The 2021 F1 Season.
- Thread starter Tony Lockhart
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Arrived at B4 Hacker Ergo
Hard to say on current form but Monaco is notoriously light on tyre wear. I think their pace is genuine so assuming no pitlane or mechanical cockups they should covert to a win with VER in second especially with SAI holding a solid 4th place keeping BOT and VER honest. It will be interesting to see if HAM can make any progress. Assuming no failures ahead, I struggle to see more than a place or two but even those will be unlikely, remember Mansell had 5 sec a lap pace over Senna and couldn't get it done and there is less than a second covering the top 7.
Could be a long day for a few of the cars, I suspect a first corner tangle between VER and LEC is highly likely, we will see how circumspect VER can be, will be a growing up opportunity for him. BOT and SAI I suspect will behave but I fear for NOR with GAS behind on a mission. Will VET behave with HAM ahead, he has not come out better than HAN since forever when they go wheel to wheel.
I am excited, could be a good one but sadly more likely to be a snooze with all drivers driving well within themselves once the first couple of corners are out of the way.
windhoek
The Phoolosopher
I think this is how it'll turn out as well: largely processional with 7 overtakes or less.
Tony Lockhart
Avoiding Stress, at Every Opportunity
Strategy, strategy and strategy.
Barring mistakes and bad luck, strategy will be key, and the team who pit first will be grabbing a very large intake of breath just before they make that call. Love it.
Barring mistakes and bad luck, strategy will be key, and the team who pit first will be grabbing a very large intake of breath just before they make that call. Love it.
westsea
Retirement present
True in the early days (I worked for ICI In fibres 1961 to 95) but the organisation changed to measure achivement rather than background, even lowly HNC's could make senior roles, a very rare occurence, hard,but not impossible. Back to F1 .....
DuncanF
pfm Member
The safety car has been used at every Monaco race since 2010. 21 times and 86 laps in total. So we will see one today. The question is ... who will it favour? I think that's the only way we'll get any substantial change in the order.
Tony Lockhart
Avoiding Stress, at Every Opportunity
Leclerc and Verstappen have a bit of history, I suspect Verstappen's uncompromising style might come undone if Leclerc chooses to be less accommodating than Hamilton, but it all depends on the start they both get. Fear for Hamilton in the melee, but we will see. If Leclerc can stay ahead I fancy him to take the race as the lots of corners and relatively slow speed of the track is what this year's Ferrari will excel at. It could be interesting... but probably won't be 
Graham B
pfm Member
Ferrari’s sporting director said they had an ‘extreme focus’ on qualifying pace (for obvious reasons) right from the start of the race meeting, and indeed they had been quick in every practice session.
What does this focus on qualifying mean they have done differently compared to a regular race weekend?
I wonder if they are re-learning exactly how to compete with MB and RBR, who presumably already focussed harder on the whole weekend.
What does this focus on qualifying mean they have done differently compared to a regular race weekend?
I wonder if they are re-learning exactly how to compete with MB and RBR, who presumably already focussed harder on the whole weekend.
Tony Lockhart
Avoiding Stress, at Every Opportunity
End of Leclerc’s hopes of starting on le Pole.
DuncanF
pfm Member
Both are available. It depends on the nature of the incident requiring the SC.
Tony Lockhart
Avoiding Stress, at Every Opportunity
Leclerc out before the race starts.
wow&flutter
pfm Member
The Sky live coverage may not have had any ad breaks but the “Graphics by AWS” comments by the commentator really started to p..s me off!
Tony Lockhart
Avoiding Stress, at Every Opportunity
Ditto