2010 Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix

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2010 Monaco Grand Prix


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Considering its Monaco, how about some classic onboards rather just boring old 2009 ones? The circuit hasn't changed much over the years, so lets make the most of this.





Race Date: 16th May 2010
Circuit Name: Circuit de Monaco
Number of Laps: 78
Circuit Length: 3.34 km (2.08 mi)
Race Distance: 260.52 km (162.24 mi)
Lap Record: 1:14.439 (Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, 2004)

2009 Results:
1st. Jenson Button(Brawn-Mercedes)
2nd. Rubens Barrichello(Brawn-Mercedes)
3rd. Kimi Raikkonen(Ferrari)​

Time for the most glamarous, famous and historic race in the world! Remember that free practice is on Thursday here and not Friday like usual. This is to allow the roads to be opened up to the public again on Friday.

The current weather predictions are for wet sessions for Thursday, Saturday and possibly Sunday. Monaco is already quite unpredictable as far as race results as it is, with rain it can be very interesting..so interesting it lets people get their first and only victories there (Trulli, Panis to name some).
The teams will run maximum downforce here, but the ideal setup for Monaco is good mechanical grip and good traction. Outright speed means little, so Monaco is usually the performance-leveller. Teams that have ineffecient downforce (i.e. lots of drag) may be able to make a mark here. (as long as they create downforce, it doesn't matter too much about drag levels here).
The bumps and the reliance on mechanical grip also put a focus on tyre wear and the endurance of cars and drivers. Avoiding the barriers, keeping the tyres tidy while also setting a fast pace is the challenge of Monaco.

I think we can expect someone to end up in tears after qualifying as traffic will be a big problem in Q1 as usual, but more so with the new teams. Don't be surprised to see perhaps a Lotus or a straggler like Toro Rosso or Sauber to take a surprise result here, either in qualy or the race.
 
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No need for rain here; just watch for driver mistakes instead of overtaking.

The race for poll will be key to who may have a shot at the podium; being hard to overtake. As Webber put it: "We all know that front row will be king there as well.”

I'll pick Mark Webber to win again; I hope I didn't jinx him :)
 
Yeah, a good qualy lap will usually put you in contention for a podium here..but unlike in Spain the job is not finished in qualy.
 
So, I just had to post these here:

Gerard Berger sliding it at Monaco


The wonderful sound of the Ferrari V12
 
The film: Grand Prix DVD which I have also has the making of the film with great shots of the circuit (and the sideburns!). I also have a DVD of F1 cam footage that has some Monaco footage (incl. Jacques Villeneuve)
 
Jenson dug out a great quali lap last year. Even though the car was good, he just pipped Kimi in the not so good Ferrari. Even the McLaren looked good in practice and heikki did well. Drivers and general handling, braking will be factors rather than downforce.

Will be interesting to see how Webber and Vettel do. They didn't seem that comfortable here last year as drivers.

I'll go for a McLaren 1/2 with Hamilton to win.

Bit early to tell yet and the back markers, red and yellow flags could turn Quali into a lottery.

Here's Jensons great lap from last year. 1:14.902 to Kimi's 1:14.927

 
That moment pissed me off a lot. When Kimi went P1, I was all like "Finally!!! Ferrari will actually win a race!!!" Then Button grabs it at the last moment. "🤬 Not again!!! :mad:"
 
Okay, it's not a "OMFG Amazing Car Control" or "Awesome Sound" video, but it's the fastest lap ever at Monaco. Jarno Trulli's first pole, which led to his first win.

 
PJ-FFL
That moment pissed me off a lot. When Kimi went P1, I was all like "Finally!!! Ferrari will actually win a race!!!" Then Button grabs it at the last moment. "🤬 Not again!!! :mad:"
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I doubt Ferrari would have won that race, even if they had pole.
 
This track is all about the mechanical grip and the driver. The cream rise, as if it's got some filter in the layout or mental scrutiny :lol: But inevitably the best car or the best driver or the the car/driver will win this.
The drivers that normally use tyres well do well every year, Button, Alonso, Rosberg and Webber. Schumacher, Hamilton, Massa and Vettel all seem a little harder on their tyres.
Mark has a pretty good record at this track for lap speed, the RBR car has much more reliability than previous vehicles he has driven here.


Renault/ Kubica could suprise.
 
I'm a bit nervous about Monaco. I know that this course levels the playing field, so anyone could win. So that means that Red Bull might not be as dominating this time around. I'm hoping that we can still find a way to win.
 
Great OP Ardius. The BBC coverage last year was, well, award winning.

The shift in performance of the teams in Spain has certainly tilted the balance further toward Red Bull for this years titles. No other team seamed to match their level of improvement and if it continues in this vein, this race and the season will be theirs to loose.

That said, the McLaren has already demonstrated that it works well in high-downforce situations (wet) and could surprise again.

Ferrari's proposals for a three-car team should hopefully fade as quickly as Massa's chances of winning anything this year. It looks as though Massa has now become Alonso's bitch and if the guy has anything left should use it to get out of there.

The Mercedes of Schumi could do well and I would quite like to see him on the podium again, as with Kubica.

Bit of a long shot prediction from me this week:

Mclaren 1-2, smug grins all-round.
 
Ardius I'm surprised the first thing you said in post 1 wasn't 'INB4 PJ-FFL' :lol:
 
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I miss that Trulli from those days so much. His pole lap there is so amazing, riding so ridiculously close to the wall in those chicanes. Mr. Retard Briatore should've never fired him from Renault in the first place.
 
Looking forward to practice to get some idea on how it's all going to work...

FP3 could well be boring though - wouldn't want to tart your car into a concrete wall 2 hours before Quali!!!

Traffic might mess with some people - it might be worth throwing some softs on and getting an early banker before everyone hits the circuit in Q1!!

C.
 
yeti
Traffic might mess with some people - it might be worth throwing some softs on and getting an early banker before everyone hits the circuit in Q1!!

C.
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Sounds good, unless they all decide to do the same.
 
Bram Turismo
I miss that Trulli from those days so much. His pole lap there is so amazing, riding so ridiculously close to the wall in those chicanes. Mr. Retard Briatore should've never fired him from Renault in the first place.
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That Trulli still exists, his record against his teammates at Monaco is quite amazing:
2009 - Trulli 19th, Glock 20th
2008 - Trulli 8th, Glock 11th
2007 - Trulli 14th, Ralf 20th
2006 - Trulli 6th, Ralf 10th
2005 - Trulli 5th, Ralf 18th
2004 - Trulli 1st, Alonso 4th
2003 - Trulli 4th, Alonso 8th
2002 - Trulli 7th, Button 8th
2001 - Trulli 8th, Frentzen 13th
2000 - Trulli 2nd, Frentzen 4th
1999 - Trulli 7th, Panis 17th
1998 - Trulli 10th, Panis 18th
1997 - Trulli 18th, Katayama 20th

13 out of 13 times he has beaten his teammate in qualifying here.
 
Q. (Andrew Frankl – Forza) To Jenson and Felipe, the FIA is trying to promote safe driving. How can you promote safe driving if some of you guys are doing 190 mph with one hand on the steering wheel?

RK: Good question.

JB: Always a great question to try and answer. We're in a controlled environment, this is very different from driving on the road. We are professionals, this is what we've grown up doing and we are supposed to be the best in the world at what we do. I think it's wrong to compare it to driving on the road. I think the way that we drive on the road is very different to the way we work on the circuit and the way that we drive on the circuit. I'm a little bit surprised that you try to make out that they are the same.

Q. (Andrew Frankl – Forza) As an example to millions of young people, who are trying to imitate what you are doing and I just think it's a bad example. I'm not suggesting that you are the guilty party. I'm just asking.

JB: I think youngsters are probably more intelligent than you're letting on. I think that they understand that driving on the road is very different than driving in a racing car. It hasn't changed for the last 50 years. There have been professionals in motor sport and there have been kids growing up and driving on the roads. That's not changed. I think kids these days understand the difference between what we do and also driving on the M25 around London, for example.
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Who is Andrew Frankl and what is he doing in a F1 Monaco GP press conference? I smell political correctness, social awareness and environmental friendliness in all of this!


PS - After the ban on tobacco advertising are these guys going for the ban on motorsports as a whole because motorsports are essentially a way to advertise inherently dangerous behaviours, more deadly to one self and those around than active and passive smoking??


PPS - (sorry, couldn't resist ... :D )
 
Hun200kmh
Who is Andrew Frankl and what is he doing in a F1 Monaco GP press conference? I smell political correctness, social awareness and environmental friendliness in all of this!


PS - After the ban on tobacco advertising are these guys going for the ban on motorsports as a whole because motorsports are essentially a way to advertise inherently dangerous behaviours, more deadly to one self and those around than active and passive smoking??


PPS - (sorry, couldn't resist ... :D )
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I would be more worried about a ban on the lack of imagination :sly:
 
waggles
How pretentious.

Sorry, not really necessary.
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To be fair, the number 1 is really small these days.....racing numbers are not what they once were. So, this is another way to show their champion status I guess.
 
I thought it was to show they won at Monaco, not that they won the WDC.
 

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