Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix

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Round 7, 28 May, 2006. Monte Carlo, Monaco

Lap distance: 3.340km/2.075 miles Race: 78 laps - 260.520km/161.887 miles

Very Important Please Read - Remember this event has a Single Outcome so you cannot bet on more than one driver. Members betting on the race winner would be declared winners.

The nature of the 2.075-mile street circuit also makes it very hard to simulate during test sessions, resulting in it being one of the most unpredictable races.

It is a tricky track with plenty of slow-speed corners, forcing drivers to work hard throughout the 77-lap race.

However, despite such confining streets and very low average speeds, the cars still manage to reach speeds in excess of 175 m.p.h. This, coupled with the absence of gravel traps between the track and unforgiving steel barriers, leaves the drivers with no margin for error if they want to see the checkered flag.

"Monaco is the most difficult circuit on the calendar because of the nature of the street circuit and its surface. You're never more than a few inches from the barriers making overtaking a perilous task if not impossible," said three- time world champion Niki Lauda.

"Whatever else one thinks about it, the Monaco Grand Prix is just special," said Michael Schumacher. "Rushing round the track almost touching the barriers not only increases one's motivation, but is also a real challenge. The real peculiarity about it is that it is really narrow. There are some parts where you cannot even see the apex of a corner until you are actually on it and that adds to the excitement."

Even the slightest error here is punished," continued Michael. "Finding the limit on a road generally used for normal traffic, which is completely different to a usual race track, is always difficult. You also have to consider how much you can let the car slide, which it wants to do all the time. It is very exciting"
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one of the fave track of mine along with the suzuka in japan....unpredictable, anyone who can drive well on that narrow track can be on pole position, so no faves for me this time around.
 
Anish said:
This isn't Micheal's circuit.

He failed to complete also many times here.

I'm skipping this bet, too risky....:|
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He is on the pole though and has won here 5 times.
usually its pole race. Lets see.
 
yeah..a controversial pole for MS
dunno why he parked his car midway right at the end of the session
if not for that, alonso wud have made it to pole..

i agree with funky, the pole position takes away the race
but incidents do happen here more than on any other circuit
don rule out the possibility of MS and alonso hitting the barriers :eek:hyeah:
 
^^ Exactly, there have been too many crashes and engine pullouts on this track.

Didn't know Schumi's on pole though, worth the bet now :p
 
Oh and one more announcement..

"I won't be creating the TE traditional F1 race threads from now on. Many of the members reported that they're having problems posting in both race threads and betting threads. So, I think its better if we keep all F1 related race discussions in this thread along with the bets."

As for the TE picks for this race (in order)
Teams - Renault, Ferrari and McLaren
Drivers - Kimi, Michael, Alonso
 
^ Oh, in that case just create your normal discussion thread in the betting zone & i would add/append the High Stakes Event to it later.

That would make everyone happy. :)

Without your expert insight we would not know on which team we should stake our hard-earned Nickels ;)
 
me goin with schumi.. he came first in qualifying (forget the stalling :D) and unless ferraris pit strategy goes horribly wrong i dont think schumi can lose coz monaco is a track where it is near impossible to overtake :)

BTW ME NEW TO BETTING :)
 
Schumi will win.

Unless he has some accident.

Its usually the Pole sitters race.
And hes on pole, who cares about the controversies :bleh:
 
yeehhaaa!!! Fisichella demoted!!!

f1.com said:
Renault’s Giancarlo Fisichella has had his three fastest times from Monaco qualifying deleted after stewards decided he had impeded Red Bull driver David Coulthard during a flying lap.

Fisichella had qualified in fifth place, with Coulthard four places behind in ninth. The Italian’s penalty is likely to drop him to tenth on the grid, which will be published by the FIA on Sunday morning, with Coulthard, Juan Pablo Montoya, Rubens Barrichello and Jarno Trulli all set to gain a place.

The stewards accepted that Fisichella’s actions may not have been deliberate, but wth overtaking so difficult in Monaco, the penalty nevertheless deals a severe blow to his hopes of victory in Sunday’s race.
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yaay!!! The Official Formula 1 Website
 
20 niks is all i can bet and that too on Michael Schumacher :p

i have a hinch Alonso will with the race though...
 
Schumi isnt on Pole. He starts at the end. Stewards gave him the penalty after it was decided that he intentionally stopped at the end of his lap to prevent others from setting the fastest time. So now I bet on Alonso :D
 
holy shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

nOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

wtf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

i just bet all my nickels on schumi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

this is so not done!!!
 
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