Of all the lessons to learn this is probably the hardest. Clearly the RB is by far the fastest car this weekend. It could gave been a Monaco win for him, and all the drivers covet that particular accomplishment.
Poll: Monaco Grand Prix 2018, Monte Carlo - Race 6/21
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Of all the lessons to learn this is probably the hardest. Clearly the RB is by far the fastest car this weekend. It could gave been a Monaco win for him, and all the drivers covet that particular accomplishment.
Soldato
I'm in awe at how fast they're going around the streets these days. The speed they're carrying into the corners is hard to comprehend.
I remember watching Berger from his front-wing end plate at Monaco in 1995 and that was the moment the teenage me realised I'd never be an F1 driver, but those laps look pedestrian now and they were they were doing lap times 11 seconds slower in qualifying than now (admittedly a couple of corners were a bit tighter, but still).
That's why I don't mind Monaco remaining on the calendar as a one-off and can completely forgive the lack of overtaking. It's still an immense challenge and a joy to watch them dancing them through the streets.
Still, the GP2 sprint race was very entertaining until the safety cars spoiled the final laps, so it's not all been bad.
I remember watching Berger from his front-wing end plate at Monaco in 1995 and that was the moment the teenage me realised I'd never be an F1 driver, but those laps look pedestrian now and they were they were doing lap times 11 seconds slower in qualifying than now (admittedly a couple of corners were a bit tighter, but still).
That's why I don't mind Monaco remaining on the calendar as a one-off and can completely forgive the lack of overtaking. It's still an immense challenge and a joy to watch them dancing them through the streets.
Still, the GP2 sprint race was very entertaining until the safety cars spoiled the final laps, so it's not all been bad.
Soldato
I hope Lewis gets past Vettel. Still, if Lewis only comes third and Vettel remains in second, Lewis will still be way ahead with 110 points, and Vettel will be on 96. So Lewis hasn't got much to worry about this weekend, other than keeping his car from going into the walls.
Man of Honour
and I hope that spacemen will land tomorrow and they will bestow us with many advancements like unlimited food and medicines
Soldato
Probably more likely
Qually was enjoyable, always enjoy watching the cars nail it round the streets here even if the race is always pretty dull.
Probably more likely
Qually was enjoyable, always enjoy watching the cars nail it round the streets here even if the race is always pretty dull.
Trolling at its finest...
The drivers deserve some respect and interest in watching them only because they drive on the edges for two hours. No much overtaking is needed. Even though that if we were to be objective, overtaking does happen there, as well.
They crash into each other on the first lap
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Ha ha I reckon this might be likely.
Max is 2 places behind him and will be itching to make at least a few places.
Grosjean won't see it coming and they will come together at rascasse.
I reckon 10-20th lap.
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Encouraging for Mercedes for the rest of the season given this is their weakest track.
Man of Honour
Having a car ahead of one Ferrari and also a Red Bull out of contention is such a gift for them
Stewards took a look. No investigation necessary as both made made it made it out of Q1.Shame for Kimi, he should have been ahead.
Kimi not being ahead is due to his performance in Q3, not this.
Red Bull will have a difficult decision to make with Max at some point if he keeps this up.
His outright pace is obviously brilliant and he is up there with the best in sheer speed. But as a complete racing driver who might win a title? I'm not so sure. A few crashes may point to inexperience/immaturity, but a crash in every race so far this season may point to something more fundamentally damning to his ability to be a champion.
His outright pace is obviously brilliant and he is up there with the best in sheer speed. But as a complete racing driver who might win a title? I'm not so sure. A few crashes may point to inexperience/immaturity, but a crash in every race so far this season may point to something more fundamentally damning to his ability to be a champion.
Soldato
I suspect that Max binned it partly due to how the current Redbull is typically the third best team at most tracks, which made him over-drive here at Monaco (and at other tracks this season), ironically at what looks like Redbull are the fastest all weekend so far.
Man of Honour
He's like an RPG player who puts maxes their speed stat but leaves everything else at 1 at the start of the game
The FIA technical delegates weren't entirely satisfied that the Ferrari were in compliance with the Regs, but didnt have enough evidence to take to the stewards. So Ferrari made some software changes and after FP1 the FIA tech delegates are now happy.
So, yeah, that sounds like they were caught out.
So, yeah, that sounds like they were caught out.