Monaco GP 2006

jaslfc · Post 22 May 2006, 02:51

bridgestone goin all out with some new very soft tyres for the race.. maybe with this tires ans seamless shift transmission. wiliams fighting for a podium with the ferraris and the renaults

Principessa · Post 22 May 2006, 18:57

I think that this weekend Renault and Ferrari will be in the front again. But I think that we can't forget about McLaren this weekend. They celebrate their 40th anniversary and I think that Raikkonen and Montoya want to give the team a proper birthday present.

I think Barrichello will do good during qualifying again, but will lose places during the race again.

I hope that Webber will be in the front and of course Jacques Villeneuve.

Probably it will be a very weird qualifying session where I think it will be crucial to come on track on the right moment to avoid traffic. Well, we'll see what happens

Post 22 May 2006, 20:02

The new qualifying is just a plain success, and as for the fuel burning thing, I'd adjust the qualifying so that the first 2 sessions are 20 minutes and the last only 15, it would remain the same but decrease lapping for burning fuel.

Anyway, Alonso already mentioned Renault will approach quali with a slightly different strategy as he expects the first 15 minutes to be the most difficult.

Who's in the front... well sure it will be one of the expected names, but after that (and I mean as from second place) I expect quite some surprises from drivers who slipped through as others were hindered by traffic in Q1 and Q2.

This is going to be interesting

tarzoon · Post 22 May 2006, 21:11

No offense, but after Senna and Mansell, Monaco became a dull circuit.

Anyway, let's just hope for the best and expect at least a dozen serious overtakes!

wazojugs · Post 22 May 2006, 21:20

The main problem for the Monaco race will be where the moving road blocks will qualify i.e. Toyota.

If they run light and trulli has a good lap (plus has won there) he could hold up alot of faster race trim cars.

zac510 · Post 22 May 2006, 22:09

tarzoon wrote:No offense, but after Senna and Mansell, Monaco became a dull circuit.

Anyway, let's just hope for the best and expect at least a dozen serious overtakes!

You're kidding right? Last year saw more overtaking than Imola, Barcelona and Nurburgring this year put together.
Year before that saw JPM and Schuey clash in the tunnel, some other crashes.

What year was Alonso backwards out of the tunnel giving the international salute?

It might not be pretty but it always throws up good entertainment

tarzoon · Post 22 May 2006, 23:06

zac510 wrote: It might not be pretty but it always throws up good entertainment

You are right, and it is probably one of the most entertaining circuits. But somehow I lost interest in it.

Maybe I'm just expecting year after year that F1 returns to the mad but glourious days...

dumrick · Post 23 May 2006, 00:10

wazojugs wrote:The main problem for the Monaco race will be where the moving road blocks will qualify i.e. Toyota.

They have been improving over the last few races and will debut the TF106B. I'm not sure they will be a road block... They will probably make the usual mistake in tactics and drop down the field accordingly.
I fear that the most entertaining and decisive moment will be Saturday's qualifying, anyhow. Traffic will be an issue, less efficient cars will be more even to the top teams there and Toro Rosso's V10's may cause a surprise... Monaco is the race to expect the unexpected... or so I expect!!!

jaslfc · Post 23 May 2006, 04:51

1)the new toyota has improved mechanical grip.. monaco rewards mechanical grip..
2)bridgestones new soft componund tyres... may give them more speed

btw as for the qualifying.. i think in monaco u will see the top teams coming out earlier during each sessions

even though im a ferrari fan.. i actually dont mind seing another team win!!

FLC · Post 23 May 2006, 12:20

Mario Theissen said this week (or last week) that he belives the monaco lap record could be broken. Since the old record was made using v-10's, he must have meant that a v-8 car will brake the record, cause I dont see a restricted v-10 doing what the old v-10's did. So maybe STR wont have that big of an advantage if at all?

dumrick · Post 23 May 2006, 13:30

Evolution so far this year has put 2006 cars already pretty closed to last year's V10's. What he meant was that, being the circuit where engine power matters the least, it is more likely for 2006 cars to be faster than 2005's at Monaco than anywhere else. Low rev torque is a bigger issue at Monaco than in other circuits, so Toro Rosso should do well, in my opinion.

Lets not forget the tyre factor: soft tyres are paramount to be fast at Monaco and last year there was the one tyre-set rule. So, softer compounds may be used this year and cars quicker accordingly.

Jason · Post 23 May 2006, 13:36

Yes, I expect the Monte Carlo lap record would be broken this year. The times are almost indentical to last year because of the improved tyre grip, should be broken by 1 or 2 tenths of a second or more. Toyota is going to get credits from its car in Monaco I tihnk, improved mechanical grip and aslo their wings on the car bla bla bla...... But expecting another Renault vs. Ferrari battle again in the demanding street circuit of Monte Carlo this weekend.

Jason · Post 26 May 2006, 08:52

Let me think...hmmm looks like we forgotten something. I remember, thinking what the Italian *****'s excuses in this weekends Qualifying.

NickT · Post 26 May 2006, 12:22

One of the biggest problems with overtaking is tyres

Let me explain. Soft racing tyres they wear very quickly and as they wear the rubber that gets worn off is deposited on the track or forms small rubber balls. These rubber balls, known as marbles, build up on the side of the track, offline, in high wear areas such as the breaking zones and on the outside of corners.

Unfortunately these areas are just the areas you want to be in when overtaking

but there is a lot less grip

So lets give the guys tougher tires, say 3 sets for 3 weekends, that don't marble, leaving a cleaner track off line and encouraging overtaking

It would be cheaper to

Oh you know when they are all driving round at the end of the GP, they are off line picking up the marbles on the tyres to ensure there is enough tread depth on the tyre and weight in the car

FLC · Post 26 May 2006, 12:43

If those marbels wont be there it'd be sand/dust/small stones/grass or other debris. I dont think that would solve the problem.

Anybody noticed that kimi is using the old front wing and montoya is using the new one? I know it was in practice sessions, but were'nt they supposed to go through comparisons in test days? Maybe the new wing doesnt fit montoya's style (although it sounds kinds weird)? I remember there was a talk about mclaren adapting the cars to 2 different styles...