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F1 2021 Season
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Need to put some money on a Mazepin DNF for Monaco.
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i’m going to go with he puts it into reverse instead of drive when trying to come out of the pits and crashes into the wall at the rear of the garage.
Are there odds for how far he gets on lap 1? Got to be worth a punt.
At least he has drove the circuit before. I'd be very very surprised in Tsunoda didn't bin it.
Great news that, very strong driver lineup sorted there.
What are the odds he wrecks his car so bad during qualifying that he can't race on Sunday?
Delighted with the Norris news. As a Mclaren fan I followed him from the F3 days, the close battle in F2 with Russell and then seeing him step up into F1, I have no doubts he's going to be amongst the top drivers over the next 10 years.
I just hope Mclaren can give him a good enough car to keep him there.
PS the Monaco livery is stunning, I'd love for them to keep it for the whole season. I like the Papaya colour but it being purely orange is a bit too much, I like how it's broken up with the grey.
I just hope Mclaren can give him a good enough car to keep him there.
PS the Monaco livery is stunning, I'd love for them to keep it for the whole season. I like the Papaya colour but it being purely orange is a bit too much, I like how it's broken up with the grey.
I am going for the formation lap
Is FP 1 and 2 on the Thursday at Monaco ?
Yep, as always.
Cheers, could not remember
That's great news!
Lando doesn't get enough credit because he didn't come through the Mercedes/Ferrari/Red Bull pipeline.
Yes very strong driver. The UK is a hotbed for sport talent right now. The Football team has a lot of young talent and there is Williams / Norris coming up to replace Hamilton. Somebody there is doing something right when it comes to sports / talent development
Not sure, I think he has the skills to compete for a championship but not convinced McLaren is the place to do so.
This weekend has RedBull win all over it. RBs are better than Mercs on the Softs.
Though I agree with lewis, Monaco needs a change, its the dullest race in the calender. Impossible to overtake. Personally id like it gone from the calender. Its a dinosaur of an old era and stomping ground for the rich.
Though I agree with lewis, Monaco needs a change, its the dullest race in the calender. Impossible to overtake. Personally id like it gone from the calender. Its a dinosaur of an old era and stomping ground for the rich.
Beaten by Button, robbed by Rosberg.
Yeah it's a procession rather than a race, whoever gets pole takes the win, unless something goes horribly wrong in the pits.
I imagine it makes too much money to be removed from the calendar, but it would be nice if they could add a straight somewhere.
They only go there to have a party and keep up tradition.
It's probably a fun track to drive as it's still testing the drivers massively, but as a spectacle it's flat out boring these days. The cars are just too wide and heavy for a tight street circuit.
I think if they want to keep it they should introduce their own monaco spec cars, something along the lines of an F3 car. Smaller and more nimble, cars they can actually overtake with.
Its the Blue Ribbon of the F1 calendar, it will never be removed, hard to see where the track could be changed.
I dont mind this race, but its always better when it rains.
Monaco produces the worst races for entertainment, always a procession.
Interesting point for reference, cars that were strong in sector three look to be strong in Monaco. Think Ferrari might surprise a few this weekend too.
Interesting point for reference, cars that were strong in sector three look to be strong in Monaco. Think Ferrari might surprise a few this weekend too.
Monaco GP FP
Max Verstappen pumps in the fastest lap of the morning to go fastest in the Red Bull on medium tyres. A 1:12.648 from the Dutchman.
And he's followed into the top positions by team-mate Sergio Perez. Perez is on the softer tyre and was 0.169s slower on that last lap.
And he's followed into the top positions by team-mate Sergio Perez. Perez is on the softer tyre and was 0.169s slower on that last lap.
Gasley is 0.393 and Sainz is 0.429 behind
Lewis and Bottas are 0.459 and 0.595 behind the Red Bulls
Lewis and Bottas are 0.459 and 0.595 behind the Red Bulls
Wouldn't say Ferrari would be a surprise, they've looked great in downforce all season, even last year they were good on the higher downforce tracks.
They lacked pure horsepower and had traction issues, but they've now sorted the traction issues + gained some power back. I think they're the 3rd best team in terms of pure speed, but on certain tracks with big straights they will struggle.
Perez tops opening Monaco session
Sergio Perez finishes the opening session fastest - and does so by lowering his benchmark again, down to a 1:12.487 although the Red Bull man was on the softs, while many drivers stayed on the mediums or hards.
That's his first P1 for Red Bull.
Carlos Sainz moved back into second late on for Ferrari, with Max Verstappen third in the second Red Bull. Both ran medium tyres.
Mercedes ended up fifth and sixth behind AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly.
Sergio Perez finishes the opening session fastest - and does so by lowering his benchmark again, down to a 1:12.487 although the Red Bull man was on the softs, while many drivers stayed on the mediums or hards.
That's his first P1 for Red Bull.
Carlos Sainz moved back into second late on for Ferrari, with Max Verstappen third in the second Red Bull. Both ran medium tyres.
Mercedes ended up fifth and sixth behind AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly.
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dont really take much notice of times in any FP, they are not pushing it, FP1 is all about getting a feel for the track even more so after no race last year, a few new to the track.
Red Bull and Ferrari look fast, the Mercs are down a bit, but not reading much in to it.
Red Bull and Ferrari look fast, the Mercs are down a bit, but not reading much in to it.
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Monaco GP FP1 times
| Pos | Driver | Team | time | Laps |
| 1 | Sergio PerezPER | Red Bull | 1:12.487 | 36 | |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz JnrSAI | Ferrari | 1:12.606 | 32 | |
| 3 | Max VerstappenVER | Red Bull | 1:12.648 | 39 | |
| 4 | Pierre GaslyGAS | AlphaTauri | 1:12.929 | 37 | |
| 5 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | Mercedes | 1:12.995 | 34 | |
| 6 | Valtteri BottasBOT | Mercedes | 1:13.131 | 36 | |
| 7 | Lando NorrisNOR | McLaren | 1:13.236 | 31 | |
| 8 | Sebastian VettelVET | Aston Martin | 1:13.732 | 33 | |
| 9 | Yuki TsunodaTSU | AlphaTauri | 1:13.746 | 39 | |
| 10 | Kimi RaikkonenRAI | Alfa Romeo | 1:14.081 | 31 | |
| 11 | Lance StrollSTR | Aston Martin | 1:14.090 | 33 | |
| 12 | Antonio GiovinazziGIO | Alfa Romeo | 1:14.106 | 27 | |
| 13 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Alpine | 1:14.205 | 37 | |
| 14 | Nicholas LatifiLAT | Williams | 1:14.268 | 41 | |
| 15 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | McLaren | 1:14.281 | 36 | |
| 16 | Esteban OconOCO | Alpine | 1:14.320 | 37 | |
| 17 | Nikita MazepinMAZ | Haas | 1:14.616 | 33 | |
| 18 | Mick SchumacherMSC | Haas | 1:14.801 | 33 | |
| 19 | George RussellRUS | Williams | 1:14.840 | 35 | |
| 20 | Charles LeclercLEC | Ferrari | 1:19.618 | 4 |
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Good shout. He is terrible.
RB were running a new floor in FP1. Mercedes werent running anything new apparently. Monaco is a weird one as a track. The teams bring monaco specific downforce packages and steering rack for this race. That cant be cheap to do and keep spares just for one race. Ok i guess they can reuse the steering rack and possibly the downforce package at Singapore but still not cheap to do.
Haha I love Seb, would love to see him back to his best, class driver in his prime.
Probably not as expensive as you think, most will be wing based in which they're producing multiple for every races. Steering rack is a given, it's the tightest circuit on the calendar. Probably more elements of cooling is required as it's a much slower circuit.
I don't think anything for Monaco will be reused though, as I doubt that Singapore will host a GP this year.
Charles Leclerc, who only managed four laps with a gear box issue earlier on, is one of the first out there looking to catch up after a ruined first session.
Brundell at turn 16, looks like a stunning place to watch and the grandstand in front of him.
Sainz is having a good FP2 1.11.796
FP 2 has been Red Flagged.
M Schu in to the barrier
Monaco GP FP2 times
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles LeclercLEC | Ferrari | 1:11.684 | 30 | |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz JnrSAI | Ferrari | 1:11.796 | 32 | |
| 3 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | Mercedes | 1:12.074 | 28 | |
| 4 | Max VerstappenVER | Red Bull | 1:12.081 | 27 | |
| 5 | Valtteri BottasBOT | Mercedes | 1:12.107 | 32 | |
| 6 | Lando NorrisNOR | McLaren | 1:12.379 | 24 | |
| 7 | Pierre GaslyGAS | AlphaTauri | 1:12.498 | 28 | |
| 8 | Sergio PerezPER | Red Bull | 1:12.708 | 24 | |
| 9 | Antonio GiovinazziGIO | Alfa Romeo | 1:12.746 | 28 | |
| 10 | Sebastian VettelVET | Aston Martin | 1:12.982 | 26 | |
| 11 | Kimi RaikkonenRAI | Alfa Romeo | 1:13.065 | 31 | |
| 12 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Alpine | 1:13.175 | 27 | |
| 13 | Lance StrollSTR | Aston Martin | 1:13.195 | 26 | |
| 14 | Esteban OconOCO | Alpine | 1:13.199 | 28 | |
| 15 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | McLaren | 1:13.257 | 26 | |
| 16 | George RussellRUS | Williams | 1:13.509 | 32 | |
| 17 | Nicholas LatifiLAT | Williams | 1:13.593 | 31 | |
| 18 | Nikita MazepinMAZ | Haas | 1:14.407 | 26 | |
| 19 | Mick SchumacherMSC | Haas | 1:14.416 | 25 | |
| 20 | Yuki TsunodaTSU | AlphaTauri | 1:14.829 | 11 |