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View Poll Results: Pick the winner at Monaco on Sunday
Lewis Hamilton
46.67%
Nico Rosberg
33.33%
Sebastian Vettel
20.00%
Kimi Räikkönen
0
0%
Valtteri Bottas
0
0%
Felipe Massa
0
0%
Daniel Ricciardo
0
0%
Romain Grosjean
0
0%
Felipe Nasr
0
0%
Carlos Sainz
0
0%
Max Verstappen
0
0%
Nico Hülkenberg
0
0%
Sergio Pérez
0
0%
Marcus Ericsson
0
0%
Daniil Kvyat
0
0%
Fernando Alonso
0
0%
Jenson Button
0
0%
Roberto Merhi
0
0%
Will Stevens
0
0%
Pastor Maldonado
0
0%
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2015 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO

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Old 05-18-2015, 04:22 PM
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Default 2015 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO

WEEKEND SCHEDULE:

THURSDAY
Practice 1 04:00 – 05:30
Practice 2 08:00 – 09:30

SATURDAY
Practice 3 05:00 – 06:00
Qualifying 08:00 – 09:00

SUNDAY
Race 08:00 – 10:00


CIRCUIT INFO:

Lap data
Lap length 3.34km (2.075 miles)
Race laps 78
Race distance 260.52km (161.88 miles)
Pole position Right-hand side of the track
Lap record* 1’14.439 (161.528 kph) by Michael Schumacher, 2004
Fastest lap 1’13.532 (163.521 kph) by Kimi Raikkonen, 2006
Maximum speed (2011) 289 kph (179.576 mph) by Lewis Hamilton, McLaren
DRS zone/s (race) Pit straight, disabled in tunnel

Car performance
Full throttle 54%
Downforce level Maximum
Gear changes per lap 62
Fuel use per lap 1.7kg

Strategy
Pit lane time loss 22 seconds
2012 prime tyre**: Soft (2011: Soft)
2012 option tyre**: Super-soft (2011: Super-soft)

*Fastest lap set during a Grand Prix
**Pirelli’s soft, medium and hard compounds are softer than those used in 2011


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Picked Seb for the win. For one it will make the title fight more interesting and then its also fun to watch Arrivabene in the trenches celebrating with the crew. Iceman win would be nice too.
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Chance for rain
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Picked Hamilton. Rain would be a real bummer.
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^ I'd like for there to be rain. We could have a surprising finish. Don't want a deluge that causes a red flag though.
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^ I'd like for there to be rain. We could have a surprising finish. Don't want a deluge that causes a red flag though.
Sorry, I hate racing in the rain, although I know some do. We can agree to disagree here.
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Monaco is where my fantasy team, my pick, and my WAGs all align and vaguely make sense.

Nico will sweep the front game.
My WAG party man, aka The Iceman, will either qualify 5th, and duke it out for 3rd or 4th, or qualify 11th, and then get 5th in lap 75

Sainz will beat Maldonado to the Ricky Bobby "Rubbin' Is Racin'" award.

1 Honda will DNF in a spectacular mechanical failure, thus ruining the team's best effort to realign their tokens to finish the season strong.
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Originally Posted by The Raptor
Picked Hamilton. Rain would be a real bummer.

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^ I'd like for there to be rain. We could have a surprising finish. Don't want a deluge that causes a red flag though.
Without rain.. Monaco is one of the more boring races on the calendar. With rain.. it can be one of the best races.

Don't get me wrong, I love Monaco, but the actually racing is rather meh.
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Winning percentage of the polesitter is pretty high at Monoaco ( if not the highest)

Qualifying will be the show to watch
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Originally Posted by gerry100
Winning percentage of the polesitter is pretty high at Monoaco ( if not the highest)

Qualifying will be the show to watch
It's very difficult to pass.


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