+++ The Official Italian (Monza) Grand Prix Thread 2015 +++

+++ The Official Italian (Monza) Grand Prix Thread 2015 +++

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Smollet

10,465 posts

189 months

Saturday 5th September 2015
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Sir Bagalot said:
JonRB said:
Sir Bagalot said:
Monza really really should be on the BBC
Never mind that. Monza really really should be on the F1 calender next year.
It will be.
It's after that things are affected by BE and his merry bunch of misers

JonRB

74,389 posts

271 months

Saturday 5th September 2015
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Sir Bagalot said:
It will be. Certain tracks will disappear for a year at most. It's all mind games with Bernie being the eventual winner
You're probably right.

Bernie certainly has some cheek. He's always dissing the tracks, talking F1 down, criticising this that and the other, and generally being extremely negative for someone who is meant to be the promoter. And yet he recently said drivers should stop criticising the tyres in public.

Pot... kettle...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/34155703


JonRB

74,389 posts

271 months

Saturday 5th September 2015
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Oh dear, Nico. smile

SkySailing

511 posts

109 months

Saturday 5th September 2015
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Get in there Lewis!


PDP76

2,569 posts

149 months

Saturday 5th September 2015
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Lewis needs to watch his clutch bite tomorrow with those two ferraris chomping at his heels.

noell35

3,170 posts

147 months

Saturday 5th September 2015
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Ice Ice baby!!!

mywifeshusband

594 posts

197 months

Saturday 5th September 2015
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Come on Kimi!

VolvoT5

4,155 posts

173 months

Saturday 5th September 2015
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Feel a bit sorry for Rosberg... not sure he ever really had a chance with that old engine? OK probably wouldn't have beaten Lewis anyway but still.

Great to see Raikkonen right up there for a change and beating Seb on merit will be satisfying for him. If they get a good start the Ferrari drivers could work together tomorrow to make life very hard for Mercedes.

tonybhr

343 posts

134 months

Saturday 5th September 2015
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Maybe I'm imagining it but Lewis' body language did not seem to be that of a happy man.

rallycross

12,742 posts

236 months

Saturday 5th September 2015
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Great to see Kimi on he front row he has suffered with bad luck this season, the speed is there, would love to see him win tomorrow.

lbc

3,212 posts

216 months

Saturday 5th September 2015
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Great to see Lewis on Pole. smile


CorbynFTW

12,230 posts

193 months

Saturday 5th September 2015
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What are we expecting for tomorrow then?

A clean run for blondie, or some red fun?

Jasandjules

69,825 posts

228 months

Saturday 5th September 2015
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Well I was hoping for some rain to mix it up a bit...

VolvoT5

4,155 posts

173 months

Saturday 5th September 2015
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ash73 said:
Ruined quali for me. Ferrari a lot closer to Lewis than I expected, and he will probably spend the whole race worrying about his engine, Nico's is a bit leggy too. What penalty would Nico have had, if they fitted a new engine?
No penalty it is an 'old' engine that fitted. Most likely why Rosberg can't compete with even Ferrari and may even struggle to fend off Williams tomorrow...........
I agree. Difficult to know just how good a job Lewis did really.... he seemed to imply his lap wasn't all that good.

Nico said in his interview that he feels the gap between Ferrari and Merc is down to Merc having issues rather than Ferrari gaining a step. Unfortunately I would have to agree -although the media wont miss a chance to hype up the Ferrari challenge as they have done all season.


I'm expecting the race result to be similar to qualifying and If Lewis gets a clean start he will drive into the distance and win easily. Probably Vettel finishing ahead of Raikkonen - Seb will either get the jump at the start or Ferrari will ensure he gets superior strategy (undercut) if necessary.

Edited by VolvoT5 on Saturday 5th September 15:18

Hungrymc

6,642 posts

136 months

Saturday 5th September 2015
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JonRB said:
I don't know how Jenson manages to do those interviews. Talk about gritted teeth and biting your tongue.
I thought it was a strange answer. Basically refusing to level any criticism at the chassis instead saying its 'a package'. Has been a few comments during the year which have clearly mocked the Honda power unit. Maybe a very professional answer to avoid too much direct criticism of his employer.

Simes205

4,527 posts

227 months

Saturday 5th September 2015
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lbc said:
Great to see Lewis on Pole. smile
It's not like he has been there before during this season!!!!


Come on Kimi

VolvoT5

4,155 posts

173 months

Saturday 5th September 2015
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Hungrymc said:
I thought it was a strange answer. Basically refusing to level any criticism at the chassis instead saying its 'a package'. Has been a few comments during the year which have clearly mocked the Honda power unit. Maybe a very professional answer to avoid too much direct criticism of his employer.
I think the 'we have a great chassis' line has been seen for what it is over the last few races.... basically total BS. They have a decent chassis but it isn't the second best or whatever other crazy claims were made about it earlier in the year.

McLaren have issues in every department.

Side note - notice how after Spa Alonso was talking himself up for beating Jenson (despite the fact Jenson was down on power), yet after today Jenson says something about out qualifying Alonso....... Fernando could learn something there. .

JonRB

74,389 posts

271 months

Saturday 5th September 2015
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VolvoT5 said:
I think the 'we have a great chassis' line has been seen for what it is over the last few races.... basically total BS. They have a decent chassis but it isn't the second best or whatever other crazy claims were made about it earlier in the year.

McLaren have issues in every department.
Indeed. If McLaren were so great in the chassis dept they'd have been up there with M-B last year with their M-B powerplant. And they weren't.

I fear McLaren have lost their way somewhat, and it turns out it wasn't all Martin Whitmarsh's fault after all. smile

R1 Indy

Original Poster:

4,381 posts

182 months

Saturday 5th September 2015
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Well the Italians where certainly going wild!

Was the whole grandstand (ascali) covered in a massive Ferrari flag televised?

Gazzab

21,061 posts

281 months

Saturday 5th September 2015
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Haven't seen quali yet but could MB have turned down both engines to make sure they got through quali whereas Ferrari turned up with wick as they are on home soil?