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Monaco 2011 - The race - The tricky Monte Carlo track readies itself for another cracking session

Published by Christine

Monaco is ready for a street race
Monaco is ready for a street raceCredit: Team Lotus

After the mixed up day we had yesterday, the anticipation for the Monaco Grand Prix has been building. Yes, Sebastian Vettel secured another pole position, and yes Lewis Hamilton is starting towards the back of the top ten, but even that can't dampen the enthusiasm for the glitzy principality.

The race will be a real test for the new tyres, and overtaking aids, as Monaco isn't known for it's great passing opportunities. The action kicks off at 1pm GMT+1 with the Factbyte Factbox build up starting an hour earlier.

Statistics

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Circuit de Monaco, Sunday

23℃

  • Low 18℃
  • Humidity 43%

Sunny days are here again

2010 Session Results
PosDriverTeamTime
1M WebberRed Bull1:50:13.355
2S VettelRed Bull+0.4
3R KubicaRenault+1.6
4F MassaFerrari+2.6
5L HamiltonMcLaren+4.3

Predictions

So far this season, the racing has been clean enough to keep damage to a minimum, but if there's going to be a Safety Car anywhere, it's going to be Monaco, right?

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After the mixed up day we had yesterday, the anticipation for the Monaco Grand Prix has been building. Yes, Sebastian Vettel secured another pole position, and yes Lewis Hamilton is starting towards the back of the top ten, but even that can't dampen the enthusiasm for the glitzy principality.
Team Lotus

Event start

13:00GMT +01:00

29 May 2011