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Post by René on May 18, 2021 15:38:50 GMT
We’re back in the streets of Monte Carlo!
Skipped last years due to the pandemic but back on the calendar in 2021. It does make the season more 'complete' if you ask me. This could be a very interesting race and certainly not a given that Hamilton will win. A small clue could be the fastest times recorded in the twisty Sector 3 in Barcelona. A fast car here usually goes well in Monaco. Red Bull was fastest and Mercedes second but Ferrari only a tenth off and then Alpine close behind Ferrari. Leclerc already mentioned the drivability of the Ferrari has improved massively and top speed is not that important here. We could be in for a surprise! Forza!
And McLaren will run with this unique livery. I guess Mikael will be happy with this one!  |
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Post by robmarsh on May 18, 2021 18:38:52 GMT
Going for Charles. I love the Gulf light blue and orange but not sure about it on an F1 car. Will know on Thursday morning during FP1.
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Post by charleselan on May 18, 2021 19:25:20 GMT
I obviously want Charles to win but do not think that Ferrari are quite close enough to allow him or Carlos to achieve that just yet. Got a feeling that Verstappen could well get this one if he stays out of the wall.
As a bit of light entertainment I came across this amusing little clip last evening which i now understand is part of a series done by Ferrari both this year and last. This one features Charles and Carlos competing against each other in a challenge to make a model dinosaur out of a flat pack kit, quite funny in places and the boys seem to get along very well together which is excellent for the team as a whole.
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Post by chrisb on May 18, 2021 19:39:57 GMT
as the media is suggesting there is likely to be an incident with Lewis and Max I reckon that Checa's tyre management will put him in a good spot, although, and I am not sure I am really saying this, I would rather Charles in a Ferrari won, I do think it will take him on the next plateau and may just start to see Ferrari become real contenders, which, lets face it would be very very good for motor sport
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Post by Carl on May 18, 2021 19:57:47 GMT
The legacy of its great founder may inspire his team to victory. Gulf Oil was a longtime sponsor of Team McLaren, so I predict a blue and orange upset victory.
Bruce McLaren's M8B at Riverside Raceway 1969
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Post by charleselan on May 18, 2021 20:20:28 GMT
The legacy of its great founder may inspire his team to victory. Gulf Oil was a longtime sponsor of Team McLaren, so I predict a blue and orange upset victory.
Bruce McLaren's M8B at Riverside Raceway 1969
Good call Carl, a Lando Norris victory and that might not be as far fetched as some might think. |
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Post by René on May 18, 2021 22:32:45 GMT
To continue with some light entertainment...  |
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Post by robmarsh on May 19, 2021 7:16:54 GMT
Go Charles
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Post by mikael on May 19, 2021 15:07:58 GMT
To continue with some light entertainment... The last sequence displays the character/personality of these two drivers (Verstappen and Leclerc) "in a nutshell". As then, so now ... It's really interesting to see! |
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Post by robmarsh on May 19, 2021 16:27:25 GMT
To continue with some light entertainment... The last sequence displays the character/personality of these two drivers (Verstappen and Leclerc) "in a nutshell". As then, so now ... It's really interesting to see! Somehow I think Charles will go further with his approach as he won't be wasting energy on minor issues. Already Mercedes secret agent (Nico Rosberg) and Mercedes agent, Lewis Hamilton have got under MV's skin with two comments and we have only had four races. |
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Post by charleselan on May 19, 2021 17:01:43 GMT
Although Charles Leclerc is a very confident young man and knows what he wants he also comes across as quite humble when interviewed a trait that some of his rivals appear to lack. This is what I find so interesting about him, in a way it is very like Jim Clark; Ronnie and Gilles.
Sebastian Vettel mentioned a while back that he was in no doubt that Charles would be the leading driver over the next decade and I cannot argue with that assessment one little bit. He is on a long term contract with Ferrari and feels that it is home, however if over the next few years they do not deliver him a car that allows him to get his just desserts then I am certain he would be looking elsewhere.
Many pundits are saying that Mercedes Benz will move heaven and earth to get Max in their car, especially after Hamilton finishes but that does not guarantee he will deliver a similar level of success. Many of these self same pundits are claiming that the future is Max v's Lewis; no it isn't as I have a feeling that Charles will be a bigger factor and they are being extremely disingenuous in not saying so.
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Post by Carl on May 19, 2021 18:24:40 GMT
The last sequence displays the character/personality of these two drivers (Verstappen and Leclerc) "in a nutshell". As then, so now ... It's really interesting to see! Somehow I think Charles will go further with his approach as he won't be wasting energy on minor issues. Already Mercedes secret agent (Nico Rosberg) and Mercedes agent, Lewis Hamilton have got under MV's skin with two comments and we have only had four races.
What have they said? Considering how he was treated by the team in the past, I've been surprised by Nico Rosberg's willingness to mend fences. Formula One either has "Chinatown" moments of acceptance, or Mercedes money has smoothed tensions. There sometimes seems to be a plantation mentality in F1, best demonstrated by Damon Hill's accepting the advice given that he not protest Michael Schumacher's deliberate interference in Adelaide. I still believe he should have raised bloody hell.
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Post by charleselan on May 19, 2021 19:02:00 GMT
Somehow I think Charles will go further with his approach as he won't be wasting energy on minor issues. Already Mercedes secret agent (Nico Rosberg) and Mercedes agent, Lewis Hamilton have got under MV's skin with two comments and we have only had four races.
What have they said? Considering how he was treated by the team in the past, I've been surprised by Nico Rosberg's willingness to mend fences. Formula One either has "Chinatown" moments of acceptance, or Mercedes money has smoothed tensions. There sometimes seems to be a plantation mentality in F1, best demonstrated by Damon Hill's accepting the advice given that he not protest Michael Schumacher's deliberate interference in Adelaide. I still believe he should have raised bloody hell.
Maybe it is a sign of maturity in that Nico has always given fair praise to Lewis Hamilton and yet still Hamilton will not even acknowledge the guy so full of resentment is he. In my opinion shameful childish behaviour by someone who has gained so much, yet he still dislikes the fact that his one time friend beat him. He is too small minded to see how much his overall appeal would be enhanced were he to embrace Nico and say to him "well done son". The victim mentality is one of the blights of modern society. |
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Post by Carl on May 20, 2021 4:19:38 GMT
What have they said? Considering how he was treated by the team in the past, I've been surprised by Nico Rosberg's willingness to mend fences. Formula One either has "Chinatown" moments of acceptance, or Mercedes money has smoothed tensions. There sometimes seems to be a plantation mentality in F1, best demonstrated by Damon Hill's accepting the advice given that he not protest Michael Schumacher's deliberate interference in Adelaide. I still believe he should have raised bloody hell.
Maybe it is a sign of maturity in that Nico has always given fair praise to Lewis Hamilton and yet still Hamilton will not even acknowledge the guy so full of resentment is he. In my opinion shameful childish behaviour by someone who has gained so much, yet he still dislikes the fact that his one time friend beat him. He is too small minded to see how much his overall appeal would be enhanced were he to embrace Nico and say to him "well done son". The victim mentality is one of the blights of modern society. As a measure of maturity, Nico is head and shoulders above his former teammate, but then so are most others.
I really enjoyed Hamilton's amazing early speed and cheered when he won the championship at Interlagos, although I now believe Felipe Massa would have been a more deserving champion. Modesty soon abandoned, enamored of his own image in any reflective surface, Hamilton's behavior could be shameful and childish (as John writes) and even paranoid ("Someone doesn't want me to win"). At all times he was his own most adoring fan. Someone with character defects so pronounced should not have been honored by the Queen, and he may rather have been declared a living saint.
Hamilton is a great driver, but an overweening, cretinous man. -Toto Wolff
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Post by Carl on May 20, 2021 4:42:00 GMT
We’re back in the streets of Monte Carlo!
Skipped last years due to the pandemic but back on the calendar in 2021. It does make the season more 'complete' if you ask me. This could be a very interesting race and certainly not a given that Hamilton will win. A small clue could be the fastest times recorded in the twisty Sector 3 in Barcelona. A fast car here usually goes well in Monaco. Red Bull was fastest and Mercedes second but Ferrari only a tenth off and then Alpine close behind Ferrari. Leclerc already mentioned the drivability of the Ferrari has improved massively and top speed is not that important here. We could be in for a surprise! Forza!
And McLaren will run with this unique livery. I guess Mikael will be happy with this one! Monte Carlo was so much more beautiful in 1929 than today. In the first race, Bugattis were rapide et beau franco-italienne, but an English special agent won. |
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