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2016 Monaco Thoughts

THE BIG PICTURE: It truly was the greatest day in racing. A super race at Monaco. An unexpected finish at Indy. Even the 24 Hours of Nürburgring had a thrilling, dramatic ending for the win; a race which consisted of, ready for this, hail and ice, resulting in a 25-car crash bringing out the red flag. Ironically, it was the NASCAR race which was the biggest dud.

TRACK: The best course marshals in the entire world.

EVENT: The (obscene) money just keeps flowing.

QUALIFYING: Ricciardo pulls out a lap for the ages, Hamilton gets boned again, Verstappen learns again how tough Monaco is, and Sauber doesn't believe you need an engine for qualifying.

RACE: It's rare you can say, "What a great race" for Monaco. You can certainly say it this time. What a great race! To top it off, five different manufacturers finished in the top five.

START: Meh.

HAMILTON: A blundered pit strategy taketh (2015 to Rosberg); a blundered pit strategy giveth (2016 from Ricciardo). Lewis will be more than happy to take the latter.

ROSBERG: A miserable performance from Nico, overheating brakes notwithstanding, prompting all the Hamilton fans to scream, "Told you so, told you so..."

MERCEDES: Yes, they are back on top, but they've got to know they need to eye Red Bull now, and not Ferrari, as their biggest threats.

RED BULL: What a bunch of morons. Absolute morons!

RICCIARDO: All you conspiracy idiots, just stop. Just stop! It was an honest mistake. Granted, a dumb ass mistake, but an honest mistake nonetheless.

VERSTAPPEN: For all his brilliance, Max is not very brilliant at the track which demands brilliance the most. Two years. Three crashes (plus a skimming of the guardrail). All the driver's fault.

PEREZ: We've said it before. It isn't even a question anymore. Sergio is truly the number one driver at Force India.

HULKENBERG: And all that talk about Nico being the next Ferrari driver? Not so much anymore...

FORCE INDIA: The beleaguered team jumped from seventh to fifth.

FERRARI: At another track where the Prancing Horse should have been a contender, they not only lost to Mercedes and Red Bull again, but were also beaten by Force India.

VETTEL: Is Sebastian's magic running out?

RAIKKONEN: Are Kimi's days running out?

MCLAREN: Another great result.

ALONSO: Is Fernando now re-energized?

SAINZ: Still quietly getting the job done.

KVYAT: From dumb to stupid to asinine. Daniil keeps digging his hole deeper and deeper. His days in F1 may truly be numbered.

NASR: If your team tells you to move over, you move over. Felipe impressed on his debut. That seems like such a long time ago, though. Ever since then, he's done nothing.

ERICSSON: But then again, that was a very opportunistic attempt, Marcus.

HAAS F1: The quick start team fell from sixth to eighth in the standings.

RENAULT: Spent more time against the guardrail then on the road.

PALMER: The new Pastor Maldonado?

ROSSI: Alexander losses his F1 ride, so he returns to America and wins the Indy 500. Then, if the rumored money problems with Haryanto are true, could end up back in F1. What a ride.

WORD OF THE WEEKEND: VSC

STAT OF THE WEEKEND: 0 -- The number of tires Red Bull had ready for Daniel Ricciardo's pit stop.

HISTORICAL STAT OF THE WEEKEND: The 1952 Monaco GP was run to sports car rules in a non-championship event. It was won by Vittorio Marzotto in a Ferrari, which took the top five spots even though they were locked out of the top two grid spots. Pierre Levegh won the pole in a Talbot-Lago. He only lasted five of the 100 laps with a camshaft problem. Stirling Moss started second in a Jaguar, crashing out on the 47th lap. Luigi Fagioli, the oldest driver to win in F1, died three weeks after crashing his Lancia in practice.

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND: Daniel Ricciardo perfectly epitomized his thoughts to his team after the race, "Just save it! Nothing you could say could make it any better."

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND RUNNERUP: Kevin Magnussen is the latest driver to ask this question directed at Daniil Kvyat, "What the fuck was he doing?!"

SCHEDULE: A lot has happened the last two races. Some things should start sorting themselves out in Montreal.

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RACE RESULTS
  Driver Laps
1. Hamilton 78
2. Ricciardo 78
3. Perez 78
4. Vettel 78
5. Alonso 78
6. Hulkenberg 78
7. Rosberg 78
8. Sainz 77
9. Button 77
10. Massa 77
11. Gutierrez 77
12. Bottas 77
13. Grosjean 76
14. Wehrlein(R) 76
15. Haryanto(R) 74
NC Ericsson 51
NC Nasr 48
NC Verstappen 34
NC Magnussen 32
NC Kvyat 18
NC Raikkonen 10
NC Palmer(R) 7

Time of Race
1:59:29.133

Margin of Victory
7.252 sec.

Virtual/Safety Car
4 for 12 laps

Lead Changes
3 among 2 drivers

Lap Leaders
Lewis Hamilton, Daniel Ricciardo

Fastest Race Lap
Lewis Hamilton

Pole Position
Daniel Ricciardo

CURRENT STANDINGS
  Driver Pts.
1. Rosberg 106
2. Hamilton 82
3. Ricciardo 66
4. Raikkonen 61
5. Vettel 60
6. Verstappen 38
7. Massa 37
8. Bottas 29
9. Perez 23
10. Grosjean 22
  Kvyat 22
12. Alonso 18
13. Sainz 16
14. Hulkenberg 14
15. Magnussen 6
16. Button 5
17. Vandoorne(R) 1

  Team Pts.
1. Mercedes 188
2. Ferrari 121
3. Red Bull 112
4. Williams 66
5. Force India 37
6. Toro Rosso 30
7. McLaren 24
8. Haas 22
9. Renault 6
 
 

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Bahrain Saudi Arabia Australia Japan
China Miami Emilia Romagna Monaco
Canada Spain Austria Great Britain
Hungary Belgium Holland Italy
Azerbaijan Singapore United States Mexico City
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2023 Thoughts
Bahrain Saudi Arabia Australia Azerbaijan
Miami Emilia Romagna Monaco Spain
Canada Austria Great Britain Hungary
Belgium Holland Italy Singapore
Japan Qatar United States Mexico City
Sao Paulo Las Vegas Abu Dhabi

2022 Thoughts
Bahrain Saudi Arabia Australia Emilia Romagna
Miami Spain Monaco Azerbaijan
Canada Great Britain Austria France
Hungary Belgium Holland Italy
Singapore Japan United States
Mexico City Sao Paulo Abu Dhabi

2021 Thoughts
Bahrain Emilia Romagna Portugal Spain Monaco
Azerbaijan France Steiermark Austria Great Britain
Hungary Belgium Holland Italy
Russia Turkey United States Mexico City
Sao Paulo Qatar Saudi Arabia Abu Dhabi

2020 Thoughts
Austria Steiermark Hungary Great Britain Anniversary
Spain Belgium Italy Tuscany
Russia Eifel Portugal Emilia Romagna
Turkey Bahrain Sakhir Abu Dhabi

2019 Thoughts
Australia Bahrain China Azerbaijan Spain
Monaco Canada France Austria
Great Britain Germany Hungary Belgium
Italy Singapore Russia Japan
Mexico United States Brazil Abu Dhabi

2018 Thoughts
Australia Bahrain China Azerbaijan Spain
Monaco Canada France Austria
Great Britain Germany Hungary Belgium
Italy Singapore Russia Japan
United States Mexico Brazil Abu Dhabi

2017 Thoughts
Australia China Bahrain Russia
Spain Monaco Canada Azerbaijan
Austria Great Britain Hungary Belgium
Italy Singapore Malaysia Japan
United States Mexico Brazil Abu Dhabi

2016 Thoughts
Australia Bahrain China Russia Spain
Monaco Canada Europe Austria
Great Britain Hungary Germany Belgium
Italy Singapore Malaysia Japan
United States Mexico Brazil Abu Dhabi

2015 Thoughts
Australia Malaysia China Bahrain
Spain Monaco Canada Austria
Great Britain Hungary Belgium Italy
Singapore Japan Russia United States
Mexico Brazil Abu Dhabi

2014 Thoughts
Australia Malaysia Bahrain China
Spain Monaco Canada Austria
Great Britain Germany Hungary Belgium
Italy Singapore Japan Russia
United States Brazil Abu Dhabi

2013 Thoughts
Australia Malaysia China Bahrain
Spain Monaco Canada Great Britain
Germany Hungary Belgium Italy
Singapore South Korea Japan India
Abu Dhabi United States Brazil

2012 Thoughts
Australia Malaysia China Bahrain
Spain Monaco Canada Europe
Great Britain Germany Hungary Belgium
Italy Singapore Japan South Korea
India Abu Dhabi United States Brazil

2011 Thoughts
Australia Malaysia China Turkey
Spain Monaco Canada Europe
Great Britain Germany Hungary Belgium
Italy Singapore Japan South Korea
India Abu Dhabi Brazil

2010 Thoughts
Bahrain Australia Malaysia China
Spain Monaco Turkey Canada
Europe Great Britain Germany Hungary
Belgium Italy Singapore Japan
South Korea Brazil Abu Dhabi

2009 Thoughts
Australia Malaysia China Bahrain
Spain Monaco Turkey Great Britain
Germany Hungary Europe
Belgium Italy Singapore
Japan Brazil Abu Dhabi


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