#F1 2017 monaco qualifying driver#
The time delta is also plotted comparing the first driver in the legend against the second. This is the only case with this data as I was unable to obtain onboard videos with the data for the other cases. For case 2, Vettel vs Bottas, the throttle and brake traces are also plotted. Each driver has the velocity plotted against distance. Using telemetry charts, I’m going to go through and analyse five different cases to investigate the differences between the teams and drivers:Īll laps are Q3 unless stated otherwise. Power isn’t as important around Monaco, so the penalty for having a weaker engine is reduced, usually bringing the field closer together. Monaco is a slow and short circuit that demands good car balance, high downforce and strong traction. Hamilton’s problems were reported as being setup related – he wasn’t able to get the core temperature of the tyres into their optimal window, whereas Ricciardo did just one warmup lap (Verstappen did two) for his final attempt in Q3, which meant the tyres weren’t able to provide the grip he wanted. Of the front runners, Hamilton is the obvious example, as he is not expected to be more than a second off the pace, and Ricciardo is another as he was beaten by Verstappen by half a second a significant margin around Monaco. The weekend was a fantastic example of how important it is to get the car setup spot on in order to get the tyres to work optimally. Red Bull were closer than usual, but this was expected with Monaco being a much shorter and slower circuit. Notably missing from the front runners is a certain Lewis Hamilton, who had yet another poor weekend, only this time it was worse than Russia as he didn’t even make it into Q3. It was incredibly close at the front, with the two Ferrari’s separated by just under half a tenth, and Bottas a mere two thousandths behind Vettel.
Unfortunately, as has been the story of McLaren’s season the Brit will start from the back of the grid for penalties incurred due to changes to elements of the power unit.Ferrari dominated qualifying at the Monaco Grand Prix as they locked out the front row, with Kimi Räikkönen taking his first pole position since 2008.
And underlining the fact that the McLaren chassis is a handy one was stand-in driver Jenson Button who qualified in the top ten. Up until the trip into the barriers Vandoorne had delivered a wonderful performance in qualifying. While Stoffel Vandoorne was slated to start tenth despite clouting the barriers in Q2 the Belgian driver will drop three places on the grid thanks to a penalty incurred in the Spanish grand prix. Force India’s Sergio Perez, seventh, Haas’ Romain Grosjean, eighth, Daniil Kvyat, ninth, and Renault’s Nico Hulkenberg round out the top ten positions. The two Red Bull’s of Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo rounded out the top five while Toro Rosso’s Carlos Sainz underlined his credentials with the sixth quickest time. While the Mercedes driver was caught out by yellow flags in the final sector of his last flying lap in Q2 the Brit had been struggling with setup for the majority of the weekend. Though Valtteri Bottas delivered with a fine third place Lewis Hamilton will start 13th after failing to advance beyond the second part of qualifying. While it was celebrations for Ferrari the Mercedes garage was not as joyful. Raikkonen’s pole position was the first in 128 races with his last coming ahead of the 2008 French grand prix. The Finnish driver took pole position with a quickest time of 1:12:178 ahead of teammate Sebastian Vettel to secure Ferrari’s second front-row lock out in three races. Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen delivered a breathtaking lap to secure pole position for the 2017 Monaco grand prix.
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