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Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time before heavy rain hit Monaco during the second practice session on Thursday afternoon. Having topped the morning session, Hamilton went out early and posted a time of 1:17.192, 0.740s faster than Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg. The session was interrupted after 15 minutes when Manor Marussia driver Roberto Merhi lost control under braking for the Nouvelle Chicane and hit the barriers. That caused a red flag and by the time Merhi’s car was cleared the rain had moved in. Lotus […]
The high rate of attrition in last weekend's Monaco Grand Prix resulted in a flash back to the past - and a little bit of magic
Sauber duo Esteban Gutierrez and Adrian Sutil expressed their disappointment following a poor showing during qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix. Neither Sauber driver was able to progress through to Q2, with Gutierrez in 17th narrowly eclipsing Sutil. "It was not a positive qualifying for the team, so we cannot be happy with today’s outcome," said Gutierrez. "We are on the edge of getting into Q2, so every minor incident on track is affecting us massively. Today it was a big challenge to find a […]
Nico Rosberg claimed his second successive pole position in Monaco, despite running wide on his second run in Q3. The German driver took provisional top spot with a 1.15.989 before running deep at Mirabeau on his second attempt, causing a yellow flag. Several leading drivers were unable to improve their lap times due to Rosberg's error bringing out the yellow flags. He ended the session less than a tenth of a second ahead of Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton, with Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo in third. […]
Lewis Hamilton set the quickest time during the final free practice session ahead of qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix. The Brit set a time of 1:16.758 on option tyres to edge out Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo by 0.050s. Nico Rosberg led the way early in the session on prime tyres, with the Mercedes drivers enjoying a comfortable advantage over their Red Bull rivals. But on options, the RB10s were much closer - with Rosberg having to settle for third, ahead of Sebastian Vettel, who […]
Jean-Eric Vergne says he is confident that Toro Rosso can fight for the top 10 in qualifying on Saturday. Vergne was fourth quickest during a rain-affected second practice session and believes that the pace of the STR9 is sufficient for the team to be able to progress through to the final shootout. "It was a good day, I think the car is better than expected and it gives us confidence about the car and about myself, so we of course do not expect to finish […]
Nico Rosberg says that Mercedes's rivals are closer in Monaco than they were two weeks ago in Spain. Mercedes has dominated the 2014 season with five successive pole positions and wins but the German reckons they will face more of a challenge this weekend. "That was a very good day," he said. "It seems that we are looking very quick here again, although our main competitors seems to be a little closer to us than in Barcelona. I still need to find my perfect set-up […]
Kamui Kobayashi says there was no reason for Caterham to run during the first part of second practice and risk damaging the CT05. Kobayashi was one of several drivers to remain in the garage due to heavy rain falling during the lunch break in Monte Carlo. The Japanese driver eventually emerged out onto the circuit for the final 10 minutes of the session, once it was possible for option tyres to be used. "Like a few of the other teams we waited to start our […]
Fernando Alonso set the fastest time during a quiet second practice session ahead of this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix, with most of the action coming during the final five minutes of running. Alonso’s time of 1:18.482 was 0.419s quicker than championship leader Lewis Hamilton, with Sebastian Vettel in third. A hailstorm hit the circuit during the lunch break and duly left the track soaked as the session began. Valtteri Bottas took to the track on Intermediates but there followed a silence as no-one opted to […]
Championship leader Lewis Hamilton edged out Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg during the first practice session ahead of this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix. Hamilton set a time of 1:18.271 to eclipse Rosberg by 0.032s, with Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo a quarter of a second behind in third place. Fernando Alonso was fourth while reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel completed the top five. Kimi Räikkönen finished the session in sixth place after surviving a spin at Sainte Devote, with compatriot Valtteri Bottas in seventh. Sergio Pérez, Kevin […]
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Jenson Button says that the progress made by McLaren, rather than their race result, will determine whether they regard this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix as a positive event. Button arrives in Monaco having not scored in three successive races and admits that, while the team is not in a fantastic place, he is confident that progress will soon be made. "We’re not in a fantastic place right now in terms of speed and finishing positions – I was asked what I’d be happy with here […]