Ferrari might be bringing upgrades meanwhile the other teams aren't exactly going on vacation.

ltc

Looks like McLaren is becoming the team to beat, as long as Hamilton and Button keep both cars on track.

RajDatta

You keep calling her she. I guess someone is madly in love with Alonso and wished he was a she.
We will see what happens.

wanna911

Alonso's pace was fine. He out qualified Button straight up, so no foul there. He'd have been in 4th no matter what tires RB qualified on. No one said Ferrari has been dominant. In fact NO ONE has been dominant other than RB.

McLaren only won the last race because of Vettel and Webber crashing last race. And this one because Red Bull decided to qualify on primes, Webber got a penalty and Vettel had issues.

Alonso isn't 4th in the Championship for nothing. It's ok to give credit where it's due. With a slightly faster car they will be right there with McLaren. Red Bull is still in another league.

RajDatta

Nice response wanna911. 100% accurate!

ltc

Alonso = Little Miss Sunshine = she

Look at the trail of damage and controversy in her wake ... only a woman could possibly cause that many problems.

Besides, LMS going to Ferrari was supposed to be a WDC slam dunk ... so what has happened? What is Ferrari's excuse?

How has Renault (a team that she left in shambles) suddenly come to the forefront?
How has McLaren (another team she left) suddenly (but not surprisingly) regained mid season championship form?
Red Bull = Newey = genius, so no surprise there.

Sorry, Alonso is completely devoid of character and is very high maintenance.

RajDatta

I guess you will be tuning out for the remainder of the season. Sounds like, for you, the season is already over. Call him whatever you like, but he is one of the best, if not the best driver on the grid. I would take Martin Whitmarsh and Ross Brawns word on Alonso, over yours anyday.
In case you didn't know, Ferrari was allocating too much of it's resources to develop the F-duct. They have realized their mistake and have shifted towards further development of the car. So, Ferrari doesn't develop the car and it is now Alonso's fault?
I expect a serious push from Ferrari. As a matter of fact, Alonso with a win last weekend would have been leading the championship. Buemi cost Alonso momentum on the straight, when he was getting ready to pit anyway. A total bonehead move.
I guess we will see you next yr.

ltc

I haven't been the same since Sato left F1

SundayDriver

Without the distraction of almost winning the Indy 500, Sato has this one in the bag.

ltc

Thank you for pointing that out.
Were it not for a mechanical failure, Sato would have found his way to Victory Lane at Indy.