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2019 Monaco Thoughts

LAUDA: Brilliant. Analytical. Courageous. Tough as hell. Outspoken. Blunt. Champion. There will never be another like him.

THE BIG PICTURE: An emotional weekend for all involved in Formula 1.

EVENT: Love those yachts. Can't see anything from them, but love those yachts.

TRACK: It always amazes us how quickly they can clean up an incident and get back to green flag racing.

QUALIFYING: Ferrari continues to be absolute complete imbeciles, Gasly makes Grosjean hopping mad, Ricciardo continues to shine at Monaco, Vettel messes up throughout, and Hamilton is the lone survivor.

RACE: Would have been nice if the rain showed up...

START: Hamilton is perfect, Bottas is aggressive, Verstappen plays it smart, Sainz jumps Toro Rosso, Ricciardo makes a move, and Raikkonen gets nudged and drops.

HAMILTON: Was Lewis being his usual radio drama queen or was he really in trouble this time? He won the race, so ultimately it doesn't matter.

BOTTAS: Seems to be back playing the wingman.

MERCEDES: The 1-2 finishing streak comes to an end, but they have still won every race this season so far.

VETTEL: Finally beat a Mercedes even if he needed Red Bull's help to do so.

LECLERC: Well, Charles was certainly entertaining to watch.

FERRARI: Let's look at the bright side -- they didn't mess anything up on Sunday.

VERSTAPPEN: Max kept it interesting, even with the (valid) penalty.

GASLY: Pierre keeps doing better and better. But, will he completely close the gap?

SAINZ: The race Carlos wanted two weeks ago.

MCLAREN: It keeps appearing McLaren actually is the best of the rest this year. Though their Indy 500 qualifying effort was a clown show.

RENAULT: While the French team just keeps sinking further.

RICCIARDO: Despite Daniel's best efforts as always at Monaco.

KVYAT: Impressive run.

ALBON: Ditto.

GROSJEAN: Romain salvaged a point for the American team.

MAGNUSSEN: While Kevin was tame.

WILLIAMS: Actually beat someone who didn't DNF.

STROLL: Now, he's losing to a Williams and getting in everyone's way. Lance's meager stock has plummeted to penny stock value.

PEREZ: Scary, scary situation where two marshalls nearly got themselves run over by Sergio.

INDY 500: A fantastic drive by Simon Pagenaud in a thrilling duel with Alexander Rossi, Oriol Servia should have been penalized big time, and Sebastien Bourdais screwed up.

WORD OF THE WEEKEND: Niki.

STAT OF THE WEEKEND: 43 -- Ultimately, the fiery crash at the Nurburgring in 1976 took Niki Lauda's life, as the damage the flames did to his lungs resulted in the recent health issues he could not overcome. However, it did so 43 years later. That's one heck of a second chance, which Lauda made the most of.

HISTORICAL STAT OF THE WEEKEND: Niki Lauda won Monaco twice, both from pole position, while driving for Ferrari in 1975 and 1976. (He also took pole in 1974, but retired from the race with ignition problems.) However, it was the 1984 Monaco GP which most people talk about even though he spun out of the race. Since that event was cut short due to rainy conditions and only half points were awarded, it opened the door for Lauda to take the championship over the race winner, Alain Prost, by half a point.

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND: Perhaps the best epitaph can only come from Niki Lauda's own words, "What would life be if we only did what was necessary? I've been through a lot and I've realized the future can't be controlled. You appreciate that it is very easy to die and you have to arrange your life to cope with that reality. From success, you learn absolutely nothing. From failure and setbacks, conclusions can be drawn. That goes for your private life as well as your career."

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND RUNNERUP: And a little Niki Lauda humor, "I had a reason to look ugly. Most people don't."

SCHEDULE: Could Montreal actually have more safety car periods than Monaco?

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RACE RESULTS
  Driver Laps
1. Hamilton 78
2. Vettel 78
3. Bottas 78
4. Verstappen 78
5. Gasly 78
6. Sainz 78
7. Kvyat 78
8. Albon(R) 78
9. Ricciardo 78
10. Grosjean 78
11. Norris(R) 78
12. Perez 77
13. Hulkenberg 77
14. Magnussen 77
15. Russell(R) 77
16. Stroll 77
17. Raikkonen 77
18. Kubica 77
19. Giovinazzi(R) 76
NC Leclerc 16

Time of Race
1:43:28.437

Margin of Victory
2.602 sec.

Safety Car
1 for 4 laps

Lead Changes
None

Lap Leaders
Lewis Hamilton

Fastest Race Lap
Pierre Gasly

Pole Position
Lewis Hamilton

CURRENT STANDINGS
  Driver Pts.
1. Hamilton 137
2. Bottas 120
3. Vettel 82
4. Verstappen 78
5. Leclerc 57
6. Gasly 32
7. Sainz 18
8. Magnussen 14
9. Perez 13
  Raikkonen 13
11. Norris(R) 12
12. Kvyat 9
13. Ricciardo 8
14. Albon(R) 7
15. Hulkenberg 6
16. Stroll 4
17. Grosjean 2

  Team Pts.
1. Mercedes 257
2. Ferrari 139
3. Red Bull 110
4. McLaren 30
5. Racing Point 17
6. Haas 16
  Toro Rosso 16
8. Renault 14
9. Alfa Romeo 13
 
 

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2023 Thoughts
Bahrain Saudi Arabia Australia Azerbaijan
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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
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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
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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
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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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