F1 2021 Round 5 : Monaco GP

AMKC · 23-05-2021 11:41am

Just watching the qualifying now. What a session. Delighted for Leclerc. That's the way to do it.
Well done Charles. I hope he wins the race if Ferrari do not fu-ck it up.

Itssoeasy · 23-05-2021 11:43am

AMKC wrote: »

Just watching the qualifying now. What a session. Delighted for Leclerc. That's the way to do it.
Well done Charles. I hope he wins the race if Ferrari do not fu-ck it up.

Well I’m sure the vaunted Ferrari race strategy dept will do all they can to make him not win.

23-05-2021 11:50am

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Well I’m sure the vaunted Ferrari race strategy dept will do all they can to make him not win.

Sure it's an obvious 2-stop :pac:

namloc1980 · 23-05-2021 12:03pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIm2VMRobHA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGWuPTxVN8k

Verstappen doing the exact same thing at the same corner in 2016 and 2018. Presumably he did it deliberately. I mean there's no other possible explanation.

flazio · 23-05-2021 12:07pm

Can anyone remember if Verstappen mucked up his gearbox in that crash?

Verstappen doesn't have the best reputation for keeping it between the walls around here so hopefully, if LeClerc gets away well, his race engineer can get him to look bigger picture and see the championship gap close to Hamilton.

Joeface · 23-05-2021 12:08pm

Latifi was identical , on the same day as well.

Only upset that can be caused to day bar an accident is Pit stop timing . The rest is just block the track for race.

I wonder will there be any on track over takes all bar start gains off the line.

Joeface · 23-05-2021 12:11pm

flazio wrote: »

Can anyone remember if Verstappen mucked up his gearbox in that crash?

The first time no I think, second time they said all was fine but found a leak the morning of the race .

Inquitus · 23-05-2021 12:35pm

Four out of the last five Monaco GPs have featured a Safety Car intervention, and so there's an 80% probability of a Safety Car here.

That's probably the only way things get shaken up significantly, otherwise it's the start and a procession to the end!

skipper_G · 23-05-2021 1:23pm

Gearbox is done

ctrl-alt-delete · 23-05-2021 1:23pm

How did they get that so wrong?

The gearbox is fcuked.

namloc1980 · 23-05-2021 1:23pm

Leclerc is out. Gearbox is fooked.

Burkie1203 · 23-05-2021 1:24pm

Ferrari are clowns

McFly85 · 23-05-2021 1:24pm

Looks like they took a punt on it, disaster.

Charlie-Bravo · 23-05-2021 1:25pm

That's embarrassingly bad for Ferrari taking that risk.

Hijpo · 23-05-2021 1:25pm

Burkie1203 wrote: »

Ferrari are clowns

Doing checks still??

Lip Out · 23-05-2021 1:26pm

What do the clowns who thought it was not an accident think now?

namloc1980 · 23-05-2021 1:26pm

Absolute shocker by Ferrari.

ctrl-alt-delete · 23-05-2021 1:27pm

Lip Out wrote: »

What do the clowns who thought it was not an accident think now?

This is obviously to throw them off the scent.

Cool_CM · 23-05-2021 1:28pm

Ah bollocks

namloc1980 · 23-05-2021 1:30pm

He has no luck at all in Monaco.

23-05-2021 1:30pm

Afternoon all.

Poor Leclerc

ctrl-alt-delete · 23-05-2021 1:31pm

Well he won't make the grid, from first to last - that was the gamble.

LeClerc must be fuming.

lolie · 23-05-2021 1:31pm

Heartbreaking for Leclerc but ultimately his own fault for crashing into to the barrier.

Inquitus · 23-05-2021 1:31pm

Cool_CM wrote: »

Ah bollocks

What's happened? they stuck with the gearbox and now they have found the gearbox is fooked and they are trying to change it in time for a pitlane start? If so that's beyond stupid by Ferrari!

McFly85 · 23-05-2021 1:31pm

Devastated for Leclerc, what a massive chance to win his home GP.

Zookey123 · 23-05-2021 1:33pm

So Sainz for the win? Whose with me..

ctrl-alt-delete · 23-05-2021 1:33pm

Max will be over the moon.

It has gone from does he risk a first turn dive to just having to nail the start.

PsychoPete · 23-05-2021 1:34pm

Bottas to dive bomb Max into turn one

McFly85 · 23-05-2021 1:35pm

We’ll get to see how brave Bottas can be now.

namloc1980 · 23-05-2021 1:35pm

The conspiracy theorists will be delighted.

klose · 23-05-2021 1:36pm

Wow that's a shocker, guess ferrari took a punt and it backfired.

lolie · 23-05-2021 1:36pm

What a breath of fresh air Rosberg is, wish Sky would swap him with Croft in the commentary box.

Charlie-Bravo · 23-05-2021 1:37pm

Rosberg is gas. Completely not listening to the others while eyeing himself up in the camera lens!

Inquitus · 23-05-2021 1:39pm

Leclerc out of the race, what a complete cock up!

Lawlesz · 23-05-2021 1:39pm

That's a disaster. Ferrari being Ferrari. Hopefully shuts the conspiracy theorists up now, never heard as much tripe in the last 24 hours.

On another note, really enjoying the radio comms with Masi

Itssoeasy · 23-05-2021 1:39pm

Just came in home after a walk and turned on the build up to the race and caught the panel talking about leclerc. My post about the vaunted Ferrari strategy was meant in jest. I didn’t think they’d prove me right.

Lawlesz · 23-05-2021 1:40pm

Charlie-Bravo wrote: »

Rosberg is gas. Completely not listening to the others while eyeing himself up in the camera lens!

Probably looking at those golf shoes realizing how hideous they look on camera

McFly85 · 23-05-2021 1:42pm

Out completely now, but sure that makes little difference to him

23-05-2021 1:43pm

Wonder if Ferrari will have the cop on to pit after lap one and stick the mediums on til the end.

namloc1980 · 23-05-2021 1:43pm

Disaster for Leclerc.

walshb · 23-05-2021 1:43pm

This woke virtue signalling is tiresome!

Lip Out · 23-05-2021 1:44pm

Apparently Lewis thinks we should be saying the name of a scumbag? Seems strange.

ctrl-alt-delete · 23-05-2021 1:44pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Wonder if Ferrari will have the cop on to pit after lap one and stick the mediums on til the end.

Not sure if you don't know he is out or if you mean their other car, both a possibility with the current setup :pac:

BrentMused · 23-05-2021 1:45pm

Ferrari chanced their arm, and unsurprisingly given their record of decision making over the last few years, got the call completely wrong.

Should have just taken the penalty if they weren't close to 100% sure.

Inquitus · 23-05-2021 1:47pm

BrentMused wrote: »

Ferrari chanced their arm, and unsurprisingly given their record of decision making over the last few years, got the call completely wrong.

Should have just taken the penalty if they weren't close to 100% sure.

Surely they could have figured this out after qualifying? This is a complete shambles, cost themselves everything, a 5 place grid penalty would not have been the end of the world, now they don't even get to race, complete and utter cock up, only Ferrari are capable of this sort of shíthousery!

skipper_G · 23-05-2021 1:47pm

Zookey123 wrote: »

So Sainz for the win? Whose with me..

I am! This is Carlos' chance to shine

RunningFlyer · 23-05-2021 1:48pm

Ah jaysus. Thought Ferrari would mess up the pit stop or strategy but this is embarrassing.

skipper_G · 23-05-2021 1:50pm

I actually don't blame Ferrari for taking a gamble, they're not fighting for a championship but a win. If they changed the gearbox he'd be starting P6 and no chance to win. They took a chance and it didn't work, it happens

Gaoth Laidir · 23-05-2021 1:51pm

It's Leclerc's fault that he's out, not Ferrari's. He hit the wall. Tests didn't show any anomalies so they were right to take the punt.

Busi_Girl08 · 23-05-2021 1:52pm

"Will use Lewis to help Valterri"

Hmmm how long will that last I wonder.

F1 2021 Round 5 : Monaco GP

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