Comments on: 2008 Monaco Grand Prix review: Ferrari mistakes let Lewis Hamilton in for win

By: Senor Paz

Senor Paz — Tue, 19 May 2009 02:29:35 +0000

“If he inherits the Schumacher luck as well, look out.”

If? That was the luckiest win I’ve seen in years!

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Thu, 29 May 2008 08:34:58 +0000

Massa did not block Raikkonen at the start. I can see how you might think that if you only saw the head-on shot at the start, but if you look at the rearward camera or the onboard from Hamilton it's clear Raikkonen just got a slow start. Similarly, Massa was angry that Hamilton passed him at Istanbul (according to his race engineer) and clearly tried to defend the position. It is not realistic to suggest he would have risked losing the race to Hamilton by letting him past in the hope that Hamilton would end up finishing second.

By: apache

apache — Thu, 29 May 2008 08:28:26 +0000

Massa’s action in the last 2 races are clearly showing that he would not mind Hami coming in second as long as he is first. In Turkey, he could have staved off Hamilton for several more laps had it not been for his silly mistake that allowed Hamilton pass. Had he kept Hamilton at bay, Kimi would not have lost so much time on Hamilton which would have allowed him to come second in that race.

Even in Monace, Massa’s block allowed Hamilton to come up to second place. Even though it sounds silly, I can clearly see a cold driver rivalry.

By: frecon

frecon — Mon, 26 May 2008 20:25:28 +0000

“Alonso had been on the standard wet tyres but on the formation lap had pressed his team to switch him onto the deeper extreme wets, which they did not do.”

Actually Alonso switched onto full wet tyres after his incident. In that moment it was raining hard, and the next 5 or 6 laps he was one of the quickest on the track. When he overtook Webber in full wet he was making 1:36. Heidfeld was making 1:46, so each lap Alonso loose ten sec. Thinking he was so much faster Alonso try the impossible move, and ruins his race. Heidfeld was slower, but he is not easy to pass.

Then he was 14th, with no rain, and onto full-wet tyres.

Very bad race for him (two mistakes), and very bad race for Renault (more mistakes chosing strategy)

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Mon, 26 May 2008 18:43:45 +0000

Knowing FOM there probably isn't anywhere you can watch it legally, but here's a full write up.

By: J. Neale

J. Neale — Mon, 26 May 2008 18:31:40 +0000

Does anyone know where I can watch the press conference? I had to record it and it cut off when the programme was meant to end.

By: Gman

Gman — Mon, 26 May 2008 18:27:16 +0000

Kubica, according to all the reports I’ve read, is a big fan of street tracks- his performance this weekend is proof positive, and it will be a treat to see how he drives on the new stops in Valencia and Singapore later on. As for Massa, someone we know is not a fan of Monaco, perhaps his shwoing is a sign of his overall improvement and consistency- I wonder if his critics are so eager to get rid of him after this weekend…

The report on Alonso’s rumoured contract with Ferrari is indeed big news if it is true- no doubt we’ll all be tuned in for further news on the situation. At Red Bull, it’s becoming obvious who the #1 and #2 drivers are..dose anyone think DC can hang on after this season, or if he will even want to?

By: GeorgeK

GeorgeK — Mon, 26 May 2008 18:13:45 +0000

The drive of the race belongs to Vettel, 20 years old, manages to avoid most of the carnage and comes home 5th.
All of the results were obviously skewed by the weather, but it was almost as action packed as a typical NASCAR race! That last comment should incite some backlash.

I can’t get too excited about Sutil after finding out he passed 3 cars under yellow, but it was a shame he was taken out by a driver who should have known better.

By: Jean

Jean — Mon, 26 May 2008 14:14:30 +0000

As I’ve only managed to watch bits of the race , maybe I’m wrong , but from my view Kubica should be driver of the day . I think he’s the only driver who never made a mistake , in the bad conditions. Massa drove a great race too , just one small slip on corner 1 , which he recovered super quickly from , but did not have luck on his side , so to finish 3rd in such conditions , well done to him. Hamilton drove very well too , had the luck and took the win. As someone said , Kimi must have been put off by the penalty , and things just got worse from there on. I’m sure he’ll be back in Canada though. Piquet of course , I would not mind being wrong and therfore surprised in future considering his racing “pedigree” , but I can’t see him making it in F1 much longer , let alone a world champion ? but then again , Heiki took some time adjusting , didn’t he ? Nakajima is full of promise , must be getting close to start rattling the ever highly Rosberg anytime soon.

By: George

George — Mon, 26 May 2008 12:34:54 +0000

William Wilgus – you make your own luck.