OT Formula 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2023, May 26-28 OT

lousubcap

Since this weekend's race in Italy has been canceled, here is the next one in Monaco (and in short order):

Race schedule for your planning and viewing enjoyment: (All times EDT-coverage on the ESPN suite and will be updated later in the week).

28 May

Race

09:00

27 May

Qualifying

10:00 - 11:00

27 May

Practice 3

06:30 - 07:30

26 May

Practice 2

11:00 - 12:00

26 May

Practice 1

07:30 - 08:30

Race Course:

Circuit de Monaco:

unoriginalusername

Can’t wait 

dbCooper

Why are some F1 races (like this one) run clockwise?

lousubcap

I guess because some are run counterclockwise?? IDK-

lousubcap

Race broadcast schedule USA (Times listed above and are EDT):

ESPN 2- Practice sessions 1-3.

ESPN - Saturday Qualifying (10 AM)

Race Sunday: ABC with coverage beginning at 7:30 AM and race starting at 9 AM. 

CPFC1905

lousubcap said:

I guess because some are run counterclockwise?? IDK-

Yep.  Or put another way, they don't have to all run the same way.
In the UK many circuits are old airfields, being flat and having a nice big peri-track as well as at least one long straight.
Road races are less common here than in Europe, there's a few exceptions with the Isle of Man and one or two hillclimb circuits.
Naturally more circuits have been purpose built, I am not sure what comes first though - the direction or travel or circuit pattern.  
In the glory days of ludicrous turbo engined cars running 'special' fuel, the cars got so fast that more turns and chicanes were installed.  Not unreasonable given that safety and materials were at least decade behind engines in terms of development.  

lousubcap

Quite a qualifying session.  Here are the top ten positions on the grid:

Max Verstappen won pole position, with Fernando Alonso, Charles LeClerc, Esteban Ocon, and Carlos Sainz filling out the top five. Lewis Hamilton, Pierre Gasly, George Russell, Yuki Tsunoda, and Lando Norris will be in positions 6 through 10 for the Monaco Grand Prix.

unoriginalusername

lousubcap said:

Quite a qualifying session.  Here are the top ten positions on the grid:

Max Verstappen won pole position, with Fernando Alonso, Charles LeClerc, Esteban Ocon, and Carlos Sainz filling out the top five. Lewis Hamilton, Pierre Gasly, George Russell, Yuki Tsunoda, and Lando Norris will be in positions 6 through 10 for the Monaco Grand Prix.

Thought Fernando had it after two sectors lol

MaskedMarvel

I got to spend a day walking the track last year, got some gambling in (brought home some ball markers for the putting green). Here was one of my favorite pics from that day - right smack next to the casino, every parking spot reserved with MY initials!

Fun town!

… finally, the respect I deserve!

lousubcap

Typical Monaco race. Pole sitter rules as of now.  The rain has created a few challenges for the principals to manage but not much in the way of wheel-to-wheel racing. 

lousubcap

Verstappen wins and Alonso second. Ocon  for the final podium. 

On to Spain next week.  Details to follow.