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Being a Schuey fan I was gutted to see him retiring on the first lap. And he would have had 4 Monaco wins in a row had he managed it.Quote:
Originally Posted by F1boat
But I would have liked to see Damon winning that race also. He deserved it and drove supremely well till his retirement.
Class event. Was it also the race where Schumacher raced the McLaren? Or rather DC was forced to use Schu's back up skid lid ;) Still a weird sight, the white, yellow and red (as it was in those days) helmet in the red and white McLaren.Quote:
Originally Posted by F1boat
good to see the hrt running around trouble free for once
and with no other car on track, its the star for now!
Red flag while they inspect and repair a leak!
The FIA deny rumours that they found Bernie hiding behind the barriers with a hose.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave B
Splendid.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyL
Silly mistake from Schumacher at the end of session. Won't lose him much time overall though.
McLaren looking strong. They may very well be contenders for pole this weekend. Let us hope. If anyone can do it, Lewis Hamilton can.
yep, that would be great but rsoberg and alonso are looking mighty as wellQuote:
Originally Posted by The Black Knight
the best part is that the RBR's aren't shining so far. Although they might be sandbagging it a bit
Rosberg looks great from the times. Schumacher looks woeful.Quote:
Originally Posted by truefan72
Hamilton looks mighty. I doubt Alonso will be in with a shout at pole. I'd be very impressed if he were.
Some impressive lap counts in the afternoon session, a lot of people did 40-50 laps. Not bad on one set of softs and one set of super-softs. Long strategy could be a viable option.
HRT looking exceptionally slow this weekend, way outside the 107% in both sessions. Slower than the top GP2 qualifying times too!
NK looks particularly out of his depth. 7 seconds off! In a 2 mile, 75s lap! Jaaaaysus.Quote:
Originally Posted by christophulus
Hispania's best time would put them 4th on the GP2 grid!
A lot of people were critical of the 107% rule not so long ago. It'll be interesting to see how they feel now given how slow the HRTs appear to be.
I'd have thought the retarded engine blown diffuser would be worth more here than anywhere else, given the amount of time the cars are off throttle and the amount of slow speed corners - I'd therefore expect the HRT and other cosworth teams to struggle as a result.
The other issue could simply be that HRT have not a lot of spares and not a lot of cash and therefore have asked the drivers to leave a margin until they need to push 100% in qually, they simply can't afford to destroy a car in thursday practice.
Then again, a dog of a car is going to struggle here more than anywhere i guess as poor handling will provide zero confidence for the drivers to push
I expect both HRT’s will be allowed to race. Imagine Kolles choosing to not lodge a complaint over the blown diffusers and then not being allowed into the race on Sunday? He could say that were it not for the blown diffusers his team would have qualified within the 107% rule and since no one knows how much benefit teams are really getting from the blown diffusers I'd imagine it would be a hard one to argue against.Quote:
Originally Posted by Robinho
I’d say if they are outside the 107% rule they will be allowed to race. Either that or, if I were him, I’d lodge a complaint with the FIA over the blown diffusers.
Having watched the mayhem that was GP2 qualifying, if HRT are outside 107%, they shouldn't be allowed to race, here more than anywhere. Would you want to encounter a dawdling HRT as you turn through the first part of the Swimming Pool completely unsighted?
GP2 Qualifying was absolutely disgraceful.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm2BMM71S14Quote:
Originally Posted by theugsquirrel
To whoever hasn't seen yet. :laugh: Grosjean didn't even get a proper timed lap as there was always roadblock in front of him. Crazy crazy stuff.
Race was a bit messy too. One of the highlights of this GP2 event - both iSport drivers have crashed into each other. :D
Au contraire, it was great racing. If Mansell would have breezed by with DRS then there would have been no racing at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by truefan72
Anyway it is obvious that we do not have the same definition for what racing is about.
GP2 field = bunch of idiots.Quote:
Originally Posted by jens
Yep.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sonic
I know its late, but just for you Sonic.
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It will be an interesting qually session. Hard to say if RB were sandbagging, but my guess is that they were. I was shocked at some of the long runs by some drivers. It looks like even the super softs have some life in them, and strategy could play a huge role in the race.
Red Bull always go fast in FP1, in FP2, not so much and in qualy they again strike hard. However, today it will be a lot closer than in Barcelona, IMO. Which, BTW, means nothing. In Malaysia the qualy was very close and look what happened in the race. In China and Spain the gap was huge and the races were very close.
We should get a busy Qualifying here today, as no one can only do 1 run and save tyres for the race.
This is one of the few races this year where like the old days Qualifying will be key.
On most other tracks with the exception of maybe Hungary you can now pass with fresher tyres.
Not here so expect two full runs in Q3
Rosberg has crashed in FP3 and he's basically destroyed his car. Will he be able to do qualifying? Mercedes will only have [less than] three hours to repair his car, so it looks unlikely.
OMG nasty crash by Rosberg
thankfully he walks away
could have been really bad if he hit that barrier
man Monaco is not his track
I hope he'll be ready for Q1
Liuzzi writes of a HRT car, way to go Tonio! On the positive side he can watch the race tomorrow from the deck of a yacht if he wants to.
Both Rosberg and especially Liuzzi will struggle to get there cars repaired by Q1.
On a positive note, both Hispania's were well within a 107% time this morning.
WOW!Quote:
Originally Posted by jens
I couldn't agree more. The fact that he didn't pass in spite of trying so, so hard made it all the more exciting.Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
The yacht may be able to lap faster than the HRT.Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
:DQuote:
Originally Posted by BDunnell
Alguersuari shot himself in the foot like a GP2 driver he looks to be.
Perez and Maldonado most impressive in Q1.
Rosberg most impressive for me so far.
:eek: Perez and Maldonado qualified for Q3, while Petrov, Barichello, Kobayashi and Heidfeld didn't make it!
Not as impressive as Di RestaQuote:
Originally Posted by Dave B
That looks bad for Perez. Hope he is OK.