the fanboy shit is starting to creep in here, Massa didn't hold lewis, and if you were watching it on the BBC that the way they called it too. Mclaren messed up here big time, everyone knows round here you need to get some kind of lap time in, in case of an accident. I'm sure it ruined bbc's day to see Michael so far up the grid, they seem to be britneys biggest fan club
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The Formula 1 2011 Season of Vettel Fingering the Competition |OT|
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The season in Europe continues in Monaco, one of the jewels of the F1 calendar. Aside from the lavish location, the Monaco Grand Prix is more famously known for the extremely tight racing and punishing corners, where the slightest error can cost a driver their race. Though overtaking on this track is far from easy, Pirelli have supplied the teams with a new super-soft compound in hopes of helping their chances.
2010 Race Summary
At the start, Kubica attempted to block Vettel and protect second place, but the German driver held his line into Ste. Devote and won the position. Rubens Barrichello was the big winner, managing to forge through to sixth place, while Schumacher overtook his teammate. The first lap saw Nico Hülkenberg crash in the tunnel when a front wing mounting failed. A problem with his clutch had previously forced him to abort his warm-up lap and line up at the back of the grid, and his accident triggered a safety car period that lasted for several laps, and Fernando Alonso took the opportunity to pit early, swapping his super-soft tyres in favour of the harder compound. It was a move that would dictate most strategies up and down the pit lane given that every car was planning on stopping just once. Reigning World Champion and 2009 winner Jenson Button was the race's second retirement with an overheating engine the result of a bung being left in an air intake on the grid by an engineer ending his day on the second lap. He also parked his car on the exit to the pit lane, meaning Bruno Senna had to cross the yellow line to avoid the McLaren after completing his pitstop, due to this he did not receive a penalty.
The first round of stops began earlier than anticipated, with the majority of teams and drivers attempting to time their stops in such a way that they would come out ahead of Alonso's Ferrari. Nico Rosberg was the exception to the rule, preferring instead to stay out in an attempt to open a buffer between himself and the Spaniard. The gamble did not pay off, however, as Rosberg eventually emerged from the pits to find himself behind Alonso and a train of cars that had exited from the pits immediately in front of him. While pit strategy dictated the running order, both Saubers and both Virgins retired from the race.
As Webber began to solidify his lead, Rubens Barrichello suffered a suspension failure due to a loose drain cover at the top of Beau Rivage, and the Brazilian's out-of-control Williams hit the barrier and spun around, coming to a halt facing the wrong way in the middle of the track at Massanet. Karun Chandhok then ran over Barrichello's discarded steering wheel, which he had thrown out of the car after the crash. The safety car was deployed for the second time, bunching the field back up. Webber survived the restarts with his lead intact, though the safety car would again take control of the race a few laps later. A marshal at Massanet reported that a manhole cover had come loose, and with the pressure generated by a speeding Formula One car being more than enough to rip it free of its mountings, race control deployed the safety car while the situation could be assessed. It was decided that the cover was safe, and the race resumed within three laps of the safety car taking to the circuit. It was later discovered that the loose manhole cover had been the cause of Barrichello's accident, being lifted up as the car passed over it, striking the left rear wheel and breaking the suspension.
Bruno Senna and Heikki Kovalainen joined the growing list of retirements, both exiting the race on the same lap with mechanical troubles. The safety car would again be deployed during the 70th lap and remain in place until the race's final corner when Jarno Trulli and Hispania's Karun Chandhok collided. Trulli attempted a pass at Rascasse that resulted in his Lotus mounting Chandhok's car and his wheels narrowly missing Chandhok's head. Both drivers walked away from the crash. The incident occurred just in front of race leader Webber, who avoided being caught up in the tangle. Webber went on to win a race with all but a few seconds of the last few laps run under safety car conditions during which Vitaly Petrov retired his Renault with brake problems.
During the eight or nine seconds between Webber crossing the safety car line, with the green restart lights illuminated, and Webber finishing the race, Schumacher overtook Alonso in the final corner for sixth place to finish 5.7 seconds behind the winner. The rule 40.7 states that after the safety car has returned to the pitlane, drivers may only overtake once they have passed the white safety car line spanning the width of the circuit; in Monaco, this line is at the exit to Rascasse. Replays showing Schumacher's manoeuvre were shown shortly after the race and controversy started with Ferrari claiming that overtaking on the last lap was not permitted, according to rule 40.13, which states: "If the race ends whilst the safety car is deployed it will enter the pit lane at the end of the last lap and the cars will take the chequered flag as normal without overtaking." Mercedes principal Ross Brawn produced documents to show that the restart had taken place (thus the 40.13 rule was not applicable in his opinion) and Schumacher's position beyond the safety car line before the overtaking.
Webber's victory meant that he was the first Australian to win the Monaco Grand Prix since Sir Jack Brabham in 1959. Webber also assumed the lead in the championship on seventy-eight points, the same amount as his team mate Sebastian Vettel (however, with two wins this season to Vettel's one, Webber is still classified as sole championship leader). Robert Kubica finished third ahead of Felipe Massa and Lewis Hamilton, with Alonso sixth after Schumacher's penalty. Alonso's result moved him to third in the standings, just ahead of the non-finishing Button. Red Bull's one-two finish also meant that they leap-frogged Ferrari in the constructors' standings, establishing a twenty-two point lead. Combined with Button's retirement, Lewis Hamilton's fifth place meant that McLaren fell from first to third overall.
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Circuit length3.340 km (2.075 mi)
Race length260.520 km (161.887 mi)
Most Wins (Drivers)Ayrton Senna (6)
Most Wins (Constructors)McLaren (15)
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WorriedCitizen
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Edmond Dantès said:
I tend to download the races afterwards and watch them again to see what Brundle had to say during the race. Also like the pre and post race stuff from the BBC. They are a lot better than our German commentator team tho it's always interesting to hear Lauda's opinion. Put Lauda in the mix with Eddie Jordan and it would be perfect.
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Great job as always Leunam.
Goldrusher
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RomanticHeroX
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It's a great relief to hear that Perez is alright. If he can walk out with just a concussion it'll be lucky considering how many ways it could've gone much worse. I hope the opportunity can be taken to do more to improve the safety of the cars and around the track.
MightGoThere
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My Mclaren/Sauber setup is looking really great after quali...
Edmond Dantès
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A Schumacher podium is certainly a possibility and as you say, anything can happen and it usually does at Monaco.DrM said:
anonnumber6
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Still can't understand why Kimi is wasting his time in NASCAR, it is a shame that such a talented driver will only have the single WDC.DrM said:
Edmond Dantès
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Sick and tired of the F1 circus, trying to expand the 'Kimi Raikkonen' brand in the states, looking for an new challenge or just poorly advised by the Robertsons. Take your pick.anonnumber6 said:
Foliorum Viridum
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Goddamnit, if it wasn't for Massa/Perez I'm fairly sure my bet on Hamilton would have been a winner. It looked like he was firing up and ready to go. Vettel's lap was pretty stunning, though, so it would've needed to be good to top that.
I have money on Hamilton to win tomorrow, but starting as far back as he is? Ehh. If there's enough crashes/safety cars then anything is possible, I suppose!
Loving the return of crashes to F1 this weekend. They've been sorely missed.
I have money on Hamilton to win tomorrow, but starting as far back as he is? Ehh. If there's enough crashes/safety cars then anything is possible, I suppose!
Loving the return of crashes to F1 this weekend. They've been sorely missed.
Foliorum Viridum
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What? You make it sound like I wish Perez lost his head or something.
Crashes are exciting and as long as nobody is hurt they're fun to see. It's great to see drivers pushing the cars to the limit, and sometimes I want to see what happens when they push too far.
Crashes are exciting and as long as nobody is hurt they're fun to see. It's great to see drivers pushing the cars to the limit, and sometimes I want to see what happens when they push too far.
Foliorum Viridum said:
With Rosberg almost ending up in a worse state than Perez and Perez himself ending up in hospital, it's somewhat in bad taste imo.
Sure the crashes are good to see, but I'd much rather watch a race where every driver is racing hard than a bunch of drivers falling off the track.
Foliorum Viridum
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I don't want F1 to be destruction derby but so far this year there have been no significant crashes, so I'm really ready for them. Half of the test of Monaco isn't racing other drivers, but just managing to stay on the track. Rosberg, Liuzzi and Perez have shown why Monaco is such a challenging track and why it demands so much skill, and since they're all fine I feel no guilt about saying I took enjoyment from their crashes. It's a part of racing.
Although, I prefer to see crashes that involve two drivers who are racing each other, which we'll hopefully get in the race tomorrow, rather than somebody just spinning off into a wall.
I said it would've needed to be a very good lap, but it just felt like he was going to get it. You can't prove anymore than I can that wouldn't've been the case, so...
Although, I prefer to see crashes that involve two drivers who are racing each other, which we'll hopefully get in the race tomorrow, rather than somebody just spinning off into a wall.
Can I borrow your crystal ball? It may help with future bets!Zeona said:
I said it would've needed to be a very good lap, but it just felt like he was going to get it. You can't prove anymore than I can that wouldn't've been the case, so...
Foliorum Viridum
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The fact Vettel's lap was so immense makes it even more annoying Hammy didn't get a chance to put a proper lap in. If he started next to Vettel, which I think would've been the worst case scenario without the red flag, we would've had one hell of a race on our hands.
Lazy Jones
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Foliorum Viridum said:
Let me guess; Nascar fan?
Foliorum Viridum
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Nope. Not at all. You could try reading my posts after that?
Foliorum Viridum
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Haha, wow, that's pretty huge!
Nothing compared to the crashes I and other GAFers have had in F1 2010, though. Amateurs!
/shrug
the accidents here weren't from aggressive driving or pushing it over the limit, just insanely stupid setup decisions from the teams.
how i see it the cars weren't setup to go over the bump on the left on the end of the tunnel, so if you got wide in the tunnel and didn't brake early enough the car would bottom out and was fucked.
the accidents here weren't from aggressive driving or pushing it over the limit, just insanely stupid setup decisions from the teams.
how i see it the cars weren't setup to go over the bump on the left on the end of the tunnel, so if you got wide in the tunnel and didn't brake early enough the car would bottom out and was fucked.
mclaren777
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Knock yourself out.Foliorum Viridum said:
mclaren777
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I also hate it when the marshals intentionally block the scene with their bodies.Dead Man said:
Not knowing what's happening is so much worse than actually seeing it.
mclaren777
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How low was Lewis' tire pressure? Low enough to drag the front wing...
Formula1news.com said:
Overview all best and worst finish results by drivers in Monaco
http://formula1news.com/article/461/Scorecard-Monaco
anonnumber6
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