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JJLehto

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Posted: May 24 2012 at 06:09

I'm never one to look much into practice but still

I already called an Alonso win, so I'll take this as a good sign Cool

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Posted: May 24 2012 at 10:04

Practice 2 times, all times were set in the first 15 minutes and then it rained after that, track is going to be proper green for qualy on Saturday.

Pos Driver                Team                  Time               Laps
 1. Jenson Button         McLaren-Mercedes      1m15.746s            14
 2. Romain Grosjean       Lotus-Renault         1m16.138s  + 0.392   17
 3. Felipe Massa          Ferrari               1m16.602s  + 0.856   19
 4. Fernando Alonso       Ferrari               1m16.661s  + 0.915   21
 5. Pastor Maldonado      Williams-Renault      1m16.820s  + 1.074   18
 6. Nico Rosberg          Mercedes              1m17.021s  + 1.275   13
 7. Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault      1m17.148s  + 1.402   21
 8. Kamui Kobayashi       Sauber-Ferrari        1m17.153s  + 1.407   20
 9. Michael Schumacher    Mercedes              1m17.293s  + 1.547    9
10. Sebastian Vettel      Red Bull-Renault      1m17.303s  + 1.557   19
11. Lewis Hamilton        McLaren-Mercedes      1m17.375s  + 1.629   17
12. Paul di Resta         Force India-Mercedes  1m17.395s  + 1.649   19
13. Bruno Senna           Williams-Renault      1m17.655s  + 1.909   18
14. Nico Hulkenberg       Force India-Mercedes  1m17.800s  + 2.054   23
15. Sergio Perez          Sauber-Ferrari        1m18.251s  + 2.505   22
16. Vitaly Petrov         Caterham-Renault      1m18.440s  + 2.694   23
17. Jean-Eric Vergne      Toro Rosso-Ferrari    1m18.522s  + 2.776   20
18. Daniel Ricciardo      Toro Rosso-Ferrari    1m18.808s  + 3.062   24
19. Kimi Raikkonen        Lotus-Renault         1m19.267s  + 3.521   23
20. Timo Glock            Marussia-Cosworth     1m19.309s  + 3.563   27
21. Heikki Kovalainen     Caterham-Renault      1m20.029s  + 4.283   13
22. Charles Pic           Marussia-Cosworth     1m20.240s  + 4.494   19
23. Pedro de la Rosa      HRT-Cosworth          1m20.631s  + 4.885   12
24. Narain Karthikeyan    HRT-Cosworth          1m20.886s  + 5.140   10

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JJLehto

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Posted: May 24 2012 at 15:43

Oh wait, I picked Kimi to win actually.

This is why I don't bet, I can't even remember which my pick was!

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Posted: May 24 2012 at 19:15

I'm going to call Perez again and fail again.

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Posted: May 25 2012 at 03:04

Go Kimi Go!!

Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.

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Posted: May 25 2012 at 03:20

Might as well go for broke, it's Monaco.

Kimi to win
Alonso for Second
And just to make sure James is double pissed off, Vettel takes third.

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Posted: May 25 2012 at 03:33

Kimi - 1st

Webber - 2nd

Hulkenberg - 3rd.

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Posted: May 25 2012 at 03:53

Well, everyone is saying Lotus look to be in the best shape for the race on Sunday, but they said that in Spain last time as well.

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Posted: May 25 2012 at 10:06

It's whoever gets to the front first, really. Not many overtaking opportunities. Of course, pitstops may play a part.

Qualifying could be more crucial than normal.

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Posted: May 25 2012 at 10:12

That is Monaco for you, also despite all the madness some general F1 sanity has prevailed still...success has come from up front thus far.

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Posted: May 25 2012 at 12:12

Rain could change things. Is there any due? I know they had some yesterday.

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Posted: May 25 2012 at 12:15

Oh I hope so.

Monaco's an equalizer, so is rain, so both has to be epic.
Actually the top few will certainly be no surprise...I've noticed at Monaco it's the lower spots that surprise, like people from crud teams getting points, or finishing higher than usual.
Deff excited.

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Posted: May 25 2012 at 13:10

There's talk of rain for qualy, but I dont know about the race.

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Posted: May 25 2012 at 13:13

Ah but even rain for qualifying could change the end result.

People are saying Grosjean's doing well this weekend. I'd like to see him win.

I'm still going for Perez though.

Edited by VanderGraafKommandöh - May 25 2012 at 13:13

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Posted: May 26 2012 at 08:26

Schumi found his speed again, too bad he has the penalty, Webber can be very happy.

The Ferraris were also a bit of a surprise with both doing quite well.

Big disappointment with Button, only 13th...

We wil see, Monaco is always unpredictable but I would bet on Hamilton or Rosberg.

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Posted: May 26 2012 at 08:28

Wow, Schumacher sets poll, wasnt expecting that, but for the second race in a row the poll seter gets a penalty. 
Webbers looked absolutely on it, I get the feeling it will be him and Hamilton that fight it out for the win.

Pos  Driver                Team                 Time            Gap   
 1.  Michael Schumacher    Mercedes             1m14.301s
 2.  Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault     1m14.381s
 3.  Nico Rosberg          Mercedes             1m14.448s
 4.  Lewis Hamilton        McLaren-Mercedes     1m14.583s
 5.  Romain Grosjean       Lotus-Renault        1m14.639s
 6.  Fernando Alonso       Ferrari              1m14.948s
 7.  Felipe Massa          Ferrari              1m15.049s
 8.  Kimi Raikkonen        Lotus-Renault        1m15.199s
 9.  Pastor Maldonado      Williams-Renault     1m15.245s
10.  Sebastian Vettel      Red Bull-Renault     no time
Q2 cut-off time: 1m15.322s                                   Gap **
11.  Nico Hulkenberg       Force India-Mercedes 1m15.421s   + 0.510
12.  Kamui Kobayashi       Sauber-Ferrari       1m15.508s   + 0.597
13.  Jenson Button         McLaren-Mercedes     1m15.536s   + 0.625
14.  Bruno Senna           Williams-Renault     1m15.709s   + 0.798
15.  Paul di Resta         Force India-Mercedes 1m15.718s   + 0.807
16.  Daniel Ricciardo      Toro Rosso-Ferrari   1m15.878s   + 0.967
17.  Jean-Eric Vergne      Toro Rosso-Ferrari   1m16.885s   + 1.974
Q1 cut-off time: 1m16.491s                                    Gap *
18.  Heikki Kovalainen     Caterham-Renault     1m16.538s   + 1.120
19.  Vitaly Petrov         Caterham-Renault     1m17.404s   + 1.986
20.  Timo Glock            Marussia-Cosworth    1m17.947s   + 2.529
21.  Pedro de la Rosa      HRT-Cosworth         1m18.096s   + 2.678
22.  Charles Pic           Marussia-Cosworth    1m18.476s   + 3.058
23.  Narain Karthikeyan    HRT-Cosworth         1m19.310s   + 3.892
24.  Sergio Perez          Sauber-Ferrari       no time

Edited by sleeper - May 26 2012 at 08:28

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Posted: May 26 2012 at 08:44

I did a fist pump when Schumacher got pole. Wow. That came from nowhere. Rosberg has been doing better times than him all weekend.

Shame he gets a penalty. If he stays out of trouble and gets a good start, I can see him being on the podium.

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Posted: May 26 2012 at 11:28

It just keeps getting worse for Maldonado, having taken a 10 place grid penalty for deliberatley clashing with Perez in final practice, he now has to take a 5 place grid penalty for a gearbox change, probably a legacy of his crash the lap after colliding with Perez. He now starts dead last.

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Posted: May 26 2012 at 11:46

Ouch. Yeah, he's a bit of a crap driver like that. He got in a kerfuffle last year with Hamilton as well.