Just got back from Monaco, the place is awesome. I walked around the track one evening and there are so many Ferraris, Porsche carrera GT's, Lambos, even saw a Spyker road car. Oh and got blind drunk on the redbull energy station which took up a 7 barges in the Harbour. The sound of the Fezzas, blipping throttles and generally fast driving by the locals was a sight and sound to be seen. Think a black 599gtb has now gone straight to the top of my wish list. But one of the best sights was a Moon grey plus mixing it with the big boys in Monaco. Fiat managed to get it so right with this car. I still love mine even after 5 years of coop ownership.

That's awesome...
It's my dream to watch a F1 race in Monaco
too bad the race was so boring... like it always is in Monaco
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According to this morning's news, the FIA are investigating MacLaren after Sunday's "race".

That would be good if they got kicked out because then my team might get a point which would be nice.

They are being investigated for enforcing team orders! A comment made by Ron Dennis after implied that Lewis was told not to overtake!

if you were the boss of a f1 team and getting the cars and drivers home in one piece and picking up those all valuable points was the aim then i think ron dennis got it right.

there was no team orders upto the second pitstop, every man for himself so to speak. hamilton could have become a lose cannon if he'd have kept trying to win on the final stint.
as a spectator it was kinda boring to watch but monaco is!

if it was my team id be happy thet we have an englishman in the battle for the championship and that the two team mates didnt take each other out on the final 20 laps.

goodluck lewis hamilton! (sorry about the rant)

I agree, also think that Hamilton is quicker than Alonso. Come on the brits.

I'd love to see wheel to wheel racing up to the end of the race but at this stage of the season there's no way that will happen between team mates. Mclaren don't know how long their pace will last ahead of the continual improvements from other teams and they need to reap as many points as they can. Seeing the two Mclarens bouncing and sliding round the chicane in the middle sector was awesome.

Sad to say, I think Alonso had the measure of Hamilton this time - he set enough faster laptimes to convince Mclaren that team orders should come into play after the second pit stop. Thats just my take on the situation, but if it is true I think Ron Dennis did right.

I agree, Ron Dennis had no choice! WOuld ahve been to much of a risk to the team. F1 is after all a team sport! If it had been like ferrari when rubens gave way to schumacher then sure, punish the hell out of them. We had no way of knowing if Lewis would have past Fernando!

Ferrari did that 1579283 billion times...
well..
maybe not that much...
Anyone remember Rubens Barrichelo allowing Schumacher to pass on Austria on 2002 ?
here on you tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdzu-fqrWxQ
*it's in Portuguese, but the images are enough

*Barrichelo sucks...

Did you get to watch the race too?

I've been to Monaco three times now, but haven't had chance to watch the racing as yet.

Watched some of it because I was working it, lol.

Cool, what were you doing?

It's a team race not an individual race. Therefore as boring as it may be, which is why I no longer watch it, I can't see what's wrong with Ron Dennis saying don't overtake if we're still going to come first and second. Why risk loosing both cars when the team will still get all the points and the person who is #1 in the team gets the most points.

John

I am the sparkie for Rubens car @ Honda f1. Yes I know this years car is rubbish ;-) but at least he has beaten Jenson in every race so far.

The only outcome from this will be pit team bosses saying "you have a "problem" slow down a bit"

But as John says, its a team race, the FIA cannot expect Ron Dennis to allow LH to attempt to overtake FA on any circuit not when the cars cost £? x ? and especially not on a circuit like Monaco, where there are zero over taking opportunties anyway. Its a team race therefore Mclaren coming 1st and 2nd is what he wants. It may be boring to watch, but there you go, the FIA made it that, by giving team points as well as driver points.

I thought Honda were going to be up there this year.

Think they will do better in the next 2 GPs, as will Ferrari....

Dave

Agree about Ferrari but not so sure about Honda, there is a test at Menorca this week to fing a good low drag setup. Hope they find something because it is annoying having Super ugly beating us.

rad to see your involved with f1 stevo, would be a dream job for many people on here! it looks like a great environment to be in and around.

good luck with rubens and honda,just cant wait to see if it goes down to the wire for hamilton as champion!