Jenson Button has continued his almost perfect season start with yet another win, now at the principality of Monaco. He has never been under any threat and will be joined by his teammate Barrichello for a prestigious Brawn 1-2. Kimi Raikkonen is third on the podium.
You had the fuel-consumption figure correct, only for the average consumption for the normalized 5km distance instead of per-lap. So, 2.58kg for 5km translates, as I said in my own sheet, to 1.72kg per 3.34km, which is a Monaco lap. This also results in the Jenson car being capable of running 22-23 laps laps, which, minus warmup, is pretty much what Ross Brawn said.Pitlane & Refuelling Strategy
The pitlane length and profile (i.e. corners in the pitlane entry) contribute to the determination of the optimum fuel strategy. The pitlane loss at Monaco is approximately 17.8 seconds, the 14th most penalising pitlane in the Championship. To complete a normalised distance of 5km around the Monte Carlo circuit requires 2.58kg of fuel against an average of 2.42kg per 5km across all circuits this season, making the circuit the 2nd most demanding track of the year in terms of fuel consumption.
Gonner wrote:Hamilton changed his gearbox, so he'll start 20th.
Nice challenge
It is good to see such optimism in the face of insurmountable odds...De Jokke wrote:Gonner wrote:Hamilton changed his gearbox, so he'll start 20th.
Nice challenge
If he stays out of trouble and has the luck that there is a pile up in turn one with a safety car again later in the race and some DNF's, he might get some decent points. Obviously I'm a bit too optimistic but it's monaco...
It's a real shame. I'm sure he would have gotten pole or second if you see that slowalainen took 7th! He really would have jumped button at the start (if he got 2nd + kers) and would have beaten him. I'm sure of it because he is really the monacoman (except from the qwf error today...). Too bad that we won't see it happen tomorrow. I really would have liked that someone kicked that arrogant button (http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/ma ... grand-prix).
Long(ish) wheelbases can be good on tracks like this. Depends what you do with em.vasia wrote:Brawn continues to dominate. Red Bull is not that strong at all here. Vettel got up there in qualifying only because he was running on fumes. All the drivers that qualified around him are heavier on fuel. Webber has a more representative fuel weight, and he did not qualify that great.
Obviously, due to the twisty and slow nature of the circuit, it is not going to suit long-wheelbase cars such as the Toyotas and the Red Bulls. The Red Bulls though did much better than the Toyotas because they seem to have better mechanical grip.
Overall the Top 10 is what I expected it to be. Good job by Williams, they always seem to run strong at Monaco.
BMW continues to struggle.
HORRIBLE qualifying by Toyota, absolutely dismal. And once again, just like Spain, Toyota did NOT use all of their new parts. Their new front wing with fancy new endplates was not used during qualifying. What is going on? I really hope Frank Dernie gives some stern advice over at Toyota to straighten them out. Toyota has a good car, so this type of performance is unacceptable.
Toyota must improve at Turkey, they can't keep going like this, especially after such a great start to the season.
Looking at fuel weights, amazing how heavy Glock and Bourdais are.
With Webbers fuel load he should be good for 4th place if not 3rd by race end.dumbdave wrote:With a chance for rain I wouldnt count the Red Bull out, they've been killer in the wet so far this year, class of their own!
Disappointingly small fuel load for Vettel & no way he can get in front at the start with that KERS ferrari
