Grand Prix thread Official Not606 Monaco Grand Prix Chat and Predictions

You just couldn't make it up, we joked about it... even Seb did "Can both of you take each other out, so I can go through". You must have thought that Mercedes would never, ever allow that to happen. But the way things were going, it was just a matter of time before even the best implode. The story wasn't yet over, as Redbull engineered the first win for super-talent Max Verstappen after a tonne of pressure all race long from the 2007 World Champion. That is in the past, who will fly around the streets of Monaco...

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Race information
Number of times held 73
First held 1929
Most wins (drivers)

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Ayrton Senna (6)
Most wins (constructors)

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McLaren (15)
Circuit length 3.337 km (2.074 mi)
Race length 260.286 km (161.734 mi)
Laps 78
Lap record: Schumacher with a 1:14.439

26th FP1-09:00
26th FP2-13:00
28th SP3 -10:00
28th Q -13:00
29th R-13:00

Predictions Championship
x3
St. Slicks of Stoneham, AbsolutelyGlorious

x2
SgtBhaji
BLS

x1
DHCanary
Sportista
PaulK
wrathmonk
Eternalmsc
AllsaintsChris​

 

Hmmmm.... is Max good for another?

Dunno who to pick for this one.

 

Think Rosberg will nab this.. but I've gone for Hamilton, law of averages and all....
Redbull, Ferrari to contend, think the McHonda's will do well here, the Williams are still shocking in the slower corners, don't expect them to go well here.

 

Hold your horses on predicting Hamilton. As the saying goes, you have to be in it to win it.

There is unusual garbage ebbing along the Meditteranean coast – and some of it may not be the average detritus. We'll have to wait and see: it might wash up here at the next low tide…

 

I sincerely hope I've been mislead by malicious rumour (which is why I'm not repeating it) but this particular red-snapper smells a bit fishier than usual and could mark a real low-point for a whole lot of people.

 

Come on Cosi. You can't drop that and leave!!! What's the rumor?

 

I'm not biting... I've voted for Hamilton because he's due a win.

 

You heard it hear first.

 

Blimey.... Those are some really sketchy details of the alleged incident that are out there right now. Any other details flitting about?

 

Some bold words coming out of McLaren Honda for this weekend- they reckon that at a power-reduced Monaco, they might have the beating of Ferrari??

I do hope so in a way because at least then it'll be abundantly clear that they just need to step up the power unit, but I suspect they'll have a monumentally close battle with Torro Rosso too, who have a lovely little car that should really take to Monaco. I can see Alonso and Button between 7-10 in Q3.

Then with Hamilton and Rosberg colliding early, Verstappen binning it and Ricciardo having a puncture, all they need then is another serving of disappointment from Ferrari and they could have a surprise race win.

 

Any more clues? Whats going on?

 

Mclaren will be strong here I say that with confidence.

 

Something about an incident at a nightclub in Cannes. Didn't specify what other than something about stolen photos. Didn't make much sense tbh.

 

It'll be a non-story.

 

Dunno... Suggestions he'll sit out Monaco. Probably all fluff, but you never know.

 

It wasn't in the media, so at the time I never posted it, but I heard something interesting about Hamilton's road accident in Monaco last year. I won't give any more details yet, but this could have a link...

 

Little bits on Twitter suggesting he could be dropped by Merc for this race weekend due to a nightclub incident, but nothing else coming out as it stands.

 

I think I know what you might be getting at. I really hope it's not though.

 

Something about stolen photographs? And refusing to test in Barcelona?