Yep pretty much. Unless you get gear box damage and which incurs a grid penalty if it needs changing doesn’t it?
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True. Just a frustrating outcome sporting-wise if he ends up keeping pole. I have no preference for Max or Charles or anything, just feels a really cheap way to end up securing pole.
There is no way he crashed deliberately, not the way he did, he could have a whole lot of damage , gear box for one.
Nah for me just pushing hot a kerb and lost it.
Nah for me just pushing hot a kerb and lost it.
Why did Hamilton struggle so much? (Not that I'm complaining nice to see things mixed up)
Perez is doing badly surely CH will be getting twitchy
Perez is doing badly surely CH will be getting twitchy
I have to agree about it being frustrating. Looked like we were about to get a genuine shootout for pole.
Hasn’t hooked the setup this weekend and struggled to overcome tyre warm up and oversteer. He’s been poor basically and it’s costly around here.
He likely will have a decent car underneath him in the race but he won’t progress much from there baring incidents. Big chance for Max to eat into the lead and put pressure on.
I'd need to see it again but at first look, it looked like he turned in to the barrier on purpose.
He wouldn't have been expecting to lose control over the kerb and do that much damage but it looks suspect.
If he has no gear box damage and he stays on pole then fair play to him,it was worth trying I suppose (fair play is obviously the wrong word here)
He wouldn't have been expecting to lose control over the kerb and do that much damage but it looks suspect.
If he has no gear box damage and he stays on pole then fair play to him,it was worth trying I suppose (fair play is obviously the wrong word here)
Monaco GP Qualifying Result
| Rank | Driver | Number | Team | Qualifying 1Q1 | Qualifying 2Q2 | Qualifying 3Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles LeclercLEC | 16 | Ferrari | 1:11.113 | fastest lap 1:10.597 | fastest lap 1:10.346 |
| 2 | Max VerstappenVER | 33 | Red Bull | 1:11.124 | 1:10.650 | 1:10.576 |
| 3 | Valtteri BottasBOT | 77 | Mercedes | fastest lap 1:10.938 | 1:10.695 | 1:10.601 |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz JnrSAI | 55 | Ferrari | 1:11.324 | 1:10.806 | 1:10.611 |
| 5 | Lando NorrisNOR | 4 | McLaren | 1:11.321 | 1:11.031 | 1:10.620 |
| 6 | Pierre GaslyGAS | 10 | AlphaTauri | 1:11.560 | 1:11.179 | 1:10.900 |
| 7 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | 44 | Mercedes | 1:11.622 | 1:11.116 | 1:11.095 |
| 8 | Sebastian VettelVET | 5 | Aston Martin | 1:12.078 | 1:11.309 | 1:11.419 |
| 9 | Sergio PerezPER | 11 | Red Bull | 1:11.644 | 1:11.019 | 1:11.573 |
| 10 | Antonio GiovinazziGIO | 99 | Alfa Romeo | 1:11.658 | 1:11.409 | 1:11.779 |
| 11 | Esteban OconOCO | 31 | Alpine | 1:11.740 | 1:11.486 | |
| 12 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | 3 | McLaren | 1:11.747 | 1:11.598 | |
| 13 | Lance StrollSTR | 18 | Aston Martin | 1:11.979 | 1:11.600 | |
| 14 | Kimi RaikkonenRAI | 7 | Alfa Romeo | 1:11.899 | 1:11.642 | |
| 15 | George RussellRUS | 63 | Williams | 1:12.016 | 1:11.830 | |
| 16 | Yuki TsunodaTSU | 22 | AlphaTauri | 1:12.096 | ||
| 17 | Fernando AlonsoALO | 14 | Alpine | 1:12.205 | ||
| 18 | Nicholas LatifiLAT | 6 | Williams | 1:12.366 | ||
| 19 | Nikita MazepinMAZ | 9 | Haas | 1:12.958 | ||
| Mick SchumacherMSC | 47 | Haas |
Perez has never been a great qualifier tbh
Ferrari on pole, get in!
For all the conspiracy nuts out there, I doubt he would choose to bin it in such a fast corner and risk the damage if all he needed was a yellow flag to ruin it for everyone else.
For all the conspiracy nuts out there, I doubt he would choose to bin it in such a fast corner and risk the damage if all he needed was a yellow flag to ruin it for everyone else.
Should have put some money on Ferrari.
He hit the barrier, broke his steering, he was a passenger.
No way that was deliberate.
Yeah, exactly, he'd have done a Rosberg and locked up into Mirabeau or Sainte Devote if that was his aim. He'd been getting insanely close to the barrier on previous runs and got it wrong on the final attempt, think of how many drivers have had that exact same crash there over the years.
Not sure he has been a great anything at Red Bull so far. Not ideal when you have a one year contract
I think the problem is Red Bull not the driver if I’m honest.
I've mixed my fantasy team up and gone full Santi with both Ferrari drivers and team. Santi style melt down imminent 
Was joint 6th overall. Fingers crossed!
Was joint 6th overall. Fingers crossed!
A few unhappy drivers.
They need these on live tv. Special channel of course. I don't see why they can't do it.
whats the likelihood of Chalres having to change his gearbox and take a grid penalty? Probably best to keep the broken gearbox . Not like you need a functioning car to finish p1 in monaco anyway 
Initial checks apparently look ok for him to be able to keep his gearbox so he might be ok, though they won't know for certain until tomorrow morning. As you say, there have been multiple winners in the last decade who've had ruined tyres or a broken engine and still won so better to gamble unless it's broken.whats the likelihood of Chalres having to change his gearbox and take a grid penalty? Probably best to keep the broken gearbox . Not like you need a functioning car to finish p1 in monaco anyway
Ferrari says a post-qualifying inspection of poleman Charles Leclerc's gearbox has not revealed "any serious damage", but the team will make a final call on the component's potential replacement on Sunday morning.
Hope he starts p1. I have him and verstappen in my fantasy
They aint changing it. Starting p20 here, might as well run the gearbox until it blows up. Best he'd hope for in that scenario is 10th. Unfortunately with these gum ball tyres, its high unlikely that any driver is able to pull off a "schumacher" and go last to 5th
gutted for sainz, he was absolutely flying all weekend and had a great chance of his first pole.
Norris another great performance, very close to p3 there!
strange weekend for hamilton so far, could be a big loss of points for him but i’m sure he’ll make a few places up.
Norris another great performance, very close to p3 there!
strange weekend for hamilton so far, could be a big loss of points for him but i’m sure he’ll make a few places up.
gear box change is 5 grid penalty he would start P6 not last
Thought any component changes was drop to back of the grid?
Nope. For a gear box change it’s 5 places, engine penalty its 10 places.
In one way you’d look at the strategy being so interesting tomorrow but then with Ham/Perez at the back, Ferrari with good pace up front, Bottas and Max in usual top 3, and Norris/Gasly in front of Ham... Basically potential to cancel out lots of overcut/undercut options including gap to midfield. I know it’s always like this but I reckon we could see the top 8 basically following each other.
Same. Come on Leclerc and FerrariHope he starts p1. I have him and verstappen in my fantasy
Wouldn't be surprised to see Max in WC lead tomorrow
Finally got round to watching qually, shame that leclerc crash robbed us of bottas and verstappen last flying lap. Lewis particularly critical of his engineers. Apparently on Thursday evenin he wanted to pursue a different setup that his engineers didnt agree with so hes pissed.
But Mercs are best car for looking after tyres so lewis will need a overcut and a great start. Tomorrow should be fascinating, hopefully we might get some rain as well.
But Mercs are best car for looking after tyres so lewis will need a overcut and a great start. Tomorrow should be fascinating, hopefully we might get some rain as well.
All part of the Great Ferrari Masterplan ™
There is no way LeClerc did that on purpose. I'd be surprised if Max doesn't take the lead in the first lap. Hopefully, will be a very great race. Following this is our Game.
Leclerc is win it or bin it, if Max isn’t past by T1 it’s over unless he fancies a crash.
If Max is past he wins this race by a long distance, if he doesn’t I fancy the Top 8 will be bunched up for a long time.
If Max is past he wins this race by a long distance, if he doesn’t I fancy the Top 8 will be bunched up for a long time.
Ferrari confirm Leclerc starts on pole, no damage to the gear box.
Will be a fun race (The first lap anyway).
*first corner
I am hopeful that he can make the podium. But everything is going to have to work perfectly.
Don't discount Bottas.
Hard to disagree with this.
Leclerc's gearbox will be carrying some damage, all depends if it holds out. Its a no brained running it, might fail in turn 1 or last the race.
Gearbox is fecked on Charles car, should have just taken a 5 grid penalty.