Monaco Grand Prix 2016, Monte Carlo - Race 6/21

Nismo · 27 May 2016 at 12:42

koolpc said:
Be awesome to them win Championship again.

No, because then we'd see more of Horner's smug face.

Would much prefer Ferrari or McLaren (lol) to be the Merc. topplers. but neither seems likely at the moment. Something also seems to be brewing at Maranello, whether it's the pressure from Marchionne or what, but errors are creeping in and there was a shot of the mechanics yesterday in FP2 and they all looked fairly miserable.

They just aren't were everyone expected them to be this season, I'd expect Vettel to be pretty demanding behind the scenes too.

bayo000 · 27 May 2016 at 12:43

IPBA said:
The quickest Red Bull qualified 0.680 behind Lewis in Spain which is mainly an aero track. Sector 3 which all the commentators said was an indication of Monaco, the Mercs were the fastest. So what you are saying is all of a sudden on another aero track and in the space of two weeks the Mercs have lost pace. 0.68 + 0.6 in two weeks. I admit it will be close because this track cancels out the the need to have a strong drivetrain but the Merc chassis is by no means inferior to the Red Bulls.

You forgetting that Daniel has new upgraded engine for this race (Max will get new one from next race). I'm not saying that he's gonna be fastest out there but that 0.6 should be smaller and it might only take a tiny mistake from Louis or Nico to end up behind him.

MooMoo444 · 27 May 2016 at 12:56

Nismo said:
No, because then we'd see more of Horner's smug face.

Ah to be fair, everyone is smug when they are dominating. We saw plenty of the Ferrari bosses acting smug back in the early 2000s and we also saw plenty of Flavio acting smug when the Renault was decent.

koolpc · 27 May 2016 at 13:54

Be good for the sport to see another team win for a change

IPBA · 27 May 2016 at 14:59

bayo000 said:
You forgetting that Daniel has new upgraded engine for this race (Max will get new one from next race). I'm not saying that he's gonna be fastest out there but that 0.6 should be smaller and it might only take a tiny mistake from Louis or Nico to end up behind him.

I agree it is gonna be close but here the engine does not matter as much. So the extra BHP the new Renault unit provides will only be visible in Canada. But here in Monaco its mostly aero that matters and the RB is not 1.2s better.

bayo000 · 27 May 2016 at 17:32

We will find out tomorrow.

I'd say RB car is better than Merc so with a smaller power difference they have a good chance of being very close to Merc here.
(Now that I said that I expect merc 1, 2 by over 2 seconds tomorrow.

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Terminal_Boy · 27 May 2016 at 17:40

The start is going to be fun if the RBs are 3 and 4 behind a Merc front row.

Am I right in thinking that RB aero doesn't suffer anywhere near as much as a Merc's if they're tucked in behind another car?

Cosimo · 28 May 2016 at 07:03

thecremeegg · 28 May 2016 at 09:54

New wider tyres look good!

Skeeter · 28 May 2016 at 13:11

Wow, the entrance into the second part of the Swimming Pool is soooo much faster now!

Someone will be in the barrier on the exit having clipped the second curb, guaranteed.

Psycho Ned · 28 May 2016 at 13:16

No race win for Max this weekend then!

Matteh · 28 May 2016 at 13:16

Almost a bit of commentators curse there Skeeter

utajoker · 28 May 2016 at 13:16

Sainz looking forward to moving into red bull for the next race

Skeeter · 28 May 2016 at 13:17

Called it!!!!

bayo000 · 28 May 2016 at 13:19

utajoker said:
Sainz looking forward to moving into red bull for the next race

Was about to say Kwyat back for Canada.

steve45 · 28 May 2016 at 13:19

utajoker said:
Sainz looking forward to moving into red bull for the next race

Quite impressed with the fast action by the marshals in monaco, no messing about, car out of the way quickly.

[TW]Taggart · 28 May 2016 at 13:20

Skeeter said:
Wow, the entrance into the second part of the Swimming Pool is soooo much faster now!

Someone will be in the barrier on the exit having clipped the second curb, guaranteed.

LoL

Skeeter · 28 May 2016 at 13:23

This is why Monaco is a vital part of F1. Its not a crap track, its a difficult track. The margin of error is zero, yet to do well you have to push 110%.

The lack of any racing is made up for by seeing the drivers properly tested for one of the only times all year. I love playing this track in games because nailing a perfect lap feels genuinely like a real achievement.

Max cut a corner by 1cm too much, and starts last. You could miss an apex by 5m in Russia and barely notice it!

Glaucus · 28 May 2016 at 13:26

Totally agree, Monaco is great and also basically no space to create massive run offs, so shouldn't change to badly over the years.

Merlin5 · 28 May 2016 at 13:33

Pity about Verstappen. Looks like a minor knock against the barrier broke the wishbone which later made him crash.