ROUND 8: 🇲🇨 Monaco

It's not a proper Monaco if Leclerc finishes. I know he got that one win but that was the exception.

Merc dropped the ball with Russell. Don't know why they made him double stack if he wasn't going to serve the penalty.

another 10s penalty right after a safety car?

Russel at the moment:

Have we seen any racing? No. But fuck me, can't complain about the entertainment (even if half of it has been trying to figure out wtf is wrong with everyone's pit lane speed limiters).

Seeing all that asphalt on Stroll’s tire and then Leclerc going off similarly, seems irresponsible to continue the race.

Was that asphalt on the tires? I thought I heard the announcers say "marbles", and I assumed its balls of soft rubber compound from tires that got sheared off during the race. If so, is this the result of new tire compound used this year that creates more debris on the track?

Looks like they want to continue anyways. That doesn’t seem smart

The answer is probably "yes". We can hope the new regs save us, but I honestly doubt it.

Still, I got my thrill yesterday. That was a phenomenal qualy. And hell, we didn't get the typical chaos but F2 even had some last lap action and a final corner overtake.

And I'm fine with Monaco being what it is, somehow the pomp and ceremony and tradition works for me. And the track is just spectacular, I love watching the cars go through it even though the actual racing is nonexistent.