2011 Monaco Grand Prix grid

32 comments on “2011 Monaco Grand Prix grid”

1. 

   Sick of Red Bull
   28th May 2011, 15:13

   From the top 7, who got fresher tyres left ? I reckon with a good race start and safety car, Hamilton may cause trouble to Red Bull.
   1. 

      Dan Thorn (@dan-thorn)
      28th May 2011, 15:26

      With tyre degradation so low here I don’t reckon having fresh tyres for the race is as critical as it has been before. Hamilton’s best hope is for a fast starting Massa or Schu to get ahead of Webber or Alonso and hold them up, but I don’t really see Lewis finishing anything higher than third in a best case scenario
2. 

   rci 808
   28th May 2011, 15:45

   here’s to hammy’s redbull bloody nose…
   he really should keep his mouth shut.
   1. 

      Olly
      28th May 2011, 17:35

      Perez misfortune is Red Bulls gain. I don’t think they would have pole otherwise.
      1. 

         Gaston (@golarrazabal)
         28th May 2011, 18:05

         I don’t know if that’s entirely fair. Vettel’s lap looked VERY solid, and it was a full four tenths better than Button’s.
      2. 

         rci 808
         28th May 2011, 18:13

         Hammy cut the damned track.. Vettel didnt.
         1. 

            john
            29th May 2011, 0:06

            hamilton got held up by massa, vettel didnt, hamilton got caught out by the red flag, vettel didnt.
3. 

   kartguy07
   28th May 2011, 15:52

   I was really surprised Hamilton did not abort his qualifying lap after being so far down on the first sector. He wouldn’t have been lower than 9th but would have a choice of tyres. Now he’s starting in 7th and probably won’t be able to use his tyres to their best.

   Of course, there’s no guarantee that starting on the prime tyre would be the right way to go, but it was probably worth the gamble when he wasn’t going to get on the front row.
4. 

   Xenon2 (@xenon2)
   28th May 2011, 16:25

   Isn’t Maldonado 9th and Rosberg 8th?
   1. 

      Loetkoe
      28th May 2011, 16:30

      This.
   2. 

      DeadManWoking
      28th May 2011, 17:59

      FIA Qualifying Session Lap Times

      8 N. ROSBERG
      NO TIME
      1 P 14:08:34
      2 1:35.438
      3 1:16.265
      4 1:22.404
      5 1:15.858
      6 1:30.397
      7 1:16.510
      8 1:25.418
      9 P 8:53.507
      10 1:34.291
      11 1:23.012
      12 1:22.956
      13 1:15.283
      14 P 4:02.962
      15 1:30.001
      16 1:23.025
      17 1:21.187
      18 1:14.741
      19 P 8:11.042
      20 1:24.167
      21 1:17.104
      22 P 1:42.553
      23 1:34.560
      24 P 38:43.181
      25 1:31.856
      26 1:15.766
      1. 

         OldKaiser
         28th May 2011, 22:08

         where did you find this??
         1. 

            DeadManWoking
            28th May 2011, 23:06

            http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/f1_media/Pages/timing.aspx
   3. 

      Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
      28th May 2011, 21:00

      Corrected, thanks. Sorry for the delay on this one.
5. 

   Fixy (@)
   28th May 2011, 17:09

   Alonso’s qualifying this year: 5th, 5th, 5th, 5th, 4th, 4th.
   1. 

      Fixy (@)
      28th May 2011, 17:10

      Going on like this, he’ll be on pole in the last three races.
      1. 

         PT
         28th May 2011, 17:46

         Fixy,

         That’s probably COTD stuff. Good one!
6. 

   Olly
   28th May 2011, 17:29

   Go Button Go!
7. 

   The Last Pope
   28th May 2011, 17:34

   If Perez doesn’t start, do they all move up or is the space left empty?

   Just realised how close the midfield is in times.
   1. 

      jsw11984 (@jarred-walmsley)
      28th May 2011, 20:29

      I imagine that they would move up to fill the space
   2. 

      US_Peter (@us_peter)
      28th May 2011, 20:35

      I was wondering about that as well. Any official word?
8. 

   Xenon2 (@xenon2)
   28th May 2011, 17:36

   I’m guessing at a 3-stop race with fresh super-soft tyres going about 20 laps and no more than 21 laps on the softs before they fall away.
9. 

   Olly
   28th May 2011, 17:48

   Is it better to be on the inside or gain a position and move to the outside? Hamilton mentioned he would be happy to when interviewed after qual.
   1. 

      Olly
      28th May 2011, 17:53

      further- How much advantage has Button on the outside pos 2 over Webber pos 3 inside ?
10. 

    JerseyF1
    28th May 2011, 17:59

    Can Schumi overtake Alonso at Monaco for the second year in succession? If he can do it at the first corner it would be the second Monaco race corner in a row that he’d pulled it of.
11. 

    ionut
    28th May 2011, 18:10

    why is maldonado is front of rosberg ??
12. 

    Olly
    28th May 2011, 19:01

    On the BBc site they have Lewis 10th on the grid and Perez 9th
13. 

    KeeleyObsessed (@keeleyobsessed)
    28th May 2011, 23:38

    Got ridiculed by my family for changing my Prediction time from 1:14.954 to 1:13.654… Got Vettel right, and was within a tenth! I’ve got my fingers crossed Hamilton makes up a few positions now and then I’m laughing!
14. 

    wasiF1 (@wasif1)
    29th May 2011, 3:01

    I was expecting more from Renault but why on earth did HRT get a drive here? This team will create some trouble in the race today.
    1. 

       damonsmedley (@damonsmedley)
       29th May 2011, 9:16

       I was expecting a lot more from Renault, too. But I think you’re being a bit harsh towards HRT. They didn’t cause any trouble last year.
       1. 

          AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner)
          29th May 2011, 11:03

          I’m with wasiF1 on this one. Although HRT haven’t caused any grief thus far this season (or Monaco last year) they clearly were not within the 107% rule and i’m not convinced their FP sessions should have been enough to let them race.

          Don’t get me wrong, I like HRT, I respect them, but rules are rules.
15. 

    AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner)
    29th May 2011, 11:01

    I actually expected someone but Vettel on top. As soon as he got the top spot I was equally impressed but dismayed as I had pipped Alonso for pole.

    I really should know better by now. Always an RB7 on pole!

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