2008 Monaco GP - Race 6/18

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Look out the glad rags folks it's F1's annual glamour fest at Monaco. This weekend the rich and famous get to parade up and down the grid while Martin Brundle proves just how little they know about F1.

Toro Rosso will be bringing the new STR3 which means a five place grid drop for Vettel because it's a gearbox change. Bourdais gets away with it due to a DNF in Turkey.

Remember it's Monaco and everyone needs to continue with their glamour lifestyle so practice is on Thursday followed by shopping on Friday and Qualifying on Saturday.

Thursday practice : 0900 - 1030 & 1300 - 1430
Saturday practice : 1000 - 1100
Saturday Qualifying : 1300 - 1400, ITV 1210 - 1435
Sunday Race : 1300 - 1500, ITV from 1155. Highlights, Monday 0005 (ITV) & 1800 (ITV4)



Drivers
Code: 
Pos Driver           Nationality   Team              Points 
1  Kimi Raikkonen       Finnish    Ferrari            35
2  Felipe Massa		Brazilian  Ferrari	      28
3  Lewis Hamilton       British    McLaren-Mercedes   28
4  Robert Kubica	Polish     BMW                24      
5  Nick Heidfeld        German     BMW                20
6  Heikki Kovelainen    Finnish    McLaren-Mercedes   14
7  Mark Webber          Australian RBR-Renault        10
8  Jarno Trulli         Italian    Toyota             9
9  Fernando Alonso      Spanish    Renault            9
10 Nico Rosberg         German     Williams-Toyota    8
11 Kazuki Nakajima   	Japanese   Williams-Toyota    5
12 Jenson Button	British	   Honda              3
13 Sebastien Bourdais   Italian    STR-Ferrari        2

Constructors
Code: 
Pos Team              Points    
1  Ferrari            63        
2  BMW                44        
3  McLaren-Mercedes   42       
4  Williams-Toyota    13        
5  RBR-Renault        10        
6  Toyota             9
7  Renault            9
8  Honda	      3
9  STR-Ferrari        2


Calendar
Code: 
01 2008 FORMULA 1 ING AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX (Melbourne) 		14 - 16 Mar 
02 2008 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX (Kuala Lumpur) 		21 - 23 Mar 
03 2008 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX (Bahrain) 		04 - 06 Apr 
04 FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPANA TELEFONICA 2008 (Catalunya) 		25 - 27 Apr 
05 2008 FORMULA 1 PETROL OFISI TURKISH GRAND PRIX (Istanbul) 		09 - 11 May 
06 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2008 (Monte Carlo) 			22 - 25 May 
07 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2008 (Montreal) 			06 - 08 Jun 
08 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE 2008 (Magny-Cours) 			20 - 22 Jun 
09 2008 FORMULA 1 SANTANDER BRITISH GRAND PRIX (Silverstone) 		04 - 06 Jul 
10 FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2008 (Hockenheim) 	18 - 20 Jul 
11 FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDIJ 2008 (Budapest) 			01 - 03 Aug 
12 2008 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE (Valencia) 			22 - 24 Aug 
13 2008 FORMULA 1 ING BELGIAN GRAND PRIX (Spa-Francorchamps) 		05 - 07 Sep 
14 FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2008 (Monza) 		12 - 14 Sep 
15 2008 FORMULA 1 SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX (Singapore) 		26 - 28 Sep 
16 2008 FORMULA 1 FUJI TELEVISION JAPANESE GRAND PRIX (Fuji Speedway) 	10 - 12 Oct 
17 2008 FORMULA 1 SINOPEC CHINESE GRAND PRIX (Shanghai) 		17 - 19 Oct 
18 FORMULA 1 GRANDE PREMIO DO BRASIL 2008 (Sao Paulo) 			31 Oct - 02 Nov





If you're interested in seeing what the tracks look like I've updated my Google Earth links and flyovers. Unfortunately it's still not perfect, although Fuji is now high res thanks to the April update but the imagery for Valencia is a fair age so the purpose built bridge isn't visible. To play the flyovers select the flyover folder and press the play button at the bottom of the Places pane.

Some links for Istanbul

Official GP Site
Wikipedia
Circuit details on the official F1 page
 
Monaco...the spectacle of watching Hamilton and Alonso negotiate the corners last year was great, but in all the GP's up to that point it has proven itself to be so boring. F1 needs Monaco though so I will patiently watch.
 
Can't stand Monaco,its just an excuse for a jolly for the top brass in F1 :) My boss included!
 
Just got back from a weekend in monte carlo

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All ready to go more or less, they were still setting up the comms equipment while I was there, so I tok a stroll up the pit lane :)
 
penski said:
If it rains it will be a parade with an occasional spin.
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Occasional spin?? The last wet Monaco GP in 97 had 10 classified finishers, the one previous to that in 96 had 7 and only 4 of those were actually running at the flag.

Monaco in the rain is just carnage, manhole covers and road markings get really nasty when they're wet.
 
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