Simviation Forum - F1 GP Monaco: Your predictions

Reply #15 - May 23^rd, 2008 at 3:39pm

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Reply #16 - May 24^th, 2008 at 9:31am

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well that wasnt expected...! Wonder if the ferraris are running a little lighter than the macs, just to get the pole?

Still, if they are, and the macs can hang on in the first stint, id still expect a mac 1-2, but i guess anything can happen, especially at monaco. If they are similar or indeed heavier, then i fear my prediction is totaly wrong Grin

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Reply #17 - May 24^th, 2008 at 11:21am

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I would have predicted Hamilton, Heikki and Kubica anyway, if "them there incharge" were being generous! Grin

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Reply #18 - May 24^th, 2008 at 3:24pm

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todayshorse wrote on May 24^th, 2008 at 9:31am:

well that wasnt expected...! Wonder if the ferraris are running a little lighter than the macs, just to get the pole?

Still, if they are, and the macs can hang on in the first stint, id still expect a mac 1-2, but i guess anything can happen, especially at monaco. If they are similar or indeed heavier, then i fear my prediction is totaly wrong Grin

I am thinking Kimi is the same or heavier than the maccas, The Q2 and practice times were simmilar so they cant be too differant. Massa though is the wildcard here. He was off the pace all weekend, if he is within 2 laps of fuel of the Mclarens or even Kimi, then its going to worry Ron and co.
The weather is the big X-factor in the whole situation. If it rains I could see both Kimi and Heikki doing very well, lewis would have to change his style because tail happy wont work round monaco in the rain. If it stays dry, I could see the usual Kimi Massa switch in the pitstops and then a fight between Lewis and Heikki for 3rd with Rosberg just behind waiting for a mistake.

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Reply #19 - May 25^th, 2008 at 4:28am

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Hmm if it does indeed rain, Kimi yes, hed probably be there at the end near the front, Massa in the barriers, Hamilton i think could adapt no problem.

Any ideas on the forecast or what its doing right now?

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Reply #20 - May 25^th, 2008 at 6:17am

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at the moment it is a wet race.. But if the clouds and that clear then it'll dry out pretty quickly I think.

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Reply #21 - May 25^th, 2008 at 6:24am

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Ive been looking at some rubbish webcams from monaco, some appear to show it is indeed wet, others seem bathed in sunshine! One says its 'local time 22.30' or somthing. What a load of garbage!

And they take forever to load as well......

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Reply #22 - May 25^th, 2008 at 10:03am

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Poor Sutil, Raikkonen destroyed his chances. Great race though!

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Reply #23 - May 25^th, 2008 at 10:19am

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sometimes I guess its better to be lucky than good Roll Eyes

well done to Lewis good drive despite the mistake. Poor poor Sutil, Kimi I think found the exact same spot as DC did in quali where he dropped it. If nothing else as a way to say sorry ferrari should give him a test drive at silverstone. Cheesy

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Reply #24 - May 25^th, 2008 at 10:32am

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Not a good race on the points front, 15 seems to be the top with most of us getting 5 or 10

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Reply #25 - May 25^th, 2008 at 10:34am

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Indeed, a very eventful race!

Good job to Hamilton, a good solid drive, but also from Sutil...terrible luck for him though!

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Reply #26 - May 25^th, 2008 at 11:08am

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Great race, seeing as nearly everyone bar Sutil and Kubica had some sort of 'off' - Alonso was frankly terrible - I hope Hamilton and Mclaren went and gave him a huge 'V' sign on the way back to the garage Grin

Luck or lucky doesnt get you a 40 second lead. Hamilton deserved that win on merit due to his stunning pace in the middle stint, and even after they switched to 'slicks' he was bloody quick.

I always thought Massa was the worse of the two in the wet, i guess not as he seemed quite comfortable at the start!

And as for poor Sutil, i dont really know what to say about that. Undecided

But still, great race. Well done Hamilton

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Reply #27 - May 25^th, 2008 at 12:46pm

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I really feel for Sutil. That was a real kick in the slats. Definitely not one of Kimi's best races, Got the feeling he was driving about with his brain in neutral...
As for Lewis, did he get a puncture and as a result of swiping the wall, or did he get the puncture because he swiped the wall?

All in all, an entertaining race today.

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Reply #28 - May 25^th, 2008 at 1:04pm

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What might have been had the race gone the lap distance..

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Reply #29 - May 25^th, 2008 at 1:06pm

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expat wrote on May 25^th, 2008 at 12:46pm:

I really feel for Sutil. That was a real kick in the slats. Definitely not one of Kimi's best races, Got the feeling he was driving about with his brain in neutral...

I can't decide whether he lost interest when Lewis passed him at the start, or when he heard about the drive through...

...either waym his presence on the track was pretty pointless, and the fact that he then unfortunately collected Sutil added insult to a wasted seat...

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