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Lance Stroll is the new Pastor Maldonado, except that at eighteen, he's got [i]years[/i] of stuffing his car into things ahead of him.
I'm willing to bet that Stroll's Monaco outing will only last sufficiently long for him to say "Vroooom! Cack!" when the lights go green on Sunday.
PJM1974 - Member
Lance Stroll is the new Pastor Maldonado, except that at eighteen, he's got years of stuffing his car into things ahead of him.
Except for one thing - Maldonado was quick!
Stroll and Palmer's efforts are so poor that I've ended up swapping them for Wehrlein on my fantasy team- even though it's a Sauber using one of last years engines lol
Every year there's always one driver who earns every penny for their sponsors because they invariably throw it into something. We've had such illustrious names as De Cesaris, Martini, Diniz, Inoue, Schumacher (Ralf) etc.
Stroll is in stratospheric company here, given that his father bought him a team plus highly respected engineer to get him through F2, I suspect that if Stroll's sponsors can be persuaded to add their logos upside down on the car then Williams will be quids in.
Getting beaten by his team mate would be embarrassing given how good a driver he thinks he is
well, he's not driven the car before and Stoffel is what, 0.035secs and one place ahead of him after one practice session. It's not looking good for SV is it? 😆
and if I was an ex-FI champ, I think I'd be bold enough to call myself a "good" driver, wouldn't you?
I think JB must have shunned chrismac's advances in the past, as he only ever pops up on the f1 threads to slag JB off
Getting beaten by his team mate would be embarrassing given how good a driver he thinks he is
If you are in any doubt about how competent a driver JB is then it is worth taking a look at his record against Hamilton when they were team mates at McLaren, it is very impressive! 🙂
JB is presumably doing a rain dance for the weekend.
I was looking at JB's tyre selection, is there any chance he could do a 1 stop or is the deg too high?
I was looking at JB's tyre selection, is there any chance he could do a 1 stop or is the deg too high?
Its Monaco...everyone does a one stop with long first stint unless unforeseen circumstances dictate otherwise.
jamesy01 - Member
Its Monaco...everyone does a one stop with long first stint unless unforeseen circumstances dictate otherwise.
Hmmm, puzzling why he would bring the extra set of softs then.
Edit, actually I just checked the numbers for 2015 (as '16 was wet), it's about 50% on a one stop.
Alonso's Indy jolly looking better and better...
So long as his Honda engine doesn't also blow up because they've been having issues with them in indy..
Ultra softs good for race distance too Pirelli have stated. Last lap changes to soft then? Guess it'll depend on the time gaps or more likely deployment of a safety car at some point.
ooops 😀
Big oops
Lewis clearly isn't comfortable with that car...14th place. Ouch indeed.
happy with that
Whats the odds on hamilton making it thru the race with his front wing intact? He going to want to overtake from there.
Getting beaten by his team mate would be embarrassing given how good a driver he thinks he is
Getting through to Q3 and not ending up with your car in pieces would make you look pretty classy then.
It's funny just how much better VanDoone goes without Alonso holding him back. He must wee in his fuel tank every weekend.
It's funny just how much better VanDoone goes without Alonso holding him back
Until he stops suddenly.
Monaco does play to McLaren's strengths - the chassis is clearly very good, even if the engine is made out of old socks and toilet rolls.
Not a clue how this race will pan out. Monaco is normally a procession, but 1 in 10 is carnage and with Raikkonen on pole, Hamilton 13th, Button last as you say in a car that suits Monaco and Verstappen behind the Ferraris it could be a good watch.
Until he stops suddenly
Nobobdy's perfect.
It's usually the motor that stops first.
So James Allen is thinking maybe Raikkonen to retire, Perez to Ferrari and Sainz to Renault..
Who cares what he thinks, this could be the Monaco GP with the most action ever. Getting excited!
this could be the Monaco GP with the most action ever
Here's hoping...but wider cars, tyres that last for ever, and it's Monaco ...the chances seem slim!
Yawn. Apparently the race comes later, according to Hamo's engineer. Is that motoGP or something?
Good to see Button back but he's starting from the back after qualifying 9th?
Good to see Button back but he's starting from the back after qualifying 9th?
The Honda MGU-H is only capable of lasting a couple of races. He had to have a new one fitted which went over the allocation allowed for the season which I think gave him a 15 place grid penalty putting him to the back. McLaren then made further car changes overnight which meant a pitlane start.
15 place Honda penalty for jb, hence the pit lane start. Expect it was turbo and energy store as well as the mgu, 5 places each.
Couldn't they scrap the chicane after the tunnel and tighten up tabac, might give a better passing opportunity.
This is shaping up to be a fantastic race 🙄
OK, which lap will Stroll bin it on? I'm going 51.
They've screwed Kimi over (which was predictable!)
Kimi's thinking about his ice cream
In racing terms, I don't understand why they bother with this GP...not a single overtake so far (oh, Lewis got one off the line)
Safety car
I suspect Button was frustrated by just having to tour round because of the issues with passing and went for a gap that wasn't really there.
It is a very odd race these days - the lack of passing does make it rather pointless.
It's always been an odd race - there has never been passing at Monaco. There have been some very dramatic races though! Personally I love it.
And for sponsors this race is massive. I bet there are a few who wouldn't be involved if F1 if it wasn't for this race.
What the bloody hell happened then?
Drivers love to drive there, sponsors love schmooze there, the beautiful people love to be seen there. I'm none of the above and wish the actual race could live up to the rest of the hype around it.
And for sponsors this race is massive. I bet there are a few who wouldn't be involved if F1 if it wasn't for this race.
Yeah, that's why I said "in racing terms"..it's a procession, unless it rains. Maybe they should water the track
I'd rather they dropped tracks like China with it's huge expanses of tarmac and no sense of speed.
I love Monaco - and the moves driven from desperation! 😀
I could watch a single car being driven hard around here.
I could watch a single car being driven hard around here.
That is not a race. Yes, it's impressive to see, but it isn't racing.
Am always disappointed when they choose this as one of the full races to show as opposed to just highlights. If ever there was a race where you only want the highlights it's Monaco.
They'd only need a 5 min slot