F1 2023 Monaco Pre-Race Thread

He’s the “Hate Ferrari” representative.

 

The FIA always put an ex-F1 participant in the stewards panel, to include a driver's point of view in their decisions.
But that doesn't mean that he really "represent" the drivers, or is absolutely impartial.

 

The Sunday forecast has gotten a little worse. This is bad for the spectators: sitting in a metal grandstand with lightning in the air is not recommended!

Thunderstorms. High near 70F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80%.

 

thurs is no longer a
practice day?

 

Curious how Mercedes has been able to bring an entire B spec car (suspension is changed, too) under the budget cap.

Sorry, not curious. Impossible. How can they even upgrade a winglet now?

 

Except, by tradition, submarines, which are ALWAYS called "boats" in the U.S Navy...

Great pics and great report, Joe, as always. As for the weather, well...May has been quite bizarre in France so far. We'll see. Hope it won't rain for the race, in Monaco it becomes too much of a lottery.

Rgds

 

That tradition (which allowed the Principality and its hotels to artificially lengthen the weekend by one more day) was cancelled in recent years after pressure from Liberty...

 

They had that with no payment to the F1 owner. Liberty rightly changed all that to align with the normal schedule and now Monaco pays a fee as others do.

 

Possibly the cost of upgrades is grossly exagerated by everyone. The cost of fabricating new parts is included in the overall budget.
The staff researching, designing them and creating those parts are already on the payroll. The equipment exists, etc ...
Even without introducing new parts, some components have to be replaced regularly because of stress or collision damage, etc ...
So the whole process of replacing parts is constantly going on. I cannot see how introducing new body parts would break the bank.
Even if there were NO upgrades over a season, most of the parts on the car at the first race would not see the end of the season !
Having say that, teams have to spread the finances over the whole season, and this is where a strict budget control is needed.
F1 isn't different from any other industry in that respect.

 

F40 on a yacht...

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Not just the USN, see Das Boot

 

raining here today. walking the track some of the kerbs look very flat

 

guess that's the total update package for this week-end then?

 

This guy is trying too hard lol

 

From this distance it could be a Fiero. Chassis number?

 

+ 1. Also ask Aston-Stroll the same. There is no conspiracy cost is easily measured in the Accounting F1 Championship !!!

 

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www.tvracer.com lists no coverage of practice or quali, just the race, which will be on ABC, not ESPN. This can’t be correct.

 

Iveco trucks, most likely.