Rolling coverage from the 2023 Monaco Grand Prix.
50/78: Will it rain? Alonso loses 8.8 s.
48/78: Gasly in the pits.
47/78: Alonso was informed that it might rain in 15 laps.
45/78: Leclerc in the pits, Gasly moves to third place.
40/78: Stroll was trying to get in front of Magnussen, there was contact.
38/78: And now Verstappen’s lead is growing again.
36/78: And Pérez in the pits for tires and front wing.
35/78: Pérez cut the chicane under the tunnel and got ahead of Stroll. He later bumped into Magnussen.
35/78: But Ocon remains ahead of Sainz…
34/78: Ferrari reacts logically…
33/78: Ocon in the pits. Slow stop in 4.2 s.
32/78: It’s 6.5 seconds…
32/78: Hamilton in the pits.
32/78: Verstappen 1:18.7, Alonso 1:17.3
31/78: Both Verstappen and Alonso get a lap back in front of the drivers, but still…Alonso fastest in the first sector and cuts the gap massively!
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30/78: Verstappen complains about the left first. Alonso reduced the gap to 10.3s.
28/78: Chance of rain in 35 minutes according to McLaren.
26/78: Alonso now 1 thousandth slower than Verstappen. But it is 11.4 s.
26/78: Sargeant had to pit again due to a puncture.
25/78: 12 km from the circuit it is raining and it is approaching at a rate of 3 km per 10 minutes.
23/78: Alonso then even has 16 seconds on Ocon.
22/78: Verstappen’s lead is growing significantly, it’s already over 10 seconds.
22/78: The Williams drivers were in the pits.
20/78: Hülkenberg gets ahead of Chou and they fight Sargeant.
18/78: Magnussen overtook Sargeant. Even Stroll and Pérez surpass that.
17/78: Sainz received a warning in the form of a black and white flag for the collision.
15/78: Alonso loses six seconds.
15/78: Alonso reports a suspected puncture, but continues… according to the team, all is well.
14/78: Sainz stays on track.
12/78: Sainz tries to pass Ocon and damages the left front wing.
12/78: yellow flags…
11/78: Pérez would theoretically no longer have to build. And now, if they all pitted, he would be third. But he’s stuck behind Stroll and his theoretical position after the stops will drop.
9/78: Eighteenth Pérez overtook Stroll. Will we see a fight?
8/78: Alonso is about 2.3s behind Verstappen. He already has a bigger gap behind him… Ocon is 7.3 seconds behind him. The smallest difference in the top ten is between fifth Hamilton and sixth Leclerc, where it is under 1 second.
7/78: Ultimately, Russell will not be investigated further.
7/78: Pérez switched to hard and drives times of 1:16.5. Verstappen in the lead now 1:17.6.
6/78: Hulk penalty 5 seconds.
6/78: Verstappen two seconds ahead of Alonso.
2/78: Stroll had two contacts in the opening lap. He was pushed against the wall by Albon.
2/78: Russell scrutinized for poor starting position. Alonso and Ocon received penalties for this this year. In the first round, there was contact between Hulk and Sargeant.
2/78: Hulk, Chou, Pérez in the pits.
Start: Verstappen kept the lead. Alonso second ahead of Ocon.
15:00: The riders go for the warm-up lap.
14:58: Verstappen therefore in the intermediates, as well as third Ocon. Alonso starts on hard.
14:58: Tires for the start are very interesting!
- Intermediate: Verstappen, Ocon, Hamilton, Cunoda, Norris, De Vries, Albon, Sargeant, Hülkenberg, Pérez.
- Soft: Whoa
- Hard: others
14:54: Starting grid
| P. | Rider | The team | Note |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | |
| 3 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | penalty |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | |
| 8 | George Russell | Mercedes | |
| 9 | Yuki Cunoda | AlphaTauri | |
| 10 | Lando Norris | McLaren | |
| 11 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | |
| 12 | Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | |
| 13 | Alexander Albon | Williams | |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | |
| 15 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | |
| 16 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | |
| 18 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas | |
| 19 | Kuan-yu Chou | Alfa Romeo | |
| 20 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull |
14:48: Strategy – Pirelli expects one stop.
2:46 p.m.: There is a 20% chance of rain.
14:45: If you have a big performance advantage, you can overtake in Monaco too. But it’s hard. There is usually not much overtaking at the peak and changing positions is possible through the pits. Due to the lower degradation, in the past we have seen not only undercuts but also overcuts (when the rider stays on the track longer). And of course there is a high chance of a safety car.
14:38: Ayrton Senna won the most victories in Monaco, winning six times there. In second place with five wins is Graham Hill, who is also a triple crown holder – he also won the Indy 500 (which is being raced tonight) and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. McLaren is commemorating its team triple crown today and in Spain with a special color scheme.
14:35: In Monaco we have a number of drivers who have won there. But there will only be four on the starting grid. Hamilton has won three times, Alonso twice and Red Bull drivers have won once. While Verstappen is more than close to another victory, for Pérez defending last year’s victory is only a theory. He will start the race from last place after yesterday’s accident in Q1.
14:34: Someone brought the damn tires to the grid…just in case. But so far it doesn’t look like rain despite the clouds.
14:30: Home star Charles Leclerc will only start from sixth place. Leclerc was penalized for blocking Norris in the tunnel. His bad luck on his home track continues. Last year, Leclerc reached the finish line for the first time in Monaco and was fourth, but after starting from pole position he certainly had bigger ambitions.
His brother Arthur doesn’t have much luck at home either. He crashed and had to retire in the race today.
14:26: We have already outlined this. Max Verstappen will start from pole position. He will have Fernando Alonso behind him. Both had a very close fight in qualifying. The third sector did not work out for Alonso.
14:22: If we look at the statistics, three drivers will have a chance to win today’s race: Verstappen, Alonso and Ocon. If we look at the hybrid era, three times the driver from first place won, three times from second and twice from third.
In total, the driver won from pole position 30 times, from second place only 16 times. The last driver to win after starting worse than third was Olivier Panis in 1996. Only 10% of races were won after starting outside the first two rows.
14:22: We are flying double yellows, but that will be more of a test…
14:20: The drivers are already on the starting grid, getting out of the cars…
14:14: The air is 26 °C, the track 47 °C. According to earlier forecasts, rain cannot be ruled out, although it is rather less likely and rain, if any, will be more likely in the mountains above Monte Carlo.
14:13: The riders are already heading to the starting grid.
14:12: Welcome to the online coverage of the 2023 Monaco Grand Prix.
2023-05-28 13:18:45
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