Formula 1 2014: Round 6 - Monaco Grand Prix

stevenmu

Fantastic shots Frostie.

That pic of the Ferrari really shows off how small the rear wings have gotten.

Frank Bullitt

Max_Charger wrote: »

It seems I've inadvertently opened a can of helmet rage.

I'm a graphic designer by trade, so I generally like my aesthetics.

frostie500

Mike Litoris wrote: »

Man that's a sweet shot. Are these yours? Got any of Ericsson?

Thanks! Yeah, these are my shots, lucky enough to get track access again this weekend so gotta make it count! I'll upload a few of Ericsson later on once I'm back at my laptop

frostie500

Here's one of Ericsson, I'll try and get a side profile of the helmet in this session as well

Mike Litoris

frostie500 wrote: »

Thanks! Yeah, these are my shots, lucky enough to get track access again this weekend so gotta make it count! I'll upload a few of Ericsson later on once I'm back at my laptop

That's Deadly!! Weather looks great there now...hope you're having a ball!:D

Cheers for the Ericsson shot.

Mike Litoris

That last practise session was pretty damn exciting....like an old qualy session towards the end with everyone going for it.

_rebelkid

Kvyat

bnt

Q1 is half done, and already Kvyat took a graceful spin and shredded his car's nose. No more damage than that so far.

PS: this is the first chance I've had to watch Monaco in several years, so I hope it's a good one. "Unusual" drivers tend to win here e.g. Coulthard won it twice, Webber in 2012 and Rosberg in last year's Mercedes.

PPS: great fun watching Magnusson put in a good lap, just 0.3s off the pace, then nearly forget to brake before Sainte Devote ...

Loving seeing them through the swimming pool. They're not carrying the same amount of speed through but they look like they're working so hard.

_rebelkid

bnt

Massa's out of the Q-session and will be starting from the back, but Ericsson's already at the back, so I don't know what an enquiry will achieve.

_rebelkid

bnt wrote: »

Massa's out of the Q-session and will be starting from the back, but Ericsson's already at the back, so I don't know what an enquiry will achieve.

Probably nothing, maybe a fine or points for Ericsson.

johnnysmack

Kyvat is quickly winning me over as a fan with what he's achieved this year so far.

_rebelkid

Rosberg accidentally came over all Schumacher in Mirabeau...

Mike Litoris

Ah ballix, would have liked to see if Hamilton could have beat him. A cynic may say Rosberg pulled a Schumi but I don't think he is the type....and I am the cynical type.


Some epic driving from the Ferrari drivers having the wrestle with their donkeys especially through the swimming pool section. Surprised nobody has hit that Armco yet. Ricciardo impresses again while Vettle seemingly has more technical issues.

youreadthat

I think he wouldn't celebrate like that if he made a genuine error, he knows he just got away with a schumi.

Dampsquid

On the lap Rosberg made the 'mistake' - his position on the road was a lot further in from the left side of the track where he should have been. I don't think he intended to make the corner.

Ghost Train

I think Rosberg was on the limit and overdriving, although it looked clumsy don't think it was deliberate

mickdw

_rebelkid wrote: »

Rosberg accidentally came over all Schumacher in Mirabeau...

I would be pretty sure rosberg had thought about what was the best course of action if he found himself in front before the final flying laps. You would have to be stupid not to think of that. If he happened to be on a not so perfect lap, creating a yellow flag situation would have to be given serious consideration.
Hamilton should have made sure he was in front earlier.

wobbles

Whether it was deliberate or not, Ive a feeling this is the incident that we really see the championship race get intense. I think we could be looking at another Webber/Vettel scenario

Grim.

just looked like he locked the rears to me, but apparently he is now under investigation by the stewards

SuperTortoise

Lots of folk on the tv making a big deal over the yellow flag, i don't think there was anything sinister at play, Rosberg pushed too hard end of.

Mike Litoris

Either way its great. The whole Rosberg/Hamiton battle has really been ramped up by the media in the last week. Both drivers will be mega edgy after this. Could be fireworks tomorrow!

Grim.

are you ****ing kidding me sky

_rebelkid

Grim. wrote: »

are you ****ing kidding me sky

I've spent the last 2 mins continuously laughing at Flavio being asked if it was "underhand"...

dloob

Who better to ask than a seasoned pro at cheating in F1?

Brian_Zeluz

I reckon it's a safe bet now that Fernandes will pull out of F1 at the end of the season like he said he would if the team didn't improve.

Mike Litoris

More fuel for the fire in this report depending on how you read it.


http://www.gpguide.com/News.aspx?articleId=MXwwNS8yMy8yMDE0IDAwOjAwOjAwfFJvc2JlcmcgcmVhZHkgZm9yICd3YXInIHdpdGggSGFtaWx0b24g

mickdw

Grim. wrote: »

are you ****ing kidding me sky

I did burst out laughing. Speaking of cheats and all that.

Grim.

Mike Litoris wrote: »

More fuel for the fire in this report depending on how you read it.


http://www.gpguide.com/News.aspx?articleId=MXwwNS8yMy8yMDE0IDAwOjAwOjAwfFJvc2JlcmcgcmVhZHkgZm9yICd3YXInIHdpdGggSGFtaWx0b24g

only had to read GMM before closing that :P

IanLAD

soooooo is hamilton gunna get pole??? i doubt it!!
but i had him backed to get pole, hope he gets it, ive zero moneys ha

HeyArnold320

It was a mistake. It had to be. By turning down that junction you can't know it will cause a yellow. You could see he was pushing. I think they are making a big deal of it saying it was done on purpose. I think it will make for an interesting battle tomorrow though! Rosberg was always the better option to be on pole for this race as Hamilton has been the faster driver lately.

Ghost Train

Brian_Zeluz wrote: »

I reckon it's a safe bet now that Fernandes will pull out of F1 at the end of the season like he said he would if the team didn't improve.

Kamui was 1.6sec faster though... would have got the GP2 pole 0.5sec or so :pac:

I wonder if they'd be doing a bit better without the renault engine

_rebelkid

The off wasn't deliberate. Nico was a little bit to the right of the racing line, but the front right locked, and he would never have made the corner. What WAS deliberate though was Nico reversing back onto the track as quickly as he did. HE knew the closer to the track he was, the longer the yellows would be out. And with it being at the start of S2, the lift any other driver would have to do would ruin the rest of the lap. Nico knew what he was doing AFTER he went off.

HeyArnold320

_rebelkid wrote: »

The off wasn't deliberate. Nico was a little bit to the right of the racing line, but the front right locked, and he would never have made the corner. What WAS deliberate though was Nico reversing back onto the track as quickly as he did. HE knew the closer to the track he was, the longer the yellows would be out. And with it being at the start of S2, the lift any other driver would have to do would ruin the rest of the lap. Nico knew what he was doing AFTER he went off.

I see your point there but I can't believe he did that on purpose. All he could do was try to get out of there. If he just sat there it could have looked worse for him so he had to try make an attempt to get out. I guess we will never know.

Mike Litoris

dloob

Very risky to do deliberately against your teammate, they would be able to look at your telemetry.

_rebelkid

So it's not actually under investigation. The FIA are investigating whether or not they should investigate the incident.

Only in F1...

_rebelkid

15:39

Now it's officially under investigation.

sham69

If it was Ricciardo or Alonso that was going for pole when yellows came out would there be as much fuss?
I don't think so ....

mrsoundie

The telemetry will sort it all out, if he is off the line he has driven consistently then he is in trouble. Schumacher was sent to the back of the grid for stopping his car on the track during qualifying, so its been dealt with before.

I kinda of hope its only an accident, so we can see some grudge match racing tomorrow.

HeyArnold320

Lewis believes it's a Prost/Senna situation.
He was on a personal best that lap and would have got pole in my opinion. I still don't think Nico did that on purpose though. Will be interesting to see what happens with this investigation.

RayM

Whether it was accidental or not, if I was Rosberg, I'd walk up to Hamilton five minutes before the start of the race tomorrow and whisper in his ear that it was deliberate. Just to really mess with his head.

frostie500

Just announced no further action against Rosberg

Mike Litoris

frostie500 wrote: »

Just announced no further action against Rosberg

Game on tomorrow so!

SuperTortoise

HeyArnold320 wrote: »

He was on a personal best that lap and would have got pole in my opinion..

Hamilton was at least a couple of tenths slower on that lap, despite him claiming it was a "pole lap".

frostie500

The weather was quite improved from Thursday!


Felipe Massa got tangled up with Ericsson at the end of QP1 and the damage meant he couldn't take part in QP2. He was pretty impressive at the chicane though at the start of Qualie...if in doubt just monster the kerb!


One of the good things about Monaco is that you can get pretty close to the action! Here's Fernando down at the hairpin!


I see you!


It amazes me every year at Monaco how far the drivers push and how close to the walls they get. Here's Jenson in Q2


Lewis couldn't beat Rosberg to pole today but it's looking tight on race pace


He might have ended qualie with a bit of controversy but on his pole lap Nico was very impressive


Vettel keeps his eyes towards the apex at Portier. Good effort in qualifying bearing him mind that he had limited ERS but the grid penalty will be costly tomorrow


Williams early season promise seems to have given way to being a midfield car again.


I've got my full gallery uploaded from Thursday and today here

HeyArnold320

SuperTortoise wrote: »

Hamilton was at least a couple of tenths slower on that lap, despite him claiming it was a "pole lap".

The formula1 website says rosberg was slower on that lap through sector 1 and Hamilton was a couple of tenths up

Mike Litoris

Jesus, now its getting tasty.


"Lewis Hamilton to deal with Rosberg spat like Senna"


http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114110

PopePalpatine

So, he'll wait until Suzuka for his revenge? :pac: