2022 Monaco Grand Prix - Monte Carlo, May 27 - 29

[silver]

Ferrari and Leclerc need a good clean weekend. Hope he bags a win here. It would keep championships alive.

[SirBastianVettel]

Ferrari and Leclerc need a good clean weekend. Hope he bags a win here. It would keep championships alive.

Both championships seem pretty alive already to me? Regardless of what happens in Monaco this weekend.

[Zynerji]

Predicting, finally, the first win of Leclerc in Monaco, he is on megalevel of driving right now, and the Ferrari should be the strongest team here

If he can get a lap done without spinning or parking it in a barrier.

Classic Charles. For sure

[PlatinumZealot]

I have a feeling this year's RedBull is not good at slow speed because they change to a more high speed philosophy?

[SirBastianVettel]

Mercedes have uploaded their '22 Monaco GP track map, so we can compare the cornering speeds.

2021


2022

[SiLo]

Mercedes have uploaded their '22 Monaco GP track map, so we can compare the cornering speeds.

2021
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2022
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There have been no track changes right? I was so confused looking at the two maps and seeing they arent exactly the same.

[PlatinumZealot]

The lower profile tyres helps in some corners, but the weight of the car hurts it in others.

[JPower]

I have a feeling this year's RedBull is not good at slow speed because they change to a more high speed philosophy?

No, they are still one of the best at low speed as well.

[SirBastianVettel]

There have been no track changes right? I was so confused looking at the two maps and seeing they arent exactly the same.

No, I don't think so either. I guess Mercedes just spent some more time on a more detailed track map.

[Spacepace]

I have a feeling this year's RedBull is not good at slow speed because they change to a more high speed philosophy?

They have really compliant suspension though

[Big Tea]

Its the first year with the 'mudgards' too. Drivers now can not see the lower front corners and have to 'guess' where the breakable bits are in relation to the walls.
I think lots of broken cars and slightly higher lap times

[RZS10]

Wonder if Aston will produce enough spare parts*, Monaco is a track where you need confidence and you can hardly build confidence with "you touch the wall and we have to revert to the old spec and lose all the progress" or "you touch the wall in quali and you start from the pits due to change of spec in parc fermé" on your mind - not that it's all that much different for everyone else with regards to the budget cap but still...

*Apparently they had no spare parts for Barcelona so both drivers were told to be super cautious.

[organic]

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[Schippke]

With the recent graphic flying around of the Alfa Romeo being competitive in the low-speed stuff in Spain, it would be utterly amazing to see them doing well this weekend... as in well enough to challenge for a podium; Especially for Bottas too, who arguably is loving life outside of Mercedes.

In saying that, we should see Red Bull, Mercedes and Ferrari are fighting for it here... Red Bull the favourites mainly due to Verstappen. Whilst Ferrari might on paper have the stronger car (and every fibre of my being wants them to have a clean weekend!)... I've got this feeling we'll see at least one of the Red Cars in the barriers when it matters... and I really hope I'm wrong on that prediction.

[F1NAC]

Mercedes have uploaded their '22 Monaco GP track map, so we can compare the cornering speeds.

2021
https://bd19836ddb62c11c55ab251ccaca564 ... 4c76t.jpeg

2022
https://bd19836ddb62c11c55ab251ccaca564 ... tckC7.jpeg

Someone was lazy a bit in 2021 with spline