The Crown Jewel of Formula 1, and one of the Crowns of the Triple Crown one can achieve in Motorsports. Formula 1 is back to the streets of Monaco, and we’re in for a treat of a weekend. Although Max Verstappen won the race in Imola, Lando Norris was on his back until the very last lap, and Ferrari showed great pace throughout the practice sessions and qualifying. In Monaco, where you qualify is in most cases where you finish, so Saturday performance will be as important as on Sunday.
Monaco GRAND PRIX SCHEDULE
Thursday, May 23rd
13:10 – 13:55 – Formula 3 Training Session
15:00 – 15:45 – Formula 2 Training Session
FRIDAY, MAY 24TH
11:05 – 11:21 – Formula 3 – Qualifying (Group A)
11:29 – 11:45 – Formula 3 – Qualifying (Group B)
13:30 – 14:30 – Formula 1 – Free Practice 1
15:10 – 15:26 – Formula 2 – Qualifying (Group A)
15:34 – 15:50 – Formula 2 – Qualifying (Group B)
17:00 – 18:00 – Formula 1 – Free Practice 2
SATURDAY, MAY 25TH
10:45 – 11:30 – Formula 3 – Sprint Race
12:30 – 13:30 – Formula 1 – Free Practice 3
14:15 – 15:05 – Formula 2 – Sprint Race
16:00 – 17:00 – Formula 1 – Qualifying
SUNDAY, MAY 26TH
8:00 – 8:50 – Formula 3 – Featured Race
9:40 – 10:45 – Formula 2 – Featured Race
15:00 – 17:00 – Formula 1 – Race
Monaco Grand Prix potential strategy
Setting up a strategy for Monaco Grand Prix is not a rocket science. Position on track is essential, and overtaking is extremely difficult. Pirelli chose the three softest compounds of C3, C4 and C5. Despite that, all drivers will attempt a one-stop race, not to get stuck in the traffic. Those, who can last long on their compounds, can benefit from an overcut, and wait out a potential safety car. Those, who can’t drive around traffic, will probably lose bits of their front wing, and the debris can become a problem. There is some potential rain on the horizon for the Saturday qualifying, but it’s too early to predict the weather exactly.
F1Blast Team Predictions
In this section, we’ll be presenting our 5 predictions for the race, based on the knowledge and experience. We encourage you to share your predictions in the comments.
- Someone gets a grid penalty for impeding during qualifying
- “No Heroics Into Sainte Devote Please”
- Bottas scores first points
- Leclerc takes podium in his home race
- Max is dethroned