If there are no additional penalties after qualifying, the grid at Monaco will be as follows:
1 M Webber Red Bull 1:14.381
2 N Rosberg Mercedes 1:14.572
3 L Hamilton McLaren 1:14.583
4 R Grosjean Lotus 1:14.639
5 F Alonso Ferrari 1:14.948
6 M Schumacher Mercedes 1:14.301
7 F Massa Ferrari 1:15.049
8 K Raikkonen Lotus 1:15.199
9 S Vettel Red Bull No time
10 N Hulkenberg Force India 1:15.421
11 K Kobayashi Sauber 1:15.508
12 J Button McLaren 1:15.536
13 B Senna Williams 1:15.709
14 P Di Resta Force India 1:15.718
15 D Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:15.878
16 J Vergne Toro Rosso 1:16.885
17 H Kovalainen Caterham 1:16.538
18 V Petrov Caterham 1:17.404
19 P Maldonado Williams 1:15.245
20 T Glock Marussia 1:17.947
21 P de la Rosa HRT 1:18.096
22 C Pic Marussia 1:18.607
23 N Karthikeyan HRT 1:19.310
24 S Perez Sauber No time
“Lucky” Schumacher, eh Joe?
I must say, Msr. Grosjean is impressive this season.
Even to showing his team-mate, former WC and Monaco winner, the way home.
For a Frenchman to stay clear of the armco at Monaco, and be on the second row of the grid, is surely worth a warm Ferrari seat?
No, not lucky at all.
Why would he want Ferrari? Lotus is an ever-improving racing team now; Ferrari is a political team that is way too up itself; Lotus can provide the platform for him to flourish
That is ever so freaky. Someone removed the gremlins from Michael’s car (and head?), and look what happens.
Well done Mark W.
Rather nice to see some of the mature talent do well. But, hmm, if you were playing God somehow, you would mask it on a specialist circuit that rewards experience, wouldn’t you? Pirelli would say that’s exactly how it is supposed to work. Hope it is.
The irony is just a bit much for me, I admit to being a bit dizzy. That (bar penalty) was my favourite three up there. HAM is only the tiniest whisker less favored by me. Spoiled for choice.
Now everyone is getting their day in the sun, Nico who I have really warmed to for his obvious plain niceness (and simple unassuming speed)is getting more consistently up there, and yet Schumi is realistically denied a chance to equal Ayrton’s record, one I sense he would loved to have caught up. I’m no steward, but I thought his last penalty was more 50:50. Going to do a rain dance, overnight.
Hats off to Grosjean, also. That’s a convincing gap over Kimi.
So in a dull race, the leaderboard gets another shakeup. Actually almost any way you shuffle the top 5.
Nuts, but good nuts. Something tells me we will not have a procession, though. MSC on super aggressive strategy for starters. Did you see his face? Chuffed to bits.
I get the impression that Michael might just have been beginning to doubt himself. If that’s the case, the boost to his confidence can only help his driving.
I’ll go with that. We’ve seen some very unfocussed driving from him for too long. Depressed me, so can only imagine how he felt this season.
For him to be smiling away, knowing full well he is hobbled for the race, well, it was a cheerful thing to see. I have to confess I’m suspicious he’s got some strategy up his sleeve, or is silly light, but realistically, nice sunny day out there, and 5 guys with lots to prove in front. So either epic, or nothing, today. By epic, I mean he gets onto the podium.
I’m never going to complain about a Williams victory. But in a topsy turvy season, there’s something reassuring about seeing Maldonado at the back of the grid due to an act of incomprehensible stupidity.
What seems to have happened here is that Ferrari have improved enough to overtake Lotus… How and in which sphere I can’t say as yet. Do enlighten us Joe, if you know more.
Otherwise the situation is perplexing as ever. Those drivers you would tip to do well have all found it tough going. Button, Raikkonen, Vettel, nearly out in Q2. Hamilton on top form couldn’t make pole.
Yet the B team all done great!!
Could it be that in the race the situation will be reversed [corrected]???
I’m willing to wager this will be a Monaco like no previous Monaco!
Was there any thoughts of penalty for Massa overtaking between the two cars by the swimming pool under white flags?
I know slow moving vehicle, but isn’t that when a course vehicle is out, surely Vergne’s car needed yellows waving?
I don’t think so.
The Vergne incident possibly merited yellows on that part of the track, but even if so, you can’t blame Massa for a stewarding mistake.
So, in the official records, who gets the credit for pole? Schumacher with fastest time, or Webber starting from P1?
The fastest time does not mean pole.
On a somewhat related topic, I just noticed this about the Ron Howard movie “Rush” – https://www.facebook.com/rushmovie
Joe, you looked (and sounded) good on the Sky broadcast!
I agree with lamemodem, you came across very well on the Sky piece Joe.
I have seen it, but it was too noisy to hear!!