[SPOILER] 2008 Monaco GP

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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.


Free Practice 2 at 14:00

[styla21]

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?

[Jona]

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

[Pokiou]

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

[mclean987]

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

[Pokiou]

Yes, Hamilton is gooooood

[styla21]

Originally Posted by Pokiou Yes, Hamilton is gooooood

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.
PM for the link

[5vz-fe]

Ferrari haven't won the Monaco for a few years already. Mclaren seems to be the more logical bet for this race.

[Mattk]

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

[yellky]

heh, some rainy weather today

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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

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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

[5vz-fe]

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

[Mattk]

^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.