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The Monaco 'GP' Chat and Predictions Thread

Discussion in 'Formula 1' started by Big Ern, May 20, 2019.

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Who will lead the parade home?

Poll closed May 25, 2019.
  1. Lewis Hamilton

    84.6%
  2. Valtieri Bottas

    7.7%
  3. Charlie Boy

    7.7%
  4. Max Verstappen

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    0.0%
  5. Sebastian Vettel

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  6. Pierre Gasly

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  7. Carlos Sainz

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  8. Lando Norris

    0 vote(s)
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  9. Daniil Kvyat

    0 vote(s)
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  10. A N Other

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  1. BrightLampShade

    BrightLampShade Well-Known Member
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    Despite snail pace everyone behind Hamilton is burning up.
     
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  2. BrightLampShade

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    Definitely won't rain
     
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  3. Julius Caesar

    Julius Caesar Well-Known Member
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    Stop whinging Lewis. You're fine.
     
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  4. TopClass

    TopClass Well-Known Member

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    It’s almost laughable isn’t it how hard it is to pass here.

    It does need a facelift to justify the word “race” in future, don’t you think?
     
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    TopClass Well-Known Member

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    Imagine Max spends 50 laps on Hamilton’s gearbox and then doesn’t get on the podium due to the 5 seconds <laugh>
     
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  6. BrightLampShade

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    Well this is a good test of Honda reliability at least
     
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  7. moreinjuredthanowen

    moreinjuredthanowen Mr Brightside

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    everything I hate about f1.

    conservation.
    slow.
    hamilton having far too much time on his hands to whine and bleat and moan
     
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    For once it wasn't Max's fault!!! It was the teams :emoticon-0100-smile
     
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  9. ched999uk

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    I can't imagine Vettle overtaking Max, too much risk plus the 5 sec penalty. So unless Max takes a lunge at Lewis they will finish as they are now (well Max back 5 sec).
     
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    Max is going to try it at the hairpin, you can feel it
     
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  11. ched999uk

    ched999uk Well-Known Member

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    Lets see how the Honda power can do.
     
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  12. Big Ern

    Big Ern Lord, Master, Guru & Emperor

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    did they say 'mode Senna' to Max?
     
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    I think it was mode 7 but mode Senna sound so much better :)
     
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  14. SgtBhaji

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    Mad Max strikes again...
     
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    ched999uk Well-Known Member

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    It was a bit stupid so late. Even if he had made the pass he would have had so little time to pull out a 5 sec gap.
     
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  16. Julius Caesar

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    I respect him for at least trying.

    Otherwise, they could have just looped the footage of the last 30 laps and I wouldn't have been able to tell.
     
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    I think Hamilton hasn't got much to worry about there, got clipped by a locked up car that was already running wide.
     
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  18. Big Ern

    Big Ern Lord, Master, Guru & Emperor

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    Max had to go for it, and it was definitely worth a go
     
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  19. BrightLampShade

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    I'm not sure you can class Hamilton's fronts as tyres anymore. Ruined potholed mess.
     
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  20. ched999uk

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    It was worth a go but not so late with the 5 sec penalty hanging over him. I think it was just Max getting frustrated too much. It was not worth the risk so late. A few laps earlier yes but not within the last 2 laps.
     
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