I actually hate this race more than any of the others. Sure it’s historic and not a piece of straight track to be found, lots of elevation change, pretty scenery. That said it’s so narrow that passing is practically impossible and finishes are usually decided by Qualifying and wrecks. The situation is not helped by the fact that this year’s cars are HUGE and throw out a ton of turbulence.
It’s also slow. On offer will be the 3 softest compounds- Ultra Soft, SuperSoft, and Soft and any one of them would carry you the whole race if regulations didn’t make you switch.
Lewis Hamilton Qualified a disappointing 14th, behind even Jensen Button, his former team mate, who is back for a cameo after retiring last year replacing Fernando Alonso who will be running the Indianapolis 500 later today from the same Pole position, 9th.
If you are a fan of Scuderia Marlboro this is your weekend to celebrate as they have locked up the front row though Vettel (a total asshole) must be pissed that Raikkonen (a Finn and therefore possessing no particular personality) has the Pole. Bottas (another Finn) is carrying the flag for Mercedes barring a miraculous start by Hamilton (he’s done it before, though not as often as he’s blown it) and then we have the Red Bulls which show no signs of challenging this year.
Yawn. Other than that it’s the normal display of greed and celebrity, meaning of course the blockbuster benchmark by which all others are measured. It’s Monaco. The Côte d’Azur is lovely and I totally envy the Top Gear guys who got to run the course at speed when it was empty. Looks like a fun drive.
Pre-race and race on NBC. Unfortunately it will only delay and not pre-empt Chuck Todd, pre-race at 7:30 am ET, race at 8:00 am ET.
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