Official Monaco GP 2009 - Page 2

Cougar · 22 May 2009, 16:11 (Ref:2467155)

Empty pallet one would hope? Or did it have a nice new defuser strapped to it? Then again... Looking at where the BMWs are... :P

**chunterer** · 23 May 2009, 10:22 (Ref:2467524)

Shocker, a Williams isn't fastest in a free practice session!!!

Alonso popped a decent lap in towards the end and both the Brawns and it has to be said the Ferrari's look well poised in terms of lap time and overall car balance?

**Peter Mallett** · 23 May 2009, 10:32 (Ref:2467528)

Button was going quickly earlier but was baulked, he was even getting the rear end to step out so was trying, on the harder tyres. Looking at the relative pace It will be difficult to call the fuel loads. The first 11 are covered by less than a second so no scamparing off into the distance with a light fuel load this weekend

**chunterer** · 23 May 2009, 10:36 (Ref:2467533)

Quite if anyone risked lighting it from the start after they'd pitted they'd most likely come back out stright into a line of slower cars and that would be that!!

Mind you Alonso, who would be one of the few who could seriously master a short streak stragtegy, might fancy it if he could build up a big enough lead in a first stint?

**Peter Mallett** · 23 May 2009, 11:48 (Ref:2467556)

Lol, the Beeb just showed two women sunbathing topless, all of a sudden we came back to the studio!

**Peter Mallett** · 23 May 2009, 12:12 (Ref:2467564)

Hamilton stuffs it!

Sodemo · 23 May 2009, 13:30 (Ref:2467583)

Hmm, not sure if Kimi cut the kerb on his final fast lap, it certainly was close, but there was no on-board replay, just a long shot.

Marbot · 23 May 2009, 13:40 (Ref:2467586)

Vettel looked to have been slowed on his final lap?

Toyota and BMW need to do a re-think,because obviously DDD are not the be-all-and-end-all of having a fast car.

And now we have that pointless waiting around for the fuel weights !

**Peter Mallett** · 23 May 2009, 14:04 (Ref:2467603)

Except we know that Button is running for the first twenty laps.

**GTRMagic** · 23 May 2009, 14:18 (Ref:2467611)

And that Potsie Webber qualified badly.. 6-0 to Vettel so far

Marbot · 23 May 2009, 14:24 (Ref:2467617)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

Except we know that Button is running for the first twenty laps.

So for a few hours at least all of the other teams/drivers will be saying: 'Hey! What! Twenty laps! He can't possibly have enough fuel for twenty laps!'

I'm looking forward to another JB win.

But whoever wins it should be a close run thing.

**Bononi** · 23 May 2009, 14:28 (Ref:2467621)

It's usually the pole who wins, unless a mess happens like somebody crashing but coming back to finish first.

**chunterer** · 23 May 2009, 14:32 (Ref:2467625)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bononi

It's usually the pole who wins, unless a mess happens like somebody crashing but coming back to finish first.

Unless a highly excited Kimi dropkicks Jenson out at Ste Devote?!!

**Bononi** · 23 May 2009, 14:39 (Ref:2467628)

I'm not making any predictions !

Marbot · 23 May 2009, 14:52 (Ref:2467645)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bononi

I'm not making any predictions !

I predicted that you wouldn't make any predictions which was predictable really.

My only prediction is that Kubica will not win the race.It's a long shot I know.

**chunterer** · 23 May 2009, 14:53 (Ref:2467646)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marbot

My only prediction is that Kubica will not win the race.It's a long shot I know.

Not worth predicting that he'll slag his car or team off at some point either I suppose?

Marbot · 23 May 2009, 14:56 (Ref:2467648)

Quote:

Originally Posted by chunterer

Unless a highly excited Kimi dropkicks Jenson out at Ste Devote?!!

To see Kimi "highly excited" would be something in itself,let alone seeing him "dropkick" Jenson out at St Devote.

Marbot · 23 May 2009, 15:02 (Ref:2467651)

Quote:

Originally Posted by chunterer

Not worth predicting that he'll slag his car or team off at some point either I suppose?

No point at all!

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/75538

Ralf's Girl · 23 May 2009, 15:05 (Ref:2467654)

What on earth has happened to Toyota in the last few weeks? The car looked truly (or indeed Trulli) awful today.

I have to say - big congratulations to Force India for making their first ever appearance in Q2. Well done those boys.

Marbot · 23 May 2009, 15:16 (Ref:2467663)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ralf's Girl

What on earth has happened to Toyota in the last few weeks? The car looked truly (or indeed Trulli) awful today.

The return of the Toyortoises.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ralf's Girl

I have to say - big congratulations to Force India for making their first ever appearance in Q2. Well done those boys.

Well,thanks to the combined efforts of BMW and Toyota,Force India find themselves in with maybe a chance of a point or two.

Marbot · 23 May 2009, 16:26 (Ref:2467697)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marbot

Vettel looked to have been slowed on his final lap?

Yep! thought so.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/75555

jab · 23 May 2009, 16:26 (Ref:2467698)

Quote:

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

And that Potsie Webber qualified badly.. 6-0 to Vettel so far

He got messed around with them sending him out late and only giving him 1 shot

Weights

elspethhardie · 23 May 2009, 16:28 (Ref:2467702)

weights are in -

Number Car Driver Weight [kg]
01 McLaren Mercedes Lewis Hamilton 645.5*
02 McLaren Mercedes Heikki Kovalainen 644.0
03 Ferrari Felipe Massa 643.5
04 Ferrari Kimi Raikkonen 644.0
05 BMW Sauber Robert Kubica 696.0*
06 BMW Sauber Nick Heidfeld 680.0*
07 Renault Fernando Alonso 654.0
08 Renault Nelson Piquet 673.1*
09 Toyota Jarno Trulli 688.3*
10 Toyota Timo Glock 700.8*
11 STR Ferrari Sebastien Bourdais 699.5*
12 STR Ferrari Sebastien Buemi 670.0*
14 RBR Renault Mark Webber 646.5
15 RBR Renault Sebastian Vettel 631.5
16 Williams Toyota Nico Rosberg 642.0
17 Williams Toyota Kazuki Nakajima 668.0
20 Force India Mercedes Adrian Sutil 670.0*
21 Force India Mercedes Giancarlo Fisichella 693.0*
22 Brawn Mercedes Jenson Button 647.5
23 Brawn Mercedes Rubens Barrichello 648.0

Marbot · 23 May 2009, 16:33 (Ref:2467704)

Quote:

Originally Posted by jab

He got messed around with them sending him out late and only giving him 1 shot

Actually.

"I'm reasonably happy with what I did today, maybe we could have done a different strategy in Q3 – it was my idea to do one run, but maybe we should have done two," he said."

And looking at the weights Vettel seems to have lost out big time.Also deserved pole from JB.

jab · 23 May 2009, 16:55 (Ref:2467714)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marbot

Actually.

"I'm reasonably happy with what I did today, maybe we could have done a different strategy in Q3 – it was my idea to do one run, but maybe we should have done two," he said."

Then he's a plank

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