Official 2025 Monaco Grand Prix Thread ***SPOILERS***

[Piginapoke]

After a cracking Imola race, we’re in Monaco for one of the classics. It will probably be the best Qualifying of the season, but the race not so much. Note drivers will have to change tyres twice in the race, so that might spice it up a bit.

Verstappen must start favorite after his excellent Imola win, but the car is better in fast corners than slow. Piastri was mighty here last year and Leclerc won it, so place your bets.

I’m sticking with Norris- beating Piastri last time out will help his mind relax I think and the McLaren is pretty handy in slow corners.

Here’s to a great race.

Date(s): Friday 23 May to Sunday 25 May 2025.

UK Broadcast Timings (and track time)

All sessions are live on Sky F1. Channel 4 is showing highlights of Qualifying and the Race.





2024 Highlights: (Perez/Magnussen crash)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wya4iAJLlzs

Tyres:

Super Soft compounds C4-C6 obvs



2024 Result: (Leclerc win)

Edited by Piginapoke on Tuesday 20th May 07:42

Edited by Piginapoke on Wednesday 21st May 21:38

[TheDeuce]

It's just a procession though, the cars are too big. They should retire this circuit now.

[garythesign]

Thank you for your hard work PiaP. These triple headers must keep you on your toes.

A great season so far

[spitfire-ian]

TheDeuce said:

It's just a procession though, the cars are too big. They should retire this circuit now.

I see what you did there

In The Imola Thread TheDeuce said:

In a minute PIAP will post up the Monaco GP thread and the same people will be grumbing the same grumbles as last year about it being unsuitable - as if it's new or interesting information smile

Edited by spitfire-ian on Tuesday 20th May 07:46

[Piginapoke]

garythesign said:

Thank you for your hard work PiaP. These triple headers must keep you on your toes.

A great season so far

Cheers Gary- they really do!

[TheDeuce]

I can imagine anyone of Max, Piastri or Lando getting the pole lap here this season. I can equally imagine one of them having a shunt whilst trying. None of them can afford to play safe, and they're all fast enough force each other to really push the limits.

The McLaren is probably more naturally suited to this circuit than the RBR, there's no respite there though as there are two McLarens.

[StevieBee]

I've long likened Monaco to Bond films in that the anticipation for what's to come generally falls some way short of what you hoped for. But every now and then a Skyfall lands that makes up for the others.

But...

TheDeuce said:

They should retire this circuit now.

I very much doubt that will ever happen. And I hope it doesn't. For all its faults, Monaco is one of those defining attributes of F1 and is part of its history that seems to be fast eroding elsewhere.

[TheDeuce]

spitfire-ian said:

TheDeuce said:

It's just a procession though, the cars are too big. They should retire this circuit now.

I see what you did there

In The Imola Thread TheDeuce said:

In a minute PIAP will post up the Monaco GP thread and the same people will be grumbing the same grumbles as last year about it being unsuitable - as if it's new or interesting information smile

Edited by spitfire-ian on Tuesday 20th May 07:46

See? I was right




Just getting in there first, take the wind out of the sails of the terminally miserable

[mrdelazouch]

My vote goes for Lando to take the pole and win the GP.

[suffolk009]

I love Monaco race weekend.

My first childhood memory of F1 would have been around '73-'74 watching the cars going round the hairpin. I thought it was just fanatastic, unbelievable.

3.55pm on Saturday - the most exciting few laps you'll see.

[PhilAsia]

Piginapoke said:

garythesign said:

Thank you for your hard work PiaP. These triple headers must keep you on your toes.

A great season so far

Cheers Gary- they really do!

It goes without saying that your efforts are highly appreciated PiaP. So I thought I would also say it

[CanAm]

TheDeuce said:

It's just a procession though, the cars are too big. They should retire this circuit now.

There were some figures in Motor Sport a few years ago showing cornering speeds for possibly a McLaren. At the old Station Hairpin it was slower than their car had been 20 years previously.

This isn't surprising when you consider that the wheelbase of the modern car was 4 feet longer than a 1970 car, ie 50% longer!

[PhilAsia]

TheDeuce said:

spitfire-ian said:

TheDeuce said:

It's just a procession though, the cars are too big. They should retire this circuit now.

I see what you did there

In The Imola Thread TheDeuce said:

In a minute PIAP will post up the Monaco GP thread and the same people will be grumbing the same grumbles as last year about it being unsuitable - as if it's new or interesting information smile

Edited by spitfire-ian on Tuesday 20th May 07:46

See? I was right




Just getting in there first, take the wind out of the sails of the terminally miserable

Bandwaggonist!

[Sandpit Steve]

I’m sticking with my suggestion at the end of the Imola thread, that the teams need to do something different at Monaco as the cars are too big.

Give the teams a budget of say $100,000, to design and build a pair of those crazy 250cc Superkarts just for this one race around the streets.



If Chris Harris can say it’s the craziest thing he’s ever done on four wheels…

[Sandpit Steve]

Slightly more serious answer, probably McLaren will do what’s needed on Saturday, but any one of seven cars could end up with the pole, especially if the session gets disrupted - which has happened before and will happen again, as someone goes a fraction over the limit looking for the ultimate pace.

Then do a rain dance on Sunday morning.

[Blib]

Sandpit Steve said:

Slightly more serious answer, probably McLaren will do what’s needed on Saturday, but any one of seven cars could end up with the pole, especially if the session gets disrupted - which has happened before and will happen again, as someone goes a fraction over the limit looking for the ultimate pace.

Then do a rain dance on Sunday morning.

Monaco weather. Rain, Saturday afternoon.

[suffolk009]

Sandpit Steve said:

Slightly more serious answer, probably McLaren will do what’s needed on Saturday, but any one of seven cars could end up with the pole, especially if the session gets disrupted - which has happened before and will happen again, as someone goes a fraction over the limit looking for the ultimate pace.

Then do a rain dance on Sunday morning.

Or someone sets a fastest time with everyone else behind him about to go quicker, so he decides to block the track - end of session.

[Blib]

suffolk009 said:

Or someone sets a fastest time with everyone else behind him about to go quicker, so he decides to block the track - end of session.

That didn't work for either Schumacher in 2006, nor Leclerc in '21

[Sandpit Steve]

Blib said:

That didn't work for either Schumacher in 2006, nor Leclerc in '21

Was Rosberg 2014 the last time someone got away with that one?

[jimmsy]

Max on Pole or bin it trying.

Piastri P2. Lando P5.

Russ P3, surprise Ferrari (not sure which) in P4.

Race will be similar except Ferrari will do a bad strategy.