News Details

Mercedes dominant on Friday in Monaco

May 23rd, 2013 (F1Plus / Chris Cameron-Dow) - Mercedes were expected to be quick at Monaco, and the prediction is proving true. Nico Rosberg set the fastest time in FP1 and repeated the feat in FP2, finishing up 0.318 seconds ahead of his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton. The Ferrari pair of Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa were third and fourth. Mercedes have been strong in qualifying all season, with 3 pole positions from the first five races of the season. But in the races, the Mercedes car has been unable to keep its tyres together, which has cost Rosberg and Hamilton the chance to win races. At Monaco, tyre wear does not seem extreme - Hamilton completed 51 laps on just 1 set of soft...
Full Story »
12y ago from F1Plus.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

FP2: Mercedes duo lead Ferrari pair in Monaco

Mercedes' Nico Rosberg was once again quickest during practice in Monaco,...
12y ago from TheF1Times.com

Rosberg stays fastest in second practice

"true">Nico Rosberg remained in charge during the second...
12y ago from GPUpdate.net

Mercedes eyeing qualifying bonus in Monaco

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg says that having a strong car for qualifying...
12y ago from F1Zone.net

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Why MotoGP hails 2025 season as a...

MotoGP promoter Dorna Sports has described the conclusion of the 2025...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Gregoire Munster confirmed for WRC Monte Carlo in...

The season opener marks a return to the event where Munster claimed his...

Romet Jürgenson to compete in opening three WRC2...

The rising Estonian talent is joined by co-driver Siim Oja and start...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Chelsea plan to steal ‘pretty special' playmaker...

Chelsea are interested in signing the Genk midfielder Konstantinos...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'What a massive player he is for us' - Mikel Arteta...

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was full of praise for Declan Rice after...
11h ago from SportsKeeda.com

'That's true, yes': Transfer expert confirms Arsenal...

Arsenal are reportedly interested in signing the Borussia Dortmund...
13h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Contact made: Berta leading talks as Arsenal prepare...

Arsenal are looking to improve the midfield unit with the signing of...
13h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.