Rush director Ron Howard was a guest of Ferrari at the Monaco Grand Prix. Here’s a look at the weekend through the eyes of the teams and drivers.
Thursday
Nico Rosberg came out the box firing on all cylinders and posted the fastest times in both practice sessions.
A lot of F1 folk moan about Monaco. Personally I think it’s easily the best race of the year, head and shoulders above all the others!
— Alan Permane (@AlanPermane) May 22, 2013
Here we are on the pitwall that is not on the pit wall but is in fact inside and upstairs (!). Ready for some #FP1 twitter.com/Marussia_F1Tea?óÔé¼?ª
— Marussia F1 Team (@Marussia_F1Team) May 23, 2013
Lewis few minutes ago #f1 #Monaco twitter.com/MercedesAMGF1/?óÔé¼?ª
— MERCEDES AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) May 23, 2013
Even when #F1 comes to Monaco, there are still traffic jams! twitter.com/McLarenF1/stat?óÔé¼?ª
— McLaren (@McLarenF1) May 23, 2013
McLaren’s new front wing, on the car at last! More in development corner after 1st practice twitter.com/tedkravitz/sta?óÔé¼?ª
— Ted Kravitz (@tedkravitz) May 23, 2013
@felipe1massa waiting to get back on track…the circuit is still pretty dirty… twitter.com/InsideFerrari/?óÔé¼?ª
— Scuderia Ferrari (@InsideFerrari) May 23, 2013
“Radio check tunnel Nico” #f1 #Monaco
— MERCEDES AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) May 23, 2013
Marking out the pit stop box twitter.com/dickiestanford?óÔé¼?ª
— Dickie Stanford (@dickiestanford) May 22, 2013
@lewishamilton preparers for #fp2 #f1 twitter.com/JennieGow/stat?óÔé¼?ª
— Jennie Gow (@JennieGow) May 23, 2013
“Brake balance forward, let us know if you’re happy with that.” Rosberg: “I’m happy with that. Well, not happy, but that’s OK.” #F1
— F1 Fanatic Live (@f1fanaticlive) May 23, 2013
Vettel’s KERS has failed: He’s told to enter error code “fail 14”. “No KERS”, adds Rocquelin. #F1
— F1 Fanatic Live (@f1fanaticlive) May 23, 2013
Romain introduces the E21 to the barriers at quite a difficult corner. Just ask a certain seven-time world champ. #GetLucky #FP2
— Lotus F1 Team (@Lotus_F1Team) May 23, 2013
#monacoFP2 back underway after red flag to repair some Kerb damage. Adrian is first man to head back out. twitter.com/clubforce/stat?óÔé¼?ª
— Sahara Force India (@clubforce) May 23, 2013
Bit of a mess on Webber’s front wing and suspension. Looks like he might have depleted the local bird population. #F1
— F1 Fanatic Live (@f1fanaticlive) May 23, 2013
Otherwise known in F1 pr circles as “The Monaco classic” twitter.com/MyCaterhamF1/s?óÔé¼?ª
— Caterham F1 Team (@MyCaterhamF1) May 23, 2013
And you don’t get any closer than that! #monacobaby #bbcf1 WAAAA!! twitter.com/suziperry/stat?óÔé¼?ª
— suzi perry (@suziperry) May 23, 2013
Friday
Monaco’s traditional Friday ‘day off’ saw the drivers and teams enjoying the atmosphere and fulfilling their many media obligations.
Another beautiful day in #monacobaby! @jensonbutton signs autographs for the fans… twitter.com/McLarenF1/stat?óÔé¼?ª
— McLaren (@McLarenF1) May 24, 2013
After the autograph session, it’s time for our crew to step in. Pit stop practice on the programme! #FeelTheForce twitter.com/clubforce/stat?óÔé¼?ª
— Sahara Force India (@clubforce) May 24, 2013
“Yeah, my other car is a Ferrari 250GT California Spyder. No seriously, it is…” @achrisevans twitter.com/redbullf1spy/s?óÔé¼?ª
— Red Bull Racing Spy (@redbullf1spy) May 24, 2013
Here’s where they keep the Safety Cars (yes, 2 of them). A common Monaco occurrence! #FeelTheForce twitter.com/clubforce/stat?óÔé¼?ª
— Sahara Force India (@clubforce) May 24, 2013
Short spin to Ventimiglia with @mikeycollier @therealdcf1 @corkman_mc and special guest Monsieur Alain Prost!
— Jenson Button (@JensonButton) May 24, 2013
Autograph session for @felipe1massa twitter.com/InsideFerrari/?óÔé¼?ª
— Scuderia Ferrari (@InsideFerrari) May 24, 2013
SATURDAY – It was Mercedes all the way in qualifying, despite rain adding a touch of spice to Q1 and Q2. Felipe Massa started last after a crash in FP3 left him stranded in the pits, while Giedo Van Der Garde bagged his highest grid slot for Caterham and Jenson Button broke down in Q3.
Walking to work ON the racetrack itself is always cool! #monacobaby twitter.com/McLarenF1/stat?óÔé¼?ª
— McLaren (@McLarenF1) May 25, 2013
“Happy Days” in the Ferrari garage! Special visit of @realronhoward !! twitter.com/InsideFerrari/?óÔé¼?ª
— Scuderia Ferrari (@InsideFerrari) May 25, 2013
A little bit of rear left tyre cheekiness means the barrier gives @rgrosjean a slap. Back to your bo?â?«te Monsieur twitter.com/Lotus_F1Team/s?óÔé¼?ª
— Lotus F1 Team (@Lotus_F1Team) May 25, 2013
Monaco hotel breakfast is funny.Some people anticipating a new great day of m/sport, others noisily soaking up alcohol before heading to bed
— Martin Brundle(@MBrundleF1) May 25, 2013
Compare massa’s skid marks to the normal line #F1 #Monaco @f1fanaticlive twitter.com/sglwhite/statu?óÔé¼?ª
— Sam White (@sglwhite) May 25, 2013
Raikkonen: “Why do I have a red light on my steering, in the middle?” “It’s the FIA lock-out, it will clear in a few seconds… OK now.” #F1
— F1 Fanatic Live (@f1fanaticlive) May 25, 2013
Oof… and another one in the wall. This time it’s SUT’s Force India at the top of the hill. Double waved yellows.
— Caterham F1 Team (@MyCaterhamF1) May 25, 2013
“Something broke on the car, it’s not possible” exclaimed a frustrated Grosjean. #F1
— F1 Fanatic Live (@f1fanaticlive) May 25, 2013
Raining here in Monaco….will be an interesting quali!!!
— D’Ambrosio Jerome (@thereal_JDA) May 25, 2013
Problems for Jules who has stopped out on track. We’re looking into it but really concentrating our efforts on Max now
— Marussia F1 Team (@Marussia_F1Team) May 25, 2013
@felipe1massa removes his helmet…not enough time unfortunately…the team tried its best..
— Scuderia Ferrari (@InsideFerrari) May 25, 2013
“I got completley blocked by the Toro Rosso” complains Grosjean. He’s told he’s out: “No way, no way, this is unbelievable”. #F1
— F1 Fanatic Live (@f1fanaticlive) May 25, 2013
“OK Sebastian you’re P3. Only a tenth away from pole mate.” “Ah, it’s close. I think it was there. A tenth was there definitely. Sorry boys”
— F1 Fanatic Live (@f1fanaticlive) May 25, 2013
The French paparazzi here in Monaco are some of the worst human beings on this planet. Utterly vile people.
— James Moy (@jamesmoy) May 25, 2013
Sometimes sport is cruel, massive misjudgment in Qualy when it mattered. We will keep up the fight for tomorrow, will be a busy one! #headup
— Paul Di Resta (@pauldirestaf1) May 25, 2013
Well done merc but don’t think we are all looking forward a Mercedes procession Grand Prix tomorrow #tyres
— Lee Stevenson (@leestevo1) May 25, 2013
Sunday
It may have been straightforward for Rosberg, but behind him carnage reigned. The Monaco Grand Prix was red-flagged after Pastor Maldonado’s heavy crash at Tabac.
He wasn’t the only one in trouble: Felipe Massa repeated his practice crash and Grosjean raised his weekend shunt total to four.
Good morning guys, it’s race day!!! ??????????????
— Giedo van der Garde (@GvanderGarde) May 26, 2013
Incidente molto simile a quello di ieri alla prima curva. Accident very similar to that happened yesterday at turn one.
— Scuderia Ferrari (@InsideFerrari) May 26, 2013
Rosberg told he had 60% remaining in his rears, 50% in his fronts, in the last stint. Better than Red Bull it seems. #F1
— F1 Fanatic Live (@f1fanaticlive) May 26, 2013
A lot of damage on PM car
— Dickie Stanford (@dickiestanford) May 26, 2013
Hit his knee and a cut on his hand
— Dickie Stanford (@dickiestanford) May 26, 2013
Ready and waiting to get back out there… #MonacoGP twitter.com/McLarenF1/stat?óÔé¼?ª
— McLaren (@McLarenF1) May 26, 2013
Hmmm… Wonder what Romain’s damage bill for this weekend is ?
— Karun Chandhok (@karunchandhok) May 26, 2013
Box @rgrosjean, box, don’t think you were supposed to harpoon that Toro Rosso… #MonacoGP #GetLucky twitter.com/Lotus_F1Team/s?óÔé¼?ª
— Lotus F1 Team (@Lotus_F1Team) May 26, 2013
I want a new series: cecotto, perez, grosjean, maldonado. last one alive wins
— Gary Hartstein (@former_f1doc) May 26, 2013
Sergio-induced puncture means late #Kimi pit stop. Rather screwed our race. #DidntGetLucky #MonacoGP
— Lotus F1 Team (@Lotus_F1Team) May 26, 2013
Rocquelin tells Vettel to back off. “But satisfaction instead of going slow for 77 laps” says Vettel. #F1
— F1 Fanatic (@f1fanatic_co_uk) May 26, 2013
YES YES YES!! Great race from the boys, Nico wins his “Grand Prix at home”! Good job from Lewis, P4 in the end, sadly missing the podium…
— MERCEDES AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) May 26, 2013
Shame for the result in the end!!but there was nothing I cut do to avoid contact with kimi .. Will keep it up and look forward for Montreal!
— Sergio Perez (@SChecoPerez) May 26, 2013
Now avoiding accidents can be a bad thing..;))! GP without pace. In Canada, we will come back to our best level! Very important points today
— Fernando Alonso (@alo_oficial) May 26, 2013
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Fikri Harish (@)
28th May 2013, 10:26
Oh boy, that Gary Hartstein tweet sure is hilarious.
Lari (@lari)
28th May 2013, 14:34
+1
DaveF1 (@davef1)
28th May 2013, 10:35
Wonder what James Moy’s tweet was referring to?
Tyler (@tdog)
28th May 2013, 10:41
Good to see that someone at Lotus could see the funny side of Grosjean’s fourth accident of the weekend!
Aish Heydrich (@aish)
28th May 2013, 13:29
@tdog: Exactly, they’re always very funny. I just don’t read the other tweets, I only read the Lotus ones.
GeeMac (@geemac)
28th May 2013, 11:37
Couldn’t agree more with Alan Permane. Monaco may not be the best track on the calendar and it may not produce the best racing, but it feels special somehow. A lot of good tracks have graced the F1 calendar recently, but few have that certain something that make them truly special. Monaco has it, so do Spa, Silverstone, Suzuka, Monza and Montreal. Places like Sepang and Istanbul Park, while they are great layouts, don’t feel special at all.
Dane (@n0b0dy100)
28th May 2013, 13:10
Best tweet goes to Gary Hartstien. Hilarious!
the_sigman (@sigman1998)
28th May 2013, 13:34
Lol on Hartstein’s comment. Cecotto will be the winner.
PJ (@)
28th May 2013, 22:36
@RumblyLizard (Sam White above) clearly had the best view of the lot of us, his pics during the weekend were quite insightful.
BasCB (@bascb)
29th May 2013, 10:23
They sure were!