ManWithNoName
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2015 Monaco Grand Prix - FIA Formula One World Championship: Round Six
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Did Button run over a black cat in the off season ?
Get out ASAP Jenson
Get out ASAP Jenson
Practice is on now, being Monaco they don't do Friday.
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Verstappen 
Has Monaco always had this much advertising? I know F1 has plenty in general but today Monaco is looking like an American event, it's ******* nuts.
Who wants Monaco to be a wet race? Would put the cat among the pigeons.
In preparation for the Monaco GP, here is a drive through of the track, for the 40 plus weeks of the year its not a race track!
And for comparison, the fastest ever lap set there...
And for comparison, the fastest ever lap set there...
Sven
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Not surprisingly the Toro Rosso and Red Bull cars featured highly in FP1. Monaco is all about the chassis and how much downforce you can squeeze out of it and that's where the Renault cars are best.
I doubt if they can compete with Mercedes and Ferrari during qualifying and it's next to impossible to pass on track, but they should be able to feature in the middle of the top 10 I'd say.
I doubt if they can compete with Mercedes and Ferrari during qualifying and it's next to impossible to pass on track, but they should be able to feature in the middle of the top 10 I'd say.
Dem lofty heights for 400mil a year.
ManWithNoName
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Probably haven't got time to do a full preview this week, but let's face it, you all know what the deal is with Monaco.
Given there's no track action today take the time to fill this out. GPDA Global Survey. It's lengthy but hopefully it means they'll do something with it.
http://gpda.motorsport.com/
Given there's no track action today take the time to fill this out. GPDA Global Survey. It's lengthy but hopefully it means they'll do something with it.
http://gpda.motorsport.com/
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What was up with Ricciardo in FP2?
Sven
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It rained 20 minutes into the session.
Wow, it really dawned on me how ****ed F1 is when it came to the 'first 5 things you associate with F1' and I came up with Corrupt, Expensive, Global, Prestigious and Technological.
It also s**t me that 'more celebrities' was in the same section as 'more open design rules'. Like those two things are even comparable.
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Yeah I selected Corrupt as one of my 5 words.
I also went all the "hell no" options when asked if every team should have the same car/engine.
Yeah me too. There was one other section I can't quite remember but it asked important questions and then gave like 3 possible answers that didn't really cut it for me.
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Very interesting survey - hope they publish the results (ie what % of respondents put "corrupt" etc)
Do you want F1 to be more dangerous? - WTF?
Do you want F1 to be more dangerous? - WTF?
'Do you want to see more big crashes?' - Just in case some non-motorsport fan has stumbled on 10 minutes into the survey
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Will Pastor finish the race this year?
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No more qualy sessions anymore makes me sad though.
Went to Monaco last year when I went to Europe. Completely surreal experience driving around the majority of the circuit firstly, but also driving around with no barriers.
Interesting to note that they leave the curbs up all year round. Don't mind pointing out to my mates now whenever they go through the tunnel or the Loews hairpin on TV that I've crossed the road there. May or may not have sat on the road at the Loews hairpin to pretend I was in an F1 car too.
I've done my own preview of the race, if that helps to flesh out the thread: <a href="http://i0.wp.com/meerkatmusings.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/MonteCarlo.png?w=1008"><img class=" aligncenter" style="width: 498px; max-width: 1024px;" title="MonteCarlo" src="http://i0.wp.com/meerkatmusings.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/MonteCarlo.png?w=1008?w=1024" alt="image" height="339" /></a>
After a two week break, F1 comes to the jewel in the crown - Monaco!
It goes without saying that a Formula 1 through the narrow streets of one of the richest places on earth would be unthinkable if suggested tomorrow, but such is Monaco's appeal and history that no one would dream of axing it now.
There's no track quite like it. It demands the utmost concentration, as one mistake will put you into unyielding barriers and end your race. There are no second chances here. The fast uphill Beau Rivage gives way to the sweeping left and right-handers that are Massenet and Casino, then Mirabeau Haute is a tight right-hander, leading into the Grand Hotel Hairpin (perhaps the track's most distinctive feature).
From here, you have two more right hand corners and then it's the tunnel! Cars accelerate quite fast through here, then have to brake hard for the chicane. It's then a fairly quick sprint past some very expensive yachts, and even turns 13 and 14 can be taken fast if you're feeling brave.
The final few corners can't be taken quickly!
Last year, Nico Rosberg won here, having qualified on pole in somewhat controversial circumstances. He may (or may not) have forced yellow flags that prevented Hamilton from setting a pole lap, but the incident led to increased tensions between the two.
Hamilton suffered some sort of eye mishap during the race, that nearly sent him into Daniel Ricciardo's clutches.
This time, Hamilton will keen to arrest Rosberg's momentum, after the latter's fine win in Spain. Hamilton knows he needs to strike back quickly to restore his own momentum and get his season back on track.
<a href="http://meerkatmusings.co.uk/formula-1/the-2015-f1-season/">Back to F1 2015</a>
After a two week break, F1 comes to the jewel in the crown - Monaco!
It goes without saying that a Formula 1 through the narrow streets of one of the richest places on earth would be unthinkable if suggested tomorrow, but such is Monaco's appeal and history that no one would dream of axing it now.
There's no track quite like it. It demands the utmost concentration, as one mistake will put you into unyielding barriers and end your race. There are no second chances here. The fast uphill Beau Rivage gives way to the sweeping left and right-handers that are Massenet and Casino, then Mirabeau Haute is a tight right-hander, leading into the Grand Hotel Hairpin (perhaps the track's most distinctive feature).
From here, you have two more right hand corners and then it's the tunnel! Cars accelerate quite fast through here, then have to brake hard for the chicane. It's then a fairly quick sprint past some very expensive yachts, and even turns 13 and 14 can be taken fast if you're feeling brave.
The final few corners can't be taken quickly!
Last year, Nico Rosberg won here, having qualified on pole in somewhat controversial circumstances. He may (or may not) have forced yellow flags that prevented Hamilton from setting a pole lap, but the incident led to increased tensions between the two.
Hamilton suffered some sort of eye mishap during the race, that nearly sent him into Daniel Ricciardo's clutches.
This time, Hamilton will keen to arrest Rosberg's momentum, after the latter's fine win in Spain. Hamilton knows he needs to strike back quickly to restore his own momentum and get his season back on track.
<a href="http://meerkatmusings.co.uk/formula-1/the-2015-f1-season/">Back to F1 2015</a>
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Stuff me why 10 sold the rights or lost out on the biddng. Was one of their few live sports and easily their highest rating show on multichannels.
