2018 Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo, May 24-27

[TheGkbrk]

Oops ..

[Sierra117]

Dan "losing power"

[Sierra117]

Bottas chewing through Kimi's times.

[Restomaniac]

Bottas is winning this race.

[f1316]

Everyone (I.e. the drivers and teams) keeps saying a one stop will be hard but I can’t understand why.

Track position is absolutely King, Lord and Emperor here, so even if your HS tyres grain early, you put SS on and take it to the end. Even if you have to nurse them, so long as you have track position, no problem.

The only thing with that is that either tyre - SS or even US - seems to have warm up problems, so I think the undercut is off the table. Whoever can make the HS last longer - and that’ll likely be DR - is going to have the advantage (also better for safety cars) so it becomes harder to do anything with strategy.

My only straw at which to clutch is cars starting on the US from 11th (so Hulk back); if the leaders have to nurse the tyres so much that the US runners can stay within a pit stop, that could prove interesting and tricky for the top teams.

Didn’t I say it? Put the SS on after the pit stop - it’s clear from Bottas it was the way to go.

[JonoNic]

This is a very good race for a Mercedes no. 2 driver...

[Singabule]

I expect RB ditch renault after this race..

[matt_b]

This is a very good race for a Mercedes no. 2 driver...

Hopefully he doesn't try anything too aggressive on Kimi, hes the only reason the top 4 are not pitting, play that long game

[JonoNic]

Even Bottas tyres graining. Not as bad as Vettel and Hamilton though.

[Restomaniac]

If Vettel isn’t careful Hamilton will get him because Vettel is SO slow.

[Sierra117]

Vettel having a "blackout" on the dash O_O

[ripper]

I wasn't looking the race when the Mercedes overtook Ocon, did he let them pass?

[Restomaniac]

I wasn't looking the race when the Mercedes overtook Ocon, did he let them pass?

It seriously looked like it.

[oT v1]

Wtf are Ferr/Merc doing!! If they don’t have the front to pit the big boys for tyres, at least put Bottas or Kimi in. Fresh tyres against very very old tyres by the time they catch up, Dan should be a sitting duck if he won’t put again.

[Restomaniac]

Wtf are Ferr/Merc doing!! If they don’t have the front to pit the big boys for tyres, at least put Bottas or Kimi in. Fresh tyres against very very old tyres by the time they catch up, Dan should be a sitting duck if he won’t put again.

Bottas is fine he’s on the harder tyre.