[SPOILER] 2008 Monaco GP
 

Round 6: Grand Prix De Monaco
Monte Carlo

Free Practice 1:
The session was red flagged at some point due to a loose drain cover on the exit of Sainte Devote.
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Free Practice 2 at 14:00

Kimi must have got there in the last few minutes.. I watched up until few minutes to go and Lewis was the one with the pace today. Of course a lot can / will change!!

... What happened to Heidfeld? Engine?

There is a big possibility for rain on sunday... we'll see. It would be interesting! :)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?world=4648

Track layout:
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Free Practice 2 Times:
01 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:15.140 40 laps
02 N. Rosberg Williams 1:15.533 39 laps
03 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:15.572 42 laps
04 F. Massa Ferrari 1:15.869 37 laps
05 H. Kovalainen McLaren 1:15.881 39 laps
06 R. Kubica BMW 1:16.296 34 laps
07 F. Alonso Renault 1:16.310 27 laps
08 J. Button Honda 1:16.351 45 laps
09 K. Nakajima Williams 1:16.372 40 laps
10 R. Barrichello Honda 1:16.418 32 laps
11 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:16.426 44 laps
12 T. Glock Toyota 1:16.688 46 laps
13 M. Webber Red Bull 1:17.094 39 laps
14 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:17.131 39 laps
15 N. Piquet jr. Renault 1:17.246 35 laps
16 G. Fisichella Force India F1 1:17.251 33 laps
17 J. Trulli Toyota 1:17.379 28 laps
18 S. Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:17.581 38 laps
19 A. Sutil Force India F1 1:18.176 31 laps
20 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:18.225 38 laps

In relation to this question, it looks like Ferrari would continue their winless streak in Monaco as they are struggling with the super soft tyres :|

any news on monaco f1 practice i saw practice torrent on here once but not lately i i would love to see some more not just qualifying and race

Yes, Hamilton is gooooood :D

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Did you see Hamilton tyre burst in the early laps of Prac 1, or Heiki's big lock-up? Same corner, same tyre.. Not convinced that Mclarens tyre / rim issues are completely dealt with. I guess only a small chance of something happening from it though..
Hamilton was on fire though! Seems they definitely have the pace at this early stage.

Edit: I have an updated link for the Mad-max viewer (that was taken down) for those of you who can't view the ITV footage live if you live outside UK.
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Ferrari haven't won the Monaco for a few years already. Mclaren seems to be the more logical bet for this race.

^But, Ferrari have had the wood on McLaren this year. Last year, it was far closer, and McLaren was probably on top.

heh, some rainy weather today :)

FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2008
Pos No Driver Team Time/Retired Gap Laps
1 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.567 11
2 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:17.084 0.517 15
3 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:17.177 0.610 21
4 7 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:17.503 0.936 26
5 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:17.687 1.120 22
6 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:17.691 1.124 26
7 10 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:17.856 1.289 22
8 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1:17.883 1.316 23
9 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:18.147 1.580 26
10 16 Jenson Button Honda 1:18.225 1.658 27
11 14 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:18.367 1.800 16
12 12 Timo Glock Toyota 1:18.424 1.857 26
13 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:18.455 1.888 19
14 6 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:18.615 2.048 25
15 15 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 1:18.651 2.084 29
16 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:18.795 2.228 24
17 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:18.858 2.291 25
18 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:19.024 2.457 23
19 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1:19.131 2.564 10
20 9 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:20.805 4.238 17

Heikki might have gotten the fastest lap but he crashed right after... and yes there is rain (just light though)! Can't wait for qualifying and the race

Qualifying:
Ferrari locks the front-grid of Monaco on a dry qualifying session

22 - 25 May 2008
FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2008
Pos No Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3
1 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:15.190 1:15.110 1:15.787
2 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:15.717 1:15.404 1:15.815
3 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.582 1:15.322 1:15.839
4 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.295 1:15.389 1:16.165
5 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:15.977 1:15.483 1:16.171
6 7 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:15.935 1:15.287 1:16.548
7 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:16.646 1:15.827 1:16.852
8 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:16.306 1:15.598 1:17.203
9 10 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:16.074 1:15.745 1:17.343
10 9 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:16.086 1:15.839
11 12 Timo Glock Toyota 1:16.285 1:15.907
12 16 Jenson Button Honda 1:16.259 1:16.101
13 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:16.650 1:16.455
14 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:16.756 1:16.479
15 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:16.208 1:16.537
16 14 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:16.806
17 6 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:16.933
18 15 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 1:16.955
19 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1:17.225
20 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1:17.823

Now I am confused. Where did Mclaren's pace in pratices went.

^Practice times mean very little a lot of the time because the set up is different from the race set up. Besides, if you look at the Q1 and 2 times, both McLarens lapped faster than Raikonnen. Perhaps the race set up is not geared so much towards pace.