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As always Monaco practice will already get underway on Thursday. With the largest grid in years, qualifying should be particularly interesting. Red Bull has not been strong here in the past but the RB6 seems to be quick everywhere, so another Red Bull pole is certainly possible.
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Interesting... quali should be good. Any idea what the weather's forecast to be?Free practice times (combined)
1. Fernando Alonso Spain Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 14.904s
2. Nico Rosberg Germany Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 15.013s
3. Sebastian Vettel Germany Red Bull-Renault 1m 15.099s
4. Felipe Massa Brazil Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 15.120s
5. Michael Schumacher Germany Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 15.143s
6. Robert Kubica Poland Renault-Renault 1m 15.192s
7. Lewis Hamilton Britain McLaren-Mercedes 1m 15.249s
8. Adrian Sutil Germany Force India-Mercedes 1m 15.460s
9. Jenson Button Britain McLaren-Mercedes 1m 15.619s
10. Mark Webber Australia Red Bull-Renault 1m 15.620s
11. Vitaly Petrov Russia Renault-Renault 1m 15.746s
12. Sebastien Buemi Switzerland Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m 16.276s
13. Nico Hulkenberg Germany Williams-Cosworth 1m 16.348s
14. Rubens Barrichello Brazil Williams-Cosworth 1m 16.522s
15. Vitantonio Liuzzi Italy Force India-Mercedes 1m 16.528s
16. Pedro de la Rosa Spain BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1m 16.599s
17. Kamui Kobayashi Japan BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1m 16.818s
18. Jaime Alguersuari Spain Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m 17.023s
19. Heikki Kovalainen Finland Lotus-Cosworth 1m 18.184s
20. Lucas di Grassi Brazil Virgin-Cosworth 1m 18.478s
21. Jarno Trulli Italy Lotus-Cosworth 1m 18.667s
22. Timo Glock Germany Virgin-Cosworth 1m 18.721s
23. Karun Chandhok India HRT-Cosworth 1m 20.313s
24. Bruno Senna Brazil HRT-Cosworth 1m 21.688s*
all times unofficial
* denotes driver setting time in first of two 90-minute sessions
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Being almost 7 seconds slower in such a tight track, will Hispanias (or any of the other two new teams for that matter) be a problem in Monaco?
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Having inexperienced back markers at such a tight track will surely be an issue... if they survive out there long enough to be lapped anyway. Anyone want to take bets on number of safety car appearences?
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with hardly any room to pass anyway, they will certainly pose a serious problem. but they may also make for better opportunities for pases up front when dealing with traffic.Originally Posted by Ferrer
i'm thinking 3. 5 if it rains. i love this track and think it is so perfect because it is such an anachronism. i wish there were more short and challenging street circuits.
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did Sauber fix their wing problems yet? I havn't rly been payin attention but they had real bad problems w/ keepin the front wing on the car
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Gaffer/Duck/Duct/Race/Riggers/etc tape. Or if not, it's something that Mythbusters should test next time they visit the magical stuff.
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Funny you mentioned that....MB did another Duct Tape special this week. They cut up a car(severed A and B Pillars, windows and some other stuff), and they were given duct tape to hold it together and it did.....
FYI, I think the top GP2 cars were faster than the HRT yesterday....
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"moving chicanes" will definitely have something to say in terms of the race...they lack to much pace... let's see what happens :P hope it rains :P
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In fact they were faster than both HRTs and Di Grassi's Virgin, at least after the first practice.
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That was no coincedence..
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Pretty embarrassing really. I suppose you could look under the surface though and consider both the fragmented development the Dallara/Campos/HRT car had, and also the smaller rear wing the F1 cars run now compared to the GP2 cars. I think we all remember the fun McLaren had at the start of last year with their rear wing and the challenge directing airflow to a smaller space.
Both Willis and Klien have said the Dallara car is below standard though, and i believe the team have officially split with Dallara now for the cars development.
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Kubica goes quickest in final practice as Alonso damages his Ferrari F10 heavily. His mechanics will need to work very quickly to get the car ready in time for qualifying.
Pos No Driver Team Time/Retired Gap Laps
1 11 Robert Kubica Renault 1:14.806 26
2 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:14.852 0.046 22
3 6 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 1:14.945 0.139 25
4 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.038 0.232 25
5 5 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:15.046 0.240 26
6 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP 1:15.236 0.430 22
7 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 1:15.252 0.446 20
8 16 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 1:15.537 0.731 22
9 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:15.659 0.853 14
10 1 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.682 0.876 22
11 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1:15.691 0.885 19
12 17 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 1:15.769 0.963 27
13 10 Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1:16.164 1.358 24
14 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:16.232 1.426 21
15 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:16.240 1.434 27
16 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:16.266 1.460 6
17 23 Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1:16.644 1.838 26
18 22 Pedro de la Rosa BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1:16.696 1.890 23
19 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 1:17.782 2.976 18
20 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 1:17.865 3.059 26
21 25 Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 1:18.063 3.257 25
22 21 Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth 1:19.720 4.914 25
23 20 Karun Chandhok HRT-Cosworth 1:19.781 4.975 21
24 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth No time 3
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Alonso will not participate in the qualifying, so that crash really cost him. Massa was very close to sliding to the wall too, albeit with less speed.
Should be an interesting qualifying, as usual in Monaco.
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Six for six for Red Bull:
Pos No Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Laps
1 6 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 1:15.035 1:14.462 1:13.826 25
2 11 Robert Kubica Renault 1:15.045 1:14.549 1:14.120 28
3 5 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:15.110 1:14.568 1:14.227 23
4 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:14.757 1:14.405 1:14.283 23
5 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.676 1:14.527 1:14.432 31
6 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 1:15.188 1:14.375 1:14.544 18
7 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP 1:15.649 1:14.691 1:14.590 23
8 1 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.623 1:15.150 1:14.637 28
9 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:15.590 1:15.083 1:14.901 29
10 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1:15.397 1:15.061 1:15.170 27
11 10 Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1:16.030 1:15.317 19
12 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:15.445 1:15.318 18
13 16 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 1:15.961 1:15.413
14 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:15.482 1:15.576
15 22 Pedro de la Rosa BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1:15.908 1:15.692
16 23 Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1:16.175 1:15.992
17 17 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 1:16.021 1:16.176
18 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 1:17.094
19 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 1:17.134
20 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1:17.377
21 25 Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 1:17.864
22 21 Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth 1:18.509
23 20 Karun Chandhok HRT-Cosworth 1:19.559
24 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari
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