Monaco Grand Prix 2016, Monte Carlo - Race 6/21
- Thread starter Shimmy
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I don't want rosberg dnf
I want Hamilton to overhaul him by season end. So even despite massive amounts of luck he is still beaten
It's generally accepted the RB chassis is pretty on par, maybe slightly behind, the Merc. chassis.
The Ferrari isn't really that close and the McLaren, well, do we even know? Does it matter? They can't do anything with it anyway!
That whole statement of smr's is lol. The bit where he says something is the best on the grid apart from these 3 other things which are better, and then the part where he claims the McLaren chassis is better than RBR and as good as Ferrari.
Soldato
Cheers Shimmy.
Not the most exciting track but decent weekend, Monaco and Indy 500.
Not the most exciting track but decent weekend, Monaco and Indy 500.
Soldato
oh lol! When I said "after" I meant "before"... I can see what the lols are about now... Gah it's been one heck of a long day and that was in the middle of fixing frustrating computer problems for my customers.
So to clarify, and I'm awfully tired so I hope this makes sense...
RB > Merc > Ferrari/McLaren in terms of chassis. I don't know if the McLaren chassis is better than Ferrari's.. but if it's not it's very close. McLaren were quicker in S3 Spain in Qualifying than Ferrari, which is a good indication of chassis performance with it's low speed twisty turns.
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Soldato
Not if 90% of the other races don't have have the same low speed twisty turns.
The clue came a few years ago when gear ratios were restricted. Unless you're a master, or have unlimited budget, there's no sense in betting the farm to develop an all-conquering chassis. Instead you build a chassis, engine and aero combination to maximise performance on enough races to win over the course of a season.
If you strive for 100% perfection, you'll...er... end up with McLaren. Utter dominance for one year in twenty and then a rule change and 20 years in the midfield.
Associate
Rosberg and Hamilton have swapped their crews. That probably why Hamilton now has Rosbergs unreliability this year.
Ah come on, that's not a nice thing to call Jenson...
So half the Merc. mechanics are either inept or guilty of sabotage?
Man of Honour
Will the ultra soft give a new lap record?
Didn't they change something about the circuit last year, the LR for the current "layout" was only set in 2015, so I think there's a good chance
Before that it was about 4 seconds faster on the "old" layout, so it's still optimistic we'll see the fastest ever lap of Monaco.
Not exactly sure what changed, slight re-profiling of some corners maybe? Turn 1 curbs seem to stick in my head as having been altered.
Associate
They didn't just move one side of the garage over to the other though. They swapped them all around and some stayed where they were.
Man of Honour
Soldato
TBF you only need one person who's not up to the job...
Soldato
Well, I won't be watching this race.
My father and I have never liked Monaco but usually try and watch the F1 together. One of the few things we shared. It's unlikely he will still be with us come the race this weekend after suffering from 3 cancerous tumours these past few months (and likely before).
So, in his honor I will be boycotting this race, for no gain other than I won't be able to watch it with him anyway.
That said, I do hope for an alternative winner again this weekend.
My father and I have never liked Monaco but usually try and watch the F1 together. One of the few things we shared. It's unlikely he will still be with us come the race this weekend after suffering from 3 cancerous tumours these past few months (and likely before).
So, in his honor I will be boycotting this race, for no gain other than I won't be able to watch it with him anyway.
That said, I do hope for an alternative winner again this weekend.
He's driving the other car though...
Soldato
