It was done in all good fun, pity about any damage but don't worry Lewis will work a few hours overtime
Oh I'm sure it wasn't malicious at all, just that's quite a big bill to run up for your employers.
Monaco Grand Prix 2013, Monte Carlo - Race 6/19
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Oh I'm sure it wasn't malicious at all, just that's quite a big bill to run up for your employers.
Considering F1 budgets, Mercs. wealth and Hamilton's own personal sponsorship, it's relatively peanuts.
Interesting*ish* tyre fact from FP1
Only 2 cars used more than 1 set of tyres. Vettel and Webber. Both did an initial shakedown lap, then changed to a new set of tyres. Both sets were the soft tyre
Longest single stint came from rosberg with 29 laps, and also did the most in total.
Only 2 cars used more than 1 set of tyres. Vettel and Webber. Both did an initial shakedown lap, then changed to a new set of tyres. Both sets were the soft tyre
Longest single stint came from rosberg with 29 laps, and also did the most in total.
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A good FP1 for Williams and Pastor. Just goes to show, he isnt that bad a driver (when he isnt crashing in to people 
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)Any news on if this was towards the limit of the tyres? If the Softs go 30 laps the Super Softs will be less, making this a 2 stop race. You would need 40+ on the Softs to make it with 1 stop.
Not yet, but given that the tyre munching mercedes managed the most laps on them and was still putting in decent lap times at the end of the stint, as the track rubbers in, 40 may be a possibility.
But we'll find out more about the tyres this afternoon as they'll start using the super softs and they'll have had a chance to analyse the data from this morning.
Thats a shame. A definite 2 stopper would mean people could push a bit, but if a 1 stop is just about possible it means an afternoon of tyre saving and cruising around. You won't be able to do a Ferrari and gun it and take an extra stop here, there just isn't the passing opportunities.
Ant and Crofty reckon that 15 laps is the life of the super soft tyres.
Also the track is significantly warmer now, so we'll see how the tyres react to that.
Raikkonen and Grosjean on the soft tyres they used this morning. Raikkonen has just hit 30 laps on that set and they still have some pace in them.
Also the track is significantly warmer now, so we'll see how the tyres react to that.
Raikkonen and Grosjean on the soft tyres they used this morning. Raikkonen has just hit 30 laps on that set and they still have some pace in them.
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Can merc get pole
Will anybody be able to manage 1 stop
If someone can manage one stop and get pole position that would surely be A win
What I'd love to see is a two stopper on pole trying to get a pit stop in front of a potential 1 stopper
Will anybody be able to manage 1 stop
If someone can manage one stop and get pole position that would surely be A win
What I'd love to see is a two stopper on pole trying to get a pit stop in front of a potential 1 stopper
This pigeon is no more. It has ceased to be. It's expired and gone to meet its maker. This is a late pigeon. It's a stiff. Bereft of life, it rests in peace. If you hadn't smeared it on the front wing, it would be pushing up the daisies. It's run down the curtain and joined the choir invisible. This is an ex-pigeon.
And Grosjean's in the wall at St. Devote.
Ha ha!
Broken the front, heavy thwack on the rear as well. Sidepods took some of the impact too.
I'm not a fan of the circuit, or the race here, but the marshals always do one hell of a good job here.
Ha ha!
Broken the front, heavy thwack on the rear as well. Sidepods took some of the impact too.
I'm not a fan of the circuit, or the race here, but the marshals always do one hell of a good job here.
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