F1 2024: Monaco GP - Monte Carlo (May 26)

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Arghh !

LAP 1 - RED FLAG : Great !

MAX vs RUS looked very close too ! Think that was just a few centimeters !

Checo's crash looked like an explosion !

A new "STANDING START" is coming up in 15 min. !!!

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by TheBingoBalls

Sorry, I understand the historical importance of Monaco in F1, but all the accidents occurring in lap 1 is proof the current cars are not fit for this track. You can hardly position 2 cars side/side.

Not even sure the drivers themselves like Monaco with how big the cars have got.

It was okay with the half size cars from the 50's even stretching it up to 2016...it shows the FIA has lost some sense of reality.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

It was okay with the half size cars from the 50's even stretching it up to 2016...it shows the FIA has lost some sense of reality.

The prince of Monaco has very deep pockets ...
It's a never ending waterfall of white washed money !

That's what the FIA loves about the Monaco GP !

[TheBingoBalls]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

It was okay with the half size cars from the 50's even stretching it up to 2016...it shows the FIA has lost some sense of reality.

If FIA/F1 wants to make racing sustainable, that has to include evaluating which tracks work and which don’t. Unfortunately F1 has literally outgrown Monaco and Monaco track no longer fits F1 - it’s almost a guarantee an accident wil occur and that’s not even considering what happens when it rains.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

The prince of Monaco has very deep pockets ...
It's a never ending waterfall of white washed money !

That's what the FIA loves about the Monaco GP !

Yeah they even take baths in champagne, so stinking rich.

[F32Fleet]

Originally Posted by TheBingoBalls

If FIA/F1 wants to make racing sustainable, that has to include evaluating which tracks work and which don’t. Unfortunately F1 has literally outgrown Monaco and Monaco track no longer fits F1 - it’s almost a guarantee an accident wil occur and that’s not even considering what happens when it rains.

Just make the cars smaller.

[azonis2021]

Originally Posted by GuidoK

And in the analytics you can see Checo lookin in the mirror just before the impact, so we know he sees Kmag.
What a clusterf#ck from Checo's side!
What does he have to prove here? He's not going to get any points...(this is a fight for 17th place ffs)
Now he writes off a car and exposes the floor to the competition....

He was looking to his left for Hulkenberg. Don't think he was aware of Kmag trying to come alongside on his right. Think this crash is more of a racing incident than anything.

[F32Fleet]

Will Haas cut MAG loose and get Lawson on loan?

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by TheBingoBalls

If FIA/F1 wants to make racing sustainable, that has to include evaluating which tracks work and which don’t. Unfortunately F1 has literally outgrown Monaco and Monaco track no longer fits F1 - it’s almost a guarantee an accident wil occur and that’s not even considering what happens when it rains.

Well I agree with that ..

IMHO . It's not a matter of time . It's just a matter of a 'fatal crash !

[M5Rick]

Checo putting the steering wheel back.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Re-start !!!

[GuidoK]

It's gonna be interesting to see if the cars on the hard tyres can finish the race.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by TheBingoBalls

If FIA/F1 wants to make racing sustainable, that has to include evaluating which tracks work and which don’t. Unfortunately F1 has literally outgrown Monaco and Monaco track no longer fits F1 - it’s almost a guarantee an accident wil occur and that’s not even considering what happens when it rains.

The FIA okaying even bigger 2026 half EV cars is showing that it's time for change.

[azonis2021]

George and Hamilton on the MEDIUMS! Starting their race on a compromised strategy already. Got to say terrible strategy blunder from Mercedes, they should have started on the mediums so they could put the hards on and finish the race on them.

[///M Power-Belgium]

OK. So far so good and DRS !

[GuidoK]

Originally Posted by azonis2021

He was looking to his left for Hulkenberg. Don't think he was aware of Kmag trying to come alongside on his right. Think this crash is more of a racing incident than anything.

Like I said, he was looking in his right mirror. It was in the analytics section.
That's where Kmag was.
Hulk was on the left.

If Checo was looking in his right mirror, and didn't see Kmag....then what was he looking at?

[GuidoK]

RUS is already loosing the connection with NOR, and Max is just stuck behind RUS.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

OK. So far so good and DRS !

RUS is falling back from the main four trapping MAX, both being on mediums.

[3798j]

Trying to save those mediums.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

RUS is falling back from the main four trapping MAX, both being on mediums.

Yeah. LAP 14 : And the top-3 is still within 1.3 sec. ,,,

It will be very close .

Think it will be a race in the pits

[GuidoK]

Currently the race is so slow, that LEC laps almost 10sec slower than his pole lap

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Yeah. LAP 14 : And the top-3 is still within 1.3 sec. ,,,

It will be very close .

Think it will be a race in the pits

Hannah's mind must be buzzing at this