Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2022Formula 1

[PeterJB]

No wonder there are talks dropping the race. Race control don't even WANT it to to be interesting.

 

[Grayfox]

They've had rain in Imola.

Imola is a proper Grade A track due to run offs,
Monaco is only given Grade A due to "Historic" reasons

Lets face it, if Monaco was never on the calendar and they wanted to join, they would be laughed at by the FIA.

Also in Imola, the DRS was delayed for a long time after the track was dry as well

 

[Bosso]

People in charge of this sport are an absolute joke. No idea what they're doing.

 

[Touring Mars]

I'm going to have a shot of vodka every time they say "2 seconds Ted..."

 

[NotThePrez]

Crofty calling out Race Control. Seems like the rain is getting harder, but this isn't an unusual amount of rain for an F1 race to begin with.

 

[Demon Drone]

F1 has really turned into a clown show the past few years. No reason why this needs to be delayed.

 

[Blitz24]

This must be a NASCAR race. So race is going to now be tomorrow at 1130 AM local time?

 

[LumpiestFish]

Absolutely farcical.

 

[HenrySwanson]

Weird

 

[Liquid]

Even if the rain is increasing, it is or was good enough to start. Now we're doing that horrible waiting game where they keep waiting 10 minutes to see if the rain stops. And then another 10 minutes. And another 10 minutes after that...

 

[Grayfox]

This must be a NASCAR race. So race is going to now be tomorrow at 1130 AM local time?

No, it will be a repeat of Spa 2021.
2 laps behind the safety car and half points awarded.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Get the wet tires and get on with it.

Ayrton parted the seas in 1984 and he was fine.

 

[NICKname]

Imola is a proper Grade A track due to run offs,
Monaco is only given Grade A due to "Historic" reasons

Lets face it, if Monaco was never on the calendar and they wanted to join, they would be laughed at by the FIA.

Also in Imola, the DRS was delayed for a long time after the track was dry as well

This weekend has shown that Monaco should be dumped ASAP. And I wasn't even that negative about Monaco that before this weekend. Marshalls just act on their own and red flag sessions for no reason, qualifying consistently gets ruined by crashes every year, overtaking is physically impossible and real wet weather racing is not allowed.

 

[Sum1s2pid]

Just a bit of rain. Let them fight.

 

[Samus]

That could have been a really fun start, everyone starting on inters then this rain comes down after 5 minutes and some gamble staying out, some go full wets. Now everyone is just going to start full wet and go to dry once it drys out.

 

[Liquid]

The most boring race on the calendar and race control is doing everything in its power to keep it that way.

 

[PeterJB]

Masi's desire for spectacles and drama would be really handy right now...

 

[Famine]

No, it will be a repeat of Spa 2021.
2 laps behind the safety car and half points awarded.

That's not going to happen because they changed the regulations specifically after the Spa incident...

A race is now only a race if at least two laps are completed in green flag conditions. Points for shortened races are now recalculated to:
*Races over two laps but less than 25% = points for the top five: 6, 4, 3, 2, 1.
*Races between 25 and 50% distance = points for the top nine: 13, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
*Races between 50% and 75% distance = points for the top ten: 19, 14, 12, 9, 8, 6, 5, 3, 2, 1.

 

[Grayfox]

I predict Latifi, Maldonardo, Mazepin or Mick Schumacher crashing into Leclerc at turn 1 as Leclerc can not win Monaco.

 

[PaMu1337]

I predict Latifi, Maldonardo, Mazepin or Mick Schumacher crashing into Leclerc at turn 1 as Leclerc can not win Monaco.

Come on, make it a proper prediction!
Change that 'or' into an 'and'

 

[andrea]

Masi's desire for spectacles and drama would be really handy right now...

It’s called a few drops.

We shoulda gone car racing.

 

[Liquid]

I predict Latifi, Maldonardo, Mazepin or Mick Schumacher crashing into Leclerc at turn 1 as Leclerc can not win Monaco.

The race is abandoned because there is a nanometre of water on the track. The curse continues.

 

[Touring Mars]

Interesting that there could be several formation laps and then a full 78 lap race - won't that make it very tight on fuel??

 

[Grayfox]

Wow
The reason was "Rain was coming and it was for Safety"

 

[Dreadmed]

A shot everytime the boats start honking...

 

[Touring Mars]

Wow
The reason was "Rain was coming"

Not sure what's wrong with that, they were right after all...

 

[Liquid]

won't that make it very tight on fuel??

Good! It'll add some spectacle.

 

[PaMu1337]

Interesting that there could be several formation laps and then a full 78 lap race - won't that make it very tight on fuel??

Extra formation laps still get taken off the race distance, don't they?

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Interesting that there could be several formation laps and then a full 78 lap race - won't that make it very tight on fuel??

I think they're a bit more efficient in the rain, but that could get interesting.

 

[PeterJB]

They can only do so many formation laps before they won't have enough fuel to finish the race, assuming it even happens.