Monaco Grand Prix 2012, Monte Carlo - Race 6/20

Kristoph · 27 May 2012 at 14:08

So much for rain.

CaptainRAVE · 27 May 2012 at 14:08

No rain, traffic jam to the end then, dull.

oldbag · 27 May 2012 at 14:09

Joy, no rain.

Skillmister · 27 May 2012 at 14:09

Nico_Joey said:
Wait vettel just did the same short cut entrance to the pit

Everyone does it you have to go like 2mph to get in before the solid line. No idea how perez got a drive through

Nico_Joey · 27 May 2012 at 14:09

Its hardly a race when tyres and pit stops are so much more effective at gaining places than actual driver skill, surely ?

Glaucus · 27 May 2012 at 14:10

Hammy is going to rage, slow pit stop and no information from pit wall. should have pushed it for a couple of laps, even with tyres going off its hard to overtake.

dannyjo22 · 27 May 2012 at 14:10

Flibster said:
Dull dulll dullllllllllll

Can we please go somewhere interesting rather than this place again?
D'ya know... I think I'd even take Silverstone over Monaco.

I'd be happy if they just made it an exhibition race with huge prize money.

Glaucus · 27 May 2012 at 14:11

Nico_Joey said:
Its hardly a race when tyres and pit stops or so ostensibly more effective at gaining places that actual driver skill, surely ?

Does the same apply to Williams electronic era, Ferrari dominance era, how high can you turn the turbo up era, it's part and parcel of f1. It'll all change again next year.

CaptainRAVE · 27 May 2012 at 14:12

Edit: See, I was right ^^

Nico_Joey said:
Its hardly a race when tyres and pit stops are so much more effective at gaining places than actual driver skill, surely ?

Many will say the racing is what the FIA rules say it is. In my mind this is not racing though, it is an exercise of tyre management and a lot of luck as to what they will do.

Flibster · 27 May 2012 at 14:13

Perez just does a 1:17.296 on the soft tyre.

These tyres are terrible.

utajoker · 27 May 2012 at 14:13

something happen!!!

Glaucus · 27 May 2012 at 14:14

Data driven team, yet you didn't run full fuel load on the harder compound.. Hume but of fail going o there.

arknor · 27 May 2012 at 14:14

Flibster said:
Perez just does a 1:17.296 on the soft tyre.

These tyres are terrible.

he will pay for it soon

oldbag · 27 May 2012 at 14:14

Bring back refueling and better tyres so they actually race!

Emlyn_Dewar · 27 May 2012 at 14:14

Monaco really highlights the downside of this current Pirelli tyre lottery.
Hopefully there is plenty of moaning done about the poor racing this has provided this weekend.

dannyjo22 · 27 May 2012 at 14:15

Flibster said:
Perez just does a 1:17.296 on the soft tyre.

These tyres are terrible.

They might as well admit the lottery and make a tyre with varying thickness to the carcass, a complete lottery whether you get 1 lap or 69

utajoker · 27 May 2012 at 14:15

this race needs a crash and safety car.

knip · 27 May 2012 at 14:16

Somebody, anybody DO SOMETHING or crash!

Glaucus · 27 May 2012 at 14:16

CaptainRAVE said:
Edit: See, I was right ^^

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It's f1, as much as people wish, it isnt purely down to driver. A massive amout of seasons has been wo by a vastly superior car, bending one rule or another. I don't see this year being any different.
As brindle said in the warm up and I've been saying this seaso. Even ignoring the tyres, the gap between teams is massively reduced this year. You just have to see qualifying time, on one flying lap to see teams are extremely tight.

arknor · 27 May 2012 at 14:16

oldbag said:
Bring back refueling and better tyres so they actually race!

msc did a lap 4 seconds faster insatantly as soon as raikkonen got out the way...

the tyres are just damn dangerous its like having gp2 cars running around the circuit while the f1 cars race