2025 Monaco Grand Prix - Monte Carlo, May 23 - 25

[michl420]

I think they should increase to 3 mandatory stops in 2026 and 4 mandatory stops in 2027.

As always, my meaning is more freedom means more variability. Now everyone make 2 stops .

[venkyhere]

F1tv thinks both McL and RBR were hiding pace with engine modes. According to their data analysis, Ferrari are 3rd fastest : https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/arti ... P0J1SJ4c8Y

[Henk_v]

I think the bottom line will be simple: there are many strategic reasons to go flat out early, there are many reasons a driver is incentivised to hold up the field.

As a result there will be some first-laps jousting in the pitlane and after that the field is spread out over the track with cars being lapped early in the race. Any hopes of serious over- or undercutting will be gone and everybody will be waiting for a safetycar as we will see the backmarkers being lapped for the 2nd and 3rd time as everybody plays their games.

If no sc comes we'll see a cascade of pitstops for everybody to keep their position.

Therefor I think even the top teams will pit early, as any chance of serious free air after a pitstop will be just for the (very) lucky after lap 8

[_cerber1]

I thought Lando Norris had an odd looking race sim in FP2. His lap times tanked very suddenly. I think his front tires were destroyed. There were very dark bands. His tires were of the same age as that of Verstappen (16 laps by end) who was also doing a race sim on the mediums and didn't seem to run into the same problem.

Monaco FP2:
https://i.postimg.cc/R01BLmTS/image.png

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Last weekend in Imola, Mclaren seemed to chew up the rear tires on the C5 (med) quite a bit. That led to Piastri's early stop and I also found out from the radio messages that Norris also had similar problems with his rear tires.

From Imola

Lap: 7/63 NOR: 1’21.347
Norris Yeah, pace is good, just stuck at the minute I think.

Lap: 9/63 NOR: 1’22.486
Joseph Russell complaining about rear tyres, keep pushing on it.

Lap: 11/63 NOR: 1’23.050,
Norris Norris passes Russell
Yeah, my rears are pretty f*k*d.

It's a bit unusual to see evidence of tire deg on a Mclare. Normally they have perfect management, no degradation, and their free practice race sims are in another world. It has looked a bit "off" for the last 2 weekends.

After which, Lando cleaned his tires and continued the race. Oscar could have done the same, but McLaren decided to diversify the strategy for the race. You shouldn't look for a sensation where there is none.

[bananapeel23]

The most likely thing to happen is that if a team gets 1-2 in quali. they will take turns backing the entire field up so they van pit and still come out p1, then swap positions and let the other teammate build a 20 second gap, then pit and come out in p1. Repeat that two times and you get a 1-2 finish.

That would theoretically be even easier in one pitstop race, yet it was never attempted. So why would it be considered a viable strategy now?

Because the other option is to roll the dice now. Monaco is going to be completely random with a 2 stop. I don't actually think a team will pull this strategy though, it was mostly a joke.

I do expect us to get a really random podium though unless we get a red flag lap 1. Watch a Haas or sauber end up on the podium.

[venkyhere]

The most likely thing to happen is that if a team gets 1-2 in quali. they will take turns backing the entire field up so they van pit and still come out p1, then swap positions and let the other teammate build a 20 second gap, then pit and come out in p1. Repeat that two times and you get a 1-2 finish.

That would theoretically be even easier in one pitstop race, yet it was never attempted. So why would it be considered a viable strategy now?

Because the other option is to roll the dice now. Monaco is going to be completely random with a 2 stop. I don't actually think a team will pull this strategy though, it was mostly a joke.

I do expect us to get a really random podium though unless we get a red flag lap 1. Watch a Haas or sauber end up on the podium.

I really want to see :
Albon P1
Hulkenberg P2
Lawson P3

[Waz]

I very much believe we are going to get a Leclerc masterclass this weekend.

Monaco is a build up weekend, and Charles is just on it.

[SirBastianVettel]

I wonder if the C6 is actually faster than the C5.

[Big Tea]

This is going to go the the team that think fastest on the fly, so McLaren Merc and Ferrari are not there, a Red Bull benefit with guest showing by Williams and Haas for good points

[stephen]

Mercedes have been so anonymous so far. Not sure, what's going on.

[SirBastianVettel]

Mercedes have been so anonymous so far. Not sure, what's going on.

My guess their car doesn't work when they need to raise it for a bumpy track.

[Sergej]

Lando improves his time and ten keeps with a green S1, very strange.

[Luscion]

Im surprised Merc are this far off, a whole second in track short like Monaco

[search]

Tire update after FP3. Mercedes must plan to qualify on mediums

[venkyhere]

Looks like Redbull are going to carry one set of each compound into the race.