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

Kevin Clark · 24 May 2012 at 14:01

pingwing said:
Who's that lovely McLaren employee?!?!

She was certainly better than the pussycat doll

Duke · 24 May 2012 at 14:05

Actually a little wet out there now.

Irish_Tom · 24 May 2012 at 14:06

Duke said:
Actually a little wet out there now.

The track or the McLaren lass?

Duke · 24 May 2012 at 14:10

Panzerbjorn said:
The track or the McLaren lass?

Who is first into the barrier then? Senna almost did it just now.

Flibster · 24 May 2012 at 14:10

F1 car in reverse. Really don't see that much at all anymore.
Team won't like him using it though. Very fragile gear and can cause a few issues.

Flibster · 24 May 2012 at 14:11

Maldonado just made a complete arse of it.

Still not quite into the barriers.

Flibster · 24 May 2012 at 14:12

Duke said:
Who is first into the barrier then? Senna almost did it just now.

Massa was. Not hard enough though.

tummelv · 24 May 2012 at 14:24

Wish the BBC commentator (forget his name, not algesuari) would shutup when the team radio comes on. He keeps trying to finish whatever he's talking about and he talks over half the radio message. :rolleyes:

Duke · 24 May 2012 at 14:27

James Allen. He is only suited for practice sessions as he gets too ott during qually/race.

smr · 24 May 2012 at 14:38

Two F1 shows this week, nice.

Guerrilla · 24 May 2012 at 16:10

Not sure if it's been posted yet... Kimi's Monaco helmet is a cracker

More on the Lotus Facebook here

Pete19s · 24 May 2012 at 16:18

Spunkey said:
Oh God, d'Ambrosio is commentating for Sky. If I slip into a coma... please leave me there.

I did actually fall asleep

Indy500 · 24 May 2012 at 17:17

Flibster said:
F1 car in reverse. Really don't see that much at all anymore. Team won't like him using it though. Very fragile gear and can cause a few issues.

Guerrilla said:
Not sure if it's been posted yet... Kimi's Monaco helmet is a cracker

Well, Fernandes did give up the rights that were purchased from said man, so it's not surprising that Genii\the team are advertising the Lotus heritage.

Guerrilla · 24 May 2012 at 17:31

sr4470 said:
Well, Fernandes did give up the rights that were purchased from said man, so it's not surprising that Genii\the team are advertising the Lotus heritage.

James never raced for Lotus, think the rights were actually purchased from his younger brother... Not sure how he got them.

Kimi has said before how he admires the 70's drivers like Hunt and used his name when entering other races. Guess it's a nice tribute, there's that film being made by Ron Howard to that could have something to do with the timing.

Indy500 · 24 May 2012 at 17:43

Guerrilla said:
James never raced for Lotus, think the rights were actually purchased from his younger brother... Not sure how he got them.

I saw Hunt and thought David rather than James, my bad.

Guerrilla said:
Kimi has said before how he admires the 70's drivers like Hunt and used his name when entering other races. Guess it's a nice tribute, there's that film being made by Ron Howard to that could have something to do with the timing.

Speaking of comparisons with the past, Schumacher said he couldn't have raced in Fangio's era and that the accomplishments weren't comparable.

Guerrilla · 24 May 2012 at 18:00

sr4470 said:
I saw Hunt and thought David rather than James, my bad.

Well it's not surprising really, don't think many will have heard of David Hunt (had to Google to find out his name

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sr4470 said:
Speaking of comparisons with the past, Schumacher said he couldn't have raced in Fangio's era and that the accomplishments weren't comparable.

Yea must be a world away from where we are now, it's different in almost every way.
It's refreshing to see modern F1 drivers get a chance to race the older cars and they almost always say how they'd love to be able to race them as it's all about the driving.

utajoker · 24 May 2012 at 18:16

pingwing said:
Who's that lovely McLaren employee?!?!

anyone got a screen grab?

Indy500 · 24 May 2012 at 18:53

Guerrilla said:
Well it's not surprising really, don't think many will have heard of David Hunt (had to Google to find out his name )

I know both, but I figured the Lotus connection = David Hunt, especially as I saw the 1994 season first time around, live. I was wrong and it was just something Kimi wanted on his car as a shout out to James.

Guerrilla said:
Yea must be a world away from where we are now, it's different in almost every way.
It's refreshing to see modern F1 drivers get a chance to race the older cars and they almost always say how they'd love to be able to race them as it's all about the driving.

They have, but only in pre-race parades IIRC.

pingwing · 24 May 2012 at 19:26

utajoker said:
anyone got a screen grab?

Just for you

Just a quick picture...

sunama · 24 May 2012 at 19:35

Nobody commenting on the lap times?

Ferrari is showing consistency here (I'm more interested in Massa's time as this gives a truer indication of Ferrari's average pace). McLaren are clearly showing some pace as well. But look at Senna - after the spanking he took in the last race, he has taken another spanking in the practice sessions (fair enough - its only practice, but still Maldo is showing intent).

From what I can see, any one of 10 drivers can win this race, as the cars are all so close to one another. The winning driver will need to show much skill and have some good luck.

Alonso's form is just irresistible at the moment and I think its been a long time since I've seen a driver in such unbelievably good form. I'm genuinely awe-struck. Vettel was great in 2011 (for me, driver of the season). But Alonso is driving beyond anything I've seen in the last decade. So far this season, by far, Alonso has been untouchable.

I fancy Alonso to win this race with the McLarens and Vettel in the remaining top 4 positions. This year, I think driver skill is going to dictate the title (unlike previous seasons where the best car will always win the title).