The Monaco 'GP' Chat and Predictions Thread

Well, it's that time of year when fans of speed rejoice, it's the Indy 500

There's also a parade in the south of France, unless it rains there, which we all hope.

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Who are these guys in the poll? I only know Kevin Magnusson

 

So Nikki Lauda has passed!!!! How will that affect the Mercedes team???

 

Nice touch

 

Monaco really does make for a busy practice. Everyone desperate to get into that rhythm.

 

Oh look, Leclerc is quicker than Vettel. I wonder if Ferrari might notice that some time soon.

 

my feeling is hamilton will blow field away ion this as its the type of weekend where he can be inspired.

My feeling before today was ferrari would be nowhere and thus far it looks like it.

thier car has an engine but is dead slow and has ****e all downforce so come here and it'll be melboune x10.

I can see a ferrari outside top 10.

 

Will probably make the Merc. team even more determined to get the usual 1 - 2?

 

The less draggy cars are struggling here (Ferrari and McLaren). I was hoping McLaren might show progress here on the downforce front- Sainz had battery issues so il hold judgment until FP2, but looks like Renault will have a strong result in the midfield battle.

 

Not even RBR are challenging Merc here.
season over.

 

Havnt seen the black flag for a while

 

Niki’s Death will fire Hammy up. I am sure he’ll want a win that he can dedicate.

 

Wonder if we'll get under 1m10s for quali

 

Mercedes a mile ahead here.

 

Kind of Mercedes to open up the taps in practice. Let's me know not to bother with the weekend.

 

Stroll about 2 seconds down on his team-mate. If that's repeated in quali that's going to look pretty poor for him.

 

I've rarely (perhaps never) looked forward to a race weekend less. Will watch highlights if I can bring myself to do so.

 

Monaco confirming that Merc have grip like no one else at the moment. Barcelona sector 3 was certainly a good guide. Ferrari are just atrocious.

I have to think Merc have pulled a trick from up their sleeve that no one else has implemented, given the sheer size of the gap.

 

People seem to believe it's a form of 4 wheel steering to get this long wheel based car to be more nimble.

 

Rain is the only thing that makes Monaco into anything that resembles a race, and the weather forecast says rain in Monaco on Sunday, so might be worth a watch.