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

[basti313]

"For all races except the race in Monaco, unless they have used intermediate or wetweather tyres during the race, each driver must use at least two (2) different
specifications of dry-weather tyres during the race, at least one (1) of which must be a
mandatory dry-weather race tyre specification as defined in Article 30.2c)ii).
For the race in Monaco, each driver must use at least three (3) sets of tyres of any
specification described in Article 30.1a)i) during the race and, unless they have used
intermediate or wet-weather tyres during the race, each driver must use at least two (2)
different specifications of dry-weather tyres during the race, at least one (1) of which must
be a mandatory dry-weather race tyre specification as defined in Article 30.2c)ii).
Unless the race is suspended and cannot be re-started, failure to comply with these
requirements will result in the disqualification of the relevant driver from the race results.
For all races except the race in Monaco, if the race is suspended and cannot be re-started,
thirty (30) seconds will be added to the elapsed time of any driver who did not, when
required to do so, use at least two (2) specifications of dry-weather tyre during the race.
For the race in Monaco, if the race is suspended and cannot be re-started, thirty (30)
seconds will be added to the elapsed time of any driver who did not, when required to do
so, use at least two (2) specifications of dry-weather tyre during the race, or who did not
use at least three (3) sets of tyres of any specification during the race. Furthermore, an
additional thirty (30) seconds will be added to the elapsed time of any driver who used
only one (1) set of tyres of any specification during the race."

So do I understand correctly that you can start on intermediates, take Hards in lap 1, and you don't have to pit anymore?
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No, the second point just goes on the specifications, not the number of sets. So even in a wet race they need to two stop.

[ispano6]

If we see a usual Tsunoda, he will not be in Q3 . . .

Yuki has missed Q3 twice all seasons. In Japan which was his first race weekend in the RB21, and last weekend in Imola when he crashed in Q1. (He also didn't make it to SQ3 in Miami, but did in China.)

Let's be real, he's been miles off Verstappen's pace in the RB21 still. It's sad when even on a 'positive' weekend, we're talking about whether he can scrape into Q3 while his teammate is fighting for pole and winning races.

In no other world would anybody consider this anything but absolute embarrassment and awful.

Not even saying Tsunoda is trash or anything, not by any means. Cuz I also thought Perez was very unfairly maligned by fans, cuz we knew from many years prior that Perez was a quality driver. But I think 2nd driver performance in that RB21 is gonna be one of the bigger indicators whether the car is really making meaningful steps forward or whether Verstappen just continues to GOAT his way into results with it anyways.

Tsunoda qualified in the top 10 last year in a mediocre Vcarb. He finished in the points last year. He was faster than Hadjar in the same car this year. A lot of people here don't rate Tsunoda but he's a lot faster than people here think. Though I do think he has become conservative compared to previous years.
Verstappen is on another level and has years of muscle memory taming the beast that is the Red Bull.