Monaco GP 2009 - Monte Carlo

[gridwalker]

Do we have any info on how many races each competitor's engine has done?

Here You can find nice table: http://www.pitlanefanatic.com/engine.php

Thanks

So ... who'll be next to blow?

The Ferraris haven't looked so strong over the last 2 seasons, compared to the bulletproof reputation that they used to enjoy.

If we have any more engine failures this weekend, I reckon that we'll see a Ferrari go bang!

[ben_watkins]

Rubens just posted a 1.15.590 on option tyres

Alonso did a 1:15.284 in 2007 with more DF & 19k rpm engines!

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Rubens just posted a 1.15.590 on option tyres

Alonso did a 1:15.284 in 2007 with more DF & 19k rpm engines!

Yes but to be expected with the extra grip on slick tyres. This really is a grip limited track and not so reliant on engine or aero.The race record is from 2004 1.14.4 something I think. Looks like we will get close to that in qualifying for sure.

[ben_watkins]

Rubens just posted a 1.15.590 on option tyres

Alonso did a 1:15.284 in 2007 with more DF & 19k rpm engines!

Yes but to be expected with the extra grip on slick tyres. This really is a grip limited track and not so reliant on engine or aero.The race record is from 2004 1.14.4 something I think. Looks like we will get close to that in qualifying for sure.

Sure this is a traction limited track, but this is FP2 on Thursday, with the cars in this spec getting down into the 1.15s already! Wow.

I'd be unsurprised now if we don't see a course record this weekend if it stays dry!

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Rubens just posted a 1.15.590 on option tyres

Alonso did a 1:15.284 in 2007 with more DF & 19k rpm engines!

Yes but to be expected with the extra grip on slick tyres. This really is a grip limited track and not so reliant on engine or aero.The race record is from 2004 1.14.4 something I think. Looks like we will get close to that in qualifying for sure.

Sure this is a traction limited track, but this is FP2 on Thursday, with the cars in this spec getting down into the 1.15s already! Wow.

I'd be unsurprised now if we don't see a course record this weekend if it stays dry!

Anyone know the absolute qualy record? I think it is 1.13 something. I suppose a high 1.13 is quite possible from this point.

[Scotracer]

Anyone know the absolute qualy record? I think it is 1.13 something. I suppose a high 1.13 is quite possible from this point.

1:13.622 in Q2 2006.

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Anyone know the absolute qualy record? I think it is 1.13 something. I suppose a high 1.13 is quite possible from this point.

1:13.622 in Q2 2006.

I guess the differential between Thursday and Saturday of that year would give the answer. The best from prac 2 was 1.15.9 which suggest a new lap record is on the cards

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Wurz WilliamsF1

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1:15.907

98.427 mph

[Scotracer]

Anyone know the absolute qualy record? I think it is 1.13 something. I suppose a high 1.13 is quite possible from this point.

1:13.622 in Q2 2006.

I guess the differential between Thursday and Saturday of that year would give the answer. The best from prac 2 was 1.15.9 which suggest a new lap record is on the cards

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Wurz WilliamsF1

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1:15.907

98.427 mph

The best FP2 time last year was a 1:15.1 though.

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I think this may also be relevant. This is the 2nd year GP2 run on Friday. So track might be a bit better come Saturday morning than that prior to 2008.

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The best FP2 time last year was a 1:15.1 though.

Fuel levels are a curious thing, aren't they?

[vasia]

They both had problems in FP1, Vettel had engine failure, and Webber stopped on circuit, not sure why, maybe another engine failure.

Red Bull's "famous" reliability problems are emerging once again. I wonder if the guys at Red Bull actually thought they had a reliable car for the year? As the season progresses, expect more reliability issues on the RB5.

Ironic they have driveshaft issues once again, since they had driveshaft problems in the earlier races of the season too.

[joseff]

1:13.622 in Q2 2006.

Was that on the old track? The extra track behind the pits added quite some extra length.

[ESPImperium]

Going on my engine data, thats Kubicas engine 2 and 4 now gone, blown up, non replaceable. And from what the chat was on 5Live on BBCi whilst watching FP3, sutil is down a engine nince the T Bone that Seb Bourdais in Barcelona, Sutils engine 3 ran for 9 seconds without oil, whitch in turn scrapped it. Kubica has now 6 engines for the season, and Sutil has 7 now.

Not shure what happened to Seb Vettel in FP1, if thats a blown engine now, same with Webber as well.

Watching the coverage, they seem to have sorted out the audio problems.

And on Saturday, i can see Brawn and Red Bull massicare happening with a Toyota/Ferarri and McLaren input for the rest of the points.

[ESPImperium]

Some Chassis data for the guys who like to chew over that data.



Still to get the data for Monaco for Red Bull, Brawn and Force India. I think that the FIA should make the teams to publish the chassis they have used, or publish them on Jo Bauers official race report after every race.

[Giblet]

They both had problems in FP1, Vettel had engine failure, and Webber stopped on circuit, not sure why, maybe another engine failure.

Red Bull's "famous" reliability problems are emerging once again. I wonder if the guys at Red Bull actually thought they had a reliable car for the year? As the season progresses, expect more reliability issues on the RB5.

Ironic they have driveshaft issues once again, since they had driveshaft problems in the earlier races of the season too.

I don't expect more reliability issues, and your only way of this "prediction" is last years results? This car is an entirely new Newey creation, which last years car was not. So far the car has not proven to be consistently unreliable in other areas. The driveshaft problem was with a boot manufactured by a third party, as the anlge of the driveshaft was too extreme for the boot to last. You can't count engine problems, as they don't build them.

So far they do actually have a reliable, race finishing/winning car, unlike, say, Ferrari.