A real bet awaits us tomorrow and the day after in Monte Carlo at the Fanta F1. Ferrari excelled in both sessions of Friday, followed by Red Bull and Mercedes, a little further away. But there's still time to make the final adjustments and find the ideal set up.
Qualification and race could, However, give us different outcomes, as rain is expected in the morning on Sunday. A condition that could, in fact, cancel the advantage of whoever takes pole position. Traffic will also be a big problem tomorrow, especially in Q1 and Q2!
We talked about the forecasts but let's see the advice on the drivers to line up for the Monaco Grand Prix!
Bet everything on the red?
The show in Monaco has begun and the ball has already landed on a red box. In free practice the Scuderia di Maranello virtually grabs a brace, an encouraging sign even if the weekend in the Principality is in its early stages.
The circuits change but he's always in front. Charles Leclerc on the flying lap he proves he has something more than the others. Thanks to his F1-75, but also of the extraordinary driving skills of the "prince" of Monaco, who sees this appointment as a knot to be untied as soon as possible. Charles it never materialised nothing, in the home race. Also last year – in which he had conquered a magnificent Pole – he was unable to savor the emotion of seeing the checkered flag waving on a track which he named the greatest. A curse to break. Even more significant in the year in which the taste and smell of the world title they have made the mouths of the entire Maranello team that want to bring home a trophy, even better if two, after so many years of fasting.
Accuracy, concentration and speed, these are the qualities necessary to do well in Monaco. If the Monegasque Ferrari driver has already demonstrated that he has them, there are those who are waiting for a clear answer from the other squire, Carlos Sainz, guilty of not having achieved as much as his partner in this first phase of the season. The reasons would be attributable to differences in the driving style of the two. In Monaco this gap could be less accentuated. Sainz prefers a qualifying set-up, which the teams tend to look for on the slow and narrow track of the Principality. In these two sessions, Ferrari has shown that it is at ease in the slow sections of the circuit and in those at medium speed, confirming itself with any type of rubber, although it will not be easy to manage the graining in case the track should lose grip, between tomorrow and the day after, due to the rain.
Watch out for Red Bull
Immediately after the Ferrari there is the Red Bull in Munich. The novelty, however, lies in the hierarchies of this classification. Sergio Perez he overtook teammate Max Verstappen in both sessions, finishing behind Leclerc in the FP1 and behind Sainz in FP2. The Mexican comes from a fantastic second place and a positive weekend in Barcelona, marred only by the internal dynamics of the team, which preferred to let Perez relegate to give the victory to Max Verstappen without further battles.
The Dutch driver now leads the world championship with a 6-point lead over Charles Leclerc. However on this day Perez has demonstrated a greater feeling with the RB18 in time-attacks. Red Bull's weapon could just be the Mexican, chasing his first win of the season. Verstappen, on the other hand, wants to reassert himself in Monaco after last year's victory. Red Bull e Ferrari they are very close. Mercedes instead it is slightly further away, especially with Lewis Hamilton, but the rain and the drop in temperatures could reshuffle the cards and give the team a chance Brackley.
Who do I field at Fanta F1?
So we come to the most difficult choice. Who do I field at Fanta F1? Ours are obviously only recommendations. To follow them or not is not important, but rather make a choice following your instincts!
The two McLaren they do not give encouraging signs. Lando Norris is dying of tonsillitis that gripped him from Barcelona, while Daniel Ricciardo crashed into the barriers in FP2. There is so much to think about and work on in the British team that he can't come close to the performance of the others up front. Me too'Alpine can not find the key and, although Esteban Ocon is literally inflaming the Fanta F1 with its performance, it would be a gamble to deploy it.
Here are our two types of team:
TOP DRIVER TEAM: LECLERC, SAINZ, ALBON, STROLL, SCHUMACHER
THE MIXED TEAM: SAINZ, PEREZ, BOTTAS, VETTEL, ALBON
