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View Poll Results: Who will win on Sunday?
Sebastien Vettel
24.00%
Lewis Hamilton
32.00%
Mark Webber
4.00%
Jenson Button
20.00%
Fernando Alonso
8.00%
Nick Heidfeld
0
0%
Nico Rosberg
0
0%
Felipe Massa
0
0%
Vitaly Petrov
0
0%
Kamui Kobayashi
8.00%
Michael Schumacher
4.00%
Adrian Sutil
0
0%
Sébastien Buemi
0
0%
Rubens Barrichello
0
0%
Sergio Pérez
0
0%
Paul di Resta
0
0%
Jaime Alguersuari
0
0%
Jarno Trulli
0
0%
Heikki Kovalainen
0
0%
Jerôme d'Ambrosio
0
0%
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2011 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA

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Old 06-11-2011, 09:34 PM
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The Mclarens are expecting rain tomorrow so they compromised their qualy pace by running higher downforce. We'll see if their gamble pays off.
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"Hamilton........you are the new CRASH KID!"
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HAHAHAHA yes @ Hamilton and Kobayashi can do that cause he knows how to "drift" hahaha
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Awesome race. I'm glad I sat through the two hour suspension.

Also glad to see a lot of drivers back in their game.
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Awesome drive from Jenson Button! I totally didn't think he had it in him to go after Vettel and force him to make a mistake. This is after getting a penalty and being in last place!

Oh yeah, btw, Button is under investigation for the incident w/ Alonso.
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Originally Posted by ITRbroham
Awesome drive from Jenson Button! I totally didn't think he had it in him to go after Vettel and force him to make a mistake. This is after getting a penalty and being in last place!

Oh yeah, btw, Button is under investigation for the incident w/ Alonso.
We'll see how that pans out. If anything, I hope he gets commended for taking the arrogant bastard out.

Exciting race for Massa right to the very end too.
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wow! what a race. This race had everything in it and the mood in the room ranged for dismay, frustration to excitement and whoops of joy. This is what F1 is all about. I dont think I cheered as loudly since Hungary 2006. What a drive from Jenson Button to drop back to last and then finish first after putting pressure on Vettel and causing him to make a mistake. Not every race Jenson drives has his authority stamped on it the way others do, but there was something about this race. He seemed to be stamping his influence from the word go.

Lewis Hamilton needs an intervention. He did put on a brave face and seemed very gracious and I hope it was not for fear of censure from the FIA. Nikki Lauda has voiced a call for Hamilton to be reprimanded and to me that seems like overkill. He needs a coach/manager that will not hesitate to put him in place. He needs to learn where to be patient and aggressive. Constant balls-to-the-wall is not going too well for him unless of course you consider hobnobbing with Ri-Ri as a plus

I was rooting for Schumi and loved the pass he made on Felipe and Kobayashi. That was a whoop-worthy moment and too bad for him that he was in a slower car. Finishing 4th though is an awesome result and I was glad to see the Red Baron show a glimmer of his past.

I loved the last lap action between Felipe and Kobayashi and am glad to see Felipe getting better and better. The battle between Schumi, Webber and Jenson was also spell-binding and made for some edge-of-the-seat viewing. All in all I think everyone that finished in the Top 10 was very deserving considering how chaotic the whole event was.

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Button keeps the race win
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92310
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Maybe it's just because I'm a Button fan, but I thought that was the best race in years.
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Holy crap! You gotta love watching these guys who never, never, EVER give up. Great stuff from Button, Massa, Schumacher, Kobayashi, Webber, and everybody else who fought like mad in this race!


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