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always nice to see RB struggle for points.

 

exactly.

 

faultless final pit stop. BRING IT HOME ALONSO!

 

"Technical failure" - looks like the rear suspension just went.

Good drives out there today. Alonso; Massa (think back to 2011 to see how far he's bounced back); Kimi; Ricciardo; Webber and di Resta.

 

great win for Alonso.

another consistent performance from Kimi.

great day for Ferrari.

**** day for Vettell.

all worked out well, then.

 

Vettel's helmet for Monaco:



Apparently they've abandoned any attempt to get the tires right and are now investing all their money in heat-sensitive paint.

 

Looking forward to the Monaco Grand Prix. As a race it's often a waste of time, but as a specatacle it's the jewel in the F1 crown.

If I ever get to watch the race on a yaught in the Monaco Harbour, surrounded by gorgeous women and rich arabs, I'll know I've finally made it in life.

 

Oight lads, time for the predictions which rarely seem to come true.

Based on the nature of the circuit, their single lap pace and importance of pole, I'm predicting a Rosberg win, with Alonso taking P2.

 

I'm going to say Alonso, Webber, Hamilton for 1,2,3

 

It's very hard to overtake at Monaco, and the front row lockout for the Mercs will certainly help them. I'm not so sure it won't be a win for Mercedes...

 

What a Monaco Grand Prix! Crazy.

Good call from Ender, to be fair I made my prediction BEFORE qualifying.

 

Perez's signature overtake pushed a bunch of people off the track. Pastor Maldonado showed he's still just a barely trained ape in a racing suit, and Grosjean? Learned nothing.

Great finish from Kimi to keep his record going, and Mercedes was always going to win here...

 

I reakon Massa and Webber will be on their way out of F1 in 2014.

 

Why would Webber be out? There's rumours but there was rumours of him in the Ferrari #2 seat this year and look how they materialised.

From Red Bull's point of view, why wouldn't you keep him? His input to their winning constructors is vital; they won by 60pts and he put 180 of their total in. He won two races in 2012, and has had two podiums this year. Aside from a DNF due to a pitstop cockup in China, he's finished in the points every race.

I think the rumours about Webber leaving are overstated. He'll do one more season at RB or if the Kimi rumours are true (doubt it) then I could see him team leading at Lotus (though without James Allen, that team could struggle).

Massa's crash was, according to Autosport, a mechanical failure. But he rediscovered his mojo and has outqualified Fernando a bunch this year.

His results so far have been: 4, 5, 6, 15, 3, DNF. That's solid points and Webber and Massa are vital components for the team's points hall so far.

 

Ferrari burned Kimi out, so I doubt we'd see Kimi at Scuderia Ferrari.

 

http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2013/05/29/nbc-breaks-some-records/

If you don't read Joe's blog, I suggest you start. His pedigree as an F1 authority is beyond question.

NBC breaks some records

May 29, 2013 by Joe Saward
NBC’s coverage of the Monaco Grand Prix was watched by nearly 1.5 million viewers in the United States, making it the most watched Formula 1 race in the US for six years. According to the Nielsen Company, the live coverage of the race (the first time that the race has been aired live) was watched by 1.456 million viewers. The last race to get that kind of coverage was Fox’s 2007 coverage of the United States GP. This was an increase of 241 percent compared to last year’s coverage on Speed. The F1 races that have been shown on the NBC Sports cable network have not rated as highly, with viewers numbers at around 400,000. In 10 days NBC will air the Canadian GP live.


That is awesome news.

 

Yep, Melbourne a bunch of times including a memorable win for an underdog team known as Brawn GP...

Here's a pic from that Grand Prix - Kimi in his Ferrari.



We typically sit in the Clark grandstands, turns 9 and 10.

I have other pics somewhere but I suspect on a thumb drive somewhere. This was all I could find.

Kimi had a shocking race and season in 09 so I imagine he's unhappy here.

EDIT: Actually it could be Felipe Massa; the indicator atop the camera pod appears red and Massa was #3 that year, Kimi #4.