Monaco Grand Prix 2014, Monte Carlo - Race 6/19

drunkenmaster · 25 May 2014 at 13:36

See another strategy for Hamilton is that pushing Rosberg beyond the pace he wants to run for a one stop strategy could force an earlier stop and force both cars back in to traffic when they pit, if they pit early. If they went around at 2/10th's faster than third, or like last year backing everyone up, then they could one stop easily.

Hamilton pushing can up the pace and force a strategy change which could hurt both or either driver. But even coming 4th behind ROsberg in 3rd is better for Hamilton than coming 2nd to Rosberg's 1st. So pushing him could help Hamilton further in the race. Cruising round for a simple one stop with no one able to pass them would give him very little chance to beat him.

Danthus · 25 May 2014 at 13:37

Good driving from Gosjean.

drunkenmaster · 25 May 2014 at 13:37

dannyjo22 said:
God knows why they call this a race circuit.

It would be great if they rebuilt this track elsewhere, as in the tunnel, the corners, the chicanes, but added a couple straights and a few passing points so we get the inch perfect driving but also some actual overtaking and not being so predictable.

el_dazza · 25 May 2014 at 13:38

Sutil?

Ha, that was bound to happen with all the dives he was trying.

Oof, lost it all on his own.

Flibster · 25 May 2014 at 13:38

Sutil made a mess of that.

Psycho Ned · 25 May 2014 at 13:38

Sutil doing the classic losing it out of the tunnel.

Flibster · 25 May 2014 at 13:39

Safety Car

el_dazza · 25 May 2014 at 13:39

SC out.

Merlin5 · 25 May 2014 at 13:39

Sounds to me like Mercedes favour Lewis to win over Rosberg when they tell him things like "Nico braking later".

dannyjo22 · 25 May 2014 at 13:39

No idea why rosberg is pushing so hard. Just back off 3 seconds per lap, he still can't pass. Just back Hamilton into Kimi.

drunkenmaster · 25 May 2014 at 13:40

Hamilton screwed? idiots, someone at Merc should have brought one driver in or the other, Hamilton screwed like last year now.

Psycho Ned · 25 May 2014 at 13:41

Christ that nearly was a disaster!

el_dazza · 25 May 2014 at 13:41

Well that's an unsafe release.

Flibster · 25 May 2014 at 13:41

Now that was a properly unsafe release.

MagicBoy · 25 May 2014 at 13:41

Toro Rosso getting a penalty for that one...

Concrete · 25 May 2014 at 13:41

Great reaction from the bloke in the pits though

drunkenmaster · 25 May 2014 at 13:42

Merlin5 said:
Sounds to me like Mercedes favour Lewis to win over Rosberg when they tell him things like "Nico braking later".

That is Hamilton's engineer not "merc" in general, Rosberg has his own engineer giving him the same information.

TR to get a penalty there.

utajoker · 25 May 2014 at 13:42

should be a win for rosberg now, they wont need to stop again.

Tweaker · 25 May 2014 at 13:42

This is a bit more interesting than the usual Monaco GP

Flibster · 25 May 2014 at 13:43

Oh for ***** sake that lapped car rule is mental.

All it does is extend the safety car period.