Pick the Podium - F-1 - Grand Prix de Monaco, Monaco, 2019

[Retroram52]

This is the week-end where we have F-1 running their race, the Indy 500 is going on, and NASCAR has their big endurance 600 race at Charlotte, N.C. Should be another race to get points (wink, wink) and see who comes out of that race in the lead. Hamilton has taken over the points race as the Ferraris continue to falter. We shall see.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

1300 miles of motor racing.

Used to watch it all. Now I record all of them so it's much quicker once Monaco is done.

 

[Retroram52]

Definitely a lot of racing.

 

[Retroram52]

I'll go with:

Hamilton, Bottas, Vettel, Albon.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

AMG boys setting the pace again.

But Dutchie had a water leak.

 

[forty_three]

Ferrari with a strategy mistake putting one car out of Q1 and a driver error pushing the other down the order...

I will go
HAM
BOT
VER
GAS

No Ferrari will finish in the top 10.

 

[Retroram52]

On second thought, Ill go with Hamilton, Bottas, Verstappen, and Gasly.

 

[BoiseStateFan27]

Hamilton
Bottas
Verstappen
Vettel

Was thinking of going Verstappen 2nd but remembered Mercedes have been 1-2 all year that probably doesn't change

 

[Retroram52]

On my third attempt, I'll go with:

Hamilton
Bottas
Verstappen
Vettel

 

[Retroram52]

On my fourth attempt, I think Gasly will pass Vettel for fourth. So back to my second attempt posted above as my final submission.

 

[forty_three]

Ferrari with a strategy mistake putting one car out of Q1 and a driver error pushing the other down the order...

I will go
HAM
BOT
VER
GAS

No Ferrari will finish in the top 10.

Gasley gets a penalty

So I got
HAM
BOT
VER
VET

without Gasley on his ass Vettel might be able hold on.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Hamilton
Verstappen
Bottas
Vettel

 

[Retroram52]

Yep, I see Gasly screwed-the-pooch, so I am going back to my third attempt: Ham, Bot, Ver, Vet.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

You're a moving target....

 

[Retroram52]

Hamilton holds off Vettel for the win in Monaco. Bottas takes third and Verstappen drove to fourth.

 

[Retroram52]

Here's How We Did:

BoiseStateFan27: 6 points-Correctly selected Hamilton for the win
forty_three: 6 points- Correctly selected Hamilton for the win
Hank Kingsley: 8 points- Correctly selected Hamilton for the win; Bottas for third
Retroram52: 6 points- Correctly selected Hamilton for the win

2019 Season totals:

BoiseStateFan27: 20 points
forty_three: 14 points
Hank Kingsley: 32 points
Retroram52: 6 points

Next Race: In two weeks, Pirelli Grand Prix of Canada, June 07-09, 2019.

 

[Retroram52]

Hank continues to expand his lead going into Canada's race.

 

[Retroram52]

Even though Verstappen finished second in the actual race, he received a 5-second penalty coming out of the pits and thus finished fourth. So the order was officially: Ham, Vet, Bot, Ver.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

I was on edge of seat.

One of these years I'll get to the Canuck GP. Has to be once I retire though.

 

[Retroram52]

Yep, that race and the one in Texas are on my bucket list.