Leclerc 3 spot grid penalty will shake things up .

Ferrari team management strikes again, didn't tell LeC that Norris was going to be on a flyer, Norris' quali lap was ruined.

I’m not sure it’s a matter of capability but rather limited resources. A-M still manufactures their v12. It’s only the v8 that are sourced from M-B.

I wonder if at some point soon, A-M road cars will have Honda engines?


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That may sell a lot of cars if it happens.

I wonder if each Honda engine in those Aston Martin's would be hand assembled and signed off by a single tech?

Rain
 

The rain helped !

They need to install water sprayers at every track so every race is a wet race. It's the only way to shake up the parade. :D

That'd be fun! Flood the track at every race! That would be way better than those sprint races!


Alpine had a really good run this weekend. They needed it!

Interesting race with the rain. Those cars are tough. Many were bouncing off of walls and each other. And no safety car or red flags!

And basically no racing

Agree not really a race. Those long cars look like stretch limos driving around a parking lot.

Tunnel talk from Monaco
 

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They really do, don't they. Logan Sargent getting stalled at the hairpin because he couldn't make the turn was emblematic.

Remember when teams used to design special front suspension and steering just for the hairpin at Monaco?

100% agree cars are a bit 'super sized' for Monaco but I believe this is being addressed with, shorter, smaller cars to go with the new generation of PU's for 2026

Can't say anything bad about the Monaco GP as it's a 3 wins in a row for me now :cool:

winning at Monaco reminds me of a "superfan"
who was first in line to get concert tickets
after camping out on the street for three days.

Alfa Romeo to partner with Haas ?

https://www.blackbookmotorsport.com/news/haas-alfa-romeo-title-sponsorship-sauber-f1#:~:text=Alfa%20Romeo%20could%20sign%20a,2024%20 season%2C%20according%20to%20RacingNews365.

Interesting practice 1 & 2.

The announcers love obscure stats. They are sometimes hard to understand, but I believe what they said that when Alonzo finishes his race on Sunday he will have driven in 1/3 of all the F1 races run.

He is really making Lance look like a beginner.

I think the pressure of being Alonso's team mate has gotten to Stroll . He started the season banged up and hasn't recovered with consistent performance . Obviously the car is good .

Yea, they showed a graphic overlay of Alonzo's times VS Stroll's times on track and Alonzo was faster in 100% of the track. Total domination.

Most teammates have at least one or two corners or braking areas that they are faster.

Lance can be thankful his daddy owns the team so he has job security.

The entire motorpsort press has recently started banging on the Stroll case - now that the car is good, they need 2 cars in the points, F1 WC revenue etc... Honestly I think papa stroll could not care less about where they finish the WC vs... a win this year ! He wants one badly. It may get awkward soon for sonny Lance though - Alonso is too funny saying "Lance has been unlucky", and bam he sticks it to him by one second in practice, LOL. Alonso is a killer.
I think he loves this role, pretending to be a nice big bro and destroying him on track.

Have to say I was impressed by Lance, coming in this season with both wrists broken, it took surgeries, pain, work, and he did well initially. To be this rich and still want it so bad, respect. But now he's getting ninja-assassinated by a rejuvenated Fernando ! Which honestly gives me respect for Ocon, who got a tad luckier last year but did not get mauled by ALO and showed really well on a rainy day in Monaco.

Ferrari better keep all sharp objects away from Leclerc . Wow

Very strange qualifying. Stroll pulled himself out of the gutter . Hulk very consistent . Russell/Hamilton WTF went on with that collision ??? Good effort by Sainz and Norris . Max is so smooth it doesn't look like he's trying . Perez ?????

When Sky Sports shows their world map during F1 (often) I noticed my home province (PEI) is missing. Makes me nervous, do they know something I don't?

His interview inferred there is something basically wrong with the car. If so, I hope they find it.

What a dominant performance , Max is in another league compared to everyone else .

The car he is driving is as well.

Ferrari is now in 4th place in the points.

Alonzo knew to keep the big boss happy and let the boss's kid stay ahead. I guess Alonzo damaged his floor too much in qualifying with his trip into the gravel.

Don't forget a few races back, Stroll caught up to Alonso and radioed the pits asking them to assure Fernando he would not attack. Alonso's response,"He can have a go if he likes.".
Mercedes has made some good gains but RB is in a different league.

Best
Les

Yea, and Alonzo promptly drove away from Lance.

I don't think there is any doubt that Adrian Newey is the chassis whisperer . The Red Bull is fast , has downforce and is gentle on the tires . At the moment the only chassis that covers all the bases .

^^^ How many teams are going 24/7 in CAD trying to learn from the naked RB floor at Monaco?

I would bet the pics of the bottom of the RB have been passed around more than the Kardashian women 😋 .

I just threw up a little in my mouth.

red bull should have painted their floor camouflage
like the navy did to their ships back in the day

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1686275689.jpg

That's a great idea but paint = weight.

true,
but if they are 4/10ths a lap faster than the competition
I would think they could afford a few extra ounces to protect
that advantage.

that is assuming all the the advantage is in the floor.
I'm not so sure.

Just wondering out loud here but if their engines
were putting out an extra 50 horse powers or so,
they could run a much draggier rear wing and
get more downforce from it.

No that can't be.
If they did that the cars would be obviously faster
than the others when the DRS kicked in ;)

I read a report today that Lew is holding out for 5 years and 250m to stay at Merc. Russell is watching from the sidelines.

If I were wolff and hamilton
offered to pay me that much,
I'd let him stay and drive.

F1 car development pace moves quickly, that Redbull floor will be out of date compared to their latest iteration being run in the wind tunnel

Any team copying it will be 2-3 months behind where Redbull are now

Paint is heavy, not worth the performance penalty for a 'just in case they see it' scenario

Uh Oh, someone in the stands farted,
better throw a red flag for a half hour!

Sorry, just being nostalgic to when F1 was still a man's sport.