[Official] Rate the race: Monaco Grand Prix 2014

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by F1Pete

I voted one. Thanks Max.

That makes it a bad race Pete? - you really have got it bad for Kimi.......


7. Pretty typical Monaco, enlivened by one or two ballsy overtakes. Oh, and that certainly doesn't include Kimi's supremely amateurish effort - even Sutil did better.

[Born Racer]

4 with a +1 for being Monaco, which always makes it more interesting to watch. No criticism of the race, though.

[Paradise City]

A 5, solid race, wasn't short changed. The start of the race was looong but there was good talking points. Raikkonen, Bianchi, Hambo and Hulkenberg delivered some entertainment in their various ways. Like the setting too.

I must admit I do often rate the race on my given mood on the day and how I cranky I might be about DRS.

[Born Racer]

Me too. My race was affected by watching on a dodgy stream having to close adverts all the time.

[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by Born Racer

Me too. My race was affected by watching on a dodgy stream having to close adverts all the time.

I don't mind a dodgy stream, it's preferable to paying Murdoch.

[F1Pete]

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

That makes it a bad race Pete? - you really have got it bad for Kimi.......


7. Pretty typical Monaco, enlivened by one or two ballsy overtakes. Oh, and that certainly doesn't include Kimi's supremely amateurish effort - even Sutil did better.

Yes it was a bad race. BAD!

Kimi was set for podium. Heck, he would have passed Hamilton when he had a tear in his eye!

[TrapezeArtist]

For a change, I seem to have scored the race lower than most people. I gave it 6.

Perhaps it was partly due to the bad BBC editing of the highlights. When will their editor realise that seamless editing is not meritorious: it just confuses people. We need to know immediately when we have been jumped forward several laps and not have to take our eye off the race to check the lap counter.

[JeremySmith]

I gave it a 7 ... I love Monaco

[Adam43]

Worst GP in history.

[wnut]

Gave it a 6, triumph of hope over experience when Danni Ricc was chasing down Hamilton.

Start was pretty good too!

[Neil22]

7, I like the circus.

[Razzzor]

Maybe 6.5. Tense with Rosberg vs Hamilton and exciting watching Bianchi get into the points and a few fun incidents/crashes. But the actual wheel to wheel racing was pretty non-existant, as normal for Monaco.

[John Turner]

Whilst I appreciate that the drivers want to win this and display great skill keeping the cars out the walls, I've never understood this obsession with Monaco. It is messy, rarely a clean overtake, and often with a bit of contact and not really a race at all, more a high speed glamour parade for the affluent of the Principality to watch. Some good drives, of course, but as a race, I'm setting myself against 'me learned friends'. 3 and that's generous!

[garcon]

I don't think you're alone, John. I wouldn't shed a tear if it came off the calendar.

[ECW Dan Selby]

Originally Posted by Born Racer

Me too. My race was affected by watching on a dodgy stream having to close adverts all the time.

Wiziwig and AceStream, mate. Works a treat.

Selby

[ECW Dan Selby]

Originally Posted by FordCosworthPanoz

F1Fanatic is easily the cesspit of the F1 fandom. Not surprised. Plus I'm pretty sure any race that a British driver wins gets an automatic 9 or 10 from many on that website.

I won't speak bad of the site itself, because i've worked for Keith on a few projects (mainly video edits/voiceovers), and he's extremely knowledgeable and works his arse off on that site.

However, as its popularity has risen, so has the amount of inane comments from some of the newer 'fanatics'.

Selby

[numbersix]

I seem to have completely lost the plot. Perhaps others are seeing technical nuances that have eluded me. I just can't see the Emperor's new clothes.

I saw a bland procession on a hugely historic but otherwise little more than a kart track totally unsuitable for modern racing cars, although banger racing would be good.

I thought the driver of the race was the Safety Car (it certainly sounded the best) and the widely published show-down between Rosberg and Hamilton resulted in zero overtaking opportunities with Rosberg basically showing Hamilton a clean pair of heels. Junior teams gained points through attrition.

It was as Monaco has been for a long time - he who has pole, wins, unless he's unlucky. Apart from R&H the second most anticipated show-down between Vettel and Ricciardo was dogged by Vettel's unlucky streak. His insane good fortune over previous years is now being being statistically levelled by the exact opposite, which is a pity. I'd like to see these team-mates on a level playing field.

Boring, lacklustre, processional and predicatble with the occasional micro-second of interest, this does not a GP make and I found it hard to vote more than zero. I gave it 1. Any "clubbie" raceday in the UK provides more entertainment and, I hate to say, even the Touring Cars provide more bounce for your buck.

But clearly a majority on this thread think otherwise. I am truly dumfounded as to why.

[chillibowl]

would have voted the race lower but its Monaco and interjecting a dose of class warfare in the midst of some of the richest people and real estate in the world seems like the perfect metaphor of everything that is so right and so wrong with F1.

5 for the racing
8 for this weeks installment of 'Days of our Lives' (or similar British soap opera).

[Paradise City]

Originally Posted by numbersix

I seem to have completely lost the plot. Perhaps others are seeing technical nuances that have eluded me. I just can't see the Emperor's new clothes.

I saw a bland procession on a hugely historic but otherwise little more than a kart track totally unsuitable for modern racing cars, although banger racing would be good.

I thought the driver of the race was the Safety Car (it certainly sounded the best) and the widely published show-down between Rosberg and Hamilton resulted in zero overtaking opportunities with Rosberg basically showing Hamilton a clean pair of heels. Junior teams gained points through attrition.

It was as Monaco has been for a long time - he who has pole, wins, unless he's unlucky. Apart from R&H the second most anticipated show-down between Vettel and Ricciardo was dogged by Vettel's unlucky streak. His insane good fortune over previous years is now being being statistically levelled by the exact opposite, which is a pity. I'd like to see these team-mates on a level playing field.

Boring, lacklustre, processional and predicatble with the occasional micro-second of interest, this does not a GP make and I found it hard to vote more than zero. I gave it 1. Any "clubbie" raceday in the UK provides more entertainment and, I hate to say, even the Touring Cars provide more bounce for your buck.

But clearly a majority on this thread think otherwise. I am truly dumfounded as to why.

Maybe you like Mariokart racing or something.

What we forget GP at its peak often dealt with two or three passes in a given race but it was a dramatic and tense process of 'reeling' in the competitor in front and then scrambling by - or not doing so - given that all authentic sport lies the possibility of failure.

Now we get or expect pinball racing ,in order to beguile the TV masses and their goldfish attention span. But that's not pure GP - just a diluted kind.

[steve_r]

7. Good for Monaco.

[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by numbersix

I seem to have completely lost the plot. Perhaps others are seeing technical nuances that have eluded me. I just can't see the Emperor's new clothes.

I saw a bland procession on a hugely historic but otherwise little more than a kart track totally unsuitable for modern racing cars, although banger racing would be good.

I thought the driver of the race was the Safety Car (it certainly sounded the best) and the widely published show-down between Rosberg and Hamilton resulted in zero overtaking opportunities with Rosberg basically showing Hamilton a clean pair of heels. Junior teams gained points through attrition.

It was as Monaco has been for a long time - he who has pole, wins, unless he's unlucky. Apart from R&H the second most anticipated show-down between Vettel and Ricciardo was dogged by Vettel's unlucky streak. His insane good fortune over previous years is now being being statistically levelled by the exact opposite, which is a pity. I'd like to see these team-mates on a level playing field.

Boring, lacklustre, processional and predicatble with the occasional micro-second of interest, this does not a GP make and I found it hard to vote more than zero. I gave it 1. Any "clubbie" raceday in the UK provides more entertainment and, I hate to say, even the Touring Cars provide more bounce for your buck.

But clearly a majority on this thread think otherwise. I am truly dumfounded as to why.

I really liked the attritional aspect of the race, it's something that's been missing from F1 for some time.

If a small team like Marussia can get into the points because other drivers and or teams have fallen by the way side, well that's just part of what motorsport is all about.

[JeremySmith]

The Monaco Grand Prix has a lot to do with why we have many of the other Grand Prix ..
It's were the deal making takes place isn't it ..

[wnut]

Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

I really liked the attritional aspect of the race, it's something that's been missing from F1 for some time.

If a small team like Marussia can get into the points because other drivers and or teams have fallen by the way side, well that's just part of what motorsport is all about.

Bring back the gravel traps and you will bring back attrition when they make mistakes.

How does everyone feel about the "fuel saving phase" of the race?

[Paradise City]

Take out all that IT garbage - except what is strict necessary for safety. Ban all pit to car radio, pit board only. You'd get alot more messing about in a race if you did that.

[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by wnut

Bring back the gravel traps and you will bring back attrition when they make mistakes.

How does everyone feel about the "fuel saving phase" of the race?

I was thinking more on the lines of mechanical and PU failure. Who could last the race, let alone win, is very much what motorsport's about.