f1isgood wrote: ↑24 May 2025, 17:38
Yeah, it's just an inherent limitations of the RB series of cars. It's really a testament to Mclaren as they were much worse than Red Bull in slow speed before they transformed the car last year to have much better balance and simply performance on every type of corner.
I think a podium is possible with some luck assuming HAM gets the penalty. Leclerc might also make things spicy at the start with Lando, although McLaren seem to have setup the car to be just very very good at starts, just like the Mercedes.
Overtake in turn 1 is almost impossible, unless Lando has the worst start which is just as unlikely to happen. The spiciness will only come from people gambling and pitting on lap 1. I wonder if Max will take that gamble, probably not. Most of the front runners will play it safe and wait for a safety car to pit, if not the strategy teams will be working overtime which might help Red bull as they will be mostly focused on Max. I expect the front runners to push this year to try to open up gaps in the midfield. Quite excited to see how the strategies work out tomorrow, rare thing to say for a Monaco race day
