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Round 6 of the 2016 Formula One championship is the jewel in the crown for the premier open-wheel series, the Monaco Grand Prix. Join The Roar for a live blog of the race, starting from 10am AEST.
The narrow and challenging 3.3km circuit weaves around the famous streets of the principality, with iconic corners such as St. Devote and La Rascasse.
78 laps will be contested across the Sunday during the grand prix and the soft, supersoft and ultrasoft (and cool looking purple) compounds will be utilised in the tyre bank.
The use of dry tyres may be moot however, with wet weather predicted for the main event come Sunday.
If by a chance the race is unaffected by inclement conditions, then it is likely that a two stop strategy will be adhered too – with the ultrasoft soft being the key.
Nevertheless, during the dry qualifying conditions, it was Australia’s own Daniel Ricciardo who claimed his maiden pole position ahead of the Silver Arrow of Nico Rosberg.
Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton befell yet another hardship at the start of Q3, as prior to his pit-lane exit – his Mercedes AMG halted without explanation. The Briton though recovered to qualify third.
Formula One’s new youngest race winner in Max Verstappen succumbed to the close walls of Monaco and crashed out in Q1 and will start in 21st position.
Though considering that overtaking is highly improbable around this constricted circuit, it is unlikely to see the Dutch teenager move his way through his grid.
There’ll be head scratching at Ferrari with fourth and sixth being their respective positions for Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Räikkönen. Once predicted as the team to be number two to Mercedes AMG, it seems the energy drinks giant with their recent engine boost have trumped them.
In terms of the mid-field, Force India were the best of the rest. Nico Hulkenberg qualified fifth, with teammate Sergio Perez in eighth.
Toro Rosso and McLaren also lead the likes of Williams, who despite their ascendency with the Mercedes-Benz engine, have consistently struggled at Monaco.
As stated above, overtaking is a scarce affair at Monaco, increasing Ricciardo’s opportunities to win his first grand prix in over a year.
His compatriot in the retired Mark Webber won this race three times during his career, can Ricciardo be the next Australian to add his name to the Monaco winner’s list?
Join me on The Roar then from 10pm for full coverage of the historic Monaco Grand Prix.
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