2008 Monaco Grand Prix

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Yeah, Schumacher was watching from some ledge just after the swimming pool in P1. Made for some interesting photographs.
 
Blake
Yeah, Schumacher was watching from some ledge just after the swimming pool in P1. Made for some interesting photographs.
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Most famous person there, in my eyes!
Sainte Devote seems particularly hard on Renault. Pity...
 
FP1 times

Code: 
Pos  Driver        Team                     Time              Laps
 1.  Raikkonen     Ferrari             (B)  1:15.948            26
 2.  Hamilton      McLaren-Mercedes    (B)  1:16.216  + 0.268   27
 3.  Kovalainen    McLaren-Mercedes    (B)  1:16.248  + 0.300   28
 4.  Massa         Ferrari             (B)  1:16.292  + 0.344   26
 5.  Rosberg       Williams-Toyota     (B)  1:16.653  + 0.705   27
 6.  Kubica        BMW Sauber          (B)  1:16.834  + 0.886   23
 7.  Alonso        Renault             (B)  1:17.498  + 1.550   25
 8.  Barrichello   Honda               (B)  1:17.511  + 1.563   26
 9.  Webber        Red Bull-Renault    (B)  1:17.798  + 1.850   23
10.  Fisichella    Force India-Ferrari (B)  1:17.835  + 1.887   26
11.  Glock         Toyota              (B)  1:17.942  + 1.994   26
12.  Button        Honda               (B)  1:18.153  + 2.205   26
13.  Bourdais      Toro Rosso-Ferrari  (B)  1:18.245  + 2.297   30
14.  Heidfeld      BMW Sauber          (B)  1:18.263  + 2.315   13
15.  Nakajima      Williams-Toyota     (B)  1:18.274  + 2.326   28
16.  Trulli        Toyota              (B)  1:18.360  + 2.412   16
17.  Sutil         Force India-Ferrari (B)  1:18.360  + 2.412   25
18.  Piquet        Renault             (B)  1:18.955  + 3.007   32
19.  Vettel        Toro Rosso-Ferrari  (B)  1:19.176  + 3.228   35
20.  Coulthard     Red Bull-Renault    (B)  No time              3

Coulthard had a throttle problem and didn't complete a flying lap.
 
And Lewis takes free practice 2.

First round to Kimi, second to Lewis. Qualifying should be good. Hopefully it rains for the rest of the weekend. Qualifying in the wet around Monaco would be insanity!
 
Blake
And Lewis takes free practice 2.

First round to Kimi, second to Lewis. Qualifying should be good. Hopefully it rains for the rest of the weekend. Qualifying in the wet around Monaco would be insanity!
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Tomorrow should be good as track gets rubbered in. I agree with wet "insanity".👍
 
mustang245
Tomorrow should be good as track gets rubbered in. I agree with wet "insanity".👍
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Uh..... tomorrow is Friday man. :dunce: Theres nothing on Friday. But yeah, only Monaco is running the Free Practice sessions on Thursday and not Friday. But it does give the team more time to take the time of and relax and enjoy Monte Carlo or work on their cars some more.... 👍

Well, I'm really surprised by Nico's pace in both of the free practices. He was 5th and 2nd fastest in each session. :eek: Must be running light or he has just found the perfect setup for Monaco. Either way, great job getting up there. 👍 The McLaren and Ferrari seems pretty even in free practice, but it still doesn't tell whether McLaren are still struggling with their tires or not, need to look out for that in qualifying. Yeah, I'll probably try to catch up watching this on TV this Saturday as I am going on a holiday (so might not go online for a few days.....)
 
How will McLarens tyre problems be affected by the wet? Will it make them worse or better?
 
FP2 times

Code: 
Pos  Driver        Team                     Time              Laps
 1.  Hamilton      McLaren-Mercedes    (B)  1:15.140            40
 2.  Rosberg       Williams-Toyota     (B)  1:15.533  + 0.393   39
 3.  Raikkonen     Ferrari             (B)  1:15.572  + 0.432   42
 4.  Massa         Ferrari             (B)  1:15.869  + 0.729   37
 5.  Kovalainen    McLaren-Mercedes    (B)  1:15.881  + 0.741   39
 6.  Kubica        BMW Sauber          (B)  1:16.296  + 1.156   34
 7.  Alonso        Renault             (B)  1:16.310  + 1.170   27
 8.  Button        Honda               (B)  1:16.351  + 1.211   45
 9.  Nakajima      Williams-Toyota     (B)  1:16.372  + 1.232   40
10.  Barrichello   Honda               (B)  1:16.418  + 1.278   32
11.  Heidfeld      BMW Sauber          (B)  1:16.426  + 1.286   44
12.  Glock         Toyota              (B)  1:16.688  + 1.548   46
13.  Webber        Red Bull-Renault    (B)  1:17.094  + 1.954   39
14.  Coulthard     Red Bull-Renault    (B)  1:17.131  + 1.991   39
15.  Piquet        Renault             (B)  1:17.246  + 2.106   35
16.  Fisichella    Force India-Ferrari (B)  1:17.251  + 2.111   33
17.  Trulli        Toyota              (B)  1:17.379  + 2.239   28
18.  Bourdais      Toro Rosso-Ferrari  (B)  1:17.581  + 2.441   38
19.  Sutil         Force India-Ferrari (B)  1:18.176  + 3.036   31
20.  Vettel        Toro Rosso-Ferrari  (B)  1:18.225  + 3.085   38
 
Rosberg running uber-light without any doubt, but what about Trulli? Playing the sandbagger? Having difficulties?
 
Bram Turismo
Rosberg running uber-light without any doubt, but what about Trulli? Playing the sandbagger? Having difficulties?
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I'll say. Surely Rossberg's strategy is un-raceable? Trulli had contact with wall, breaking suspension I believe. Looks like the 'choker' beat Alonso's '07 fastest lap for P1... I hope Iceman can notch it up for pole. Renault, Renault...:banghead:
 
Roo
FP1 times

Code: 
Pos  Driver        Team                     Time              Laps
 1.  Raikkonen     Ferrari             (B)  1:15.948            26
 2.  Hamilton      McLaren-Mercedes    (B)  1:16.216  + 0.268   27
 3.  Kovalainen    McLaren-Mercedes    (B)  1:16.248  + 0.300   28
 4.  Massa         Ferrari             (B)  1:16.292  + 0.344   26
 5.  Rosberg       Williams-Toyota     (B)  1:16.653  + 0.705   27
 6.  Kubica        BMW Sauber          (B)  1:16.834  + 0.886   23
 7.  Alonso        Renault             (B)  1:17.498  + 1.550   25
 8.  Barrichello   Honda               (B)  1:17.511  + 1.563   26
 9.  Webber        Red Bull-Renault    (B)  1:17.798  + 1.850   23
10.  Fisichella    Force India-Ferrari (B)  1:17.835  + 1.887   26
11.  Glock         Toyota              (B)  1:17.942  + 1.994   26
12.  Button        Honda               (B)  1:18.153  + 2.205   26
13.  Bourdais      Toro Rosso-Ferrari  (B)  1:18.245  + 2.297   30
14.  Heidfeld      BMW Sauber          (B)  1:18.263  + 2.315   13
15.  Nakajima      Williams-Toyota     (B)  1:18.274  + 2.326   28
16.  Trulli        Toyota              (B)  1:18.360  + 2.412   16
17.  Sutil         Force India-Ferrari (B)  1:18.360  + 2.412   25
18.  Piquet        Renault             (B)  1:18.955  + 3.007   32
19.  Vettel        Toro Rosso-Ferrari  (B)  1:19.176  + 3.228   35
20.  Coulthard     Red Bull-Renault    (B)  No time              3

Coulthard had a throttle problem and didn't complete a flying lap.
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Vettel did the most laps and got the slowest time, thats sad. :indiff:
 
Muzaffar Musa
McLaren and Ferrari seems pretty even in free practice, but it still doesn't tell whether McLaren are still struggling with their tires or not, need to look out for that in qualifying.
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DQuaN
How will McLarens tyre problems be affected by the wet? Will it make them worse or better?
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McLaren have promised that their tyre-problems were related to Turn 8, and Hamilton only. It was obviously a problem last year as well at Turkey, and only for Hamilton, once more.

As for the rain, it depends. If the Wet tyres are built the same way, they'll probably hold better because of the lower grip experienced - hence lower forces. On the other hand, if it dries out (like at Shanghai), everyone will face overheating tyres...

mustang245
I'll say. Surely Rossberg's strategy is un-raceable?
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It's Free Practice. It's not supposed to be raceable, and it's not a strategy. :p
 
Just seen that the probability of rain on Sunday is 90% and 60% on Saturday. Was the last wet Monaco race the famous one which was stopped half ways through?
 
Robin.
A rainy monaco..... recipe for disaster! :sick:
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Well I think it will be good. Its crazy races like these that the brilliant drivers in under funded or just poor cars do well at. Also fast tyre changes might not be as important as fast noise cone changes! Anyone think that some team might run out of them before the end of the weekend!
 
GT4 genius
Well I think it will be good. Its crazy races like these that the brilliant drivers in under funded or just poor cars do well at. Also fast tyre changes might not be as important as fast noise cone changes! Anyone think that some team might run out of them before the end of the weekend!
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It is indeed going to be a crash fest, half of the drivers are not old enough to know Monaco well enough in the dry let alone it bucketing down! Force India for the win! :sly:

But it will make excellent TV like that race in (Brazil?) where they all totalled at the same corner and one nearly hit the safety car!

Robin
 
Robin.
But it will make excellent TV like that race in (Brazil?) where they all totalled at the same corner and one nearly hit the safety car!

Robin
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Or that 1984 race in Monaco where Senna almost won in one of the worst cars
 
Wow, that would be very interesting indeed. Almost half of the grid is youngsters and almost all of them haven't raced in the wets yet. (let alone, in Monaco with no aids...... :eek:) So experince here is crucial and drivers like Rubens, DC, Fisi, and Jarno may benefit from this race........

hehe, posting this from my Ngage. :dopey:
 
Muzaffar Musa
Almost half of the grid is youngsters and almost all of them haven't raced in the wets yet. (let alone, in Monaco with no aids...... :eek:)
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Eh? I'm pretty sure they have. The only ones who haven't raced in the wet in F1 are Glock and Piquet Jr. maybe?
 
Well, you know what I mean. ;) The fact that most of them are still inexperience and haven't raced in the wet this year yet. (remember, no aids this year.....) Even if they had raced in the wet last year and also did wet weather testing this year, it is still Monaco. Just look at the last wet race in Monaco, only 4 drivers manage to finish......
 
Seems Kovalainen just gave the wall a love tap coming out of the Swimming Pool complex. Red flag for the practice session, but it only lasted a few minutes.
 
Weather? It's rainy at the moment, with 90 minutes to go until qualifying... :D

Robin.
But it will make excellent TV like that race in (Brazil?) where they all totalled at the same corner and one nearly hit the safety car!
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Nurburgring 2007: "Plank-surfing" into the first corner, seven cars out (minus Hamilton who returned to the track), Scott Speed's STR baaarely misses the crane.

Appie
it wass the Toleman and in heavy rain, Senna passed Lauda in his Mclaren on the outside in the first corner
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I wish I could watch that stuff. :eek:
 
Autosport
Kazuki Nakajima and Jenson Button filled out the top ten, while Sebastien Bourdais was an impressive 11th.

It's also worth mentioning that Button once again proved super quick in the intermediate conditions, his Honda lapping more than a second faster than anyone else could manage when the circuit was at its wettest.
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GO JENSE! :eek:
 
Yeah, he usually does well in wet conditions.

Good luck to Button!
 

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