Monaco GP and "Dodge the Mosley" GP.

Seric · 05-21-2008, 12:47 PM

Looks like Max will be the anti-prize for the "Dodge the Mosley GP" going on in the pitlanes. Bernie is ready to go fistcuffs with Mad Max as well.

Kimi my fav, of course.

Discuss.

Jim Richards · 05-21-2008, 12:51 PM

Jims5543 · 05-21-2008, 12:56 PM

I am not sure if Kimi is going to win this one, I am having a hard time predicting this one. Hammy might end up out in front, maybe even one of the BMW's or Fernando.

One thing is for sure, Vettel will be out in turn one.

Seric · 05-21-2008, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim Cesiro

I am not sure if Kimi is going to win this one, I am having a hard time predicting this one. Hammy might end up out in front, maybe even one of the BMW's or Fernando.

One thing is for sure, Vettel will be out in turn one.

Yea poor Vettel, he inherited Kimi's anvil...

I hope Seabass (Bourdais) can make a good showing, since he knows the circuit.

Jims5543 · 05-23-2008, 05:16 PM

They are predicting rain all weekend. The only dry driving was in practice on Thurs.

for your viewing pleasure.

All Aboard! from ***Axis of Oversteer*** on Vimeo.

Joeaksa · 05-23-2008, 05:20 PM

Watching practice today was nice and cannot wait for tomorrow. This will be a good one...

rusnak · 05-24-2008, 05:38 PM

I just don't think Hamilton has performed well in the rain. But I think there will be lots of safety car laps. If Hamilton can avoid the barriers and other cars, and is in fact heavy with fuel, then he might take it.

rusnak · 05-26-2008, 11:28 PM

Well, I'm hereby correcting my "Hamilton can't drive in the rain" remark.

Nice driving, and congratulations to McLaren and LH.

legion · 05-27-2008, 06:37 AM

Yes, the comment should be:

"Raikonnen can't drive after the track has dried from the rain."

Jims5543 · 05-27-2008, 10:04 AM

Hamilton hit a barrier and managed to only blow a tire 4 turns from the pits. Call it what you want I call it lucky.

Then he got a great break with a safety car shortly thereafter and was able to catch back up with the front leaders.

If your a Kimi fan this race ruined your day, first his team screws up and gets the tires on too late, he is ordered a drive through right after a safety car period (the same one that got hammy in the race) and then he got to fight back up.

It looked to me like Kimi got sideways in the same exact spot a DC did the day before. I felt horrible for Sutil he deserved that 5th place finish, although I felt if Kimi did not turn sideways and hit him he would have been passed him shortly.

It was a fun race lots of action lots of passing, lots of bad passing, great race nonetheless.

cairns · 05-27-2008, 10:28 AM

Oh Jim!

Funny how Hamilton's "luck" continues. From all appearances he's going to be lucky for a very long time. The same "luck" had him lose a 40 plus second lead and put every player there in a nose to tail formation where the bets were off. Yet he managed to pull away for a "lucky" win.

and "Kimi would have passed him shortly"???? Only if he learned how to drive his vastly superior car half as well as Sutil was driving his. But I guess it was just luck that had him crash into the farm team- certainly Kimi had nothing to with it.

But I agree it was the best Monaco I've ever seen!!

If you think Ferrari is favored in the FIA now just wait until Jean Todt takes over for Max.

cairns · 05-27-2008, 10:29 AM

Oh Jim!

Funny how Hamilton's "luck" continues. From all appearances he's going to be lucky for a very long time. The same "luck" had him lose a 40 plus second lead and put every player there in a nose to tail formation where the bets were off. Yet he managed to pull away for a "lucky" win.

and "Kimi would have passed him shortly"???? Only if he learned how to drive his vastly superior car half as well as Sutil was driving his. But I guess it was just luck that had him crash into the farm team- certainly Kimi had nothing to with it.

But I agree it was the best Monaco I've ever seen!!

If you think Ferrari is favored in the FIA now just wait until Jean Todt takes over for Max.

nostatic · nostatic's Garage

Luck? How about Kimi plowing into the back of Sutil's car. Sutil has to retire, Kimi's car still works. That is luck...

Jims5543 · 05-27-2008, 10:51 AM

Yes Kimi was very lucky there, he also did not eat the wall like DC, luck? Then Kimi went on to finish in 9th out of the points. Hammy hit a wall and where did he finish again? Luck?

cairns- Hammy drove brilliantly like a man possessed after the last safety car and he deserved the win, but you have to admit a few things fell into place for the lad to get to the front. Call it amazing skill call it what you want, I call it getting really lucky, hitting that wall could have ended his race and his timing could not have been more perfect no sooner did he rejoin the race, where everyone was spread out pretty good did he get a SC and be able to catch back up to the leaders, under normal circumstances his race was over.

Zeke · 05-27-2008, 10:58 AM

It was Massa's race until he spun and threw it away. Funny, I didn't see the spin until Speednews.

Seric · 05-27-2008, 11:05 AM

Crazy race, unfortunate that Ferrari couldn't capitalize on their front row lockout. Alonso really pissed me off with his T-Bone move on Heidfeld, he knows better than that.

Here's hoping the red team can bounce back in Canada.

Mule · 05-27-2008, 11:05 AM

Hamilton rocks! Ferrari sucks!

Jims5543 · 05-27-2008, 11:07 AM

Oh and how about the mechanic at Ferrari just about sticking the inside of the nose cone over the entire cameraman?

So much for that little secret, in 3 races every team will have one now.

BRPORSCHE · 05-27-2008, 11:14 AM

what an awful race for Ferrari. Once I heard that they had the front row locked out I was definitely expecting a 1-2 finish this weekend....sadly this didn't go the way I wanted. I haven't been able to see much race footage...just the bits I can catch on youtube. I saw Massa's spin...was he on drys while it was raining...wasn't that spin just a few laps in?

Jims5543 · 05-27-2008, 11:29 AM

Tom - DVD's are on their way to you for the last 2 races. I was out of town for Spain and running around a lot after then, I burned both DVD's last night and they are coming.