GP2 races @ Monaco 2014

[skells22]

this time next week we find out who got pole for the street track races and just like last year its in two groups to start off.
and also a heads up on days of races race 1 is on 10.15 BST Friday 23rd May and race 2 is on Saturday 24 may at 3.10pm BST so no Sunday race this time by

[brian1]

hoping Jon lancaster will be back on the GP2 grid, deserves a seat in gp2!! been watching his videos on youtube, check them out...

www.youtube.com/jonlancasterracing

[Mekola]

Lancaster fans seems to be everywhere. It's a good driver though, but I support Facu Regalia (and even Tio Ellinas) this season.

[peebee2]

Originally Posted by Mekola

Lancaster fans seems to be everywhere.

Well there seems to be the one anyway. He doesn't exactly have the best reputation in all areas

[skells22]

at least Cecotto goes to Monaco without any issue over him. Cecotto will hope not to repeat 2012 & 2013

[wsrgo94]

Originally Posted by Mekola

Lancaster fans seems to be everywhere. It's a good driver though, but I support Facu Regalia (and even Tio Ellinas) this season.

Well, shows how being twitter-friendly works at times...

Lancaster has always struck me as a driver capable of incredible things, but those performances have been too few and far between to really club him along the likes of other British talents like Lynn, Rowland, Blomqvist and Dennis. He did well in FR2.0 in 2007, but has blown rather hot and cold since then.

Coupled with the fact that he turns 26 this year, and he's doing Le Mans as well. Maybe he should take a leaf out of Tincknell's book, and give up on his single-seater career, at least his career in the F1 junior ladder. He'd make a solid prototype driver, surely.

[cds_uk]

Originally Posted by skells22

at least Cecotto goes to Monaco without any issue over him. Cecotto will hope not to repeat 2012 & 2013

As in pole position both years and the feature race win in 2012? Ok last year was quite possibly his career low point but he is carrying some nice form into this years race, fingers crossed that he goes well.

[LesterForbes]

Super excited about next weekend's GP2 races, be interesting to see if Jolyon Palmer can tighten his grip on the top of the championship, he's the only man (so far) to finish every race this season on the podium, and he's pretty quick at Monaco too!

[fergus_r]

Two very boring races in prospect I think.

[bella]

it could all go pete tong yet - the weather forecast is seriously undecided, as is traditional here at this time of year. at the moment it's wibbling towards rain...

[LesterForbes]

still no Jon in the car this race I hope he and MP can sort out their differences

[peebee2]

What makes you think he will pay THIS team then?

[vodka]

hahaha I just can't understand all the fuss about Rossi, he is always the one everyone is talking about, but the thing is, the guy is only good to win formula bmw's, since then he was a sunday-driver material. The flag on your shoulders puts some extra pressure, I assume

[skells22]

so this race had safety car 1, red flag at the hairpin which of course trggiers SC2 and there was a 3rd safety car plus people are questioning one of the pit stops during that last safety car

[ScotsBrutesFan]

Originally Posted by fergus_r

Two very boring races in prospect I think.

That feature race could never be described as boring that's for sure.

[Armco Bender]

Interesting race....as soon as they restarted after the red flag there was a power cut here...didn't come back on until after the race finished.

[chunterer]

Haven't seen it all yet but what a palava!
Evans benefitted greatly from the sc periods to hang on to 2nd. Coletti was hugely unfortunate....
Nasr came from how far back?!

[p-matt]

Originally Posted by fergus_r

Two very boring races in prospect I think.

I can't recall any GP2 race in Monaco that could be considered boring.

Binder deserved more of a penalty than he got I reckon. Bit of a liability around here.

I know Trummer got the penalty for the Coletti clash, but it felt typical Coletti to me. He was a bit too aggressive and understeered a touch into the final corner.

Nasr came from 18th on the grid to 3rd. Buxton and Filippi didn't give him nearly enough credit on commentary. He was very forceful in the opening laps to get up to 12th before the stops. After the red flag he managed the tyres to have something to fight with in the closing stages, and was quite unlucky not to get 2nd. I like the fact he's thinking of the championship and not swinging desperately for the fences like Coletti is. He needs to stop the rot against Palmer though, because his pace is tremendous.

[ptclaus98]

Originally Posted by vodka

hahaha I just can't understand all the fuss about Rossi, he is always the one everyone is talking about, but the thing is, the guy is only good to win formula bmw's, since then he was a sunday-driver material. The flag on your shoulders puts some extra pressure, I assume

They desperately want an American to do well, but Ferrucci is the last bullet in the chamber as far as Americans reaching F1. Rossi will be racing IndyCars and now that Karam's in the fold for Ganassi, he'll have a tough time landing a decent seat. Maybe sportscars are in his future.

[Juntos]

Just and like as every summer ends, all tourists come home. All dreamers wake up. And new problems are born. Rossi days are 'done' in the summer day that Fernandes gets rid of his stake at Caterham Racing.

Am I the only one here to notice the shameful strategy of ART GP in Race 2?