2019 Monaco Grand Prix - Monte Carlo, May 23-26

[Big Tea]

Loving the "Bottas slide".
https://streamable.com/erhqq

1 point for best drift!

[Brake Horse Power]

Jock Clear is the problem, not Mattia.
Why did the leave leclerc in the garage?!!
Ferrari keep shooting down their #2 drivers. Things don't look so bad when kimi and massa were playing second fiddle now.. Ferarri just doesn't know how to run two cars at the same time.

isn't that strategist job? I mean, Clear is his "Coach" not race engineer or strategist.

Whoever it is decides strategies in race and qualifying is the one at fault. Ferrari have always been bad with strategies for years now but it's getting out of hand this year, whoever is responsible for this should at the very least come out to public and take responsibility for this and then Ferrari should start taking actions to solve this problem and as far as I know the main strategy guy at Ferrari is Inaki Rueda if he's not changed positions since last year.

Besides the fact that the strategist doesn't do a great job often.. What happens to their gut feeling. Sometimes just let your feeling and brains guide you and not a stupid simulation. Ferrari makes such obvious mistakes and takes risk at the wrong moment. I must say Red Bull also messed up Gasly on a few occasions..

I also keep being surprised on drivers going out extremely late in qualifying, risking traffic or mistakes and messing up their grid position. They have their reasons for going out this late but if you ask me the risk is not worth the benefit

[yelistener]

Ferrari's struggle in Monaco is ridiculous. Vettel's best S2 is slower than Magnussen, best S3 slower than Ricciardo, Albon, Kvyat, Magnussen (aside from Mercedes and RB of cause).

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[djos]

I'm predicting Verstappen for Pole and Win.

I'd like to back Ricciardo for both, but it's pretty obvious by now that the Renault lacks the ride/bump control to be competitive here - I do think he could drag the Renault into the top 6 in qualifying tho.

Well, I was quite wrong about Max, I thought RedBull would be stronger.

However I was close in my prediction for Danny Ric, qualifying 7th was an outstanding effort.

[JPBD1990]

What an exciting qualifying session! I was on the edge of my seat wondering which Mercedes would come out on top. I must say, surprise of the century that it turned out to be Lewis!

All in all, the best part of qualifying was the post-quali press conference when Bottas asked about the hockey game. I’m enjoying seeing more of his personality. Love the Finnish sensibility

[Restomaniac]

As a Ham/Mercedes fan, I hope it's either a completely wet race or a dry race. I wouldn't want Hamilton to lose the race if it's chaotic wet/dry lottery.

Generally He’d be fine. He has shown in the past to be rather good in those kind of situations.

[Restomaniac]

Ferrari's struggle in Monaco is ridiculous. Vettel's best S2 is slower than Magnussen, best S3 slower than Ricciardo, Albon, Kvyat, Magnussen (aside from Mercedes and RB of cause).

https://www.fia.com/events/fia-formula- ... ication-10

But it’s no shock though.

As was stated as early as 2 weeks ago this was always going to happen when you watched S3 in Barcelona.That Ferrari doesn’t like corners.

[Ringleheim]

Ferrari's struggle in Monaco is ridiculous. Vettel's best S2 is slower than Magnussen, best S3 slower than Ricciardo, Albon, Kvyat, Magnussen (aside from Mercedes and RB of cause).

https://www.fia.com/events/fia-formula- ... ication-10

But it’s no shock though.

As was stated as early as 2 weeks ago this was always going to happen when you watched S3 in Barcelona.That Ferrari doesn’t like corners.

They have a serious traction problem; Monaco was always going to be bad for them this year. It's pretty obvious they have the 3rd best chassis in the sport right now. It's just not enough to bring the fight to Mercedes. Unfortunately, everyone else is worse so it's going to be another boring season. It already is and has been.

[Restomaniac]

Ferrari's struggle in Monaco is ridiculous. Vettel's best S2 is slower than Magnussen, best S3 slower than Ricciardo, Albon, Kvyat, Magnussen (aside from Mercedes and RB of cause).

https://www.fia.com/events/fia-formula- ... ication-10

But it’s no shock though.

As was stated as early as 2 weeks ago this was always going to happen when you watched S3 in Barcelona.That Ferrari doesn’t like corners.

They have a serious traction problem; Monaco was always going to be bad for them this year. It's pretty obvious they have the 3rd best chassis in the sport right now. It's just not enough to bring the fight to Mercedes. Unfortunately, everyone else is worse so it's going to be another boring season. It already is and has been.

True.
It does make you ask questions though. It’s not like they slightly got it wrong either, I mean did nobody at Ferrari think they would have to actually come up against corners? Now I know that might sound flippant but I’m struggling to understand the thinking otherwise.

[Schuttelberg]

It's unbelievable how much the tyres are determining Ferrari's performance.

Another thing? Why do people refer to Leclerc as "SHarl" when his name is "CHarlES?"

[timbo]

Another thing? Why do people refer to Leclerc as "SHarl" when his name is "CHarlES?"

It's because in French consonants at the end of the words are not pronounced and Ch is read as Sh.

[GPR-A]

Another thing? Why do people refer to Leclerc as "SHarl" when his name is "CHarlES?"

It's because in French consonants at the end of the words are not pronounced and Ch is read as Sh.

Isn't it easy to write, "SHAARL", instead of confusing the rest of the world by writing as "CHARLES", but pronouncing it as "SHAARL"?

[siskue2005]

Another thing? Why do people refer to Leclerc as "SHarl" when his name is "CHarlES?"

It's because in French consonants at the end of the words are not pronounced and Ch is read as Sh.

Isn't it easy to write, "SHAARL", instead of confusing the rest of the world by writing as "CHARLES", but pronouncing it as "SHAARL"?

Blame the French language, the diffuclty of pronunciation made me drop it as my second language.

[timbo]

Another thing? Why do people refer to Leclerc as "SHarl" when his name is "CHarlES?"

It's because in French consonants at the end of the words are not pronounced and Ch is read as Sh.

Isn't it easy to write, "SHAARL", instead of confusing the rest of the world by writing as "CHARLES", but pronouncing it as "SHAARL"?

That's right, French spelling is tough.

[siskue2005]

I was surprised to learn when I reached Paris that it is actually called "Parree" not "Pariss"