That's awesome. I read about some guy that made a killing betting on both Minardi's making the top 5 of the 2005 USGP... thanks to the rest of the teams withdrawing. :awe:
A guy I know posted on facebook that he was jelly of his mate - put £2 on Maldonado... at 990:1.
drs is far from ideal, but it's a necessary evil. the fact is f1 is broken and the alonso-petrov situation, where a faster car/driver cannot get by no matter what, must never be allowed to happen again (except for monaco where it's accepted as normal).
drs is far from ideal, but it's a necessary evil. the fact is f1 is broken and the alonso-petrov situation, where a faster car/driver cannot get by no matter what, must never be allowed to happen again (except for monaco where it's accepted as normal).
That's why in Monaco qualifying is so crucial. Not only is overtaking in the race extremely difficult, but the tires will degrade even worse than in the other circuits because of the low downforce/cornering speeds.
Monaco will be another weak spot for Mercedes. I don't think Jenson will do good there, either, given he's complaining about the front grip on his car making it understeer a lot. He'd need to work harder, degrading the tires more quickly. For Monaco oversteer works best, so given that's how Sebastian, Kimi, and Alonso have their car set up I think any of those three will win--provided they finish in the front row or just behind the front row in qualifying. I can't see Hamilton winning it, as he's never been particularly good in the circuit.
It depends if Button can find the set up, just because he couldn't this week don't expect it to be the same next race... and from what I recall he likes Monaco.
Alonso will again beat his Ferrari into submission for a good finish.
Massa will struggle to qualify.
Hamilton and Massa will run into each other.
Alonso will again beat his Ferrari into submission for a good finish.
Massa will struggle to qualify.
Hamilton and Massa will run into each other.
Another great race! This has been far and away the best season since I've been following the sport. I wish Lotus could come up with a decent race strategy, I want to see Kimi at the top of the podium.
It depends if Button can find the set up, just because he couldn't this week don't expect it to be the same next race... and from what I recall he likes Monaco.
Don't forget that he has won there too. So has Hamilton.
2012 monaco gp u.s. tv times (eastern):
practice 1 - 4 am, thursday, speed.com
practice 2 - 8 am, thursday, speed
practice 3 - 5 am, saturday, speed.com
qualifying - 8 am, saturday, speed
race - 8 am, sunday, speed *not fox this year*
Kimi's is pretty awesome too...
Yeah. Helmets look cool. Also, angry birds(not a fan) on Lotus body.
It looks like Kimi has been struggling the most with his steering setup.. hope they fix it by qualifying Saturday.