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VanderGraafKommandöh 
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 Posted: May 26 2012 at 08:44 |
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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 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 08:26 |
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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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: May 25 2012 at 13:13 |
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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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sleeper
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Posted: May 25 2012 at 13:10 |
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There's talk of rain for qualy, but I dont know about the race.
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JJLehto
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Posted: May 25 2012 at 12:15 |
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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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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: May 25 2012 at 12:12 |
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Rain could change things. Is there any due? I know they had some yesterday.
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JJLehto
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Posted: May 25 2012 at 10:12 |
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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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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: May 25 2012 at 10:06 |
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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 03:53 |
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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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Man With Hat
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Posted: May 25 2012 at 03:33 |
Kimi - 1st Webber - 2nd Hulkenberg - 3rd.
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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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JJLehto
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Posted: May 25 2012 at 03:20 |
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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 03:04 |
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Go Kimi Go!!
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: May 24 2012 at 19:15 |
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I'm going to call Perez again and fail again.
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JJLehto
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Posted: May 24 2012 at 15:43 |
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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 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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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  
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Posted: May 24 2012 at 05:57 |
This being Monaco, practice is on a Thursday, so FP1 times: Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m16.265s 22
2. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m16.630s + 0.365 17
3. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m16.711s + 0.446 19
4. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m16.747s + 0.482 12
5. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m16.760s + 0.495 20
6. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m16.843s + 0.578 19
7. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m17.038s + 0.773 21
8. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m17.190s + 0.925 13
9. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m17.222s + 0.957 14
10. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m17.261s + 0.996 18
11. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m17.413s + 1.148 14
12. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m17.631s + 1.366 18
13. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m18.106s + 1.841 14
14. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m18.209s + 1.944 25
15. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m18.252s + 1.987 28
16. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m18.302s + 2.037 16
17. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1m18.617s + 2.352 20
18. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m19.03$s + 2.774 20
19. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m19.341s + 3.076 16
20. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m20.838s + 4.573 26
21. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m20.895s + 4.630 18
22. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m21.638s + 5.373 9
23. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m22.423s + 6.158 15
24. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1
Raikkonen didn't like his Monaco specific steering after an instilation lap so wipped out his practice. The times do look a bit slow, though, I expect we'll see them into the 14's this afternoon.
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Posted: May 24 2012 at 05:55 |
 JJLehto wrote:
sleeper wrote:
^Well, he's starting in the top 10 and stranger things have happened (see last years last lap).
I feel sorry for ex-GP driver Jean Alesi making his debut, because he's Lotus contracted he has to use one of their engines which means he'll be swapping last place with Simona de Silvestro all day because neither of them have anywhere near the power to keep up with the Honda's and Chevy's.
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He hasn't done any ovals yet, but it is a good start.
And like I said, when you've raced in Monaco and Spa...how bad can an oval be?
Ya know Phil, it's brilliant...the odds for Rubens are probably a bit of a stretch, could end up making bank if he wins!
Holy crap, Jean Alesi...I only know him from the old "F1 decade" show they used to have, they showed the 93, 94, 95 seasons.
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Well, I remember Mansell won his first ever CART race on an oval (Phoenix if memory serves), though he was driving for Newman Haas at their best. Still, KV are probably the third biggest team in Indy right now.
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Posted: May 24 2012 at 05:54 |
Man With Hat wrote:
Yes...those Lotus powered cars are quite off the pace. Seems a little dangerous to me. |
Yeah, they're in danger of falling below the 105% rule which means they could get black flagged. At least Alesi and De Silvestro are far better drivers than Milka Duno, so you dont have to worry about them acting stupid on track as well.
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