Vettel tops close final Monaco practice

24 comments on “Vettel tops close final Monaco practice”

1. 

   Kingshark (@kingshark)
   28th May 2016, 11:09

   Two things:

   1. Ricciardo didn’t get a clean lap in at the end, Hamilton got traffic in S3 on his fastest attempt, and Rosberg made mistakes on his fastest lap. Pole fight will be between Mercedes and Red Bull, but Ferrari (in Vettel’s hands) looked much better today than on Thursday.

   2. I officially propose a gravel trap at Sainte Devote.
   1. 

      markp
      28th May 2016, 11:13

      Maybe. However all the cars did many laps after their fastest so plenty of fuel but Vettel maybe right up the front or 5th or worse I wouldn’t put money on either.
   2. 

      Ivan Vinitskyy (@ivan-vinitskyy)
      28th May 2016, 11:13

      1. and Kimi has to be replaced.
      2. but then they’ll be stuck there, waiting for a crane and wasting even more green flag time.
      1. 

         markp
         28th May 2016, 11:18

         Kimi is 2nd in the drivers title, has had good races and qualifying on the whole this season but must be replaced due to a poor FP3 time in 1 race weekend.

         Harsh.
         1. 

            Ivan Vinitskyy (@ivan-vinitskyy)
            28th May 2016, 11:22

            He may be second but very few think he outperforms Vettel. Eventually his luck will run out, he will not always be given better machinery or better strategy. When it comes to outracing others, or qualifying well he falls short.
            1. 

               Roland
               28th May 2016, 11:44

               He’s 2-3 down to Vettel in quali this year, ahead of him in the championship despite being whacked off the road by him in China and suffering a retirement in Australia – he’s not being blown away in quali and more than matching him on race day – your point doesn’t really stack up.
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               markp
               28th May 2016, 12:03

               As a Ferrari fan I have moaned about Kimi since he came back but this season I think he has been very good which makes me happy as it is a sign the car is good. By mid season we hopefully will see 3 teams and 6 cars very close.
      2. 

         Philip (@philipgb)
         28th May 2016, 12:51

         It’s been revealed he had mechanical problems in FP3 and is having to change gearbox with a 5 place penalty so not all on him
   3. 

      PorscheF1 (@xtwl)
      28th May 2016, 11:14

      @kingshark Either way this is going to be the tightest qualifying in a while, and not only for the top spot but every single position down the grid.
      1. 

         Ivan Vinitskyy (@ivan-vinitskyy)
         28th May 2016, 11:19

         I think top 10 is pretty clean cut. Top 15 will probably also include Mclaren and Williams, not much battle there.
         As far as exact positions in top10, it should be interesting, especially top 3.
2. 

   Simeon Simeonoff (@simeonoff)
   28th May 2016, 11:26

   Qually:
   1. Hamiltion
   2. Ricciardo
   3. Rosberg
   4. Vettel
   5. Verstappen
   6. Kvyat
   7. Raikkonen
   8. Sainz
   9. Perez
   10. Hulkenberg
   1. 

      drrapg (@drrapg)
      28th May 2016, 11:53

      Pérez.-
      FP1: 8, FP2: 8, FP3: 8
      Why 9? I think either Kvyat, Raikkonen or Sainz will be under. Not that all of this matters anyway
      1. 

         Simeon Simeonoff (@simeonoff)
         28th May 2016, 12:01

         I don’t know… spicing things up a bit. I think Sainz will try to be closer to Kvyat. As you said, it doesn’t matter :)
         1. 

            drrapg (@drrapg)
            28th May 2016, 12:10

            Haha it’s going to be a closed one, midfield is getting more interesting these days. It is in my opinion were the right combination of a good car and a good driver makes the difference, much more than in the front.
            1. 

               Simeon Simeonoff (@simeonoff)
               28th May 2016, 12:19

               True. I actually even think that the guys in the midfield a lot hungrier. They want to get in the teams at the front, so they have to prove they are worthy every second they are out there on the track.
3. 

   ruliemaulana (@ruliemaulana)
   28th May 2016, 11:33

   I hope Vettel win this race, it looks like this is his last change because Redbull can only get better this year. Renault use only 3 token for Monaco. Ferrari is doomed.
   Autosport: TOKEN SPEND
   Ferrari 26 (6 remaining)
   Mercedes 21 (11 remaining)
   Honda 18 (14 remaining)
   Renault 11 (21 remaining)
   1. 

      Simeon Simeonoff (@simeonoff)
      28th May 2016, 11:40

      Well, Reanult spent only 3 tokens and gained 0.2 – 0.5s a lap. So 6 tokens could be plenty :)
      1. 

         fluffydave (@fluffydave)
         28th May 2016, 11:53

         The same can be said about everyone else, Ferrari is chasing moving targets, it’s not helping now that they have the least amount of tokens left.
         1. 

            Simeon Simeonoff (@simeonoff)
            28th May 2016, 11:59

            Yeah, you are correct. I’m just trying to stay positive :)
4. 

   Palle (@palle)
   28th May 2016, 11:55

   “Max Verstappen was fourth ” should be fifth.
5. 

   MG421982 (@)
   28th May 2016, 12:07

   Wanted to say this yesterday after FP1, but decided to wait and see what happens in the other sessions, not to jump into the wrong conclusions. Now that FP3 is over, I think we can conclude that Alonso is talking lots of trash… just to keep the moral high, to keep the hope alive, to leave Kimi the guy that says the fewest words etc etc. In case there was some doubt left, it’s gone completely now: 2016 McLaren chassis is worse than 2016 Ferrari chassis. The engine too. End of the story.
   1. 

      Patrick (@paeschli)
      28th May 2016, 12:27

      McLaren, the sixth best chassis on the grid.
      1. 

         markp
         28th May 2016, 12:45

         No it’s one of the very best Ron said so.
6. 

   OmarRoncal - Go Seb!!! (@)
   28th May 2016, 12:50

   I really hope this year starts to resemble 2009. It started with Brawn / Mercedes looking invulnerable but then RB made them be worried about losing the titles. Now we just need RB and Ferrari to spice things up. And Mercedes boys keeping each other nervous.

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