Formula 1 TAG Heuer Monaco Grand Prix 2025Formula 1

[Grayfox]

Yeah, Box to pass Leclerc
Not with that slow stop.

 

[LumpiestFish]

Imagine the conspiracy if Lawson accidentally crashes before the front runners do their stops...

 

[Grayfox]

Imagine the conspiracy if Lawson accidentally crashes before the front runners do their stops...

Odds are Stroll will crash before Lawson.

Reason: Stroll being Stroll.

 

[Blitz24]

Odds are Stroll will crash before Lawson.

Reason: Stroll being Stroll.

Better conspiracy: They crash into each other.

 

[IforceV8]

HAM is about 3 sec away from covering ALO 2nd stop.

 

[Grayfox]

Better conspiracy: They crash into each other.

A lot of cars between the two and you cant overtake on this track

 

[PaMu1337]

Better conspiracy: They crash into each other.

At that point it's not a conspiracy anymore, but expected 😐

 

[Blitz24]

A lot of cars between the two and you cant overtake on this track

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It's the perfect plan. Nobody would ever see it coming.

 

[Sum1s2pid]

A lot of cars between the two and you cant overtake on this track

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[Blitz24]

Well, that might be the final lead change.

 

[PaMu1337]

Well, that might be the final lead change.

Even if it is, I'd still say the mandatory 2-stop is an improvement on race quality

 

[Sum1s2pid]

Bearman was lucky to pull that off. 😮

 

[AshenGraey]

I don't know if this is fascinating yet or not with those regulations but one thing is for sure is that there are some excitements around the race even though it still is a procession.

 

[IforceV8]

The top 5 have a full pit stop gap to 6th ALO.

 

[Blitz24]

Mercedes an afterthought this weekend.

 

[PaMu1337]

That's an oddly specific complaint from Verstappen 😂

 

[Grayfox]

That's an oddly specific complaint from Verstappen 😂

Max needs to use the clutch when shifting. he cant just pull a paddle.

 

[Blitz24]

Max needs to use the clutch when shifting. he cant just pull a paddle.

At least he didn't say 1929 where the mechanics would wonder how he's doing all that work.

 

[AshenGraey]

I see just about every team trying something but I'm not sure what the play is for Mercedes right now

 

[IforceV8]

I see just about every team trying something but I'm not sure what the play is for Mercedes right now

Finish 2 laps down and leave with 0 points it seems.

 

[Blitz24]

I see just about every team trying something but I'm not sure what the play is for Mercedes right now

To finish the race at this point.

 

[Grayfox]

Maybe they should bring in a rule saying you cant hold up others and must drive at full speed.

 

[Blitz24]

Maybe they should bring in a rule saying you cant hold up others and must drive at full speed.

Gasly would still be in the race then.

 

[Sum1s2pid]

Oh no, Alonso out.

 

[PaMu1337]

Maybe they should bring in a rule saying you cant hold up others and must drive at full speed.

"I swear there was an issue with the car, I was going as fast as I could! It just happened to resolve itself at a convenient time!"

 

[Grayfox]

"I swear there was an issue with the car, I was going as fast as I could! It just happened to resolve itself at a convenient time!"

Then they need to prove the data as well as listen to the communications which are not allowed to be in CODE.

 

[Blitz24]

Mercedes is trying to do this race on 0 pit stops just to prove they can.

 

[PaMu1337]

Then they need to prove the data as well as listen to the communications which are not allowed to be in CODE.

Then you just get drivers making little "mistakes" to hold others up. Good luck trying to differentiate between those and genuine mistakes.
Such a rule sounds decent on paper, but is completely unenforceable. Similar to the team orders ban. Didn't work because of code radios.
And you can't ban code radios, because what's the difference between a coded radio message, and a regular Ferrari radio message? They both sound like complete nonsense.

 

[Grayfox]

Oscar drifting on the streets of Monaco.

 

[Sum1s2pid]

Cheeky, but I kinda hope the strategy works for Williams for more double points.