It’s dry & sunny in Montreal, not like yesterday’s Quali sessions. The track is “green”, i.e. there’s no rubber down after all the rain, and the cars were set up
We’re still mid-move (well, we’ve moved but are surrounded by boxes) so I’m taking a short break from unpacking in order to watch Quali. I watched the Azerbaijan race but
No live notes from me this weekend – we’re moving house. After Monaco, VER is 9 points ahead of LEC with PER a further 6 points back; Red Bull are
The Monaco GP is usually quite processional (85% of Monaco races have been won by someone in the top 3) but there’s a chance of rain during the race today.
Hot on the heels of the Spanish GP, the circus is in Monaco for what will be a procession as usual. In post-race news: GAS and ALB received penalties but
A couple of post-Qualifying updates: Aston Martin were fined €5,000 after an unsafe release for STR in Q1; no penalty for STR himself ALO will start at the back of
Following the post-race penalties (which resulted in ALO dropping from P8 to P11) the championship standings after Miami see LEC on 104 points, VER on 85, and PER on 66;
I haven’t seen any penalties following the queues in Q1 costing ZHO his quick lap, but the FIA seem more focused on telling the drivers not to wear jewellery even
After the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix LEC is 27 points ahead of VER, with PER a further 5 points back; Ferrari are just 11 points ahead of Red Bull, with Mercedes
Following yesterday’s Sprint, here’s the grid for the race: LEC, VER, PER, SAI, NOR, RIC, BOT, MAG, ALO, SCH, RUS, TSU, VET, HAM, STR, OCO, GAS, ALB, LAT, ZHO* *ZHO