[Formula 1] Monaco Grand Prix : 25 May '08

• Kuali Baba

  22 May 08, 13:07

  

  Location: Monte Carlo, Monaco
  Lap count: 78
  Race start: 1400 +0100 GMT (2000HRS SIN)

  This is the first of 3 true street circuits on this year's calendar, the others being Valencia and Singapore. (Albert Park and Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, while also temporary, are public parks) It is also the slowest track, and while the tight and narrow layout makes overtaking virtually impossible, it also allows confident drivers to shine and punishes even the slightest mistake.

  The cars run with the maximum downforce setting, short gear ratios and soft suspension to get the most speed and grip around the corners and on the slippery public asphalt. The gearboxes take the most battering, as up to 4000 gear changes are made during the race.

  Rain is forecast for the weekend, with a 60% chance of precipitation, and together with the lack of electronic aids this season, the challenge that the drivers will face will be even greater. The 1996 race saw only 4 finishers in wet conditions!

  4 of the drivers on the current grid have won this race: Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen, Renault's Fernando Alonso, Red Bull's David Coulthard and Toyota's Jarno Trulli. Other known specialists of this track include McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and Force India's Giancarlo Fisichella.

• Kuali Baba

  22 May 08, 18:36

  Pos No Driver Team Time/Retired Gap Laps
  1 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:15.948 26
  2 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.216 0.268 27
  3 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.248 0.300 28
  4 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:16.292 0.344 26
  5 7 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:16.653 0.705 27
  6 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:16.834 0.886 23
  7 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:17.498 1.550 25
  8 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:17.511 1.563 26
  9 10 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:17.798 1.850 23
  10 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1:17.835 1.887 26
  11 12 Timo Glock Toyota 1:17.942 1.994 26
  12 16 Jenson Button Honda 1:18.153 2.205 26
  13 14 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:18.245 2.297 30
  14 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:18.263 2.315 13
  15 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:18.274 2.326 28
  16 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:18.360 2.412 16
  17 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1:18.360 2.412 25
  18 6 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:18.955 3.007 32
  19 15 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 1:19.176 3.228 35
  20 9 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault no time 3

• Kuali Baba

  22 May 08, 21:49

  Free practice session two times
  
  1. HAMILTON McLaren 1m15.140s
  2. ROSBERG Williams 1m15.533s
  3. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m15.572s
  4. MASSA Ferrari 1m15.869s
  5. KOVALAINEN McLaren 1m15.881s
  6. KUBICA BMW 1m16.296s
  7. ALONSO Renault 1m16.310s
  8. BUTTON Honda 1m16.351s
  9. NAKAJIMA Williams 1m16.372s
  10. BARRICHELLO Honda 1m16.418s
  11. HEIDFELD BMW 1m16.426s
  12. GLOCK Toyota 1m16.688s
  13. WEBBER Red Bull 1m17.094s
  14. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m17.131s
  15. PIQUET Renault 1m17.246s
  16. FISICHELLA Force India 1m17.251s
  17. TRULLI Toyota 1m17.379s
  18. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso 1m17.581s
  19. SUTIL Force India 1m18.176s
  20. VETTEL Toro Rosso 1m18.225s

• Kuali Baba

  24 May 08, 18:36

  Final practice: Kovalainen sets the fastest time, but crashes his McLaren in the damp and green conditions.

  Monaco Grand Prix final practice times
  
  1. KOVALAINEN McLaren 1m16.567s
  2. HAMILTON McLaren 1m17.084s
  3. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m17.177s
  4. ROSBERG Williams 1m17.503s
  5. KUBICA BMW 1m17.687s
  6. MASSA Ferrari 1m17.691s
  7. WEBBER Red Bull 1m17.856s
  8. SUTIL Force India 1m17.883s
  9. NAKAJIMA Williams 1m18.147s
  10. BUTTON Honda 1m18.225s
  11. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso 1m18.367s
  12. GLOCK Toyota 1m18.424s
  13. BARRICHELLO Honda 1m18.455s
  14. PIQUET Renault 1m18.615s
  15. VETTEL Toro Rosso 1m18.651s
  16. ALONSO Renault 1m18.795s
  17. TRULLI Toyota 1m18.858s
  18. HEIDFELD BMW 1m19.024s
  19. FISICHELLA Force India 1m19.131s
  20. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m20.805s

• 566117

  24 May 08, 21:51

  Monaco GP provisional grid

  1.  MASSA          Ferrari
  2.  RAIKKONEN      Ferrari

  3.  HAMILTON       McLaren

  4.  KOVALAINEN     McLaren

  5.  KUBICA         BMW

  6.  ROSBERG        Williams

  7.  ALONSO         Renault

  8.  TRULLI         Toyota

  9.  WEBBER         Red Bull

  10. COULTHARD      Red Bull

  11. GLOCK          Toyota

  12. BUTTON         Honda

  13. HEIDFELD       BMW

  14. NAKAJIMA       Williams

  15. BARRICHELLO    Honda

  16. BOURDAIS       Toro Rosso

  17. PIQUET         Renault

  18. SUTIL          Force India

  19. FISICHELLA     Force India

  20. VETTEL         Toro Rosso*

   

  * penalised for gearbox change

• Kuali Baba

  25 May 08, 20:15

  Button, Glock, Rosberg and Hamilton have already fallen afoul of the weather with fewer than 10 laps gone!

• Kuali Baba

  25 May 08, 20:17

  Bourdais, Coulthard, Piquet and Alonso have also crashed!

• Kuali Baba

  25 May 08, 20:18

  Safety car is out on the track.

• Kuali Baba

  25 May 08, 20:24

  Raikkonen's got a drive-through penalty...his tyres were fitted too late before the start - a team mistake.

• Kuali Baba

  25 May 08, 20:28

  Alonso's crashed into Heidfeld!

• Kuali Baba

  25 May 08, 20:30

  KUBICA IS IN THE LEAD!!!!!

  Massa ran wide at Ste Devote.

• Kuali Baba

  25 May 08, 20:32

  How did Sutil get into 7th?! He started 3rd last!

• hao_hao

  25 May 08, 20:38

  can u believe this ?? rosberg sets a fastest lap on lap 19 @ P17

• Kuali Baba

  25 May 08, 20:38

  And he's now 6th!

• hao_hao

  25 May 08, 20:42

  maybe monaco suits his driving style

   

   

  fastest lap .... massa lap 23 ... 1:32.136

• hao_hao

  25 May 08, 20:47

  kubica really fighting it out with massa .. both of them taking turns to set fastest laps

• Kuali Baba

  25 May 08, 20:49

  Kimi's crashed! He's in the pits now for a new wing.

• hao_hao

  25 May 08, 20:50

  Originally posted by Kuali Baba:

  Kimi's crashed! He's in the pits now for a new wing.

  looks like a problematic race for kimi ....

   

• hao_hao

  25 May 08, 20:51

  lap 28 fastest lap .. massa 1:30.749

• hao_hao

  25 May 08, 20:58

  fastest lap on lap 32 .. webber ..... 1:29.880

• Kuali Baba

  25 May 08, 20:59

  Massa's ahead of Kubica, but can he hold the Pole back on cold tyres?

• Kuali Baba

  25 May 08, 21:07

  Glock crashes and Fisichella's out with gearbox failure.

• hao_hao

  25 May 08, 21:09

  lap 40 fastest lap .. Hamilton ... 1:28.065

• hao_hao

  25 May 08, 21:13

  lap 42 fastest lap ..................barrichello ... 1m26.978 ..

   

  looks like he's running light ... on a 1 stop

   

   

   

   

  lap 44 fastest lap ... webber ... 1m26.727 ..

   

   

  wow even cars liek red bull n force n honda settign fastest laps ....

   

   

• Kuali Baba

  25 May 08, 21:16

  Rain will return in 6 minutes!