Sven
Norm Smith Medallist
Thought I'd post the thread for Monaco this year - can't guarantee any more this season, but I hope you enjoy!
The sixth GP of the year takes us to Monte Carlo for the Monaco Grand Prix. The Monaco street circuit has the slowest average lap speed of all the Formula 1 tracks, and Formula 1 has outgrown the track but it is retained for historical, prestige and financial reasons.
Here's Lewis Hamilton's circuit of the track in the simulator:
James Allen does a preview of each race, and the Monaco version can be found here: http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2014/...nge-enough-as-new-f1-cars-hit-monaco-streets/
Drivers Championship
With Hamilton taking the lead in the Championship from Rosberg at Spain, the battle for the 2014 title is heating up. Hamilton's form this year can't be doubted, but does he have the mental strength to stay ahead of Rosberg. The real battle in 2014 is for the third position with Alonso looking for more performance from Ferrari, Vettel looking like he's finally come to grips (no pun intended) with the 2014 car, and Ricciardo looking the goods in his debut season for Red Bull. Monaco can always spring a surprise so I wouldn't count out the likes of Hulkenburg and Bottas making improvements in the standings following Monaco.
1 Lewis Hamilton 100
2 Nico Rosberg 97
3 Fernando Alonso 49
4 Sebastian Vettel 45
5 Daniel Ricciardo 39
6 Nico Hulkenberg 37
7 Valtteri Bottas 34
8 Jenson Button 23
9 Kevin Magnussen 20
10 Sergio Perez 20
11 Kimi Räikkönen 17
12 Felipe Massa 12
13 Romain Grosjean 4
14 Jean-Eric Vergne 4
15 Daniil Kvyat 4
Constructors Championship
It's daylight second behind the dominant Mercedes team, but Red Bull's recent form have them firming as favourites for the runner up position.
1 Mercedes 197
2 Red Bull Racing-Renault 84
3 Ferrari 66
4 Force India-Mercedes 57
5 Williams-Mercedes 46
6 McLaren-Mercedes 43
7 STR-Renault 8
8 Lotus-Renault 4
The tyre choice for Monaco features the street circuit friendly super-soft and soft compounds.
The tight twisty nature of the Monaco circuit makes qualifying and pit stop strategy all important. It is almost impossible to pass other cars on the circuit and therefore starting at the front, passing through pit stop strategy (under cut, or less pit stops), or luck with the safety car, are the only real options available to the teams. I would expect more quite a bit of safety car action in the race, with the high torque 2014 engine being quite a hand full at Monaco.
Lastly, a reminder that the Monaco race weekend is held on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday rather than Friday through Sunday.
The sixth GP of the year takes us to Monte Carlo for the Monaco Grand Prix. The Monaco street circuit has the slowest average lap speed of all the Formula 1 tracks, and Formula 1 has outgrown the track but it is retained for historical, prestige and financial reasons.
Here's Lewis Hamilton's circuit of the track in the simulator:
James Allen does a preview of each race, and the Monaco version can be found here: http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2014/...nge-enough-as-new-f1-cars-hit-monaco-streets/
Drivers Championship
With Hamilton taking the lead in the Championship from Rosberg at Spain, the battle for the 2014 title is heating up. Hamilton's form this year can't be doubted, but does he have the mental strength to stay ahead of Rosberg. The real battle in 2014 is for the third position with Alonso looking for more performance from Ferrari, Vettel looking like he's finally come to grips (no pun intended) with the 2014 car, and Ricciardo looking the goods in his debut season for Red Bull. Monaco can always spring a surprise so I wouldn't count out the likes of Hulkenburg and Bottas making improvements in the standings following Monaco.
1 Lewis Hamilton 100
2 Nico Rosberg 97
3 Fernando Alonso 49
4 Sebastian Vettel 45
5 Daniel Ricciardo 39
6 Nico Hulkenberg 37
7 Valtteri Bottas 34
8 Jenson Button 23
9 Kevin Magnussen 20
10 Sergio Perez 20
11 Kimi Räikkönen 17
12 Felipe Massa 12
13 Romain Grosjean 4
14 Jean-Eric Vergne 4
15 Daniil Kvyat 4
Constructors Championship
It's daylight second behind the dominant Mercedes team, but Red Bull's recent form have them firming as favourites for the runner up position.
1 Mercedes 197
2 Red Bull Racing-Renault 84
3 Ferrari 66
4 Force India-Mercedes 57
5 Williams-Mercedes 46
6 McLaren-Mercedes 43
7 STR-Renault 8
8 Lotus-Renault 4
The tyre choice for Monaco features the street circuit friendly super-soft and soft compounds.
The tight twisty nature of the Monaco circuit makes qualifying and pit stop strategy all important. It is almost impossible to pass other cars on the circuit and therefore starting at the front, passing through pit stop strategy (under cut, or less pit stops), or luck with the safety car, are the only real options available to the teams. I would expect more quite a bit of safety car action in the race, with the high torque 2014 engine being quite a hand full at Monaco.
Lastly, a reminder that the Monaco race weekend is held on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday rather than Friday through Sunday.