Monaco GP 2011 - Monte Carlo

[lebesset]

I didn't think much of monaco until I went to the race

it has an atmosphere unlike anywhere else

how many of the anti brigade have spent race weekend there ?

[ringo]

Monaco has the best qualifying sessions and camera angles. That's reason enough to keep it on the calender.
The other races look slow with the distant view. Close up to the track seeing all the details makes up for the lack of overtaking.

[andrew]

how many of the anti brigade have spent race weekend there ?

I'll bite. I have not been to the Monaco GP, but to be honest I have no wish to.

One day I'll get to Spa and Monza. [-o<

[Morteza]

how many of the anti brigade have spent race weekend there ?

I'll bite. I have not been to the Monaco GP, but to be honest I have no wish to.

One day I'll get to Spa and Monza. [-o<

Totally agree with you on that Andrew.
BTW, which track driver-oriented? I mean in which track it is the driver with the better skill that has the advantage. Sorry for being off topic with my question

[marcush.]

ah..Monaco must be crazy with the cars so close to the barriers at that speed...up the hill ...

[JohnsonsEvilTwin]

Monaco is insane.

Spa may be a purists dream(it is mine) but having seen F1 cars through Eau Rouge(and the bustop) it really does take the biscuit watching an F1 car at full pelt through the fast swimming pool section of Monaco...up close!

Being so close you can nearly see the whites of the drivers eyes. Monza and Spa cant give you that.

[lebesset]

I have been just behind the armco with the marshals at the entry to the swimming pool when someone went into it in practise ; scared the s*** out of me
the craziest guys are not the drivers but the marshals

you wouldn't catch me doing it ; never stood there again

perhaps I should elaborate a little ; my expense account never stretched to staying at the hotel de paris or the hermitage so I stayed in st remo and came by train ; the adrenoline rush started when you got off the train if there was anyone on track , you can cut the tension with a knife

what I am trying to say I think is that it is the whole package , not just being so close to the racing ; if you go , take the best ear protectors money can buy !the efficiency of the organisation is superb ....I am sure you can all picture the high grandstand on casino square ....by 8am on monday that is a pristine flower bed

whether you are one of the beautiful people or hoi polloi doesn't matter , the atmosphere is there for all

[zeph]

I think Monaco is one of the highlights of the year! And the drivers seem to feel the same way. So overtaking there is next to impossible, so what.

I'm pretty sure I've seen Lauda and Senna overtake in Monaco, so there...

[Jeffsvilleusa]

...what I am trying to say I think is that it is the whole package , not just being so close to the racing ; if you go , take the best ear protectors money can buy !the efficiency of the organisation is superb ....I am sure you can all picture the high grandstand on casino square ....by 8am on monday that is a pristine flower bed...

My claim to fame is I went to the '07 US GP and '08 Canadian GP, but while on the plane to Montreal I happened to sit next to an F1 old-timer who had attended whole seasons and is a regular in the paddock, and he told me if you go to one GP, make it Monaco.

The driving may seem compromised, but I think there is no other circuit a driver would rather win either. History, blah blah blah...

[beelsebob]

It's not going to be boring this year! DRS and KERS the tyres... softs and super softs..

But isn't a Red Bull with a German in it going to be on pole and win the race again?

Not convinced – RBR have had their biggest qually advantages at tracks with fast flowing downforce oriented corners – Monaco has pretty much none. Given that Monaco is entirely mechanical grip based, I guess we'll have an interesting one.

[Robbobnob]

It is hard to guess the form guide for Monaco, i believe Alonso will have a good showing, as His Ferrari had good traction in the early stages of Barcelona, however with Vettel and Hamiltons form atm its hard to pick between the two, to go out on a limb Vettel for pole as that car is just too quick in quali trim but the Mclarens wont be far behind in the race

[mep]

I have been just behind the armco with the marshals at the entry to the swimming pool when someone went into it in practise ; scared the s*** out of me
the craziest guys are not the drivers but the marshals

you wouldn't catch me doing it ; never stood there again

Like these guys:



Everybody who ever experienced the sound of a F1 car knows what it means to stand that close. I would not recoment that.

I was last year in Monaco and I go there again this year. It's clearly one of the best GP during the season.

[ecapox]

Since HRT are going to protest the "engine overrun" before Monaco, i say Redbull goes out with 2 minutes left in Q1 on some softs and blazes a Q3 type lap. This way HRT will be out of the 107% time.

[Byronrhys]

Since HRT are going to protest the "engine overrun" before Monaco, i say Redbull goes out with 2 minutes left in Q1 on some softs and blazes a Q3 type lap. This way HRT will be out of the 107% time.

Clearly Red Bull and Mclaren are being reasonable and nice to them, and then they reply to it with this, If Red Bull wanted, they wouldn't be anywhere on the starting Grid.

[amouzouris]

they might not be able to do that because in Monaco times get much closer and the tyres are gonna be softs and super softs so there will not be a very big difference between prime and option...