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Home hero Charles Leclerc has finally won the Monaco Grand Prix after having suffered lots of bad luck in previous years. A single change during a stopped for a crash in Lap 1 was enough. McLaren's Piastri and Ferrari's Sainz completed the podium.
My favourite quote from Crofty: "If he wasn't horribly unlucky, he would have no luck at all."PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑22 May 2024, 17:37Leclerc Curse is still alive and well. I want to see him do well, but I have better chance winning the lotto than him winning the race.
Am I correct in my understanding that Ferrari seems to have the best ride quality overall, especially on bumpy and uneven tracks, and is by far the best over sausage kerbs?
You forget what he did to Lauda's 312B3? All the Monaco failure is penance for shunting that car in Rascasse. Karma!bananapeel23 wrote: ↑22 May 2024, 17:52My favourite quote from Crofty: "If he wasn't horribly unlucky, he would have no luck at all."PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑22 May 2024, 17:37Leclerc Curse is still alive and well. I want to see him do well, but I have better chance winning the lotto than him winning the race.
He is just so insanely unlucky at every track, but Monaco is surely the track he has the worst luck at. 2017 F2, 2018 brake failure, 2019 Ferrari strategy robs him of a good Q1 run, 2021 is the most heartbreaking thing I've ever seen, 2022 is weaponised incompetence, 2023 grid penalty from Ferrari communicating poorly in Q3.
Not sure anyone would say that, but there is definitely an oddity where RB enjoys lower loaded setups where you'd expect higher aero load (Australia, Imola). We've also seen McLaren performing basically as good as Ferrari in Australia in a similar aero setup, while Norris had arguably better pace than Leclerc in Miami and Imola. Tiny differences, but there was a pace advantage. I don't expect them choosing smaller wings in Monaco, but I won't be completely stunned if they do.bananapeel23 wrote: ↑22 May 2024, 17:52Am I correct in my understanding that Ferrari seems to have the best ride quality overall, especially on bumpy and uneven tracks, and is by far the best over sausage kerbs?
That's a bold one .. would put a couple of bucks to it if I were as certain as you.
I swear I've heard it thrown around a lot that the SF24 handles bumps particularly well? Is that incorrect or am I confusing it with another Ferrari?Vanja #66 wrote: ↑22 May 2024, 18:29
Not sure anyone would say that, but there is definitely an oddity where RB enjoys lower loaded setups where you'd expect higher aero load (Australia, Imola). We've also seen McLaren performing basically as good as Ferrari in Australia in a similar aero setup, while Norris had arguably better pace than Leclerc in Miami and Imola. Tiny differences, but there was a pace advantage. I don't expect them choosing smaller wings in Monaco, but I won't be completely stunned if they do.
Marko's saying it now to try to mess with McLaren. As in - ah, Ferrari are great over bumps and kerbs, they are a bigger threat than you McLaren folk are.bananapeel23 wrote: ↑22 May 2024, 19:00I swear I've heard it thrown around a lot that the SF24 handles bumps particularly well? Is that incorrect or am I confusing it with another Ferrari?
How does Piastri overtake Leclerc? Ferrari disasterclass in the pits? Ferrari strategy disasterclass? Leclerc error? Legitimate overtake on pure pace? Rain?
A Leclerc win would be awesome for him, the team and the sport. Id love to see it too, but Im just going to get that lotto ticket with you.PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑22 May 2024, 17:37Leclerc Curse is still alive and well. I want to see him do well, but I have better chance winning the lotto than him winning the race.
