2013 Monaco Grand Prix Thread

[steveaki13]

So its time for the glamour date in the F1 calender. Monte Carlo.

I have to be honest, although many dont enjoy the sometimes processional racing at Monaco, it has always been one of my favorite races.
Having been going through many Monaco Races over the last 25 years, I have noticed that you actually get more overtaking than most years at Barcelona for example, on top of that we see alot of tight battling. Plus the occasional crazy race when minnows score points.

2013 Monaco GP, Monte Carlo

23rd-26th May 2013

78 Laps

Drivers Championship after 5 Rounds

1. Sebastian Vettel - 89 pts[/*:m:1fajb5qw]
2. Kimi Raikkonen - 85 pts[/*:m:1fajb5qw]
3. Fernando Alonso - 72 pts[/*:m:1fajb5qw]
4. Lewis Hamilton - 50 pts[/*:m:1fajb5qw]
5. Felipe Massa - 45 pts[/*:m:1fajb5qw]
6. Mark Webber - 42 pts[/*:m:1fajb5qw]
7. Romain Grosjean - 26 pts[/*:m:1fajb5qw]
8. Paul di Resta - 26 pts[/*:m:1fajb5qw]
9. Nico Rosberg - 22 pts[/*:m:1fajb5qw]
10. Jenson Button - 17 pts[/*:m:1fajb5qw]
11. Sergio Perez - 12 pts[/*:m:1fajb5qw]
12. Daniel Ricciardo - 7 pts[/*:m:1fajb5qw]
13. Adrian Sutil - 6 pts[/*:m:1fajb5qw]
14. Nico Hulkenberg - 5 pts[/*:m:1fajb5qw]
15. Jean Eric Vergne - 1 pt[/*:m:1fajb5qw]

Constructors Championship after 5 Rounds

1. Red Bull - 131 pts[/*:m:1fajb5qw]
2. Ferrari - 117 pts[/*:m:1fajb5qw]
3. Lotus - 111 pts[/*:m:1fajb5qw]
4. Mercedes - 72 pts[/*:m:1fajb5qw]
5. Force India - 32 pts[/*:m:1fajb5qw]
6. Mclaren - 29 pts[/*:m:1fajb5qw]
7. Toro Rosso - 8 pts[/*:m:1fajb5qw]
8. Sauber - 5 pts[/*:m:1fajb5qw]

Previous Winners - Since 1990
1990- Senna
1991- Senna
1992- Senna
1993- Senna
1994- M. Schumacher
1995- M. Schumacher
1996- Panis
1997- M. Schumacher
1998- Hakkinen
1999- M. Schumacher
2000- Coulthard
2001- M. Schumacher
2002- Coulthard
2003- Montoya
2004- Trulli
2005- Raikkonen
2006- Alonso
2007- Alonso
2008- Hamilton
2009- Button
2010- Webber
2011- Vettel
2012- Webber


Most Wins (Multiple Winners)
Ayrton Senna - 6 wins
Michael Schumaher - 5 wins
Graham Hill - 5 wins
Alain Prost 4 wins
Stirling Moss - 3 wins
Jackie Stewart - 3 wins
Fangio - 2 wins
Trintignant -2 wins
Niki Lauda - 2 wins
Coulthard - 2 wins
Mark Webber - 2 wins
Fernando Alonso - 2 wins
Jody Scheckter - 2 wins

* So no one of the currant class is likely to challenge Senna's amazing 6 wins, but Alonso and Webber could move level with two legends if either win this weekend
Multiple Constructors Wins Including pre F1.
Mclaren - 15 wins
Ferrari - 9 wins
Lotus - 7 wins
BRM - 5 wins
Bugatti - 4 wins
Mercedes - 3 wins
Alfa Romeo -3 wins
Maserati - 3 wins
Cooper - 3 wins
Tyrell - 3 wins
Williams - 3 wins
Red Bull - 3 wins
Brabham - 2 wins
Benetton - 2 wins
Renault - 2 wins

* Wow Mclaren have had some success here, can Ferrari clam that 10th win.


Even though I love the Monaco GP, I am going to miss this one and will have to watch it in the evening as I am going to Brands to watch some classic F1 and Pre F1 Grand Prix cars.

[Koz]

This will be an interesting.

Mercedes will lock out the front row. And I do wonder how slow they will be in race trim.
They might just bunch up the pack enough that there won't be any gap for a clean run following the first round of pit stops.

Might have a few in the top 10 starting on prime tyres, which could work for Grosjean or Massa, with a podium in mind.

[N4D13]

The pecking order at Monaco doesn't really need to be the same than at Barcelona. I guess that if there's any car with better traction than the others (perhaps Lotus and Ferrari? Anyway, it's a wild guess), they could have the advantage.

We might see a few interesting strategies. Remember how Alonso could have won last year's race if he had stayed out for a lap longer while everyone struggled on cold new tyres?

[Whyzars]

Mercedes will lock out the front row. And I do wonder how slow they will be in race trim.

Mercedes have an awesome car and that result wouldn't surprise me at all.

Aside from fuel, what can be done to Parc Ferme cars that can be called "race trim"?

I've been assuming that the Mercedes is needing to be loaded up with more fuel than the others and that is the reason for the relative differences from qualifying time to first lap time. Heavy car producing extra load and wear on tyres, etc.. Is that not correct?

[kfzmeister]

This will be an interesting.

Mercedes will lock out the front row. And I do wonder how slow they will be in race trim.
They might just bunch up the pack enough that there won't be any gap for a clean run following the first round of pit stops.

Monaco is very easy on tires, so Mercedes could really do well here. They have exceptional traction out of slow corners. Ferrari haven't won here in the last 12 tries, but safety car is likely (80% chance), so anything could happen.

GoZo!

[Knock-on]

I really don't have a clue what's going to happen.

If Merc do their usual Qualifying blitz and the tyres hold up, then it could be enough but will they?

Kimi and Fred could do very well and of course, either Bulls will be right up there with Mark always going well in the Principality. I have a feeling PdR will go well on Sunday as well but it's anyones guess.

[Ranger]

On a side note:

[longisland]

I wouldn't bet against the bulls going by the form book. Hopefully, Marussia can get into Q2 and maybe Caterham scoring a point.

[Koz]

I wouldn't bet against the bulls going by the form book. Hopefully, Marussia can get into Q2 and maybe Caterham scoring a point.

Yes, which alternate reality are you from?

[henners88]

On a side note:

Don't tell me Nico has been replaced by Roscoe!!

Or is Lewis sitting this one out?