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  • cafcpolo
    cafcpolo Posts: 3,813
    Safety car won't even do anything now, absolutely pointless coming into the pits.
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    Has anybody actually overtaken yet?
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,801
    Addickted said:
    Has anybody actually overtaken yet?
    Mick Schumacher overtook Mazepin on the first lap and Vettel’s undercut was a bit like an overtake, but we didn’t get to see that.
    😂
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,605
    Will be a great result for Lando if he can hold onto 3rd.
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,801
    edited May 2021
    Crofty again trying to defend Monaco as a race.

    If you’re having to defend the race twice and during the race, then I think it’s fair to say it’s a shit race.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,605
    lordromford said:
    Crofty again trying to defend Monaco as a race.

    If your having to defend the race twice and during the race, then I think it’s fair to say it’s a shit race.
    If a race was proposed at another city with exactly the same track layout, it wouldn’t even be considered.
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,179
    edited May 2021
    Watching it on PVR. Have skipped through about 40 of the 44 laps so far. Fucking dreadfully viewing as every year.

    Brundle trying to justify is as “part of the calendar and a different challenge for the drivers” but I don’t believe it’s all that challenging these days. Maybe back in the day it was but this track is no challenge to modern F1 cars. They don’t have to race a full pace to keep cars behind so, apart from around the pit stops, they can just cruise around leaving a fair margin for error. Verstappen isn’t getting within 6ft of the barriers most of the time. Saturday decides almost everything here - that why Ferrari took the gamble on Leclerc’s gearbox, and why not - might as well have a shot at one win for the season. 

    The media will never admit it but the only reason this race is still on the calendar is because the Paddock, Media, and F1 organizers all love the jolly up in the sun of Monte Carlo. They don’t give a shit that we’re all sat bored to death on our sofas.

    We should start boycotting it as viewers - perhaps a few years of a significant drop off in viewing figures might make them finally take it off the calendar. No one missed it last year. 
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,060
    DaveMehmet said:
    lordromford said:
    Crofty again trying to defend Monaco as a race.

    If your having to defend the race twice and during the race, then I think it’s fair to say it’s a shit race.
    If a race was proposed at another city with exactly the same track layout, it wouldn’t even be considered.
    Exactly , I didn't even think Formula 2 made it great racing this weekend
  • DICKIE PLUMB
    DICKIE PLUMB Posts: 202
    it is a procession, not a race. Waste of time. As an aside I reckon David Croft and Martin Brundle are the best co-commentators around in any sport. 
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,179
    Oh gawd. I’ve caught up on to “live” the PVR, I get to watch the entirety of the rest of the race. Goodie gum drops. 

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  • cafcpolo
    cafcpolo Posts: 3,813
    Can't be long until Merc call in Lewis to go for fastest lap. 
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,801
    DICKIE PLUMB said:
    it is a procession, not a race. Waste of time. As an aside I reckon David Croft and Martin Brundle are the best co-commentators around in any sport. 
    Just to be clear, my criticism of Croft and Brundle earlier is not a criticism of them as commentators and I agree that they do a good job.
    I actually think they feel they have to defend Monaco because it gets so much criticism.
    But in my opinion, the criticism is well deserved.
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,801
    Hahaha! Crofty: “If you want to watch highlights alongside the race”…
    What highlights would they be then?
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,179
    I reckon you could win this race in a Ford Sierra if they let you start it on Pole. 
  • Leeds_Addick
    Leeds_Addick Posts: 4,702
    I quite like Monaco and would love to go one day.

    There are a few other boring tracks I’d get rid of first at least. 
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,801
    Leeds_Addick said:
    I quite like Monaco and would love to go one day.

    There are a few other boring tracks I’d get rid of first at least. 
    I don’t think anyone would argue that it’s not an amazing venue if you take the quality of the racing out of the equation. And yeah, I’d love to go too, just for the experience, but the race is almost always crap and shouldn’t be on the calendar.
    But it is on the calendar and that isn’t changing anytime soon.
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,179
    This is like watching dash cam footage of someone’s morning commute. 
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,179
    Brundle finally, albeit rather understatingly,  admitting it’s been a borefest. 
  • SomervilleAddick
    SomervilleAddick Posts: 3,577
    That was awful. Not even the hint of a race. 
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,605


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  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,801
    Most entertaining bit was watching Serena Williams struggling to wave the flag.
    She needs to work on her backhand.
  • BigRedEvil
    BigRedEvil Posts: 11,075
    Verstappen leads the Championship. Still think Mercedes and Lewis will have a decent lead come September time. 
  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,212
    The only overtaking was the lapping of cars. Monaco toys for the rich. 
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,605
    Serena Williams, a couple more knockers of the race.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,455
    Couldnt believe the disgusting behaviour between Sainz and Norris during the post race interviews

    Netflix will have a field day with Drive to Survive... I mean Carlos literally PUSHES Lando!!
  • charltonkeston
    charltonkeston Posts: 7,369
    edited May 2021
    Unbelievable rubbish. The last time there was any drama at this race was when there was a bit rain. My wife even knew the result before kickoff, she said it’s always a procession and that’s the total knowledge she has on motorsport. It’s just tradition and sponsors that keep this yawn fest going. If it wasn't for the excitement of a stripped thread on a wheel nut/hub I’d have gone to sleep. 
    The track is too small, too short and has no place to overtake except for botched pit stops.
    I have two suggestions to make it  a little more interesting, random hosepipes  watering a couple of corners and race in 60 year old cars. 
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,293
    Need to drop it from the calender, and make it an exhibition race that teams can enter as an aside to the actual championship, the cars are too big, to unwieldy and, unless stuffed into a wall, too bulletproof for the circuit. 
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,483
    The race itself is a few seconds sprint to the first bend, whoever gets round that in first place invariably wins.
  • superclive98
    superclive98 Posts: 4,782
    It's often described as the "Jewel in the Crown" of the F1 calendar, which is absolute cobblers. If it is it's a jewel made of cubic zirconia.
    I would have to be paid to attend the race day but would happily go on the Saturday for qualifying. 
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,605
    I’m off to Brands Hatch next weekend to see some proper F1 cars in the Masters Historic meeting. Old school Mclarens, Williams, Lotus etc plus a host of classic support races, including saloons, Le Mans & GT cars. 

    Well worth going if you’re into that type of thing

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