The Official 2018 Monaco Grand Prix Thread **SPOILERS**

[Sam993]

Bradgate said:

No first lap SC, unfortunately.

This could be a very uneventful couple of hours, unless it rains of course.

Yeah :/ I'm looking forward to Indy500 if this fails to deliver

[anonymous-user]

Car look very slow in race trim.

[slipstream 1985]

Can you watch a driver onboard. would be good to watch max.

[Clockwork Cupcake]

Interesting analysis by Brundle... suggesting that Captain Permasmile should conserve the car rather than romping off into the distance as a SC could undo it all.

[The Vambo]

The C4 race position graphic on the left of the screen is really annoying today. The cameras are so close that the graphic blocks huge bits of the track.

[Clockwork Cupcake]

slipstream 1985 said:

Can you watch a driver onboard. would be good to watch max.

Try the red button?

[Matt_N]

Chandok reporting some rain in the pits.

[The Vambo]

RAIN!

[glazbagun]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

Interesting analysis by Brundle... suggesting that Captain Permasmile should conserve the car rather than romping off into the distance as a SC could undo it all.

Same pointed out by Coulthard. If he leaves everyone for dead he's opening himself up to an undercut. Hamilton thinks the pace is slow.

Max cutting through.

• edit* Others complaining of a slow pace, too.

[Pericoloso]

The Vambo said:

The C4 race position graphic on the left of the screen is really annoying today. The cameras are so close that the graphic blocks huge bits of the track.

Agree ,that is awful.

[Rick_1138]

That sirotkin penalty seems tad harsh

[Clockwork Cupcake]

Bit harsh on Sirotkin. 10s stop-go penalty, which equates to more than 30s overall.

Great pass by Verstappen there.

[Sam993]

Why don't they shave off that nasty hump between turns 4 and 5 and stop cars weaving to the right on exit from 4.

[Mothersruin]

Complaining about pace but nearly 2 seconds behind the car in front. How does that work?

[anonymous-user]

No one should be passing anyone in Monaco with car placement.

Poor defending.

[The Vambo]

ELUSIVEJIM said:

No one should be passing anyone in Monaco with car placement.

Poor defending.

Because Lance Stroll

[NRS]

Danny going slow to reduce the ease of undercut, and to get Verstappen back into things too?

[MitchT]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

Bit harsh on Sirotkin. 10s stop-go penalty, which equates to more than 30s overall.

Indeed. Equates to a much greater loss on track than Grosjean's three place grid penalty for something that was very dangerous as opposed to merely a breach of bureaucracy.

[NRS]

Is that Sirotkin penalty the same as Vettel got for driving into Hamilton?

[Matt_N]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

Bit harsh on Sirotkin. 10s stop-go penalty, which equates to more than 30s overall.

Can take it at the stop can't he?

Just stops for 10 seconds then mechanics can start changing the tyres.