149 replies to this topic

[corf]

I didn't see any soft tyres beiing used in the first free practice...anyone who did??

No-one ever uses a set of soft tyres in the first practice session, they all just use the single set of the harder tyres that they have to hand back at the end of the session.,

[magicon]

how is ferrari long run pace? I think RB haven't shown what they've got.

[CaptainJackSparrow]

Shame about the rain, Kubica was about to go on supersofts, would have liked to have seen that.

[Muz Bee]

Rosberg back on form - short wheelbase A spec car?

[qvn]

Monaco Grand Prix free practice session one times

1 ALONSO Ferrari 1m15.927s

2 VETTEL Red Bull 1m16.000s

3 KUBICA Renault 1m16.016s

4 WEBBER Red Bull 1m16.382s

5 MASSA Ferrari 1m16.517s

6 SCHUMACHER Mercedes 1m16.589s

7 HAMILTON McLaren 1m16.647s

8 BUTTON McLaren 1m16.692s

9 SUTIL Force India 1m16.805s

10 BUEMI Toro Rosso 1m16.857s

11 ROSBERG Mercedes 1m17.149s

12 BARRICHELLO Williams 1m17.331s

13 LIUZZI Force India 1m17.704s

14 PETROV Renault 1m17.718s

15 ALGUERSUARI Toro Rosso 1m17.991s

16 HULKENBERG Williams 1m18.397s

17 DE LA ROSA Sauber 1m18.434s

18 KOBAYASHI Sauber 1m18.547s

19 GLOCK Virgin 1m19.527s

20 KOVALAINEN Lotus 1m19.606s

21 TRULLI Lotus 1m19.902s

22 DI GRASSI Virgin 1m20.566s

23 SENNA HRT 1m21.688s

24 CHANDHOK HRT 1m21.853s

[Tenmantaylor]

Whats the deal with blue flags on Kovaleinnen in FP? Seems a bit pointless.

[robefc]

WTF?!

Pit: "Okay Lewis, we're just going to go out and do the BBC at the end of the session. We have to be on the circuit when the chequered flag is out"

[krapmeister]

Whats the deal with blue flags on Kovaleinnen in FP? Seems a bit pointless.

It's so he gets used to it for the race...

[Muz Bee]

Whats the deal with blue flags on Kovaleinnen in FP? Seems a bit pointless.

Was that first lap of session? Looked ridiculously over the top.

Why didn't Massa get a blue flag with the Lotus of Kovy up his gearbox and again a lap later with Glock. Felipe has earned no favours by these guys on Friday and for no worthwhile purpose.

[NadsatII]

FP2. Results. Alonso looks great in Monaco...



1º 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 00:01'14''904
.2º 4 Nico Rosberg MercedesGP 00:01'15''013 00:00'00''109
.3º 5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 00:01'15''099 00:00'00''195
.4º 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 00:01'15''120 00:00'00''216
.5º 3 Michael Schumacher MercedesGP 00:01'15''143 00:00'00''239
.6º 11 Robert Kubica Renault 00:01'15''192 00:00'00''288
.7º 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 00:01'15''249 00:00'00''345
.8º 14 Adrian Sutil Force India 00:01'15''460 00:00'00''556
.9º 1 Jenson Button McLaren 00:01'15''619 00:00'00''715
.10º 6 Mark Webber Red Bull 00:01'15''620 00:00'00''716
.11º 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault 00:01'15''746 00:00'00''842
.12º 16 Sebastian Buemi Toro Rosso 00:01'16''276 00:00'01''372
.13º 10 Nico Hulkenberg Williams 00:01'16''348 00:00'01''444
.14º 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams 00:01'16''522 00:00'01''618
.15º 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India 00:01'16''528 00:00'01''624
.16º 22 Pedro de la Rosa Sauber 00:01'16''599 00:00'01''695
.17º 23 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 00:01'16''818 00:00'01''914
.18º 17 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 00:01'17''023 00:00'02''119
.19º 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus Racing 00:01'18''184 00:00'03''280
.20º 25 Lucas di Grassi Virgin Racing 00:01'18''478 00:00'03''574
.21º 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus Racing 00:01'18''667 00:00'03''763
.22º 24 Timo Glock Virgin Racing 00:01'18''721 00:00'03''817
.23º 20 Karun Chandhok HRT 00:01'20''313 00:00'05''409
.24º 21 Bruno Senna HRT 00:01'22''148 00:00'07''244

[MikeTekRacing]

0.3 seconds covering the first 7 spots...nothing between them really, it can swing any way now

[SeanValen]

3 tenths covering the first 7, that's amazing.

[VoRteX]

Monaco 2010 FP2

[Slowinfastout]

Whoop de doo!

I knew Rosberg would do well... I'm gonna stick my neck out and predict a win.

[stillOrange]

Great first day in Monaco.
Can't wait for qualifications and race itself.

[salamin]

FP2 times

[BiH]

sector 2 vettel with a healthy margin over everyone else. hopefully qualifying will be closer this time round however still think red bull is favorite for 1-2 in qualifying.

[Clatter]

Whats the deal with blue flags on Kovaleinnen in FP? Seems a bit pointless.

It's just to let them know that there is a car just behind.

[rodlamas]

Even Q2 will be a mess with 17 cars out there.

[Heasven]

This has "Alonso win" written all over it.

This is 1 of his favorite tracks and he always goes very well in here.

Practice one P1, practice 2 P1... looks very good for the weekend.

[NSV]

Senna seems completely lost at the moment...

[The Ragged Edge]

Senna seems completely lost at the moment...

Its like most dynasties. Sharing the same name or bloodline of somebody in your family who was great, doesn't automatically mean a relative possesses the same qualities. 99% of the time they dont. George Bush Jr being a classic example. Bruno Senna is not a patch on Aryton.

Edited by The Ragged Edge, 13 May 2010 - 16:26.

[PNSD]

Senna seems completely lost at the moment...

Didnt do many laps in session 2 for some reason.

[Kimiraikkonen]

This has "Alonso win" written all over it.

This is 1 of his favorite tracks and he always goes very well in here.

Practice one P1, practice 2 P1... looks very good for the weekend.

Ferrari seems very fast here, even Massa is near the pace.

Regards

[hotstickyslick]

Its like most dynasties. Sharing the same name or bloodline of somebody in your family who was great, doesn't automatically mean a relative possesses the same qualities. 99% of the time they dont. George Bush Jr being a classic example. Bruno Senna is not a patch on Aryton.

George W. Bush actually had two terms in office while his father had only one.

[Tenmantaylor]

Its like most dynasties. Sharing the same name or bloodline of somebody in your family who was great, doesn't automatically mean a relative possesses the same qualities. 99% of the time they dont. George Bush Jr being a classic example. Bruno Senna is not a patch on Aryton.

Hereditary racing drivers makes as much sense as hereditary monarchy... good for the bank account.

Edited by Tenmantaylor, 13 May 2010 - 17:39.

[raiseyourfistfor]

Ouch. It's looking real bad for McLaren. The only thing they will be fighting for on Saturday is getting to Q3. I'd put them as tied for 5th best on this track with Williams. Clearly they are way behind Ferrari, Mercedes, Renault and RBR.

[Hun200kmh]

Hereditary racing drivers makes as much sense as hereditary monarchy... good for the bank account.

Hi all, new member here, first post!

About B Senna, I think it's us that keep bringing Ayrton back to any discussion about his nephew. ANY post about him will bring out comparisons or thoughts about dinasties.

I suggest we just call him Bruno and evaluate:

a) his car;
b) his experience;
c) how he compares with his team mate
d) what has he done good and bad

concluding if he deserves - or not - to be in F1

Ayrton Senna has nothing to do with any of it, so let's leave him out of this

[Brandz07]

Hi all, new member here, first post!

About B Senna, I think it's us that keep bringing Ayrton back to any discussion about his nephew. ANY post about him will bring out comparisons or thoughts about dinasties.

I suggest we just call him Bruno and evaluate:

a) his car;
b) his experience;
c) how he compares with his team mate
d) what has he done good and bad

concluding if he deserves - or not - to be in F1

Ayrton Senna has nothing to do with any of it, so let's leave him out of this

we should just call him Bruno Lalli

[Heasven]

Ferrari seems very fast here, even Massa is near the pace.

Regards

Indeed. If Massa can match Alonso's times or at least be very close to him it would suggest 2 things, Felipe was really having a hard time with the tires they've been using since Australia and that Ferrari's mechanical grip is gonna given them a good change of winning on Sunday.

[FerrariF1Fan]

c) how he compares with his team mate

Chandhok is owning him all the time.

[HanD]

Chandhok is owning him all the time.

really?

bahrain
BS qualified 23, KC 24. KC accident 1 lap, BS 17 laps mechanical failure
Australia
BS qualified 21, KC 22. BS 4 laps hydraulic failure, KC finished 14. gained 8 spots with 10 retirements.
Malaysia
BS qualified 23, KC 22. both gained 7 spots mainly due to retirements.
China
BS qualified 23, KC 24. both gained 7 spots mainly due to retirements.
Spain
BS qualified 21, KC 24. both retired.

So quali is BS 4 to 1 and races is pretty even with neither doing much without other driver's retirements. that's "owning him all the time"?

[Onyemaechi]

really?

bahrain
BS qualified 23, KC 24. KC accident 1 lap, BS 17 laps mechanical failure
Australia
BS qualified 21, KC 22. BS 4 laps hydraulic failure, KC finished 14. gained 8 spots with 10 retirements.
Malaysia
BS qualified 23, KC 22. both gained 7 spots mainly due to retirements.
China
BS qualified 23, KC 24. both gained 7 spots mainly due to retirements.
Spain
BS qualified 21, KC 24. both retired.

So quali is BS 4 to 1 and races is pretty even with neither doing much without other driver's retirements. that's "owning him all the time"?

Uhhm well Karun Chandock is leading the championship 2 places ahead of Bruno Senna.

http://www.formula1....results/driver/

[HanD]

Uhhm well Karun Chandock is leading the championship 2 places ahead of Bruno Senna.

http://www.formula1....results/driver/

good point

Edited by HanD, 13 May 2010 - 21:17.

[Kimiraikkonen]

Qualifying and race will be funny!!! muhahahaha..

Weather GP Monaco


Regards

[JPW]

Ouch. It's looking real bad for McLaren. The only thing they will be fighting for on Saturday is getting to Q3. I'd put them as tied for 5th best on this track with Williams. Clearly they are way behind Ferrari, Mercedes, Renault and RBR.

Nah they'll fight for a spot on the 3rd row, damage limitation but you never now this is Monaco and if the weather comes in play they might end up with a podium (or nothing).

[Tenmantaylor]

http://www.jamesalle...ritical-season/

"Massa’s point about his life getting tougher since the tyres went a step harder from Bahrain onwards is interesting. In Bahrain Bridgestone brought the super soft and the medium and since then it has been the soft and the hard. Massa said last night that he is finding it tricky to switch the hard tyres on, which is a question of downforce and set up. In Monaco we will have supersoft and medium again."

Allens analysis is ringing true after FP1 and 2, Massa is much more on the pace here, first time since first two races.

[Lada Lover]

Lluvia la 1ª mitad del día

I think that means cats and dogs of biblical proportions. Man the lifeboats.

[rko281]

Lluvia la 1ª mitad del día

I think that means cats and dogs of biblical proportions. Man the lifeboats.

it means "rain in the first half of the day".

Edited by rko281, 14 May 2010 - 04:32.

[DaleCooper]

George W. Bush actually had two terms in office while his father had only one.

Since smarter people never get into office, and the smartest don't even try (it's more worthwhile to teach monkeys how to read than to appease the masses through ill-contrived deception), the initial supposition is not being contradicted.


Cooper

[Palmero]

Might be wrong but Mclaren never got their shot at a last supersoft run, they went very early and both got caught in traffic iirc.

I don't think their Thursday pace will be truly indicative of where they will be come qualifying.

[gaston_foix]

I hope for a dry Qualy but i don't think it will happen.

See: http://www.accuweath...rlo/hourly.aspx

[V8 Fireworks]

Did Monaco have catch fencing all around the circuit for the previous Grand Prix?

Looks quite tacky, like a US street race from the 80s. Certainly a solid safety step though and overall a needed improvement to the basic Monaco barriers

[Atreiu]

Senna seems completely lost at the moment...

Apparently, he has been forced to use a chassis with some kind of fundamental flaw simply because Dallara have been unable to provide the team with a new and fixed one.

[Owen]

Qualifying and race will be funny!!! muhahahaha..

Weather GP Monaco


Regards

Hope the teams have packed plenty of spare nosecones...

[ForeverF1]

Qualifying and race will be funny!!! muhahahaha..

Weather GP Monaco


Regards

[buzatlas]

At most a few drops at the end of qualifying.
Sunday dry.

Edited by buzatlas, 14 May 2010 - 14:24.

[buzatlas]

http://www.meteociel...s/2005/nice.htm

[Hezz]

I prefer opposite.
Dry qualify and shower during the race
First will be awesome without the rain, second not much

[cardin]

http://www.jamesalle...ritical-season/

"Massa’s point about his life getting tougher since the tyres went a step harder from Bahrain onwards is interesting. In Bahrain Bridgestone brought the super soft and the medium and since then it has been the soft and the hard. Massa said last night that he is finding it tricky to switch the hard tyres on, which is a question of downforce and set up. In Monaco we will have supersoft and medium again."

Allens analysis is ringing true after FP1 and 2, Massa is much more on the pace here, first time since first two races.

Except it was not Allen's analysis, he was only quoting Massa. Which means Massa was right.