In the round-up: The Canadian Grand Prix won’t be straightforward for Mercedes despite Lewis Hamilton taking pole position, Daniel Ricciardo believes.
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Mercedes qualifying power 'scary' - Ricciardo (Autosport)
"Mercedes are strong, I'm not convinced they can hold that in the race - I'm sure the power they have to turn down a bit and on tyres they don't seem as comfortable as last year."
Raikkonen 'paid the price' for ill-timed Q3 mistake (Motorsport)
"There was a lot of speed on the last lap, but I made a mistake in corner two."
Alonso upbeat after 'very, very good performance' (F1i)
"Not just the power but also the fuel consumption will be very very high. We have some problems to solve, but nothing we can do."
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Hamilton clearly deeply moved as he is presented with an original, race-worn ex-Ayrton Senna helmet. Tremendous gesture. #F1 #CanadianGP pic.twitter.com/Z8eynelz3i
— F1 Fanatic (@f1fanatic_co_uk) June 10, 2017
A once in a lifetime moment. @LewisHamilton opens up about his special relationship to Ayrton Senna's @F1 legacy… pic.twitter.com/jWnCnjLUu1
— Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) June 10, 2017
Remarkable driving by @lewishamilton today. Remarkable to match Ayrton's record too. But he 'aint no Ayrton Senna #f1
— Byron Young (@byronf1) June 10, 2017
Q: What happened?
DK: "I touched the wall, I think you saw it."
Q: Was it a mistake, the tyres?
DK: "No, the wall came at me, I think".— Chris Medland (@ChrisMedlandF1) June 10, 2017
Vettel doesn't do social media… #F1 #CanadianGP pic.twitter.com/rEGSx764nz
— F1 Fanatic (@f1fanatic_co_uk) June 10, 2017
McLaren dominate revived Montreal homemade raft race. Having Olympic silver medal-winning rower @Tom_Stallard may have been an advantage
— Andrew Benson (@andrewbensonf1) June 10, 2017
Winners! Congrats to our speedy crew stormed to victory in the #F1RaftRace. 🛥🏆🏁 pic.twitter.com/f0hPYmF0Hv
— McLaren (@McLarenF1) June 10, 2017
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Comment of the day
One satisfied fan:
What. A. Lap.
And a fantastic interview after, his face when he saw the Senna helmet was amazing.
This ‘new’ F1 is much better. Such a shame Ecclestone didn’t leave earlier.
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Fer no.65 (@fer-no65)
11th June 2017, 0:08
That comment was pure gold, Seb. He’s so quick for joking like that!
Rea
11th June 2017, 3:30
Maybe it’s me being dense here but from the transcription, it’s not clear to me if it was meant to be a joke or a genuine question. In a way that’s what makes the exchange even greater!
SatchelCharge (@satchelcharge)
11th June 2017, 6:49
Yea I laughed out loud at that one. Seb has a good sense of humor.
iFelix (@ifelix)
11th June 2017, 9:08
Apologies; what are you referring to @fer-no65?
Loup Garou (@loup-garou)
11th June 2017, 10:01
Same question. Which comment by Seb?
Roth Man (@rdotquestionmark)
11th June 2017, 10:46
About Lewis’ stamp above
Strontium (@strontium)
11th June 2017, 0:24
I’m so happy that McLaren are back on the top step of the podium for the first time in years. Perhaps no engine is better than a bad engine?
Has Kvyat been taking interview lessons from Raikkonen. That’s a brilliant response
kanan
11th June 2017, 1:25
LOL at Vettel and Kvyat. Hilarious.
Ru Chern (@)
11th June 2017, 6:09
Sorry, but which one are you referring to? I seem to be out of the loop.
praxis (@praxis)
11th June 2017, 6:23
Check the tweets.
Roth Man (@rdotquestionmark)
11th June 2017, 1:51
Loved the Senna helmet moment, Lewis was clearly touched. Probably the nerd in me but I felt so uncomfortable when he tore it out of it’s protective box and started throwing it around haha. Thought he was gonna do keepy uppies with it at one point!
mantresx (@mantresx)
11th June 2017, 2:27
Luckily it was actually a replica the real one will be sent to him later on but it was cool to see his reaction, like a kid on christmas.
Roth Man (@rdotquestionmark)
11th June 2017, 8:31
Ah right I missed that detail
Kgn11
11th June 2017, 4:45
That Byron Young tweet was classless and utterly disrespectful. On one hand he’s congratulating Hamilton on a wonderful achievement whilst at the same time shaming him.
Hamilton has never said he wanted to be like Senna, always said he inspired & looked up to him. So to say ‘he ain’t no Senna’, was just silly.
Does he think Lewis does not know he’s not Senna? No one can be Senna just like no one can be Hamilton.
Yes Hamilton may rub people the wrong way at times, but sometimes the personal dislike can be put to the side & just congratulate someone on a wonderful achievement.
sward (@)
11th June 2017, 11:45
@kgn11 Byron Young’s tweets are always a steaming pile of garbage. I followed him for a bit, he’s actually a Lewis fanboy. This tweet throws me for a loop, don’t take anything he says for face value. His takes are awful.
I also agree with you. I despise Lewis, but man that was one hell of a lap. Huge respect.
miki
11th June 2017, 11:49
I think you are just getting annoyed about your favorite driver a bit too much mate.
The way you see is how the world works , speak what is in their mind and doesn’t need whether its acceptable or not. Its not just about Lewis or Sebastian or Alonso , Its the same for almost every sports player/ athlete. You just have to accept that and have a laugh and Move on.
VMaxMuffin (@vmaxmuffin)
11th June 2017, 7:30
So now that McLaren has won a race, Fernando will have to stay with them!
Keith Campbell (@keithedin)
11th June 2017, 12:26
Haha, so true! They found the loophole they were looking for.
Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
11th June 2017, 17:59
Yeah!
Mashiat (@mashiat)
11th June 2017, 9:41
Guys, it’s been confirmed: Alonso to stay at McLaren for 2018 after they took their first victory in four and a half years.
spoutnik (@spoutnik)
11th June 2017, 12:39
McLaren-Honda dramatically improved both its reliability and performance
Power unit, suspensions, hydraulics,… not a single failure to report!
Arad (@just-an-fan)
11th June 2017, 11:57
Hey Dan, your boy has done it again!