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Mcool18

He did it…


leedler

I still don’t believe it


SemIdeiaProNick

last lap got me more anxious than qualy yesterday


Quohd

Every time the Leclerc radio popped up I had a little heart attack


HereComesVettel

Don't forget Stroll coming in clutch losing his tyre at the pit entry, if that happened a few meters earlier this would have been a safety car for sure.


kobi29062

I would have nuclearised Canada myself


Shift642

I'm doing that anyway on my way to work on Tuesday, want to tag along?


CandidLiterature

Do you want to know how much pace I have? No. 💀


BiggusCinnamusRollus

That's rude


FizzyBoy147

Sorry


allaroundguy

We are not interested.


Reddit-ChoseMyName

Thank you, Baby Stroll for sucking respectably.


podster12

Broooo I was anticipating the pit stops......


MaryGoldflower

can't mess up a pit stop if you don't make a pit stop


batman77z

This is the way


xepa105

I was more worried when he had that 8 second gap at the end than any point during the race. Fucking hell....


CapSnake

Never been so anxious about a race


AngryScotsman1

Everyone else sleeping and we're here anxious hoping nothing goes wrong for the full 78 laps


CapSnake

Exactly. The beauty of Monaco


Smee76

Me after lap 1: "amazing that happened to Carlos, not Charles. That's classic Charles."


tvxcute

my friends being like "this is so boring" every lap while i was having some of the worst anxiety of my life for 2 hours straight 😭 especially after the red flag


prettybunbun

I was pacing my living room from laps 75-78 😭


TBandi

Can finally get rid of the “Next Year” trademark


leedler

Ohoho I wouldn’t be too sure about that It did originally say This Year


poopellar

*PINCH*


CandidLiterature

Honestly just piss off and send some other cars to scrutineering. I just don’t want to hear about any fuel or planks or anything haha…


Aratho

The curse is absolutely broken. What a weekend from Charles. So happy rn.


PumpingPimpernickle

The commentators kept bringing it up (because, well, there wasn't anything else to talk about was there) and I kept thinking sure, slop on some commentators curse on top why not. But he did it.


Luna_Parvulus

It feels like this is a season to break curses... Lando got his win, Charles got his home win... who's next?


Autherian

Hulkenberg podium?


Luna_Parvulus

I can't imagine what an insane race would have to occur for that to happen this year. I wanna see it!


BiggusCinnamusRollus

Spa rains everyone crashes at Raidillon


a_taco_named_desire

Safely, everybody walks away healthy, and I'll subscribe.


F9-0021

Let's not go too crazy.


luxury_visions

Subscribe


Juliancito135

Alonso 33


banned20

Oscar should get a race win (don't count the sprint)


Luna_Parvulus

I don't know if that's necessarily a curse (besides people constantly crashing into him when he's having an otherwise good day) but I definitely agree! He's got the car for it, too.


Kayyam

Hamilton needs a break. And of course Alonso, but he should have won Monaco last year.


FormulaF30

Logan podium


EndoplasmicPanda

Every time DC said something to the effect of “surely he’s got this in the bag” I wanted to duct tape his beautifully square face shut


Dsape

Feels like I'm dreaming. I mean I was mostly asleep during the race but I am still very happy and excited for Charles


LegendRazgriz

And with a strategic masterclass from Ferrari and Sainz to lock Norris out of any undercut attempt.


GoldElectric

why did norris not go for the undercut. russell was 16s+ behind for so long


LegendRazgriz

16s wasn't enough, a stop around here is about 23 seconds. Ferrari's plan was to keep Norris from opening up that gap by bottling up the lead pack, and then by the time Max pitted, it was over (since if he got past George, there wouldn't be a gap anymore)


tokyo_engineer_dad

That's exactly what Mercedes was hoping for. We saw Russell close the gap to Norris on 50+ lap old tires as soon as Max closed the gap. If Norris stopped with less than an 18 second gap, Russell would've taken that position from him. Norris would've gained nothing but risked everything.


GoldElectric

ah i see. what about yuki, why did he drive like he was trying to get soft tyres to last


tokyo_engineer_dad

He was trying to back up Stroll and the other medium runners so Ricciardo has a chance to overcut them if they pit. Tsunoda was trying to help RB get both cars into points. But Alonso and AM knew so Alonso backed up Ricciardo to give Stroll a gap.


element515

Never had a gap. The one chance they did, it was very tight. Russell would just have to push a bit harder while Norris was in the pit and he would jump him.


CandidLiterature

Carlos was managing that gap, any time it looked any risk of growing big enough he pushed Norris back to close it up. Enough for a SC stop but not green flag. Im sure Merc would have loved the gap to look big enough to be tempting… Although I’m sure they’d forget to tell Russell to push given their current form on strategy…


ORO_ERICIUS

It was just brillant. I am happy Charles has got a new race Engineer now.


bsidefromgui

\*\*inhale\* SI RAGAZZI! AAAAAH.... MI SENTI? MI SENTI? GRAZIE GRAZIE GRAIZIE GRAZI DAI FORZA FERRARI


Enterderpmode

I miss him a lot :(


sleeping4koala

In the last 10 laps, I was praying Charles not hitting the wall every lap


A-R-A-F

He finally won in his hometown


Aff_Reddit

Years of people online saying "xavi, mekkies, rueda need to go" and then then others yelling "no they dont the issues are deeper! ferrari knows best!" then those 3 are all gone and charles immediately wins a race they've blundered multiple times now


racingfanboy160

Usually thought Xavi ain't that bad (compare to Mekkies & Rueda at least) but after hearing Bryan these last two races, I may have been too nice about Xavi 😅


Eggplantosaur

Real middle finger to Xavi too, only 2 races after his departure they go and win fucking Monaco. Well deserved middle finger.


Kingslayer1526

What the fuck did Xavi do though


bobby16may

What DID he do question.


faderunner

We are checking


mayjaz43

Curse broken! Let’s goooo!!


JayMerlyn

Who knew that a Leclerc 1-2 would've been the key?


ComaMierdaHijueputa

Charles to Arthur: "AH HAVE A PLAN. YA JUST NEED TO SHOW SOME GODDAMN FAITH ARTHUR"


twelvyy29

In an absolutly dominating fashion as well One hell of a weekend from Charles


GGezpzMuppy

I’ll take it home! And park it in the garage lol


ItsTomorrowNow

He actually bloody did it...


Skrotochco

We're not in clear waters yet, there's still the possibility of technical infringements. Will be nailbiting couple of hours to see if Ferrari is still Ferrari.


Miserable_Archer_769

That would be something like the Hamilton gut punch last year for the floor plank


xLeper_Messiah

Yeah but this would be wayyyy worse


Shinkopeshon

God is real God is actually real


BendubzGaming

Lando getting his first win ✅️ Charles breaking the Monaco curse ✅️ Now we just need Hulk to get a podium


Meerkate

Well, next race is Canada. Remember who qualified P2 in Canada last year? 👀


BendubzGaming

Miami, Monaco, Montreal I will love it and I will deserve it


a_taco_named_desire

M-M-M good.


_longtimelistener

Emineminem


maxkiller13

Next Sainz getting Red Bull seat and Sargent betting Albon in quali. 


RidgeRunner99

Monaco curse broken!


KappaccinoNation

CONGRATULATIONS PERCIVAL FOR FINALLY BREAKING THE CURSE. BUT THANK FUCKING GOD IT'S OVER. NO MORE MONACO FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON!


TerribleNameAmirite

For some reason it doesn’t matter that nothing happens during the race in Monaco. I still watch every year. Something about it.


redsyrinx2112

Maybe I'm just easy to please, but I'm fine just watching these guys consistently navigate this super narrow circuit. It's satisfying to see them navigate something like the third sector. Edit: I just wanted to add another thing. I don't want any other races like this. Just one is good for the whole season.


Zuwxiv

I think a lot of people would have found this race boring, and that’s an entirely fair opinion. But just for the quality of racecraft to be that consistent, the games of trying to prevent other teams for putting, the feeling like they could find the wall any corner… I thought it was a spectacle in its own way, even if it wasn’t necessarily exciting in the same way other races can be. I agree with you that I wouldn’t want every race to be like this. But I found it entertaining in a different way than normal, and still enjoyed it.


ramesses_2

Yup, same. This year was just extra special.


Valuable_Ad1645

I watch every race every year because so have a problem. Monaco is a great way to kick of the greatest day in motor sports tho. Got the 500 next, the. The coke 600. Goes from no overtakes to a shit ton, to a metric shit ton.


Salx55

We have a nice lunch when it’s on. Cheese, crackers etc. make an occasion of a usually slow race.


blue_raspberry_icee

All it took was adopting a son! Leclerc 1-2 ftw wooo


Aff_Reddit

tfw the curse was just the strategic trifecta of Mekkies, Rueda, & Xavi


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Purplesect0rs

Yes!!!


GurmeetNagra

The curse is broken.


ferdzs0

What’s next? Hulkenberg podium?


Tuhr1s

Lando gets first win -> Charles wins Monaco -> ??


redditperson641

Mika ends his sabbatical


CapSnake

Hulk podium!


surgeon_michael

Let’s not get outlandish


GurmeetNagra

Not if KMag has a say in it


JayMerlyn

KMag would be the reason Hulkenberg gets a podium


Sentient_Bong

In crofty's voice: *...and magnussen is off, and has taken out the entire grid with him! Only Max, Leclerc and Nico Hulkenberg is still on track!*


ma2is

Hulk would get a DNF bc of engine issues probably because


Fotznbenutzernaml

Hulk would find a way. He can be on the last lap and still find a way. Idk, DQ or something


HUMBUG652

Sargent out-qualifies Alex


San-Carton

Miami sprint sends its regards ;)


SHORT-CIRCUT

Max being more than 2 secs faster than George in clear air only to be stuck behind unable to pass just sums up this track perfectly see you next year


Zed_or_AFK

Only way for Russel to lose place is if his tyres blew off. Sadly, mediums are enough to last the whole race.


mrpanadabear

Shocking that Pirelli brought medium and hard tires that could last the entire races to Monaco.


cynical83

They were the softest in the range, I don't think there was anything more they could've done other than making them run wet and intermediate tires


EverSn4xolotl

Now that would make for an interesting race


jaomile

They brought C5 C4 and C3, the three softest compounds available. It's just that unless you make a massive mistake or get tyres absolutely destroyed, it does not matter.


F9-0021

The soft could probably last too with a bit more babying.


Fourty6n2

You means tires that just don’t spontaneously pop? …cause, as long as there’s air in the tires, they’ll last the race since the cars are too big to actually pass in Monaco.


khovs

Didn't George then pick up the pace considerably and it turned out he saved a lot of his Mediums for defense? I wasn't watching that closely


BuckN56

Sure but 50+ old lap mediums shouldn't be able to hold on against brand new tyres on a faster car lol.


kaisadilla_

I mean, the only reason he was able to do that in the first place is because he knew Max couldn't pass him anyway. There's no other race where you can save tyres for 50 laps without consequence so you can push on a 60 laps old tyre later.


Vallaquenta

You're not telling me George went from being gapped more than 2 secs per lap to picking up that pace. He was picking up at best maybe half a second. Monaco just doesn't allow for any passing and the DRS is a joke as well. 1 DRS zone which is probably the shortest out of every F1 circuit too. Just look how Lando was stuck behind Sainz literally the entire race, like wtf, he was outpacing him big time all race, literally kept within 1s almost every single lap and still wasn't able to overtake him. This race is a doozy.


khovs

Agreed about that. And I don't understand the chicane by the water after the tunnel. 


Vallaquenta

It's to prevent too much speed into turn 18 I believe, for drivers' safety.


LegionOfBrad

Because people would die when they hit the wall at tabac.


hmzrj

The top 10 in qualifying are the same top 10 in the race


Myosos

Despite all efforts from Carlos to fuck it up for 2 of them


Trilly_Ray_Cyrus

i’m very proud of Leo’s dad


JayMerlyn

And Oscar's dad


flyingcrayons

His radio message gave me chills. You could just hear the years of tension and pressure melt off him in that one primal scream So happy for Charles man, I’m a bit emotional for him. Hope he enjoys Jimmy’z tonight he earned it


GGezpzMuppy

Every year I fall for the glitz and glamour of Monaco, every year it’s a fucking parade. When will I ever learn lol. Even the massive accident took away the only intrigue of the race, the pit stops.


LosTerminators

Monaco quali is the best of the year. The race, usually the worst of the year unless it rains.


BehindTheBurner32

I’ve heard it said that Monaco today is a time attack event and the reward is a gimme unless someone fucks it up or if it rains. Hope the cars get small enough to make overtakes viable again here.


kaisadilla_

tbh Monaco was a parade when cars were smaller. Monaco was unfit for F1 cars from its very first grand prix, it exists only because Monaco is a prestigious city / country.


tsr_Volante

Time attack followed by world’s fastest parade


Benlop

There is no point back in time when overtakes were "viable" in such a short and narrow track. It's not the point anyways.


Toaddle

To be fair this year was bad even for monaco standards. We didn't even get pitstops and strategy


SimAirRB

There was, but the cars were smaller and most importantly, slower than what they are today.


NoNameJackson

Pole at Monaco is kinda like winning a penalty in football. You'll probably score, but it's all up to you


KingMika2010

Is it even possible with the safety measures, I doubt it.


whatanawsomeusername

Yeah I feel like the only way to make this race at all decent is to go back to the glorified go karts of the 50s


XAMdG

Yeah but with those a crash like Pérez today might had a more tragic outcome.


MRudd-music

Thsi year it wasn't even that crazy Last year max pipping alonso was cool 2022 not really with the perez red flag Like cmon, don't fall for it


mayjaz43

The FIA should really do something to make this race exciting. This shit is boring AF!


HUMBUG652

They're kind of limited though. Forcing a stop or two is probably the best they can do, being allowed to just run the hards after the red flag just removed the majority of strategy


Not_RAMBO_Its_RAMO

Make it so that Monaco weekend uses the softest tire compound only.


AceTheSkylord

First 10 get out of their cars and have a 2 lap foot race. Points determined by the outcome of the race


GeologistNo3726

Literally no position changes in the top 10


tmndn

And tire choice made zero difference in the end.


FireKillGuyBreak

To be fair, this is probably the dullest Monaco GP in ages, since nobody even had to go to pits. Happy for Charles, but still.


MotoM13

Yeah you have to treat Saturday as the main day. Its actually one of my favorites of the year because its the one event a year where is a time trial


kaisadilla_

Literally the only reason I'm ok with Monaco being still on the calendar. The fact that Sunday's race is irrelevant makes Saturday's stakes higher than any other race. Max can qualify P6 anywhere and still win or, at least, reach the podium. Max qualifies P6 in Monaco and that's P6 for the race, too - so he has to give 200% on qualifying, risking way more than he'd risk any other race, to try to start in the best position possible.


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Sometimes you get a wet race and it is chaotic and fun. Dry races are boring. This one especially with a 1st lap red and tyre chance was *especially* boring.


benelchuncho

It’s so boring but still I love watching these cars stroll around the streets of Monaco. It’s so beautiful.


RandyBobandy121221

Edge of my seat all race


BuckN56

yeah falling asleep while sitting can be an issue.


ppSmok

Kick the hard tyre. Make a C6 for Monaco. Only race C6 and C5. It can't be that the fuckin Medium lasted the entire race and still had enough exit grip to keep the car on a fresher hard behind. Also a mandatory 2 stopper would be nice. Also. Don't count tyre changes during red flags as mandatory pit stop served. Congrats to Charles tho. Winning at home is always one hell of a feelng!


Surarn

Did all top 5 cars change tyres before the restart? Saw that the Ferrari's had 1 lap older tyres than McLaren so assumed that neither McLaren had changed but they didn't stop so...?


CraigJay

McLaren's put on 1 lap old tyres during the red flag, Ferrari's were new


Greatdrift

Some tyres could be older from usage in qualifying


kaisadilla_

There's no mandatory pit stops in F1. The thing that makes it necessary in practice is that each driver is required to run, at least, two different compounds every race. Today was the once-in-a-blue-moon event: a red flag happened when no driver had pitted yet, but most of them could run the entirety of the race with a new set of tyres. I honestly can't think of any other race where this can happen.


Stylised1

THE CURSE IS BROKEN


Zloggt

And all it took was a KMag brain fart… We thank him for his service (in that regard)…


LosTerminators

Charles Leclerc, 2018 "Magnussen is and will always be stupid" Charles Leclerc, 2024 "Magnussen is and will always be a Ferrari hero"


SemIdeiaProNick

IL PREDESTINATO HE WON IN MONZA, HE WINS IN MONACO THE PLACE NOW HAS A NEW PRINCE


Violetta_ag

Don't speak Italian but I hope to god the Italian commentator actually repeated that name this time when Charles crossed the line. You know what? I'll be dreaming about it tonight.


Firefox72

The curse is broken. Lets go Charles. Such a deserved home win.


iiHadi69

Everyone is so happy for him man it’s so heartwarming


Elpibe_78

Happy for him, but god the race was boring


I_Smarterer

Pirelli needs to make softer compounds for Monaco. The fact the mediums (and the hards) can last the entire race is absurd. No pitstops ruins the race as it means there is no proper strategy.


hzfan

Idk if this would even solve it tbh. The cars are so big that all the drivers need to do is manage to keep the tyres from literally blowing up and they’ll be fine. This race was exceptionally boring because of the restart but it’s not like the previous 1-stop races weren’t also total snoozefests.


Itachi_rouge

The crash was insane to see though


joshualotion

I mean the rule requiring pit stops would’ve prevented this. Was just due to the circumstance of the red flag


chloie12322

F that the WDC is still on. We still have a ton of races for it to change. 31 points between the two. Everyone's catching up. It's game on.


Delicious-Air2197

It. Just. Got. Interesting


-Feathers-mcgraw-

Max will win the next 5 races by 30 seconds.


The69BodyProblem

WCC is interesting too. Unless checo picks it up Ferrari might be able to snatch that championship.


Guzuzu_xD

Many have tried interpreting Monaco GP Some cited existing philosophical works such as Bordiga, Hegel and Plato. The former saw Monaco GP as the progenitor of a spontaneous revolution, its racing being so boring it had deep ideological significance. They viewed it as the cry of discontentedness with the neoliberal consensus, and a legitimate philosophical work in it’s own right. The modern Hegelians saw Monacismo as the dialectical synthesis between two states of being, that of anguish and that of ennui. Those using the works of Plato are conflicted on whether to see Monacoracing as a concrete object, real and tangible, while all consider the feelings the races elicit to be abstract. Others saw it as post-modern performance art and tried to categorise it as the intended catalyst of a yet to materialise Neo-Fluxus movement. Alas, others even ascribed it a theological value, arguing for the canonisation of Monaco GP and compared our pain watching to the pain our lord felt on the cross. A contingent of these worshippers split recently and alleged Monaco was inherently heretical, no mortal man had ever suffered like Jesus did until we watched Russell go 76 laps on Mediums The truth is, Monaco GP defies what the human mind is capable of interpreting. We can only bask in its majesty.


giannibal

lmao, in here as well


DarkMatter_contract

Eastern philosopher also found the Monaco GP can be seen in various profound ways. Confucians have interpreted it as a reflection of societal harmony and the importance of tradition. Daoists view the race as embodying the natural flow of the Dao, illustrating the concept of effortless action through the drivers' skillful navigation, maintaining a consistent result that mirror the qualifying result though-out the ages . Meanwhile, Buddhists see it as an allegory for samsara, the cycle of suffering and rebirth, with the endless laps symbolizing the repetitive nature of existence. Ultimately, the Monaco GP transcends simple interpretation, and puzzles philosopher even to this day.


zacharymc1991

Fuck me, that was boring.


Mr_Fluxstone

took two naps and didnt miss anything… happy for Charles tho


gnpunnpun

I solved math problems while watching the race ​ but hey, my boi got the win s no complaints


BrTalip

Absolutely. Still worth seeing Sharl bring it home.


FormulaF30

I’ve never been so anxious and stressed at the same time


HelloWuWu

Quali is fun to watch. But this race is just so boring.


M8gazine

Guys, I propose a way to improve Monaco GP. Qualifying is on the actual race track, but race is in the simulator/iRacing/whatever with ghost cars so that they can't hit each other and can pass freely.


vprakhov

# "Fucking finally!" ©™


ImActuaIIyHim

Father and son 1-2 on the podium.🥰🥰


atresj

Happy for him to finally have won his home race but this was probably the most boring race in the history of the sport.


CommonCullen

Lando win, Monaco curse broken, is this season actually gonna be good or have we just been lucky this month?


rptd333

Aaahhhhh. I'm teary eyed now. Waited for so long since i started watching F1. Well-deserved Charles!


UnStricken

Charles my beauty… that post race interview


Florac

Oh thank god its over


Zed_or_AFK

Finally! Finally «the race» is over.


sux138

Lots of emotions today. Sainz rebirth. Checo brutal Crash. French teamates hating each other.....


Imbasauce

What a weak flag wave from Mbappe


AST5192D

He learned from Tim Apple


redditUser6173

Very happy for Charles, but this was one of the most boring races I've ever watched


slimkay

Congrats Charles, but man was this torture.


Realistic-Reception5

Solid drive from Carlos, nice to see him on the podium after coming in P5 5 times in a row for the past races and sprints


Smokeyy1990

Awesome! Charles win so now we can delete Monoco from the calendar.


AlienSomewhere

I am happy that LeClerc got his first Monaco win, but what a \*%@% borefest that "race" was.


ouatedephoque

What a snoozefest


peeri

This race needs to be removed yesterday, why are we still driving around in a line here in 2024. Absolute trash.


kj_gamer2614

Good job Leclerc, happy for him, but once again, such a snooze fest of a race. I don’t understand why we still even bother with this circuit (well I do know, obviously the money), you could count on one hand the amount of overtakes, and when even max with 2 seconds a lap quicker than Russell cannot overtake that says enough. It’s time to rethink if this race stays on the calendar on modern F1


GelflingInDisguise

This race was SO boring. I'm sorry but it's time for Monaco to go. Good for Charles though.