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Lewis Hamilton has dominantly won the Italian GP, leading the Grand Prix for nearly the entire distance. Sergio Pérez in the Sauber finished in a brilliant second place with an impressive second half of the race. Fernando Alonso is third, having started from 10th position.
That is more Lotus weather isn't it? The E20 didn't like the cold temperatures of Spa, but 29 degrees is what the car hungers for. It will also be interesting to see how well the cars perform with everybody having the time to find the optimam setup.FrukostScones wrote:I expect a McLaren domination. Kimi and Alonso will fight with Vettel for the last place on the podium. Jerome D'ambrosio will crash in the first lap. Yawn. Can't wait for Singapore.
weather report says 29 C and sunny with clouds on all three days.
It's not massively unlikely: he was respectable against Glock in Monza quali last year (0.018 behind), but we didn't get to see how we would have fared in the race because a gearbox problem forced him to retire on the first lap.I think we're asking too much of him to be performing miracles such as that; he's not driven the car competitively thus far, has he? Mind you, the nature of Monza doesn't ask too much of him.pob wrote:A d'Ambrosio win would be amazing!
. It'll give the oppertunity for Maldonado again to rise and shine.I wasn't referring to having a "feel" per se, rather, it's not the most challenging of race tracks on the calender; where he could lose time in an abundance. Also, he'll have time getting up to speed; presuming FP sessions remain dry.raymondu999 wrote:I disagree. A driver without a feel for the fine limits of Monza tippy-toe driving would sacrifice quite some laptime IMO - because even 0.1kph lost through the corner hurts you all the way down the straight.
I agree. Monza doesn't have any challenging corners or so. 4 hours of practice running should be enough. He could have worse circuits to replace Grosjean. IMO a podium place is well within range for him.zyphro wrote:I wasn't referring to having a "feel" per se, rather, it's not the most challenging of race tracks on the calender; where he could lose time in an abundance. Also, he'll have time getting up to speed; presuming FP sessions remain dry.raymondu999 wrote:I disagree. A driver without a feel for the fine limits of Monza tippy-toe driving would sacrifice quite some laptime IMO - because even 0.1kph lost through the corner hurts you all the way down the straight.
It would be great for D'Ambrosio, but Grosjean is backed up big time by Total (who pushed to have a french driver in the team for a couple of years now) and I don't think that Boullier has the balls to change Grosjean against Total's will.turbof1 wrote:I agree. Monza doesn't have any challenging corners or so. 4 hours of practice running should be enough. He could have worse circuits to replace Grosjean. IMO a podium place is well within range for him.zyphro wrote:I wasn't referring to having a "feel" per se, rather, it's not the most challenging of race tracks on the calender; where he could lose time in an abundance. Also, he'll have time getting up to speed; presuming FP sessions remain dry.raymondu999 wrote:I disagree. A driver without a feel for the fine limits of Monza tippy-toe driving would sacrifice quite some laptime IMO - because even 0.1kph lost through the corner hurts you all the way down the straight.
Take this scenario: D'Ambrosio takes a podium at Monza and gets afterwards replaced back by Grosjean, but Grosjean still crashes around in the following rounds. Would they keep Grosjean for next season? If not, will D'Ambrosio take his place or somebody else?
Tough position D'Ambrosio is then. They will not let Grosjean go for the sponsorship, but neither will let they Kimi go, who basicilly has been performing very well. The only thing D'Ambrosio can hope for is that he performs very well and an other team (which can score points) will pick him upstefan_ wrote:
It would be great for D'Ambrosio, but Grosjean is backed up big time by Total (who pushed to have a french driver in the team for a couple of years now) and I don't think that Boullier has the balls to change Grosjean against Total's will.
One has to weigh up the pros and cons: if Grosjean continually keeps crashing, he'll lose the team a lot of constructor points - how much sponsorship will cover that, I wonder.stefan_ wrote:
It would be great for D'Ambrosio, but Grosjean is backed up big time by Total (who pushed to have a french driver in the team for a couple of years now) and I don't think that Boullier has the balls to change Grosjean against Total's will.
Ask Williams. But we are going way too off-topic.zyphro wrote:One has to weigh up the pros and cons: if Grosjean continually keeps crashing, he'll lose the team a lot of constructor points - how much sponsorship will cover that, I wonder.stefan_ wrote:
It would be great for D'Ambrosio, but Grosjean is backed up big time by Total (who pushed to have a french driver in the team for a couple of years now) and I don't think that Boullier has the balls to change Grosjean against Total's will.
I never asked a question in the first place; not quite sure what this is a reply to.stefan_ wrote:
Ask Williams. But we are going way too off-topic.